Chapter 1241: Air supremacy in hand
"The Chinese's plane is coming!" Frightened shouts rang out at the front-line airfields of the Russian Air Force. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info They can't figure out why the Chinese Air Force is so fast, they have just received the news that the planes of the Chinese Air Force have already flown over their heads.
After all, most of the front-line airfields of the Soviet and Russian Air Force are located no more than a hundred kilometers from the front line. The planes of the Imperial Air Force flew at a speed of more than 400 kilometers from the Ural River to the airfield of the Soviet Russian Air Force in less than ten minutes. , the command system of the Soviet Russian army was complex and inefficient, so much so that when it came to conveying orders, there were many delays. Therefore, while the Soviet Russian Air Force was not ready, the bombing of the Chinese Air Force had already begun. Under such circumstances, the Soviet Russian Air Force was naturally unable to organize a powerful counterattack.
"Take off! The fighter jet took off immediately. The air defense troops entered the anti-aircraft gun emplacement, ready to fire at the air. A Soviet officer shouted.
The pilots, who had already climbed into the cockpit, started the plane with the help of ground crews and were preparing for a quick takeoff. Countless air defense troops also rushed to the anti-aircraft artillery position, preparing to use anti-aircraft artillery fire against the Chinese Air Force.
It's just that it's too late. The Chinese Air Force is already preparing to attack.
"Da Da Da!" Two F9 fighters attacked along the runway of the Soviet troops, and two I-16 fighters, which were preparing to take off, were hit from the rear. Originally, the nose of the plane had been raised, and after being hit, it immediately burned up and crashed on the runway. By the time the pilot climbed out of the cockpit, he had already caught fire. At this time, there was no one to help them extinguish the fire on their bodies, and the final result could only be burned alive and burned to charcoal.
"Knock knock!" The anti-aircraft batteries of the Russian Air Force began to fire, and the air defense soldiers operated 85 mm anti-aircraft guns, 40 mm anti-aircraft guns, 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine guns, desperately firing to shoot down the fighters and bombers of the Chinese Air Force and protect their airfields. However, their offensive was not useful at all, and instead attracted the attack of the Chinese Air Force.
A squad of four F9 fighters held on to the Soviet anti-aircraft gun emplacements on the left side of the airfield. Four fighters frantically fired at these anti-aircraft gun positions with their winged aviation machine guns. A large number of anti-aircraft soldiers were shot and torn to pieces, so much so that these anti-aircraft guns were also left unmanned and lost their effectiveness.
With the Soviet anti-aircraft batteries almost suppressed, a squadron of 12 H8 medium bombers began to reduce altitude. They lowered the altitude to a thousand meters, then opened the magazine and dropped the bomb. Each H8 bomber carried 3.5 tons of bombs, a total of 70 50-kilogram aerial bombs. For use against airfields, fifty kg of aerial bombs is enough.
The bombers were over the airfield and dropped bombs. One bomb after another, like dumplings, fell. Artillery shells, ammunition depots, aviators' quarters, oil depots, and canteens at airfields were all bombed by these medium-sized bombers. They carry a lot of bombs, and a single bombing is enough to cause great damage. After the bombing of twelve bombers, it was enough to inflict huge losses on the entire airfield.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The dense sound of explosions sounded in the field airfield of the Soviet army, and the entire airfield seemed to have turned into a sea of fire, and there was fire and smoke everywhere. One building after another collapsed in the explosion, and the flat runway of the airport was also blown out of one bomb crater after another, becoming potholes, and without repair, it would be unusable.
The medium bombers quickly ran out of bombs and began to return home. They will climb to an altitude of more than 10,000 meters and quickly return home at a speed of 480 kilometers per hour, so they will not even need fighter jets to escort them. The planes of the Soviet and Russian Air Force simply could not fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters and could not reach a speed of 480 kilometers per hour. So, these medium bombers are very safe. In addition, the self-defense firepower of these medium bombers themselves is not weak, four 7.62 mm aviation machine guns, two 12.7 mm aviation machine guns and four 20 mm machine guns have constituted a powerful defensive firepower. A rash attack on such bombers of the Imperial Air Force would only cost the fighters of the Russian Air Force dearly.
After the medium bombers left, the Imperial Air Force dive bombers began to bomb the airfield with precision against targets that had not yet been blown up. Dive bombers carry as much ammunition as medium bombers, though. However, it is capable of dive-dropping bombs at an angle of approximately 90 degrees, and can accurately drop bombs on the target's head. In addition, the bomb carried was a 500-kilogram aerial bomb, which was very powerful.
"Boom!" A 500-kilogram aerial bomb dropped by a dive bomber accurately hit the sunken conning tower. The conning tower, which was more than 10 meters high, collapsed in the explosion. The Soviet personnel inside were buried alive one by one.
"Boom!" Suddenly, an explosion sounded, and a black mushroom cloud rose into the sky. It was the ammunition depot that the Soviets sank was hit, and a large number of aerial bombs stored inside were detonated. The force was so great that the entire ammunition depot was razed to the ground, and even the surrounding buildings were affected.
Under the cover of fighter planes, the bombers of the Imperial Air Force blew up the facilities in the airfield that had not been destroyed, making the entire airfield useless. Those fighter pilots, in addition to suppressing the anti-aircraft fire of the Russian Air Force, also strafed the ground crews and pilots of the Russian Air Force. Neither destroying these airfield facilities, nor blowing up planes, is not the best. Eliminating the pilots and ground crews of the Soviet army is the best way to strike at the Russian Air Force.
After destroying the entire Soviet airfield, the Imperial Air Force swaggered away.
The same scenario took place at thirty airfields of the Soviet Russian Air Force on the front line. Most of these airfields of the Russian Air Force were destroyed, and only a few suffered relatively minor damage. Even so, it is very difficult for the Russian Air Force to reuse these airfields.
Of course, although the Soviet and Russian air forces suffered heavy losses in this battle, the two air armies were almost completely annihilated. However, this is not a big loss for the Soviet Russian Air Force. You must know that at this time, the scale of the Soviet and Russian Air Force fighters was about 20,000. The number of I-16 and I-15 fighters alone is more than 13,000. The loss of these aircraft was not a blow to the Soviet Russian Air Force. However, if the Soviet and Russian Air Force wanted to deploy combat aircraft to the front line on a large scale again, it would not be so easy. The construction of a field airfield alone will not be possible in a month or two. Besides, the performance of the Chinese Air Force in this battle was almost perfect, which brought a great shock to the Soviet and Russian Air Force. They know the difference in the performance of the fighters of the two sides, and they also know the difference in the strength of the pilots of the two sides. If they want to compete with the Chinese Air Force for air supremacy, I am afraid they will have to deploy more aircraft to the front line. Therefore, in a short period of time, the Soviet Russian Air Force will not be able to compete with the Chinese Air Force for air supremacy at all, and the air supremacy of the entire Ural River basin has completely fallen into the hands of the Imperial Air Force.
Moreover, this time the air battle did not only take place on the Ural River. In the Ural Mountains and on the Don River, the 3rd and 4th air armies of the Russian Air Force also went on the offensive. However, their fate was similar to that of the 1st and 2nd air armies of the Soviet Russian Air Force. Just after the plane took off, it was discovered by the Imperial Air Force's anti-air search radar. They were then attacked by Imperial Air Force fighters. After heavy losses, they were counterattacked by the Imperial Air Force, to the point that the losses were extremely heavy.
After this short three-hour air battle, the four air groups of the Soviet Russian Air Force on the front line were almost annihilated, which made the Soviet Russian Air Force completely hand over the air supremacy of the front line to the hands of the Chinese Air Force. After losing air supremacy, it was undoubtedly a difficult choice for the Soviet and Russian troops. Whether they give up the attack or launch the attack according to the original plan, it is very difficult for them.
Abandoning the offensive would have made the preparations of the Soviet Russian army in vain these days and, more importantly, against the wishes of Comrade Stalin. If Comrade Stalin were to blame, the consequences would be very serious. If they attack according to the original plan, their attack may not be successful, and if they don't get it right, they will pay heavy losses. Once the battle is lost, these commanders who have lost the battle will not end well either.
Of course, the troubles of the Soviet and Russian troops were not known to the generals of the empire. They are cheering for the victory of the Air Force. The Imperial Air Force undoubtedly made a good start in this war. The next battle will undoubtedly be much easier to fight.
General Zhang Yunnong, commander of the Western Front of the Empire, also nodded with satisfaction after learning that the Air Force had fully seized air supremacy. He ordered the air force to be ready at all times, and in the event of an offensive by the Russian army, they would provide support to the troops on the front, especially to eliminate the artillery of the Russian army. The Soviet Russian army attached great importance to the construction of artillery, and it was not far behind the Imperial Army. The 122-mm howitzers, 152-mm howitzers, and 203-mm howitzers of the Soviet Russian army are not only powerful, but also numerous. If these artillery pieces could not be destroyed, it would be enough to inflict considerable casualties on the Imperial Army.
At the same time, General Zhang Yunnong also ordered several group armies on the front line to prepare for battle. Although the Russian air force failed, who knows if the paranoid Soviet Russian army will continue to attack? (To be continued.) )