() On this day, the bomber unit performed the synthesis and deployment of box formations in front of Kotin. One day later, it carried the Soviets for a high-altitude bombing training. Then, according to the agreement between the two sides, one week later, the Soviet

Pilots will fly fighter jets and conduct a confrontation exercise with bomber units.

To be honest, the Soviets attach great importance to this confrontation drill with the bomber force, even more than they attach importance to the confrontation drill with the American fighter ace. The reason for this may not need to be explained in too much detail. After all, at least for now

, we are still allies.

To say that Ke Jing is really a talent, as soon as he returned to his station, he immediately got into his office and started working hard, without even eating dinner. When the lanterns came on, the tired Ke Jing came out, holding a

Holding a piece of paper. Instead of going to rest, he summoned the Soviet pilots for a meeting.

"Everyone, tell me what you think of the American bombers." Seeing that everyone was here, Kogin spoke first.

"The bomb load and range are very good, and the strike power is very powerful. It's very powerful!"

"The self-defense firepower is very strong, and there are almost no blind spots." It was Alvin who spoke, "I have looked in several machine gun towers. The position of the machine gun is reasonable, and the lethality of the 12.7 machine gun is also very reliable. I think we should get closer.

You have to be careful with this thing."

"I carefully observed some of the structures of this aircraft. The beams are very strong, and the distance between the engines is also good. It is difficult to destroy two at once. I feel that even if I use a 37mm cannon and hit one or two rounds, it may not be able to

Shoot it down." Varya said that for the first time, she discovered that even the firepower of the 37-gun can sometimes seem insufficient.

"Yes, that thing is really strong. I think even if a plane hits it, let alone hitting a few shells, as long as it doesn't hit a fatal place, it may not be able to knock it down." It was Cove who said this.

praise.

"Moreover, their formation is also very troublesome. The self-defense firepower of their box-shaped formation is very strong. If the number of fighter jets is small, it will be easy to suffer losses if they rush over." Varya added, "If

To launch an attack, you must choose a good angle."

"Comrade Varya is right," Kotin said. "The Americans' formation is indeed very good. To defeat these bombers, we must first know what the weaknesses of their formation are. I have done some research, and you can take a look.

."

Kogin said as he put a piece of paper on the table.

"What is this?" Skomorokhov took the piece of paper and looked at it carefully.

"Comrade Kotin, you used to study mathematics, but you actually built a mathematical model for the American bomber formation?" Popkov, who stretched his neck to watch, shouted.

"I built a mathematical model, let me take a look." Varya put his hand on the table, jumped over the table, and snatched the paper from Skomorokhov's hand.

As he watched, Varya gradually frowned: "The idea is very good, and the conclusion is also correct. But Comrade Kejin, you have been calculating this problem for a long time? How could you come up with such a complicated algorithm?

Wouldn't you..." Varya simply turned the piece of paper over and put it on the table, then took out a pencil, "Look at this...if you do this...if you do this...this...doesn't it count? You actually..."

Kogin came over, picked up the piece of paper, and looked at Varya's calculation. Then he had to admit that this woman's algorithm was indeed better than his.

"As long as the final data is correct." Ke Jin was a little unhappy, "Look, if we have enough time, we can attack from this angle, so that we will suffer the least impact. If we pursue maximum efficiency, then this frontal

This is a good angle.”

"It's so troublesome there, but I actually have a more effective way. I can definitely destroy this flying Spanish phalanx." Valia said.

"What can we do? Tell us?"

"Simple, each plane carries 8 to 10 rockets and fire them head-on to ensure the problem is solved."

"This is a good idea. We will use this method next time to give the Americans some color!"

"No! This plan must be kept secret!" Kogin stood up and looked at everyone seriously, "Don't discuss this plan again before returning home. Just pretend that Comrade Varya has never mentioned it."

…

A week later, the confrontation began as scheduled.

Because the confrontation took place at an altitude of 7,000 meters, Soviet pilots no longer flew the P-39 and F6F they were more familiar with. Both aircraft lacked turbocharging and would cause heart attacks at high altitudes. Considering the bomber's

For self-defense firepower, everyone replaced them with more sturdy P-47s.

Varya also changed into a P-47. She was now looking around, searching for targets. However, bombers are much easier to find than fighter jets, especially bombers flying at high altitudes. At high altitudes, the cold causes water vapor to condense on the

On the small particles of exhaust gas emitted by the aircraft engine, the engine will leave a long track in the sky. The four engines of each bomber pull out four tracks, and more than 40 bombers leave the track

From a distance, it looks like a shining silver river.

So from a long way away, Varya found the target. So she started to approach with a fleet of P-47s.

At high altitude, just as a group of fighter jets can spot bombers from a long distance, bombers can also spot a group of fighter planes from a long distance because they also drag a long track behind them.

So just as Walia's P-47 fleet approached, the bombers were also ready.

"Attention, reiterate the discipline. Under no circumstances are you allowed to deviate from the planned route, and no evasive actions are allowed! Maintain the formation, and the machine gunner is ready!"

Varya also issued an order: "We will attack from the front and try to disperse them in one go!"

The risk of passing by the four corners and attacking the bombers at the four corners is minimal. However, this method will be very slow to take effect. When dealing with real large formations, the effect is quite limited. Therefore, the most direct method is

Or a head-on attack.

The bomber group in front of Valia formed a box formation with four floors above and below. Valia set the target on the top floor. This is because, after completing the attack, you can escape by climbing directly.

The US bombers' self-defense firepower has such a range of damage that they can even enter the attack route again with a simple follow-up action.

Walia led the fleet of aircraft to dive down from an altitude of 8,000 meters, and the speed of the fighter jets climbed to 800 kilometers per hour. This is not a speed suitable for accurate shooting, but such a speed brings a super high closing rate

, will put a lot of pressure on the rookie bomber pilots. This feeling of being about to collide will easily make the rookies make some evasive actions. And these evasive actions will force other bombers to also make evasive actions.

Then it causes a chain reaction, eventually leading to the collapse of the entire box formation.

Although the rookies have been warned before, they are not allowed to dodge at any time. And they also understand that people will not really hit them head-on. But when they see a plane swooping over at an extremely high speed,

Still extremely nervous. Some guys instinctively want to dodge.

In fact, the chance of a fighter jet hitting a bomber is not high. The fighter pilots are all veterans, and they all know when to pull up the plane to avoid a collision. On the contrary, if the bomber dodges on its own, it is easy to cause a fight between the bombers.

Collision incident. Therefore, during training, every rookie captain is assigned an instructor. One of their important duties is to stop the rookies when they cannot withstand the pressure and want to make evasive maneuvers.

At this time, the instructors worked, and they decisively stopped the irrational behavior of the rookies. This meant that Valia's attack could not really cause the bomber formation to collapse.

The Soviets actually only knew this. However, according to the agreement, during the assault, if the instructor in any bomber intervened, it would automatically be deemed that the bomber had been shot down. The instructor would temporarily take over the bomber and control the bomber.

It flew out of formation.

Valia drove the P-47 until he could clearly see the pale face of the rookie pilot inside the bomber, then he pulled up the plane and passed over the bomber one by one.

"These idiots are really crazy." Inside the bomber, instructor Haig cursed while holding down the hand of the screaming rookie!

After the first round of raids, 6 aircraft automatically broke away from the formation. This shows that in the attack just now, the pilots of these six aircraft tried to change their course to evade. If the instructors had not stopped them, maybe the entire bomber group would have

Everything is in chaos now.

However, such an attack by Valia and the others is not without cost. In such an attack, they will also be shot by many machine guns. I am afraid they also received a lot of bullets. However, the situation of being shot will have to wait until the camera gun

Only after the photos here are developed can we judge.

The Soviets launched several more assaults, but the effects of the last few assaults were far less effective than the first. After the attack, there were no more aircraft that automatically broke away from the formation.

One day later, the interpretation of the camera photos was also completed. After the first round of attacks, 12 more B-24s were judged to be injured, four of which were judged to have been shot down. As for the 16 Soviet P-47s,

Except for Skomorokhov's plane, all of them were damaged (Skomorokhov, the Soviet ace who shot down 46 enemy planes in history). What's even more awesome is that this guy's plane never failed in the entire war.

was hit), and the fighter jet of Valia and two other pilots was deemed to have been shot down. It can be seen that even a rookie bomber cannot be underestimated.
Chapter completed!