Chapter 800 Airport Squatting

Timofey Timofeyevich Hryukin, commander of the 8th Soviet Air Force Army, commander-in-chief of the Soviet Air Force at the current stage of the Battle of Stalingrad, and the initiator of Chuikov's rampage.

As an army general, Chuikov did not know much about the completely different battles in the sky. He only knew that the Air Force had just received support from a new type of fighter jet, which was said to be able to crush all the German planes with a completely overwhelming offensive. Many Soviet pilots praised this new fighter jet.

Chuikov could not understand why his comrades in the fighter aviation unit, after receiving strong support from the new fighter jet, could still let the Germans bomb them wantonly as before. All this did not make sense or justify.

Facing Chuikov, who was almost roaring on the other end of the phone, Commander Hryukin, who was able to put himself in Chuikov's shoes and understand the current crisis he was facing, answered helplessly.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Comrade Chuikov. But the news I want to tell you is that all the telegrams I received mentioned one news, that all the field airports and large airports deployed by our army on the front and rear were systematically suppressed by the enemy."

"My chief of staff just came back from an inspection by car, and the whole airport was in complete chaos. He told me that it was a nightmare scene, and he had never seen it even in his dreams!"

"The German planes dived and bombed desperately, and our boys tried to force their way through the German air raids. Take off! But it was all in vain. Those German fighters would shoot down our guys before they could climb and pull up. For this reason, our army had already lost more than 30 fighters during the takeoff phase, and none of them could actually take off and engage in air combat with the enemy. "

Chuikov could have expected that Hryukin might use excuses such as too much loss and insufficient fighter replenishment to perfunctorily deal with him, but he never expected that the group of Germans would be so cruel and directly destroy the Soviet fighter aviation airport. This was intended to eradicate the problem once and for all! How could those Germans have so many planes!?

Chuikov would not know that because of this attack on the heavy industrial area in the north of Stalingrad, Baron Richthofen, who was forced to go crazy with Paulus, had almost exhausted his last foundation. All fighters were dispatched in full force, and the troops were divided into two groups to attack the heavy industrial area in the north of Stalingrad and the various Soviet front-line airports outside the city.

Baron Richthofen's keenness in air combat command can be said to be no less than that of his family brother who is known as the Red Baron.

In order to ensure that the air strikes on the main city are long-lasting and foolproof, the first problem that must be solved is to find a way to suppress the Russian fighters that will definitely come to make trouble.

Baron Richthofen has long been informed of the news that the opponent has invested in new fighters.

After several fighter commanders with considerable air combat experience and tactical command attainments met to discuss and exchange opinions, they all agreed that with the current pilot experience and the strong low-altitude combat performance of the BF109F4, there is no problem in suppressing the new Russian fighters in the short term. Baron Richthofen chose to trust his colleagues and subordinates.

As for whether the Russian fighter units can continue to be suppressed in the long-term operations thereafter, it depends on the specific number of Russian new fighters rushing to the front line and how the losses are replenished. The two enemy and us variables have a great impact on the scale of victory. In other words, long-term matters still need to be judged based on the specific situation in the future.

The suggestions gathered together strengthened Baron Richthofen's determination to fight a quick victory. The best way was to suppress the Russians' new fighters before they became popular and fight a decisive and beautiful annihilation war.

This could at least win half a month of peace in the sky of Stalingrad. The Russians needed to spend more time than before to reorganize and assemble their troops, and it would also make it easier for their side to carry out the next deep air strike on the main city.

As for the location and method of the decisive battle of this air annihilation war, Baron Richthofen, after careful consideration, believed that the best choice was the airspace over the Russians' various airports, provided that the air strike on the heavy industrial area in the north of Stalingrad had already started and successfully attracted the attention of the Russians.

Of course, in Baron Richthofen's view, all this was not a problem.

The progress after the battle began was as smooth as Baron Richthofen expected.

Except that the Russians' resistance was fierce, their losses were slightly greater than expected but still within an acceptable range. All the news from the front line indicated that everything was going according to plan. The Russian airports had been bombed and suppressed. Any Russian who wanted to take off by force would only become a fighter plane icon on the fuselage of the brave boys.

The unethical thing of squatting at the airport was not just a random fabrication in some later games. The German Air Force during World War II had mastered this set to the point of perfection, which was enough to play a decisive role in the success or failure of the battle.

Although he was very reluctant and quite angry, Chuikov was finally forced to admit the established fact in front of him like a dumb man eating yellow lotus. He was blocked at the door of his house and even the airport was blocked. It was indeed impossible to reverse the situation. Within the scope of possibility, this is an irreversible fact that does not change with people's subjective consciousness.

"Then it's true that none of our planes can take off?"

Chuikov's inquiry still contained a little bit of hope that was almost yearning, but Khryugin couldn't even give him this little bit of hope.

"There may be some airports that are not very tightly blockaded and can take off, but this does not help. A few fighter jets cannot change the overall situation at all. Most of our fighter planes were destroyed at the airport and at the first moment of the German air attack. On the runway."

After hearing this, Chuikov held the phone and was stunned for a long time. It took about half a minute before he put down the phone with a slow sigh.

"I understand, Comrade Khryugin, I will find a way to solve it. I hope you can get rid of those German flies as soon as possible."

Chuikov put down the microphone in his hand as if he was holding a heavy weight. The main issue Chuikov was considering now was how to respond to Malashenko.