() The next day, Harry's squadron continued to attack. However, their formation method changed. The two-plane formation was replaced by a larger four-plane formation. And this so-called four-plane formation was not really a four-plane formation in the strict sense.

aircraft formation, it should be said to be a 2+2 formation.

In this formation, the two P-81s are in a lower and forward position, and the other two aircraft are following behind and above. The vertical height difference between the two groups is about 1500 meters, and the horizontal distance is also 1500 meters.

About meters. This distance is a little far for ordinary fighter jets. It is very likely that the aircraft in front will be in a hard fight and the support aircraft behind will not be able to arrive in time. However, considering the super powerful P-81

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With its high speed and dive capabilities, an aircraft at the rear and above will arrive at the battlefield much faster than an ordinary aircraft. In addition, this kind of fighter aircraft has a strong physique. As long as it is not hit by large-caliber anti-aircraft guns such as the 88-gun,

Generally speaking, it will not be solved by others. Therefore, this problem is not outstanding. However, widening the distance can bring a benefit, that is, the increase of concealment. It allows the fighters in the back row to have more oriole.

opportunity.

The four planes set off two in front and two in back. Soon, they caught up with the P-51 unit that had set off earlier than them.

Now that he was very close to the target, Harry began to lower his altitude. This was not to avoid the German radar. In fact, the German radar was very average. It was quite reliable for targets the size of bombers, but not for fighters.

It's hard to say what small targets are like. When the sky is full of large escort aircraft, who can notice the small targets of four planes? Besides, the current attitude of Americans is not to be afraid of being discovered - discovered

You could send a plane out to fight me!

Over a certain German airport, 4 BF-109s and 4 FW-190s were circling and guarding nearby. These fighter jets were also divided into two altitude levels. The BF-109s were at a relatively higher altitude of 3,500 meters, while the FW-190s were at a relatively higher altitude of 3,500 meters.

At an altitude of about 3000 meters.

The weather on this day was pretty good, but there were still some medium-sized clouds at an altitude of 3,000 meters, sparsely dotted in the blue sky.

Harry led his formation to approach the airport from an altitude of 1,500 meters at a speed of 530 kilometers per hour. Looking from a distance, one could see two planes preparing to take off on the gray airport runway. Harry did not immediately

He rushed over and began to look around at the sky around him.

"Before launching an attack on the enemy, the most important thing is to ensure your own safety. Strategically, the emphasis is on destroying the enemy, and only by destroying the enemy can you protect yourself; but tactically, preserving yourself is a priority, and only by preserving yourself can you protect yourself.

Only in this way can we effectively attack the enemy." This was the principle that Ron established for the fighter force in this battle.

"Before going into battle, you must carefully observe the air situation and understand the situation of both the enemy and ourselves. Don't rush into battle!" This is the teaching of "Reverse Cross" to every fighter pilot. If a pilot is not accustomed to walking, he will

Walk out a few irregular S, and habitually look at the 6 o'clock direction without looking back every 10 seconds on average. Then he is definitely not trained in "reverse cross".

This good habit and the P-81's cockpit with good visibility saved Harry. When he looked back, he saw several FW-190s diving vertically above his six o'clock position. It was estimated that these guys were planning to attack.

Go under the belly of your plane and give yourself a powerful one.

"Turn sharply right!" Harry broke the radio silence and gave the order to his wingman. At the same time, he rolled 90 degrees to the left and began to circle to the left. The two P-81s immediately separated left and right and began to rotate in opposite directions.

"Discovered!" Seeing the two strange-looking American planes in front of them suddenly make such movements, Captain Marcus, who had the idea of ​​​​sneaking up to attack them, understood that there was no chance of a sneak attack.

However, being unable to make a sneak attack does not mean that they cannot fight. Now the two German fighter jets have an advantage in both energy and angle. In terms of energy, they dived from an altitude of 3,000 meters. By relying on the dive, they gained a range of nearly 800 kilometers.

In terms of speed and angle, they were now at the 6 o'clock direction of the American aircraft. Therefore, Marcus believed that they had every chance of shooting down these two weird-looking American aircraft.

"Kerry, attack the one on the right!" Marcus ordered to another crew. At the same time, he and his wingman began to roll rapidly to the left, trying to cut into the American line.

The horizontal hovering of the fw-190 is quite average, far inferior to the British Spitfire, and almost any American fighter aircraft still serving the Allies except the P-47, and of course not as good as the Japanese.

Zero war and ki-43,

It is not even comparable to the Germans' own BF-109, which is known as the "Flying Slate". However, the FW-190 has one feature that is extremely good, which makes the problem of poor hovering less serious. This feature is roll

.

The fw-190 has the best roll among World War II aircraft. The roll rate is astonishingly high. This allows an fw-190 pilot following an enemy aircraft to find that the enemy has begun to roll and intends to turn.

Complete the roll first and enter the steering. In this way, although fw-

The 190's hovering ability is not very good, but it can use the time difference caused by rapid rolling to cut into the enemy aircraft's inner line first and get a chance to fire. And with the powerful firepower of the fw-190 series aircraft, it can attack some smaller aircraft.

A single hit on a target is enough to be fatal.

The wingman following Marcus moved a little slower and failed to get a chance to fire, but Marcus still seized the opportunity and fired at the American fighter plane.

The artillery shells whizzed past Harry's cockpit. Harry clearly heard several "puff-puff-puff" sounds - that was the sound made by the German 20mm cannon hitting his own plane. Harry saw a round hitting the plane.

On the left wing, a small hole was drilled in the wing, and a few rounds may have hit the fuselage. Fortunately, there were no problems with the control of the aircraft.

"It would be great if it was equipped with mk-108. A few hits would definitely kill this guy!" Marcus clearly saw that the American plane was hit by several 20mm shells, but not even a single slag was dropped.

At one point, I can't help but think of the 30mm caliber mk-108 aircraft cannon.

But Marcus also knew that the mk-108's speed was too slow, coupled with its low muzzle velocity and poor ballistics, it was not suitable for fighting targets such as fighter jets. In fact, if he had used the mk-108 just now,

108, most of them won’t be able to hit a single shot. (So the fw-190 that performs air surveillance missions will not carry such a heavy thing that is not efficient when attacking fighter jets)

The horizontal hovering ability of the fw-190 is not enough for Marcus to stay behind the Americans. At the same time, his current speed is too fast, which also leads to a severe wing compression effect, making the already poor hovering ability even worse.

It sucks. However, the fw-190 has never been used to compete with the enemy horizontally. To drive it, you must insist on making movements on the vertical plane. It is the most typical BZ fighter.

Marcus quickly pulled up the fighter plane, used his current high speed to jump to a high altitude, and then dived to attack the enemy plane. Now while his fw-190 was climbing at an almost vertical angle, he turned his head and worked hard

The ground wants to maintain visual contact with the target.

It's just that the fw-190's field of vision is really problematic. Since the cockpit is deeply embedded in the fuselage, (so the resistance is small) the rear view of the aircraft is almost nonexistent. The enemy plane dives downward while turning towards him.

The rear quickly hid in the blind spot of his vision.

However, Marcus was not helpless. He continued to pull the lever and began to enter the inverted flying state. In this way, he raised his head (he was in a head-down state at this time) and quickly found the target again. So he continued to pull the control

pole and dive towards the opponent.

Considering the strength of the enemy aircraft, Marcus hoped that this shot could hit the opponent from the side and front (this can maximize the lethality of the shell) rather than from the side and rear like just now. (Although such a hit

The rate is higher.) So he adopted a more radical forward tracking method (pointing the nose of the aircraft

In front of the opponent's nose, compared to a rear-facing pursuit with the nose pointed at the opponent's tail, this attack is more aggressive, of course more unstable, and easier to get rid of.) He believes that if the enemy plane just runs away, it will

With the fw-190's excellent rolling, he will definitely get a good chance to shoot again.

Of course Harry also saw this attack. At this time, relying on diving and accelerating at full power, he had already reached a speed of about 680 kilometers. His wingman had also completed a circle at this time, turned behind him, and followed

His two enemy planes temporarily lost their target and did not immediately dive with Marcus.

Seeing the enemy plane rushing down, he also pulled the lever and jumped up, forming an oblique head-to-head situation with the enemy plane. In this way, Harry might be able to get a chance to confront his opponent at an angle.

The American 20-gun has higher fire speed and muzzle velocity, as well as a more reasonable bullet type (but the warhead charge is smaller than the German product), so it also has a range that far exceeds the German 20-gun. Plus p

The -81 is equipped with as many as 6 such aerial cannons, which is not a good choice for her to use the Germans with energy advantages. So Marcus quickly made a barrel roll, and both sides missed it, and neither of them had a chance.

Get a chance to shoot.

Marcus pulled up the plane again and jumped upwards, while the lower-speed Harry Formation took advantage of the P-81's center of gravity being farther back than ordinary planes and raising its head faster, quickly completed a somersault, and began to dive downwards.
Chapter completed!