Chapter 1183： Flares

This improved shipborne radar has an effective detection range of 300 kilometers, while the two bombing forces of the Soviets are separated by about 300 kilometers when taking off. Moreover, after take-off, due to the speed of the Pe-8 bomber behind Be quick, the distance between them is constantly shrinking, and it is now as small as about 200 kilometers, so that the bomber units behind are also discovered.

More than one group of Soviet bombers were dispatched! At this time, Franz faced a difficult choice. What should I do?

Should we continue to chase this batch of bombers or intercept the next batch? For him, he only has this aircraft, and the tasks he can accomplish are limited. For him, of course, the most important thing is to be able to grasp the enemy's whereabouts.

Yes, continue to intercept!

However, he couldn't let go of these planes, he said to his machine gunner: "Throw a flare!"

Hearing what he said, the gunner took out a flare from the cockpit and threw it down.

One or two small flares can turn a dark night into daylight.

During World War I, flares have been widely used, and various flares appeared. Now, the Stuka bombers are not equipped with flares, just a few hand-held lighting grenades.

The machine gunner opened the safety of the flare and threw it out.

The flares flew tens of meters ahead with the speed of the airplane. Then, the projectile inside began to ignite. With a bang, the gas pressure generated by the projectile throws the illuminator and the parachute out of the bomb, and the parachute is in air resistance. Under the action, it opens and hangs the lighting box below.

In the lighting box, the illuminating agent was ignited, and the magnesium powder and aluminum powder inside were burnt up with the aid of barium nitrate, and a high temperature of several thousand degrees was instantly generated.

At the same time, it emitted an extremely dazzling light, lighting up the entire night sky.

The night turned into day, and the front DB-3 torpedo bomber unit instantly appeared in the dark night sky.

"Damn it, what's the matter?" Colonel Yekinni-Przyblaczynski was also surprised when he heard the cursing one after another in the headphones.

The flares that appeared suddenly made them invisible in the sky. Does this mean that they have been discovered? So what's next? What should they do?

Give up the mission and return home immediately? Of course not, there always seems to be something missing?

"Oh, no!" Colonel Yejinni shouted suddenly.

A DB-3 bomber on the inside of the formation was obviously stimulated by the flares. The pilot subconsciously pushed the joystick, seeming to want to enter the dark night sky to hide, but, perhaps, the sudden flares made the pilot appear. After a brief period of blindness, his hands also moved.

In short, this bomber changed its original trajectory. Although they used a long-distance formation in order to prevent collisions, they still could not guarantee absolute safety.

For example, now, the change of the course of this bomber made it impossible for another bomber on the back right side of its flight path to avoid it. As a result, its wing and the nose of the other aircraft had close contact.

An air strike, this is something no one wants to happen. The wooden wing suddenly broke a large piece, and the other plane was even more terrifying. The wing was like a saw that swept across the nose. The position of the navigator and bombardier under the head has been completely cut apart, and the broken glass is blood red.

"Keep the current formation, continue flying, machine gunner, pay attention to our surroundings." Ye Jinni shouted loudly on the radio.

As a member of the bomber force, it is really shameful that he is not even prepared for this.

The bomber force needs the bravest to join, because the bomber force's pilots have a short lifespan.

Slow bombers flying into the enemy’s airspace, even if they are escorted by fighter jets, will often be attacked by the opponent’s fighter jets. The machine guns they use for **** cannot absolutely guarantee their safety. Every mission. It is a test of life and death.

No matter how much the price is paid, they must use firm perseverance to advance toward the goal. Their sacrifices are just for the ground troops to reduce more sacrifices.

And now, they were scared just by a flare.

The plane with its wing broken tried hard to maintain its flying attitude, but it was useless. Because the force was no longer balanced, it flew for a few seconds, and finally rolled and fell.

And the plane with the broken nose was still flying, and the cold wind blew up from the broken navigator cabin below. The pilots were still fearless inside. They wanted to move on. They were proud bomber pilots. .

The machine gunner watched the sky vigilantly. Under normal circumstances, the flares appeared from the sky. Then, a large number of fighter jets should pounce on them.

However, the machine gunner did not see anything. The flares lit up in the sky for more than 20 seconds. In the first few seconds, because the sudden bright light made them unable to see anything, within the next ten seconds, They had recovered from the shock, they watched the sky carefully, but there was nothing.

very strange.

Ye Jinni is also very strange, but he did not waste time on this, anyway, no matter what goes wrong, they have to complete the task, now, continue to fly along the route!

They have no choice.

"They have two planes collided." At this time, the Stuka bomber had continued to fly eastward, and the machine gunner in the back seat exclaimed excitedly: "We only used one flare and killed one. Bomber, we have achieved another victory!"

This is indeed exciting enough, but they have a more important mission Now, there are 13 bombers, all of which are dual-engined, and visually they are DB-3 bombers of the Soviet Navy. "The gunner continued.

Now, this Stuka is not so much for interception, for example, it is more suitable for reconnaissance. They need to identify the opponent's model number and provide information to the night fighter squadron in the rear.

They are not professional night fighters. Their planes did not carry airborne radars. They found their targets completely by naked eyes. At this time, the night fighter troops on the land in the rear had received an early warning and were ready to dispatch.

After letting go of these DB-3 bombers, Franz always had a hunch that the next batch of bombers might be even bigger ones.

The Soviets were planning to bomb Berlin. This time, of course, they had to have enough momentum.

Guided by the rear radar, the Stuka bomber continued to move forward. With the experience of the last time, Franz expanded the search range. With the help of moonlight, he finally found the second Soviet bomber unit.

In the dark, the two sides almost passed by. At this time, the Pei-8 bomber unit did not find the German bomber that was flying.

After all, the surrounding area is dim, and it is difficult for interceptors to find bombers, and it is also difficult for bomber forces to find intercepted fighters until the gunfire sounds.

And by the moonlight, Franz saw the new bomber unit that was coming, and instantly he was excited. No need to look at anything else, just by looking at the four engines on the wide wing, he could know this coming fleet. , Is the biggest bomber of the Soviets, Pei-8!

"The report found that the Soviets P-8 bomber units requested an interception." Franz shouted over the radio. ()

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