Chapter 186 Blood of the Sky
The story begins with the life-and-death battle between the German Air Force and the British Air Force on the English Channel after launching Operation Eagle Day.
After the Luftwaffe's "Eagle Day" operational plan to bomb the British mainland began, the BF109E fighter jets responsible for covering the German bombers' escort missions were not as powerful as they were. It was soon exposed that such problems as their short range and inability to escort the entire journey were revealed, and they were incompatible with the British Air Force. Problems such as the short combat time for air supremacy can generally be summarized as the fuel tank capacity being too small.
In addition, the latest Spitfire fighter jets equipped by the British Air Force also gave the German Air Force a great shock. It can be said that for the first time, the German Air Force, which had conquered the entire European continent and rarely encountered an opponent, suffered hardships over the English Channel. .
Naturally, the Germans, who have learned from the painful experience, cannot just turn over the matter like this. The British have better equipped fighter jets than their own. Such a result is simply a shame for the German Air Force Commander Göring, who has always been good at showing off. For the BF109E type The improvement project was quickly put on the agenda.
As a major modification of the BF109E fighter jet, although the BF109F fighter jet evolved on its basis, its improvements in flight performance and combat capabilities are completely different from the previous model.
The BF109F fighter jet has greatly improved the aerodynamic design of the body over the previous E-type fighter.
The redesigned engine fairing is smoother and rounder, which greatly reduces the flight resistance of the nose part. The tail support rods on both sides that were originally used to support the tail rudder were removed due to the strengthening of the aircraft body structure, which improved the overall aerodynamics of the aircraft. The tail wheel of the three-point landing gear can now be fully retracted into the tail of the aircraft after takeoff to reduce flight risk. time air resistance.
A Daimler-Benz DB601N aircraft engine with an output of 1,100 horsepower served as the heart of the early BF109F. The powerful engine output, coupled with the expanded fuel tank capacity and a lighter and stronger fuselage structure, made the F-type BF109 The flight performance has been greatly enhanced as never before.
In terms of firepower configuration, the early model of the BF109F was equipped with two MG17 92mm aviation machine guns and an MG151 15mm aviation cannon at the nose of the fighter. The qualified forward-firing anti-air firepower was enough to cope with the situation in 1941. Any aerial opponent you might encounter.
This also allowed the German Air Force pilots, who were slightly inferior in the competition with the Royal Air Force, to regain their confidence in their latest model fighter aircraft.
As the latest model of the German Air Force after the Barbarossa invasion, only a small amount of the BF109F has been produced to be used by elite pilots in the front-line troops. It has not yet been able to completely replace its predecessor, the BF109E, in the military. The total amount of equipment in the German Air Force.
The BF109F fighter, designed and built to rival the British Royal Air Force Spitfire, undoubtedly had an overwhelming performance advantage against Soviet fighters after the Barbarossa invasion in 1941.
In terms of top flight speed, turning radius, climb speed and many other key technical indicators related to air combat performance, they all surpassed the Lager 3. Such outstanding flight performance gave the two veteran German Air Force pilots who were skilled in cooperation full of confidence. It is not so much arrogance as it is a kind of extreme and not far-fetched strong self-confidence to not take these Soviet pilots flying Lager 3 fighters seriously.
After using a pre-judgment maneuver to easily deceive the shooting windows of these oncoming Soviet Lager 3 fighters, the two veteran German pilots who pushed the joysticks in their hands immediately drove the light War Eagle with a very small movement. With a turning radius of 6 points, the Soviet pilots, who were still at the rookie level in their eyes, caught it by 6 points before they could react.
Dong dong dong——
Da da da--
The 92mm machine gun and the 15mm aviation cannon resonated in unison, and it only took a short burst of fire that lasted less than three seconds to instantly hit the two Lager 3 fighter jets flying straight with extreme precision.
The body fragments disintegrated by the volley explosion, and the wreckage of the broken wing dragging black smoke towards the lake below ruthlessly declared the complete defeat of the two Lager 3 fighter jets.
After the successful attack, the two BF109F2 fighter jets showed no reluctance to fight. Relying on the remaining energy advantage they had after diving down from the high altitude at high speed a moment ago, the two light-bodied BF109F2 fighter jets immediately headed towards the high altitude driven by their surging hearts. Climb away again with your head held high.
Having an absolute numerical advantage, the attack failed instead. The Soviet pilots, who lost two friendly fighters in an instant, were both furious and unwilling to give up. The six remaining Lager 3 fighters immediately fled towards the sky, which was continuously climbing to high altitudes. The two BF109F2s chased directly.
But these Soviet pilots, who had already fallen into the trap of two veteran German pilots, did not notice it.
The Lager 3 fighter, which has a much slower flying speed than the BF109F2 fighter, has little energy left in its body after the head-on climb and the head-on shooting window. Compared with the two fighter jets that dive straight down from a higher airspace and For the BF109F2, which has superior speed performance, it is even worse.
The six Lager 3 fighter jets, which were chasing after the two BF109F2 fighter jets and climbing towards higher airspace, soon became difficult to control due to the exhaustion of the body's energy, the nose of the aircraft was heavy, and it was even difficult to control the aircraft. The situation of raising one's head to aim at the German aircraft and continue climbing to pursue it can be summed up simply by the professional term "stall".
Realizing that the situation of their vehicles was not good, the Soviet pilots quickly leveled the flight attitude of the fighter plane and got out of the climbing state. However, in doing so, they fell deeper into the trap of the two veteran German pilots step by step.
After seeing this scene, the two German pilots who had an absolute altitude advantage in the higher airspace immediately stepped on the rudder and controlled the War Eagle to dive straight down again.
The two BF109F2 fighter jets, which once again gained the advantage of dive acceleration, roared towards the six Soviet Lager 3 fighter jets that had just leveled off like two arrows from the string in the blink of an eye.
Dong dong dong——
Da da da--
The cannons and machine guns fired in unison again. This time, the two BF109F2 fighter jets, like target shooting in the air, directly budgeted the firing advance and killed a total of three Lager 3 fighter jets in one firing window.
The six Lager 3 fighter jets that had just flattened their flight attitude and were accumulating energy were unable to evade the German aircraft's attacks at such a slow speed, let alone launch a counterattack. They could only watch helplessly as their comrades beside them were killed. It exploded in the air and turned into balls of blazing fireballs, but there was nothing that could be done about it.
Relying on the outstanding fighter performance that is superior to the opponent, coupled with the superb tactical planning and the skillful cooperation of the long-winged wingmen with the blessing of rich experience, the bloody sky of Top Gun is far more real and cruel than the historical records in black and white photos. .
