Boris, Victor, and Valentin each drove an Il-Fifteen fighter jet, formed a three-plane formation, and took the lead in emerging from the clouds.
Behind the three people, nine other fighter jets were also organized into three echelons.
The one hundred IL-15 fighter jets assisted by the Soviet Union were transferred from Zhukov's Far East Front, but the pilots were transferred from Timoshenko's Northwest Front after Xu Rui specifically requested Stalin to do so, because Xu Rui He had fought side by side with Boris and others, and trusted the pilots of the Northwest Army even more.
Boris and the others did not disappoint Xu Rui. So far, they have not lost a single fighter jet.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the flying group has not encountered real resistance. No matter in the battle of Youyu County, Zuoyun County or Datong, the flying group has not encountered much resistance, except for two dilapidated aircraft in the middle. Except for the Japanese fighter jets that had launched suicide attacks against them, all that was left was anti-aircraft machine gun fire from the ground.
Of course, this level of resistance cannot pose a threat to Boris and the others.
The first time he emerged from the clouds, Boris saw the Japanese marching on the road ahead.
Seeing countless Japanese infantrymen lining up in four columns and marching forward along the highway, Boris immediately screamed, and then Valentin and Victor followed up on both sides. After making the gesture, Valentin and Victor returned the OK gesture, and then prepared to dive down.
However, at this moment, Boris suddenly noticed from the corner of his eye that there seemed to be a few imperceptible black dots flashing across the sky in front of him. Could they be wild geese? Boris subconsciously let go of the control stick, raised his eyes and looked forward, and saw a dozen fighter jets swooping over from the northeast airspace.
Due to the height difference, you can clearly see the plaster pattern painted on the wings of the opponent's fighter jets.
Plaster pattern? It's a Japanese fighter plane coming over! After discovering this, Boris immediately screamed with excitement, even more excited than he had just discovered the Japanese army on the ground, because compared to diving and strafing infantry, Boris obviously preferred to engage in dogfighting with the opponent's pilots in the air. fight!
Dog fights in the air are what fighter planes should do!
Almost at the same time, Victor and Valentin also discovered the rapidly approaching Japanese fighter jets.
Boris made continuous gestures to Victor and Valentin, and then pulled the joystick fiercely. The Il-Fifteen fighter jet immediately tilted its nose upwards and began to climb rapidly! In the era of propeller aircraft, it is very necessary to seize the altitude advantage before entering a dogfight.
Because whoever seizes the high point will seize the opportunity.
Following Boris, Victor, Valentin, and the dozen or so Il-Fifteen fighter jets that followed also climbed up with a high angle of attack. When the Japanese fighter jets coming from the opposite direction saw this, they were naturally not to be far behind, and immediately As they climbed up, a very funny scene appeared in the sky. More than 20 fighter jets from China and Japan began a climbing competition.
At this time, the performance gap between the two fighters became immediately apparent. The performance of the Type 96 carrier-based fighter equipped by the Japanese was average, but compared to the Il-V fighter, it was still slightly better, with an increase of less than 500 meters, Boris gave up decisively and climbed from a high angle of attack to level flight.
Why give up? Because it can't compare with the Japanese Type 96 carrier-based fighter in terms of climb.
The twelve Il-Fifteen fighter jets gave up their climb and entered a level flight attitude. The sixteen Type 96 carrier-based fighter jets that rushed from the northeast continued to climb until they achieved sufficient high-pressure advantage and then took over. It dived downwards and bit the butts of twelve IL-type fighters from behind.
But Boris and the others have experience after all. Even if they lose the opportunity, they are still not as good as chaos.
In an instant, the twelve Il-Fifteen fighter jets each made tactical evasions. Some barrel rolled, some climbed at a high angle of attack and then somersaulted, and some even performed pendulum maneuvers. The Japanese fighter jets relied on their altitude to The small advantage they gained was quickly eliminated by Boris and the others.
During this process, not a single IL-15 fighter was shot down.
Finding that the fighter jet he was flying easily escaped the lock of the enemy aircraft, Boris immediately laughed strangely, and then gestured to the wingman pilot Victor through the porthole.
Rookies, these Japanese pilots are all rookies, kill them!
Victor immediately responded with a gesture, yes, kill the little rookie! The next moment, the fighter jet driven by Victor made a somersault and bit a Japanese fighter jet. The Japanese fighter jet performed a barrel roll maneuver in an attempt to escape from Victor's lock, but the movement was not in place and could not escape. success.
Soon after, Ge Keduo gently pressed the firing button of the machine gun, and the two machine guns installed under the wing immediately opened fire violently. Two blazing streams of light were immediately pulled out from the void in front of the wing, and It accurately hit the right wing of the Japanese fighter in front. A moment later, black smoke billowed out from the hit wing.
After another two seconds, the wings of the Japanese fighter jet suddenly broke off, and then the entire plane immediately lost control, spinning and falling from the sky.
After successfully killing a Japanese fighter jet, Victor readjusted his flying attitude and was about to show off to his companions when he discovered that the fighter jet driven by Boris roared past from the left front. Behind him, a Japanese fighter jet had exploded in the air. Reese was much more ruthless than him, hitting the Japanese fighter jet's fuel tank directly.
In the following time, such scenes were repeated in the air.
However, without exception, all those shot down were Japanese fighter jets, and there was not a single IL fighter jet.
The Japs' Type 96 fighter jets are even slightly better than the Il-Fifteen fighter jets in terms of performance, but the Japs pilots flying these fighters are rookies. They have just graduated from Japan's local aviation school, and their flight hours are even longer than those of Boris and Weig. Kedo and Valentin didn't even have a fraction of that, and they lacked even more experience in air combat.
So, why does this situation occur
The reason is very simple. At the beginning of the Far East Battle, the Japanese base camp had transferred a large number of experienced senior pilots from the North China Front Army and the Central China Condemnation Army. These Japanese pilots were really very powerful. After arriving on the Far East battlefield, they immediately defeated the Soviet Union. The Far Eastern Front's air force was defeated.
Until now, air superiority in the Far East battlefield has been firmly controlled by the Japanese.
Then not long ago, in order to completely win the Far East Battle, the Japanese base camp was newly organized into a Far East Front Army. In order to form a fifth flying regiment directly under the Far East Front Army, all the remaining senior pilots in the Chinese Condemn Force were transferred away. , the rest are either with poor technical skills or are rookies who have just graduated from aviation school a few days ago.
Of course, the Japanese base camp was subjectively unwilling to cause such a situation.
But there was no way, no one would have thought that Xu Rui would take the initiative to attack!
The Japanese base camp originally planned to let these rookie pilots cooperate with the North China Front Army in mopping up the Eighth Route Army to gain basic air combat experience. As a result, before the mopping up of the Eighth Route Army base area could begin, the Chahar Independent Regiment launched a blitzkrieg towards the hinterland of North China. As a result, these Rookie pilots with zero experience were hastily sent to the battlefield.
However, the price was heavy. In less than half an hour, eleven of the sixteen Type 96 fighter jets were shot down. Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining five quickly turned around and fled, but it was already too late. Facing veteran pilots like Boris who had been trained in the Soviet-Finnish war, these rookie pilots had no chance of escape.
Half an hour later, the aerial encounter over Yixian County came to an end. The result was that the Third Flying Regiment directly under the North China Front suffered a disastrous defeat. All sixteen Type 96 fighter jets that attacked were shot down, and the Chahar Independent Regiment Of the twelve Il-Fifteen fighter jets, only one made an emergency landing in the mountains due to mechanical failure.
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Yixian County, outside the north gate.
Minamoto Yoshige and Nagumo Kinichiro witnessed the entire air battle. Seeing that all their own fighter jets were destroyed, but only one of the enemy's fighter jets crashed, the two old Japanese were so angry that they gritted their teeth.
"It's so shameful!" Minamoto Yishige said, "When did the quality of the Imperial Air Force deteriorate to this extent?"
"I'm afraid we can't blame these aviation troops." Nagumo Kinichiro shook his head and added, "It's mainly because all the veteran pilots in the Third Flight Regiment have been transferred away. The remaining ones are either those with poor skills or those who have just graduated from aviation school. It’s not surprising that a rookie who just graduated couldn’t defeat a Soviet pilot.”
Minamoto Yoshitaka said depressedly: "But without air control, this battle will be difficult to fight."
"Yes." Nagumo Chiichiro said with deep understanding, "Since the Sino-Japanese War broke out, the Imperial Army has never fought without losing air supremacy. The morale of the army will definitely be seriously affected."
Minamoto Yoshitaka said worriedly: "Maybe even the marching speed will be greatly affected."
While the two old devils were talking, the enemy fighter jets that had finished the air battle in front turned around and swooped towards Yixian. Then, two of them formed an echelon and headed towards the 8th Infantry Brigade and the 3rd Infantry Brigade. The marching column of the 15th Brigade swooped down, and the marching little devils fell into a commotion and fled in all directions.
Looking at the chaos of Japanese infantry on the highway, the two old Japanese soldiers frowned immediately.
It's not going to work like this. The front army headquarters has issued a death order and must arrive at Zijingguan before noon!
At that moment, Minamoto Yoshitaka roared angrily: "Baga, don't mess up, keep moving forward, don't mess up, don't mess up at all, keep moving forward, move forward..."