Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Anatoly, the commander of the SB-2 bomber group, couldn't help but be startled when he saw ten fighter jets appearing in front.

Vision is the most critical and important basic condition for becoming a pilot. Although in later generations, with the popularization of radar technology and photoelectric sensors, the vision requirements for pilots have been slightly lowered. In some countries, pilots only require vision of about 0; but now the piston type In the age of aircraft, in addition to ground guidance, searching for enemy aircraft in the air mainly relies on vision. The better the vision, the earlier the target can be found, and the enemy can enter combat mode before the enemy, giving a considerable advantage.

Therefore, those who can fight in the sky in this era have a pair of sharp eyes. Although they are still far away, Anatoli has already identified those oncoming fighter jets, which are definitely not Finnish Fokker fighter jets.

Because the confidentiality work was very good, and the Soviets were very supportive, they did not realize that external forces had secretly intervened in the war between them.

How big was the Soviet Union?

Stalin believed that with the crushing advantage of the Soviet army, Finland's resistance would not last more than a week. He even issued an order to the Soviet army before the war, asking the Soviet army not to run too far to avoid entering Swedish territory.

This optimistic mood spread among the top leaders of the Soviet Union, and some even said: "As long as we raise our voices a little bit, the Finns will obey. If that doesn't work, we can fire a shot, and the Finns will raise their hands and surrender. We That’s what I think.”

Lacking effective reconnaissance, the Soviets did not know that the strength of Finland's aviation force at this time had at least doubled.

After a few seconds, Anatole's expression became even weirder. Why do those fighter jets look so much like our own Lager-3 fighter jets that have not yet been mass-produced? !

Just when his mind was a little dazed and he hadn't recovered yet, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. He could even see the bright red five-pointed stars on the fuselages of the fighter jets. They were all Soviet fighter jets.

"Is it really our own fighter jet?" But I haven't heard of Lager-3 fighter jets participating in this operation? Could it be that they were friendly forces secretly sent by the superiors to perform some special mission?

Just when Anatoly was confused and wondering whether he should contact the rear to confirm, suddenly the ten fighter jets suddenly swooped down and roared towards the bomber group.

The weapons equipped by the Lager-3 fighter are two 7mm machine guns and a 20mm cannon. Such powerful firepower is difficult for even rough-skinned heavy bombers to withstand, let alone light bombers like the SB-2.

The SB-2 bomber group was caught off guard, and ten bombers were shot down in the blink of an eye.

"Damn, what on earth is going on?!" Anatoly yelled in shock and anger, but no matter what happened, it was obvious that the other party was an enemy! "Machine gunner fire! Fire! Shoot these bastards down!!"

Bombers are heavy and slow to fly. It can be said that they are the best targets in the sky. Throughout World War II, the losses of the bomber force were considerable.

However, as bomber crews, they have no choice but to perform the mission. If they give up because of the danger, then their companions must continue to risk the bombing.

This is their mission.

On the back turret, Yevgeny operated his own 62mm twin defense machine gun and shouted. "I can't believe it! Leonid, did you see it?! There are five-pointed stars on the fuselages of those fighter jets! Did they make a mistake?!"

Leonid had just seen a bomber in front of him being shot down. At this time, he broke out in a cold sweat and shouted! "Whatever he does, fire! Fire! Fire!"

The SB-2 bomber has only four self-defense machine guns, with the gunner and navigator each responsible for two. This is far from enough. You must know that the later Sky Fortress B-2 machine gun has self-defense firepower like a hedgehog, but it is still often shot down by enemy fighter jets.

The best way to protect bombers is always to escort fighter jets!

Frank, who leveled off after climbing, looked at the tracer bullets flying in the sky below and whistled disdainfully. The seemingly intensive firepower was full of flaws in his opinion.

"Dive!"

Ten fighter jets swooped down again, charging fiercely towards the bomber group.

Yevgeny saw a fighter jet swooping towards them from high in the sky, and his hand firmly grasped the trigger of the 62mm twin machine gun!

There are many things to pay attention to when shooting in the air. A simple mechanical sight must take into account many other factors, such as wind speed, gravity, etc. Even in later generations, before the emergence of the cannon hotline, aerial cannon shooting was still a technology. Work.

It looks very powerful, but in fact, the bullet is still far away from the opponent.

The other party opened fire!

"Boom!" The 20mm cannon instantly smashed the wing of an SB-2 bomber into pieces.

Yevgeny watched in horror as a friendly aircraft behind him rolled and fell to the ground.

Anatoly was going crazy. In such a short moment, they had lost nearly twenty bombers. But he didn't dare to retreat just like that. Then he would face an investigation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs as soon as he landed. He had to at least insist on flying over the target and dropping the bomb.

All he could do now was desperately call the radio for support.

It was not until they lost another twenty bombers that 20 I-153s and 30 I-16s arrived.

After the Spanish War, high-level Soviet officials received water-filled battle damage ratio reports and mistakenly believed that biplane fighters with better performance would still occupy an important position in future wars.

Therefore, the I-153 fighter was further developed based on the I-15 fighter. The I-153 is equipped with a Shvetsov M62R engine (1,000 horsepower), and the landing gear can be retracted and retracted. According to the test results of the Central Institute of Fluid Dynamics of the Soviet Union, the wings were changed back to the gull layout, and the aircraft performance was greatly improved. The top speed is 442 kilometers per hour and the ceiling is 9,800 meters. Although the top speed has not changed much, the high-altitude performance has been significantly improved.

However, the design bureau originally estimated that the top speed could be increased to 462 kilometers per hour, but during the test it was discovered that the aircraft design had serious structural problems. If the dive speed exceeded 500 kilometers per hour, the fuselage would disintegrate, so the speed increase was forcibly stopped; Seagull type Although the wings can theoretically improve the performance of the aircraft, the driver's view is blocked by the main wings.

Although the design bureau proposed an improvement plan, the I-153 had already been put into mass production at that time. The Soviet government rejected all future improvement plans on the grounds that modifying the design would delay mass production. For the Soviet government, the I-153 was just a new fighter aircraft. It is a pad model before entering service, so production is more important than improvement.

The I-16 has also been upgraded and improved. It is now Type 24, equipped with an 1100HP M-63 engine, and the speed reaches 470KM/H. However, no matter how it is improved, the I-16 always has the disadvantage of difficulty in maneuvering. It is easy to fall into a spiral during a sharp jump. Moreover, compared with the BF-109F, the I-16/24 model has obviously lagged behind.