Chapter 1,225 Interception 2
Chapter 1225 Interception 2
Before forming a circular defense array, three more O-400 bombers fell into the Black Sea, dragging their bodies covered in flames and thick smoke. This is the so-called professional thing to be left to professional people. In the face of single-engine fighters, the British bombers are like mammoths in the sky that people can't take action against. But now, these huge bombers are nothing compared to the Tracers, who exist specifically to hunt and kill bombers, compared to lions. Just some tricky prey!
The tilting rain of bullets from the British 7.7MM Lewis and Vickers machine guns accompanied the movement of the aircraft, forming a moving barrage behind the fleet. Bullets like locusts roared towards the aircraft coming straight from behind. Tracers, a K-4J interceptor was accidentally hit by several fire snakes. The collision between bullets and armor made a clanging sound. The 5MM thick armor completed the task well. Look. Seeing the dents on the side of the cockpit, the German pilot couldn't help but wipe a cold sweat. I have to say that the bulletproof structure of the bathtub, which was built with a weight of more than 200 kilograms, is really easy to use...
The adjusted Tracers launched another attack. The already "spoiled" German pilots chose the most direct and efficient method. They chose two British bombers on the edge of the ring defense town, and then rushed directly! From 800 meters away, machine gunners on both sides fired wildly, and countless bullets jumped and rolled in the air. One hole after another was left on the body.
"Damn, those guys are coming up again!" A British rear seat machine gunner tried his best to resist the opponent's attack. However, this time he was not so lucky. The overwhelming 12.7MM large-caliber machine gun bullets almost broke the plane into two pieces! When a bullet hit the fuel tank of the falling British bomber, just a few grams of incinerator instantly ignited the entire aircraft!
boom! Accompanied by a loud noise, a huge fireball almost instantly covered the field of vision of most British pilots. The scorching flames, flying shrapnel and the sound of collisions after hitting adjacent aircraft tested the nerves of British pilots all the time. !
Finally, someone couldn't help it anymore! After a bomber threw away the torpedo hanging under the belly, it began to descend and dive away from the group of aircraft. Faced with these separated aircraft, the German aircraft did not pursue them at first. It seems to be telling these British people, throw away the bomb and leave, we will not pursue you.
"This is a kind of psychological warfare. When the British find that there is hope of survival if they escape first, the remaining people will be shaken. They will disband themselves and then become prey suitable for us to hunt alone! There is no formation. After the protection, we will almost never miss in a 1-on-1 match!" Harley analyzed after the war.
"They are sturdy, have ferocious firepower, and fly very fast. Their movements are clean and neat. From the perspective of flying technology, there seems to be no luck. They almost catch up with you, and then rely on their own protection to bravely shoot at you! At least when the opponent is Under the attack of more than 5 large-caliber machine guns, our plane was beaten to pieces in an instant like a piece of paper.
The Germans converted twin-engine bombers into fighter jets. This was simply against the rules! "After the war, a British pilot said with lingering fear.
Fifteen minutes after the first round of fighting between the two sides, the British bomber squadron targeted by Harley's team was already in a state of collapse. The British bomber elites who were used to the glory on the Western Front did not expect that they would encounter such a situation in distant Turkey. Such a terrifying opponent! However, not long after these surviving British bomber pilots returned to the Western Front with fear and nightmare memories, these lingering bomber hunters soon appeared on the Eastern Front. In early 1913, the Western Front finally became a A professional interceptor unit appeared in the establishment!
"I don't know what happened to the other brothers. Will British bombers appear over Constantinople?" While hunting, Captain Halley would also think about being thrown into Constantinople by him. It was not that he really wanted to throw away his colleagues above the fort, but that by the time they gathered again, they would not know where the British had gone.
What made him even more unexpected was that at this time, the German fighter group that was originally scheduled to carry out an ambush mission over Constantinople had been torn to pieces! Even before the arrival of the British B bomber detachment that attacked Constantinople, there were only 12 German fighter planes patrolling in the air! Because, the remaining aircraft received orders requiring them to head to Port Ereli immediately! What Lieutenant General Trenchard was worried about finally happened. The British bomber detachment that attacked Ereli Port was discovered!
"Oh God, not a single squadron arrived on time?!" When the sky was bright, after receiving the position reports of each squadron, Colonel Short almost sprayed a sip of water on the map. It seems that long-distance flying at night is really unreliable. The whole situation can be described as chaos. Take the one around him as an example. When he came out, a squadron of 24 V1500 four-engine bombers came out. It was so powerful and domineering. And now? There are only 7 planes following him! And their current location is about 70 kilometers southeast of Port Ereli... God knows where and how many degrees we veered off while flying...
"It's 70 kilometers. It will take about an hour to fly, right?" The shadow area in Colonel Short's mind was completely comparable to the projection on the ground when a V1500 bomber flew over from a low altitude.
Think about it, there are 4 squadrons with a total of nearly 70 bombers. The largest fleet does not exceed double digits, scattered over thousands of square kilometers. When the sun rises, these can only be 4,000 in the air. Naturally, it was impossible to hide a behemoth flying under 10 meters. When the observation posts and the troops stationed in various parts of Turkey discovered that something was wrong, they immediately notified the relevant departments through phone calls and telegrams!
The British were completely depressed. Except for a small number of bombers, most of them had to arrive after about 8 o'clock, which was generally more than an hour late! what does that mean? This means that the German fleet in the port can even wash the deck after getting up in the morning, and then have breakfast before setting sail! What Lieutenant General Trenchard was most worried about finally happened! Of course, if you think there's nothing the aircraft can do once the battleship leaves the port, then some of the patterns are broken!
At least Count Spey doesn't think so! After regaining consciousness, he first ordered the fleet to leave the port of Ereli immediately and also requested the Constantinople aviation fleet to provide immediate reinforcements. "Even if it's just a bird, send it to me!" the count emphasized in the telegram.
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