1423 Balkan sky 3
According to the British script, the battle should be carried out like this. After entering the target area, the German bombers should start to lower their height. In order to ensure the accuracy of hitting, their final height should be below 500 meters. At the same time, the formation will be disbanded and attacked their respective targets in a loose formation or squad. At this time, the British fighter troops will be divided into two. The first one is used to intercept the German escort fighter, while the second one is used to intercept the German bombers.
It may be difficult to knock down these things simply by relying on the firepower of fighters, so the British team's tactics are to fight and oppress, forcing them to further reduce their height and compress them into the air defense fire circle. The 2-pound cannon (40mm cannon) deployed by the British around is enough to teach their opponents to be a new person. How strong are you? One shell will still kill you!
However, the Germans did not seem to be in a hurry to bomb! They lowered their speed and increased their height, just like the sword of Damocles hanging above the British heads. When they did not stab, the threat was the greatest! The Germans were hovering in the air, but the British could not wait!
Because the air stagnation time of British aircraft is very limited and their fuel capacity is not large. Although the Luftwaffe is proactive and requires a certain range, the new J-3 fighter itself has a heavy load and can carry a secondary fuel tank. When entering the battlefield, the J-3 fighter that throws away the secondary fuel tank says it is in good condition. Not to mention the bomber, the K-6 bomber, which is at the same level as the FB27 bomber, will naturally not lack fuel.
But British fighters are different. First of all, as a fighter designed by the British, short range is the characteristic, especially those early aircraft, which can reach 100 minutes of air stagnation. Secondly, although the British are the defensive parties, they also flew over from around and even from southern Greece to support them. Their consumption on the road is not less than that of the Germans. And the third point is also the most important thing. This altitude is a bit high for most British combat power. The British did not install supercharged equipment on the plane, so their combat power in high altitude is worrying!
So, the situation on the battlefield has now become that the Germans can wait, but the British cannot wait, because, according to the script derived by the British themselves, the air force drawn by the British from various places has already reached its peak in the air force. If this period of time has passed, no matter whether the Germans attack or not, the combat effectiveness of the British Air Force will plummet due to fuel loss.
"We must act. The German J-3 fighter jets have not even lost their secondary fuel tanks so far. They have a higher endurance than ours!" said the pilot of a DH6 aircraft who was risking to investigate in a telegram to the command.
Then the British began to go up. These British pilots who had been on the Western Front for several months also had their own arrogance. What kind of combat effectiveness can those guys who could only bully the Russians on the Eastern Front have? No matter what, let’s fight!
Teams of DH4, Camel, and FB2 aircraft began to climb under the leadership of the captain, and then rushed to the German bomber unit that was hugging in a group in the distance!
"The Germans seem to be very confident in their bombers. Let's kill them like turkey!" A British pilot easily pressed the operating pole, and the camel fighter drew a graceful arc in the air and rushed towards the target opposite.
To be honest, this is the first time that most British people have seen a group of K-6 bombers. This bomber has just come out and is given priority to equip the Eastern Front (because these aircraft are produced in Bavaria) and the Navy. Because the Western Front adopts a defensive and fighter air defense, the demand for bombers is not large. Therefore, there is less equipment.
To put it simply, the k-6 bomber is basically an enlarged and optimized version of the k-4, which is stronger than the k-4's self-defense firepower and stronger than the k-4. But how strong the firepower is and how thick the armor is, it requires British pilots to experience it themselves!
What's the saying? Everyone is equal in front of bullets. If this is put into the air force, it means that all living beings are equal in front of the box! Think about it, over Turkey, the Germans specially created the Tracer Interceptors who hunted bombers were flying in the face of a group of fb27 and v1500 bombers. What's more, this time, whether it was the British DH series, FB series or Desert Boat (Camel F1), in terms of firepower, they were far inferior to Tracers in terms of firepower. (As for maneuverability? Why do interceptors need mobility?) The defensive firepower of the K-6 was far higher than that of fb27 and v1500. So, a grand fireworks performance bloomed in the air!
To be honest, the British cooperation was very good. Perhaps these troops specifically used to massacre bombers had also practiced their box formations. Almost all of their attacks were deployed from the back hemisphere and below. Except for some of the German escort aircraft, the remaining planes launched attacks almost at the same time! Then, they rushed to the three upper and lower layers in front of them, just like the super box formation of the KFC double-layer chicken leg castle in later generations.
80 aircraft, each aircraft is equipped with at least 7 large-caliber machine guns. So when this huge box is attacked, it will be terrifying? Anyone who has studied elementary school mathematics can calculate that at least 560 machine guns, each machine gun has a rate of firing of 10 rounds per second, and then......
When the British approached 700 meters, when the British pilot was ready to pull the trigger and planned to design 400 meters behind the target, a fire net like a lava flow instantly covered the rear half of the entire fleet! In less than half a minute, more than 30,000 bullets were shot out by hundreds of machine guns, and a torrent of red flame was dragged behind the fleet, swaying in the air like a beautiful flame tail feather of a phoenix. However, in this spectacular scene, it was scared, which brought death and madness!
A small team of British fighters who rushed to the most kilometer were torn into pieces by dense large-caliber machine gun bullets before they even reacted! The warhead easily tore open the fragile skin of the plane, the combustion agent inside was detonated, and the entire plane turned into a fireball. The British wooden plane was very fragile in the face of this kind of incendiary bomb. At most, it would be completely destroyed if it hit 2 to 3 rounds. The flames spread rapidly along the fuselage and ropes. Even if it was not directly hit by the bullet, the pilot still had no time to parachute and was swallowed by the flames and shrapnel.
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