Chapter Ninety-Five: Blockade
"Everyone's attention, our purpose this time is to drag the enemy to the death, be sure to hold on until the arrival of the large army, now take four machines as a group, kill!"
Soon after Wang Dongzhi led the group to take off, he encountered the huge group of the Russian 23rd Division led by Major General Glitsch.
Now Wang Dongzhi is implementing a new wolf pack tactic, the main point of which is that no matter how large the opponent is, his own side must maintain a numerical advantage in the local area. Kill enemy planes in the shortest possible time with superior forces that are several times the enemy's strength, rather than a one-on-one duel like knights that are now popular in the world. The inventor of this tactic was General Chennault, the founder of the famous World War II Volunteer Army's "Flying Tigers". Now this tactic has also been unceremoniously plagiarized by Su Tong.
As soon as the battle began, Wang Dongzhi gave Major General Glick a dismount, and the I-16, which was only equipped in 1935, was a pretty good fighter in the thirties, and it pioneered the use of wood to build fighter bodies. The wooden body means that it is light, fast, and has a small reflection area on radar, which is why the airfield in Chita is not noticed until the Russian planes are about to enter the air.
But there are pros and cons to this, and the I-16 also brings disadvantages, that is, the strength of the fuselage is not enough, and the I-16 always has the disadvantage of being difficult to ride, and the weight of the fuselage is not enough, and it is easy to fall into a spiral when it jumps sharply. The firepower of the two 12.7 caliber machine guns was also a little thin, and it was so weak in the face of the strafing of the six 12.7 mm machine guns on the wings of the P-47, especially since the P-47 used white phosphorus armor-piercing incendiary bombs, and after almost one shot, it would turn into a flare burning in the air in an instant.
"Damn, don't mess around, one regiment protects the bombers, and the second or third regiment surrounds them." Major General Glitch frequently commanded on the public channel.
At the beginning of the air battle, the ugly and round appearance that swooped down from a high altitude caught them by surprise, and more than a dozen I-16s were disintegrated in the air on the spot, and the other side also used incendiary bombs, once their own plane was hit, it would ignite a fire in an instant.
Frightened, Major General Glitch immediately commanded the group to use the numerical advantage to surround the P-47. Originally, Rear Admiral Glitch still had the determination to destroy all enemy planes, but as the battle continued, Major General Glitsch's mood became heavier and heavier. Despite their large size, the planes were as fierce and fast as the I-16s, and they also implemented a strange tactic that Major General Glick had never seen before.
They are like wolves, surround one of their own planes with four or six fighters, and they will leave after one round, and they will never fall in love with war. After occupying the altitude, it immediately dived down from a high altitude at a speed of 800 kilometers per hour, and another round of bullets and bullets were strafed, and few planes of the Russian army could withstand such a rogue fight.
"It's too barbaric, this style of play is too barbaric." Major General Glic, who prides himself on being very calm, can't help but burst into flames in the face of such never-before-seen tactics.
"The first regiment, immediately leave the escort position and come over to support the second and third regiments." Rear Admiral Glitch is now determined to keep all these enemy planes here.
As soon as the regiment joined the battle circle, Wang Dongzhi immediately felt the pressure. The first regiment is the most elite unit of the 23rd Division, and the pilots are all veterans with actual combat experience.
Under the siege of more than 100 Yi-16s, Wang Dongzhi's casualties began to increase. Although the P-47 has thick skin and thick meat, it can't stand the enemy's wolves. After more than 40 minutes of air combat and the loss of more than 10 fighters, Wang Dongzhi discovered that the enemy bomber group was getting closer and closer to Chita Airport.
Wang Dongzhi knew that if the enemy's bombers flew over the Chita airfield, the consequences would be catastrophic.
There are now nearly 500 planes of two aviation divisions, including Stuka, stationed at Chita Airport, and these planes account for half of the strength of the 37th Group Army's air force. Especially those pilots, they are the treasures that Director Gao Zhihang has worked hard to train, if there is any mistake, Instructor Gao has to die of distress.
Moreover, Wang Dongzhi can also imagine what kind of heavy price the infantry will pay in the next ground battle without the cover of the aviation force. Thinking of the scene of the infantry being strewn all over the field under the unscrupulous strafing and bombing of enemy planes, Wang Dongzhi couldn't help but shudder. No, that must not be allowed to happen.
Gritting his teeth, Wang Dongzhi ordered loudly: "Everyone obey my orders, don't entangle with the enemy planes, knock out the enemy bomber group first, and never let them fly over Chita." ”
"Understood, target enemy bomber group!"
"Cover the airfield, target bomber swarm!"
"Attack the bomber swarm now!"
Different words came from Wang Dongzhi's headset, but they all meant the same, that is, to protect the airport at all costs, and not to allow the fighters and personnel on the airport to be harmed.
The pilots who received the order abandoned their opponents and pounced on the Russian bombers.
"Not good, hurry up and cover the bomber group." As soon as he saw that the enemy abandoned his opponent and pounced on his own bombers, Major General Glitch quickly ordered the remnants of the I-16 to catch up and bite the enemy plane.
The Russian Pe-2 bomber is a rare three-seat light bomber with a bomb load of 3,000 kg, four self-defense machine guns, and thick armor, which can be regarded as a relatively excellent light bomber in the thirties.
Seeing the P-47 pounce from behind, the group of more than seventy Pe-2 bombers struggled to maintain their formation, and the machine guns erected behind desperately poured tongues of fire.
"Kill!" Seeing that there was no escort group around the PE-2 bomber, Wang Dongzhi couldn't help but be overjoyed and rushed down first. The six machine guns on the plane fired a salvo, knocking off the wings of a PE-2 at once, and seeing the enemy plane spinning and falling, Wang Dongzhi didn't have time to be happy when he found that an I-16 spouted flames and rushed out from the flanks to himself.
"Damn it!" Wang Dongzhi cursed Lao Maozi while hurriedly turning a dozen heels to the left to get rid of the enemy plane, so that he had time to observe his love plane backwards.
I couldn't help but gasp when I saw it, and there were dense bullet holes on my fuselage
There are more than a dozen.
"Damn, fortunately, our baby is still quite strong, otherwise it would be over." Wang Dongzhi, who took a long breath, shook his longitudinal rod left and right, and found that he could still fly the plane, so he immediately threw himself into the battle again.
The fierce battle lasted for an hour, and at this time, the aircraft group led by Wang Dongzhi had lost more than 40 fighters in order to stop the Russian bombers, and the rest were all scarred.
However, Rear Admiral Glitch was not able to please him, and after losing more than 20 bombers and 40 I-16s, the cautious veteran began to worry about his mission.
Looking at the dozens of P-47s in the sky, most of which were already scarred but still fighting bravely, Major General Glitsch couldn't help but feel a sense of respect in his heart.
Well, let me fulfill your wishes with the glory of a warrior!
Just as Major General Glick was about to organize his troops to launch another new round of attacks, a black cloud drifted from afar.
"It's not good, it's the enemy's reinforcements!" There was a wave of anger in Major General Glitsch's words.
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I'm sorry, there was another power outage today, and the electricity bureau didn't send the power until five o'clock. That's why I've only sent the first chapter now.,Ah Ding is here to apologize to everyone first.。
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