Five Hundred and Forty-Seven Repeated Tricks

Hardman's plane rushed towards the opponent, and the distance between the two sides gradually approached. Just as the Soviet fighter pilot aimed his sight at Hardman, Hardman's plane suddenly started to maneuver sideways.

This new type of TA-152 fighter seems to have life in the hands of Hardman, making various movements in the air flexibly, and no Soviet aircraft can catch him. However, Hardman was not simply avoiding the siege of Soviet fighter jets, but was catching his own fighter planes while avoiding most fighter jets.

Since the First World War, the air forces of various countries have been sorting out their own fighter tactics, and the tactics at this stage are often naive and immature. Aerial combat relies on individual combat supported by individual flying skills.

At the end of the war, there were also war experience gained from local wars such as the Spanish Civil War, which allowed the air forces of various countries to begin to develop their own unique fighter jets and supporting fighter flight technology. Undoubtedly, the Germans are leading the world in summarizing war experience and learning advanced technology. They were the countries directly involved in the Spanish Civil War and almost the biggest beneficiaries.

The Luftwaffe in Spain gradually denied its own air combat theory of large-scale dense formation flying, because actual combat proved that this formation method from World War I was outdated. German pilots began to experiment with flexible and changeable flight cover modes, and began to popularize the more threatening "four-aircraft formation".

This flight mode is called "four-finger formation" in Germany, because the four planes keep a distance and form an inclined straight line to accompany the flight, much like a person stretching out his four fingers. This kind of flight formation is much more flexible than the British arrow flight formation. The actual combat results of the British air battle also proved that the German flight formation is indeed more advanced.

The four-finger flight formation is composed of two independent two-aircraft formations, which means that German fighter jets are based on two aircraft covering each other in battle. This is the connection between the lead and wingman - the lead attacks the wingman for cover, and the wingman attacks the lead for cover. Most of the time, German pilots will have companions behind them to provide cover, which is undoubtedly a very efficient way of fighting for air combat.

Now that Hardman lost his lead plane, he became a one-man fighter, which caused a lot of trouble for him in the fight: he had to keep an eye on his rear to prevent the opponent from biting his tail and attacking. He seemed to be walking on the edge of a cliff, and if he was not careful, he would fall off the cliff and be lost forever.

After letting go of the surrounding Soviet fighter jets, Hardman lost altitude, but had no intention of climbing up. In order to avoid the shooting of Soviet fighter jets, he finally chose the way of diving down. Soviet fighter pilots were also happy to see this option. At least at low altitudes, the performance gap between their fighter jets would be smaller.

But no one thought that, taking advantage of the opportunity of the dive, Hardman had another purpose to lower his altitude. When the Soviet pilot's earphones heard the panicked screams and calls for help from his accomplices,

Only then did they know why German pilots kept diving.

There are two i-16 old-fashioned planes that can't get on the table at low altitude! That is also a Soviet fighter! Although it is inhumane to use ta-152 fighter jets to attack i-16, which is a piece of scrap metal, but who can control so much on the battlefield?

After all, the first article of the German Air Combat Code on the Eastern Front clearly states that all aircraft that do not have an iron cross on their wings must be killed. Hardman never forgot the two I-16 fighter jets that were baiting soy sauce, he just didn't take the time to shoot them down.

At the beginning, he wanted to save his squadron leader, so he could only fight with the p-40 fighter jets with superior performance of Soviet pilots at medium and high altitudes. Now that the squadron leader of his lead plane is out of danger, it doesn't prevent him from taking time to expand the number of enemy planes he has shot down - after all, shooting down i-16 is also considered a record.

He put the aperture of the scope on the fuselage of an I-16 fighter jet, ignored the frightened and distorted faces of the Soviet pilots in the open cockpit, and gently pulled the trigger to fire. The shells flew out again, easily breaking the old Soviet fighter into parts. After all, the 30mm shaft gun of the German fighter is too powerful. This thing itself is designed and installed in advance to deal with the Allied strategic bombers. It is too cruel to use it when fighting a fighter.

This is also one of the reasons why British and French Air Force pilots lost a high proportion of the German air forces. Because German fighter jets use 20 mm and 30 mm caliber cannons, hitting them will often cause the opponent's aircraft to disintegrate and explode immediately, while the aircraft of other countries at the same time often use 7.62 mm caliber machine guns. The huge gap can be imagined.

We cannot simply think that a 20mm and 30mm machine gun coupled with a 13mm caliber aviation machine gun must have a better firepower configuration than a 12.7mm caliber aviation machine gun plus a 7.62mm caliber machine gun, because the larger the caliber, the more ammunition it can carry. The smaller the number, in other words, the two firepower configurations just have different emphases.

Before the emergence of the German Butcher strategic bomber, the air force of the Allied countries did not have the combat mission to intercept the opponent's long-range bomber. Therefore, they generally chose a small-caliber firepower configuration to increase the number of ammunition they carried, so that they could fight in the air for a long time. Because the ability of novice pilots to control the fighter plane is limited, a large amount of ammunition can better make up for the embarrassment that they miss the target when they fire.

Another advantage is also obvious. Smaller caliber weapons can be stuffed into more quantities, so US military aircraft at the same time are often equipped with six 7.62 mm caliber machine guns on the wings, and the firepower density is twice or even higher than that of German fighter jets. More is another benefit.

The status quo of the German army is just the opposite. Since Akado came to power, the Luftwaffe has been paying close attention to the development of the opponent's large bombers. The firepower configuration of Air Force aircraft has also been taking care of the possible long-range bombers of the enemy. For example, the axis gun of the FW-190D fighter jet has always kept the caliber of 30 mm. In order to increase the amount of ammunition carried, the wing weapons of some aircraft have been changed to 13 mm. Millimeter caliber cannons.

The weapons of the Luftwaffe aircraft that Akado presided over the finalization are amazing, but they are not friendly to novice pilots. Many German pilots will quickly run out of ammunition because of nervousness, and are forced to return to replenish ammunition just after entering the battlefield. So when the squadron leader's plane broke down, he was nervous for a moment, so he fired all the shells in his plane, and ended up in such an embarrassing situation now.

Of course, because many German pilots participated in the Spanish Civil War, fought large-scale aerial battles such as Poland, France, and Britain, and have rich combat experience, the problem of the low ammunition load of the Luftwaffe's aircraft guns is not obvious, but the power of the aircraft guns The advantage over the opponent is fully reflected. The increased power of this large-caliber cannon brings more psychological panic, as well as the terrifying killing effect that the opposing pilot is basically unable to escape by parachuting.

Having said that, it is rare for freaks like Hardman to use short bursts of shooting when he first joined the battle. This legend in the history of air combat can be regarded as an anomaly that is not covered by statistics.

Hardman, who shattered an I-16 fighter jet with a few shells, once again played trick rolls. He pulled the joystick, and the whole plane rolled again. The nose was aimed at another Soviet fighter jet that was fleeing in a hurry. It was also a short shot, and the distance was so close that people mistakenly thought that the two planes had collided together. But with an explosion, Hardman's plane rushed out of the flames and continued to dive towards the ground.

"My God, didn't he fly like this last time? It's really unbearable." The squadron leader hovered in the sky, looking at everything that happened in front of him, and sighed to himself.

It was the first time he saw a pilot so recklessly rampaging in the air, and it was also the first time he saw such a pleasing aerial combat. This does not seem to be a battle of life and death, but a gorgeous aerial display. By interpreting the bloody mid-air fight like a ballet, the squadron leader knew why the head of state personally sent him to the front line.

"Be careful! Hardman! Three enemy planes are behind you! There are also enemy planes on your side and rear! Don't pull up, you will be hit!" All he can do now is to remind Hardman's rear Due to the situation, let him not be shot down by the opponent because of the vision problem.

How nice would it be if there were still shells? Even if there are only 20 shells, he can rush down, rewrite the entire battle situation in an instant, and win a brilliant aerial battle. Annoyed, he glanced at his dashboard, seeing the warning light constantly indicating engine failure flickering on and off, the squadron leader really wanted to scold his elder brother who was overhauling his plane, to vent his unwillingness at this moment .

The battle will not stop because of his frustration and unwillingness. At this time, after hearing the prompt from the squadron leader, Hardman did not rush to pull up his plane to regain the lost altitude, but quickly made a side-slip , the wing forms an angle of high left and low right.

Of course, the Soviet fighter jets chasing after him could not let go of Hardman, whose height was getting lower and lower. When they saw that the opponent wanted to change lanes, they immediately adopted the same side-sliding posture, trying to cut into Hardman from the inner corner. Mann's flight path. However, when these Soviet planes slid to the right and followed Hardman to turn, they found that Hardman changed his flight status again.