Chapter 1059 Sky Fire 2
Chapter 1059 Sky Fire 2
"What should we do?" came the trembling voice of the wingman next to him.
"Wait a minute, you'll die if you go up there now." Jimiganov said after wiping the cold sweat from his head.
And as if to confirm what this one of the few veterans in the Russian Air Force said, a group of Russian fighter jets rushed forward. Because the latter discovered that the German fighter jets did not seem to intercept on the flanks. On the contrary, the fleet scattered and flew deeper. This action of the other party seemed to allow the Russian flying force to find a breakthrough.
However, in the next ten minutes, this group of fighter jets did not achieve any results except for killing three of them due to intensive machine gun bullets. It is not clear whether they scored a hit!
"We'll go up after they disband! If the smart wolves can't disperse the prey, they can only wait for the prey to disperse on their own!" Jimiganov said loudly.
There is no future in trying to hit the box. Not only can the Russians not hit the German bomber box, but even under advantageous circumstances, the German fighter jets paid a heavy price for hitting the Russian bomber box. There was no way, there were no large-caliber aerial cannons in this era, the power of the aircraft was not enough to support heavy armor, and there were no powerful anti-aircraft rockets. (There are anti-air rockets, but this kind of primitive rocket can still be used to fly an airship. If you want to fly a plane? Forget it.) With only 1 or 2 machine guns per plane, why do you want to hit the box? !
Most of the Russian fighter units have restrained their desire to attack. In this airspace, the Russians have used their previous combat experience to establish a very crude early warning system. This early warning system is simply a ground observation post equipped with telephones. , report the position after seeing the aircraft. If the cloud layer is relatively low, this early warning system will be greatly compromised due to visual field problems.
But this time, the Russians were lucky. Not only did they successfully discover the attack route of the German bomber group and calculate the arrival time of the enemy, but they also concentrated at least 12 fighter squadrons! However, the number of fighter jets seems to be no more than 80. This is partly because Russian squadrons are relatively small. Generally, a squadron has 9 to 12 aircraft. On the other hand, the battles in the past few days have demobilized several squadrons, and several other squadrons have also suffered huge losses. So now, the Russian Air Force's front-line air force in Galicia only has this little property left. Even from an overall perspective, most of the entire Russian front-line air force's property has been destroyed here!
Jimiganov looked at his colleagues next to him. There were Newport twin-engine aircraft produced in the UK, domestically produced Sikorsky S-XVI fighter jets, and even Vozan XII twin-engine aircraft imported from France. Planes, wait, something weird got mixed in….
"Hold the grass! Isn't this a reconnaissance plane? It's also used for air combat?!" Seeing this, Jimmy Ganov felt deeply uneasy about the current state of the Russian Air Force.
This does not mean that reconnaissance aircraft cannot be used in air combat. In fact, in an environment such as a battle, it does not matter. If you can install a machine gun, you can engage in air combat.
However, according to Jimimiganov's understanding of the Russian Air Force, this imported twin-engine long-range reconnaissance aircraft is a very precious resource, not just because of the cost and quantity, but because it is one of the few in the entire Russian Air Force. There are several types of aircraft that can pass through the German Air Force cordon more safely at higher speeds and conduct campaign-level reconnaissance. This is equivalent to a strategic ward in LOL! These aircraft are rare and difficult to replenish. After all, the Russians cannot build a Land God engine with an output of 150 horsepower... And now, these aircraft have been put into the air battlefield, which shows that the Russian theater air force has really run out of gas!
During this attack, Jimmy Ganov also learned that there would be other squadrons to support him. God knows what kind of aircraft the Russian Air Force could spare at this level! According to gossip, in the past few days of fighting, the Russian Air Force has dropped more than three digits of aircraft!
As for whether the Russians can leave this place alone? The answer is, of course not! Now, the deepest point of Russia's attack is the Seventh Army! It has gone so deep that most of the troops cannot evacuate. The transport teams starting from here are like the blood vessels of the Seventh Army. If this place is destroyed, then the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Seventh Army will not be able to get out at all. Got it! Even without the blocking and interception of the Germans, if they were allowed to go on their own, they might not be able to get many people out! Therefore, in this case, let alone being hit hard in the air, even the entire air force would be on board!
Another reason is that the Russians made mistakes in their assessment of the size of the Allied Air Force, or that there was a delay in obtaining information. At the beginning of the war, the prince only had 4 bomber groups and 3 fighter groups, while the Russians had a slight Advantage. But now, the Austro-Hungarian Air Force also dispatched two bomber groups. While Mackensen said that the German troops in East Prussia would participate in the war, he also removed the East Prussian aviation troops and entered the battlefield.
As for the prince's Bavarian Army, except that it was doing its best on the Western Front, it actually retained a lot of spare power in other battles. Therefore, even if all the aircraft participating in the war are used, it does not matter to the prince. At worst, we can transfer them here again. In the battle on the Western Front a few months ago, the prince concentrated 700 to 800 aircraft! After several months of military expansion, there are now more than 1,200 front-line aircraft. Are the aircraft in hand only one-third? This does not include those aviation teams that are training on the second line. It’s really nothing!
For Britain and France, the prince did not dare to use high-end combat capabilities. But for Russia? hehe! Come if you have the ability! Therefore, today's situation is what the prince really wants to see and is looking forward to. Today, it will definitely be recorded in the history of the Air Force! This is the first long-term strategic bombing of a city in history, and the other side is also trying its best to defend!
Even though there were many incidents of 3,000 planes fighting in the air in one day on the Western Front, there was really no such thing as a bombing of a certain city for several days, and the defenders did not arrange a large number of air forces to block the attack. , after all, the air power of both sides is not weak. It is very difficult to penetrate the other side's defense line. Let's start fighting around the front line!
When the sun gradually rose to its highest point, the huge German aircraft fleet had already flown over the city. The shadows under the wings had begun to cover the city. The huge formation began to disintegrate, and squadrons were prepared to start operations. The two "expert squadrons" flying at the front were even divided into several combat teams. Under their guidance, the huge fleet of aircraft pounced on their respective targets like scattered eagles.
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