For both aircraft groups with a relative speed of more than 800 kilometers, 100 kilometers was really a matter of just a few minutes. Soon the Germans arrived in front of the Allied aircraft group that was busy gathering the team and adjusting their formation. The latter was forced to fight in a hurry. Hartman rushed over like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and led a squadron to cut the opponent's team into two piles.

Hartmann is not as arrogant as Marseille. His combat targets only challenge fighters. He is always here, taking all sizes and big shots. He beats the old swordfish after hitting the B-17. There is nothing he can do if Britain and the United States can fly at sea. The target he stares at was SBD at the beginning. He rushes over and fires and beats down two SBDs in a row in just 40 seconds. The efficiency is unbelievable.

A strange scene occurred in the sea and air. A smaller number of German aircraft were pressing against the Allied fleet. The latter bounced left and right and could not find a good way to break through. The worst thing was the TBF formation equipped with torpedoes, which was slow and flew low. Although the f6f-5 fighters tried their best to cover, they still became the live target of the B-219 and were "well cared for", one after another falling into the sea.

As the war between the two sides began, both sides were involuntarily surprised. The German pilot believed that the opponent was not weak, and it was much stronger than the combat effectiveness of the American troops I encountered in the past few days. It was not an opponent that could be easily dealt with. The British and American pilots were shocked by the skillful skills and vigorous fighting spirit of the German pilots. Didn’t the German fighter jets be said to be almost worn out by other troops of the side before departure, why could a large group of them emerge? Are Germany all supermans? They can be resurrected if they die or fall? As for the skills of the German pilots, they are also magical. I really don’t know how the Germans gathered up these ace pilots for HNA?

According to the standards of Britain and the United States, HNA, especially fighter jets, is an ace concentration camp. The worst pilot here also has a history of shooting down 7 enemy aircraft. Pilots who shot down 30-50 aircraft are everywhere. Now 50 o'clock is the starting point for German fighter jet ace (photographing a single-engine aircraft is 1 point, double-engine aircraft is 2 points, 4 points, and so on). If you don't have more than a dozen points to get rid of HNA's records, you are embarrassed to come out to meet people. Otherwise, who will master the complex cross-platform tactics? Even if HNA trains graduates from a separate aviation school, you have to go to the "novice village" of the East Line to practice and dare to take it back and use it. If you can't survive on the East Line, then going to HNA will be a life-threatening end.

Five minutes passed, ten minutes passed. Although the Allied planes were falling down, Koch, who was sweating profusely, found that the loss seemed to be quite large. What he boasted just now was that it seemed difficult to solve the enemy within 15 minutes. What's even more terrible is that as time goes by, the planes that the Allied planes arrived at the scene continued to assemble.

Seeing that the situation was somewhat more than expected, Koch immediately asked the fighter troops to recover and prepare to regroup the formation... In the 15-minute battle just now, the German army lost 17 aircraft at once, and the Allies lost 55 aircraft, and the exchange ratio between the two sides was only 3:1. Since the Allies gathered more than 30 aircraft in the subsequent Allies, the current troop comparison over the battlefield was 43:85, and the Allies still had a double the numerical advantage. Seeing that the German army retreated, they rushed over unyieldingly.

Cunningham's fleet has a total of 7 aircraft carriers, including 4 USS Bunker Hill (Essex), Langley, Capote, and Monterey (all independent class); 3 British troops: Unicorn, Victory (Essex class) and Coubens (Independent class). Although there are many, the number of aircraft of the Independent class and Unicorn are only 30 aircraft per ship. Therefore, in the end, after overloading the Essex class, a total of 326 aircraft were owned. Cunningham carefully selected 242 aircraft to launch a full-deck attack, leaving the remaining 84 aircraft for fleet cover.

If more than 240 aircraft were rushed over as planned, these 72 German aircraft would definitely not be able to stop them. However, due to the uneven quality of pilots, only 94 aircraft arrived at the battlefield, which were the most elite pilots in the entire British and American aircraft carrier formation. Then other aircraft arrived at the scene in small formations. When the German interceptor group retreated, there were 140 aircraft that arrived at the attack site, and there were still 85 aircraft after the loss of 55 aircraft.

The pilots fighting on the front line were not aware of these situations. They only felt that the enemy seemed endless and could never be finished. When they heard the order to retreat, they alternately covered each other and retreated. Hartman was in a hurry to kill. He just now solved four planes by himself. It was just when he felt so hot that he couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he heard the order to retreat. He subconsciously observed the entire battlefield carefully. It was this hesitant short ten seconds that caused him to be surrounded and chased by four f6f fighters.

Faced with such a difficult situation, Hartman was not afraid and immediately dived at full speed. The enemy planes behind him also dived and chased. They knew that the f6f in their hands was faster than the b-219 dived. Although the gap was not enough, Hartman had only one aircraft, and the number was completely at a disadvantage. After the US aircraft was chasing, the speed of both sides became faster and closer, and the British pilots also fired from time to time. Hartman shook his wings to avoid the 12.7mm bullets behind him while smiling.

At a height of only 800 meters from the sea, Hartman used the ace compulsory course on Socotra Island to clean the trio. Using the dense atmosphere at low altitude and dazzling movements, he turned three somersaults in a row at low altitude and turned the plane upside down. The enemy plane chasing behind was caught off guard. Although he tried to pull up and change the dive, he still rushed over. It happened that Hartman, who was down, calmly observed the enemy plane position below him, cursed and launched a vertical attack directly. The 20mm cannon fire quickly drilled a row of holes into the opponent's nacelle hood. After a few screams, the pilot fell into the sea and died.

The other three were shocked and started to get fussed, and their pursuit was slower. Hartman immediately seized the opportunity and attacked the second f6f, which was also at a low altitude. In terms of low altitude hovering and flexible maneuverability, f6f was far from an opponent. After three or two circles, Hartman detoured the side of the side. When both sides intersected, he opened fire violently and gave all the last 12 rounds of 20mm cannon ammunition to the opponent. The unlucky pilot also fell head-on to the sea and was helpless.

The other two planes were frightened and did not dare to continue fighting. They simply turned their heads and pulled them high. Hartman, who had exhausted all the cannons and ammunition, did not dare to act rashly. He immediately changed direction and quickly left the scene. After confirming that he was safe, he shouted on the radio: "Ah...ah...I killed 2 more, I killed 13 more today... There are still 4 aircraft left before the record!"

Marseilleu's feat of killing 17 British aircraft in one day was brought to the screen, becoming a household name in Germany, establishing his prominent position as the first ace pilot in Germany. All fighter aces with ideas work hard to surpass this goal. Hartmann was of course no exception to killing 4 more aircraft. Not only could he tie the record, but he could also break the 100 mark in total shooting down. However, he was eager to escape with all the cannons and ammunition. When he ran away, he was very calm: Now he was on an aircraft carrier and landing on the island of Newfoundland. Not only did he have fuel, but he was also sufficient ammunition!

Koch was busy commanding air defense fighter jets to meet the enemy. He could vaguely hear Hartman's voice just now, but he had no time to distract himself because the Allied aircraft group was firing on the fleet. Although the air defense fire below was very fierce, it still could not stop the enemy from launching a decisive attack. The German losses soon arrived.

With a "boom", the integrated aircraft carrier Elbehe ate a 1,000-pound bomb, which happened to be on the deck near the bridge, and immediately exploded a huge gap. This was not the end. A torpedo from TBF also hit the warship. In just two consecutive hits, the Elbehe began to unable to hold on. After all, it was a comprehensive aircraft carrier converted from a cruise ship. Although it looked larger than the Skyhawk and Harrier, its defense ability was actually very fragile. Not only did the port start to inlet water, but the turbine and boiler were also damaged, and the speed suddenly dropped to only 12 knots.

"Sir, the Elbe River has been hit hard and may not be able to be saved."

Mashar's face turned pale and immediately rushed to the porthole to look. Although he couldn't see clearly the damage of the Elbe River because of his vision, the rolling smoke fully demonstrated his embarrassment. He said hatefully: "If you can't save it, you can only abandon the ship..."

Before he could finish everything, there was another "boom" next to him. A water column soared into the sky rose from the starboard side of the heavy cruiser, the Hufron, and he just stepped down a torpedo for the flagship Zeppelin. The ship was damaged by a bomb yesterday and was injured. This time he could no longer hold on. Less than 15 seconds after the captain issued the order to abandon the ship, he began to slowly sink at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After Koch commanded the fleet's air defense fighter jets to retreat, he organized a second air defense interception line at close range. Although the do-412, which was in the rear, was still unable to protect them. So far, the German army has shot down a total of 104 Allied aircraft of various types and lost 29 themselves, but the US military aircraft group that came to attack from all directions was still in a constant stream. Sooner or later, it was a loss. But unexpectedly, a heavy cruiser and an auxiliary aircraft carrier were lost.

Some of the Allied fighter jets that completed the attack left the field, but the bad news of the German army continued. At 3:47, Mashar received a telegram that made him extremely painful: "The Skyhawk was hit by two bombs and lost its ability to take off and land. He is currently trying his best to save..." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!