Chapter 971 The Yellow Bird Behind
Richthofen's idea was simple.
All the German "Fokker D.VII" were concentrated to lure batches of enemy planes into ambushes and annihilate them.
Whether it is the "Camel" or the "Snipe" type.
Their performance is not as good as that of the "Fokker D.VII". If their number is even less than that of the "Fokker D.VII", the German army will be able to win without any pressure.
And it was a big victory.
Richtofen hoped to wipe out all the enemy planes, that is, not a single one would be allowed to escape.
Because if they could do this, the French would never know what was happening, and their planes would be lured into the trap one after another.
As time went by, the numerical disadvantage of the Fokker D.VII was eliminated.
(Note: This tactic is to "use concentration to defeat dispersion", and take advantage of the fact that fighter planes during this period do not have radios and cannot report danger and intelligence back to the headquarters in real time)
"Prepare for battle!" Richtofen raised his hand and gave orders to his teammates, and quickly pulled the fighter plane to an altitude of 5,000 meters to wait for the enemy to fall into the trap.
The distance is getting closer.
Richtofen flipped the fighter plane, hung upside down on the plane, raised a small telescope and observed below.
Behind the red triplane were more than thirty French fighter planes, among which there should be several "Sniper" types.
(The Snipe and Camel are so similar that even Richthofen couldn't tell them apart at a distance)
It was a good start, Richtofen thought. Fifty Fokker D.VIIs surrounded and annihilated more than thirty Camels and Snipes, which was just the right number.
He changed to a normal posture and waited for a while, then raised his hand to let his subordinates get ready, then waved his palm forward and took the lead in flying the fighter plane to dive towards the enemy aircraft group.
The speed was increasing, but the altimeter was dropping, 4000 meters, 3000 meters...
Just as Richtofen's fleet was about to penetrate the enemy's fleet and start killing indiscriminately, several black shadows suddenly passed over their heads.
Richtofen was shocked by the speed of the black shadow.
What is that?
It must not be an airplane, because there is no such fast airplane on earth!
Otherwise, the "Fokker D.VII", which he thought was the most advanced fighter, would be like a chick under the claws of an eagle in front of it!
However, the facts made Richthofen deeply desperate.
Because the "black shadow" fired a machine gun sound, and a "da da da" sound like tearing cloth was heard above his head.
After the gunfire, one "Fokker D.VII" after another was disintegrated in the air. Some of them fell to the ground with a roar, and some had half of their wings cut off, rolling and struggling in the air like a wounded bird.
Then with a "whoosh" sound, the two sides passed each other.
Because it was moving so fast, Richthofen couldn't even see what it looked like.
Richthofen desperately pulled up the fighter plane and turned it around. At the moment the fuselage rolled, he finally saw the target clearly:
It was a single-wing fighter that had never been seen before.
Damn, it’s a new type of fighter plane invented by Charles!
It has an enclosed metal body that emits a dazzling luster under the sunlight, which is frightening.
What surprised Richtofen most was that its wings extended downward in an arc, like an inverted seagull's wings, or the god of death's scythe.
At first Richthofen thought it was flying upside down.
Why do they make planes shaped like this?
Why use an all-metal body?
Is its engine powerful enough to support it?
…
A series of questions popped up in Richtofen's mind, each of which shocked him, and finally combined together to turn into frustration, powerlessness, and despair.
This is a war that cannot be won!
Germany was already behind, so far behind that it couldn't even see the taillights of the French army.
What’s funny is that what Germany considered to be the most advanced fighter jet was just a target in the eyes of the enemy.
What he saw before his eyes was something that should not exist on Earth!
…
This was the first fighter developed by the French army.
With the technical foundation of transport aircraft and the success of the "inverted gull-shaped wing", it would not be too difficult to develop bombers and fighter jets.
However, its production volume is not large because with the improvement of technology, the production of irregular wings such as "inverted gull-shaped wings" is difficult, and only 10 aircraft can be produced per month.
Carter, who had tested the fighter plane, reported the possible difficulties to Charles at the pre-war meeting:
"There is no doubt that our new fighter jets have an overwhelming advantage over the enemy's fighter jets."
“But the problem is there aren’t enough of them.”
"If the Germans had a new type of fighter plane and it was made of wood, they would certainly produce far more of it than we do!"
Charles asked Carter, "How do you plan to fight this battle?"
Carter thought for a moment and replied:
"I think we should use the Camel and Snipe as bait to lure the German aircraft into attacking."
"Then, we will have the possibility to destroy the enemy's most powerful forces with new fighters."
"Once we do that, the Camel and Snipe will again have the advantage in numbers and quality."
Charles agreed with Carter's battle plan.
Then there was a dramatic scene like the Dusseldorf air battle: both the enemy and our side were luring each other, each thinking that the other had been fooled, and then the strongest fighter planes collided fiercely!
…
The ones who suffered the most were obviously the German fighter planes.
The French fighter named "Jenny A" has a maximum speed of 245 kilometers per hour, which is a generation behind the German "Fokker D.VII".
They circled around the German aircraft formation, occasionally turning their noses and rushing into the formation to open fire. Every time they penetrated, several "Fokker D.VII" were destroyed.
The German fighter planes were powerless to fight back.
The speed difference was too great. They chased the target from behind and tried to hang on the tail of the enemy plane and fire, but after a while they found that the distance was getting farther and farther. Before they could aim at the enemy plane, it had escaped from the range and disappeared.
This was not a battle, it was a massacre.
Richtofen relied on his excellent control to use feints twice to evade the pursuit of enemy planes.
It was obvious that the enemy pilots had just taken over this aircraft and did not have much flying experience, so their tactical movements were still unfamiliar.
So, Richthofen decided to dive towards the ground and then suddenly pull up, just like before, to "throw" the faster enemy plane to the ground...
However, when he looked back during his dive, he found that the enemy plane was not following him at all.
The next second Richthofen understood.
There was no need for the enemy plane to follow as the speed difference between the two was too great, and it did not need to worry about Richthofen escaping.
The Fokker D.VII could not keep diving all the time; it would always have to level off or pull up.
At this time, it will become the target of enemy aircraft.
Richtofen sighed helplessly, controlled the plane to recover from a dive, then looked up to the sky, quietly waiting for his fate to come.
After a while, a fighter plane swooped down from the sunlight, with a sharp and piercing sound of the motor and the "humming" sound of the propeller spinning at high speed.
Getting closer and closer...
(End of this chapter)
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