"Attention, all escort Fighter Wings. The 1st Wing and 2nd Wing are to attack those Russian fighters and take them out! The remaining escort fighters will continue protecting the bomber formation!" Lieutenant General Otto Dessloch ordered.
"Yes, General!" the Wing Commanders of the long-range fighters from the 1st Wing and 2nd Wing replied.
All the escort fighters had used up the fuel in their external tanks and began jettisoning them one after another, preparing for battle.
Five minutes later, the order to attack was given. The fighters began diving from an altitude of over ten thousand meters, launching an attack on the Bolshevik Air Force formation below the bomber group.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The BF-110 fighter planes possessed formidable armament. Their noses mounted two 20mm cannons, while each wing carried a 20mm cannon and a 12.7mm machine gun. Such firepower could not only tear enemy fighters to pieces with ease, but could also destroy heavy bombers.
The Bolshevik Air Force accompanying the German Air Force bomber formation had clearly not expected the German Air Force to suddenly attack them. Caught off guard, dozens of P-40 fighters were torn apart and blasted to pieces in midair. Many pilots were killed before they even had time to bail out.
"Damn it, the Germans are attacking! Scatter, quickly!" the Commander of the Bolshevik Air Force shouted in panic.
The remaining Russian fighters scattered frantically, trying to flee. But how could the German Air Force fighter pilots possibly let them go? If these Russian fighters were not destroyed, they would pose an enormous threat to the German Air Force bomber formation. Only by eliminating them could the German Air Force bombers face fewer threats when dropping their bombs.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A BF-110 fighter locked onto a P-40 fighter, and its pilot decisively pressed