"Alone?"

Coming to the 237 Fighter Aviation Regiment, he is also a recruit here, and when he heard Commander Samsonov say that he could let him fight alone, Long Yun felt a little strange while being happy.

"That is to say, under the dispatch of the command center, you can fight in the form of a two-plane formation, instead of having to be on combat readiness duty and participate in the battle with the team as before."

Listen to the commander's meaning, that is, let him go and go it alone, similar to the safari operations on the battlefield in Central Europe?

Samsonov's words reminded Long Yun of his previous combat style in the skies of Central Europe, which was indeed a bit like the tactics adopted by many ace pilots during World War II.

"Safari", as the name suggests, is a kind of hunting, which is a combat mode in which experienced and skilled ace pilots attack alone and hunt enemy air targets according to air reports.

Compared with safari warfare, traditional large-scale air battles are often triggered by obvious campaign and tactical intent, and both the offensive and defensive sides must follow the opponent's actions and react at a certain distance. Although the combat mode of safari, which is quite arbitrary, mainly for the purpose of giving full play to the air combat capability of ace pilots and killing and injuring the enemy's air targets as much as possible, although it will not directly affect the course of the war, it will bring great air pressure to the enemy and even affect the opponent's operational decision-making.

Of course, in the process of taking the initiative to attack and intercepting targets in all directions, the pilot's own combat capability can be brought into full play, and many shooting down records are obtained in this way.

For example, Erich Hartmann, the number one ace of the Luftwaffe in World War II, most of his 352 shootdown results were achieved in safari operations on the Eastern Front; On the one hand, this shows that its technology is quite terrifying, and on the other hand, compared with the record of the ace of the Soviet Air Force, it also shows that it is easier to achieve outstanding results than hunting in large formations.

Comparing Erich Hartmann with Ivan Kozhdub, the huge difference between the 352 shot down records and the 62 shot down results means that the difference in combat technology between the two countries' number one ace is so great?

This is clearly not the case.

In fact, if one takes into account the differences in the modes of operation between the Luftwaffe and the Soviet Air Force, they can be compared to a lone sniper and a soldier who follows the unit: it is clear that the former has more freedom of action and is more likely to achieve results.

As a free-to-move hunter, he can kill without fear when the situation is favorable, and flee immediately when the situation is critical; The latter, on the other hand, can only look for opportunities in formation operations, and when the battle situation is favorable, it is necessary to consider the completion of combat tasks as a priority, and when the battle situation is unfavorable, they must not leave without authorization, but must do their best to cover the withdrawal of their comrades from the battle.

In recent decades after World War II, due to the evolution of the Air Force's equipment and weapon systems, modern air combat has increasingly become a system confrontation. The tactic of a single fighter jet flying freely and waiting for an opportunity may no longer be fashionable.

But even so, safari operations in the modern sense, that is, offensive operations that give full play to the combat power of ace pilots and give priority to the destruction of the opponent's air targets, still exist; Especially in the Central European battlefield, where the war situation is intertwined, Long Yun has actually unknowingly adopted this tactic with the tacit consent of the 309th Regiment before.

Oh, and if you want to talk about the most typical solo sortie - think of the German who shot down himself and was also shot down: Erich Rudolph, Long Yun realized the danger of safari warfare, but also faintly became excited.

If he encounters the ace of the US Air Force from the south when he attacks alone, this kind of battle is probably what he is looking forward to the most!

Thinking of this, Long Yun returned to reality from his reverie, and he happily responded to Samsonov:

"Comrade regiment commander, I am also looking forward to being able to attack alone and give full play to my personal combat ability to assist the regiment in completing its tasks."

"Well, that's good, the regiment will make arrangements accordingly - but you can't go it alone: I mean, you need to work with Korolev in a two-plane formation. This is mainly for security reasons, after all, you have not been in charge of the Su-27 for a few days, and you may not be able to fully control her. ”

The regiment leader's consideration was of course very reasonable, but it was completely redundant for Long Yun.

If you want to control the Su-27, with his current technology and familiarity, even if it does not reach the realm of man-machine integration, it can be said to be the first-class level in the Red Air Force.

But...... This kind of thing can only be thought about by oneself, and it is impossible for any ordinary pilot to fight on the battlefield only a few days after taking over the Su-27, and shoot down the American F-15C directly in the air melee like he did yesterday.

If the previous result of a downing battle may be explained by luck, but in the subsequent battles, you can't always score one after another for no reason, otherwise it will be very strange - to put it bluntly, in the eyes of the 237 fighter aviation regiment, Viktor Rezenov is just a number one ace piloting MiGs, and he should still be a novice in controlling the Su-27 a few days after being transferred.

But having said that, Long Yun knew exactly what it meant to him to bring a wingman with him when he entered the fight.

Previously, his wingman Kerensky had been shot down several times, of course, because of the lad's poor technique; But he also has some responsibility to cover up the disadvantages as a long plane. But in that kind of life-and-death combat battle, he tried his best to deal with the enemy and didn't have enough eyes, so how could he be distracted and take care of his wingman?

Dual-plane combat, a standard air force tactic that gradually developed after World War II, was originally intended to allow the long plane to concentrate on attacking the enemy, while the wingman was responsible for covering the long plane and his own tail, and the two sides performed their own responsibilities and cooperated in the operation.

But for Long Yun, his style of play is not something that ordinary pilots can adapt to and understand; On the ever-changing battlefield, the wingman not only couldn't help him, but also couldn't catch the air combat shooting window he created with his maneuvering strategy. If he wants to change this situation, I am afraid that he needs a really strong ace to act as his wingman, which is of course impossible to satisfy in the current state of war.

Thinking about it this way, Long Yun felt that he should not take his wingman out, not only to avoid his own actions being dragged down, but also to be responsible for Korolev's safety. For Korolev, of course, he will do his best to instruct; In time, he should be able to become a skilled pilot, and then it would be better to go out together.

Of course, Long Yun would not say these thoughts, he just nodded to Commander Samsonov, indicating that he understood his arrangement; The two of them chatted a few more words, and then got up and left with their plates.

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