"Damn it, German aircraft is flying too high, we can't reach them at all!" a Bolshevik Air Force pilot said helplessly. Although he had already flown the plane to an altitude of eight thousand meters, he was still a long way away from the Bomber fleet of German Air Force.
"Try again and see if you can rise a little further. If it rises to more than a thousand meters, you may be able to use a machine gun to attack the bottom of the German bomber!" said an officer.
"Comrade Major, if you continue to take the risk of ascending, the engine may stop and I will fall!" said the pilot Panic. He didn't want to try such a dangerous action. If he was not careful, he might fall directly.
"Execute the order!" the major officer said coldly.
They were flying P-40 fighter jets assisted by Americans, which were equipped with radio communication equipment, so that Commander's orders could be conveyed to every pilot's ears. If it was their I-16 fighter jet, they would have to rely on signal flares to transmit orders.
However, even Americans's P-40 fighter jets are still powerless against German Air Force's Bomber group at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
Despite his reluctance, the Buru pilot continued to fly the plane upward. He looked at the altimeter worriedly, fearing that the fighter's engine would have problems due to the altitude being too high.
When the altitude reached nine thousand meters, the engine suddenly made an abnormal noise. Then even the propeller stopped spinning. After losing power, the plane suddenly fell to the ground.
"Damn, my engine stopped!" pilot Panic yelled.
In order to survive, the pilot chose to parachute to escape. The plane fell to the ground and became a pile of scrap metal.
When other Bolshevik Air Force pilots saw this situation, they immediately dropped their altitude and did not dare to rise again. They don't want their plane to be crashed as well.
Seeing this situation, the pilots of Bolshevik Air Force could only follow the German Air Force fleet below. Trying to intercept the German Air Force fleet is simply a fantasy.
This situation was quickly reflected on Bolshevik Air Force Headquarters.
After General Astakhov and General Zavoronkov learned about this situation, they wanted to cry without tears. Because the P-40 fighter is already the best fighter they have equipped. Even the P-40 fighter jets have no way to defeat the German Air Force group. Is there any way to intercept the Bomber group of German Air Force?
"Comrade Commander, what should we do now?" General Zavoronkov asked.
"It would be great if our Yak-1 fighter jets could be put into service." General Astakhov said.
The maximum ceiling of the Yak-1 fighter jet can reach 10,000 meters, which undoubtedly poses a certain threat to the German Air Force and Bomber groups. But unfortunately, the mass production of Yak-1 Combat has just begun.
"Order the fighter jets to take off and wait for the opportunity. Once the Bomber group of Germany people begins to descend, attack them! Minimize the losses caused to us by the bombing of Germany people as much as possible!" General Astakhov ordered.
"Yes, Comrade Commander." General Zavoronkov nodded.
At this moment, a staff officer hurriedly walked in.
"Report, now we can determine the attack target of German aircraft group. It is very likely that they want to launch a bombing on Kazan!" said the staff officer.
"What?" Astakhov and Zavolokonkov both screamed.
Kazan is undoubtedly a very important industrial city for Buru. Especially for Bolshevik Air Force, it is undoubtedly crucial. Because most of the parts factories and assembly factories for the Yak-1 fighter jet are there. If those factories are destroyed, the service of the Yak-1 fighter jet may be further delayed.
"Damn it, the Germany people want to destroy our air force so that we can no longer threaten them!" General Astakhov cursed.
But even if they understood German Air Force's intention, they still had no choice.
"Order all our fighter jets to intercept the Bomber group of Germany people at all costs!" General Astakhov ordered. Now, they can only place their hopes on their own fighter jets.
Although when German aircraft group was flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters, their P-40 fighter jets and I-16 fighter jets had no way to deal with these Bomber. But the Bomber group of German Air Force cannot stay at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters. Otherwise, there would be no accuracy at all when dropping bombs at such a high altitude. Therefore, the altitude will definitely drop when dropping the bomb. And that is undoubtedly the opportunity for the fighter pilots of Bolshevik Air Force. If you grasp it well, combined with ground anti-aircraft firepower, you should be able to cause considerable casualties to the Bomber group of German Air Force. With luck, they might even be able to save their Yak-1 fighter factory.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the Bomber group of German Air Force was only an hour's flight away from Kazan. However, the pilots discovered that a large number of Russian fighter jets were following the rear of the fleet. Obviously, these Russian fighter jets are waiting for the opportunity. This is undoubtedly a great threat to the Bomber group of German Air Force.
"Hmph! Do these Russians still want to attack us when we are bombing? They are simply desperate!" German Air Force Lieutenant General Otto Desloch, who was responsible for commanding this operation, said coldly.
"When can the auxiliary fuel tanks of escort fighter jets be thrown away?" Otto? Lieutenant General Deslohe asked.
"General, the fuel tank will be exhausted in fifteen minutes!"
"Very good, after fifteen minutes, prepare to fight and get rid of those Russia fighters following us!" Lieutenant General Otto Desloch ordered.
The combat performance of the BF-110 fighter is no worse than that of the BF-109 fighter. Even better in some aspects. Of course, the real combat effectiveness cannot be compared with that of the FW-190 fighter, but its range is more than twice that of the FW-190 fighter. Therefore, they became the long-range escort fighters of German Air Force.
However, before the battle, the auxiliary fuel tank must be thrown away. Otherwise, it will seriously affect the performance of the fighter aircraft.
At this moment, there are more than three hundred Bolshevik Air Force fighter jets following the Germany Bomber fleet. Almost all of these aircraft are P-40 fighter jets. The I-16 fighter jet has a short range and cannot play a big role in such a long-distance attack. Moreover, the maximum speed and other performance are far inferior to the P-40 fighter. Therefore, Bolshevik Air Force almost all dispatched P-40 fighter jets to intercept the Bomber group of German Air Force this time.