Whether in the propeller age, the later jet age, or even the later stealth aircraft age, an eternal theme in air combat is that the attacking side that seizes the position behind will always have the upper hand. Of course, the premise is , the technical performance parameters of both fighters are almost the same.
Therefore, it is very necessary to jump up before contacting the enemy.
Because after occupying the height advantage, not only can you launch a dive attack, but you also have a greater chance of biting the opponent's butt, thus taking the initiative in air combat!
After climbing in altitude, the view becomes wider.
However, human vision is very limited after all. Leland tried his best and still could not find the Soviet bomber. He immediately gave up the search and focused his attention on the ground, using the beacons on the ground to determine the course. , and after flying forward over two piles of beacons, the direction of the beacons suddenly changed.
Originally, the sharp angle of the beacon pointed in the twelve o'clock direction, which meant that the Soviet bombers were directly in front of them.
But now, the beacon's acute angle has changed to the ten o'clock direction. In other words, the attacking Soviet bombers suddenly changed their course, from flying straight west to flying north. Damn it. What the hell? Could it be said that the Soviet bomber group has discovered their fighter group
But Leland quickly overturned this speculation.
The targets of bombers were much larger than those of fighter jets. He did not see the Soviet bombers, and the Soviet pilots on the bombers were even less likely to detect them. Therefore, there was only one possibility, and that was that the Soviet bombers were playing tricks. Before this, the Soviet Military bombers have also tried to deliberately change their course to get rid of the tracking and locking of Finnish infantry.
"Have you finally woken up? But it's too late." Leland smiled ferociously and pushed the accelerator to the maximum.
Seeing the Hurricane fighter jet driven by Leland accelerate, the more than twenty fighters flying in formation behind him also accelerated and flew toward the northeast at the fastest speed. Leland's intention in doing this was to get ahead of the infantry and lose the target. Previously, the Soviet bomber group was discovered and locked from the air.
Leland's response was very timely.
After flying for dozens of kilometers in the northeast direction, the guidance of the infantry beacon fire was lost on the ground.
But Leland did not lose confidence, and instead led the fighter group to continue flying in the northeast direction. After flying forward for more than ten kilometers, he finally discovered the Soviet Air Force's bomber group, flying at an altitude of about a thousand feet, higher than them. The flight altitude was a thousand feet lower, and the ice looked like small black dots on the snowfield.
Leyland gestured to his wingman, then dived.
Once the bomber is discovered by a fighter, it means that it has been shot down. What is left now is their bloody massacre of the Soviet bomber group. Leland pushed the joystick forward, and the Hurricane fighter he was piloting immediately turned its nose down. It dived diagonally at a forty-five-degree angle, followed by more than twenty wingmen.
Halfway through the dive, the Soviet pilot on the bomber below finally spotted the Finnish fighter.
Immediately afterwards, the Soviet bombers that were originally flying northwest changed their course from northwest to northeast, trying to fly over Lake Lagado and return to the Soviet Union. As long as they returned to the Soviet Union, they would It can be supported by ground anti-aircraft firepower and even fighter jets.
Seeing the Soviet bombers turn around, Leland's lips curved into a sinister smile.
At this point, you still want to escape? But it's too late! Leland smiled ferociously, and the thumb of his right hand had quietly pressed the firing button of the machine gun. Get closer, get closer, and as long as it goes down two hundred feet, you can fire. I know how to use a big gun. Feed you Soviet bitches to the fullest, quack quack!
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Headquarters of the Northwestern Front in Leningrad.
Timoshenko stood in the war room with a solemn expression, behind him were a group of senior staff officers from the front army staff.
Half an hour ago, Timoshenko had completely lost interest in the simulated sandbox in the center of the war room. Instead, he walked to the west window of the war room, stared at the sky on the west side, and said nothing for a long time. Obviously, Timoshenko is worried about the large-scale aerial strangulation battle that is about to take place over Lake Lagado.
Whether this aerial strangulation can be completed smoothly will be directly related to the progress of the next battle.
Because once it succeeds, the fighter force of the Finnish Air Force will be decisively destroyed. In the future, the Finnish army will be helpless in the face of the Soviet bomber group escorted by fighter jets! But if the strangulation fails, it will be difficult to lure Finnish Air Force fighter jets together and strangle them in the future.
If the Finnish Air Force's fighter force cannot be decisively destroyed, Soviet bombers will always face huge threats when carrying out bombings. As a result, the progress of the campaign will be seriously hindered, because in Xu Rui's battle plan, the bombers' bombing will play a decisive role.
Timoshenko is worried, but the senior staff behind him are not optimistic.
Major General Alexei Gao Shen, who had questioned Xu Rui at the meeting before, said quietly: "Comrade Timoshenko, please forgive me, this aerial strangulation plan is really taken for granted. With the current situation, Technical conditions mean that the bomber group acting as decoys cannot establish effective communication with the fighter group responsible for strangulation. There are so many links in the middle. As long as there is a flaw in any link, such as a deviation in the course, even if it is only a one-degree deviation, there will be a problem. It may cause the fighter group to be unable to appear in the right airspace at the right time."
Another major general named Ivan Gao Shen then said: "If the attacking fighter group cannot appear in the right airspace at the right time, an entire bomber group serving as bait, more than fifty expensive heavy bombers, will They will become the prey of the Finnish Defense Forces and will be ruthlessly slaughtered by the opponent's air force without any suspense."
Alexei said: "So, this is a ridiculous battle plan."
Ivan added: "Comrade Timoshenko, it's still too late to abort the plan, but if the delay continues, the bomber group acting as bait will be really in danger!"
Timoshenko's face was as dark as water and he ignored the two of them.
Because as combat staff, it is their duty to make suggestions to military commanders, so even though Timoshenko is the commander of the Northwest Front, it is not easy to rebuke him. What's more, Timoshenko is also full of worries in his heart. He didn't feel anything when Xu Rui was together, but now that he has calmed down and looked carefully together, this plan is really too risky.
Moreover, if the risk fails, the price will be too high.
Taking a deep breath, Timoshenko thought to himself, Xu Rui, you must not disappoint me.
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Turn your attention back to the sky above Lake Lagado.
Leland piloted the Hurricane fighter numbered 001 and dived down at a 45-degree angle. When he was still about 500 feet away from the Soviet bombers below the front slope, his right thumb had quietly pressed the machine gun's launch button. Press the button, just wait for it to dive down a hundred feet before firing.
However, at this moment, Leland suddenly noticed a black spot passing above his field of vision out of the corner of his eye.
Leyland had been invited to participate in a confrontation exercise with the Royal Air Force, and he had rich experience in air combat. Therefore, this seemingly insignificant black spot in the sky immediately attracted his attention, and Leyland immediately paid attention to it. He raised his head upwards, and when he took a look, he was instantly stunned.
God, after seeing the scene clearly in the sky, Leland couldn't help but start crossing himself on his chest, because it was not a small black dot, but a whole field of small black dots!
Seeing this black spot, Leland's heart instantly fell into hell!
As a veteran pilot with rich experience in air combat, he would not naively think that it was a group of birds. There was no doubt that it was a group of aircraft, and there were at least hundreds of them! Then, the only thing that can appear at this location at this time is a fighter jet of the Soviet Air Force!
It turns out that this is a trap!
A shocking trap to lure and annihilate their Finnish Air Force fighter jets!
Damn the Soviets, they first used more than fifty heavy bombers as bait to lure the main fighter group of the Finnish Air Force to attack. Then before the two sides came into contact, the Soviet heavy bomber group suddenly diverted and flew north, thus effectively avoiding The situation in Finland on the ground was opened, creating conditions for an ambush by the Soviet Air Force fighter group.
Otherwise, the Finnish infantry on the ground would have discovered the Soviet Air Force fighter jets before the Finnish Air Force stepped into the trap.
This is a shocking trap that is connected with each other. Sadly, they fell into the trap without knowing it!
In an instant, Leland's heart fell into hell. They only had more than 20 fighter jets, while the Soviet Air Force opposite had more than 100 fighter jets. There was such a huge difference in the number of fighter jets. Today's battle I'm afraid the air battle will be difficult to resolve, and it's too late to escape, because the fighter planes on both sides are now flying towards each other. When they turn around, the Soviet fighter jets can catch up and bite their tails from behind, which will be even more disadvantageous at that time.
So, it’s better to just fight them!
After making the decision, Leland's eyes instantly glowed with a look of madness. He simply ignored the Soviet Air Force fighter group that suddenly appeared diagonally above him, and continued to dive downwards. His intention was that no matter what, You must shoot down as many Soviet bombers as possible before the Soviet Air Force fighter groups arrive.
"Damn Soviet guy, come and have a taste of my big gun! Hahahahaha!" Leyland looked fierce, laughed, and pressed the launch button of the heavy machine gun on the aircraft.