Chapter 688

The battle in the sky continues. Relying on their own advantage of thick skin, American bombers are gradually approaching Romania's oil field facilities, which are not far away.

The unexpected addition of the Soviet bombers did buy time for the American bombers, and made the German ammunition shortage again. After all, there are not many powerful pilots like Hartmann on the east line of Germany, and most of them are at the level of normal Ace Pilots. Therefore, most German fighters do not deliberately save ammunition when attacking.

In fact, under normal circumstances, if a fighter plane shoots down a large bomber like B-17 with half of its ammunition, it will be a very good level. Of course, German fighter pilots have developed good combat habits of saving ammunition, so their performance is better. However, only 15 to 25 rounds can be ensured to shoot down an American aircraft. Before an aircraft runs out of ammunition, only about three aircraft can be shot down.

That's why many American planes have not been shot down, because the B-17 bombers are so strong. In another time and space that akkado knew, it often happened that the B-17 was beaten by German fighters and still could stagger back to the British base. It can be said that this kind of aircraft in the sky and tanks on the same level, easily will not crash.

If it wasn't for akkado's foresight, who equipped Germany with large caliber aircraft guns in advance, and the pilots who are used to using these aircraft guns, then what today's interception will look like, just look at the rotten Romania in another time and space.

"Stop fighting these bombers! Get rid of all these bombers. If the fight goes on like this, the other party will enter the sky of the chemical plant! be divorced from! be divorced from! Regroup! Regroup at 11000 meters! Come on The latest action instructions came from the earphones on the ears of the pilots of German planes.

"Out? Is there any mistake? We broke up the other party's flying formation after firing all the Rockets. Now we're breaking up and let the other party regroup? The other party will enter the oil field area if they fight for the second time! " An ace pilot who had just bypassed an American bomber frowned and questioned the order.

And more pilots immediately fly their own planes away from the U.S. bomber formation and fly to the designated airspace not far away, where they will gather to form a new fighter formation and prepare to launch a second dive attack on the U.S. bomber group.

With deep reluctance and regret, the German pilots made the choice of obeying orders. They flew their own planes and began to regroup not far away. At this time, the American bombers also began to adjust their formation and rebuild their defense system.

Unfortunately, there are only three P-40 fighters escorting. They are pathetically flying among B-17 bombers. As for who is protecting whose safety, it is not known.

"Why retreat? Who's in charge? " A major squadron leader finally found his men in the high-altitude formation. He just joined the battle with only one wingman. Now he saw that two planes were missing in his army, which seemed to be two poor wretches in the dozen planes that had just been shot down.

A slightly deep voice came from the earphone, but almost all the pilots could hear it: "I'm Katherine. It's my order to regroup! Do it now

After this period of delay, the German ground forces were ready to meet the unexpected guests. The mobile anti-aircraft artillery troops deployed on the railway and highway entered the firing area. The 88mm cannon raised its barrel high and pointed to the sky, ready to fire at any time to greet the enemy from afar.

These antiaircraft guns are famous all over the world in North Africa for their anti tank function. Patton called them the best weapons in the hands of the Germans. These guns often appear in the positions where they are needed and use their excellent performance to make beautiful victories.

Just a minute after the German plane left the US aircraft formation, the anti-aircraft gun firepower arranged by the German on the ground suddenly opened fire. The radar guided anti-aircraft gun troops showed unparalleled destructive power, so that these American pilots who came from afar could see what is the real wave coming again.

Although there is no such super invention as radio proximity fuze, because the function of radar has been developed very well, the height and speed of American aircraft have been easily calculated, and the shells used by these antiaircraft guns on the ground have set the explosion height before firing, and the hit accuracy is absolutely not much lower than that of proximity fuze shells.

Before the American pilots could take a breath to relax their nervous mood, the shells like raindrops flew to these American planes. The American planes that had just formed the flight formation were once again subjected to the baptism of the storm. Their planes were riddled with holes by the shrapnel explosion, and many shooters were hit by shrapnel and died in their combat posts.

"Jack! I don't think we're going to be able to finish what we planned. Even if we can start dropping bombs now, those Germans won't suffer too much. There are not enough bombers left to completely paralyze an oil field. " Powell, the front-line commander of the U.S. Army's Air Force bomber force, looked at the fragmented bomber formation and said with some frustration, "you can start to return with the injured plane immediately."

Czech is the front-line commander of the fighter force. Most of his men have been shot down by German planes. Now he and his wingman are the only ones left, as well as an ace pilot born in the air battle in North Africa. He sighed and said, "it's late! Now even if we turn around, there will be no chance to fly back. You know how fast those German planes are. "“ My rank is higher than yours. I order you to cover two injured b-17s and get out of here! Now, now Powell, the pilot of the bomber, said: "return now!" " Silence, or suffocating silence, Jack knows that this is the last chance to escape left by his old friend Powell. It's already a battle of death, so there's no need to take on some unimportant losses. Finally, Jack takes a look at the gunfire outside the cabin, grins bitterly, shakes the joystick to the left, and gives the last command he wants to give: "return!" The three fighters and the five B-17 bombers who were slightly injured left the whole aircraft formation and fled in a hurry in the other direction. The German fighters who were busy blocking the American bombers and preventing them from entering the airspace of the oil field didn't have the idea of chasing and killing the deserters. They almost agreed with each other and let the American planes escape. However, with two rounds of anti-aircraft gun attacks, the U.S. bomber force is on the verge of collapse. They only have 49 pathetic planes left, and most of them have holes in their wings. In the worst case, the gun turret on the back of the plane had been smashed by the shell, and the body of the pilot hanging in it was still shaking on the seat, looking terrible. There are some bombers in good condition, and some of them can't fly because of their bad condition. The pilots of these American bombers are ready to sacrifice in this foreign land and do their best for the future of their country. In this situation, in the fierce battle, even the cowards will be inspired to fight the most. All the American shooters are ready. The bombers have accelerated to their targets, ignoring the hit friendly aircraft dragging smoke to fall“ God bless America! We can't get any closer to the target! Open the bomb bay! Start dropping bombs Looking at the continuous reduction of his aircraft, the overhead German fighter planes have begun to dive attack, and the loss is getting bigger and bigger. When he can not hold on to the real target, Powell finally gave the order to attack. His voice is very solemn and stirring. It seems that he has made up his mind to fight a ten dead battle with these pilots. With the sound of mechanical friction, American bombers finally showed their ferocious tusks. When they were ready, in the shocked eyes of German pilots, one after another heavy bombs left the cabin of B-17 bombers relying on gravity. This was the first time that the Allies dropped bombs in Germany's tightly fortified air defense area“ Almost! These bombs can't reach the designated targets! We have to keep going The catapult looked at the sight and said regretfully, "in a few minutes, we can hit those factories accurately!"“ hold still! I'm going to lower the altitude! Even if it's dead, I'll throw these bombs on the German's head! " Powell clenched his teeth and said, "permission to parachute! Those who are willing to leave can leave now! Good luck to you In the telescope of the officer of the German ground observation station, an American plane rushed to a chemical factory set up by Germany in Romania. No matter how much ammunition the fighter poured into it, the plane still rushed to that factory. This is the perseverance and persistence of a bomber pilot, and this is also the faith and courage of an American. None of the crew members chose to parachute ahead of time. They stuck to their combat Posts until the last second! In the end, the American attack did work. Their plane crashed into the factory wall and blew up a corner of a warehouse. The Romanian air defense system, which was heavily fortified by the German air force, was finally broken through in name by the Americans.