On the two aircraft carriers, a large number of aircraft took off together to complete the formation in the air. It has been half an hour since the German aircraft group was discovered. Basically all the aircraft have completed the formation. Hundreds of aircraft have completed the formation. The German army The plane passed quickly, and the radar showed that the German aircraft group was less than 20 kilometers away from the soldiers' aircraft group. .
The enemy plane had already arrived, and the soldiers faced it without fear.
The German fleet is very large, with more than two hundred fighter jets, almost twice the number of Mustang fighters the soldiers have. In addition, there are twenty to thirty bombers.
Obviously, the German army got intelligence and the [***] squadron landed here on a large scale. The German army wanted to catch the 1st Army by surprise. The German army also knew that there was a huge fleet and two aircraft carriers on the Red Sea, so , the German army sent so many planes.
However, judging from the configuration of the German aircraft fleet, the German target is not the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet, but the 1st Group Army that has just completed the landing.
In the sky.
The soldiers' Mustang fighters are getting closer and closer to the German fleet, and a large-scale air battle is about to begin.
However, it was not the Mustang fighters that opened fire first, but the soldiers of the 1st Army.
The huge German aircraft fleet, maintaining an altitude of several thousand meters, passed by the location of the First Army. The 30mm cannons of the First Army had long been prepared, and hundreds of cannons had been aimed at the sky.
The soldiers of the 1st Group Army saw many German aircraft entering the range, especially many large and slow-moving bombers. The soldiers immediately opened fire.
??The 30mm cannons roared one after another, and at least dozens of cannons were fired immediately. Suddenly, several German aircraft were hit.
"One of the German fighter jets may have been hit by two or three 30mm cannons at the same time. It was immediately exploded in the air and turned into a large fireball in the sky.
There was a bomber that was also beaten into smoke, staggered, and crashed sooner or later. The opening fire of the soldiers of the 1st Group Army caught the German aircraft group by surprise.
By the time the German fleet reacted, two bombers had been shot down, three had been severely damaged, and six fighters had been shot down. The whole process was very short, less than half a minute.
The Germans were too careless and the aircraft fleet was too dense. The soldiers of the 1st Army took advantage of it. The soldiers tasted the benefits and stepped up their shooting intensity. Many 30mm cannons roared. The soldiers of the 1st Army They shot without stopping.
The German army just capsized in the gutter. The German army never expected that the Chinese ground force would be equipped with so many anti-aircraft weapons. This is too abnormal.
The German army knew the Chinese [***] troops quite well. Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the German army and China had relatively frequent military exchanges. Many Chinese [***] officers also went to Germany to study. At that time, [***] ]The troops also purchased a large number of weapons from Germany.
For example, the German army's standard weapon, the Mauser 98k rifle, was heavily imitated by [***], such as the later Hanyang-made, Chinese official rifles, etc. The Mauser pistols that the German army has eliminated have also been imitated in large numbers by China.
In the [***] army at that time, there were a large number of German weapon masters, and many German [***] officers served as instructors in the [***] army at that time. These German weapon masters were all [* **]'s elite troops, the ace troops.
Although intelligence shows that the Chinese [***] Corps has developed rapidly in recent years, many German officers believe that this development must be limited. Compared with their own, the Chinese [***] Corps is at least inferior. Several levels, so the German army never expected that a Chinese ground force was equipped with so many anti-aircraft weapons.
After being hit suddenly, many German pilots realized that they had greatly underestimated the squadron [***]. Seeing the planes around them being blown up one after another, these German pilots hurriedly pulled up, or It was to escape far away and quickly get out of the range of the 30mm cannon.
After paying the price of more than 30 to 40 aircraft, the German fleet finally flew out of the strike range of these 30mm cannons.
At this time, although they were far away from the effective range of the 30mm cannon, many German pilots were still worried about how many anti-aircraft cannons had hit them just now, at least two or three hundred! This firepower is terrifying.
There were more than a hundred Mustang fighters in the battle. Seeing that the soldiers of the 1st Army were so powerful, they gave these German aircraft a show of strength. The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted. The soldiers flew their own Mustang fighters and soon fought with them. The German planes were fighting together
A large-scale air battle will begin soon.
After fighting against German fighter planes, many soldiers felt that the strength of the German army was at least one level higher than that of the Japanese Air Force. In the past, the soldiers fought against the Japanese Air Force., this time the opponent was the German army, and the soldiers did not dare to be careless and responded calmly.
The German fighter planes were superior in number, and the soldiers were highly skilled. The Mustang fighter planes were superior in performance, and they were evenly matched with the Germans. Both sides suffered casualties.
However, the soldiers knew that a large number of reinforcements were on their way, so they did not fight desperately. The tactics adopted by the soldiers were more of wandering and fighting to delay time.
On the German side, after the exchange of fire with the soldiers, these German pilots were secretly frightened. These Chinese fighter planes were too advanced, and these Chinese pilots were too cunning. These Chinese pilots never fought hard with them, and they were as slippery as a loach.
Time passes by minute by minute.
on the ground.
Many soldiers, especially officers at all levels with telescopes, held telescopes and looked at the blue sky, carefully watching the large-scale air battle between the two sides.
Even the British troops were the same. Many British troops were paying close attention to the air battles in the sky. Even Montgomery was the same. He was looking at the air battles in the sky seriously.
Montgomery is very worried that if the Chinese Air Force is hit hard, it will be a big blow to him, and he will also lose a powerful force.
After watching for a few minutes, Montgomery gradually became confused. These Chinese fighter planes were obviously stalling for time. Could it be that there were reinforcements from China? Thinking about the reinforcements, Montgomery became slightly excited.
There are more than a hundred Chinese fighter planes in the sky, and the capabilities of these planes are very good. If reinforcements arrive, how many Chinese planes will there be, two hundred? Three hundred? Or more.
Thinking that two to three hundred planes were deployed in the North African battlefield, Montgomery could no longer control his excitement, his face turned a little red, and he couldn't wait to ask Wang Haiyang next to him.
"Dear King! Will you have reinforcements coming?"
Wang Haiyang certainly knew that a large number of planes had taken off from the Persian Gulf base and were coming here. Wang Haiyang looked at his watch. According to the time, these planes would arrive in about ten minutes.
Looking at Montgomery's excited face, Wang Haiyang smiled slightly and said: "A large number of our planes are arriving. Our planes will be here in about ten minutes."
"Ah! There are really a lot of reinforcements!"
It was just a guess before, but unexpectedly, the guess turned out to be true. A large number of planes were already on the way. Even Montgomery screamed with excitement.
In the sky.
The battle is getting more and more intense. Although the Chinese Air Force adopts idle fighting tactics, several Mustang fighters have been shot down. However, the losses of the German army are greater than those of the Chinese. Since the two sides have been fighting, more than a dozen of them have been shot down.
"Comrades! Our reinforcements are coming soon, everyone, hold on."
Voices came from the radio communication systems of many pilots. Everyone knew that their reinforcements would come soon. What the soldiers hoped for most now was that the reinforcements would come soon. Fighting with so many German fighter planes, the soldiers were also very stressed. big.
Gradually, the German army seemed to realize that the soldiers were stalling for time, and many German pilots were communicating through their own radio communication systems.
"However, it is obviously impossible for the Germans to retreat like this. This is the first battle with the Chinese [***] Squadron. If they retreat in such a dejected manner in the first battle, these German pilots cannot do it.
In the battle just now, the German army did not take advantage at all. It was caught off guard by the Chinese ground forces at the beginning. Now, although it has the advantage in the number of fighter planes, it seems that more fighter planes have been shot down than the Chinese.
Just as the German army was debating whether to retreat or continue fighting, a huge fleet of aircraft was flying towards here only thirty or forty kilometers away.
This is a formation of 6 Mustang fighter jets. There are more than 140 aircraft in total. They are flying here at high speed and are approaching the target area. The formation of 6 Mustang fighter jets is divided into three, one on the left and one on the right. , and another formation took the retreat of the German aircraft group.
As soon as these six Mustang fighters arrived here, China had an absolute advantage in numbers, and a larger-scale air battle was about to begin.
The distance of thirty to forty kilometers is only a matter of minutes for the Mustang fighter.
The soldiers who were fighting the German fighter planes knew through the radio communication system that their reinforcements were coming, and their morale was boosted again. They changed their previous tactics and immediately began to confront the Germans head-on.
Seeing the soldiers changing tactics one after another, the German pilots who were fighting with the soldiers felt that something was wrong.There must be some reason, otherwise the Chinese Air Force would never suddenly change tactics.
Could it be that reinforcements from the Chinese Air Force have arrived?
Sure enough, many German pilots saw a large number of Chinese fighter planes flying towards the sky in the distance. Seeing so many fighter planes, these German pilots became nervous.