France, Paris, suburbs, an ordinary airport.

The entire northern France belongs to the German controlled area, and this military airport has more strict defense.

During the day, ordinary FW190 fighter jets took off from the airport to protect the safety of Paris. There seemed to be nothing unusual. However, at night, the closed hangar here opened and a very strange fighter jet was launched from the gate of the hangar.

This is a twin-engine fighter. You can tell that it is unique by hearing this name.

Because excellent fighter jets are all single-engine and twin-engine fighters with a maneuverability are much worse than single-engine ones, and just because the engine is on the wings, the overload of the aircraft is limited.

However, one of the advantages of double-engines than single-engines is that they have sufficient power reserves and large load capacity, which is also the reason why bombers use double-engine or even four-engine layouts.

However, what kind of load capacity is needed for fighter jets?

If it is a daytime fighter, it definitely doesn't need it. The lighter the better, but night fighter is not.

Night fighters are never born to fight against enemy fighters. The purpose of their existence is to intercept the opponent's bomber! There are many restrictions to want to fight at night. The first is how to discover the target.

In this era, night fighters mainly rely on the pilot's keen eyesight to observe in the clear night sky, as well as more careful, serious and patient.

Even so, it is more about luck to be able to discover enemy bombers.

It’s not possible to rely solely on luck, but it depends more on strength, such as now!

This night fighter has two DB603 engines arranged on both sides of the fuselage and provides 1,900 horsepower. It is more than enough to drive this night fighter.

At the same time, the space at the nose is empty.

This fighter jet has strange special features everywhere, for example, the cockpit is almost on the nose, a huge bubble-shaped cockpit with excellent omnidirectional vision, and at the same time, in front of the nose, there are some fork-like radar antennas.

Yes, if you want to discover targets at night, you must rely on radar! The electronic equipment of this era is still quite primitive, which will inevitably lead to a huge size and a soar in weight, which is also the inevitable result of the use of double-engine.

In order to adapt to the nose, this aircraft uses the first three landing gear.

The shape is extremely special, but since it has been conducting test flights at a Libyan base, almost no one has noticed the existence of this type of aircraft, and it only flies at night!

And tonight, it’s no longer an ordinary flight training, but a battle!

Captain Werner Streber, the founder of the German Night Fighter Force, is also the proposer of the indicators of this He219 Night Fighter.

Historically, Germany initially modified night fighter jets, such as the twin-engine Juncker-88, which was converted into night fighter jets. After all, it was just an emergency. Now, after Cialek proposed the indicators, this fighter jet built specifically for night combat was soon tinkered with by Henschel.

At the same time, it also has a resounding nickname, the Owl.

Now, Werner is taking his radar operator Corporal Fisher across the lawn next to the runway.

This kind of night fighter jet has recently entered the low-speed production stage. The entire Luftwaffe's equipment is no more than 30, and only ten are deployed in the base here.

"The superiors asked our night fighter squadron to be vigilant, and enemy situations would appear at any time." Captain Werner said: "We are no longer training, and we are finally going to fight."

Hearing his words, Fisher was stunned: "Does the British dare to bomb us?"

Now, the British are trembling on the British Islands. In this case, will the British still dare to bomb?

"Yes, that Churchill is just a madman. Under his leadership, the whole of Britain was crazy." Werner said. At this time, in his eyes, it was really crazy that the British would not surrender. Which country in Europe can block Germany's expansion?

As soon as I walked to my fighter plane, the sound of an air defense alarm sounded throughout the base.

"Quick, go up!" Werner shouted.

This combat mechanism is special and the landing gear is also very tall. For ordinary fighters, pilots can jump on without gangways. However, this fighter must use a gangway several meters high to reach the cockpit.

The two of them quickly climbed in, connected their headphones, and an order came from inside: "I found that the British bomber troops are taking off from the other side of the strait and are expected to arrive in thirty minutes."

The German radar troops have set up a warning network on the coastline. Because the distance is too close, the British bomber troops have been discovered here shortly after they take off.

The warning time is quite sufficient.

"Received No. 01, the First Night Fighter Team, all take off!" Werner shouted loudly in the radio.

Although it will take half an hour to arrive, of course it will not work if the other party is allowed to fly to near Paris before intercepting it!

Mercedes-Benz engines on both sides were started in turn, and the three-blade propeller rotated, pushing the fighter to slide on the runway. The landing gear at the first three points was very high, making the fighter a little fluttered. As the speed accelerated, the runway lights retreated quickly to the back.

Werner skillfully pulled the operating lever, lifted the high landing gear in front, and then continued to slide forward for two seconds, and the landing gear behind also rose up.

The nearly 12-ton body left the ground like this, and the takeoff process was almost the same as the bomber.

Yes, it is the order of weight that exceeds many light bombers! You should know that the fighter jets of this era are almost just a few tons.

The he219 night fighter is evident, and at the same time, it also has super high endurance. For example, it can reach a cruising speed of 484 kilometers per hour, which means patrolling the sky for five hours!

So, after discovering that the British took off, they also started taking off!

The night sky is quiet, with night fighters flying into the sky and flying along the Paris route westward.

At this time, Werner was relatively relaxed. Their flight was guided by the ground throughout the entire journey. It was far from enough to rely on their own airborne radar alone.

In later generations, airborne radars often had detection distances of hundreds of kilometers, and even had abnormalities of up to hundreds of kilometers, which were enough to act as early warning aircraft. However, now, their airborne radar has an effective distance of only four kilometers.

At this time, while he was guiding the flight according to the ground, Fisher also began to fiddle with the radar and first preheat the various systems. This was a meticulous task.
Chapter completed!