Chapter 1157: Project Fort Gauchi - Damn Wallace, I Hate Him

The Americans had P-61F radar early warning aircraft equipped with S-band radar that could detect Me262HG ambushing in the air in advance, while the Germans also had Me264H equipped with large S-band radar acting as aerial lookouts. They immediately discovered that the American fleet began to lower its altitude, and also saw that about a hundred fighters were rushing towards the Me262HG of two squadrons.

The electronic eye No. 101 Me264H early warning aircraft immediately reported the changes in the situation in the air to Major Novotny. And the experienced Novotny also responded immediately. Regardless of the American P47 - Novotny had stayed in Guyana for a long time and knew the performance of American fighters too well. The only one that could intercept the Me262 at more than 10,000 meters was the P47. However, Novotny's flight regiment has now replaced the Me262HG, which is a high-speed Me262. Although it has not yet broken the sound barrier, the top speed of more than 900 kilometers is still unattainable for piston aircraft such as the P47.

80 jets painted in light blue and dark green suddenly accelerated, their engines roared, and they dived down from the cloudless sky. These jets were divided into two large groups in the air, bypassing the P47 fighters that tried to block them, as fast as lightning. Before the American pilots could react, these lightning-fast planes rushed towards the large group of American bombers in the sky below with a thunderous force.

Some skilled American pilots hurriedly manipulated the P47 to turn and dive, trying to use the heavy fuselage of the P47D (more than 9 tons) to use energy tactics to accelerate the aircraft in order to catch up with the German jets.

But as soon as they chased, everyone felt a little desperate. The German planes were too fast and could not be caught up at all!

Obviously, this size looks bigger than the P47, and the large plane with two jet engines is also a guy who can charge and fight, and may be very durable. It is a jet version of the P47!

However, the P47, knowing that it could not catch up, still seemed to turn around and start diving, because all the P47 pilots knew that the German jet planes had poor maneuverability. If they could bite them and drag them into a fight, the P47 would still have a chance to shoot them down.

But the German jet planes in the air ignored the P47s that were chasing farther and farther, and rushed straight to the big plane below.

Nowotny, who was leading the way, found that some American P-51s had separated from their large group and began to climb towards the Me262, obviously aiming at the nose. Although the P-51 with machine guns could not compete with the Me262HG with 4 30mm cannons, there was no other way.

Once these dozens of Me262s rushed to the vicinity of the huge bomber group and launched rockets, and then bombarded them with large-caliber machine guns, it would be a heavy loss, and even the entire group would be dispersed.

The two sides were getting closer and closer, and they were about to pass each other. Novotny had already opened the safety of the machine gun, and now he suddenly pressed the trigger. The plane trembled violently, and four thick flames sprayed out from the head of the plane. The P51 on the opposite side almost simultaneously sprayed out six relatively slender flames. This was the 5-inch Browning aircraft machine gun firing. The Me262HG high-speed jet fighter with a combat weight of 10 tons was not a cheap product made of inferior materials, but a very sturdy heavy (heavy by the standards of 1944). The key parts of the front of the nose had armor that could withstand the US military's 12.7mm aircraft machine gun. Although the shell was hit by several bullet holes from the rain of bullets, Novotny's fighter plane still soared at high speed.

The P51 was very sturdy compared to Japanese fighters, but it was no different from paper when it encountered the Me2 machine gun. The 30mm shell roared into the P51, smashing the aluminum alloy fuselage. The plane almost disintegrated in the sky, and the pilot had no chance to parachute, and fell to the ground with the broken plane.

However, the P51's desperate blocking still made most of the Me262HG fighters lose the best position for dive attacks. Novotny's plane was no exception. He had to lead three wingmen to complete a large radius turn, go around the back of the US bomber group, and prepare to launch another dive attack.

Like the early model Me22262HG, it is also a heavy fighter that is not good at fighting. However, its tactics are slightly different from ordinary heavy aircraft, and it does not emphasize diving to gain high speed. Because the two Jumo004D jet engines with a thrust of more than 1250 kg can output continuous and stable huge thrust. Therefore, whether diving, circling or climbing, the Me262HG can achieve a high speed far exceeding any piston fighter of the same era.

Therefore, the Me262HG's tactics were very simple: charge + fire! When dealing with more clumsy heavy bombers, this tactic was unreasonably effective.

They often form a formation of 4 aircraft, using their speed advantage to throw away enemy fighters that want to fight, and go directly behind the enemy bombers. They do not need to climb to gain altitude. They charge directly at full power and then use 30mm aircraft. Just shoot wildly with the cannon and 24 rockets. Usually, four Me262HGs meet together. One cannon and 96 rockets equipped with radio proximity fuses can fire out a large barrage. If the bombers in front want to maintain the formation, they can't even hide. , just waiting to be shot down.

"No chaos, keep the formation, keep the formation, use the 0.5-inch machine gun on the tail to deal with the enemy aircraft!"

U.S. aviation commanders commanding the formation at the scene issued orders through airborne radios. B-17 and B-24 bombers located at the rear of the formation are strictly prohibited from leaving without authorization!

Because bombers flying in formation can cover each other, for fighters trying to attack, the bombers forming a large formation are a huge flying fortress, and they must brave a dense rain of bullets to attack. In this case, the exchange ratio between fighters and bombers is quite low.

Once the bomber formation disperses, the lone bomber will be in trouble. It is difficult for them to escape the pursuit of enemy fighters.

However, the feeling of being chased and beaten by four outrageous jet fighters that can travel at a high speed of over 900 kilometers and have incredible firepower is no joke. A 12.7mm machine gun on the tail of the aircraft cannot stop the enemy plane. If the enemy plane is allowed to approach, it will be fatal!

Therefore, it is not surprising that the captains on the rear B-17 and B-24 suffered mental breakdowns and were so frightened that they dropped their bombs in advance and fled for their lives. Although such behavior will be severely punished after returning to the base, life is always saved.

Novotny now encountered this kind of American pilot who was afraid of death. Just when he aimed at the butt of a B-17 ahead and was about to pull the cannon firing button, the plane suddenly shook and dropped a A string of black bombs, then suddenly pressed down the nose of the plane and dived downwards.

"Major, one of them escaped here too!"

The pilot of one of Nowotny's wingmen reported over the radio.

Four Me262HGs were targeting four heavy bombers, and now two of them ran away at once, which is really disappointing.

Novotny and the wingman could no longer fire, but the remaining two aircraft encountered brave enemies. Eight flames and 48 rockets immediately surrounded the two B-17s in a deadly In the light of the fire, the two large aircraft, known as the Sky Fortress, soon became unable to hold up. One of the wings broke off and rolled down, dragging thick smoke. The other plane's tail was blown off, two engines caught fire, and it fell to the ground.

"Oh God! My wing is broken!"

"It's on fire, there's fire everywhere!"

"No way, the plane is going to crash!"

"Damn Wallace, I hate him..."

"Ah, I'm going to die..."

The screams and the temporary curse were transmitted to Lieutenant General Chennault through the airborne radio. The German jet fighters launched wave after wave of attacks. The American bomber group suffered a great test, and from time to time there were Heavy bombers like the B-17 and B-24 were hit and crashed.

However, the P-61F Chennault was riding was 50 kilometers behind his own large aircraft group and was still at an altitude of 10,000 meters, so it was not discovered by the Germans and was very safe.

However, the various screams coming from the earphones still gave Chennault the urge to immediately issue a retreat order.

"Keep formation! Keep moving forward! God will bless us!" Chennault gritted his teeth and gave the correct order.

Fortunately, there are only a few dozen of those terrible jet fighters. Although they can cause certain losses to the huge group of American bombers, they will not cause the operation to fail.

Now we just need to maintain the formation and keep moving forward, so that we can rush to the sky above Buenos Aires and drop the bomb. More than 500 heavy bombers (in addition to more than 300 fighter planes and more than 100 P-61s with bombs) loaded with nearly 2,000 tons of bombs and solidified weapons can definitely destroy Buenos Aires. Became a sea of ​​fire.

Perhaps the fascist Juan Peron will really be ousted from power by the people he rules because of this!