New World War II Eagle Strikes the Sky

"Okay, lads, let us see what kind of advice those guys from 'Reverse Cross' gave us." The commander opened a large file folder, glanced at it, then raised his head to look at the neatly seated Noobs below.

"Well, the first one is that the tactical discipline is not strict enough, mainly manifested in dodging at will when facing the assault of fighter jets. This is the biggest problem shown in this exercise...

The second one is not calm enough, the key points of air strikes are not really grasped...

Third, the deployment and closing of the box formation is too slow, and the pilots are too easily disturbed..."

"Sir, I have a question." Laudrup raised his hand, "In the beginning, the 'Reverse Cross' charged straight at him. If he didn't dodge, he would collide with the plane. But once he dodged, the enemy broke Formation opportunity, what should we do?"

With Laudrup taking the lead, the following string of questions arose.

"Sir, what does 'pilots are too easily disrupted' mean?"

"Sir, how can I truly master the essentials of aerial shooting?"

"Sir..."

"Ah," Lieutenant Colonel Carl laughed, "Well, if you think about these questions yourself, if you don't understand them, you can ask the instructor of the 'Reverse Cross' directly in class tomorrow morning. Well, it's getting late, so I will I'm going back to sleep!"

This night, the lights in the barracks were still turned off on time, but after the lights were turned off, there were always miscellaneous voices in the various dormitories.

"Kean, you said if I didn't dodge at the beginning, would I bump into it?"

"Maybe, but isn't the instructor who flies the fighter jet not afraid of death? I think he will avoid it first."

"Well, the more I think about it now, the more I feel that I have been fooled by them. The fighter jets are much more flexible than us. We feel that it is already a distance where we cannot dodge and will definitely collide. It is not necessarily the case for fighter jets. In addition, those instructors are so skilled. Surely they can avoid it."

"Yes, yes, we were also fooled. After we dropped the bombs, we kept dodging because we were afraid of being hit by them. As a result, the formation could not be recovered after the formation opened."

"If I do this again in the future, I'll bump into him!" Someone said viciously, "As long as I didn't hit the cockpit, I might still have time to parachute. Those who fly fighter jets, hmph, whoever is afraid of whom."

"What if the enemy really intends to hit us with fighter jets?"

"Not so perverted?"

"That's hard to say. It is said that Ri himself did this in the Pacific Ocean."

"Hey, we are going to Europe in the future, what about the Pacific Ocean? The Germans shouldn't be so barbaric?"

"If there was a collision with an enemy plane, I don't know if it was intentional. It is said that a B-303 of the 17 Bomber Brigade collided with a German plane."

"What's the result?" Several voices rang out at the same time.

"The result? The Germans overcame on the spot. As for the b-17, the vertical tail was knocked off, and finally drove back." Someone continued to add triumphantly, "The relative speed is so high, they want to hit it accurately How easy is our cockpit? Just before the impact, the slightest turbulence, as if encountering airflow, can make him miss the cockpit and hit the vertical tail directly."

"That's right, whoever is afraid of whoever kills these guys!"

Just when everyone was discussing fiercely, an angry voice came from outside the door:

"What time is it! You bastards are still talking nonsense! Do you still have discipline in your mind! With discipline like yours, you will be beaten down every few times! You still don't give it to me honestly... "

The dormitory was suddenly quiet. Carl stood outside the dormitory, shaking his head with a smile on his face: "These bastards!"

……

The next day, the "Reverse Cross" found that the state of these rookies had changed significantly.In the past, the instructor always asked the students to answer, but now, the students always ask questions constantly, and often even ask some creative questions.The enthusiasm during training has also increased a lot...

Ron got off a Spitfire, took the pen and notebook sent by the ground crew, and completed the registration seriously.At this time, a b-17 bomber also landed on a nearby runway.

Ron handed the flight cap and jacket to the ground crew, and then walked to the pilot lounge not far away.This is already his third ups and downs today.The main content of today's training is the air-to-air shooting of self-defense machine gunners.

Just when Ron was about to walk to the lounge, several people ran over panting, shouting while running:

"Sir Ron - wait a minute - I, I, we - have a question."

Ron turned his head and saw that it was the machine gunners on the plane that had just been trained.

A few guys chased after them. They came from another runway, the distance was not close, and the base was located in the desert. Even though it was winter, the desert under the direct sunlight was still unbearably hot.When these people ran to Ron, they were all out of breath.

After panting for a while, a machine gunner named Seaman raised questions on behalf of everyone:

"Sir Ron, why is it always difficult for me to predict the instructors' next moves, and when they shoot, they always miss?"

Ron turned around, smiled at the chasing machine gunner Seaman, and said, "That's a good question. Well, you know, the instructors here are veterans who have experienced many battles. They can live to Now, to a large extent, it is because their actions are difficult to predict. And every pilot has different flying habits. So it is really not easy to predict the next action of the instructor. However, the actions of the instructors must have a purpose Yeah, it's really hard to predict them when they're off. But when they're attacking, it might help you to think about their goals."

"Sir, can you explain it more clearly? Don't give us riddles." Someone muttered.

"Oh, okay, let me just say my opinion. First, you don't have to know what the instructor wants to do next, which is difficult. But you must know what the instructor wants to do next. The most threatening to your aircraft. Then use You have the machine guns in your hands to stop him from making the most threatening maneuvers. Remember, for the bomber's self-defense machine gun, the first goal is to protect the bomber, not shoot down the enemy aircraft.

Second, in a formation, not only all the aircraft should be coordinated, but also the self-defense firepower on the aircraft should be coordinated to form a joint force.But to be honest, it is up to you to figure out how to form a joint force. I am a fighter, and I don't know much about it.You can actually study it with all the pilots and machine gunners of the team, maybe there will be a good way. "

……

The day after this conversation, the pilots of the "Reverse Cross" discovered that the efficiency of the self-defense machine guns of the 385th Bomber Group had been significantly improved.Although it is still difficult for them to accurately hit these old birds, their self-defense firepower has become more and more effective in interfering with the attacks of the "Reverse Cross".Compared with before, the efficiency of the "Reverse Cross" attack has dropped a lot. Sometimes, once you enter, you won't be able to find a very effective shooting opportunity.

Moreover, a few days later, the "Reverse Cross" discovered that the attacks of this group of rookies actually began to show a trend of group coordination and coordinated strikes.According to Ron's understanding, these machine gunners together divided and numbered the airspace near the bomber formation, and assigned it to the machine guns in the corresponding positions. During the battle, they communicated with each other and coordinated with each other.This makes it more and more difficult to attack the 385 bomber brigade. If you don't pay attention, even the veterans of the "Reverse Cross" will "break their wings" in front of the bomber box formation.

On February 2th, the 20th Bomber Brigade will face a graduation exam-on this day, their bomber fleet will once again have a large-scale confrontation with the "Reverse Cross".There is still one day before this day, and everyone in the 385 Bomber Brigade is busy preparing for the battle.But compared with the hustle and bustle before the last confrontation, this time, all the members of the 385th Bomber Brigade, whether they were pilots or machine gunners, were quite calm.Because unlike last time, they knew what the enemy could do, and they also knew how far they could deal with it.There is a real confidence in this calmness.

"Every major event is calm. It seems that the 385 Bomber Brigade has really grown up." Seeing the 385 Bomber Brigade preparing for the battle in an orderly manner in peace, Ron sighed like this.

The next day was the same good weather as last time. (There is very little rain in the desert, and there are so many suns that can be used for flying. This is one of the reasons why the site was originally selected here.) This time, the existing 385 All 36 bombers were dispatched, and the "Reverse Cross" also came out in full force, with all 41 fighters on the field.Ron once mentioned to Lieutenant Colonel Karl that if the 385th Bomber Group can withstand this test, they will definitely be able to smash the teeth of the German fighter force when they reach Europe.

At almost the same time and airspace as last time, the two sides began to contact.

When the "Reverse Cross" came head-on again, Lieutenant Colonel Karl's roar came from the radio of the 385th Bomber Group, "Keep in formation! Never dodge!" Laudrup stared at the F4U that was rushing towards him. , holding the steering wheel firmly, motionless. "Even if you do bump into me, I will never make a big dodge move."

The f4u climbed up with a light lever just as it was about to hit it, and passed over the side of the b-17...

41 fighter jets rushed into the box-shaped formation on the left wing. Obviously, the "Reverse Cross" intends to rely on the superiority of numbers to defeat them one by one.But at this time, the three box-shaped formations distributed in the air began to rotate, and the formation on the left quickly shifted to the central yang of the three formations. If the "reverse cross" continued to attack it, they would pass through the box-shaped formation When leaving, it is easy to enter the firepower net of the other two box formations.If they abandon this goal.Then the plan to break down one by one is thwarted.Until the start of bombing and bombing, the 385 Bomber Brigade still perfectly maintained a three-character box formation.

The bombing was the most vulnerable time for the bomber fleet. Seizing the opportunity, the "Reverse Cross" launched a crazy attack, but the self-defense firepower of the bomber troops still effectively interfered with their attack.And once the bombing was over, the three box formations were quickly restored.

"It's so damn difficult, my paws are numb!" Even the Poles complained.

The outcome of the attack will not be known until the photos are interpreted, but Ron already has a spectrum in his mind.This attack on the "Reverse Cross" didn't take much advantage, these guys can definitely graduate.