The FW-190 fighter plane was currently the most advanced fighter in the German Air Force. Each air group had only been equipped with a single wing. After production of the BF-109 fighter plane had ceased, the German Air Force would field more and more FW-190 fighter planes.
Before the German Air Force's FW-190 fighter planes, the Island Nation's Army Air Corps' Type 1 fighter planes and Type 97 fighter planes were almost powerless to fight back. The FW-190's maximum speed reached 760 kilometers per hour, while the Type 1 fighter plane could only manage a little over 500 kilometers per hour, and the Type 97 fighter plane only 470 kilometers per hour. Even the BF-109 fighter plane had a top speed of 686 kilometers per hour. The gap in maximum speed was undoubtedly enormous.
Of course, speed was not the sole measure of a fighter plane's performance. But it was certainly an extremely important one. In climbing performance, maximum ceiling, and other aspects, the Island Nation's Army Air Corps' Type 1 and Type 97 fighter planes were likewise at a disadvantage. In terms of armament, the German Air Force's fighters also possessed more powerful firepower.
Furthermore, when it came to pilot quality, the German Air Force's fighter pilot training was clearly far more comprehensive than that of the Island Nation's Army Air Corps.
After the German Air Force's 511th Fighter Group's thirty-six FW-190 fighter planes took off, the 52nd Fighter Wing's BF-109 fighter planes also scrambled. However, only two Fighter Groups took off.
The German Air Force's fighters were much faster. The Island Nation's Army Air Corps aircraft had barely reached the central Sulu Sea when they were intercepted by German Air Force fighters.
"Target spotted—more than a hundred aircraft. Most are Type 1 fighter planes and Type 97 fighter