While the two MiG-1s were taking off, the Tobinka airfield was running at top speed, and the mechanics and pilots were preparing all the spare planes for takeoff, refueling, and reloading as fast as they could - the military man's instincts made everyone uncertain what would happen next, and it was never wrong to prepare for the worst. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At the Verkhovich airfield, a few dozen kilometers away, Colonel Ivanov finally received a call from the Air Force Command of the Military District: "Comrade commander, the radar has detected that a German plane in the Brest direction may cross the border, and we have already taken off two MiG-1. ”

"Did you cross the border? Give me the exact situation right away! The calm voice of Major General Kobets came from the microphone.

Another telephone in the office of the regimental headquarters was at the radar station, and two seconds later Kobets received an exact answer: "Yes, Comrade Commander, the German planes have already crossed the Bug River and are above the Brest Fortress at an altitude of more than twelve thousand. ”

Hearing this height, Kobets, who was in Minsk, turned his mind on a technical level - "Ten thousand! ”

"Tell the pilots that the Germans must be knocked down, but the invading planes must be guaranteed to fall on our side! Your regiment is immediately put on first level alert, and if the Luftwaffe attacks, the Soviets demand that you fight valiantly! He clearly remembered what Air Marshal Andrei had told him.

"Yes, Comrade Commander, you must knock it down!"

While hanging up the phone, Kobets immediately ordered the staff officers around him: "Order the air force of the military district to immediately enter the first level of combat readiness to prevent the invasion of the German army!" ”

The entire command was mobilized, and Kobets' order was sent down to all airfields, anti-aircraft artillery units and radar stations of the Western Special Military District as quickly as possible. At the same time, Kobets reported by telephone to the commander of the military district, General Zhukov, on the situation he had received and the measures he had taken, and Zhukov ordered all units of the military district to enter the first level of combat readiness as soon as he received the news, and at the same time reported the situation to Moscow.

Pokryshkin did not know that his decision had alarmed Moscow, the entire Soviet Union was nervous, countless troops began to mobilize, and the troops on the western border entered bunkers and waited for them.

At an altitude of 4000, the plane is still climbing at high speed, "Pankratov, use oxygen!" ”

"Roger!" Pankratov put on an oxygen mask and turned on the oxygen switch.

The voice of the regiment commander, Lieutenant Mironov, came from the headset: "Pokryshkin, the regiment commander conveyed the order of the commander of Kobets: the German plane must be shot down!" But it must be guaranteed that the invading planes will fall on our side! ”

"Understood, understood! Can you give me the exact location and movement of the target? ”

"We've got a direct signal from the nets, and the nets will navigate you."

"Fishing net" is the code name for the radar, and the radar operator is remeasuring the altitude of the intruding aircraft: "The altitude is twelve thousand five, the speed is about 300, and it is moving east-northeast from the sky near the Brest fortress. ”

"Understood, understood!"

Pokryshkin realized that the plane might be trying to reconnoiter along the railway line and was gradually penetrating into Soviet airspace.

"Pankratov, the angle of attack remains the same, the course turns to 030!"

"Understood, heading 030!"

Pankratov could also hear the report from the radar station, and immediately understood the intention of the deputy captain: if he still followed the original route, his two fighters and the intrusion plane would be flying head-on, and they would soon cross over. To reach an altitude of 12,000 meters, the aircraft still needs to climb time, but also needs distance, the deputy captain is to change the course, polygonal type to obtain the time and distance to climb, and finally from the flank or rear to approach the target.

8000, 9000, two MiG-1s changed their course several times, looking at the sky above the railway line.

"Target found, 10 o'clock direction! The height is about 3000 meters higher than us! Following Pankratov's call, Pokryshkin saw through the canopy a black dot in the upper left sky - an airplane was flying in a straight line.

Glancing down at the altimeter: 9500!

The target has entered Soviet airspace for more than 30 km, and as long as this kills it, it will definitely not fall to the west of the Bug River!

"Pankratov, turn to 270 and keep climbing!" After receiving the reply, he turned at a large angle, and Pokryshkin estimated that as long as the target's course did not change, he would be able to bite its tail.

10,000 meters! Strong power ensures that the MiG-1 climbs at a sufficient speed; At 11000 meters, Pokryshkin felt that the plane's climb began to slow down, and the maneuvering became sluggish.

12,000 meters! The goal is a kilometer ahead! "500 meters away!"

"Ju86, how can it fly so high!?" It was a twin-engine monoplane, and Pankratov had already identified the target model, and he was somewhat shocked that the Ju86 had a ceiling of less than 6,000 meters.

Regardless of why it was able to fly so high, the two fighters continued to climb at a slow pace, while the target in front of them was still flying unhurriedly, apparently not noticing that the two fighters with red stars painted on their wings were approaching them.

Pokryshkin had also identified the target model, but unlike his own wingman, he did not arrive at the surprise: he knew more than the average pilot, it was the German Ju86 improved high-altitude reconnaissance plane, and in the air battle of Britain that began last year, British fighters did not shoot down a single German plane that frequently penetrated into the skies over Britain and was "high above".

The Germans boasted that it was "a myth that could not be shot down!" ”

The MiG-1 has basically reached its own maximum ceiling, "Myth? Hum! "Pokryshkin decided to take the risk and challenge the "myth" of the Germans!

"Pankratov, will it accelerate the leap?"

"Yes!"

"I'll come first, and if I don't make it, you'll come again!"

"Understood!"

The MiG-1 theoretically has the ability to jump six or seven hundred meters at the ultimate altitude after acceleration at the maximum throttle for a short time, and the target is now less than 300 meters above itself, and it should be able to knock it down. However, this technique does not require all fighter pilots to master, because its success rate is not high, it requires very high skill to do it, the timing of the attack is only a short moment, and there is a danger of stalling into a spiral -- no different from gambling on life.

Adding the throttle to "maximum take-off", the lean air caused the engine not to add much power to the aircraft.

At a distance of 500, Pokryshkin pulled the joystick, jumped at an elevation angle of nearly 35 degrees, his eyes were firmly fixed on the aiming aura, and at the moment when the target entered the upper eaves of the aura, he pressed the launch button fiercely.

The fighters roared, and a three-barreled salvo was fired, and hundreds of large-caliber machine gun bullets and artillery shells were fired at the target.

The left wing of Ju86 was hit, and immediately it began to smoke, like a car traveling at high speed was hit by something, trembling all over, and the height immediately fell down.

The fighter plane crossed the height of the target just now, and the strong recoil generated by the salvo caused the plane to jump 300 meters before reaching the peak of the arc, and Pokryshkin hurriedly pushed the control stick forward - the speed of the plane had dropped below the stall line at this time, as if it was floating.

"Pankratov, take out the target!" He didn't forget to inform the wingman that he had already seen the target hit by himself at the moment of his attack, and his fighter was rapidly falling into height: it had nothing to do with the joystick, it was stalling.

The only role of the joystick at this point is to try not to fall down with the tail down, and once it enters the spiral, it is more than half over. Fortunately, Pokryshkin's reaction was just right, and the MiG-1 dropped altitude in a near-horizontal attitude, and the speed gradually returned to a safe state.

Having no time to pay attention to the target, Pokryshkin tried his best to return the plane to normal level flight, and the altimeter indicated that the fighter had fallen to an altitude of about 11,500 meters, at which point Pankratov's call came through the headset: "Hit the target, it's falling!" Deputy Captain, I'm at the top left of you. “

Looking at it, the target was falling in black smoke, and one wing was divided: a fierce shot of his own just now destroyed the left engine of the Ju86, and in the process of descending, it happened to be targeted by Pankratov in level flight, knocking out its left wing.

"Descend altitude, keep your eyes on the target."

The wingman began to follow Pokryshkin as he descended altitude, his eyes tracking the Junkers to find out where they had fallen.

"The Germans parachuted!"

The two black dots broke away from the plane and fell quickly, and the Germans did not open the parachute - opening the parachute at this altitude is suicide!

Turn on the long-range call button: "I'm Pokryshkin, the target has been shot down, the target pilot has parachuted, there are two, the location is about 20 kilometers east of Tobinka!" There are no casualties of our own, and we will continue to observe the exact location of the target's fall. ”

"Tobinka received, well done!"

A large net began to spread in the snow below, and the nearby troops and localities sent their men to the east of Tobinka after receiving the news from the airport.

At this time, Lin Juncai received a report forwarded by the National Defense Committee that there were intrusive aircraft. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )