After Southern Africa entered the war, Sergio Rodri arrived in London with the Second Air Force and was the first batch of Southern African pilots to arrive in the UK.
After arriving in London, Sergio Rodri was warmly welcomed by Jose Luis.
Jose Luis has now shot down 11 German fighter planes, including a German ace pilot.
Just a few days ago, Jose Luis received awards from the British royal family and the British War Department. These British pilots were hailed as the new generation of British "Knights of the Sky". Although this is not a formal title, it can fully prove that they have received
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"Sergio, with your ability, you will soon become an ace pilot like me."
Jose Luis' seemingly unintentional words caused a lot of harm to Rodri.
In southern Africa, Rodri is an active pilot in the Southern African Air Force. Jose cannot even join the air force and can only hang out in the aviation club.
Rodri could understand Jose's eagerness to join the Air Force.
Rodri was also sincerely happy for Jose to become the British ace pilot.
Jose may have been unintentional.
It may also be intentional to show off.
Rodri just laughed it off and said nothing.
It's meaningless to say anything. You still have to see the truth on the battlefield. Shooting down 11 fighter planes is not a myth. In the last world war, there were hundreds of ace pilots in southern Africa. Xu Xiu, who led the Second Air Force to fight in the UK,
It's one of them.
Xu Xiu shot down 45 German fighter planes in the last world war.
This is not the most. The one who shot down the most enemy aircraft in Southern Africa is Xie Liang, the current director of the Staff Office of the Air Force Operations Department. His record is 82.
Rodri has always regarded Xu Xiu as his idol.
Compared with the last world war, the fighter jets currently in service in the Southern African Air Force are more powerful and have better logistical support. The pilots of Rodri's generation are also more skilled and have better tactics. Therefore, for Jose's seemingly unintentional Versailles, Rodri
Delhi didn't take it seriously at all.
Because Rodri believes that as long as the opportunity comes, he will definitely perform better than Jose.
Now the opportunity has come.
As soon as the red light came on, Rodri pulled up the "Cheetah" and grabbed a favorable position.
The German fighter planes had no warning and had no idea that they were about to encounter southern African fighters.
"Cheetah" and BF109 have a metal body.
The metal body will be reflective in the sun.
Because the "Cheetah" flew at a high altitude and had early warning, it was the first to spot the German aircraft group.
It can be seen from the formation that the German army was unprepared for the upcoming air battle.
Rodri did not hesitate, signaled to Alan, and then began to dive towards the German aircraft group.
At a distance of 1,000 meters, it had entered the effective range of the 20mm aviation cannon, but Rodri did not fire.
At a distance of 600 meters, the 20mm cannon could already cause fatal damage to the BF109, but Rodri still did not fire.
The distance was 400 meters, and based on the speed of the "Cheetah" and BF109, the plane would hit if it didn't fire. Only then did Rodri press the fire button.
The 20mm cannon plus two 12.7mm aviation machine guns, the powerful firepower shreds the target directly in the air, and the pilot does not even have a chance to parachute.
Parachuting was useless, the air battle broke out over the English Channel.
Britain still firmly controlled the sea, and German ships did not dare to dispatch. If pilots parachuted, they would either swim back or be captured by the British.
This still depends on whether the British are willing to capture German pilots. Not all British captains will follow the rules of engagement and salvage German pilots in time.
salvage?
Why salvage?
German planes were bombing London indiscriminately, one or more times a day.
Many family members or relatives of the Royal Navy were killed in German bombings, and their property was completely damaged, causing endless harm to the surviving people.
Therefore, the British captains did not run over the fallen German pilots with their ships, which was already very humanitarian.
Rodri did not use tracer bullets in his cannons and machine guns, and did not need tracer bullets for guidance. Rodri also clearly knew the impact point of the bullets.
The German pilots did not discover the southern African fighter jets at the first time. It was not until three aircraft in the flying formation were blown up by volleys at the same time that the German pilots realized that an air battle had broken out.
The German pilots were also experienced. After realizing that an air battle broke out, they immediately dispersed and tried to avoid the pursuit of the "Cheetah".
The most advanced BF109 produced by the Germans now uses the DB601E engine produced by Dailem, with a power of 1,300 horsepower.
There is no Daim-Benz in this time and space. Mercedes-Benz has been acquired by Nyasaland Heavy Industries and has become a brand of Nyasaland Heavy Industries. Only Daim-Benz is left in Germany.
The "Cheetah" uses the Mars fourth-generation engine produced by Nyasaland Power, with 1,800 horsepower. At the same time, strong oxidizer can be injected through the engine's turbocharger to increase the engine's instantaneous power to 2,600 horsepower.
2600 vs 1300
Even if the BF109 is at full power, it cannot escape the hunting of the "Cheetah".
The powerful "Cheetah" can unleash its full strength under Rodri's control.
After blowing up the first BF109, Rodri bit another BF109 with seven national flags painted on the fuselage.
The seven flags do not mean the Seven Powers, but represent the pilot of this BF109, who has shot down seven Allied aircraft.
The seven Allied aircraft did not belong to the same country, so they were replaced by national flags.
Regarding the logo of ace pilots, various countries are not uniform. One of the privileges of ace pilots is to modify the painting of their own aircraft. The famous "Red Baron" painted all his aircraft red, so he got his name.
Able to shoot down seven Allied aircraft, this BF109 pilot is also very skilled.
He lowered the nose of the plane as soon as the air battle broke out, dodged the first wave of "Cheetah" attacks, and then tried to counterattack, targeting Rodri's wingman Alan.
As a pilot who also has the potential to become an ace, Alan is equally skilled.
The performance of "Cheetah" is far superior to BF109.
So after Alan realized that he was being targeted by BF109, he accelerated and fled away.
The pilot of BF109 was suddenly confused.
He had never seen an Allied plane flying so fast.
It's so fast that even the MG17 bullets installed on the BF109 can't catch up.
This is a bit exaggerated.
But Alan does not fly in a straight line, and the MG17 cannot automatically track. If you want to hit a target that is also moving at high speed with a fixed-direction aviation machine gun during high-speed movement, you need not only superb technology, but also a little bit of luck.
The BF109 pilot's luck was obviously not good enough. While chasing Alan's plane, he was discovered by Rodri in time.
Only then did Rodri understand why Jose Luis could become an ace pilot with his skills.
This is not an air battle at all.
It was a one-sided massacre.
When Rodri easily blew up the BF109 flown by the German ace pilot, there were no more German fighters in the sky.
A total of 16 German BF109s were eaten alive like an eland encountering a pride of lions.
If you start slowly, you won't find a chance to fire.
This made Rodri very depressed.
If this continues, Rodri's speed of becoming an ace pilot should be much slower than he imagined.
After all, Rodri's opponents not only included German pilots, but also his teammates in the Second Air Force.
Although the air battle has ended, the escort will continue.
In the encounter just now, Rodri successfully shot down two German fighter planes, and he did so in a brutal way by blowing them up in the air.
Three more and Rodri will become the ace of Southern Africa.
The opportunity is coming soon.
After BF109 came "Mama Juncker".
The mission of those BF109s is the same, which is to escort bombers.
A single "Cheetah" does not pose much of a threat to "Aunt Juncker" and can only flee in the face of the intensive firepower of "Aunt Juncker".
The Second Air Force has 36 "Cheetahs" escorting the "Flying Fortress".
So after discovering the German "Junkers", the "Cheetahs" swarmed up again.
Rodri was unlucky. He had no success this time, but Alan successfully shot down a "Junkers Aunt".
But there is still a chance.
Although the Germans do not have radar, they do have intelligence agents in the UK.
The fleet of the Second Air Force was dispatched on a large scale, and the Germans soon learned the news.
When the "Flying Fortress" approached Saint-Roch, the Germans sent more BF109s to intercept the "Flying Fortress".
The "cheetahs" suddenly fell into a hard fight.
Rodri's skills were trustworthy. He quickly shot down two more BF109s, and was only one short of becoming the ace.
But at this time, Rodri discovered to his dismay that the ammunition carried by the "Cheetah" was about to be exhausted.
So Rodri started saving ammunition.
Ask a question.
How do fighter jets shoot down enemy planes when they run out of ammunition?
Rodri gave the answer.
The BF109 has a range of only 700 kilometers.
The range of the "Cheetah" can reach an astonishing 2,500 kilometers when using external fuel tanks.
It can reach 1,400 kilometers without using an external fuel tank, which is exactly double that of BF109.
So when Rodri was about to run out of ammunition, he focused on a German BF109.
Because the ammunition was about to be exhausted, Rodri wanted to save ammunition, so Rodri did not fire, but just held the BF109 tightly, looking for the best attack position.
The pilot of BF109 tried all ways to escape. Whether he raised the nose of the plane and flew towards the sun, or lowered the nose of the plane and flew close to the sea, he could not escape the pursuit of the "Cheetah".
There were several times when the "Cheetah" piloted by Rodri had a chance to shoot down the BF109, but Rodri resisted firing.
The pilot of BF109 was so frightened that he was unknowingly forced by Rodri over the English Channel, far away from the land.
At this time, the pilot of BF109 discovered that his plane was low on fuel. If he did not return as soon as possible, his plane would crash in the English Channel.
Crash!
This is probably the biggest insult to a pilot.
After all, the opponent never fired a shot.
So BF109 tried to return.
Rodri didn't give BF109 a chance to escape.
The ammunition is about to be exhausted, but not all is exhausted.
If the pilot of BF109 flew back regardless, Rodri would definitely open fire.
So after completely running out of fuel, BF109 crashed helplessly in the English Channel.
