"Go to hell, damn Germany people!"
On a B-17 heavy Bomber, the gunner was manipulating the self-defense 12.7mm aviation machine gun and firing wildly. Dense bullets chased a carrier-based FW-190 fighter jet. However, the carrier-based FW-190 fighter jet easily avoided these bullets.
The FW-190 fighter jet climbed to a high altitude and launched a counterattack. The two 30mm cannons in the wings began firing.
"Dong dong dong!"
The shell hit the B-17 heavy Bomber, blasting holes the size of wash basins in the top of the aircraft. The plane burst into flames, and soon the fire spread to the entire aircraft along with the strong wind.
The entire plane dragged thick smoke and fell towards the sea.
"God! The Germany people are completely killing us. We can't compete with them at all!"
"The cannon installed on German aircraft is so powerful that we simply cannot fight against them!"
Although, due to insufficient ammunition reserves, the machine guns are at a very obvious disadvantage in air combat. If the pilot is not paying attention and keeps pressing the launch button, all the shells can be fired in a dozen or a few seconds. Therefore, pilots often don't like machine guns. They prefer aviation machine guns with sufficient ammunition. But even so, the German military fighter jet was equipped with a powerful cannon from the beginning of its design. And let the pilots become familiar with the use of cannons in one battle after another. These are all preparations for dealing with the enemy's heavy Bomber. Now, the reason why German military pilots are able to massacre the enemy's heavy Bomber on the battlefield is inseparable from previous training.
"Dong-dong-dong! Ta-ta-ta-ta!"
The air battle was very fierce, and fighter planes were constantly shot down. But most of those shot down were US military B-17 heavy Bomber.
It wasn't until the US military's P-51 fighter jets came back and entangled German carrier-based aircraft group that the losses of the US military's B-17 heavy Bomber were brought under control. But even so, the US military's aircraft fleet still suffered heavy losses. Whether it is their P-51 fighter jet or B-17 heavy-duty Bomber, they are almost unable to fight back in front of German carrier-based aircraft group.
When the US military fleet flew over Bermuda Islands, only half of the original three hundred B-17 heavy-duty Bomber remained. The remaining half have been shot down by German carrier-based aircraft group. There are also only more than 200 P-51 fighter jets left to escort it. It can be said that half of the entire US Army Air Corps aircraft fleet has been lost.
"Start dropping bombs!"
US bomber formation Commander issued the order. More than 150 B-17 heavy-duty Bomber opened their magazines.
"Boohoo!"
Aerial Bomb hit the ground one after another. Each B-17 heavy Bomber can carry up to eight tons of bombs, and one hundred and fifty B-17 heavy Bombers can drop more than 1,200 tons of bombs onto the Bermuda Islands.
"Dong dong dong!"
German military's Anti-aircraft Gun on the ground also fought back. The 88mm Anti-aircraft Gun, 40mm Anti-aircraft Gun and 20mm Anti-aircraft Gun, as well as the 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns, were all firing wildly.
Although the US military's B-17 heavy-duty Bomber has rough skin and thick flesh. However, under the attack of anti-aircraft firepower on the ground, US bomber formation's losses were still considerable. Bomber was continuously hit and fell to the nearby sea with thick smoke.
However, the bomb dropped by US bomber formation also caused great damage to Bermuda Islands. Many military facilities that had just been built were destroyed in the bombing by the US military. The losses suffered by the island's air defense forces and 1st Marine Division were not small, and many officers and soldiers were killed by the US military.
After dropping the bombs, the US military fleet began to return. However, German carrier-based aircraft group would not let them leave so easily. Those Carrier-based aircraft groups rushed forward again and continued to attack the US military aircraft fleet.
Even after dropping the bombs, the speed of the US military's B-17 heavy-duty Bomber can increase to 460 kilometers per hour. But in front of the German military carrier-based FW-190 fighter, such speed is nothing at all, and it will be easily caught up.
The fierce fighting continued, and fighter planes continued to be shot down. But the German military and Carrier-based aircraft that were shot down are still very few. Most of those shot down were US Army Air Corps fighters. Whether it is the B-17 heavy Bomber or the P-51 fighter jet, they are constantly being shot down like dumplings.
It wasn't until German military's Carrier-based aircraft ran out of fuel that they stopped pursuing the US military fleet. However, the current US military aircraft fleet is not much compared to the huge fleet when they first set off.
US Army Air Corps This time, five hundred P-51 fighter jets and three hundred B-17 heavy Bomber were invested. But now, there are only more than 160 P-51 fighter jets returning home. There are less than a hundred B-17 heavy Bomber left. The rest of the fighter planes have been shot down by German carrier-based aircraft group.
The losses German carrier-based aircraft group paid were just the downing of more than eighty carrier-based FW-190 fighter jets.
Moreover, German Navy has dispatched seaplanes and light warships to rescue pilots who fell into the water, ensuring that those pilots can be rescued as much as possible. But US Army Air Corps failed. Not only did they lose a large number of aircraft, but more importantly, they lost a large number of pilots and crew members. This blow to US Army Air Corps even exceeded the loss of US Army Air Corps's fighter planes. After all, the fighter plane was lost, and with United States's strong industrial strength, it could easily be rebuilt. But training pilots and crew members is not that easy.
US Army Air Corps Commander Henry? General Arnold After getting Battle Damage Report, everyone was stunned. He never imagined that their losses would be so great.
"God! Are the Germany people already so powerful? Even if we try our best, we can't fight them?" Henry? General Arnold's confidence was even shaken.
However, after General Marshall and President Roosevelt learned of Army Air Corps's loss, although they were very distressed, they asked Army Air Corps to continue the bombing.
On the one hand, United States needs Army Air Corps to continuously launch attacks on Bermuda Islands, delaying Germany's time to build Army Air Corps. On the other hand, they hope to use this method to hold back German Atlantic Fleet and Mediterranean Fleet, creating favorable conditions for American and British fleets to defeat German Home Fleet.
It is precisely because of this that no matter how great the loss is, US Marine Corps has no choice but to grit his teeth and persevere.