Chapter 3: The Decisive Battle of Changping (9)
If we consider it from the perspective of modern military affairs, this kind of targeted air defense combat plan formulated by Ouyang Yun and implemented by Liu Dakai is a big joke. One of the biggest drawbacks is that bombers are far more of a threat to the ground than fighters. Even if ground anti-aircraft fire can inflict heavy damage on fighter groups, it also gives bombers an opportunity to take advantage of them. In this way, although the reduction of enemy fighters has reduced the pressure on the fighter groups of the enemy, because the radar system at Dingzhou Airport at this time has not yet been officially put into use due to technical reasons, that is to say, it cannot effectively grasp the direction of the enemy's aircraft. Therefore, the interception of enemy bombers by fighter jets is actually only theoretically feasible. For now, after Sasaki sensed that something was wrong, he immediately ordered all the bombers to abandon the bombing mission and return immediately. At the same time, all the fighters were regrouped, still divided into two parts, one part played the role of the pioneer, and the other part firmly held the rear wing of the group.
Liu Dakai and the air defense forces in the base were busy for almost the entire middle of the night, originally expecting to inflict heavy damage on the enemy fighters, but Sasaki's reaction was too fast, and there was no arrogance in ordinary little devils. Therefore, although enemy aircraft were given a surprise attack, little was gained.
Now, it's time for Tie Lin Fei to appear on the scene.
After telling Tie Linfei about the movements of the Japanese army, Liu Dakai frowned and said to Fang Yinong, the chief staff officer of the base beside him: "Do you say that the little devil has realized that something is wrong and took the initiative to retreat." ”
Fang Yinong was appreciative and said, "The commander of this group of enemy planes is not an ordinary person! But what went wrong? ”
Liu Dakai couldn't figure it out either.
Southwest of Dingzhou, Tie Linfei flew at the front of the group with a "Hawk" III fighter numbered 001, followed closely by his wingman, an I-152 with the number 011.
After receiving Liu Dakai's call, Tie Linfei immediately gave the order to engage in battle. The sixty-seven fighters were divided into three formations according to the tactics of the arrangement. Among them, a total of 23 fighters of the 1st Flying Group, under the leadership of Tie Linfei, were the first to break away from the group and fly in the direction of the base. Their mission was to take on the Japanese fighter formation. Then the twenty-one fighters of the 2nd Flying Group, led by Captain Lin Xiangfeng, followed closely behind the 1st Flying Group to break away from the group, and they will play the role of bomber killers. The remaining 23 fighters all belong to the 3rd Flying Group, and their mission will be to intercept the fish that have slipped through the net and pursue them.
The Hawker III is not a famous aircraft in the history of World War II. In fact, the fighter plane purchased by China produced by the American company Curtis Aircraft was mixed with water on the prototype. For example, the wings were replaced by metal and wood, and the on-board radios were removed. And the reason why Ouyang Yun was impressed by it was because most of China's air combat heroes in the history of World War II had flown this kind of fighter. After settling down at the Dingzhou base, under the auspices of Hou Debang, all the fighters were refitted, and the more important modification items were: pretending to be a walkie-talkie (radio communication system), and then replacing the engine. In terms of appearance, the unique twin wings of the Hawker III fighter also have a large engine hood and landing gear that can be tucked away on the sides of the fuselage, which makes people distinguish at a glance.
Tie Linfei took the lead and was the first to reach the sky near the base, when the Japanese army had just completed its reformation and was preparing to return. In the distance, both sides spotted each other's figures. Tie Linfei reacted the latest and shouted on the walkie-talkie: "Spread out according to the battle formation!" Then he instructed the wingman: "Xiao Guo, pay attention to cover!" He pulled up the nose of the plane and headed towards a Ki-8 fighter made by Nakajima in the front.
Almost at the same time, Sasaki also discovered the figure of the fighter of the Cadet Army, although he already had an awareness in his heart, but he was still taken aback when he saw that the other party had nearly forty fighters. He immediately ordered the bombers to disperse, freely evade, and return. Then, order all the fighters to catch up at full speed, making sure to entangle them so that they do not calmly attack the bomber group on their side.
Tie Linfei's first opponent is named Yukio Yamashima. Although he is only a military acaurant, he is already a veteran pilot with more than five hundred hours of flight time. Yukio Yamashima's piloting skills are quite superb, and when he saw that Tie Linfei's fighter plane began to rise, he immediately pulled the nose of the plane and pulled the plane up.
At this time, air combat can only be fought in close quarters, so the order of seizing the height to get the active attack is quite important. Because of the wooden wings, the "Hawk" III fighter has a certain limit in its altitude, so Tie Linfei boasts that he is not the opponent of the Ki-8 in terms of climbing altitude. Therefore, he did not think about developing in this area at all. Both sides are flying in groups, flying in opposite directions, and it is easy to form a staggered situation. For Japanese aircraft, especially bombers, their greatest pursuit now is to be able to make a mistake and no longer entangle. The reason why Tie Linfei wanted to climb high was to look for an opportunity. Look for an opportunity to press the launch button of the rocket.
During the rapid climb, the fighters shook violently, and the hostile pilots got closer and closer to each other, and soon they could see each other's faces clearly. The Hawker III did not climb as high as the Ki-8, but it was much faster. In other words, the height of the "Hawk" III is much higher than that of the Ki-8 per unit of time.
At that time, in fact, not only Tie Linfei and Shandao's landline, almost all the fighters on both sides were almost desperately climbing high, which gave Tie Linfei and others an excellent opportunity to launch rockets. Like the ammunition used in the giant fireworks, the Rocket Ammunition section is equipped with cluster bombs, and it is a cluster bomb equipped with a proximity fuse.
The first to be launched was Tie Linfei's No. 001 fighter. In the sight of Yamashima and others, the "Hawk" III fighter numbered 001 suddenly stopped, and then, a ball of fire suddenly erupted from the lower part of the upper wing near the fuselage. When the flame flickered, the "Hawk" III shook violently, and the next moment, forty or fifty columns of smoke flew rapidly closer, exploding forward like fireworks.
Yamashima's first reaction was, "What the hell?" The next moment, he let out a strange scream. Five pillars of smoke flew towards him, and he could even see the orange-red tail flame spewing out from the front of the pillars. The Ki-8 was climbing at full speed at the moment, and the nose of the fuselage was raised, exposing a considerable part of the belly. It's not just this Ki-8, most of the Japanese fighters are in this state at this time, which gives the rocket enough targets to hit.
Yamashima's reaction was very fast, and the best way to avoid it at this time was to roll, however, because the fighter was climbing at full speed, the engine had already exerted its maximum power, and even if it could successfully change its attitude at this time, its movements would become unusually slow - those columns of smoke came too fast, he had just pulled the fuselage obliquely, and his eyes had been blinded by the light column generated by the explosion. "Boom-boom......" This is Nakajima's most embarrassing feeling in this world, because after that, he and his own fighter plane were torn to shreds, becoming the first plane in human history to be shot down by a rocket.