Chapter 1099: Air Strike
September 17, 1939, 5 a.m. The Luftwaffe was located at various airfields near the front line, which were brightly lit. One plane after another, with the help of ground crew, is refueling and loading ammunition.
Now, there is still an hour before Germany officially declares war on Buenos and Russia. However, the Luftwaffe received an order to take off at half past five. In other words, when Emperor Qin Tian declared war on the Russians, their bombs were about to fall on the Russians' airfields.
This time, the Luftwaffe will deploy a large number of warplanes to launch an attack on 30 important airfields in the west of the country. Destroy more than three thousand warplanes of the Russian Air Force deployed at these airfields. If this operation can be successful, then it will be a heavy blow to the Russian Air Force. This will make the entire western skies of Burussia dominated by the Luftwaffe.
The seizure of air supremacy would have been the first important step in launching a blitzkrieg. After success, the German armored forces, with the assistance of the air force, will be able to rush forward and crush the ground forces of the Brux.
"Quick! Hurry, hurry up, we're running out of time! "A major officer is urging.
In this round of the offensive, all the Luftwaffe units on the front line will be dispatched. All fighters of 4 air groups, plus all medium bombers of 4 strategic groups. A total of 1,440 fighters, 480 dive bombers, 480 ground attack aircraft, and 960 H-01 medium bombers will be sorted.
One bomb after another, mounted on the fighter. In order to strengthen the strength of ground attack, even those fighters were hung with bombs under their wings. If, after entering the airspace of the Russian Airspace, they are intercepted by the Russian Air Force, these fighters will drop their bombs, shoot down the fighters of the Russian Air Force, and cover the bombers of the Luftwaffe to bomb the Russian airfield.
Luftwaffe Ministry, Minister of the Air Force Albert? Field Marshal Kesselring was talking to Edward, who was in charge of this operation? Air Admiral Milch talks.
"General Milch, are the Air Force units at the front ready?" Marshal Kesselring asked. Now there is less than half an hour left before the air force sortie. Marshal Kesselring took this action very seriously. This attack on Buenos Aires will be launched by the Air Force. This is undoubtedly a supreme honor for the Imperial Air Force.
"Marshal, several aviation clusters at the front, they are ready. Medium bombers from four strategic clusters will also participate in this attack. We will launch a deadly attack on the air force of the Russian Federation. After this attack, the entire western sky of Burussia will be ruled by us! "Edward? Admiral Milch looked confident.
The performance of various types of fighters of the Luftwaffe is much stronger than that of the Russian Air Force. At the same time, the tactics they use are also much ahead of the Russian Air Force. In such a situation, it is almost impossible for the Russian Air Force to confront the Luftwaffe.
Albert? Marshal Kessellin nodded: "His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to this attack, and I hope that our performance can satisfy His Majesty the Emperor!" ”
"Definitely!" Edward? Admiral Milch was immensely confident.
Time passed little by little, and soon it was half past five in the morning.
The commanders of the airfields of the Luftwaffe front, gave the order for the fighters to take off.
A huge H-01 bomber was the first to take off from the airfield. Although these H-01 bombers are not as good as the four-engine heavy bombers, the strike radius of 1,000 kilometers and the maximum bomb load of four tons make these bombers the best tactical bombers. This time their targets were mainly in western Burussia, very close to Germany. This allows these H-01 bombers to take off with a maximum bomb load.
After the H-01 bomber took off, the Stuka dive bomber Predator ground attack aircraft took off shortly after. These dive bombers and ground-attack planes will launch attacks on important targets at airfields in western Burussia. Ensure that the vital facilities of these airports are destroyed in the bombing. In this case, it will not be so easy for Burussia to rebuild the airport.
After the runway is blown up, it can be quickly filled. However, it is not so easy to rebuild such important facilities as oil depots, ammunition depots, and conning towers that have been destroyed.
After the bomber took off, the fighter took off immediately after the takeoff. Each of the three air wings of the Imperial Air Force is equipped with F-190 fighters, and the other two are equipped with BF-109 fighters. This is not because the German aircraft factories do not have enough capacity, but because at the moment the BF-109 fighters are enough to form an overwhelming advantage over the enemy's fighters. This allowed the Luftwaffe to be armed with only a small number of F-190 fighters to ensure a firm grip on this advantage.
At present, the main fighters equipped by the Russian Air Force are still the old I-15 fighters, which are biplanes, although the maneuverability is very good, but the high-speed performance is very bad, and in the face of the new fighters of the Luftwaffe, there will be no power to fight back. Although the improved I-16 fighter is a monoplane, its performance is also very backward.
As a result, the fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe almost did not pay attention to these fighters of the Burussians. They all saw this battle with Burussia as a good opportunity to gain results. Many pilots hope to take advantage of this war to become ace pilots.
After all, the performance of the Burussian aircraft is terrible, but the number is huge. You know, for the I-15 fighters alone, more than 3,000 of them are still in service. And the number of I-16 fighters in service is almost two thousand. And production is still on the rise.
It is foreseeable that after this war against Buenos and Russia, many Luftwaffe pilots will become ace pilots, even super aces.
"Marshal, the last plane has already left the airfield. In the next half an hour to an hour, our pilots will launch an attack on the front-line airfields in Burussia. "Edward? Admiral Milch said.
Albert? Marshal Kesselring nodded: "May God bless the German Empire!" ”
At this moment, Qin Tian was on his way to the TV station.
"Your Majesty, the Air Force has been launched. A large number of our warplanes are heading to Burussia to launch an attack on the front-line airfields in Burussia. The secretary reported to Qin Tian.
"yes, I see!" Qin Tian nodded.
Qin Tian knew that this round of attacks launched by the Luftwaffe would be a stunning performance that shocked the whole world. For the first time, other countries will know that the war can still be fought in this way.