Battle of the Third Reich

Both sides of the battle do not have ground radar guidance at this time and can only rely on the pilot to search for the target visually. The weather conditions in the combat airspace on that day were good, with a southerly wind at level 3, and rare clouds at low altitudes.

The flying height of the German hybrid fleet was only 1,500 meters at the time. This was mainly to take care of the ju87, which had been severely overloaded, and flew over the heavy mountains of the Alps from Austria. At this time, the bombers had consumed a third of the fuel In order to hang more ammunition, they did not carry the auxiliary fuel tank. After the bombing, they still had to return home.

Although the Army has occupied several Italian airports, there are neither professional ground staff nor spare parts and supplies at the moment. Before the aviation team transfers the matching personnel supplies, these places can only be used for forced landing.

The front view of me109 is very good, but the situation of r.42 is also the same. The Italians use an open cockpit. If the pilot is willing, he can even lean out and look around. Just because of the biplane, the dead angle of the view is better than 109. Much more.

The German and Italian Air Forces discovered each other almost at the same time. Because of the distance, the Germans could not confirm each other's identity for a while. Because the number of German Air Force and Army Air Force aircraft dispatched on that day was too large, it may be a group of friendly troops returning.

It’s different for the Italians. The commander who led the team immediately judged that the encounter was the Luftwaffe fleet, because at this moment the friendly forces flying in this airspace were only the 23rd brigade of the same wing. The brigade currently has only 18 planes left, and the number is less than half of those coming.

So the Italian Air Force took the lead at the beginning of the battle. A group of biplanes swayed their wings and began to climb up quickly. They wanted to gain a high advantage before the Germans responded.

The response from Germany was not slow. Lieutenant Colonel Wolfgang saw that the opponent's climb was not good, so he immediately ordered the formation to start climbing, and issued an evasion warning to the Stuka formation.

"Yes, the Air Force of the Kingdom of Italy." It was close to being able to identify the aircraft type. The German pilot recognized the identity of the enemy at a glance. Although the performance of this biplane was not good, it was in various newspapers and magazines at the time. Common star.

"The Green Elves, leave this airspace immediately, let's entangle them and wish you good luck." Wolfgang turned from the cabin and looked at the Stuka fleet that was slowly turning sideways and below.

"Thank you very much, Firefox, and good luck to you." The Commander of Stokka Squadron replied, sounding very calm.

According to the current German combat regulations, once the dive bomber group is intercepted, the commander has the right to make a decision to give up the mission. After throwing away the load, Stuka's survivability is okay. Besides, the Veneto Plain is not far away. If you encounter unexpectedly, you can find a place to make a forced landing. At this time, you don't have to worry about being captured, because the Germans will soon occupy it. This whole place.

"Red No. 3, a total of twenty enemy planes, should belong to the third fighter wing in the intelligence." The original squadron captain of the second squadron, Lieutenant Ludwig, was now the captain of the second squadron. He was on the radio Reported to the boss.

Wolfgang is the technical assistant of the United team, the proper third leader. This time he personally went to the grassroots to perform the task. Obviously, he was preparing for the promotion of the position. Maybe he should be called Mr. Colonel in a few days. The arrival of this technical officer exerted considerable psychological pressure on the officers of the second squadron of the first brigade.

"Italian Third Fighter Wing? There are a lot of old friends in it. I don’t know if they are still here. The French beat them badly a while ago. Pay attention to keeping the speed and don’t have to fight with them easily. These Italian pilots There are quite a few masters." Wolfgang finished pushing the throttle forward, and the growl of Daimler's Mercedes engine became more intense.

At this time, the Fiat fighter has also climbed to a height of 27,000 kilometers. They can actually climb up for a while, but the speed will be greatly lost.

The Germans have responded, and apparently have recognized their identity. At this time, the German fleet is divided into two teams. One team turned around to avoid, and the other team rushed forward to face up. The raid conditions of the Italian Air Force are no longer established. The only thing they have now is a slight advantage in height, and it seems that this advantage will soon be lost.

"It's 109. The climb rate is too fast!" Mario Ubar frowned, but this was not an opponent r.42 could deal with.

Ubaldo participated in the Spanish Civil War and once fought side by side with the German Condor Legion. He understood the performance of these German aircraft and was also familiar with the fighting style and habits of these Germans. After learning of the declaration of war between Germany and Italy, he predicted that sooner or later, he would die with these old friends.

"Attention squadrons, remember those I taught you before, keep fighting with them as much as possible, do not climb or dive at will, try not to fly straight for too long. May God bless you, long live the Kingdom of Italy!" Ubaldo from He raised his hand in the cockpit and waved a bit, then pressed the nose and took his wingman directly to begin a dive towards the German fighter group.

r.42 is a semi-hard shell structure, except for the engine and pilot cockpit exterior is a Dura aluminum (hard aluminum alloy) shell, the rear half of the fuselage is a steel tube skeleton covered with canvas skin. The cockpit is completely open, and the pilot's only frontal protection is a fire board behind the engine. The windshield is made of Plexiglas, the seat is made of aluminum alloy, two fuel tanks with a combined capacity of 4,000 liters are installed between the engine and the cockpit, and there are only two machine gun ammunition tanks in the middle. All of the above have no armor protection and only need to be The last bullet, the pilot will instantly become a barbecue.

The entire brigade had only a few long planes with radio stations, and the wingmen could only judge the content of the exchange from the long plane's gestures. After receiving the command of the big captain, the squadron captains fluttered their wings, and then led their respective squads. The captain charged the Germans.

The German pilots stared at the enemy aircraft that was approaching through the thick bulletproof windshield, selected the target according to their respective positions, the pilots steadily manipulated their own landline, and put the target into the white halo of the vehicular sight. Among.

"Here is the red number three. After hedging, a small team will turn to the left, and the others will turn to the right. As planned on the ground, gentlemen, remember what I remind you." Turn on the safety switch of the airborne weapon, Wolf Gang first shot a short shot with a cannon. The white tracer was as dazzling in the sun. The 20-mm warhead dragged a long cigarette tail and pulled out a straight bullet mark in the air.

The Italian immediately pulled the trigger, and the two 12.4 mm machine guns mounted on the upper part of the nose spit out a long flame. The weapons of both sides were similar in effective range, but the Germans had an absolute advantage in power.

An Italian fighter jet was hit head-on, the shells destroyed the cylinders of the Fiat air-cooled engine, the shrapnel tore the internal complicated pipelines, and the spitting lubricating oil and gasoline hit the hot engine shell and immediately began to burn Up, the dark smoke suddenly blocked the pilot's sight in the cockpit.

How many schools in Ubal escaped the shooting of a 109, but his wingman apparently did not have that good luck. Several shells of the 109 destroyed the internal structure of the upper wing of his plane. When he changed from the dive, right The upper wing on the side fell off completely, and the aircraft immediately entered a spiral dive. The five-year-old pilot who followed Ubaldo did not escape from the high-speed rotating aircraft until it fell to the ground.

In the first round of the contest between the two sides, the Germans led four to zero, and the Italians had less troops than the German Air Force. The two sides reorganized their formations and began a fierce fight at an altitude of 2,500 meters.

The Germans used customary tactics, relying on the advantages of speed and climb, and took the squad as a unit to attack the Italian fighters in turns from both sides.

The Italian pilots tried their best and even tried to bait, trying to introduce the Germans into the struggle. Unfortunately, after being influenced by the British air battle, these Germans had already changed their styles. They couldn't hit them immediately and escaped quickly. Relying on the fast speed of their horsepower, they easily climbed back to high altitude, and then turned around to attack again.

Italy quickly fell into a bitter battle. German planes attacked from all directions. Italian pilots could only rely on strong horizontal maneuverability to roll and dodge. Continuous high-g maneuvers made the aircraft's speed decrease rapidly, and the body control became more and more sluggish. Italian pilots were exhausted, and their speed disadvantages prevented them from escaping from the battlefield.

This air battle lasted only twenty minutes, and the glorious 18th Fighter Brigade was already history. At the last moment, the desperate Italian pilots had given up resistance. They slowly circled in the air like a target aircraft, and then waited to be shot down by the German fighter.

Before being killed, how many schools in Ubal captured the only result of the Italian Air Force in this battle. The officer obeyed his oath and maintained the dignity of the Third Wing with his life.

Although the rate of fire of the 12.7mm machine gun equipped in Italy is not high, the power is quite good. The victim was a wingman of the third squad. The engine was hit by the front, and soon the front of the fuselage billowed out. In the dark smoke, the pilot tried hard to save his landline, but at this moment was helpless. After barely climbing to a certain height, the German pilot opened the hatch and jumped out of his plane.

In the bright Italian sunshine, the German second lieutenant hung danglingly on the parachute and began to worry about his safety, because there were several white parachutes in the surrounding air, all of which hung under the Italian Air Force.

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