When the first ray of sunshine in the morning shone on the battlefield outside Abersohh, people suddenly discovered that the scene here was like a purgatory of humanity: charred craters everywhere, broken limbs and broken arms, blood was accumulated in the depression, and grass and trees were gone.

Another round of offensive was defeated, and the British soldiers who fought hard for a night were both exhausted. Faced with the surge in casualties after dawn, the commander had to give up the attempt to make a quick decision and switch from positional offense to stalemate, which gave the coalition landing troops an extremely valuable respite. The soldiers repaired fortifications and consolidated defense. The entire company and camp of the landing troops joined the front line, and the anxious morale was stabilized. In the coastal waters of Abersohe, the spectacular scene of "thousands of sails by the side of the boat" made every witness unable to help but feel excited...

"All Storm Squadrons are concerned that we are close to the bombing area and there are signs of fire exchange in the nearby airspace. Be careful!"

The radio wave carrying the communication information came from a single-engine, biplane, double-seater, and the fuselage was marked with the clover logo. Two young pilots sat in the cockpit with a closed shed hatch cover. The former used the airborne radio while scanning the forward area with a vigilant gaze, while the latter was focused on the rear view, with both hands firmly controlling the backward machine gun.

Around this fighter, more than 30 aircraft of the same model lined up in two large herringbone formations, each with a short cigar-shaped medium-sized aviation bomb hanging under the belly, and two short round light bombs were mounted on each wing. These murderous fighters were the ik-20 light bombers developed and manufactured by the Royal Ireland Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, which is far less famous than Deutsche Airways ju-30. However, when it comes to the ik-20t carrier-based aircraft nicknamed "Swordfish", many people will remember the sinking of the Iowa, which caused a sensation around the world four years ago. Although there is no argument for this incident that almost detonated the world war, it is generally believed that the culprit of sinking the American battleship "Iowa" was the "Swordfish" that Ireland aided the Mexican Christian Resistance Army, and the pilot was most likely Irish.

The two squadrons' ik-20s flew at a stable attitude at an altitude of more than 200 meters above sea level, and within a few kilometers, they would arrive at the reserved bombing area. At this moment, a scream came from the radio communication channel: "Enemy planes were found on the upper right!"

The Irish pilots sitting upright in the cockpit looked up and saw a few lead-colored shadows diving from a high place. With the performance characteristics of the light bomber, scattered dodging was the best choice at this time, but their escort fighter jets were already heading towards them, and the two squadron commanders all in agreement to keep their formation.

On the Cohen Peninsula, the battle for air supremacy in the battlefield was not decided, and the lessons learned from the previous day were profound. When the coalition forces dispatched bombers to the Cohen Peninsula, the proportion of escort fighters was at least one to one. The several enemy planes that appeared at this moment seemed not to be a problem, but the variables in air combat were often more than land and naval battles. The escort fighters that were twice as good as opponents could not guarantee the absolute safety of their own bombers. Only a British single-wing fighter was like a dribbling master on the football field, swaying left and right, flashing through the blocking of Irish fighters at high speed, followed by a burst of machine guns like fried beans. In the middle of a flash, an ik-20 was hit by a series of bullets, and black smoke came out of the engine position. After a moment, it could no longer maintain a stable flight. The fuselage tilted and the stall fell to the sea.

The attack was like chopping melons and vegetables. The sharp performance of the British fighter jets gave the nervous Irish bomber pilots the heads of the head, and the rear-seat machine guns roared hard, but their firepower seemed pale and powerless in front of the flexible British fighter jet.

The commander's voice sounded in the headphones of the bomber pilots at the right time: "Keep the formation! Pay attention to cover!"

The plane that was just shot down left a vacant, and in addition, the flight formation remained the same, but these pilots who were just on the battlefield were very nervous at the moment. They were very worried that this fatal enemy would bring them more losses. Maintaining formation means living and dying with their comrades rather than fighting for personal luck.

Fortunately, the elite route of the Irish Air Force allowed them to have enough excellent pilots to join the front line at the beginning of the war. Two escort fighters quickly came to fill the seats. Under their fierce pursuit, the British fighter just now had the power to dodge, so how could he have the chance to attack the bomber formation again?

After this little episode, the two squadrons' ik-20s quickly flew into the battlefield airspace and reduced the flight altitude to about fifty meters as planned as planned. However, when the plane flies at such an altitude, whether it is its clear appearance, raised airflow or loud engine roar, it will bring strong sensory stimulation to people on the ground.

The use of tactical bombers to carry out low-altitude and ultra-low-altitude bombing is not the idea of ​​a coalition commander for a moment, but the new tactics that emerged in the early 20s. The Allies and the United States and the United Kingdom all have many highly respected advocates. Therefore, Germany, IA, Britain, the Soviet Union, Japan, the United States and other countries have successively developed and equipped light bombers that meet the requirements of low-altitude bombing, among which Germany's Ju-30 "light crossbow" is most famous. Because it is favored by the crown prince William, by the time the war broke out, the Luftwaffe had been equipped with 2,900

More than a hundred ju-30s are the bombers with the largest number of single-type equipment. What is unique is that many ju-30 brigades have formed semi-fixed relationships with the Army's standing corps, and play a role similar to the military heavy artillery group in daily training and exercises. On the first day of the war, before the coalition forces landed on the Cohen Peninsula, groups of ju-30s bombed Redling and Abersoh under the cover of fighters. Judging from the subsequent battle situation, the low-altitude bombing effect was remarkable.

"Didn't see the enemy's attacking troops? Have they retreated?"

"I didn't see a trace of a British soldier, but there were many motionless chariots. I wonder if they were completely destroyed."

"Don't worry about them, our target is those living British soldiers, they should be in the trenches... Yes, I think I saw that there are a lot of people in the trenches ahead... Everyone pays attention to the trenches that are heading north and south, which are the lines of defense we lost last night, and now they have been taken for themselves by the British. We fly along the trenches, then drop bombs, strafing, retreating, and be careful of ground fire!"

Invisible radio waves shuttled and fro over the battlefield, and the two herringbone formations gradually adjusted to incompletely regular flight columns. As they approached the winding and crater-covered trench, bullets from the ground quickly became dense. However, fighter jets in low-altitude flight were not as free as flying in mid-to-high altitudes. Every move must be cautious, otherwise they may crash on their own before being hit by enemy guns and cannons.

The leading fighter was the first to fly over the trench. Before it could drop bombs, a series of bullets hit its fuselage and wings, and even a few aviation bombs hitting the belly of the aircraft sputtered Mars. This situation made people sweat. But like most light bombers with low-altitude bombing as their main combat skills, the protection settings of the ik-20 are very targeted. Ordinary bullets shot from below are almost unlikely to penetrate its engine, cockpit and fuel tank parts. The penetration injuries in other locations are usually not fatal.

Flying fighter jets through the rain of bullets, the Irish pilots were both full of enthusiasm and fear. With such ambivalence, they completed the bomb drop of 150 kilograms of aviation bombs in as short as possible. They could either kill or injure creatures within a radius of 30 to 40 meters. The 50 kilograms of aviation bombs could send the entire row of soldiers curled up in the trenches to heaven. They kept creating one round "vacuum area" after another in British positions.

The explosion was so powerful that the plane that quickly lifted up after the bomb was dropped had a clear tremor in the air.

During the pulling process, each ik-20 rear-fire machine gunner took the opportunity to fire. Most of them had to fire all the drums before giving up. Then, these Irish bombers quickly climbed to a flight altitude of five or six hundred meters, gathered their formation, and returned westward. After re-forming, the pilots were surprised to find that in this seemingly dangerous low-altitude bombing, their loss rate was less than 10%!

The higher you stand, the further you see. Looking back and looking down at the battlefield, the bomber pilots have a more objective understanding of the battlefield pattern. In fact, the British infantry crowded in the trenches are not the most ideal targets of attack. The field artillery deployed behind the front line and the woods that may be used to gather troops and hoard ammunition are the most valuable bombing targets.

Before the fleet left the battlefield, a new warning came from the communication channel: "A team of British fighters has caught up from behind! Where are our escort fighters?"

The accompanying escort fighters failed to appear in time, but fortunately, several single-wing fighters painted in gray-green camouflage came towards them. Their wingspans looked no shorter than those of the ik-20, and the fuselage was like a sharp jackhammer. The front landing gear was sagged, and the aerodynamic performance was obviously much better than those of the early fighters.

"It's the Luftwaffe's Fokker G-51!" Someone in the communication channel shouted excitedly, "Long live!"

"It's coming just right! Let them deal with British fighters, we continue to climb and evacuate at full speed." The squadron commander ordered.

Thanks to its excellent design performance, the German Fokker G-51 seemed to be at ease on the battlefield, but they were not omnipotent existences after all. The British fighter jets chasing the enemy seemed to be strongly revenge. They only entangled the German fighter jets with some of their troops, and the rest fought desperately. A few minutes later, the escorted Irish fighter jets arrived, but the ik-20s that could return to Ireland had 6 less than 1000 air supremacy. Each attack by tactical bombers would inevitably take great risks.
Chapter completed!