"This is the most fierce attack I have ever seen, both in terms of scale and intensity, the two sides fought around the Reaper bomber wing, a total of thousands of aircraft fought in a not large low-altitude airspace, this is the first completely three-dimensional engagement, the two sides fought at high altitude and low altitude at the same time, from the highest altitude of 8000 meters to the low altitude of less than a few hundred meters from the sea level, the Chinese Air Force is definitely the world's top aviation force, They are the most powerful enemies of the Empire, they have a strong national power that is not inferior to the United States, and they also have the most advanced fighter and tactical system in the world, their attacks are as fast and fierce as a storm, the tactics are very delicate, the attack is very well connected, when their fighters break up our formation, another group of fighters smoothly insert through the gap in our interception net, they divide my troops, and in a very short time they tear a big hole in my defensive line," Celt recalled afterwards. [No pop-up novel network]

As Celtic said, before the first wave of attacks ended, the Cascha Falcon fighter group, which had increased its cruising speed to about 550 kilometers, successfully passed through the gap in the Luftwaffe, and the German pilots who had just dodged the first wave of attacks suddenly found that the other side had killed in front of their eyes, and they had to operate the bulky DO335 to recover energy while fighting the nimble Casa Falcon fighters. The other side is a veteran, they will not be in a hurry to put the other party to death and abuse their energy like those newcomers, they pay more attention to coordination and energy maintenance, the 4-finger formation composed of 4 planes flexibly intersperses and wanders around the battlefield, and the already very scattered enemy aircraft formation is dismantled even smaller. And at the same time suppress the height of the opponent, relying on speed and altitude superiority to gradually grasp the initiative on the battlefield.

"Damn, Celtic can't stop the attack at all, call headquarters immediately, we need more fighter support, whether it's FW190 or DO335, or the old BF110. Anyway be fast, otherwise. The Reaper may be removed from the Luftwaffe's combat sequence" Jeshunek has a good eye, he is keenly aware of the approaching crisis, but he is a little slower to react, or is he a little overestimated by the Luftwaffe's escort capabilities? When a large number of Flying Bat interceptors rushed out of the broken defensive line. The Grim Reaper's bombers didn't get far away, and the guys, as the Germans called Twin Demons, roared towards the German swarm

The interceptor group attacked from two directions at once, with one unit trailing the bomber formation and the other flanking from the flanks. The latter were the first to enter the attacking position, and these heavily armored giant-killers approached the group from the flank with German 13mm machine guns. Then, at a distance of less than 700 meters, the first round of rocket attacks was launched, and each Foxbat fighter carried 24 rounds of 50mm rockets, and the first salvo fired nearly a thousand small rockets, which were like volcanic eruptions, and crashed into the German fleet in less than 5 seconds

The sound of explosions one after another sounded in the attacked formation, the flames of rocket explosions and countless fragments splashed in the air with the rain of death, countless shrapnel tore at everything that could be touched around under the action of high-energy ** A bomber on the edge of the perimeter was concentrated by hundreds of pieces of shrapnel in less than ten seconds, these hot metals ignited the aluminum skin of the aircraft, then the frame and fuel tanks, and in just a few seconds, the plane turned into an extra-large flare, Burning debris then detached from the body, and after a few breaths, the huge creature disappeared from the air with a loud bang, and the impact of several tons of jet fuel and bombs being detonated affected several planes next to it, including one that was closer to the engine of the plane was destroyed by flying shrapnel. With the screeching sound of metal breaking and the constant billowing smoke from the engine compartment, the two engines came to a standstill and eventually caused the plane to crash from the sky, looking down from a high altitude, the flanks of the huge German bomber formation shuttled through the flames and explosions, and from time to time huge figures fell from the sky.

With the addition of the Foxbat fighter unit attacking from behind, the situation of the German bomber formation was even more dangerous, these interceptors did not leave after a round of rocket attack, but continued to chase the bombers in front, 2 30mm machine guns and 3 20mm machine guns sprayed shells to form an arc-shaped fire net, nearly 100 shells fired per second formed an irregular impact point to cover the tail of the bomber. Dense shells like flying locusts and 13mm machine gun shells fired by the Germans intertwined in the air, forming a web of death, and under heavy fire, several planes were destroyed almost every minute. They often don't even have a chance to crash, they are simply smashed to pieces

"This is my nightmare, those demons with two tails chase and bite behind us like wolves that can't be shaken off, they usually form a two-plane formation, concentrate their fire on a bomber, up to 10 machine guns of various calibers can smash the huge tail of the HE177 to pieces in just a second, I saw with my own eyes that the entire fuselage of a bomber next to me was swallowed up by shells fired from behind in a matter of seconds. This kind of scene is like driving a sheep into a group of piranhas, I seem to feel the space around me boiling, my ears are full of explosions and piercing splinters, my eyes are full of bright fire, I can't even aim, I have to say that I am a lucky one, I am the only surviving rear machine gunner in the entire bomber squadron, when I woke up from the coma, I saw the captain next to me, and he told me that the entire squadron finally survived not even 2 dozen people to know, A squadron of HE177 bombers had 12 heavy bombers and 96 crew members," a German bomber crew member who retired due to disability wrote in his diary. This shows how bad the situation on the battlefield of the Germans was at that time

In just a few minutes, more than 40 bombers were destroyed by heavy artillery fire, which had never been seen before in the history of the Luftwaffe. Not all HE177s, but also some DO217 medium bombers. At the time of the attack on Jeshunek, the Luftwaffe Southern Front Command in Madrid was also trying to save the Reaper in crisis, and the Germans had already planned for various situations that might be encountered today, while Kesselring ordered the German Air Force stationed on the west coast of France to take off immediately to support, and on the other hand, he directly canceled the second wave of attack orders, and the bomber units quickly withdrew, while the fighter units responsible for covering accelerated support

At this point, the long-planned offensive of the Luftwaffe had ended before it began, and not a single Entente ship was hit by the bombs of the Reaper Wing, and the first concentrated operation of the Reaper Wing ended in this humiliating way, but as the German bomber force got closer and closer to the coastline, and the Luftwaffe still rescued the scene in a relatively timely manner, most of the bombers still managed to get out of danger. Then these reaper reapers, threw a large amount of guided munitions at the preset target, and the sudden attack of hundreds of heavy guided bombs caused an unwarranted disaster for the Entente ** team on the ground, and in the following days, the German Army found that their advance was unusually smooth, and some mid-level officers even questioned their aviation liaison officers and superiors. Why did the Luftwaffe suddenly provide an air support level that exceeded "expectations"? Of course, the Air Force will not tell the Army that this time it kicked on the steel plate and then came back to find a soft persimmon to pinch

Before the Luftwaffe withdrew, it informed the navy of the situation, and Count Spee was naturally a little annoyed when he saw that his plan had failed like this. He then planned to contact the HNA fighter unit that was carrying out the diversion mission. The main owner is gone, and the cannon dragon is also going to go, but unfortunately, at this time, the German naval aviation fighter unit has been fighting with the remaining troops over the Allied fleet, and it is not so easy to withdraw.

Compared to the DO335 group, which was badly beaten today, the situation of the German Navy's fighter units was much better, on the one hand, because they were all fighters and did not have the task of protecting attack aircraft. Secondly, although the total strength of the defender is large, the density of troops is relatively limited, and there are many fighters with poor performance such as the F6F. The third point is that the comprehensive combat capability of the FW190 fighter is indeed stronger than that of the DO335. In addition to speed. FW190 is stronger than the latter in all aspects, and it can even compete with Huaxia's Shicha Falcon 3 aircraft at medium and low altitudes.

"The high-altitude performance of the fighters of Huaxia and the Entente countries is better, or the performance at each altitude is more balanced, because our fighter engines are mostly one-stage supercharging, so the performance will be better at low altitudes, and at high altitudes, because of the decrease in supercharging efficiency, the intake pressure is small and the engine output is insufficient, so in the future we should engage the opponent below 5000 meters, in this way, the performance advantage of the FW190 fighter and the new Huaxia Shicha Falcon fighter will be as small as possible. Below 4000 meters, two-stage supercharging has no advantages, and at an altitude of 4000 to 5000 meters, it should be the height of the two-stage supercharger shift of the Shicha Falcon fighter. So the efficiency of the other party is not very high.

And if you fight at a higher place, the gap between the FW190 fighter and the opponent will quickly widen. The speed and maneuverability of the opposing side at high altitudes can simply be described as terrifying, and even the FW190 will be difficult to match it. "I have to say that the Germans in this plane still have a very keen sense of smell, and after a few few encounters, and the wreckage of the Shicha Falcon plane found, the Germans can judge the advantages and disadvantages of this new type of aircraft in Huaxia. And developed a targeted tactic. Of course, whether this set of tactics works or not has to be tested on the battlefield, after all, it's not that you want to come to a low altitude, people will come with you

However, even so, the German naval aviation also threw down about 150 various aircraft before finally breaking away, not all of these aircraft were lost in the battle, of which 110 were destroyed on the spot, 20 were damaged, and the other 30 were lost due to fuel or landing problems, such losses were also quite painful for the German High Seas Fleet, and in the Battle of the Atlantic, the German High Seas Fleet was already broken. And then after gritting their teeth and pressing the coffin, Austria-Hungary and Spain said that they would not play, and this time almost 9% of the losses were from the German Navy, which means that in the future, the quality of the German naval aviation will decline somewhat. This is good news for the Huaxia Navy, which is about to enter the war. Watching the last plane land on the deck, Count Spee was finally relieved, and at this point, the entire battle of the Atlantic was completely over, the Allied fleet had inflicted heavy losses on the opponent, but it could not completely annihilate it, and it was difficult for both sides to organize such a large-scale engagement for a considerable period of time. The sea seemed to be calm for a while, at least the Germans hoped so, and they would have to hurry up and regain their strength before the Chinese navy entered the war

"We're finally safe." When Nimitz repeatedly confirmed that the German bomber formation was leaving, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he sat down in his chair, exhausted by the days of continuous fighting and intense work. The Allied fleet was ultimately defeated, but fortunately they still had a chance to turn the tables around. However, it is expected that this turnaround process will definitely not be smooth. Because just after the Entente fleet arrives at the safe zone, the world's largest fleet will face a split, and the French will be stationed in French ports with their fleet, waiting for the government's orders, and the British will also take back their fleet. If nothing else, the American fleet will return home. The battle on the European continent is coming to an end, although the strong support of the Chinese Air Force has saved a trace of decline, but in any case, the fall of France has become a foregone conclusion, and the top level of the French government has begun to consider the issue of surrender

"General Darlang has signaled to us that he is leaving with the fleet, and he wishes us a smooth journey," a staff officer said to Nimitz, who was recuperating with his eyes closed.

"Know, tell them that we will always be friends, friends for one day and friends for life," Nimitz thought for a moment and sent this telegram with profound meaning. "Wait a minute, is General de Gaulle's troops stationed near Nantes? This is good news for us to come to the book. ”

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