"The Germans had already committed the last of their convoy forces, and even allocated some of them to the Austrians. As soon as we have another wave of fighters, then their entire defense system will collapse. An American colonel said to May.

"Very well, Marshal Tycho's fighter unit can take off, and if the estimate is correct, when the German bombers launch air raids on ground airfields and warehouses, the Italian naval aviation should be able to arrive on the battlefield!" Li Mei said very comfortably, although the battle was still going on, but at this moment Italy and the Entente had mastered the rhythm of the battle. Victory is not too far away!

At this time, Grim was also calculating the remaining combat power that could be called upon by both sides, the number of fighters and attendance of the Italian Air Force were known to the Germans, and in this battle, Grim still had some extra margin. Li May's estimate was not entirely accurate, as his intelligence service mistook some of the twin-engine fighters with fuel tanks for bombers. This skewed his judgment, but fortunately, even if there were. In the face of more than 120 HNA planes on the way, the balance of victory is still tilted in favor of the defensive side. At this moment, the aircraft carrier formation under the command of Tycho was cruising 50 kilometers west of Naples.

All the fighters have completed refueling, reloading and warming, and under the guidance of the ground crew, they have begun to position themselves on the deck, and rows of planes are neatly arranged in the middle and rear of the deck, a full 45 fighters, which is already the largest number of Italian aircraft carriers released in a single wave. "The final blow will be up to us." Tycho couldn't help but have mixed feelings as he watched the aircraft carrier formation under his command put into actual combat for the first time. It was the beginning of a new era, and the cannon giants that I once knew would soon be replaced by these ugly flat-bed ships and the planes on them. But fortunately, he was not abandoned by the times after all, but complied with the requirements of this era. Transitioned from a battleship commander to an aircraft carrier commander.

Just when the Germans and the other side were in the dark, and the strategic bomber force was approaching the target step by step, in the open sea, the fighters that were enough to form three groups took off from the aircraft carrier and then flew to the battlefield, and after releasing the fighters, Tycho decisively ordered the fleet to withdraw westward at a speed of 30 knots. After all, it's not far from the battlefield, what if a group of bombers sneaks over and attacks your own fleet? Now the land-based air force is so good that it is difficult to distinguish between the other side, and its own plane has just been released. Even the CAP fighters were not left, and it was at least an hour before the remaining planes were ready to be prepared, and he had no bottom for pure anti-aircraft artillery air defense, so he decisively chose to slip away. As for fighter recycling? I really can't just find a place to land.

The Germans also had heavy fighters. Those twin-engine long-range fighters are also equipped with strong enough firepower, because they do not have too much armor, and their air combat performance is still better than some solid Iron King Eight of the Haidongqing Brigade. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PLANE THAT WAS CHASING WANG YUE IN THE BACK, THE 4 20MM CANNONS IN FRONT OF THE NOSE MADE WANG YUE BREAK OUT IN A COLD SWEAT, IT WAS THIS GUY WHO JUST SHOT DOWN A RHINOCEROS, AND THEN AIMED AT HIMSELF! Fortunately, his landline was a seagull, which was faster than the rhinoceros, so it was difficult to shake off the opponent's attack. Then the opportunity to dive into the clouds to get rid of the opponent, but as the Germans threw more and more planes into the battlefield. The Haidongqing Brigade had been shattered by the continuous onslaught of the opponent, and could only deal with these attacks in small squads, so naturally it could not pose any threat to the enemy's bombing institutions.

But not all interceptors are so sad, such as the Boeington, the guy who is so old that his teammates jokingly call him Daddy, is driving a Foxbat fighter and another twin-engine fighter to fight it alone. Although the weight of the flying fox is heavier than that of the other party under normal conditions, the fuel and ammunition consumption of Boeington's aircraft after a long time of fighting are relatively large, so the actual weight is lighter, plus the maneuverability of the flying fox fighter imitating the P38 aerodynamic layout is quite good, coupled with Boeington's own technology, he has slowly seized the advantage!

"This thing is hovering well!" After avoiding the opponent's dive attack with a drum maneuver, the other party wanted to choose to turn and break away, but what he didn't expect was that this seemingly bulky guy was really good at horizontal maneuvering, and quickly cut into the inner circle of the German plane when the opponent turned, and the high instantaneous hovering performance of the tong guò pointed the nose at the opponent, Boeing ton lightly took a trigger, and the two 20MM cannons fired a cannonball to knock off the opponent's wings in half, adding another record to him.

Overall, though, with Grim committing the last fighter formation, the entire trend area has stabilized. Well, at least the German bomber formations were less threatened, as for Austria-Hungary? There's no time to think about that now. German bombers began to disband, and then flew in loose formations to targets everywhere. As long as you can drop the bomb, you're done. One by one, the squadrons began to break away, and the originally dense box formation began to turn into a bombing formation, and at the same time, they tried to keep the height as low as possible to ensure the hit rate of the bombing, and a large V-shaped formation spread out in the air, and then the bombardier locked the scope onto the target below and pulled down the bomb stick.

The anti-aircraft artillery fire on the ground was stronger than the last bombardment of Florence, but it still could not stop the bombers from dropping bombs. Groups of bombers began to drop bombs, and as bombs fell, Grim finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Although the losses are heavy, the opposing air force has also paid a huge price, and we have completed the mission, and we will be able to return in half an hour."

And at this moment, a large number of black spots appeared from the west and made the Germans tremble! A group of planes, like stacked loaves of bread, rushed towards themselves, and at this time the German bombers were carrying out bombing missions at medium and low altitudes, and the fighters of both sides also fought fiercely around the bombers at medium and low altitudes, and the new fighters who joined the battlefield had an altitude advantage and a fuel advantage. When the battle reached this point, the fuel on both sides was not very sufficient, especially the German fighter units, and even some of the fighter units threw away the auxiliary fuel tanks prematurely because they had engaged the enemy earlier, and now they could not return to the base, and whether they could cross the central axis of the Adriatic Sea and return to the Austro-Hungarian controlled area was a question, let alone engage this new force!

"Drop all the bombs now and abandon this bombing plan!" Looking at the group of fighters flying at high speed in the distance, Grim decisively ordered the strategic bomber force to throw away all the bombs and prepare to return. The battle has reached this point and it is impossible to continue, if the other side only has a simple fighter plane, it is easy to do it, and he can still continue to bomb with the advantage of thick skin and thick flesh, but now once his fighter is entangled, those heavy armor and heavy firepower interceptor aircraft will cause fatal damage to the strategic bomber force, weighing it again and again, Grim believes that the value of his bomber is much higher than those targets on the ground, so he decided to give up.

If the last bombing of civilian facilities was the fault of accuracy, this time, the bombs that were hastily dropped before reaching the target area caused much more damage to Naples than the last time, and many German pilots could throw away the bombs and go home, regardless of what was below. This temptation to go home is just too strong. Countless bombs rained down on the neighborhoods and houses, and the sound of explosions came from below, and buildings were torn apart like paper paste in the explosion of high-explosive bombs, and the incendiary bombs that were then lowered reduced the remaining items to ashes.

"These butchers!" The Germans were furious with the Germans' attempt to get out, and it was beyond the scope of war to drop a large number of bombs directly into civilian areas, and although international practice was the same in the eyes of the great powers, there were some rules for the engagement between the two sides. But with the fall of German bombs, this qiē rule came to naught. At the same time, it also set a bad precedent for the two sides to carry out large-scale bombing of each other's urban civilian facilities! However, it was not easy for the German strategic bombers to return home, at least for the time being, the Germans had not yet mastered how to maintain the box formation and make an overall turn. Or not at all.

The members of the Haidongqing Brigade who received support began to gradually get rid of the fighters they were fighting. And re-climb to attack the strategic bombers that are being evacuated. "Time is running out, everyone hurry up!" Although the twin-engine plane has a relatively large fuel load, it is not rich after a long battle, because Wang Yue asked everyone to hurry up. At this time, the Luftwaffe's single-engine fighters were either destroyed or returned home due to fuel problems, which was almost the best time to attack.

Once again, Boington bites a target, and this is the third one he has hit today! After avoiding the opponent's self-defense firepower as much as possible, Boeing decisively aimed the nose of the aircraft at the opponent's huge body and pulled the trigger! The cannon spat out tongues of fire, but only a few seconds later, a slight collision came from the front of the air, and as an old bird, he immediately understood the reason: "Damn! The shells are gone! "Looking at the prey that has been punched out of the side and the upper turret has been blown up, Boeington's heart is depressed can be imagined." You're in luck! ”

As a result, before he could finish speaking, Boeington felt a very fast thing pass over him! And slammed straight into the damaged bomber! "Oh God! Is he crazy? With Boeington's exclamation, the plane was installed in the middle of the opponent's fuselage, and the huge impact directly cut off the bomber! The explosion caused by the collision directly ignited the aviation gasoline in the bodies of both sides, and in just a few seconds, the two planes turned into a huge fireball and exploded.

"He's either Florentine or Neapolitan." Daddy Boington prides himself on being brave, but he doesn't trade his life for his life. After giving this brave man a thumbs up in my heart, Boeington is about to embark on the journey home, the shells are all gone, and it is useless to stay here. The bigwigs in the base may be preparing to award him a medal!

Thanks to the book friend hukaikaka for the tip~~~, as well as the book friend ranky, Xingqing 77, and the monthly pass support ~~~~~~ dragon king fish scales. (To be continued......)