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Chapter 269: Mountain City Turkey Hunting!
The battle was still going on, and the fighters of the First Air Division clenched their fists involuntarily as they watched the Zero fighters fighting against the ground anti-aircraft firepower in the airspace ahead.

Before leaving, Captain Wang Hai and other six combat heroes specially explained the characteristics and weaknesses of Zero War with actual combat examples.And the case they used was the well-known Bishan air battle both at home and abroad.

The battle loss ratio of 0:13 deeply hurt the hearts of every soldier.

"Captain, we are hurrying and we are still late."

"Hurry up and join the battle, the friendly army won't last long."

"The Zero fighter escorts will be handed over to you. I will lead the hurricane formation to intercept the [-]th land attack. We must not let them step into the city."

Logically speaking, the First Air Division departed very early, so there shouldn't be any late arrivals.

However, limited by the transfer voyage of the Spitfire and Hurricane fighter jets, the fighters could only drive the fighter jets with auxiliary fuel tanks to escort the air train transport planes full of fuel to transit in the Hubei-Henan border area.

Fortunately, after two years of development, the sphere of influence of the border area has expanded to 1.5 counties, and it has 10 regular army troops and [-] militiamen.

With the joint efforts of comrades, several barely usable field runways were successfully built before the First Air Division arrived.

It's a pity that the soldiers were forced to delay for half an hour on the road due to the lack of skilled ground crews and unfamiliarity with the route.If it weren't for the Zhihang brigade to attract firepower, the consequences would be really unimaginable.

After hearing Fang Ziyi's words, Captain Wang Hai nodded silently.

The opponent is now the leader of the younger generation of the First Air Division, and he also had the experience of leading a team to attack the [-] heavy bombing in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. There is nothing wrong with entrusting him with the interception task.

After a while, the captain ordered in the communication frequency band:
"Okay! You take the Second Air Regiment and the Third Air Regiment to intercept the bombers. I will take the First Air Regiment to deal with the Zero fighters and rescue the friendly troops by the way."

"Attention all formations of the Air One Regiment, I'll emphasize it again! During the battle, it is absolutely not allowed to fight with Zero Fighting Dogs. The best way to fight them is to pull up to a high altitude and then dive."

"Whether it hits or not, you must return to the altitude after a round of attack. It is strictly forbidden to hit the enemy at low altitude and low speed."

"Roger that!"

In the early zero battles, the high-altitude and high-speed combat environment was not considered in the design.

After all, it is a naval carrier-based aircraft. Judging from the data of torpedo aircraft and dive bombers at the time, it was impossible to launch an attack from an altitude above 8000 meters.

Just like the British aircraft carrier, there was no Barracuda available in 1941.The majestic Royal Navy is still using the King Swordfish with a broken leg with a limit elevation of only 3000 meters.

At this stage, most of the air battles at sea take place at the height of cutting waves, so it is meaningless to emphasize high-altitude and high-speed performance.

Since the enemy has obvious shortcomings, it is necessary to snatch his crutches and kick the cripple's only good leg.

Fighting at low altitude and low speed with zero combat is tantamount to suicide. Back then, the Australian Air Force used a later model of Spitfire to fight dogs, but they were still beaten and disarmed.

But it's different at high speeds. Once the speed exceeds 350Km/h, the maneuverability and sensitivity of Zero War will drop sharply, and even ordinary rolling maneuvers will be laborious.

Coupled with the engine of the Zero fighter, like the early flame-breathing Merlin, both of them use floating carburetors, which makes it possible for the engine to stall when it performs a large maneuver.

At that time, the Japanese navy was still in the era of dog fighting with a circling radius.The [-]st Air Division was already one version ahead, introducing the theory of energy maneuvering air combat.

B&Z's zero fighter is the best answer to its shortcomings, and it is also the beginning of the devil's kamikaze.

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Shancheng, the northern airspace.

A Zero fighter jet slammed the Yi-16 in front of it to death. Even if the opponent used vertical or horizontal maneuvers, they couldn't escape the fate of being bitten at six o'clock.

The disadvantages in speed, climb and acceleration make it impossible for the Yi-16 to escape through straight-line acceleration or rapid climb.

Although we always say that the power of the Zero fighter is poor, compared with the backward generation of Soviet-made fighters, it is definitely more than enough to tease the enemy.

What's more, it's a low-altitude dogfight now, and it's an absolute comfort zone for zero battles.

"Yamaguchi-kun, quickly end the battle."

"The Jiuliu Lu Gong in the rear sent a signal for help, and a few little mice sneaked into their queue."

"We need to rush back for help to ensure the safety of the attacking aircraft."

The voice in the communication channel made Yamaguchi Shinichi frowned. He hated being disturbed during the hunting process.

However, orders from superiors still had to be carried out, not to mention that the mission of the squadron this time was to escort the ninety-six land attack that bombed the mountain city.

In desperation, he can only end the game of cat and mouse.

"Roger that!"

After making up his mind to resolve the battle quickly, Shinichi Yamaguchi pressed the firing button of the machine gun without hesitation.

Compared with the 20mm machine gun with poor stability and accuracy, he prefers to use Showa's ancestral 7.7mm aviation machine gun.After all, the defense level of the enemy Yi-16 is also very average, and the power of the small water pipe is enough to handle everything.

As the two machine guns on the front of the aircraft flickered, a series of bullets were thrown towards the fighter in front.

After confirming that the enemy had completely lost the ability to resist, Yamaguchi Shinichi whistled frivolously.Immediately afterwards, it rolled over and changed its course, preparing to return to rescue and deal with the little mouse behind.

But at this moment, the superior's exclamation came from the originally quiet communication channel.

"Yamaguchi-kun! Several fighter jets appear in the sky above you, all of which are models that have never been seen before!"

"The identification mark under the opponent's wing is a red star. According to the existing information, the opponent should be the First Air Division of the Eighth Route Army."

"They are diving rapidly! The speed is definitely far faster than the previous opponents!"

The tone of the superior sounded very anxious, but Shinichi Yamaguchi, who had just shot down an I-16, did not take it seriously.

In his view, after the Bishan air battle, the Republic of China had no more bloody pilots.Even for the group that just fought against each other, nine times out of ten they were forced to fight by their superiors.

Moreover, in terms of the performance of the Zero fighter, he has the confidence to deal with enemies that are several times his own.

With disdain and curiosity, Nobuichi Yamaguchi picked up the telescope at hand and looked up into the sky.I saw an unknown fighter plane numbered 079 diving rapidly from an altitude of 6000 meters.

"079? This should be the trump card of the North China Eighth Route Army, right? I didn't expect their fighter jets to have such an exaggerated range, and they could fly over from Shanxi."

"Dare to join the battlefield at this time, I really don't know if you are brave or ignorant."

"You really don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the Chinese people. Since you want to die, I will help you!"

Although the enemy is 079 who has recently gained fame, Yamaguchi Shinichi was not intimidated by the opponent's fame.

Lu Hang is just a bunch of useless trash, and being defeated has nothing to do with HNA.Those [-]-type fighter jets are just like the [-]-ship battle, they are all old-fashioned antiques.

Defeating the Third Flying Group of the North China Front Army is not a big deal, and their No.11 air fleet can also be perfectly reproduced.

Thinking of this, Nobuo Yamaguchi pulled up the nose of the plane to face the strange fighter plane that swooped in.

Originally, after the rest of the Zero fighters saw the enemy appearing, they still wanted to raise their heights to keep vigilant and prevent other fighters from appearing around them.

But they soon discovered that the incoming enemy plane was not one at all, but a total of 64 planes.

Suddenly, the entire communication channel exploded.With such a large number of fighter jets, even the backward Yi-15 and 16 can pose a fatal danger to them.

"Attention all crews! Attention all crews! There are a large number of enemy planes coming from the north."

"Keep the formation! Don't be disrupted by the enemy! Don't fight the enemy at high altitude!"

I know in my heart that in the face of an enemy with unknown performance and reputation, most of the devils in HNA can still maintain their rationality.

As soon as the words fell, 079 launched an attack during the dive.

Bursts of flames erupted from its wings, and the long whip composed of six bullets and machine guns slammed hard on Shinichi Yamaguchi's car.

"boom!"

A Zero fighter that voluntarily gave up its own advantages and challenged the swooping Spitfire head-on had only a dead end.

After the violent explosion, Zero War was like a solid burning object ignited by a flamethrower, and exploded into a colorful fireball in the sky above the mountain city.

After clearing up an enemy plane, Captain Wang Hai drove the Spitfire to convert altitude into speed, passed through the wreckage of the enemy, and then used zoom climbing to convert speed into an altitude advantage.

Seeing that his best team member was killed, Major Hashiguchi Yusuke's eyes turned red.

It has been four years since I came to the Republic of China, and their aviation fleet has never suffered such a big loss.The way the opponent left the fight as soon as he hit his hand was like slapping his face.

Whether it's the China Aid Flying Team or the Guoguo Air Force, there is no such arrogant enemy.

"Baga! It's too fast!"

"Why are the fighter jets of the Eighth Route Army so advanced! I don't believe it!"

HNA's inexplicable sense of honor made Hashiguchi Yusuke temporarily lose his mind.Seeing the unfamiliar fighter plane that was climbing and about to leave the battlefield, he actually drove the Zero to chase after it.

Such an abnormal behavior successfully attracted Captain Wang Hai's attention.Looking back at the green-painted Type Zero, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Are you crazy? How dare you catch up."

"It seems that Gou Ri's little devil has completely lost his mind, otherwise he wouldn't have chased me at the risk of the broken plane falling apart."

After shaking his head, the captain continued to push the oil up.

If the 079 is a Spitfire MK1, then the climb rate is really not as good as the Zero fighter.But MK9 is already a product that has been updated and upgraded many times, so it is easy to bully an early Zero Fighter.

When the two reached an altitude of 6000 meters, the performance of the zero battle was very unbearable, and they stalled directly at high altitude.

Facing the devil who had no ability to fight back, Captain Wang Hai naturally took the head without any politeness, and added a solid red star to his body.

And above the mountain city, there is also a gorgeous fireball.

(End of this chapter)