() It was an early morning in September. The moon had set and the sun had not yet come out. The stars hung low, as if they were within reach. The vast Russian wilderness was still shrouded in a thin light blue morning mist. All around.

It was quiet, except for the nightingale's low "chirp" from time to time.

At this time, the airport was suddenly brightly lit. The strong lights immediately dispersed the faint mist on the runway. If you squint your eyes, you can vaguely see a long row of neatly arranged fighter jets under the dazzling lights. Then

, the chilly morning breeze in the early morning will bring the low roar of the aircraft engine into your ears. A new day's battle is about to begin.

Ron stood by the runway, watching the American pilots and Russian pilots board the fighter planes one by one, put away the boarding stairs, and then taxied to the runway one by one. Last time, he accompanied Pokryshkin to go up to the sky for two turns.

Ron cheated and got two more results. As soon as he landed, Ron immediately ordered that no one should report the battle just now to the superiors. Because he knew that if the superiors knew that he was involved in air combat again, they would definitely look for him.

of trouble.

However, before the "joint law enforcement" operation was officially implemented, a special order was issued from above, ordering Brigadier General Ron to stay in the command center and do his command work well. Therefore, he originally planned to lead the team in person.

Ron had to stay at the airport depressed again.

The Germans have now completed the reconstruction of two airports in Warsaw. The two airports were named Target A and Target B respectively by the US-Hungry joint forces. The first to take off was Harry's squadron, which will be responsible for the attack on Target A. A little later

The Soviets who took off later will be responsible for attacking target b.

Harry waved to Ron, then closed the canopy and taxied to the runway. After a while, 24 American P-81s completed takeoff. Then two squadrons of the Soviets, a total of 48 aircraft, also took off one after another.

The sky was still dark, and the pilots relied on the instructions of the navigation lights on the wingtips to gradually form a formation and then flew westward.

Watching the fleet disappear into the western sky, Ron turned back to the driver and said, "Let's go back to the war room."

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Every P-81 that took off carried a large auxiliary fuel tank and two 500-pound special aerial bombs. Originally, according to the range of the P-81, it was not necessary to carry auxiliary fuel tanks to fly to the target, but in order to avoid the German radar

, they chose a winding route, which increased the flight distance a lot.

About 30 minutes after leaving the airport, the eastern sky began to gradually brighten, and the fleet of aircraft also approached the battle line between the two sides. At this time, the earth was still dark, but at an altitude of 3,000 meters, the reddish morning sunlight had already illuminated the aircraft.

It is illuminated. If there are no clouds blocking it, when viewed from the ground, those reflections

A plane shining in the sun will look particularly bright and dazzling. But it is cloudy weather now. Looking down from the plane, the dense clouds below are all small and small. As for what is under the clouds, that is a little bit

Neither can be seen, and similarly, it is impossible for people on the ground to see those fighter planes shining with golden light.

After successfully crossing the front line and flying forward for about 40 kilometers, the ground gradually became brighter and the fleet began to lower its altitude - here, there was a German radar station. The fleet passed through the clouds and lowered its altitude to about 500 meters.

looking at some rolling hills nearby

It is blocked by the mausoleum to avoid radar detection. This is the most dangerous part of the flight. The altitude of the fleet is low and the speed is not fast (otherwise there is a risk of crashing into the mountain). Once discovered by the enemy, it will be quite passive. Fortunately, we participated in this operation

They are all veterans and the whole process went smoothly.

On the Eastern Front, the Germans did not have as complete a radar system as they did on the Western Front. After crossing the detection area of ​​this radar, there was no longer any radar in front of them that needed to be lowered so low to avoid it. The fleet began to climb rapidly, and in one breath

Climb to an altitude of 7,000 meters.

The fleet maintained this altitude and flew for another half an hour. By this time, the fuel in the auxiliary fuel tanks had been exhausted. (During flight, the fuel in the auxiliary fuel tanks will be consumed first.) The pilots began to throw away the auxiliary fuel tanks. Looking at the high-quality aviation aluminum

The manufactured auxiliary fuel tanks were thrown down one after another, and the Russians felt a little distressed.

"These Americans are really..." Gulayev thought, "It would be great if they could use wooden auxiliary fuel tanks. The Germans picked them up, and they have no other use except for cooking. It's not like picking up these.

If you turn your head around, you can use it to build an airplane."

Wood can indeed be used as auxiliary fuel tanks. Chennault's Flying Tigers used auxiliary fuel tanks made of wood and bamboo. However, this kind of auxiliary fuel tank is too heavy. (Dear, don't think that wood is lighter than aluminum alloy.

When the strength is guaranteed, wood is much heavier than aluminum alloy.) The efficiency is not high. Moreover, it is not cheap for Americans to do such carpentry work, including labor costs.

The fleet continued to move forward, and at this time, German aircraft began to appear in the sky. It was a Junkers transport aircraft. Probably because no Soviet or American fighter jets had ever been seen in this airspace, so this Junkers was facing

The group of fighter jets flying above him didn't care, and continued to fly away slowly from an altitude of 4,000 meters.

However, this encounter made the Americans and Soviets quite nervous. Although even if the Germans discovered them, there would be no serious consequences. In terms of air combat, driving a P-81 at an altitude of 7,000 meters, it was still

Are you afraid of the Germans? But if you fail to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, the results of the battle will probably be greatly affected.

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Now very close to the target, the fleet began to disperse and lose altitude. The Harry formation flew towards target a, while the two squadrons of Pokryshkin and Gulayev flew towards target b.

Ten minutes later, Harry's squadron approached target a.

This is a typical military airport, with a significantly lengthened main runway. On both sides of the main runway, there are two dirt runways where fighter jets can also take off and land in emergencies. At one end of the main runway, there are towers on one side.

, the other side is the apron, and next to the apron there is

A group of bungalows, maybe a pilot lounge or something else. There are some hangars a little further away. However, these hangars have not been specially reinforced. They can only serve as a shield from wind and rain. This is probably almost the same as here.

Never had anything to do with air raids.

Harry saw four jets and other aircraft parked on the tarmac, and two jets taxiing on the runway. He looked around and saw that there were no other fighter planes on patrol in the air.

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"This is a great opportunity!" Harry thought. He immediately issued the order: "Attack! Attack as planned!"

American pilots are quite familiar with the situation of Target A. The United Air Force made a large-scale model of Target A based on aviation reconnaissance and resistance organization intelligence, and assigned tasks according to it.

8 fighter jets stayed on alert at a higher altitude, and the remaining 16 aircraft were divided into three groups. The first group of 8 planes bombed and swept the hangar, and the second group of 4 planes bombed and swept the apron and allowed the pilots to rest.

room, a third group attacks the taking-off aircraft, or joins the attack on the tarmac.

As the commander of the formation, Harry had to stay at a high place to coordinate the command at this time. So he could only drool and watch the boys under him pounce on the defenseless girl like a naked girl.

German airfield.

The P-81s reduced the engine power to a minimum to reduce the sound of the engine. Relying on a dive, they rushed past at a speed of nearly 600 kilometers. Since they had their backs to the sun, the Germans did not discover them until they started firing.

Huck of the third attack group watched the lead pilot Tom use a long shot to smash a German jet that was taxiing at high speed. He was about to attack the second enemy jet. Unexpectedly, the jet

The wreckage of the plane rolled on the runway and hit a second jet following behind. The two planes immediately exploded into a big fireball. His wish to shoot down the first jet in his life immediately came to nothing.

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"Tom, you can't grab food like this!" Huck complained, his tone sounded like a resentful woman in the palace.

On the other side, Suk was leading his wingman Beta to attack the tarmac. As the leader, Suk attacked first. He swept the apron with his cannon. Not only did he destroy the four jets, but also

At the same time, he destroyed a Junker and a JU-88. However, he was focused on sweeping the bombs, and the bombs he dropped missed.

Beta knew that it might not be his turn to sweep the planes on the tarmac, so from the beginning, he aimed at the pilot lounge. One of the two 500-pound bombs he dropped landed on the tarmac.

It overturned two planes that were damaged by Su Ke, and another one accurately landed in the pilot's lounge. The bungalow was immediately torn to pieces by the bomb.

The eight planes that bombed the hangar also dropped their bombs in turn, filling the hangar with thick smoke. Tom and the others, who had not dropped their bombs just now, also dropped their bombs here.

After this round of attacks, the anti-aircraft guns and machine guns on the airport began to fight back in a messy manner. Seeing that other planes had successfully pulled up, Harry took the remaining 8 fighter planes and dived down from high altitude towards the airport.

The oil depot dropped the final bomb.

Of the 16 bombs, only one hit the target. But one bomb was enough. The oil depot was blown up and caught fire. Burning fuel flowed out from the ruptured oil depot and flowed everywhere. The entire airport was plunged into thick smoke.

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"Okay, let's return. We've done a pretty good job." Harry said.
Chapter completed!