Over the new Asbanian Air Force Aviation School airfield, which is used by the 10th Luftwaffe Division outside Buenos Aires, the sound of air defense sirens was like a burst, and a full 80 Me262HG jet fighters were lined up on the runway and apron of the airport. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 InfoLuftwaffe pilots in leather flight suits streamed out of the lounge and flew towards their warhawks.

This era was the beginning of the jet aircraft on the stage of warfare, and this new weapon was not yet mature and could not pose a lethal threat to the piston fighters that had been developed to the extreme in all airspace. However, at an extremely high altitude of more than 10,000 meters, the Me262HG jet fighter, which can reach a top speed of more than 900 kilometers, is definitely an air killer!

The firepower of four MG108/30mm guns and 24 R4 air-to-air rockets can pose a lethal threat to any American heavy fighter. And the top speed of more than 900 kilometers that can still be achieved above 10,000 meters can easily catch up with and throw off any opponent with Me262HG. When attacking with a one-hit-and-go tactic, the Me262HG is a formidable interceptor that is difficult to shoot down, but easy to achieve.

Of course, fighting the American P-51 at medium and high altitudes or lower airspace is definitely not a job that a high-altitude and high-speed aircraft like the Me262HG can do. In the tug-of-war over Guyana, many Me262A series fighters were attacked by American P-51s during takeoff or landing, causing certain losses. So having learned their lesson, the Luftwaffe and naval aviation resorted to a special tactic - to cover the fighters with fighters!

That is to say, before the Me262 takes off or when landing, there must be a Fokker Zero or Fokker 636 with excellent performance at medium and low altitudes to take cover first. In case the P-51s of the Americans took the opportunity to sneak attack.

And because the Me262HG fighter still has no way to overcome the two major shortcomings of huge fuel consumption and weak endurance, the Me262HG is not a fighter that can hover in the sky for a long time like the Fokker Zero and Fokker 636.

So when most of the day fighters of the 10th Luftwaffe Air Division (mainly the Fw-190 series and the Fokker 636 series) rose into the sky and occupied advantageous positions to prepare for the attack, the 7th Jet Fighter Regiment "Hindenburg" flew to the skies. Major Novotny and his 79 elite men were still sitting in the cockpit waiting for the order to take off.

As the minutes ticked by, the air raid sirens echoed endlessly in Novotny's ears, and just as he was a little impatient with the shrill chirping, the voice of his superior, Major General Garland, came through the headphones.

"Walter, take off in another 5 minutes, and the two brigades went to airspace F and airspace G west of Buenos Aires, respectively, circling at an altitude of 11,000 meters. Electronic Eye 101 is responsible for F airspace, and Electronic Eye 102 is responsible for air dispatch of G airspace. Do you understand? ”

Electronic Eye No. 101 and No. 102 are the early warning numbers of the two Me264H radars assigned to the 10th Aviation Division. The Me264H, equipped with a high-power S-band radar and a large number of communications equipment, was also a rarity in the Luftwaffe, and the number was smaller than the number of jet bombers of the Ar234 series that were being tested by the troops, so only the aviation divisions and air force command on the front line could get 2-3 units.

However, although the number of Me264H radar warnings is small, they can play a key role in air combat -- they can detect enemy aircraft in advance, and at the same time, they can also direct their own fighters to seize advantageous positions through the radio equipment on the aircraft.

In addition, the use of radar early warning aircraft that can hover at high altitudes for a long time can also eliminate the enemy's radar interference means (mainly throwing tin chaff), so the efficiency of your own fighters in air combat can be greatly improved.

"Understood, understood, sir." Novotny pressed the lower throat communicator and replied, "I personally led the team to airspace F, and Major Hohagen commanded the 3rd brigade to airspace G." ”

The powerful jet engine began to roar, shooting a stream of hot air backwards, creating a huge thrust. Because the engines used in the Me262HG jet fighter are still relatively rudimentary and the acceleration is relatively slow, the nearly 10-ton aircraft taxied on the concrete runway for nearly a kilometer before slowly pulling up the nose.

The airport's two concrete runways began to release Me264HG fighters at a rate of 2 each per minute, and it took about 20 minutes for 80 Me262HGs to rise into the sky. Looking at the light blue + dark green painted jet warhawk in the sky, it flew higher and higher, and finally disappeared from sight. Major General Garland let out a sigh and asked the chief of staff next to him, Gordon. Colonel Grob: "How far is the fleet of Americans?" ”

"It's 280 kilometers from downtown Buenos Aires, and it's about 40 minutes away." Gordon. "In 20 minutes, the Me264 will launch its first attack, breaking up the American bomber group with 30mm guns and rockets, and then our Fokker 636, Fw190 and New Asbanian Air Force Bf109K sorties, and all the night fighters will later take to the air to pursue the enemy aircraft as they return," Grob said. ”

In the face of the bombing of thousands of planes by the Americans, the strength of the German 10th Air Division and the fighter units of the New Asbanian Air Force still appeared insufficient. The former has only 160 day fighters (80 Me262HG, 40 Fokker 636 and 40 Fw190) and 120 night fighters (80 He219 and 40 Me410). The latter was even less powerful, with only 120 Bf109Ks and 80 Sm.91s.

The number of troops seems to be quite large, and it has also reached 480 fighters. However, in this era, there are no all-airspace + all-weather fighters, so fighters are divided into three categories: high-altitude, medium-low altitude and night. Of the 480 fighters of the Germans and the New Asbanian Federation, there were 200 night fighters and only 280 day fighters, of which only 80 Me262HG and 40 Fw190D-9 fighters had outstanding high-altitude performance.

It is obviously impossible for a mere 120 warplanes to reach the 1,000 American planes attacking from a high altitude.

However, experienced Garland and Gordon. Anyway, Grob had a plan of operations that would be enough to wreak havoc on the American bomber group.

The purpose of the battle plan was not to block the American planes outside the city of Buenos Aires, but to eliminate the American planes as much as possible. Therefore, instead of concentrating on the use of all fighters to carry hard, the tactics of first intercepting, then guerrilla, and finally chasing and killing were adopted.

Specifically, it was to launch a surprise attack from a high altitude with 80 Me262HGs and scatter the American aircraft group with powerful firepower and high speed. Then Fw190, Fokker 636 and Bf109K attacked, but instead of adopting the tactic of blocking head-on, they dispersed in a formation of 4 planes to attack the American aircraft that were scattered by the Me262HG.

However, these Fw190s, Fokker 636s and Bf109Ks will not enter the skies above the city of Buenos Aires, and will only move around the city.

And the defense over the city of Buenos Aires was completely handed over to anti-aircraft guns and surface-to-air missiles. After the American planes dropped their bombs and evacuated, the Fw190 and Fokker 636, which were still fighting in the air (the Bf109K and Me262HG had a short range and should have landed), pursued with the Twin-engine heavy aircraft such as the He219, Me410 and SM.91 as night fighters and hit the ass of the American group.

The core of this tactic is not to protect the city, but to shoot down a large number of invading enemy planes, so that the enemy cannot afford to suffer losses and abort the air raids on his own.

In the European theater, the Soviets used this tactic against German bombers in 1943, although they did not achieve the desired results, but still caused the Luftwaffe to suffer certain losses, and at the same time, the Germans learned this set of tactics in the past, and now use it against the Soviet Union's ally the United States.

"Sir, the radar detected a group of Germans, more than 50 in number and 11000 in height, directly in front of us!"

Chennault, who was flying on a P-61F, received a report from the radar operator on the plane at this time, and it was the Me262HG waiting for the American plane in front of him that was spotted.

"How fast are they?" Chennault asked.

“700…… Oh my God, over 700! What kind of plane is this? The radar operator exclaimed.

"It's a German jet!" Chennault's pimple, old-skinned face suddenly twisted into a ball. "We're in trouble!"

More than 50 jets are no joke, Chennault did not dare to wait for leisurely and hurriedly ordered through the radio on the P-61F he was riding: "I am Lieutenant General Chennault, I order the 622nd, 623rd, and 624th Brigades to block the enemy planes at an altitude of 11,000 in front of them, and stop them at all costs!" ”

He first sent 3 groups equipped with P47 to block the Germans' Me262HG, at an altitude of more than 10,000 meters, even the P47 with turbocharged engines will definitely not be able to beat the Me262, but it can be entangled for a while, so as to avoid the huge air raid group being disrupted by the Me262 - as long as the formation is not chaotic, it is difficult for the Germans and the piston fighters of New Asbania to shoot down heavy bombers like B-17 and B-24, And the effect of air strikes will also be more ideal.

Then Chennault ordered again: "The rest of the brigade lowers the altitude to 6500 meters, the rest of the brigade lowers the altitude to 6500 meters, and then maintains the formation, which must be maintained...... Head to Buenos Aires! God bless America! ”