Battle of the Third Reich

Japan is accustomed to use their emperor's year to designate weapons and equipment, so all the weapons that were finalized in 1937, that is, Japan's self-proclaimed emperor's year 2597, were all gloriously crowned "97" The name.

This is the case with the Mitsubishi 97-type light bomber. In the same year, it also had the 97-type fighter, the 97-type heavy bomber, the 97-type command reconnaissance aircraft, and the Navy’s famous 97-type torpedo attack aircraft. Heap 97 is confusing the Japanese themselves, so the internal staff will use the production plan number to distinguish. The plan number of the 97 light bomber is キ 30, which is the ki-30 light bomber.

The German fighter team's raid was very successful. Before approaching the attack position, no Siam bomber found their trail. This should be attributed to the extraordinary luck of the German pilots. The three unusually prominent fighters painted at all did not have any concealment at all. If anyone in the fleet at that time remembered to glance back and down, the progress of this air battle would be It will be completely different, of course, the final result will not change, but it will never be as miserable as the back.

The three bf109s were almost close to within one kilometer of the aircraft group, and then they suddenly accelerated upwards. Under the frightened gaze of a group of enemy pilots, they took up the zenith position of the aircraft group. Immediately like a flight show, the three planes made a 180-degree barrel roll at the same time, and the fuselage turned down, and then began to dive towards their selected targets.

This set of actions was completed in just ten seconds. The crew of the bomber were all stunned by the sudden situation, and no one even thought of using weapons to defend themselves. Those bomber pilots can be said to have survived hundreds of battles, but since they joined the army, they have never encountered this type of high-speed air combat, so that the first round of German strikes appeared particularly violent and violent in their eyes.

The three Type 97 bombers were almost torn to pieces on the spot. Long fumes and flames were dragged on the fuselage and wings, tumbling down like falling leaves.

"Save the bean machine, the Iz army will save the bean machine. I stay! I stay! (Fighter! German fighter! Fire! Fire!") The flying formation commander Tian Cheng Shaozuo first responded, he shouted loudly Ordered to subordinates by radio.

Because it is a brand-name export machine, the Japanese can be considered to have enough money. Each aircraft is equipped with radio equipment made in Japan, but the performance is still that kind of performance. Even if there are opinions, there is no way, because the Japanese themselves are in Use this kind of garbage. Siam is thinking of ways to import a batch of radios for aviation from South America, but it is far from being able to dissolve the thirst, not to mention that the group of South Americans do not know whether they want to sell it or not.

This air raid was conspired by some hardliners in the Siamese Air Force and the Japanese Army Intelligence Agency, without the consent of the Siamese command. The Siamese didn't learn anything from the Japanese, but they first learned how to learn. But to recap, the [mutual culture] within the Siamese Army has a long history, so it’s hard to say who learned what.

At this time, the Siamese pilots attached to the flying team have not completed all the training. During this time, several training accidents, large and small, have occurred. It is obviously a bit difficult for them to fight with this bomber, so the Japanese do not let them. They jumped out, and some of them were excellent pilots who piloted the Type 97. In order to defeat the evil western colonists, Japanese soldiers expressed their willingness to sacrifice for Siamese friends.

This time, the Pebble Songkang Flying Brigade mobilized an entire squadron. Twelve 97-type light bombers were all piloted by Japanese pilots. After a few days of careful preparations, a sudden attack was launched on the French air station in the day. , In retaliation for repeated investigations by the French reconnaissance squadron stationed at this air station.

The first half of the plan can be said to be perfect. Under the control of an experienced Japanese pilot, the 97-type light bomber showed all its capabilities. The precise dive bombing almost completely destroyed the French airport.

Out of contempt for the French Indochina Air Force, and the confidence developed in the battlefield of Indochina, Tian Cheng Shaozuo resolutely crossed out the part of the fighter **** in the plan, because he believed that this was not necessary at all, and the Imperial Japanese Air Force did not need Siam The Luo people came to protect, and the intelligence showed that the nearest fighter squadrons were all 100 kilometers away. As long as the security work was done before the operation, they could not be intercepted by the enemy.

So now, they will have to pay for their arrogance. I don’t know if Commander Tian Cheng Shao Zuo regretted his decision before being shot down.

"Akma, Zan Liowa Akma! (Demon, this is a demon!)" The upper arm of the small shirt held the handle of the rear-chamber self-defense machine gun, and the finger pulled the trigger. This 7.7mm machine gun, which was given the number of "No. 4 trial-manufactured single-barrel revolving machine gun type 2" by the Japanese army, was sprayed with dense bullet rain against the white machine shadow obliquely flashing across the cluster like lightning.

"Red deer, solve the bullets. Little shirt! Calm down!" The front seat pilot Misai Takeo's flying soldiers shouted loudly at the rear seat signal soldier who lost his calmness.

However, the command of the commander washes the soldiers, which did not play any role. After a burst of crazy bursts, the drums with 69 rounds of ammunition were quickly emptied, and the gunshots came to an abrupt end, but the signal soldiers remained Pulling the trigger desperately, the empty barrel could only helplessly click.

"Akma, Oni! Onida! (Demons, ghosts, ghosts!)" The machine gunner wailed at the white fighter that suddenly appeared in his field of vision. The distance between the two sides was so close at the moment. Be able to see behind the thick bulletproof windshield, the German driver's radiant lake green eyes.

"Okasang! (Mom)" Xiaoshan loosened the handle of the machine gun and raised her hands in front of her face.

Lieutenant Sporru looked coldly at the prey. The opponent's body was already filled with the aiming aura. The major estimated the safety distance and immediately pressed the trigger without mercy. Two fifteen-mm machine guns above the maneuvering machine and a 20-mm cannon in the propeller shaft fired at the same time. A series of tracer bullets cut through the space like a migratory locust, and then entered the fragile fuselage of the 97 light bomber.

Shi Boru didn't even look at the results. She swung the joystick sharply, and the plane made a neat roll, and then the nose began to climb at a rapid speed. The white fighter is like a sturdy falcon that swarmed into the flock of wild geese, arbitrarily hunting fat and clumsy prey.

"Red, watch out for the red one."

"Are German fighters all monsters?" "Tiannao Black Card is onboard!"

"Miyamoto! The blue one is behind you!"

"Retreat! The squadron leader is dead! Retreat!" Mixed with the noise, there was a miserable wailing on the Japanese radio.

Compared with Major Sporu’s lightness and agility, Lieutenant Nemo’s style is more brutal and brutal. His blood-colored Messerschmitt is like a death in the eyes of Japanese pilots.

He just pulled up, turned around, looked for a goal, and then rushed straight down, as if it seemed easy to understand his trajectory. However, regardless of whether the 97-type driver tried his best to dodge, the opponent can always fly over his head in the last second.

Japanese pilots know the story of the Red Baron in World War I, and now they have witnessed an equally bright red fighter, making them have to think of Richterhofen’s reputation, especially if the other party’s hunting target is their own. How could these pilots not be frightened.

"The white demon is indeed terrible, and the blue superstar is also very powerful, but the red one is the most fierce. He is like a burning comet, rushing straight down at me like this, I try to push the rudder to the right Circling, the throttle was pushed to the end. I heard Suzuki Cao from the back seat shouting "No," and then there was a violent shock. When I woke up, I was already hanging under the parachute. Ask me How I jumped out of the burning plane, I can't remember it now. The memory in those ten seconds is like a blank."

The surviving Japanese Army Air Force second lieutenant Araki said this when he was interviewed by Asahi Shimbun after the war. The second lieutenant was seriously injured and was dying when he was discovered by the French colonial forces. The forensic doctor cut off one of his legs and saved his life. Then he was sent to the prisoner of war camp in Saigon as a prisoner of war. By the time he returned to his hometown, it was already the end of four or six years.

At this time, Japan was defeated. The second lieutenant relied on the skills learned in the prisoner of war camp and opened a French restaurant in Yokohama. It is said that the response was good in the occupation army. At that time, he made a lot of money.

It was also because of the report of the second lieutenant that people finally discovered the original origin and origin of the nicknames "White Demon, Red Comet, and Blue Giant Star" of the three ace pilots of the German Task Force. (To be continued.)