Chapter 400 Friedrich

If it is a low-altitude dogfight, perhaps a few deception and defense maneuvers can be used to successfully counterattack the Soviet MiG-3 fighter jets that are not suitable for low-altitude dogfights.

But the MiG-3 soaring rapidly above Rudel's head seemed to know what Rudel was planning. Pokryshkin, who accurately controlled every tactical maneuver of his aircraft, knew very well what the MiG-3 was doing. What are the advantages and disadvantages? It is simply impossible for Pokryshkin, who has been shot down twice and is more cautious, to get into a dog fight with the German Stuka because of his greed for the moment. matter.

The rear seat gunner was killed and the Pokryshkin plane of Zvezda V was hovering overhead. The miserable situation made worse by the fact that Rudel was destined to be buried here.

Completely unaware that the difficulties and encounters he is facing are indirectly caused by Malashenko's butterfly effect. In the original historical trend, he should not have encountered a perverted Soviet army like Pokryshkin under such circumstances. pilot.

Rudel, who knew nothing about the situation but had an extremely strong desire to survive, used his strong posture to almost break the joystick, and tried his best to control his fighter plane and perform slightly clumsy maneuvers in an attempt to avoid the approaching enemy. The death dive.

While stepping on the rudder, Pokryshkin swung the joystick in his hand and accurately controlled every flight movement of the plane, drawing a beautiful arc in the airspace above Rudel.

The MiG-3 dived straight down again towards the oncoming earth, carrying strong gravitational acceleration potential energy. After the last brief encounter, it already had a preliminary understanding of Rudel's reaction habits, and would never do it again in the same place. Pokryshkin, who fell for the second time, vowed to completely destroy the Stuka in front of him this time.

Desperate helpless defensive maneuvers alternate with vengeful dives of unwavering conviction.

Pokryshkin, who had put his right thumb on the fire button, was almost about to press his finger when a violent explosion came from not far behind him, but his concentrated thoughts were instantly interrupted like a disaster from the sky.

boom--

The broken pieces of the aircraft body were mixed with large pieces of fuel that burned into raging fireballs and splashed everywhere in the clear sky after the snow. The huge explosion that suddenly overwhelmed the roar of the propeller of the nose engine made me heartbroken. As soon as he jumped, he realized that the situation had changed and Pokryshkin, who was extremely alert, immediately gave up on the duck that was about to reach his mouth and pulled the joystick sharply into his arms.

The Red Star 5 MiG-3, which was still in a very fast dive, was about to use its strong energy to pull the nose upwards in an instant, almost whizzing less than one meter away from the tail of the Pokresh gold aircraft. The streak of tracer bullets ultimately missed the target.

"Hmph, it came in time. I thought the German fighter jets wouldn't come to rescue their bomber formation."

Driving his own car, he escaped disaster by relying on his extremely fast and dexterous reactions and the principle of never being greedy for a fight. Pokryshkin, who was in a climbing flight, had no extra free time to lament his fleeting luck. , and from the corner of his eye, he turned his head slightly and saw the nimble figure flashing past the airspace where he was just now.

"Sorry we are late. The Stukas will withdraw from the combat airspace immediately. This is Colonel Yetter. Let us deal with the Russian fighter jets!"

The firm and steady voice coming from the airborne radio in his ears was like the sound of nature to Rudel at this moment. He swore that he had never felt such a sense of relief since the launch of Operation Barbarossa. Rudel, who couldn't help but loosen his right hand on the joystick, let out a sigh of relief.

"Rudel called, my plane was seriously damaged, and Cole, the rear-seat self-defense gunner, was seriously injured and needs to return to land immediately."

After finishing his sentence, he didn't wait for his superior officer, Captain Brücker, to reply. He couldn't wait to save the life of his self-defense machine gunner partner in the back seat from death. He realized that he had only the last time left for him. Rudel, who had very little left, immediately drove the aircraft, which was riddled with holes and leaking air, at high speed in the direction from which it came.

Following the orders given by Colonel Yetter, who was leading his team to the battlefield in person, the Stukas, which had been slaughtered by the Soviet MiG-3 fighter fleet to the point of losing more than half of their losses, immediately began to withdraw from the combat airspace under the cover of their own fighter jets. Avoid the edge temporarily.

On the other hand, when encountering a group of German BF109 fighter jets that suddenly broke into a group of Soviet fighter jets that disrupted the battle, they seemed to have been mentally prepared for this and appeared unhurried.

After encountering a surprise attack and losing two MiG-3s in an instant, the Soviet MiG-3 fleet, which was still carrying out a unilateral massacre against the German Stukas, immediately gave up its target and turned its guns in unison, heading towards the approaching German Stukas. The nearby German BF109 fighter jets were flying at full speed to cover up the enemy.

Pokryshkin, who had gained a sufficient altitude advantage in his War Eagle, also began to level out his flight attitude at the same time. The large amount of flight energy lost in the extremely fast climb just now needed to be accumulated in level flight again by leveling out his flight attitude.

Pokryshkin, who had the advantage of relative altitude, joined his comrades and headed towards the enemy's German BF109 group. The German fighter group, which he had anticipated before taking off, entered halfway. Right now it's just a plan.

A fierce and white-hot air battle broke out instantly.

The Soviet and German fighter jets, who were extremely jealous of each other when they met, were fighting each other after almost just one encounter. The blazing tracer machine gun barrages were flying in the sky like a meteor shower in the night sky. They were also involved in this incident. In the midst of a fierce air battle, Pokryshkin soon made a shocking discovery.

"Damn! How did these German 109s become so flexible!? These are two different types of fighters from the 109s we encountered before!"

After only two encounters with German fighter jets, Pokryshkin immediately discovered something strange about his opponent. The German BF109 fighter jets that were fighting with his own side in front of him seemed to be completely new and completely different opponents. The flexible turning radius and rolling efficiency allowed Pokryshkin, who caught the shooting window twice, to miss.

Although the appearance of the BF109 is still the same as that of the BF109 that he encountered before, Pokryshkin, who is already making huge waves in his heart at this moment, understands very well that he constantly introduces new products and brings out various performances. The Germans, who are powerful fighters, may have put the latest BF109 variant into battle this time.