() The P-51s that rushed directly changed the situation completely. Under the attack of the P-51s with numerical and altitude advantages, the BF-109s and FW-190s that had just taken off were immediately in trouble. And the 4 US military aircraft

With the help of the P-51, the p-81 was able to devote itself to the attack. In just a few minutes, 8 German aircraft were shot down (only 3 of the aircraft's pilots were able to parachute safely), while the US military had one

The P-51 was shot down and another was injured.

The remaining German fighter planes fled to low altitudes and escaped under the protection of small-caliber anti-aircraft guns on the ground.

…

Throughout the day, for 12 hours, there will be waves of P-51 fighter jets coming and going at all times. They roam around various airports. There are a certain number of patrol fighter jets above each airport, and their total number is not more than

The United States has fewer fighter jets, but the number of patrol fighter jets over any airport is at an absolute disadvantage compared to those P-51s. This directly leads to the exchange ratio in every air battle being obviously beneficial to the Allies.

It's not that the Germans haven't thought about concentrating these fighter jets so that they won't suffer a loss when fighting the American P-51s, but in this way, the sky above other airports will be completely empty, which will give more space to those with larger capabilities.

P-81 opportunities for small fleet activities.

On this day, the Germans once again suffered huge losses. Since the number of Luftwaffe dispatches on this day was far greater than the previous day, the losses were also heavier. After the sun set, the sky over Europe fell temporarily silent. Due to the concentration of power,

For bombing suspected V1 missile bases, as well as railways, roads, and bridge hubs leading to those places, the number of bombers that the British can use for night bombing has also declined. So at night, the Germans can lick their wounds relatively undisturbed

Already.

On this day, the Luftwaffe lost a total of 118 fighter jets, including 58 bf-109 series, 54 fw-190 series, and 6 me-262 series. (The losses of jets were reduced.) Almost all of these aircraft were

It was shot down in a battle near the airport. If this situation continues, the Germans will absolutely not be able to bear it.

…

"We must divert the attention of Americans from this damn safari!" Marshal Catherine said to herself.

However, is there any way to divert the attention of the Americans? Obviously, the American commander has been keeping his eyes fixed on how to consume the pilots of the Luftwaffe. Is there anything that can divert his attention?

?

"We used v1 to divert the attention of the British. So what can we do to divert the attention of the Americans?"

Marshal Catherine has never found a good solution, but the fact that the Luftwaffe has no good solution does not mean that the Germans have no solution. A fledgling team has given Marshal Catherine unexpected help.

…

"The Führer established our SS Air Force in order to stop the enemy from bombing us indiscriminately. We must shoulder this responsibility - no matter how difficult it is! We are not afraid of any danger, yes we Germany

People have nothing to fear except God! So, don’t tell me about danger, don’t tell me that many pilots will die. We are different from the Air Force. We don’t have many babies who have flown for hundreds or thousands of hours. We only love Germany and love.

The passionate young man of the Führer! After we take off for combat, we don’t plan to come back again! So, doctor, reliability, safety, etc. are not a problem at all! The only thing you need to guarantee is that this thing can shoot down enemy bombers!"

SS Colonel Thomas was yelling at an engineer.

Thomas came from the Waffen-SS Viking Division and was originally an army commander. During a battle, an 82mm mortar shell hit the trench where he was and blew off one of his legs. But he still

He stayed on the position and continued to command until the Soviet attack was repulsed. In the hospital, due to severe infection, he had another small leg amputated. After recovering from the injury, he was allowed to go home to visit relatives, but

When he returned to Hamburg, he found that his home had become a large pond. During the British bombing of Hamburg, a heavy bomb hit his home, and his wife and children were all killed. But

All this didn't break him, it just made him crazier.

Later, at the will of the Führer, Marshal Göring began to form the SS Air Force. The team was quickly established, but it encountered a big problem in terms of personnel. This new team was short of people everywhere!

First of all, there was a lack of commanders. This was not a problem at first. As the commander of the Air Force, Göring had a way to recruit a group of air force officers. However, this plan was opposed by the head of state. The head of state was worried that the command personnel of the air force would be transferred at this time.

, would have a negative impact on the counterattack plan, and secondly, they did not want to see too many people from the Wehrmacht system infiltrate into the SS. Therefore, most of the commanders of this team later were composed of ground troops of the armed SS.

It was at this time that Thomas was drawn into the SS Air Force as commander.

In fact, what was more lacking than officers was pilots. Goering originally thought that as commander of the Air Force, he could easily get a group of experienced pilots to join the SS Air Force. However, the facts hit him hard.

A slap in the face. Except for Rudel, most of the aces showed no interest in joining the SS. Therefore, most of the pilots in this force now are those who have been rushed out of the aviation school and have no flying hours.

More than 100 noobs.

How can such a rookie win a battle? Although Thomas didn't know much about air combat, he also knew that during land battles, if there were no veterans in a team, they would all be supplementary soldiers who hadn't yet grown their beards.

, the combat effectiveness is only a 20% discount compared to a unit with a large number of veterans with equivalent equipment. Under certain conditions, it may even be a 10% discount. This kind of unit is purely cannon fodder.

Since the people on hand are all cannon fodder, the accident losses caused by poor equipment reliability are not that big of a deal, because anyway, no matter how reliable the equipment is, the rookie cannon fodder will still have a high accident rate.

of.

As a result, a particularly unreliable interceptor aircraft entered the view of the SS Air Force.

This kind of aircraft is the BA349 rocket-powered interceptor. As early as June 1939, Dr. Werner von Braun proposed a plan for a vertically launched rocket-propelled aircraft. At that time, it was technically deemed unrealistic by the Ministry of Aviation.

Denied. However, in the face of the increasingly powerful air pressure from the Allies, the Germans thought of a plan again, so the plan was hurriedly launched. In less than a month, a prototype of this thing was built.

In the first experiment, this thing directly set off fireworks in the air. In subsequent experiments, this thing has maintained an accident rate of more than 1/4. However, this thing is still in service. It became the SS aviation

The team’s proprietary weapon. (The Air Force said it would not kill him)

The fuselage of this thing is cylindrical, with short and straight wings without any vertical planes, and all longitudinal planes are on the cross-shaped tail. It uses a liquid fuel rocket engine, and its fuel tank is located

The middle part of the fuselage: T fuel tank (hydrogen peroxide and stabilizer) and C fuel tank (hydrazine methane hydrate), (these two fuels will spontaneously ignite once mixed, and are highly corrosive, so they must

Be very careful.) In order to increase the take-off speed, the BA349 also uses 4 solid booster rockets, which allows the BA349 to reach an altitude of 11,000 meters in 60 seconds. In terms of weapons, it was originally planned to be equipped with two 30mm MK108 aircraft cannons, but it was very difficult to

Obviously, the people driving it were all cheap cannon fodder. They did not have the skills to use weapons like the mk-108 for precise attacks, so in the end, the SS decided not to install cannons at all (it would also save money) and only equipped powerful ones.

rockets to more effectively deal with Allied bombers.

The way this thing takes off and lands is also very unique. First of all, it does not take off, but launches vertically. Before launching, a 24-meter-high launch tower will be erected, and its wingtips and abdominal wings are fixed.

On the guide rail to control the launch attitude. The aircraft's control system and control surface will be locked during launch until the booster rocket burns out and the explosive bolt blows away from the fuselage 10 seconds later. At this time, the control system

The system is turned on, and the ground controls the aircraft to climb via radio. Of course, the pilot can take over control at any time. When the BA349 climbs to close to 10,000 meters, the pilot controls the aircraft to descend and approach the enemy bomber formation (the US military generally approaches bombing at an altitude of 6,200 to 9,400 meters).

target), when the distance from the bomber is 1.6 to 3.2 kilometers, the pilot throws away the nose cone and fires 24 anti-air rockets. Then because the fuel is almost running out, the BA349 will directly descend to an altitude of 1,400 meters. At this altitude,

The pilot used explosive bolts to blow off the aircraft from the connection in the middle of the fuselage. The rear fuselage with the engine landed safely on the ground through an automatically opened parachute, so that the most precious engine could be used again. The pilot had to wait for a while.

Climb out of the cockpit to avoid being hit by the tail, the pilot opens his parachute, and the front fuselage is abandoned. (A large number of parts in this part are made of wood and are not valuable)

Such a complicated landing method requires a lot of pilots, and rookies will mess it up if they are not careful. But this is not a problem, because rookies are not worth anything.
Chapter completed!