Chapter 930 Il-2

When the German Stuka bombers were raging throughout Western Europe, the Soviets in the east were also thinking. When the German HS129 appeared as a flying tank, the Soviets were even more shocked.

The Soviets must also have the same weapons as Germany. This weapon has a very powerful role in ground support!

So, under all kinds of pressure, the division of the Soviet Central Design Bureau (TsKB), led by Sergei-V-Ilyushin, has been working on a new model called the TsKB-55 since two years ago. The name given by the military is the Bsh-2, which stands for "Armored Ground Attack Aircraft."

The initial design requirements were that the combined weight of the single-engine, two-seater, engine and crew should not exceed 700 kg, that it had to be fitted with nickel-molybdenum alloy steel armor plates 4 to 7 mm thick, the wings were all metal, and the fuselage was It is a mix of metal and wood, and the rear of the fuselage is wood.

The engine is a Mikulin AM-35 with 1,350 horsepower.

A year later, the prototype was produced. It installed a total of four 7.62mm ShKAS machine guns on the wings and one in the rear of the cockpit. The magazines inside the wings could carry four 100kg bombs, which could also be replaced Two 250kg bombs were slung under the wings.

Unfortunately, the performance of the aircraft at this time was not satisfactory, especially in the case of increasing weight, the aircraft reached 4.7 tons, which made the AM-35 engine, which was specially developed for high-altitude flight, overwhelmed.

After an emergency modification, the aircraft used a modified 1,550-horsepower AM-38 engine. At the same time, the flight crew was reduced to 1 person. In this way, it finally barely met the performance requirements. The initial production model was named Il -2, the equipment was given to the 4th Anti-Ground Aviation Attack Regiment.

There are still many problems to be solved from the flying tanks behind, this is only the initial model.

Now, after receiving the order, the aviation group that came over took off immediately.

These days, they have been studying how to attack the Brest Fortress. Every strategic point and fortification in it is the target of their research, and they are already confident.

However, before taking off, they received a new order to find a terrifying cannon hidden behind the Brest fortress and destroy it. This cannon is at least 406 naval gun level!

The head of the regiment, Varissi, took off first. The engine in front of him emitted a stream of black smoke. The fighter plane rolled on the runway until it reached the end of the runway. rising.

Although the new engine was installed, the maneuverability of this aircraft is still very bad. Before the change to this aircraft, they were all flying biplane Polikarpov aircraft. In comparison, this is like cement in flight, too difficult to fly.

Any action must be taken with care, because the engine power is insufficient, and accidents often occur. Moreover, what is even more terrifying are various mechanical failures. This newly equipped aircraft will always have some inexplicable problems.

After climbing to about 500 meters, he turned his head and glanced back. The subsequent planes were slowly taking off. Now, they are about to attack!

At this time, they didn't know that their takeoff had been watched by the German agents who were ambushed at the airport. Almost as soon as he slid onto the runway, the Germans on the opposite side also took off.

They are all FW190s, the most advanced fighter jets! Under the nose, the 40mm Bofors cannon gleamed.

The pilot, Colonel Werner Murders, sat in his cockpit and looked up at the eastern sky, knowing that the battle was about to begin.

As a veteran of flying, Werner's most brilliant battle was still in Spain. At that time, he fought against Soviet aircraft. I-15 and I-16 were not his opponents.

But when he came back from Spain, his record didn't improve much, because he had a lot of experience in the skies over Spain. After he came back, he became an instructor at the aviation school and taught a group of rookies in aerial combat, which made him very depressed. I also want to show my skills on the battlefield like other pilots.

He has made numerous reports, but all of them have fallen into disrepair. In this way, after watching the battle on the western front end, he finally had the opportunity to be transferred from the aviation school and serve as the head of an aviation regiment on the eastern front. .

And his landline has also become the latest FW190. At this time, the BF109 is almost on the verge of being discontinued. Messerschmitt is said to be producing newer jets.

After entering the aviation regiment, he suddenly understood his experience in the aviation school. Germany needs ace and pilots like him, but more experienced pilots are needed to teach by words and deeds, and to drive more ace pilots to appear.

In his aviation regiment, there are five or six students he has taught, all of whom have recorded more than five shot downs. When the pilots told how to achieve results according to his training, Werner knew that his efforts were meaningful. .

Now, he has to strictly follow the orders.

If possible, he would lead the team to fly over and destroy the opponent's planes to the ground. However, the superiors issued a death order. Air battles can only break out in their own airspace. Those shot down fighters can only fall on its own territory.

At this time, he was no longer the young man who only knew how to fight. He knew more about the political considerations of his superiors. This was just a border friction, not a battle of life and death. The invasion war against the Soviet Union had not yet begun. Well, after our own side, some of them are fighting.

Soon, bright spots appeared one after another in his field of vision. Sure enough, the opponent's height was very low, and he planned to enter directly at a very low altitude!

"Attention, find the target, at three o'clock, prepare to dive and fire after the opponent crosses our fortress!"

They also could not enter the sky above the fortress, where the ground anti-aircraft artillery was used to operate, to avoid being accidentally hit.

They can only wait behind the fortress.

The Il-2 attack aircraft troop did not pass through the top of the fortress, but circled and passed through the swamp area in the southern part of the fortress. This action alone made Werner admire the shrewdness of the opposing commander.

The northern part of the fortress is a forest, where anti-aircraft artillery can also be placed, but the southern part of the fortress is a swamp, which cannot be placed there.

This is exactly what Varissie thought about. Even if he wanted to bomb the fortress, he did not plan to go up directly from the east against the strong anti-aircraft artillery of the fortress. He also went around the swamp in the south and went around the back of the fortress.

The antiaircraft artillery on the fortress are almost all arranged in the east, so it is easiest to get a sneak attack from the west, and the loss is small.

And now, they're not going to bomb the fortress, they're looking for that terrifying cannon behind!

However, just as it flew past the fortress, in the sky, in the clouds, the terrifying fighter jet swooped down!