On an airstrip originally belonging to the Republican Army, a total of 20 new German fighter jets newly transferred to Spain have been tested. This batch of new aircraft belonging to Germany's newly established Fourth Air Force (known to the outside world as the Spanish Special Air Force),
A preliminary battle for air supremacy will be launched against the Republican defense line.
The 20 pilots who had just received Rommel's condolences and were transferred from the Soviet Union were the protagonists of this battle. They were all flying Me-109 fighter jets, a secret weapon of the German Air Force that first appeared on the Spanish battlefield. And
These German guys are also very confident. They are all elites with more than 4 years of training experience and an average flight time of more than 800 hours. Their dream of becoming ace pilots may be realized in this war.
This kind of self-confidence that novices have before going to the battlefield, if placed in the army, may be ignorance. But in the eyes of the top brass of the Air Force, this is a natural thinking. The Messerschmitt Me-, which was previously used as the secret weapon of the Air Force,
The Type 109 fighter jet is the confidence of the Air Force.
This new fighter jet provided by Rheinland Group has the most advanced aerodynamic shape, equipped with retractable landing gear, retractable canopy, automatic flaps, lower wings, etc., and has won the best reputation in domestic simulation tests.
The indisputable advantage has defeated other opponents. Compared with the only remaining batch of Bellanca CH-300 aircraft of the Republican Army, the performance of the Me-109 has a crushing advantage.
Although the current Me-109E model appears to be slightly shorter in terms of range, compared with the old fighter jets of the Republic of China, it is completely beyond the range of its opponents. The most important thing is that Reinhardt adheres to the principle of "fight it after it is over"
"Running tactics" makes this aircraft developed by the Rhine Group an excellent light high-speed fighter with the ability to quickly reach the battlefield. This allows the Me-109 to conduct multiple sorties in a short period of time and stabilize air superiority.
A German technician wiped the sweat from his head, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at the second lieutenant pilot in the cockpit: "The calibration is almost done. I will move the position of the machine gun a few millimeters higher later, and I will definitely ensure that you
This expedition went more smoothly."
The pilot sitting in the cockpit stuck his head out, looked at the old technician with a smile and said, "Who doesn't know that you, Varner, are the logistics master of our air force? There has never been any problem with the aircraft you debugged."
"Come on," the old technician joked with a tone of pride that could not be concealed: "No matter how good the debugging is, it only makes sense to have outstanding young people like you to drive. When you become an ace pilot, remember to buy me a drink.
alright."
The young second lieutenant smiled and complimented: "That's right. I will definitely not forget to thank you, Master Varner. It's just that I heard that General Rommel issued an order that all German soldiers transferred to Spain will not be allowed to work during the working day."
No one is allowed to drink alcohol. Even on weekends, you can only have one bottle of beer at most."
After tightening another half turn of screws, the old technician rolled up his sleeves and finished the final debugging. He told the second lieutenant in a cheerful mood: "Then have you heard the story about the last batch of German pilots who came to Spain?"
"Of course!" On the transport ship coming to Spain, he often heard the glorious deeds of his predecessors. You know, that was the first strike of the new German Air Force, a blockbuster move. The second lieutenant rubbed his hands with gleaming eyes.
Said: "I heard that our predecessors had unimpeded access to the skies of Spain with their 50 He-111 bombers. The Republican Army's inferior biplanes and poor ground artillery were useless in front of our predecessors. They even
I haven’t used self-defense fire much!”
"The self-defense weapon was required by the head of state. Do you think it is redundant?" The old technician who knew a little about the inside story joked to the second lieutenant.
"No wonder!" the second lieutenant rubbed the back of his head and sneered: "I said that anyone who is so careful can pay attention to such hard-to-find details. It turns out to be the respected head of state..."
The old technician waved his hand to interrupt the second lieutenant, and laughed and said, "Come on, you would have thought so a long time ago?"
"Forget it." The old technician was not about to catch the second lieutenant's slip of the tongue. Instead, he went back to explain what he had said before: "I want to tell you that the last batch of young pilots who came to Spain drank more than one bottle of beer on the weekend.
.They consume half a bottle of wine per person almost every week, and these wines were bought for you from Italy by the head of state you just spoke of as your beloved."
"Long live the Führer!" The second lieutenant praised his beloved Führer again from the bottom of his heart. This time his tone was much more sincere than before.
Originally, there were not so many absolute restrictions on the battlefield. They were all soldiers who hung their heads on their belts. It was almost common for them to make small mistakes that did not affect the major events. What's more, their head of state was warned three times before he traveled through time.
recidivist.
In the camp of the National Army that had gained air supremacy, the Air Force under Rommel had always been stationed in areas far away from the front lines, and it had even formed a default practice of not being on duty on weekends. During the days when Rommel stood still, not to mention the Air Force, even the Air Force
The army's reconnaissance troops did not move even a step beyond the line of control.
"Attention ground staff! Complete the final debugging as soon as possible, fill up the aircraft with fuel, and clear the runway within twenty minutes! Move quickly, the mission target has been set, and takeoff will begin in thirty minutes!" The loser is the logistics of this small airport.
The captain urged loudly: "Don't delay! The Spanish rookies are waiting for you."
The captain's words are obviously biased. If we talk about rookies, this group of German novices who are on the battlefield for the first time seems to be more suitable for this title.
But the captain didn't just say it casually. In fact, looking back at the veterans of the Republican Army, the total flight time was not even half of that of this group of German pilots, and even the flight time after the war was not enough!
"Retract the landing gear." The old technician waved his hand and backed away: "Remember to buy me a drink!"
The young second lieutenant smiled and waved back to the old technician, put his head back into the cockpit, and closed the canopy.
Exactly 30 minutes later, one Me-109 after another drew a graceful arc on the runway and began their first appearance.
"Control tower, this is aircraft No. 2! I am pilot Theodore Rosenberg! Taking off, repeat, taking off!"
The future captain of the famous Jet Wing was just an ordinary pilot at this moment. Unlike his later arrogance, at this moment Rosenberg reported to the command podium honestly.
"Received in the control tower, maintain the current heading and fly due east. Reminder, you are not flying a training aircraft and you can continue to climb. Repeat, you can continue to climb."
Being able to climb to a higher position means that the survival rate in the next battle will be greatly doubled. In aerial combat, the suppression of flight altitude means that the battle will be one-sided. If it cannot be maintained, it will not be able to match the opponent's flight altitude, and it will almost be very difficult.
It is difficult to shoot down enemy planes.
The Me-109 happens to be at the forefront of the contemporary era in this regard.
Under careful reminders from the control tower, these pilots, who had practiced climbing combat skills countless times on Soviet training aircraft, easily crossed the clouds and jumped higher into the blue sky.
At the same time, at another medium-sized airport, 20 bombers with a wide appearance and relatively slow speed also took off following the rhythm of the Me-109 to take charge of the next bombing mission.
Although this bomber, codenamed Ju-87 by the military, was also a new model of assistance received by Rommel, it was not as popular as the Me-109. Moreover, because the name of this bomber in German was too long, the German
Everyone in the Combined Corps didn't even bother to pronounce its full name, and simply called it "Stuka".
