The appearance of the German reconnaissance plane was really sudden. Ever since it was detected by the sentries outside Black Earth Village, information immediately circulated around the division headquarters.
This reconnaissance plane is not very fast. It takes more than ten minutes to fly to Blacksmith Village, and even longer to Catfish Village.
The "fire-fighting" mission has been completed. The order soldiers ran into the residential areas and ordered the villagers from house to house to prohibit lighting fires. Ordinary soldiers, on the other hand, were ordered by emergency military orders to immediately enter a state of combat readiness.
The two of them held the table and pointed at the map.
Yang Mingzhi was also at the division headquarters, and his forehead was already covered with sweat. Who knows, I didn't expect the German reconnaissance plane to arrive so openly. The intelligence was very bad. The enemy not only dispatched one, but also
At least four aircraft have been observed so far. Such a luxurious reconnaissance mode can only explain one reason.
"Damn it, the enemy is searching this area. Their goal is very obvious, which is to find us. They will definitely take retaliatory measures later!"
When he said this, Yevlov also shuddered. Because this time is not like before. When we first arrived in the swamp, everyone was a defeated rooster, almost penniless. The so-called barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes, now there is
Bottles and cans, you must also weigh your possible losses.
Yevlov raised his head and gritted his teeth: "Since they came to investigate, and the Black Earth Village side was exposed due to the air counterattack, we must also take measures here."
Yang Mingzhi slapped the table: "Then let Podovich take off immediately and knock down all the enemy planes!"
"That's it! I immediately ordered him to take off." Yevlov said nervously, "Berekov, you also take action, organize the machine gunners in our team, and try to knock down the enemy."
The two of them arranged their plans, turned around and left. Now that Yelentina was beautiful here, the two grown men just made up their minds and ignored it. What about themselves?
She stamped her feet and complained: "What a scam! Why don't I just go and gather the panicked villagers?" In this way, she also got into work.
On the other hand, the information about the appearance of enemy reconnaissance planes was also received by Catfish Village immediately.
Fumin was stationed here, and he became the actual person in charge of Catfish Village. Bobosky obeyed his command, and the troops stationed here also first obeyed his instructions (of course, as long as they were orders in life. The military was still completely
commanded by the division headquarters).
When the enemy situation suddenly appeared, Fuming issued an order without any orders from the division headquarters: "All villagers are prohibited from lighting fires, and all bonfires lit for cooking are immediately extinguished. All soldiers entered first-level combat readiness and ordered Podovic to immediately take off to intercept the enemy planes.
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Therefore, Podovich learned the information about the enemy plane's appearance very early. He had finished breakfast and continued to wipe his "partner" in the hangar.
To be honest, it has been two months since the last war and his plane has not been put into combat again. If it was an air battle, the last air battle was in response to the air assistance from his superiors, and the bullet holes on the wings were long gone. The plane
It has also been modified so that it can fire rockets.
His I-153 Seagull fighter is still a bi-wing version, with good lift and strong maneuverability. The biggest flaw is that the speed is too slow. At this time of the war, the Soviet Air Force began to replace the Lager 3 fighter jets on a large scale, which was nicknamed
The production of the Il-2 ground attack aircraft, a ground-licking machine, began to explode in 1942. It must be said that Podovich's car was too backward! However, on this isolated island in the swamp, he knew the situation outside.
Very scarce. Something is better than nothing. This fighter at least provides the 284th Division with some air combat capability.
Therefore, when he learned that the German reconnaissance plane had appeared, the order required him to immediately take off for combat. The excited Podovich threw off the linen and even kicked over the basin.
He shouted in the hangar: "Semyon! Alexey! And Sergey, you guys come here quickly to do things! I will take off in ten minutes!"
The person he called was his ground technicians. Their mission was to serve the fighter jet under the guidance of Podovich. It was already February. Ever since we learned that Homnage had been attacked by a German dive bomber, everyone
Just looking forward to this fighter jet taking off for combat.
After all, the Stuka's speed is not very fast, and its maneuverability is far less flexible than the socialist pesticide machine. It is very suitable for higher aerobatics. If it were not for the cheating speed, the Yi-153 would definitely be the king of dog fights.
Everyone expected that this fighter, which was better than nothing, could kill all the enemy's dive bombers. Now that the order came, the target was a reconnaissance aircraft, so shooting down the enemy aircraft was considered a good mission.
All of Podovich's technicians rushed to the hangar, and they immediately started working on it.
"We only have five minutes! You work quickly. I want you to fill up the fuel tank immediately and load the bullets immediately. I want to take off immediately and shoot down the enemy." Podovich put on his clothes again and again, anxiously.
Said.
Sergey, who was responsible for refueling the plane, muttered: "Five minutes? There's no way the fuel tank can be filled up so quickly. Don't you know that refueling is very laborious?"
Looking at Sergey's grinding operations, Podovich couldn't bear to watch. "What the hell, you are supposed to be the best technicians, but the logistics technology is not up to standard. Now that the battle is really coming, I want you people to have the skills."
What’s the use?”
But Sergey is not a submissive person, and his temper is a bit unruly. He also got angry and shouted: "Who knew that the battle would suddenly come at this time? Look outside, there are still some ice on the runway?"
Who would have expected that the German army would send planes just after this heavy snow day?! If you think it’s too slow to refuel, just go ahead and get on with it!”
"Hey! Then stay away! I'll do it!" Without saying a word, Bodovich began to refuel his plane with his own hands.
He was angry, but there was no good fuel pump, and it was really troublesome to pump the fuel into the tank using very backward methods. He had to act bravely, and there were only three minutes left.
On the other hand, part of the nose shell was removed. Sergey didn't say much. He had to help the guys load the aircraft.
This I-153 has four built-in Schkath 7.62mm machine guns, and the theoretical maximum ammunition load is 2,600 rounds. Time is limited, and the technician said to Podovich, who was anxiously refueling: "I'm sorry, the time is too short, we
You can only add bullets to two machine guns. But each one will have more bullets..."
"Hurry up and do it, I want to take off quickly!" Podovich said without even thinking.
This bullet is no different from the 7.62mm rifle bullet used by infantry. The firepower of the two coaxial machine guns seems very weak. However, there is not much time left. After several pilots stuffed the bullet belt into the aircraft, they immediately closed the hatch.
He said to Podovich: "Two machine guns, a total of 600 rounds of bullets. Comrade, you have to use them sparingly!"
"Okay! Six hundred rounds of bullets are enough! My shooting is very accurate, don't worry." After that, he pulled out the hose that was deep in the fuel tank. Time waited for no one, and he estimated that the fuel added was enough!
Podovich closed the lid of the mailbox, adjusted his flight hat, quickly climbed into the cabin, put on his windproof glasses, stretched out his right hand and raised his thumb.
"Great! Semyon, go and push the hangar door open!" Sergey shouted.
The door opened and Podovich started his plane. The fuel gauge showed that there was not much fuel in his mailbox. "Damn it, I can only fly for twenty minutes?" He gritted his teeth, and the engine drove the blades to rotate crazily.
The fighter jet slowly drove out of the hangar.
Pressing the accelerator to the bottom, the fighter jet began to accelerate and taxied for about 200 meters. Podovic suddenly pulled the control stick back, and the plane took off!
In the air, Podovich tried his airborne radio, spoke twice, and quickly received instructions from Fomin on the ground.
"Eagle! Eagle! Keep circling, the dove will be there soon! The dove will be there soon!"
These instructions were code names. The reconnaissance plane was the pigeon and the eagle was Podovich. After receiving the order, he began to circle around Catfish Village in a wide range. He himself also opened his eyes wide and listened like a rabbit.
There was a weird noise.
His eyes were very sharp, and suddenly, in the due north, a strange black shadow appeared, accompanied by some low rumbling sounds.
"Haha! Nazis! You didn't expect it! We also have fighter jets!" The excited Podovich laughed, and the enemy had entered its visual range.
He immediately adjusted the fuselage, prepared for combat, and flew towards the enemy plane! (To be continued.) u