The planes of both sides scattered in all directions, chasing each other and rolling, and Pokryshkin only then realized what kind of friendly planes of the air force were fighting--there were about seven or eight single-seat fighters coming from both directions--after the first scuffle, they were all in the sky!

What surprised him even more was that the maneuvers of his own fighters, who were obviously smaller, were like acrobatics! More flexible than your own rag!

Pokryshkin identified the type of friendly aircraft almost as soon as he noticed them - the only squadron of the All-Soviet Air Force Yak-3 fighters!

Unlike the Yaks that Lin Jun saw in Zhukov, these 8 Yak-3s are pure air superiority fighters, and there is only one squadron in the whole army, and 18 are equipped!

As soon as they first came into contact, the pilots of the Luftwaffe FW190 were horrified to find that the new fighter in their hands could not compete with the Soviet fighters they had never seen before - it was in front of you, but no matter the speed of rolling or turning, the Soviet plane, which was significantly smaller, was much faster than the familiar lager!

In the blink of an eye, they rolled over behind them, and 190 couldn't keep up!

With a total weight of only 2,650 kilograms, the Yak-3s are as light as swifts, and while reducing weight, the range, armament and armor protection have not been weakened. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The InfoJacques Design Bureau has followed the principle of "the smallest geometric size and the largest payload" in the design, with a maximum speed of 648 kilometers per hour, and maneuverability at medium and low altitudes below 5,000 meters, almost ******** of a competition performance!

It can be said that it is now the lightest modern fighter in the world -- light but not weak.

Its appearance was full of twists and turns, and last year the Jacques Design Bureau launched a high-performance fighter that can overwhelm any new German fighter that appeared in a short period of time; unlike the high-altitude performance that the MiG Design Bureau designed before the war, which focused on high-altitude performance, it was developed in combination with the actual situation of air combat in the early stage of the Great Patriotic War -- it was concentrated on seizing air supremacy at medium and low altitudes, and it had a very light and sturdy body that could withstand all kinds of aerobatic maneuvers, and it was powered by a low-drag liquid engine.

But now the fighter designed by the Yak Design Bureau is not the Yak-3, but the Yak-9 - is the Yak-9 more advanced than the Yak-3?

No, this is a last resort on the part of the Jacques Design Bureau and the Aviation Committee!

Because many aluminium smelters and aircraft engine factories were destroyed by the Luftwaffe bombing, resulting in the forced retreat of the factories, all the aircraft factories under the Aviation Committee had difficulty obtaining enough aviation aluminum, and even the supply of new liquid-cooled engines was in short supply -- just like the contradiction between the MiG-1 and the Il-2.

Although the Jacques Design Bureau developed a number of new models after the start of the war, it had to temporarily "break the wrist of the strong man". The most advanced fighter designed by the Jacques Design Bureau last year was the Yak-3 -- using the most advanced all-aluminum structure and using new engines to adapt to the front-line environment that requires high-acceleration operations. But the advanced also allowed it to face the same difficulties as the entire Soviet aviation industry - the lack of aluminum and the new Bk-107 engine!

The situation is very difficult, not only the Yak 3, but also the Yak 7, another new type of Yak 7 of the Yak Design Bureau last year, was also designed as a fighter-bomber heavy fighter, which was also shelved due to lack of materials and engines, and the mass production of the Yak 3 was postponed, so 18 were built with stock aviation materials.

The front line urgently needed a large number of fighters, and finally the Yak Design Bureau, which was forced to Liangshan, decided to adopt "expedient tactics" and develop a pure air superiority fighter scheme with a lightweight Yak-7 fighter-bomber, and the engine used a modified M-10**F with the M-105 engine used in the Yak-1. In the end, a new fighter was designed with a steel tube skeleton and canvas body, wooden wings, and a balance between strength and weight - another "half-wood aircraft".

As a result of the "expedient tactics", the Yak-9 fighter was introduced, so that the aircraft factories and troops were able to minimize the manpower and resources required for production and maintenance while maintaining performance, and at the same time maximize the design of lower power engines and aircraft aerodynamics!

The Yak-9 was put into production first and became the main model designed by the Jacques Design Bureau - in fact, this is the Yak that Lin Jun saw in Zhukov and was equipped with a large-caliber 37mm gun. "Expediency" does not mean that its performance is mediocre because of necessity, the design team led by Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev designed the Yak-9, which in general can occupy a partial advantage in the confrontation with the Mercedes 109E and F models, and because it can be equipped with rockets and the 37mm gun, it can also serve as part of the ground support mission if necessary.

The adaptability of Soviet wartime industry was outstanding, the relocated factories had resumed production, and production had skyrocketed; Coupled with Molotov's efforts, raw materials for aviation manufacturing have become one of the key materials for the United States to aid the Soviet Union (Lin Jun also has credit here, for aviation aluminum, he is completely a lion open to the Americans!). The dilemma of insufficient aviation aluminum is gradually alleviating.

The MiG-3 was temporarily discontinued, because the long-range escort fighter was not the most urgently needed by the Red Army at the moment, although it was excellent and needed; The Yak 3, which has excellent performance at medium and low altitudes, has also been temporarily discontinued, for the same but different reasons as the MiG-3. However, according to the Aviation Committee's estimates, by the second half of this year, the supply of aluminum will be basically guaranteed, and the two aircraft, which each have excellent performance, will be back in production.

Priority will be given to the manufacture of what is most needed in the war, and efforts will be made to do everything when the situation allows: this will not only be the production of all-metal fighters, but even the production of the MiG-1 will be reduced by 90 percent, because the characteristics of the Soviet-German battlefield -- most of the air battles between the Soviet Union and Germany take place at medium and low altitudes, rather than the medium and high altitude battles that often occur in the air battles in Britain.

The idea of the Yak Design Bureau was correct, and there was no doubt about Yakovlev's ability: there was no way to make the Yak-9 that appeared, and now at Pokryshkin's side, those 8 Yak-3s actually shot down 10 FW-190s in five minutes!

Pokryshkin, as a long plane, shot a point shot cleanly and neatly hit an FW190 that was bitten by himself 150 meters away, and the right swing lever turned at a large angle, just in time to see a Yak 3 after beating a Mercedes 109 into smoke and falling, with a continuous sideways roll to avoid the threat of two German fighters in the rear!

Clean, apparently the pilot was a veteran and knew how to fight; Even cleaner was the Yak, the tumbling radius so small that Pokryshkin couldn't even make it with a rag!

Pressing the joystick forward, Pokryshkin stepped in to help, increasing the throttle to the maximum - the friendly plane was currently in a one-on-two, turning left and right to get rid of the threat of the German plane, which was also making dazzling maneuvers in the side and rear.

Pokryshkin made a sharp turn and joined the melee in an instant - before he could follow the target to the left, the Yak on the right had already bitten the German plane in front of him with several successive figure-eight rolls!

The three-pronged salvo was fired, and suddenly black smoke came out of that 109! And almost at the same time, Pokryshkin also opened fire, hitting from almost 100 meters to a distance of less than 40 meters!

The 12.7mm bullet gnawed through one wing of the target like a hole punch, and the German plane suddenly tumbled and fell. Pokryshkin saw someone fall out of the cabin, didn't pay much attention and turned away.

The Yak was a few dozen meters away, and Pokryshkin saw the pilot saluting himself in the cockpit, presumably to thank him for his support. But this thanks can probably only be regarded as one of the reasons for the salute - who made Pokryshkin's landline so conspicuous that the other troops could not tell who was inside!

By this time the aerial scuffle had come to an end, and the Jacques had gathered at the plane next to Pokryshkin, who seemed to be the lead plane, and the lager fighters were the same, gradually gathering together under Pokryshkin's call.

The chatter in the headphones was more lively than the chaotic scolding and shouting during the aerial scuffle just now. Ragher lost two more, but the German planes shot down were at least 5 times that! Pokryshkin did not know that those 8 Yak 3s actually shot down 16 German fighters, including 10 FW190 and 6 Mercedes 109! Wounded at least three in return!

Maybe in the Luftwaffe there will be a "avoid engaging Yak fighters with no oil cooler in the nose of the aircraft below 5,000 meters." of exhortations.

"The wounded and under-ammunition planes returned to the airfield first, and the others followed me and strafed the German positions to the west." An air battle soon came to an end, and Pokryshkin, seeing that there was a lot of fuel left in the fuel table and more than half of the ammunition, decided to go to the west to help the defense of the 144th Infantry Division.

The three rags returned and departed, and the other planes followed the "Red Devil" and began to depress altitude and fly to the west.

"Lilia, is the plane repaired?"

Pokryshkin's wingman was wounded and returned first, and he saw Lilia's landline next to him, and the female pilot greeting him.

"Yes, Comrade Division Commander. Shiven Jonis's comrades were fast, but Alexei would not be able to return to the troops for some time. ”

"We have received comrades from the hospital, and they are still very concerned about the Heroes of the Soviet Union."

The other pilots did not disturb the conversation between the division commander and Lilia, but dispersed in pairs at an altitude of 1,000 meters, each choosing their own target - the battlefield was just a few kilometers ahead, and the mortar positions behind their own pressure could be clearly seen.

"Lilia, you be my wingman, attacking the ground. All pay attention, just strafe once, and then return home, don't fight. (To be continued.) )