Huang Shouxin was right. What he saw was the Japanese fleet consisting of bombers and fighter jets. In order to reverse the situation of the war, the Japanese plane took off at night and finally arrived at Wujiashan at dawn. The target of the Japanese plane was very clear.
That is to bomb the artillery position of the new regiment at the eastern foot of Hunchun Ridge and completely destroy it.
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Time goes back to an hour ago, to the Soviet Air Force Base in Vladivostok.
Boris of the New 1st Regiment Aviation Brigade received information from the Soviet Far East Front Command that eighteen Nakajima Type 97 fighter jets, eight Type 97 heavy bombers, and ten Type 99 light bombers had taken off from the Harbin airport.
, heading to Hunchunling, the goal is to destroy the artillery position of the new regiment.
After Boris heard about the situation, he immediately ordered fifteen I-15 fighter jets from the first squadron and fourteen I-16 fighter jets from the second squadron to take off and fly over Wujiashan in Hunchun Ridge to prevent the Japanese planes from bombing.
Subsequently, Valentin took the first squadron equipped with I-15 fighters, and the second squadron equipped with I-16 fighters led by Victor divided into two groups and took off.
Due to the difference in aircraft performance, the I-16 fighter jet is much faster than the I-15, so it flies in the first echelon, while the I-15 becomes the second echelon.
In fact, Boris's mood is very heavy. Today's Japs are generally equipped with Nakajima 97 fighter jets, and even began to equip the newly developed Zero fighter jets. However, the aviation brigade only has the old I-15 and I-16. The gap is too big.
Big.
Fortunately, intelligence showed that Zero fighter jets such as the Japanese were given priority to the Navy, while the Army still used the old Nakajima Type 97 fighter jets. Otherwise, this air battle would not have been possible.
However, even the Japanese's relatively old Nakajima Type 97 fighter jets are far more powerful than the I-15 and I-16 fighter jets. The I-15 is an old bi-wing fighter with a speed that cannot exceed 450 kilometers per hour and a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour.
, and the I-16 is a monoplane fighter. Although it is relatively new, its performance on paper is not much worse than the Nakajima Type-9, but its complex and unstable maneuverability makes this fighter full of challenges.
Uncertainty.
Controlling this aircraft is a difficult problem for ace pilots. In many cases, I-16 accidents occur frequently, causing aircraft crashes and fatalities.
However, although these two aircraft are very bad, they are the only two aircraft in the new group after all. Boris can only use all methods to try to tap out the maximum combat effectiveness of these two aircraft. Therefore, he
A careful plan has been formulated. He believes that as long as he follows his own method, he can give full play to the numerical advantage of the new aviation group's fighter jets and defeat the Japanese fighter jets in one fell swoop!
At this time, Valentin brought fourteen I-16 fighter jets quickly towards the Hunchun Ridge. By coincidence, when the Japanese plane just arrived over the Hunchun Ridge, Valentin happened to bring fourteen fighters with him.
An I-16 fighter jet arrived.
From a distance, I saw more than thirty Japanese planes flying towards Hunchunling. Eighteen Nakajima 97s rushed in front, while eighteen heavy bombers flew behind.
Valentin knew that during the Battle of Zhanggufeng and the Far East Campaign, the Soviet Air Force's aircraft had fought against the Japanese army's air force, but they were at a disadvantage. Generally speaking, the I-16 fighters of his squadron were better than the Nakajima Nine
There are still some gaps between the Seven and Seven, especially in terms of operation. There are big problems. After all, the I-16 is the Soviet Union’s first monoplane. It is still very immature. It was considered advanced before 1935, but now it is
Said it was already lagging behind.
But Valentin still breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the appearance, these Japanese planes should be Nakajima 97 fighter jets, not the Japanese most advanced Zero fighter jets. If it is a Zero fighter jet, then his own I-16
Not even a chance.
In the battle with Nakajima Nine-Seven, although the Yi-16 is at a disadvantage, it can still give it a try. At least, the Yi-16 is not inferior to Nakajima Nine-Seven in terms of climb speed and dive speed, but the operating system is unstable.
, In addition, the firepower of the aircraft is very poor. It only has two 7.62mm machine guns, which are not as good as the 7.7mm machine guns of Nakajima Nine-Seven.
Valentin saw that the Japanese's eighteen Nakajima Type 97 fighter jets immediately rushed over after discovering his fleet. Valentin then commanded the fighter jets to enter the battle.
The Japanese's eighteen fighter jets began to rise continuously, trying to occupy the high point in the air between the I-16. Valentin calculated that it would take about five minutes for both the Nakajima 97 and the I-16 to climb to an altitude of 5,000 meters.
, whoever can occupy the commanding heights of the high school first will have an absolute advantage.
Seeing that the Japanese's combat power continued to rise and had the upper hand, Valentin knew that he could not fight head-on, so he decided to do the opposite. He immediately turned around and led his I-16 fleet downwards while returning to the way they came, trying to get rid of the Japanese fighter jets.
Entangled.
When the Japanese pilots saw this situation, they thought that Valentin's fleet was afraid of fighting, so they immediately pursued them and dived downwards at the same time.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
An I-16 fighter plane was hit by a Japanese plane and its fuel tank was hit. The I-16 fighter plane suddenly turned into a burning fireball in the air and fell rapidly to the ground.
Valentin gritted his teeth and made several flips in the air. The fuselage continued to fall. The moment it approached the ground, the fuselage straightened up and continued to fly at low altitude.
At this time, more than a dozen I-16s all fled away at low altitude. The eighteen Nakajima 97 fighter jets also lowered their flying altitude. They knew that the low-altitude combat capabilities of the I-16 fighter jets could not compete with the Nakajima 97 fighter jets.
Compared with seven other aircraft, the Soviet aircraft would commit suicide by doing this. Therefore, the pilots of these Nakajima 97 aircraft flew with confidence and boldness to pursue them. However, they did not have an obvious advantage in speed, so for a while they still
It is impossible to get close to the Yi-16 fleet.
The two sides flew further and further into the center of Hunchun Ridge. At this moment, Valentin saw the second wave of fifteen I-15 fighter jets flying over from a low altitude in the distance. At this time, they had already circled around the Japs.
The attack began from the rear of the fleet.
The I-15 is an old biplane. It is not as good as the Nakajima Nine-Seven in terms of climb, speed, and firepower. The I-15 is even made of wood and canvas, but it has one only advantage. It is good.
Good performance at low altitude levels.
The wooden structure of the I-15 makes it very light in weight, and the aircraft has excellent hovering ability. The seagull wings can effectively reduce the drag on the aircraft's wings and enhance the aircraft's maneuverability.
It only takes eight seconds for the I-15 to make a circle at an altitude of one thousand meters, which is first-class in the world. In other words, in low-altitude combat, the performance of this fighter can completely suppress the Nakajima Nine-Seven. Of course,
This is also the only advantage of Yi-15.
Valentin and Victor laughed, aerial ambush battle!
This is the tactic that Boris formulated for the new aviation group, using the I-16 to attract Nakajima 97 to drop to a low altitude, and then the I-15 will carry out the final battle.
At this time, Victor had led 15 I-15s and quickly rushed into the Japanese fleet. A moment later, the I-15s and Nakajima 97s fought each other and killed each other. The battle was extremely fierce.
A Nakajima 97 entered the range of the I-15, and they began a dog-eating chase. In terms of speed, the Nakajima 97 can reach a speed of more than 400 kilometers per hour, which is only 350 kilometers per hour higher than the top speed.
The I-15 inside was too powerful, so the Nakajima Nine-Seven pulled away and climbed in the opposite direction. Instead, it got behind the I-15 and opened fire immediately.
The I-15 flew in a dive in a very short period of time, dodging Nakajima Kuchi's bullet in an instant. Nakajima Kuchi chased it down and followed it in a dive.
However, at this moment, the I-15 flipped over while Nakajima Nine-Seven was diving quickly, immediately got rid of Nakajima Nine-Seven, and quickly fired at the Japanese plane from the side, and the bullet directly destroyed Nakajima Nine-Seven.
Seven fuel tanks.
Taking advantage of its good performance at low altitudes, an old aircraft like the I-15 actually shot down seven Japanese Nakajima Nine-Sevens in a row, while only losing one of its own.
It was only then that the Japanese pilots calmed down and quickly climbed upwards, preparing to climb to a high altitude and then dive. As a result, the I-15's speed disadvantage became apparent, and they were unable to catch up with the Japanese aircraft.
Just when the remaining eleven Japanese Nakajima Nine-Sevens were about to rise to 3,000 meters, they encountered the diving attack of the I-16, which had already climbed to 4,000 meters.
When the I-15 and Nakajima Nine-Seven fought against each other, Valentin led the I-16 fleet to quickly climb to an altitude of 4,000 meters, occupying a favorable high position.
Seeing several Nakajima 97s climbing, Valentin immediately shouted: "Ula!"
Then, he took a dozen I-16s and swooped towards the Japanese fighter group.
At an altitude of 3,000 meters, the Jaap aircraft encountered a diving attack from the I-16 from an altitude of 4,000 meters while climbing. The Jaap aircraft were at a complete disadvantage. They fell into chaos for a while and suffered a devastating blow.
Another Nakajima Nine-Seven was shot down.
Valentin shot down three Nakajima Nine-Sevens in a row. He was so excited that he kept shouting in the fighter plane: "Ula!"
After a while, only four of the Japanese's eighteen Nakajima 97 fighter jets were left, and they all fled in panic.
Valentin immediately contacted Victor, and then, more than twenty fighter jets no longer paid attention to the fleeing Nakajima 97s, but headed towards the Japanese bombers.
I have to say that the I-15 aircraft led by Victor was really terrible. It could not fly as fast as the Japanese heavy bombers and was left behind.
Valentin took the lead in rushing into the group of Japanese bombers with thirteen I-16s. Valentin kept firing and shot down two Type 97 heavy bombers in succession. The fragments of the aircraft were scattered on the ground like hail.
At the same time, other Yi-16s also killed five or six Type 99 light bombers.
