Nine Hundred and Eighty-Eight Long Nights
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The American bombers flying to the mining area are the spade formations in the b-17 bomber force, which is also suffering from the terrible German anti-aircraft artillery fire. ★Net`, the fuselage of the plane trembled in the airflow and explosion in the distance, and everyone was praying in the uncertain shaking that they would not be shot down and fall to the ground.
Suddenly the artillery fire of the German army stopped suddenly, as if they had received some order. When all Americans are amazed by their own strange experiences, it seems that someone has finally discovered the problem.
"Jonathan! Below! I always feel that there are some strange shadows below us!" A controller of the turret below controlled the steering of his cannon while reminding his companions loudly that in the dark night they could see I don't know the surrounding objects, but everything is so deep - so deep that in the terrible darkness, it seems that invisible demons are always hidden, devouring people's souls.
The German ju-88 night fighters finally found their target in the dark according to the guidance of the ground radar. in front of.
The ju-88's graceful fuselage lines are hidden in the darkness. This kind of aircraft was designed as a new generation of multi-purpose bomber, but after it appeared, the German army had already completed the blitzkrieg against Poland. The actual combat proved that the -217 bomber was completely sufficient at that time, and there was no need for another type of bomber. such aircraft.
The performance of -217 in Poland and France conquered the Luftwaffe. It has a larger ammunition load than the ju-88 and stronger self-defense firepower, so it is more economical to use. So the ju-88, which is biased towards flexibility and small size, lost favor.
So for the purpose of thrift, German designers designed this aircraft as a heavy-duty ground attack aircraft and a multi-purpose long-range fighter reconnaissance aircraft. Even so, it is still only a relatively marginal model within the German army. An important reason why the ju-88 finally became the main German model is that Yuan Akado attached great importance to night fighters.
The newly developed airborne radar system is too bulky, and the nose propeller of a single fighter also limits the installation of the radar, so this night fighter can only be used in the form of twins, and has a smaller fuselage - ju-88 Instantly stands out as a full-fledged active night fighter conversion vehicle.
Germany's unique night fighter took various details into consideration during production. For example, Yuan raised the problem of blindness caused by firing at night... and these problems were finally solved by German engineers one by one and delivered to the troops. The famous ju-88g night fighter is simply a perfect work of art.
This aircraft is equipped with a full 8 mm caliber cannons and a 13 mm caliber machine gun for self-defense. It is simply a super air gunship armed to the teeth. Moreover, this aircraft is equipped with an advanced airborne radar with a detection range of more than 6 kilometers.
Guide the attack target for the extremely powerful weapon system.
The slanted upper cannon on the back, which is named oblique music, can directly hit the target obliquely above, and it can attack without adjusting the nose at all. And these weapons are all behind the driver, and the flames of firing will not cause blindness to the driver.
Now that these planes are approaching the US bomber fleet, the radar detector in the cabin found the US planes flying obliquely above them from his screen, so he signaled his teammates on the radio that they could attack: "The target has entered the attack range ! Ready to fire!"
These new Ju-88g night fighters suddenly launched a massacre in the night sky. The two millimeter-caliber cannons on their backs sprayed out dazzling tongues of flame, and the tracer bullets flew straight to their targets in the darkness. These ammunition then accurately hit the American aircraft, leaving a row of burning bullet holes in the enemy's wing or fuselage.
This is not a contest of equal strength, but a unilateral hunting game. The American bombers didn't know what happened in the night sky, and they had already been disrupted by the German night fighter group.
One after another, the B-17 bombers disintegrated or exploded in the air. Even the strongest fuselage structure could not withstand the ravages of millimeter-caliber shells. The American plane that was hit was instantly disintegrated and exploded, turning into a dazzling fireball in the night sky.
"A German plane! It's a German plane!" With the light of a shot down and burning b-17 falling to the ground, the American b-17 bomber pilot Jonathan finally saw clearly what his enemy looked like. He saw the angular black Iron Cross logo on the wing of the dark gray camouflage-painted twin plane.
"Fire! Fire!" he yelled, and pulled the trigger. As a result, the moment the machine gun fired tongues of flame, his eyes, which had long been accustomed to the dark environment, could no longer see anything. There was a flash of light in front of his eyes, and shouts and curses filled his ears.
"I can't see them! My eyes can't see them at all! God!" Jonathan didn't know where the enemy plane flew to. He just fired blindly, as if this was the only way to ensure that he would not be shot down by the enemy. But such blind firing had no effect at all. The tracer bullets flew into the distance like scattered raindrops in the sky.
In the earphones, I don’t know who is reminding, the tension and confusion made everyone sensitive: "No. 17! No. 17! It is flying towards you!" After hearing this prompt, I don’t know how many self-defense machine guns are left Cannons, followed by blind fire.
Jonathan managed to regain some vision after he stopped shooting. Using the self-defense weapons used against fighters during the day to barely deal with dedicated night fighters was indeed ineffective. He rubbed his eyes, and then managed to see the surrounding scenery.
He saw the machine gun on the side of the fuselage of an American B-17 bomber next to him firing crazily, and the firing machine gun shot all the way over, and it was more and more facing Jonathan's own direction.
There was no time to think about the serial number of the other party, and there was no time to let his own plane climb. All he could do was shout loudly on the radio: "Stop shooting! You accidentally injured a friendly army! Damn it! You accidentally injured a friendly army!" He didn't say where A plane was accidentally injuring a friendly army, and maybe no one else heard his endless shouting.
So Jonathan could only widen his eyes, watching the nervous cannon shooter keep firing, the tracer bullet hit the fuselage of the plane he was in in a straight line, and then a cannon shell hit the plane he was in. The belly defense turret, shattered the glass, pierced the steel plate, and hit poor Jonathan ****.
"Damn!" Jonathan, the shooter of the belly self-defense turret, cursed secretly in his heart, and then lowered his head. Thick smoke began to billow from the fuselage of the B-17 bomber he was on, and then the entire tail broke off. It opened and turned into two parts that spiraled and fell.
The cannons of German aircraft are all behind the pilot. Although it affects the aiming accuracy to a certain extent, it does not affect the pilot's sight at all. So these twin ju-88gs rolled and chased flexibly in the night sky, smashing one American bomber after another into pieces.
The scientific and technological advantages that Akado worked hard to pave the way for the German army finally showed their value at this second. In the dark night sky, these ju-88g night fighters took advantage of the crushing advantages in electronic technology to create a situation One-sided aerial combat.
The Americans fired fiercely like headless chickens, but they were still unable to effectively prevent the German aircraft from approaching. However, the German fighter jets covered by the night sky could use their own superior firepower to tear apart the American B-17 bomber from any direction. line of defense.
"The Germans have night fighters! They have special night fighters!" The U.S. Army aviation officer who led the team finally realized the seriousness of the problem: Since they have professional night interceptor fighters, they choose to come at night, not to die or die. What could it be?
But at this moment, it's too late to regret. He could only bite the bullet and continue his mission, hoping that the German planes would not kill them all before flying to the target area and dropping their bombs.
I don't know if the prayer had an effect, or this time the land operation went very smoothly. When the Americans were devastated by German night fighters to despair, they saw all kinds of fires burning on the ground. Although the shape was not the same as the one agreed upon, they opened the bomb bay where they dropped the bomb without even hesitating.
"Start bombing! Start bombing! Self-defense fire continues to shoot! After we guarantee that we destroy the target, we can return!" The American commander loudly issued an attack order when he was in a state of desperation, and then he felt the fuselage of the plane he was on With a shudder, an aerial bomb left their bomb bay.
When the b-17 bomber was in its old business in Japan, it showed unparalleled professional quality. The bombs left the belly bomb bay in an orderly manner, and slammed into the distant ground along a parabolic trajectory. A series of explosions could be seen clearly even at a distance of 10,000 meters in the darkness. No one doubted that after such a powerful destruction, the Norwegian steel industry would be completely destroyed.
But there were no cheers, and no joy of success, because the enemies they had to face were still around them. Those German fighter jets, like night ghosts, still had no intention of leaving. They swooped down again and again, smashing the fragile fuselage of the American bomber with dense millimeter-caliber cannons.
For American pilots, tonight's night seems to be extraordinarily long.
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