They had already taken off for the second time. After the last time they landed, they refueled and waited. Now, there are even bombs in the bomb bay.
Although it has become a reconnaissance mission, the bombs do not need to be unloaded. If the German navy is discovered, they will be the first to throw the bombs on the opposing warship.
Start the engine!
Alexander skillfully turned on various switches, and the engine on the left successfully roared and started in a puff of black smoke.
Then, there is the engine on the right.
Just when he just wanted to flip the switch, he saw that there was a chaos outside, and the crew members were all rushing towards their plane.
what happened?
"Aircraft, German attack aircraft!" The machine gunner Schroderwich in the back seat shouted loudly, "Damn, they came from the southeast!"
Two antiaircraft artillery platoons are deployed in this base of our own, but they are all arranged in the southwest and due south of the position, and they are blank in the southeast direction of our own.
At this time, the anti-aircraft artillery was turning anxiously, but the German attack plane had already pounced at a very low altitude!
Alexander turned his head and saw the plane painted with a black cross. It was a German HS129 attack aircraft. This aircraft had terrible armor protection and was almost as powerful as his own Il-2 attack aircraft.
Moreover, the most powerful of the opponent is the 40mm cannon, wherever you go, one shot will fix your soul!
"Buzz, buzz!" He quickly started the engine on the other side.
Two black smoke came out of the exhaust pipe, but then there was no movement.
"Hum, hum!" With the help of the ground power vehicle, the engine on the other side still failed to start. At this critical time, the engine actually failed.
Can't wait, take off!
Alexander released the brakes, and the throttle lever on one side of the engine was pushed to the maximum position. Under the thrust of a single engine, the plane was a little bit sideways, so he had to step on the rudder tightly to let the Sb-2 bomber slide on the runway. run.
Quick, quick!
An airplane is only valuable in the sky. When on the ground, it is an absolute living target. Alexander absolutely does not want to be destroyed on the ground like this, he wants to take off!
It's a pity that the single engine made the takeoff of his fully loaded bomber seem incredibly slow.
Lieutenant Steinkamp has flown to the base here. He found the target quite accurately. Moreover, when he came, in the endless green field, there happened to be a silver fighter taking off, which made him easily The goal is determined.
Then only attack!
Although he is not afraid of anti-aircraft artillery, he must first destroy the opponent's antiaircraft artillery position! So, he pushed the joystick, the HS129 attack aircraft almost flew over the Soviets' heads, and flew over the plane that was taxiing, and then his attack aircraft began to dive.
At this time, on the antiaircraft artillery position, the antiaircraft artillery soldiers were vigorously turning the steering wheel to adjust the angle of their antiaircraft artillery. As the antiaircraft artillery was rapidly rotating, the attack aircraft had appeared in the gunner's retina!
"Tom, Tom Tom!" The gunner stepped on the firing device. Although he hadn't aimed at it, he started shooting. The shells were flying in the sky, and there were still dozens of meters away from the target!
Then, HS129 pulled up, and the two bombs hung under the belly of the plane had come down slowly!
"Boom, boom!"
The ultra-low-altitude dive attack made it very accurate to throw, and the bomb accurately hit the target!
The anti-aircraft artillery was blown up and down, the gunner above was bloody, and the anti-aircraft artillery position was abandoned!
In the airspace ahead, Lieutenant Steinkamp expertly turned a large angle and returned to the target again. The first thing he locked was the bomber about to take off!
"Hurry up, pull it up!" Alexander's hand hugged the operating rod into his arms, and the rudder surface of the tail was fully upward, pushing the airflow, trying to pry the nose up.
But it didn't work.
If the plane wants to take off, it must have a certain speed. In the end, it is not because the tail rudder raises the nose, but the lift force is greater than the gravity.
And lift is related to speed. The higher the speed, the greater the lift produced by the wing. If the speed is not enough now, the lift is not enough.
Alexander was still working hard. He knew that only if he flew himself would there be hope.
Schroderwich was even more anxious. He pushed his twin-mounted 7.62mm machine gun and wanted to push the machine gun to the side to kill the German attack aircraft that was approaching quickly.
However, the angle of his machine gun is not enough!
As a result, he could only watch the terrible machine gun under the opponent's nose, and a ball of fire appeared.
"Tom Tom Tom!"
Relying on the advantage of the load capacity brought by the powerful power, the 40mm Bofors cannon has a full 100 rounds of ammunition. Even so, the pilots still cherish it when operating, almost all of them are three. Point shot.
This cannon is mainly used to attack low-speed targets on the ground. If the SB-2 bomber is now flying, it is really difficult to set too much advance, but now, it is still in the snail-like sliding stage, and When Lieutenant Steinkamp was firing, he pushed the joystick so that the shell came almost sideways.
"Boom!" The second shell accurately hit the bomber on the runway. The 40mm armor-piercing incendiary bomb easily tore the fuselage with a large opening, and it happened to be the rear machine gunner. s position.
Schroderwich's cockpit turned red in an instant, his upper body was still intact, but his legs had become minced meat, and he fell weakly on his machine gun.
"Boom!" The bomber burned. This armor-piercing incendiary bomb hit its fuel tank and ignited the mounted ammunition. Soon, it turned into a huge fireball, and the fireball was still moving. Before taxiing, Alexander struggled to control the plane, trying to create a chance for the navigator in front of him to escape.
The other bombers faced a difficult ending at this time.
They do not have a solid hangar, they are parked in the open air. Now, the German attack aircraft will definitely attack them. Their only way is to fly the aircraft. But now, Alexander’s ending is in sight, the other pilots. , There is no chance at all!
However, even if there is no chance, they have to try!
The bombers were preparing for takeoff. They quickly started their engines and wanted to leave here.
At this moment, in the southeast, more attack aircraft have already flown!