Chapter 197 Interception of Seaplanes

The Deutschland carried two seaplanes. Now, they all ejected one by one. After flying out, the two planes started searching in two directions.

On the one hand, search for surface ships, on the other hand, search for each other's aircraft!

In recent years, due to the increased investment in the military, various military technologies in Germany have been making rapid progress. High-power aero-engines are the most direct manifestation of aircraft performance.

The Ar196 seaplane is still climbing, and Ludwig's eyes are looking at the rippling Mediterranean Sea.

Lucas in the back seat is constantly searching the sky. His eyesight is quite good. In the best weather, he can even see 20 kilometers away.

But now, they were flying west, and the sun was so harsh in the west that he had to keep rubbing his eyes.

"I didn't find anything." Lucas said, just after saying this, he saw a few bright spots in the sunlight.

"Target found, twelve o'clock, quick, it's a bomber!" Lucas shouted loudly.

Find the target! Following Lucas' report, Ludwig's eyes looked straight up, and he found that there were indeed several twin-engine planes flying in front of him!

Under the belly, bombs are mounted, and the engines on the wings on both sides are driving the propellers and turning purrly.

S, B-2 bomber!

At this time, there is still a bomb in this direction. There is no doubt that the other party is going to bomb its own warship! These Republican planes are really bold. They bombed the Italian warship a few days ago, and now they want to bomb their own Deutschland!

Of course you can't let the other party succeed!

Pushing the accelerator to the maximum, Ludwig faced the opponent and flew up!

At this time, SB-2 bombers were flying in formation at an altitude of 3,000 meters. Their attention was on the target warship in the distance. They circled in the air and deliberately flew up from the west to attack. Yes, just as the sun sets in the west, the sun is the best cover.

They didn't even notice that a terrifying killer was already flying over below!

Ar196 is a seaplane, but its powerful maneuverability has changed its role. It is definitely not just an ordinary seaplane!

Intercepting the slow bomber is an easy task for it!

"Deutsche, Deutsche, found six SB-2 bombers flying towards the port, please air defense immediately." Lucas in the back seat shouted on the radio, reminding Deutsche to pay attention to air defense.

Ar196 seaplane, flying up at a high elevation angle, Ludwig's eyes, staring at his sights, when he put the bomber in the front of his sights, he pressed the control stick on the button.

"Da da da." The 7.9mm machine gun shot towards the belly of the SB-2 bomber!

Then, Ludwig quickly pushed the control lever. After all, there were buoys under the seaplane, and the movement was slow. The two sides were too close to each other, and if there was a slight difference, they would collide.

The sound of his guns awakened the formation, and they evacuated the formation in an instant, and the machine gunners stood by.

"Hit their engine and cockpit!" Lucas shouted in the rear cabin. He had just seen his side hit the other side. Unfortunately, the 7.9mm machine gun was too weak to tear the other side. It just shot out a row of small Just a hole.

Then you can only hit the opponent's engine and cockpit, and hit key positions!

In the flight just now, the two sides passed by, and Ludwig's fighter jet flew to the rear of the other side.

Now, when Ludwig readjusted his posture, he had entered from behind the opponent, that is, the west. Under the sunlight, this direction was very dazzling.

Catch up!

If the SB-2 is fully powered, it also has a maximum speed of 400 kilometers per hour. However, that is the speed of no load. Now, with the bomb attached, this aircraft can only fly to 300 kilometers per hour. In this way, the seaplane behind is approaching again!

At this time, on the SB-2 bomber, the machine gunner in the back seat had already opened the hatch, and the double-mounted machine guns were constantly turning around. He was highly nervous. Where did the German seaplane go? went?

Although the bomber is not a full-time combat aircraft, if the bomber is shot down by the seaplane, it is shameful to say it out.

The sun was dazzling, and he couldn't see the situation in the rear hemisphere at all.

Suddenly, the plane appeared in his field of vision, and it really jumped out of the sun!

"Da da da." The moment he discovered it, the instinctive action of his right hand was to pull the trigger, and the bullets of the machine gun flew towards the sky!

kill!

Just as he opened fire, the opposite, the seaplane, also shot violent bullets at him!

It's a battle of courage and skill! In the diving seaplane, Ludwig stabilized his plane and continuously shot his machine gun bullets at the position of the opponent's rear cabin machine gunner who had opened the cover and had no protection.

The machine gunner's machine gun suddenly became dumb, leaving a few holes in the machine gunner's body, lying on the machine gun, motionless.

In the air combat of World War II, if one were to choose the most terrifying position, it would be the machine gunner on the bomber. Their mortality rate was the highest among all positions!

Only the machine gunner who killed the opponent's rear cabin, this kind of bomber is undefended in the rear! Ludwig did not continue to attack, he was ready to pull up.

This time the attack has ended, and his plane is about to fly in front of the opponent.

At this moment, Lucas in the rear cabin shouted: "Hold it over and give it to me!"

Hearing this, Ludwig didn't hesitate, he pushed the lever to one side, and then, the sky and the earth turned upside down!

The Ar196 seaplane is already flying upside down at this time, the buoy is high on the top, like the antennae of an insect, it is like a flying monster!

Lucas, the machine gunner in the rear cabin, looked excited.

As a ship-borne seaplane, this is a two-seater type. In addition to acting as a visual searcher in the rear cabin, Lucas also operates the machine gun in the rear cabin!

In later generations, this aircraft was equipped with a 20mm cannon, which was quite powerful. Now, this early model still uses MG17 7.9mm machine guns, one in the front and one in the back.

When it was turned upside down, Lucas pushed his machine gun, shot directly below him, and fired violently!