Chapter 1645 Bloody battle in the sky (2)

But now? The light camel in history has increased its weight. In order to deal with the German bomber with its thick and thick skin, the British decisively threw the two Vickers 7.7MM machine guns on the camel fighter into the trash can, and then replaced them with two. Very French 13.2MM Hatch case machine gun! However, the firepower has increased, but the weight has increased. You must know that a Hatch case 13.2MM machine gun weighs 40KG with its bare body. And how heavy is the Vickers machine gun? But only 15KG. The weight difference of the two machine guns alone is 50KG, but a stronger bracket and ammunition weight should be considered. The maximum take-off weight of this camel has increased by nearly 100KG... In other words, the empty weight has increased by nearly a quarter...

To make matters worse, the increased weight at the front disrupted the balance of the aircraft. In order to ensure a stable center of gravity, the British had to press the counterweight behind the aircraft without any changes in the engine. Therefore, the end result is that the original camel heart now wants Bearing the weight of an elephant, the light and agile camel is no longer there. Now this aircraft is nicknamed flying brick by pilots...

By the way, one thing to note is that looking at the maximum take-off weight of a camel, you can’t have much confidence in the range of this aircraft. The range of the aircraft’s internal fuel is only 400 kilometers. It is down. As a result, they eventually become airport protectors. The British can't wait to build some airports on the front line to satisfy these short-legged birds!

Then, now, these flying bricks have encountered a very embarrassing situation on the battlefield. In the low-altitude chase, the speed of the camel fighter is not much faster than the German aircraft that has dropped the bomb and used nearly half of the fuel...

At the beginning of the pursuit, Jerry visually inspected the distance between each other, which was about 1800 meters. After the two sides chased at low altitude and high speed for several minutes, the distance between each other was narrowed to about 1300 meters, which seemed to have a good effect. , But there is still no use for eggs. According to his experience, in order to be able to shoot those deadly 13.2MM machine guns into the German aircraft, he must at least reduce the distance to within 400 meters! Only then can you get enough hits to destroy the opponent in a short shot!

But now, 1300 meters? You slap me! The long-term high-speed operation of the engine has put a lot of pressure on this camel fighter. The temperature of the lubricating oil is constantly rising, and even the body of the aircraft is shaking a bit. An obscure sound comes from the front of the cabin. Everything was telling Jerry that his plane was a little overwhelming.

The maximum output power of a propeller aircraft is very particular. Generally, in the second battle, the true maximum output power of the aircraft is only 5 to 10 minutes in duration. If it is longer, you can try it, but you must take care of the engine damage. Even preparations for plane crashes. In World War I, the same was true. The engine of the Camel fighter had reached its limit. Looking at the untrackable target in front of him, Jerry weighed repeatedly and had to give up the attack, and then let the wingman behind him continue to pursue it.

Because the latter had to provide alert for the lead plane, their position was relatively high, and they could use a dive to quickly narrow the distance. Therefore, after Jerry moved away from the attack position, the two planes dived and started chasing. However, the second plane also failed to complete the attack mission, and barely launched an attack when it finally approached a distance of 700 meters. Two flying fire snakes opened several bullet holes in the rear of the German bomber and had to give up.

When the third British fighter attacked and the British finally touched the K-4 bomber's ass, the sudden change occurred! The time the British spent attacking this bomber was too much! Really, the elites of the Bavarian Air Force safari over the war zone do not exist?

A J-3 fighter flew quickly from the side of the camel fighter, and directly killed it at a position beyond the general attack angle. When the camel fighter finally locked the target at the center of the scope, it was far away. The hunter shot a very accurate deviation angle! The three fire snakes entangled and flew towards this unprepared camel fighter. The powerful 20MM shells easily penetrated the cockpit and directly beat the pilot in half! Subsequently, the J-3 fighter that succeeded in one blow quickly separated. At this time, the other two camel fighters on alert in the air were also caught in a fight with the German fighters.

Such small-scale battles are everywhere on the entire battlefield. The British have fully fulfilled their promises and tried their best to prevent German bombers from attacking the French army. Over the French 9th Armored Division, the largest battle in the entire battlefield finally kicked off. Three and a half squadrons of German bombers under the cover of 40 fighters launched an elite air attack on this French army. , And the British were unambiguous, and directly invested about 62 various aircraft in 6 squadrons to carry out a large-scale aerial battle! It even includes a large number of DH9A fighters!

"This is destined to be a hard fight." At an altitude of 5,500 meters, the Red Baron Richthofen is leading his teammates overlooking the entire battlefield, including the two fighter groups approaching each other at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 meters. At this time, as the top existence in Bavaria and even the entire German Air Force system, the Baron himself led a team of colleagues who were completely different from the ordinary elite fighter forces to join the battle~lightnovelpub.net~ This is a brand new one. In terms of appearance, the biggest difference between the J-4 fighter and the previous aircraft is probably that this is a monoplane, although the lack of a layer of wing causes the wing load to increase, which greatly deteriorates the horizontal performance. But it has achieved greater speed and better climb. Many test pilots expressed their unsuitability after trying this aircraft, but in Richthofen’s view, although such an aircraft is a bit awkward at first, it can definitely become the most terrifying after familiarity. The air killer, not to mention, simply relies on the speed of more than 250 kilometers per hour and the initial climb up to 750 meters per minute, which will definitely allow him to seize the opportunity in air combat!

This time, the Red Baron and his colleagues will test the ability of this aircraft in formation on the battlefield and its performance in response to various targets.

"The opponents we may encounter in the future are coming, Newport fighter jets, camel fighter jets and Havilland DH9A, and there are some twin-engine jets in the distance, which seem to be French? This time the British are good enough. Yes. When shall we attack?" said a colleague next to him.

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