This route is very important.

Why?

Because if it collides head-on, it may not be a match for the Japanese aircraft.

Although the Type 96 attack aircraft is not a professional fighter, it is equipped with three 7.7 mm machine guns and has air combat capabilities.

The most important thing is that the Japanese pilots are relatively experienced. Once an air battle begins, the National Air Force will definitely suffer.

Not even Zhang Yong himself is good at aerial combat, especially the chaotic dog fights. Once encountered, he will most likely lose.

Therefore, we can only lay an ambush.

Just go around from the side and behind the Japanese aircraft, and then plot against them.

Tail biting is the most basic tactic.

It is also the easiest shooting angle for every pilot to master.

Get behind the enemy plane level and then straf.

If you can't hit it, then there is really nothing you can do. You can only go home and hold the baby.

"Commissioner, where are we flying to?"

"Cruise to Fujian. Then circle back."

"clear."

So it became clear to everyone.

It turns out to be a simple cruise mission!

That's okay.

It feels quite simple.

Keep flying.

Calculate distance silently.

Japanese aircraft have flown over Nanping.

The Type 96 attack aircraft is a bit slow, which is its biggest flaw.

bulky.

slow.

It is destined to be inflexible.

Once attacked, it may take a long time to react.

"Attention everyone, turn left."

"Attention everyone, turn left!"

Zhang Yong actually doesn’t know much about professional air command terminology.

But it doesn't matter. As long as other pilots can understand it. Turn left. That means circling left.

After circling, the course was adjusted to northwest.

Check out the map of Kongzhi. I'm quite satisfied. No one is left behind.

In the early days of World War II, one of the things pilots feared most after taking off was getting lost and losing their direction.

At that time, no navigation method was perfect. Each had its own flaws. Therefore, it was common for pilots to get lost.

Even those veterans in the beautiful country who are extremely well-trained, often with hundreds or thousands of hours of training, may still get lost.

In normal times, it is very important for pilots to calculate their own position in daily simulation training.

Calculating people often makes them dizzy, and the results often come out to be varied.

Ten people may have ten different answers.

...that's too far.

The air map showed that the Japanese aircraft were getting closer and closer.

50 kilometers…

30 kilometers…

20 kilometers…

Zhang Yong finally announced the truth on the radio.

"Attention everyone, the cruise mission is cancelled! We are about to enter actual combat!"

"Directly in front of us, 20 kilometers away, heading 305, altitude 4500, there are nine Japanese aircraft."

"They are all Type 96 land-based bombers of the Japanese invaders. Their speed is slow and their maneuverability is relatively poor. We attack from the rear, which makes it easier to shoot them down. Please note, all aircraft must fire decisively and quickly. Do not hesitate."

As soon as this was said, the radio went silent.

The pilot's heavy breathing could be vaguely heard. Apparently he hadn't reacted yet.

Isn’t that the cruise training we promised?

Why did a Japanese aircraft suddenly appear?

Or nine?

"Now, the Japanese aircraft are completely unaware. Everyone follows the actual combat training skills and bites the tail to attack."

"Attention, if we are unable to shoot down the Japanese aircraft immediately and find that the Japanese aircraft begins to circle and try to counterattack, we must circle and avoid it first. Do not face the Japanese aircraft."

"Don't worry about getting lost. I will find you and bring you to a safe landing."

Zhang Yong said slowly.

The last sentence is very, very important.

Because what these pilots fear most is getting lost, especially during a battle.

How to say?

The navigation of the BA65 fighter jet requires manual calculation.

It just requires the pilot to do a rough mental calculation: what was the speed just now, what was the turning angle, and where was the approximate position...

When returning home, you need to roughly reverse the above calculation process.

It's a terrible calculation process. Big errors often occur. It's even a mess.

Therefore, there must be experienced veterans leading the team and others following. Otherwise, some planes will definitely not be able to return smoothly.

Once an air battle begins, who pilot remembers to calculate where he is?

The results can be imagined.

In fact, Zhang Yong himself didn’t understand.

In his previous life, he scored just over 80 points in the college entrance examination mathematics...

If you didn't have time to point to the map, you might have been confused before you even got to the sky.

"clear!"

"clear!"

All pilots were relieved.

Since you don't need to worry about getting lost, you can just get on with it.

In other words, if it is a simple tail biting attack, they can still complete it. After all, it is the most basic training.

Push the accelerator.

accelerate.

Shorten the distance.

8000 meters…

5000 meters…

Finally, the Japanese aircraft appeared in sight.

Nine Japanese aircraft were divided into two rows, four in the front and five in the back.

As for why there is such a formation, Zhang Yong doesn't know. Anyway, this is how the map of the Air Finger Department is displayed.

"Zhou Cheng, you are in charge of the enemy aircraft on the far left."

"Yang Shaowu, you are in charge of the second enemy plane on the left."

"Leijian, you are responsible for the far right..."

Zhang Yong arranged tasks on the radio.

Simple and clear.
To be continued...