Because the number of zso523 air assault transport aircraft was 10 more than originally planned, the 1st air assault Theodore von Shipur Airborne Army also installed his army command and included it in the list of the first batch of airdrops.

At 9:10 am on April 25, Admiral Shipur Airborne had already boarded the zso523 air assault transport aircraft numbered No. 0578 at 9:10 am on April 25.

This zso523 is modified and is no longer a simple assault transport aircraft, but a flying command. The inside of the "Big Belly" cabin is now a small and complete command center, with maps, sand tables, radio stations, and telephones. And chains are used to fix several Steyr command vehicles/communications vehicles inside the cabin.

The upper cabin of the zso523 assault transport aircraft (located at the rear of the cockpit) was converted into a small office and lounge. A fixed desk was placed, and two folded traverse beds were hung on the aircraft cabin.

Colonel Hoptman Walter Cork, who had commanded the Battle of Eben-Emmel Fortress, is now the chief of staff of the 1st Air Assault Army. After confirming that all five Aerial Assault Battalions and 18 Paratroopers battalions and the 1st Air Assault Army headquarters have completed boarding operations, he also took his adjutant to board the No. 0578 aircraft.

"Admiral, all the boarding operations have been completed!" Colonel Cork sat down next to Admiral Shiple's Airborne and put on his seat belt. "Now we are really going to Newfoundland Island... The Americans will definitely be shocked by us! The tanks falling from the sky are so crazy."

"It's crazy," Admiral Shiple looked at the neatly arranged zso523 aircraft outside the window. "It's also very risky. It's simply the madman's actions. Americans who lack military imagination will definitely not think of it. The question now is whether the naval aviation can clear the fighter jets on Newfoundland?"

The purpose of the previous series of feint attacks and fierce air battles was to disperse the Americans' aviation forces on Newfoundland Island, but even if all efforts were successful, a large number of American fighters would still appear in the airspace of Newfoundland Island. Therefore, the key to the success or failure of the air assault operation is whether the German carrier-based aircraft can clear the air above Newfoundland Island.

"Yes, sure!" When Colonel Cork answered, an open radio station in the cabin suddenly rang, "General Hippel, I am Student, are you ready? The St. Mary can set sail."

Admiral Shipur picked up the communicator and replied, "General, I am Hipel. I received the order. The Santa Maria is ready and can set sail at any time."

"Very good! Santa Maria is set sail now, and I wish you all the best."

"St. Mary's departure" is the code for the departure of the transport fleet! When the commander of the airborne troop General Stuttant Air Force issued the order "St. Mary's departure now", one plane after another parked at the airport began to roar. Admiral Shiple and Colonel Cork felt that the plane they were on began to taxi, and the engine thundered, and the speed of the taxi became faster and faster. Finally, the huge body roared into the air.

Because the zso523 aircraft have a slower speed, they will take off first, and then the Folk 42. However, the first one to arrive over the Avalon Peninsula on Newfoundland Island is the Folk 42 that departs later. According to the plan, they will airborne around 11 a.m. Newfoundland time, and two and a half hours will be the time for the zso523 aircraft group to launch an air assault.

If all goes well, before the air raid starts, the paratroopers who are airborne should be able to capture some key aircraft landing sites with air support.

While the transport planes on the Azores took off one after another, fierce air combat had already begun over Newfoundland. Unlike the last time when the Americans were caught off guard by a jet, they had already prepared this time, so no plane dared to fly over 10,000 meters to hit the muzzle of the me262t. Even if the German me264 was swaying from a height of 10,000 meters, the American planes resolutely hovered in the airspace below 5,000 meters.

Moreover, the weather over Newfoundland Island today is not particularly good, with large clusters of clouds floating in the air. Therefore, it is difficult to find the airport on the ground with visual sight from more than 10,000 meters, so it is naturally impossible to deploy remote control missiles.

However, even if the American planes hide below 5,000 meters, they still cannot escape the encirclement of as many as 940 German Folk 636 and me262t fighter jets.

The first one to fly over Newfoundland Island to perform the "clearing mission" were the 140 me262t and 160 Folk 636 fighters commanded by Hessman. After confirming that the US fighter jets dare not fly to high altitude to fight, Hessman divided the 300 fighters under his command into two parts. The 160 Folk 636 fighters were reduced to a height of 5,000 meters. Relying on excellent low-altitude performance to fight the American p-51, which is not only the P-51, but the only one who dares to fight the Folk 636 at this altitude is the P-51.

The remaining 140 jets formed 35 4-aircraft formations, of which 1 4-aircraft formation was responsible for protecting Little Hessman's landlines. The remaining 34 formations were guided by Little Hessman's early warning aircraft to search for F-13 early warning aircraft that annihilate nearby Americans.

The tactic of fighting early warning aircraft was proposed by Moldes after the last big air battle in Newfoundland, and soon received the support of front-line air combat commanders such as Hessman Jr. and Heinz Barr.

But this tactic is not easy to implement, because the radar of this era not only has limited detection distance, but also has low resolution, so it is difficult to distinguish between large early warning aircraft and heavy fighter aircraft (the latter is about one-third to half of the size of the former). However, today's situation is just an exception. American fighters are hiding below 5,000 meters, while their early warning aircraft hide at high altitudes to command. Because the American early warning aircraft are modified with a b-29, and the nose of the b-29 is a large glass cover, so there is no way to follow the radar, so the radar is placed on the belly of the aircraft, and it is impossible to "see" it at all, and it is not easy to modify. In contrast, it is easy to modify the bv-138e on the head of the radar to expand the aircraft's vision of searching upwards.

Little Hessman rode a bv138e around the edge of the battlefield where fierce battles were fought in the air and found two small aircraft groups. From the radar screen, they all had 4-5 light spots, with an altitude of around 7,000 meters (this is the fastest altitude of the high-altitude B-29). It was obvious that several fighters were protecting an early warning aircraft!

The 4-plane formation of 34 jets was divided into two groups, and under the command of Hessman, he rushed to two small American aircraft groups dozens of kilometers away at the highest speed. Their actions were soon discovered by the Americans, and the two early warning aircraft groups did not care about commanding the air battle and all accelerated to escape.

However, no matter how many f-13 early warning aircraft modified from the b-29, it could not run away, but the me262t commanded by the early warning aircraft. After a few minutes of the chase, two f-13s and eight p-61s that escorted them were caught by the me262. The 30mm cannon fired a series of flames in the air, smashing all the f-13s and p-61s that turned around to block the gun hole.

After solving the US early warning aircraft, Hessman Jr. immediately commanded the me262t jet to lower the altitude to support the Folk 636 that was in a group with the opponent in airspace below 5,000 meters.

He first ordered the Fokker 636 to raise the height. Not all opponents would be fooled by the fighter jets that lured the Americans to follow, but the fighter jets that lost the command of the early warning aircraft were in chaos. Some P-51 fighters did not care about the "cordon line" of 5,000 meters in order to compete with the Fokker 636 (without the command of the early warning aircraft, the British pilots did not know that the me262t was hovering above their heads), and as a result, the me262t that dived was caught and was shot down in an instant.

The remaining American fighters saw something wrong and rushed under the clouds. Hessmann did not make any ambiguity and immediately ordered all the Folk 636 to rush down the clouds to chase the American p-51, while the me262t dispersed in a formation of 4 aircraft at a height of 5,000 meters above the clouds.

After a while, another batch of P-51s were seduced and rushed into the clouds. As soon as they emerged, they were hit by me262t. Suddenly, many P-51s were hit by 30mm machine cannons and fell head-on to the ground.

The reason for this is that although the Folk 636, which rushed down the clouds, had low-altitude performance that exceeded the p-51 end, under the command of Hessman, these Folk 636s did not fight with the p-51 at all. Instead, they adopted energy tactics, pulled up and dived, using their own weight and more powerful firepower to fight condescending energy tactics.

Now the Americans' p-51 is a tragedy. They want to fight with Folk 636 but cannot. They want to compete with Folk 636 for climbing (p-51 is not much lighter than Folk 636. If they can grab the altitude, they can dive). However, they are repeatedly attacked by me262t at high altitude. The size and firepower of me262t are much stronger than that of the p-51. If they "attack the nose", the p-51 will suffer a great loss!

But if these p-51s don't compete with Folk 636 to climb and grab the height, and wait until the opponent climbs to the altitude and then dives, he will be beaten again!

The air combat soon became one-sided. With the cooperation of Folk 636 and me262t, less than 300 German fighter jets seemed to have become the owners of Newfoundland Island.

However, at this time, Hessmann noticed that the fighter he commanded encountered almost all the Americans' P-51 fighters with superior mid- and low-altitude performance, the p-47, f7f and p-61, and the British "Sky" high-altitude fighter that hardly showed up.
Chapter completed!