"Rat-a-tat! Boom! Boom!"
The aircraft's machine guns and cannons opened fire. Fighters from both sides accelerated toward their enemies.
The US escort fighters tried to attack the German military's Dive Bombers and Torpedo Bombers, only to be intercepted by the German military's escort fighters. Although the German escort fighters numbered only half as many as the US air defense fighters, they showed no fear. Instead, they fought even more fiercely.
"Boom! Boom!"
An F4F fighter plane was struck by cannon shells and instantly broke apart in midair. The pilot did not even have time to bail out before plunging toward the sea along with the aircraft.
Against the German carrier-based FW-190 fighters and carrier-based BF-109 fighters, those US F4F fighter planes were simply no match. With their advanced performance and powerful firepower, the German carrier-based fighters turned the US aircraft into flaming firebirds that fell toward the sea.
In the first exchange alone, more than thirty US fighters were shot down. The German military lost only a little over ten aircraft. Moreover, nearly all of those lost aircraft were carrier-based BF-109 fighters. Even so, the US air defense fighter group still held an absolute numerical advantage.
"God! Are the Germans' fighters really that much more advanced than ours? We're no match for them at all!" a US pilot said in Panic.
"Forget those German fighters. Take out their Dive Bombers and Torpedo Bombers!"
"Yes, sir!" The US pilots hurriedly piloted their aircraft in pursuit of the German military's Dive Bombers and Torpedo Bombers, which had already scattered.
Meanwhile, the German military's escort fighters intercepted them desperately. However, there were simply too many US air defense fighters, leaving the German escort fighters stretched too thin.
"Damn it, the Americans are on my tail! Fighter boys, who can come support me?!" a