Although the opponent was a Russian fighter and he was the No. 3 ace of the Luftwaffe, it took nearly 20 seconds for Manfred von Richterhofen to get rid of the opponent and made a total of 6 air maneuvers, which was a situation he rarely encountered on the American battlefield.

After the last half rolling and reversing - quickly rolled to one side, causing the plane to fly in a state of backward with the belly facing upward, and then pulled the pole backward, so that the plane's heading changed by 180 degrees during the process of reversing from reverse to forward flight. At the same time, by sacrificing altitude in exchange for speed, Manfred finally threw away the clingy Russian fighter. However, the other party was really cunning, or skilled, and he deflected the fighter to his left 90 degrees, and then a rapid turn, he returned to the position behind Manfred. However, the distance between the two sides was from more than 600 meters to more than 1,000 meters. At this time, Manfred's two wingmen were just from the opposite side.

Flying in the direction, after flying past Manfred, the Russian fighter jet was quickly rushed towards the Russian fighter jet. Then all the firepower of the two aircraft fired in a salvo. Within one second, 180 7.92mm machine gun bullets and 16 20mm machine shells flew towards the other side. Even an armored vehicle could hardly resist such fierce firepower, let alone a Russian fighter jet wrapped in thin iron. After being hit by a large string of bullets, the Russian fighter jet immediately sobbed and fell to the ground. I don’t know if it was the canopy hood stuck or the pilot was directly hung up. In short, the plane dragged black smoke until it fell to the ground and exploded. During this period, there was no sign of the pilot escaping.

Although his combat formation skillfully cooperated to the other side, Manfred still deeply felt the performance and pilot quality of the Russian fighter. He did not know that his combat team killed a Japanese man named Hiroyo Yamashita who had great potential to become a super ace pilot. This person had served in the Japanese Kasumi Air Force and later became the Japanese naval general Iroku Yamamoto once served as a commander in this aviation force. Due to his outstanding skills, Yamashita had performed outstandingly in the exercises and competitions within the Japanese army many times. At the age of 21, he and three other excellent pilots were called the "Four Little Kings" in the Japanese aviation force. This person originally hoped to improve his experience and strength by fighting with the Germans, but he did not expect to be shot down by the "Red Baron" combat team for the first time.

At this time, Manfred had no time to think so much. Another Russian fighter jet soon appeared in front of him. Manfred glanced at his speedometer. The landline was flying at a speed of nearly 400 kilometers per hour, while the other party was still a thousand meters away. So he skillfully pulled the joystick with a slight sense of pressure. The plane then entered a vertical climbing state and quickly climbed to a high place. When the altimeter index gradually rose, the speedometer told the baron that the plane was getting closer and closer to the stall state. When Manfred saw the Russian fighter jet running through him from the corner of his eyes, the plane would also enter a stall state.

Seeing that the time had arrived, Manfred stepped on the rudder pedal and quickly changed the aileron state. The operation in the blink of an eye made the Messerchmitt quickly turn the 180-degree head to the right and point straight to the ground. The engine was still operating with all its strength, the fighter began to fall vertically, and the index on the speedometer was increasing rapidly.

At this time, Manfred glanced at the speedometer and altimeter every second. When the altitude dropped to 900 meters, he pulled the joystick again. The seat plane then changed to a vertical dive with huge centrifugal force, and the speed had reached a maximum of 45 kilometers. It was like this jump, falling, and the downward maneuvering action. Manfred put his plane under the ground behind the Russian fighter plane that was flying towards him just now.

At this time, the opponent's firepower was helpless, but he could approach the opponent from the tail with the highest speed. In less than 10 seconds, the white fighter had entered Manfred's sight. After a precise short shot, the Russian fighter was shot into a leaking screen by dozens of bullets and two 20mm machine shells. The simple black smoke lasted for only two seconds. The fuel tank exploded in a stuffy way. The whole plane suddenly turned into a huge fireball in the air, and the baron with the man and the plane became a good start in the war.

A series of skilled actions made Manfred satisfied with his unfamiliar skills, but when he turned his attention to the entire air battlefield again, he could no longer find several intact targets. The number of fighters, performance differences, and the quality of pilots on both sides, and experience led to most of the air battles being one-sided. In the battle that took a little more than a quarter of an hour, less than 10 Russian fighters fled from the battlefield in a hurry due to injuries or fear. The Luftwaffe lost 2 Junkers-Henkel i and 1 Messer-Chmitt training. For the Russians, their only advantage was that the pilots who escaped from the skydiving could quickly get rescue, while the German pilots were very likely to be captured by Russian ground forces.

The first air battle between Germany and Russia ended like this. Manfred simply gathered his fighter jets and continued to fly in the direction of Saint Petersburg. At this time, another formation of fighter jets had begun to exchange fire with the Russian fighter jets that took off later. More than 100 attack aircraft were also exerting their ability to attack the ground. The fighter jets and fuel tanks that had not yet taken off at the Russian front airport, and the air defense positions became their most delicious on-the-trade food.

"Let's fire! Open fire!"

The Russian officer with a disc-shaped steel helmet commanded his soldiers to control the anti-aircraft guns and machine guns to fire at the flying German fighter jets. The explosions one after another have caused chaos to the military airports less than 200 kilometers away from the border. Two fighter jets on the runway that had not had time to take off have become burning scrap iron. The long runway has been riddled with the German bombs. It is impossible to take off and land the plane again in a short time! Around the runway and the hangar, there are still many fighter jets that were destroyed and injured before the preparations for the launch were completed. The "murderers" - German fighters and attack aircraft, were circling arrogantly over the airport. The disdainful attitude did not take the Russian air defense troops and their artillery on the ground, and the machine guns were ignored.

In desperation, the officer raised his revolver and shot the German fighter jets in the air. As soon as the gunshot fell, the sky changed - the buzzing sound was thicker and deeper than before. Large black spots appeared in the sky to the west. In a short while, their silver-gray bodies and single-winged and twin-engine bodies could be seen through the naked eye!

The battle is still in progress. As a second wave of attack aircraft group. More than 100 fighters and more attack aircraft, the Donier 101 bomber crossed the Russian-Finn border like a tide. More than half of the Russian fighter jets were blown up on the ground before they could take off to meet the enemy. More than 700 Donier 101 medium bombers attacked in three batches without taking out the casualties, and the low-altitude horizontal bombing quickly razed the frontline airport within 200 kilometers of the Russian border. Due to the close flight distance,

These medium-sized bombers can reduce fuel by half, so that each can carry up to 2.8 tons of ground bombs at a time! Although 31 such bombers were shot down on the first day of the war, and most of the 155 pilots of 31 crews were captured by the Russian army, the results achieved were amazing - although more than 400,000 Russian troops still launched an offensive from the ground to Finland soon after, the Russian cavalry and infantry had to fight without air cover.

German fighter jets, attack aircraft and bombers unceremoniously dropped bullets and bombs on them, causing the Russian counterattack in the northwest to be severely injured and injured while making no progress!

At 2 pm on June 4, 1928, a non-exercise ground-raid alarm was sounded for the first time in more than 10 years in St. Petersburg, Russia. A bomber formation composed of more than 300 Donier II bombers and Donier II ultra-long-range bombers flew from the Gulf of Finland under the escort of dozens of Blackhawk II long-range fighters. As a long-range ground super weapon with a large range and a large-scale bomb load, Donier II bombers had become the main model of the German strategic bomber force as early as the German-US war. By the time of the German-US armistice, more than 3,000 were built. Such an air force was feared by any country. Even without a Finnish air base, these "flying fortresses" could fly from East Prussia 1,000 kilometers away.

As an upgraded aircraft of the Donier ii, the Donier iii type puts the range, bomb load, firepower and defense of the strategic bomber to the limit. When carrying a 6-ton bomb, it can fly to 4,200 kilometers away for bombing. If the bomb load increases to 8 tons, the maximum combat distance is the same as that of the Donier ii. The transportation range is more than 7,500 kilometers. Like the Donier ii, this ultra-long-range bomber has extremely strong self-defense firepower. The six twin-mounted 13-mm machine gun towers have almost no shooting dead ends, and some of them are also equipped with Germany's first airborne radar for important practical tests.

Before the outbreak of the war, the Russians carried out some air defense raid preparations in their capital. More than 400 anti-aircraft guns with a caliber from 20 mm to 105 mm were deployed in total. Air defense positions were built around the city and in important areas within the city. The Russian army also built a large number of air raid shelters and air defense trenches near major streets, and added fire-fighting equipment in many important sections of the road. In addition, an air defense raid exercise is held every six months.

When the German bomber group was getting closer and closer to their capital, most of the Russian troops and citizens in St. Petersburg were still lucky. During the German-American War, German bombers flew across Washington almost every day, but no bomb was thrown on the heart of the Americans. This behavior of the Germans played a positive role in their later negotiations with the Americans. Therefore, while the Russians were preparing for air defense attacks, they hoped that the Germans could let their capital go again. So for a metropolis with millions of people, the current air defense measures were far from enough!

When seeing a group of Russian fighters flying bravely towards the German bomber group, many Russians cheered weakly, but the cruel reality quickly tore through the beautiful painting paper in people's hearts. Even if the best German fighters are used to deal with these German heavy bombers, they may not be able to stop them from moving forward, let alone those Japanese Russian fighters with better performance. So, watch the air battle on the banks of the Niewa River.

The citizens of St. Petersburg witnessed the glorious and helpless defeat of the Russian aviation force. The German aircraft fleet formed a tight large formation at an altitude of 5,000 meters. Before the Russian fighter approached, the German long-range fighter jets in the formation were dispatched one after another. The improved Black Hawk II long-range fighter jets have greatly improved their maneuverability. Coupled with the fierce front-fire and rear-half-ball firepower, they did not fall completely when fighting with Russian fighters one-on-one.

The two-unit machine gun tower that controlled the rear half of the field made both Russian pilots and Japanese pilots in the Russian aviation force very uncomfortable, especially the tail-biting attack that the Japanese aviation force has always been strictly trained has become a fatal flaw at this time! When the fighters of both sides were entangled in the air, some Russian fighters quietly slipped through the intercept line of the German escort fighter jets, but they were a little happy early. The strong firepower of the German bombers made them tired of dodging before launching an attack. What made them even more helpless is that the two German long-range bombers are both rough-skinned and thick-skinned, and even the cockpit is protected by thick bulletproof glass, which makes the 7.62 and 7.7mm machine guns on the Russian fighter always return without success. Only their 20mm cannon can play some role, but in this air battle, no German bomber was shot down by the Russian fighter jets.

The fight between the fighter jets of both sides is still ongoing, but the battle situation in the air has already been decided. The black German bomber group soon flew to St. Petersburg. The bomb hatch covers under the belly of the Donierii and Donierii were opened. Under the round bombs, facing the buildings with spires, flat or domes. After more than 200 years of development, St. Petersburg is entering its peak period, but the German bombs are about to destroy everything.

The Russians' ground air defense fire began to roar and quickly achieved their first victory today. However, the German bomber fleet flying at high altitude was unmoved at all. When the bomber who led a Donier iii bomber saw the eye-catching sapphire color of the Winter Palace from his sight, he decisively pressed the bomb drop button. Although there were countless treasures there, Germany decided to destroy it with the Russians' determination to resist.
Chapter completed!