At 4 o'clock in the morning, at a certain German airport, the first batch of fighter jets were preparing to take off. This is a batch of the latest BF-109 fighter jets that have just appeared. This is a BF-109 with a new engine. After the replacement

After the new DB-605 engine, the flight performance of this BF-109 has been significantly improved.

At an altitude of 7,500 meters, it can even fly at a speed of 715 kilometers per hour. This speed has even surpassed the American P-51d, and its high-altitude performance has also been significantly improved. Because of such improvements,

This new BF-109 was also given a new designation: BF-109k4.

However, Lindbergh knew that this did not mean that the aircraft in his hands had regained a technical advantage for the empire. Not to mention that compared to the American P-51, its range was still too short. And it also had

The highest wing load in the bf-109 family. The wing load of 231.70kgm?? also makes this

The aircraft became the clumsiest of all the BF-109s that Lindbergh flew. At the same time, the material shortage of the Third Reich was also reflected in this latest BF-109. In order to save aluminum,

Many parts of this kind of aircraft, such as the tail, have already begun to use wooden structures.

Fortunately, the biggest advantages of the BF-109 series have been inherited and carried forward. It has the best climb rate and speed among the BF-109 series. In the hands of experienced hands, it is definitely a terrifying aircraft, but,

There are too few veterans like Lindbergh these days.

Lindbergh started the engine and the plane taxied on the dark runway. In order not to attract the US military's safari fighters, when the first batch of BF-109k4 took off, there were no lights on the runway, only the end of the runway.

, with ground handling

The personnel turned on two flashlights to show that the runway was over. When the veterans were all in the sky and had good energy conditions, it would be almost dawn. At this time, the rookies' BF-109g and FW-190a

Then you can take off.

It was pitch black outside the window, and Lindbergh could not see the runway at all. He could only stare at the two light spots in front of him to maintain the direction. The speed of the aircraft continued to increase, and finally reached the take-off speed. Lindbergh carefully pulled the control lever, and the aircraft's

The nose of the plane lifted slightly, and then the main wheels began to leave the runway...

One after another, the BF-109k4 fighter jets completed their takeoffs. It is still dark now, and unless the lights are turned on on the runway, the Allied fighter jets cannot play safari near the airport. This is also 4 o'clock for Lindbergh and the others.

The reason for taking off. Although the attack will not really start until after dawn, if the German fighter jets plan to take off after dawn, they will probably be beaten to pieces by the American safari fighter jets on the runway.

Of course, considering the short-legged nature of the BF-109 series fighter jets, taking off at this time almost means that they will need to go down to refuel when the attack is launched. Therefore, according to the plan, around 7 o'clock in the morning, when the rookies

Most of them have completed takeoff, and another team of slightly older rookies driving FW-190D will take over from them to provide protection for the airport. At this time, they need to land at the airport to refuel, and then take off again to participate in the battle.

Lindbergh took the other five BF-109k4s and began to climb rapidly. Even the remaining pilots in these 6 planes, including him, were the only 6 veterans in his group who had flown more than 500 hours.

.Flying hours: 500 hours. A year ago, this number would have just left the ranks of rookies.

At that time, in the group, only those who had flown 1,000 hours could be considered veterans. However, the current group leader Lindbergh was in the top 20 in the group at that time, both in terms of flight time and number of kills.

He couldn't even get into the queue. But now, he is the pilot with the longest flying hours and the most number of enemy planes shot down in the entire group.

Not long after, Lindbergh's BF-109k4 flew out of the shadow of the earth, and the golden-red sunlight shone into his cockpit. Behind him, five BF-109k4 aircraft followed him in a loose formation.

Side and rear. This formation allows each aircraft to move more freely and increases each aircraft's field of vision. This was once a classic formation of German fighter jets, but

Nowadays, there are not many German air forces that can use such a formation. Because now, the veterans are basically all dead. As for the rookies, if the formation is too dense, they will collide; and maintain such a relatively

In a loose formation, they will fall behind again. They don't even need enemy aircraft to attack. As long as they make two circles in the sky, they will have a situation where the lead aircraft cannot find the wingman and the wingman cannot find the lead aircraft.

Now, the sun was about to rise, and the American safari fighter jets were about to arrive. Lindbergh opened his eyes and looked around. Just as he expected, a plane appeared in his sight.

It was a British Mosquito reconnaissance bomber. It flew very high and left a long track. Lindbergh knew that the purpose of this aircraft was to monitor the airport. If it was allowed to stay there, the airport would be damaged.

As soon as the plane on board was dispatched, it would attract a large group of American and British fighter jets. So Lindbergh left four BF-109k4s to continue to be on alert at an altitude of 4,000 meters, while he and his wingmen began to accelerate the climb to drive away the Mosquito reconnaissance aircraft.

bomber.

Lindbergh pushed the throttle to the end, the engine roared, and the BF-109k4 began to climb upward at an astonishing rate of climb.

On the Mosquito reconnaissance bomber, Royal Air Force pilot Captain Thatcher had already observed the six BF-109 fighter jets.

"There are six planes in total. It's rare to see so many fighter jets patrolling at an airport. It seems that the Germans are really going to take action." Thatcher said to co-pilot Blair, "Report to the command center

Report, six BF-109 fighter jets were spotted patrolling over the enemy... airport. There are signs of enemy aircraft dispatching."

Blair immediately began to send a report to headquarters. At this time, Captain Thatcher noticed that two BF-109s broke away from the formation and began to climb rapidly - it seemed that they were planning to expel him.

Thatcher was not too worried about the German BF-109 fighter jets. The Mosquito reconnaissance bomber was not that easy to deal with. Although it had no self-defense firepower, it had a top speed of more than 640 kilometers that many fighter jets could hardly reach.

Again

In addition, his mosquito reconnaissance bomber is now flying at an altitude of 7,500 meters, while the height of the two bf-109s is only four thousand meters, and there is still a full height difference of three thousand meters. Although, the climb of the bf-109

The rate is good, although it’s a bit newer

The top speed of the bf-109g series is slightly higher than that of the Mosquito. However, it is impossible for any aircraft to climb at a high rate of climb and maintain a high speed at the same time. Therefore, if you turn around and leave, these two aircraft

The bf-109 cannot catch up with them under any circumstances. In fact, unless the interceptor fighter has obtained intelligence in advance and climbed to a sufficient altitude, or has an overwhelming advantage over the reconnaissance aircraft in terms of climb rate and speed, otherwise they will definitely

There is no way to catch up with the reconnaissance plane.

Some Japanese fans in later generations often like to use the fact that Grumman's F6F fighter failed to catch up with the Japanese "Caiyun" reconnaissance aircraft to prove that although the nominal speed of Japanese aircraft is lower than that of American aircraft, the actual speed is faster. Very fast.

These guys with defective IQs discovered that the nominal speed of the "Caiyun" was faster than Grumman's F6F, and "there was no Grumman behind him" didn't mean anything, so they tried their best to figure it out.

The Lumann F6F was replaced by the faster P-51. Then it was claimed that the P-51 with a maximum speed of more than 700 kilometers per hour could not catch up with the "Caiyun" with a maximum speed of 610 kilometers per hour. But they did not know that the aircraft at low altitude could catch up with the aircraft at high altitude.

The aircraft is naturally very difficult. What would happen if there is no altitude advantage? Well, the last enemy aircraft shot down by the F4U, which was slower than the P-51, in World War II was the "Caiyun".

Now, although Lindbergh's bf-109k4 was approaching hard, it was not easy to catch up. Seeing the bf-109 getting closer, Thatcher began to push the throttle to accelerate.

At this time, Lindbergh suddenly turned on the engine afterburner system, which began to inject MW-50 additive into the cylinder. The db605dc engine suddenly increased to 2,000 horsepower, and the speed of the aircraft suddenly accelerated.

The sudden acceleration of the Germans exceeded Thatcher's estimation. The BF-109 climbed up at an incredible speed and caught up. Although the Mosquito reconnaissance bomber was already accelerating, the distance between the two sides was still

Continuously approaching, it looks like an enemy plane

It seems that they are about to approach the shooting range. The Mosquito reconnaissance bombers have no self-defense weapons. In fact, relying on the high speed, all Mosquito aircraft have no self-defense weapons. This means that if the enemy can catch up, they can do it without any weapons.

He was cautious and fired at six o'clock.

However, this distance did not continue to get closer. The Mosquito was getting faster and faster, and at Lindbergh, the BF-109k4 engine overheating warning light had come on. Although the use of MW-50 additive can greatly improve the engine

Output power, but it will also overheat the engine. Even mw

The -50 additive itself also contains substances that are harmful to the engine cylinder. In fact, using this additive is like using stimulants on the sports field, which is very harmful to the body. And this kind of stuff carried on the plane can only be used in 5

Just a few minutes. Now, the mw-50 additive has been basically consumed.

Lindbergh helplessly reduced the throttle and opened the radiator. The speed of the BF-109k4 quickly slowed down, so he could only watch helplessly as the aircraft was still six hundred meters higher than himself.

The Mosquito reconnaissance bomber at a position of about meters increased its power and gradually moved away.
Chapter completed!