Koch's air brigade was subordinate to the Fourth Air Force, and in Operation Friedkus, the combat aircraft of the Luftwaffe were basically from the Fourth Air Force. This force is so strong that most of its warplanes are deployed in Ukraine and are ordered to accompany ground forces.

The Koch aviation group would have had 40 combat aircraft, which is the standard number of fighters for an aviation group. Because of damage and maintenance, there are still 32 fighters that can take off for combat. Of these 32 combat aircraft, 25 were taken away, and now the fighters left for Koch are very shabby.

After repairing the problematic aircraft, Koch had only eight F190 fighters that could be lifted into the air.

This fighter is called the Mozu by the German army, it is not only a fighter with excellent fighting power in air combat, but also can carry aerial bombs and even torpedoes, becoming an all-rounder among fighters!

But in terms of bomb load and bombing effect, it is definitely not comparable to a dive bomber like the Junkers 87.

Considering that the reconnaissance report shows that the Russians' military camp is very large, even if the F190 can only bomb with average accuracy, it can still achieve great results.

Without hesitation, Koch decided to mount bombs on fighter jets. Taking into account the fact that the enemy does not have airfields and fighters, the enemy has only some anti-aircraft fire that must be vigilant. It was not difficult to avoid these anti-aircraft fires, and Koch's guts fought.

Theoretically, the maximum bomb load of the F190 is 1.8 tons, but this is at the expense of power and range, and he does not want to risk it.

Therefore, these fighters were ordered to carry two 250KG aerial bombs, and even then, taking off with such heavy bombs would inevitably make these fighters "falter".

The bomb will be mounted on the lower end of the wings on both sides, and another bomb can be mounted directly below the cabin, considering that even if the runway is leveled, the soil is still soft, and the overweight of the aircraft will make the wheels sink into the soil, which will seriously interfere with the take-off of the aircraft.

Koch was eager to pour all the aerial bombs from the ammunition depot into the target he found! The facts are in front of him, he really can't do it!

Even so, seven fighters, a total of fourteen 250KG aerial bombs, as long as all of them fall into the enemy's barracks, can basically wipe out all the lives of that barracks! After all, the TNT yield of such a number of aerial bombs is already close to two tons!

On June 18, the dawn actually arrived at half past three in the morning. German officers and soldiers stationed in Belarus had their watches changed to local time.

The Germans were well adapted to the premature arrival of the Belarusian summer, because in Berlin the sunrise on the summer solstice also arrived at three o'clock. It's just that the climate here is very different from Germany, and Belarus is deep in the interior of Europe, and even on the summer solstice, the morning temperature is still much lower than in Germany.

Today's weather is very nice.

Because it was an air raid mission, all the pilots were specifically forbidden to drink alcohol before going to bed, and even asked not to eat too much bread and sausage. Because for fighter pilots, they must often do high-speed maneuvers during dog fights, and there are too many substances in the abdomen, and it is likely that they will vomit.

After the pilots got up, their breakfast was also very light.

According to the previous punishment, Paul didn't want to fly a fighter for a while.

However, his death-defying reconnaissance made a great contribution, and Koch's direct superior, the Aviation Corps, lifted Paul's ban. Now there is only one squadron left in the Koch Air Brigade, Paul has been reinstated as a fighter pilot, and he has become a squadron leader, and he has been promoted!

However, Paul also knew the purpose of this promotion, and the pressure on his shoulders was really great!

At six o'clock in the morning, the sun had already risen very high, and these brave pilots of the Third Reich, who were about to carry out the air raid mission, stood in front of a column of seven F190s on the runway of the airport, which had been very smooth and solid after a night of repair.

These pilots, they are dressed in military uniforms, and each of them has their own personality. They wore a brown patterned scarf as a tribute to the Red Baron.

Therefore, this fight is very important, Koch must be present at the send-off ceremony, and he has some final words to say.

The captain of the aviation group, who had a deep blood feud with the swamp Soviet army led by Yang Mingzhi, stood in front of his subordinates, mercilessly denounced the Russians, and reiterated the bad past that happened to his aviation group.

"Gentlemen! Remember, you are a bunch of hunters! Now, the stupid Russians have finally become careless, and they are arrogantly and brazenly building barracks, which is a provocation to us. Now, you are carrying a large number of aerial bombs. Gentlemen! Use these bombs to declare your claims and send all those Russians to heaven. ”

"Phew! It's sent to hell! Our chance to avenge our shame has come! Paul said hoarsely.

"Really? Very good! I'm glad you have this realization! This is what you have to be careful too! ”

"I'll be very careful!"

"Nope! I'm going to see how you actually perform. Saying that, Koch raised his head, "It's not just the squadron leader, it's the rest of you!" This time, everyone must follow the orders of the squadron leader, and I forbid any of you to leave the formation without permission! I ask all of you to return home with your fighter planes in good condition! I don't want to see anyone shot down by the Russians! ”

Koch really needs to be warned again, because these young pilots are too young to act recklessly in order to gain greater honor.

He didn't say anything more, and he didn't think that the pilots of certain countries would drink another glass of Zhuangxing wine before leaving.

After receiving the order, these pilots quickly boarded their respective fighters with the assistance of technicians, and closed their cockpits one after another, ready to take off.

There was a loud roar from the propellers of the plane, and the first fighter, carrying a total of 500kg of bombs, began to taxi and gradually lifted into the air.

Seven planes took off in an orderly manner, their grey-painted fuselages shining in the sunlight, and they formed a V-shaped formation, led by the captain Paul, with revenge bombs, and swooped straight down on the Soviet barracks.

It seems that everything is so simple, fly over the target, drop the bomb, and return the same way, the process will not run into any trouble, and the results will be extraordinarily rich.

However, these F190s, at the moment of takeoff, were completely exposed!

The Germans did not modify their flight route, because it was Paul who led the team, and he just wanted to take a shortcut to complete the task quickly, and as for the fact that this fighter formation was irradiated by the microwaves of the Soviet radar when it flew to an altitude of 500 meters, he did not know anything at all!

Ignorance because of hubris, including Koch, these people did not know that what they were about to fly was a particular trap.

But for the Soviet army, who would have expected that the German air raid would really arrive on June 18! This day is the second day that the Soviet radar is put into operation!