Major Doug was a little surprised, because this was indeed a solution.
The key point is that the fighters used by the Eighth Route Army for ground attacks and air combat are Hawk 81.
The models are the same, the only difference is whether they have rocket pylons.
This makes it difficult to detect fighters hidden in air combat, so... the enemy is likely to be caught off guard. They think that the opponents in front of them are bombers, and mounting rocket pylons will affect their speed and make their maneuvers more clumsy.
, and then they rushed towards the target with confidence, and suddenly a surprise force came out...
The victory or defeat in an air battle is often just a matter of seconds, because the pace of the air battle itself is very fast.
On the other hand, the enemy's "zero battle" is only 12.
This means that as long as the enemy is fooled once, these 12 "Zero Fighters" may be wiped out.
Wang Xuexin looked at Major Doug's uncertain expression and added: "That's why I need pilots with air combat capabilities. I don't need the pilots from Yingjiang to be very good, but at least they are not purely transporters."
If a pilot cannot do everything, at least some of them must have air combat capabilities. This shouldn't be difficult, right?"
Major Doug nodded.
In fact, there is no need for Wang Xuexin to say this, Yingjiang would have done the same thing originally.
The reason is that Yingjiang does not want all of the hundred fighters to go to waste after being given to the Eighth Route Army. For the reasons of protecting its own safety, and at the same time in order to attract more "zero battles", Yingjiang needs to put some pressure on the enemy.
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Otherwise, the Japanese would have no pressure at all, and one day they would reduce the 12 "Zero Fighters" to 6 or even fewer, and send the extra ones to the Pacific... This would actually make no difference to Yingjiang.
"If we can gather 20 or even 30 fighter planes to carry out air combat." Wang Xuexin said: "And other fighters are used as bait, what do you think the outcome of this battle will be?"
Major Doug hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "You are right, Wang. The enemy is likely to make the mistake of underestimating the enemy because you are the Eighth Route Army and we are second-line pilots. The Japanese are likely to know this. God, I
They should be asked to send some experienced pilots over because this could be an opportunity!"
This is indeed an opportunity, because the target is a "zero battle", which can defeat the "zero battle" of the Eagle Fighter with a battle loss ratio of 1 to 6.
Therefore, any battle that may bring down the "Zero War" is an opportunity for Ying Jiang, and it is a rare opportunity.
For this opportunity, no matter how outstanding the pilot is, it is worth it.
This is completely different from the previous mentality where Yingjiang only wanted to disperse the "zero war".
Li Yueying added: "But this is not enough. The characteristic of 'zero combat' is that close combat is very flexible. If we miss a hit, it will probably be a nightmare!"
These words hit the point.
The high-speed performance of the "Zero War" is not good. This is because its one-sided reduction of the weight of the fuselage results in structural defects of the fuselage.
And this defect was always accompanied by "Zero War" and its various modifications that could not be solved until the end of the war.
The reason is very simple. The Jaap's engine performance cannot keep up, so the only choice is to sacrifice structural strength to reduce weight and increase maneuverability.
If the structural problem is solved, it means that the weight will go up.
As soon as the weight goes up, all the advantages of "Zero War" disappear, so it becomes ordinary.
Li Yueying was able to deduce the characteristic of "zero combat" based on experience and data, which is enough to prove that she is a pilot who fights with her "brain" rather than relying on training and equipment.
And she is right. Wang Xuexin's tactic is actually to dig a trap for "Zero War" to jump.
If "Zero War" is fooled, he will be beaten several times in one encounter.
But it's impossible to be lucky enough to shoot down all 12 of them. The few that survived... isn't it possible that a tiger can infiltrate the flock and kill the Hawker 81?
"I've actually been thinking about a question." Wang Xuexin opened the information on the table and said: "According to the data provided by Yingjiang, the top speed of Hawker 81 should be slightly higher than that of 'Zero War'. Is it true?
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"It should be!" Li Yueying replied: "The top speed of Hawker 81 is 547 kilometers per hour, and the 'Zero War' is about 533 kilometers per hour!"
The reason why Li Yueying used "should be" is because it was estimated by Yingjiang based on the situation of "Zero War" during air combat. Yingjiang obtained the exact data after capturing a complete "Zero War".
"So!" Wang Xuexin asked: "Why is our military's fighter planes faster than the Zero Fighter, but the gap in air combat is so big?"
"Because they are more flexible!" Li Yueying replied without thinking: "For example, turning, climbing..."
"No, no!" Wang Xuexin interrupted Li Yueying: "I mean, since the Hawker 81 is faster, even though it is just a little faster, why not make full use of this to maintain speed and fight the enemy? We all know, 'Zero
The high-speed performance of Zhan’ is not good!”
Li Yueying sounded a little confused. She hesitated for a moment and then explained: "Captain Wang, maybe you don't understand air combat..."
As she spoke, Li Yueying took two leftover pencil stubs from her desk and used them as airplanes. While demonstrating, she explained: "There is a 'zero battle' ahead. Although the Hawker 81 has a speed advantage, if it bites the enemy's tail,
When the target is reached, the speed must be reduced to adapt to the target, otherwise it will collide with the enemy aircraft.
Once the speed is reduced, the target's steering is much more flexible than mine. Therefore, it is easy to cause the 'Zero War' to bite the tail of my aircraft after turning a few times... This is like holding a
If a gun chases a nimble rabbit, we can’t hit it, but it can easily hit us!”
Wang Xuexin asked back: "What if we don't reduce the speed? I mean, we always maintain the highest speed to fight against enemy aircraft!"
"But, this..." Li Yueying looked confused: "How can we aim at the enemy plane without reducing the speed?"
Wang Xuexin took the pencil stub from Li Yueying's hand and explained while demonstrating: "The enemy plane is in front and our plane is behind. We do not use the traditional tail-biting method to pursue the target, but pursue in a wave-like manner. Therefore, despite the speed of our plane,
It’s fast, but because of the long distance, you can always follow the enemy plane instead of overtaking it. With this tactic..."
Li Yueying's eyes widened and she continued: "With this tactic, our machine will be in an invincible position? This, this... is this possible?"
Li Yueying was stunned by the new tactics proposed by Wang Xuexin. No one had ever used this tactic in air combat, at least she didn't know about it.
What Li Yueying didn't know was that no one actually used this tactic.
This tactic is not a new invention of Wang Xue, but a tactic used by Hans's ace pilot Marcelo.