Chapter 335: Soviet-Finnish War (4)
A Finnish field airport near the Finnish-Soviet border.
Three fighter jets with smooth front fuselage lines and slender appearance are parked on the runway. This lower single wing has an anhedral angle, and the triangular tail is evenly installed at the rear end of the fuselage. The rear three-point landing gear can be fully retracted. The appearance of the aircraft can be said to be quite beautiful. There are seven fighter jets of the same model in the parking area next to it.
Frank, sitting in the cabin, is concentrating on the booklet in his hand. It's just that he is not reading a combat manual, but a novel.
The reason for reading in the narrow cabin is that the situation on the Soviet-Finnish border has become increasingly tense recently. As the Soviet army continues to gather at the border, normal people can imagine that the battle is imminent.
Therefore, these people have to be on combat readiness duty every day.
Combat readiness duty is divided into different levels. Pilots staying in the waiting room is one situation, sitting in the cabin is another situation, and now, it is a more extreme situation. Most pilots are sitting in the cabin waiting. At the same time, there will be planes taking turns to take off and cruise along the Finnish border. Of course, the cruisers were those old Finnish fighters, used to confuse the Soviet army.
When he was halfway through the book, a sharp battle alarm suddenly sounded over the airport. The radar brought by Germany discovered the fleet taking off from the Soviet Union.
"These damn Russians are finally here!" Frank was shocked and hurriedly stuffed the book in his hand under his buttocks, watching the ground staff below help him start the engine. The 1180-horsepower KlimovM-105PF piston engine was started, and a cloud of black smoke suddenly sprayed out of the exhaust pipe. After a few seconds, the engine rotation sound became even.
After confirming that all instruments and equipment were working properly, Frank pressed the communicator. "Tower, tower, Black Hawk 1 is ready, request to take off." He said in German, and the tower's reply was also more standard German. "You can take off, wish you good luck."
"Although it is not as good as BF-190F, I am really looking forward to using Russian planes to fight Russians." Frank muttered softly, released the brakes, and the plane first slid forward slowly, gradually getting faster and faster. The two front wheels lightened and left the runway, and then the whole plane took off and rushed into the sky.
The reason why he said "the plane used by the Russians" was because all the instrument panels of the plane he was driving were in authentic Russian. He learned from the ground staff that even the production batch number printed on the engine was in Russian. The most exaggerated thing was that there was a bright red five-pointed star printed on the fuselage.
As for where this brand-new Soviet plane that seemed to have just been pulled over from the factory came from, no one knew. Although the Finns said that these "Soviet planes" were aided by an international friendly neighbor, he would not be stupid enough to really think that these planes came from the Soviet Union.
However, he was not interested in the various political activities between countries. As a pilot, he loved flying and hoped to show his talents in the battle of blood and fire.
And this "Soviet plane" actually came from Germany, produced by Yannick's private secret factory. It was a modified version of the first fighter LaGG-1 designed by the Soviet Lavochkin Design Bureau, the LaGG-3 fighter.
The hidden agents stole some of the design drawings, and with Yannick's later memories, they built these fighters that were not even mass-produced in the Soviet Union.
Speaking of the LaGG-1, it can be regarded as one of the world's best fighters in the early 1940s. The aircraft has a maximum speed of 600 kilometers per hour and a 20mm cannon and two 7mm machine guns. Unfortunately, after entering service, due to its unsatisfactory maneuverability and climb rate, it was changed to produce its improved version.
The LaGG-3 fighter derived from the LaGG-1 has become the main force of the Soviet Union in the winter counterattack in 1942.
As one of the more modern fighters owned by the former Soviet Union during the German invasion, the LaGG-3 is known for its sturdiness and reliability. However, in terms of engine performance and maneuverability, it is not as good as the Bf109F/G and FW190A equipped by the German army. Both aircraft have dealt a heavy blow to the LaGG-3. Due to the shortage of materials during the war, the whole aircraft is made of wood, and the skin is also made of new plywood, but the surface is still processed quite smoothly.
As for what the Soviets would think after seeing these planes, it is not Yannick's concern. Even if this kind of aircraft is shot down and captured by the Soviets, what can happen? There is not even a German letter on it, all in Russian. The pilots are all foreigners, and there is not a pure German face. Maybe Stalin will execute a group of innocent people, even aircraft designers. This is what Yannick is looking forward to.
The LaG-3 fighters behind took off one after another.
When all ten fighters took off and formed a formation to fly to the border, the voice of the tower came from the headset. "Attention, the Soviet bomber group will arrive in airspace No. 5 in twenty minutes. The number exceeds 80." If there is any difference between these LaG-3 aircraft and Soviet goods, it is radio. During World War II, the Soviet Union equipped fighters and bombers with radios on a large scale in the second half of 1943. At this time, it was impossible for every aircraft to be equipped with radios.
But Yannick certainly wouldn't leave any handle on this, all the parts are made in Britain and the United States, not a single one is made in Germany.
If it was a reconnaissance plane, it would be fine, but now it's a bomber group, this scale is definitely the prelude to war! !
And their fighters will arrive at the No. 5 airspace ten minutes earlier than the Soviets, which is enough to catch the Soviets off guard.
The Soviets are not fools. After seeing the power of the blitzkrieg used by Germany in Poland, they gathered a large number of bombers and wanted to blow up important Finnish facilities at once.
Unfortunately, what they don’t know is that Yannik not only secretly supports various fighters, but also comes with three radars. Although it is not the latest stuff, the detection range has reached 100 kilometers.
However, the Soviet-Finnish border is not short, and the old fighters of the Finnish Air Force are not of much use, so the fighters that come to support are scattered everywhere.
A few minutes after arriving above No. 5, Frank saw a cluster flying over from the opposite side. Nearly 100 SB-2 bombers were flying steadily on the route.
No fighter escort!
Frank couldn't help shaking his head. He didn't know what these Russians were thinking. Did they foolishly think that the Finnish Air Force didn't dare to take off to intercept? Sending bombers alone without even ensuring air superiority is really a death wish. "SB-2 bombers, their defensive weapons are 4 62mm machine guns."
It's garbage!
"Hunting time!!"