Chapter 1379: The Great War Breaks Out

When the wheels of history entered May 1920+19. War clouds were already gathering over Europe, and according to the words of the people at the time, even if the air you breathe is filled with the smell of gunpowder, the slightest spark will cause an explosion. Belgium, France, Great Britain, and the United States across the ocean are waiting to see what the war will be. Both sides are considering each other's deployments in order to use this last minute to fill in the gaps. The German army had completed the encirclement of France and Belgium in an arc. The gap in the southeast was also filled by the powerful Allied navy. There is only one excuse that the Allies lack! An opportunity to ignite the flames of war.

The god of war did not make people wait too long, or according to the words of the Entente, the Allies had already designed everything for this day. On June 3, 1920+19, an Austro-Hungarian cruise ship Sofia, which was sailing off the coast of Corsica, suddenly exploded. The next day, Austria-Hungary issued a statement that the ship had been sunk by mines from the Entente powers. The Entente denied it. However, neither side continued to fight the war of words, because soon, Austria-Hungary and Germany used this as an excuse to declare war on the Entente, and the two sides directly skipped the stage of the war of words and began to decide each other's fate with fire and steel!

June 5th. The Second World War, which changed history, officially broke out! It was on this day that the world truly felt the horror of the Allied Powers' vast war machine. On this very day, tens of thousands of planes of the German Empire and its allies poured in from the west to France, and all of France trembled under the wings of the Iron Cross of the Reich. The whole world is in despair!

Although France is inferior to Britain and the United States, its basic military facilities are still excellent. The French were well aware that the Luftwaffe would be at the vanguard of the offensive, and at the same time knew the importance of establishing an air defense system. With the help of the United States, Britain and China. The French have created a complete system of anti-air. First of all, they have built a sound radar early warning system in the border areas. These radars are deployed on various heights, and there are blind radars nearby, making it impossible for almost any large formation to cross the French border without being noticed. The high-power long-range early warning radar deployed by the French at the front can even see high-altitude cluster targets at a distance of 150 kilometers from the Spanish border! The French are very confident in this large radar system, known as the watchtower, and some people even joke that every day the French radar soldiers can know the movement of the German front-line air force by sitting in the control room and drinking coffee.

In addition to having a good pair of eyes, the French have built a whole set of well-established information transmission mechanisms. Each radar station is not only connected to the air defense headquarters by wired and wireless communication systems, but also has communication channels between some radar stations. The former tree-like communication network has been transformed into a mesh-like communication line today. The same is true between the various commands. In this way, it is prevented from the phenomenon that after the destruction of a certain command headquarters, the corresponding air defense intelligence system will be blank.

Under the guidance of these air defense commands, a huge fleet of aircraft from hundreds of airfields across France weaved the thickest air defense net ever created, far more dense than the air forces of both sides in the Italian and Iranian wars. The French are very confident in their air defense system. In addition to a strong air defense system. Britain, which is only separated from France by a strait, is also where the confidence of the French lies, while the United States, which is far away on the other side of the ocean, is the biggest backstage and financier of Britain and France!

But unfortunately, this time the French have the most powerful air defense system in history, and they also need to face the most powerful air force offensive in history! In the first wave of air strikes alone, the number of aircraft taken off by the Allied Air Force reached 15,000! Such a huge scale directly exceeds the ceiling and capabilities of the French Air Force for interception!

"The German attack did not cover our eyes, and we found almost all the German attack aircraft group. However, we were unable to effectively process the intelligence based on the information, and almost all of the radar screens showed dense dots of light symbolizing enemy aircraft. It could be hundreds, it could be thousands. These planes covered the French skies like dark clouds over the country. There were calls for support everywhere. The Luftwaffe poured into our lines like a tsunami, and individual fighter groups could only develop their own battle plans based on the limited intelligence provided by the command. Then he flew to the unknown battlefield under the leadership of the officer. A French Air Force officer at the time wrote this in his later memoirs.

"Good luck guys. Hopefully we'll see each other again at dinner tonight. If, of course, our brigade canteen has not yet turned into a crater. Let Captain Pierre be the first to get on his fighter after saying this. Behind him was a squadron of 48 D520 fighters from three squadrons, which were tasked with intercepting German fighter and bomber groups from Alsace together with two squadrons of fighters of the Royal Air Force deployed in Chalon.

The Eagle greets Firefox 1. Please answer if you hear it. "The entire group of aircraft began to enter the battlefield with the support of the ground guidance system, and the 3 squadrons began to climb in turn, after about fifteen minutes of flight. They entered the intended confluence area. At this time, their aircraft flew at an altitude of about 5,500 meters and had a cruising speed of 400 kilometers per hour. At this rate. The D520 aircraft carrying the auxiliary fuel tank can stay in the air for at least 4 hours, which is the biggest advantage of the D520 fleet over the Spitfire. His range was okay.

"I don't know why those Britons like to name their troops after foxes, but is the guy who formed this flying wing a fox hunter in the first place?" Pierre made a little joke in the team's band, a joke he mentioned on various occasions on several occasions. He even brought it up to the British in front of the British at a fellowship with British pilots. Somewhat embarrassing his allies.

"Firefox 1 received, the air warriors of the British Empire say hello to the air knights of France, Pierre, I'm sure you must be making fun of our crest again." Pierre's ears rang with the voice of Squadron Commander John, the commander of the British forces. "We are the most cunning foxes in the air, wandering on the brink of death and war. We have lived through World War I, the Italian Civil War, the Iranian War and now World War II. Facts tell us that it is better to be cunning. All right. As agreed, you provide cover. Our side was responsible for attacking the bombers of the Germans. You must ensure a high degree of superiority. According to new intelligence, the planes of the Germans were good at dive attacks. And it's fast. If we enter the battlefield at a low altitude, we will be very passive. ”

"No problem, we're already at 5,500 meters. We can go a little higher if we want. Pierre was a little dissatisfied with the preaching of the friendly forces. In his opinion, these Englishmen will do nothing but leave the dirty work to others to pick up the bargain themselves! The task of dealing with fighters was entrusted to themselves, and they went to attack bombers, and this does not tell the story? And to make his fleet climb again? Well, although the D520 aircraft in this plane has a new engine, the overall level is still lagging behind the aircraft of other major countries of the same era, especially the medium and high altitude capabilities. So. He was still a little resistant to this suggestion, and he was a little disdainful of the so-called intelligence. Because he could hardly believe that the Germans' planes could be almost 70 kilometers faster than them!

"Damn, they don't seem to be doing what we say." John looked back. The French seem to have begun to climb, but the altitude did not change much. "We can't completely give our backs to the French, the blue squad and the white squad you climb to 6,500 meters." After thinking for a moment, he divided his 40 planes into two groups, two 4-plane squads began to climb into the air to act as guards, and the remaining 32 Spitfire V fighters would be responsible for attacking the opposing JU88 and HE111 bomber forces.

"They're coming! Height 7000 meters! It's a new type of aircraft mentioned in intelligence! They're so fast! A moment later, the Blue Squad, who had just reached the height of the attack, began to report back to John. 4 squadrons of four planes made up the Luftwaffe's sharp forward, followed by about 2 squadrons of aircraft. These seem to be the new aircraft mentioned by Huaxia in the intelligence, and unlike the BF109 aircraft, these aircraft have a very thick nose. It seems that instead of the liquid-cooled engine, which Europeans generally like, it is a high-power air-cooled engine. The exhaust gases from the aircraft condense in the air to form white lines.

"Pierre. What the hell are you doing! John cursed loudly in the channel. At this time, the French D520 aircraft was flying upwards at an altitude of 6,000 meters. The two sides were about to collide with each other. The remaining time is not enough for the French to climb and regain energy! "The group shrank and formed a circular defensive array. Let's block this wave of attacks before we do anything else! After a brief hesitation, the British opted for a rather conservative style of play. When it comes to facing unknown opponents, you can't make a mistake with caution! And according to the original experience. The Spitfire in a defensive formation can completely block the impact of the BF109 with its large body and fierce firepower, after all, when the opponent loses the altitude advantage. With or without a speed advantage, Spitfire can rely on good horizontal maneuvering to lead the opponent into a horizontal grappling. Spitfire has an advantage in this regard!

The French also quickly realized that something was wrong. The opponent has an advantage in height of nearly a kilometer. This gives them an advantage in attacking. However, now is obviously not the time to suffer from gains and losses, the two sides are approaching at high speed at a speed of nearly 1,000 kilometers per hour, and will soon enter into a hand-to-hand battle. "All FW190 fighters against Spitfire. BF109 fighter unit against the French. The British were a little stronger. We have to pay attention. Breman commanded after glancing at the Allied fighter group below him.

"Prepare to attack! Knights of the Germans! A new history will be written in our hands! With that, the Major's FW190 fighter was the first to dive, followed by his wingman and the rest of the squad. The Germans had the advantage of being the first move, and the British would be the first to face a wave of German onslaught before they could counterattack. Nearly 20 FW190 fighters attacked, they swooped down from the air like Hai Dongqing culling their prey, and the extremely high speed made the aircraft tremble slightly, but thanks to the help of a better operating system, these FW190 aircraft were not bad in handling at high speeds.

An FW190 relied on its speed advantage to quickly approach a Spitfire on the edge of a circular defensive formation, with four thick tongues of fire erupting from under the wings. The man who used this Spitfire is a veteran. A beautiful disc allowed the plane to deftly dodge the attack. But the propeller was limited by the power of the engine, and it was difficult for it to maintain a steady circle, and the Germans seemed to know this, and when the Spitfire dodged the first attack and the speed began to continue to drop, the second FW190 attack was already coming! At this time, some exhausted Spitfires were obviously unable to dodge this attack, and the powerful fire of 4 machine guns and 2 machine guns instantly smashed this Spitfire to pieces, and the pilot did not even have a chance to parachute!

As the attack of the German aircraft group unfolded, the entire air was like a frying pan in an instant, and the continuous impact of a group of FW190 fighters finally broke Major John's annular air defense array, and the defense system composed of nearly 30 aircraft was instantly torn apart. The Germans and the British had to attack in small groups. The British pilots tried to pull their opponents into the dogfight with good horizontal maneuvering, but the opponents were unmoved, and when the British pilots dodged the impact of the opponent with skillful skill, the Germans were not angry at all, and they generally had to do only one thing, that is, to push the throttle valve and shake off the opponent, so that the British could slowly chase the tail air behind!

This time, the Spitfire, which the British were invincible to, finally had a big gap in performance with their opponents, and in previous battles, if the two sides had fought in a relatively level playing field, the Spitfire could at least guarantee a draw. But this time, the Germans' new aircraft put the British under great pressure, and the extremely high speed, super high roll-off FW190 aircraft had the advantage in vertical maneuvering! The opponent always maneuvers in the vertical plane, and once bitten, he will either accelerate directly to escape, or roll into a shallow dive to accelerate and escape. In short, absolutely do not entangle with the opponent, such a simple tactic makes the British unable to adapt, after all, you can't catch up with the opponent, it's useless to say anything. Although the British aircraft has excellent horizontal maneuverability and can evade the opponent's attack, on the one hand, the opponent may sneak attack, and on the other hand, due to the limitations of the plane's own engine, it is impossible for all planes to hide all the time, and the passive defense will be unbearable sooner or later.

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