Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Chapter 145: Battle of Poland (8)

More than 100 Mosquito bombers of the 3rd German Army Aviation Regiment rushed aggressively towards various airports near Warsaw, the capital of Poland, without fighter cover.

Because Warsaw is only more than 400 kilometers away from the German border, even the short-legged Stuka can fly back and forth, and the mosquito bomber will have no problem.

These bombers carried more than 3,000 50kg SC50 bombs, enough to plow the airport near Warsaw.

Although the bombers had to lower their altitude in order to achieve precise bombing, the pilots found that there was almost no threat. The Polish fighter jets had been left behind, and the Polish ground anti-aircraft artillery, which was not very powerful, was also left behind by the speed of the aircraft. .

As the bombs in the magazine were detached one by one, the aircraft became lighter and lighter. When the last few bombs fell, the flight speed had exceeded 600 kilometers per hour, making those Polish fighter jets with a maximum speed of less than 400 kilometers per hour Out of reach.

exclaimed the pilot on a bomber. "It's a pity that this plane doesn't have cannons, otherwise I could have shot down those Poles."

The co-pilot on the side smiled. "There is no other way. Inform the guys in the Air Force that there are more than thirty records here. If it's too late, they will be gone."

He didn't talk about fighter planes, but the results.

In his opinion, those Polish planes that took off were indeed a success. They couldn't even deal with bombers like themselves. How could they possibly be able to deal with their opponents in a professional way?

Just when the Polish pilot in the air was so depressed that he was about to vomit blood, a sharp-eyed pilot suddenly shouted. "German plane!"

Accompanied by his warning, BF-109 fighter jets swooped down from the clouds one after another in the sky, roaring towards these Polish fighter jets!

In the cabin, Adolf Galland stared at his prey with cold eyes.

Adolf Galland was born in Westerholt, a small town in Westphalia. He was the second oldest son in the family. The eldest son was a lawyer and had two younger brothers (these two younger brothers were also ace pilots, and each shot down 17 enemy aircraft. aircraft, one person shot down 54, and won the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross).

Garland started making model airplanes at the age of 12 and started flying gliders at the age of 16. In 1932, after graduating from Hindenburg High School, he entered Lufthansa Aviation School to receive civil aviation flight training, and obtained his first pilot license one year later. At this time, the German military began to establish the "Black Air Force", and he was "invited" to join the Air Force and become a fighter pilot.

In 1935, an accident occurred while flying a Fw 44 biplane on a training flight. A small shard of glass remained in his eye forever, causing partial blindness. Although he was able to continue flying with the help of his commander, Major Reiter, he crashed again and was hospitalized a year later. Unwilling to give up, he memorized the order of every letter and number on the hospital's eye chart and passed the physical examination.

He also participated in the Spanish Civil War, but unfortunately he was not one of the first to enter. During the entire civil war, he shot down a total of 9 enemy fighter planes. He was depressed for a long time when he failed to fight 10 to become a real ace.

Having just heard the news from the dispatch center that there were enemy fighter planes near Warsaw, Garland, who was leading a small team doing nothing, immediately increased his power and rushed over, for fear of missing these hard-won achievements.

Now he's about to become a real ace! Garland calmed down his excitement and put a Polish fighter jet into his mechanical sight!

The Poles seemed to have discovered them too, clumsily making evasive movements. Unfortunately, they would soon understand that the disadvantages of their equipment could not be compensated for by technology.

The most important thing about a fighter plane is speed. As long as it has speed, it has maneuverability. The performance of the German BF-109 far exceeded that of the Polish fighter. It still swooped down from the clouds, leaving the Poles with only a split second to react.

Pulling the trigger of the machine gun suddenly, bullets like raindrops will be blown up by the Polish fighter jet he aimed at.

"Yeah!" Garland shook his fist excitedly, his tenth victory! He finally entered the ranks of aces!

During World War II, the Luftwaffe had a large number of ace pilots with more than 100 aircraft records. These people also became the spiritual idols of the Luftwaffe and even the military.

Many people in later military forums questioned whether the German Air Force's incredible achievements were too exaggerated. But if you carefully read the biographies of Hartmann, Nowotny, Schnaufer, Helmut Lanter, Marceiu, Prince Wittgenstein and others, you will find the rigor that goes deep into the bones of the Germans. The gender is also reflected in the confirmation of their anti-air performance.

Even if your combat power suddenly explodes and you single-handedly challenge a group of enemy planes and shoot them all down, if the investigation department does not find direct witnesses, indirect witnesses, or aerial cameras (it should be noted that camera guns are just A camera gun is not even a camera gun. Therefore, it is not a panacea that can cure all diseases. On the contrary, as a camera from the 1940s and produced tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of units, the quality of its shooting of targets hundreds of meters away is questionable. , and the number of frames is limited. In fact, the process of attacking the enemy aircraft cannot be completely restored, and the picture quality is also very poor). Sorry, we don’t think you shot it down, and we won’t give you any credit.

At the end of World War II, Nowotny flew the me262 into the air for the last time. After returning to the ground, he claimed to have shot down a B24 and a Mustang, but only the B24 was confirmed; while Lant once shot down a B24 after a night battle. Another pilot also claimed to have shot down one of the four-engine bombers. After arbitration by the investigation department, the victory was awarded to the other pilot.

If it weren't for such a rigorous confirmation method, Hartmann's effective record plus "unconfirmed results" would definitely be more than 352.

It’s just that few people understand in depth that one of the reasons for the high performance of the German Air Force is that these pilots have to fight to the end when they enter the battlefield. The performance of talented and high-level pilots is indeed unparalleled. But it was not conducive to teaching and learning, so the level plummeted in the later period. American and Niuniu pilots fly for a few months and then are sent back to the rear to serve as instructors. They educate rookies based on their actual combat experience. This is a virtuous circle. War is not a matter for a few elites. What needs to be looked at is the largest number of backbones.

Of course, Yannick will not let this "tragedy" happen again. Although compared with Britain, the United States and France, which shoot down five enemy planes, they are considered aces. Nowadays, German fighter pilots are considered aces after shooting down ten enemy planes. But once ten enemy planes are shot down, these pilots will immediately be transferred to the rear, spend a month teaching experience to the eggs in the nest, and then return to the front line to continue fighting.

Because they do not need to undertake escort missions or fight with opponents, these German fighter planes have fully developed the "one-hit and away" tactic. In less than a few minutes, the entire Warsaw fighter brigade had been wiped out, and the German aircraft that had settled the battle flew away.

Marshal Himigwe, who rushed to the headquarters, was stunned to hear the news that the Warsaw destroyer brigade had been destroyed, and said to himself in disbelief. "It seems we need help from our British and French friends. We need better aircraft..."

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