coobybook Chapter 900: The casualty ratio was 8:0, a great victory for our side.
Chapter 900: The casualty ratio was 8:0, a great victory for our side.
The Mustang fighter jet is quite tough, and this minor damage will not affect its ability to continue fighting.
Besides, this is such a great opportunity. Chasing down enemy cumbersome transport planes is practically every fighter pilot's favorite thing to do. If they miss it, they'll probably regret it for the rest of their lives.
However, after hearing all the information about the damaged aircraft, Instructor Wu immediately ordered the planes to return to base. The remaining four planes were more than capable of chasing down the five bombers.
At this time, our aircraft and pilots are too precious to be exposed to any risk.
Even exchanging one fighter jet for five enemy bombers would be a huge loss for us.
Although the pilot was unwilling to accept the damage, he still followed his instructor's orders. This was no laughing matter; if something went wrong, it would be a huge problem.
It's a pity that he wasted such a good opportunity to make a name for himself. Everyone else made a profit, but he was the only one who didn't.
Sometimes you can only blame yourself for not being skilled enough, and such a good opportunity was wasted.
This operation, which seemed to take a long time, actually only lasted less than a minute. Then, everyone piloted their planes and chased after the direction in which the enemy bombers had turned around.
Meanwhile, the Japanese bomber pilots were terrified, as bombers were powerless against fighter jets in the air.
Fortunately, their own escort fighters were engaged in dogfights with the Eighth Route Army's fighters, which created an opportunity for them to escape. As long as they could fly into the vicinity of their base, they could escape with the support of other aircraft.
In order to get there faster, they threw all the bombs off the bomber onto the ground.
Although these bombs were worth a lot of money, they were insignificant compared to their lives. The Japanese pilots had learned the Western ways, and being afraid of death was their norm.
Just as the five bombers had left our base area and the Japanese thought they were saved, our four fighter planes caught up at full speed.
The first to be hit was Ma Jinxiao's plane; he was the first to shoot down an enemy fighter, and his skills were the best.
When he arrived, he used the speed advantage of his aircraft to straf the enemy bomber group, not to shoot down the enemy planes, but just to slow down their side thrust.
Seeing this, the five bombers had no choice but to scatter and take cover.
At this moment, Xiao Zhang caught up from behind and pulled the trigger of the aircraft machine gun at an enemy bomber.
How could a bomber with its clumsy fuselage possibly be a match for a fighter jet, especially one as fast as the Mustang? In an era before jet fighters existed, this was already considered the most advanced fighter jet in this time and space.
"Brother Ma, I did it! I shot down an enemy plane."
"Congratulations, Xiao Zhang, you've finally gotten what you wanted."
After saying that, he piloted his fighter jet and chased after a fleeing bomber, beginning his hunt.
Because of this short delay, the ultimate fate of the Japanese bomber group was already sealed.
Instructor Wu and another trainee also arrived, but he did not participate in what followed, giving this great opportunity to the group of kids.
This is an excellent training ground, and the enemy bombers they are facing are a group of defenseless enemy bombers. These young pilots should be rewarded with more meritorious service.
After this battle, these three pilots will graduate and will fly fighter jets across the skies of their motherland, protecting this land.
Especially this young man, who ranked first in all subjects during training, and whose performance today was also outstanding, has the potential to become an ace pilot in the future.
For China at that time, an ace pilot was an extremely valuable asset, a nightmare for the enemy.
These veterans will one day pass away, and China needs more fresh blood.
In the end, everyone made some kills. Ma Jinxiao shot down two bombers, Xiao Zhang also shot down two, and another student shot down one.
Adding that to the previous fighter jet, wow, this achievement is enough to spray three little stars on his beloved aircraft.
After taking down all the enemy aircraft, Instructor Wu led all the pilots back to base. After all, this was enemy-occupied territory. If we encountered a large-scale enemy formation, even the most advanced fighter jets would be at risk of being shot down.
After our plane landed at our own airport, Ma Jinxiao and the others got off the plane and were immediately greeted with cheers from everyone at the airport.
In this air battle, the casualty ratio between the enemy and our side was 8:0, and our side won a great victory by such a large margin.
This battle is a classic case study that can be used to train new flight cadets in the future.
This victory was largely thanks to the intelligence detected by the ground radar station; it can be said that the radar station deserves the greatest credit for this victory.
With the radar station in place, it won't be so easy for the Japanese planes to sneak in. We can easily ambush them on their routes and wait for them to walk right into our trap.
However, since the Japanese suffered such a huge loss, they probably won't dare to send planes to launch a sneak attack anytime soon, so things should be quiet here for a while.
They certainly won't take any rash actions until they find our radar station.
Of course, in reality, we didn't suffer no losses at all; at least starting the plane consumed a lot of aviation fuel and bullets.
We also have one plane that was hit by bullets and has several holes in it. Repairing it will cost at least a hundred dollars, which is quite a loss.
In fact, besides the planes in the sky, Sakai also led his men to lie in ambush near the Zexian Hydropower Station, ready to see us make a fool of ourselves.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese air force proved to be incompetent, and the one who was watching the spectacle became the one who made the joke.
When the seaweeds saw that their plane had been easily shot down by us, they were terrified.
Seeing that things were hopeless, he immediately led his men to retreat. He had originally wanted to make a great contribution, but now he didn't know how to explain it to Commander Shinotsuka.
Three fighter planes and five bombers were shot down, and more than a dozen pilots were lost. This was a significant loss, and even Commander Shinotsuka would probably feel a pang of regret for a moment.
Moreover, he knows better than anyone what kind of person his superiors are. In order to shirk responsibility, they will definitely say that it was their frontline intelligence personnel who made the mistake, and then all the blame will fall on them.
The only option now is to rush back immediately and have his teacher, Doi-Yuan, intercede on his behalf. Then, we need to quickly find out the whole story. Only then will there be any chance of a turnaround.
Just as the group took a few steps, a downed and burning plane suddenly appeared in front of them. Judging from its appearance, it should be one of their own planes.