Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Chapter 499 Bombing London

"The ground surveillance post discovered a German fleet heading straight for London, with more than 200 aircraft in number!"

"Damn it!" Dowding cursed in a low voice, and reluctantly gave the order to take off fighter jets to respond to the enemy; he secretly prayed in his heart that these German aircraft groups could change their course.

Unfortunately, sometimes things just backfire. This fleet of 50 Stuka bombers, 80 Mosquito bombers and 100 fighter jets is headed for London.

Heinz Bahr, flying at an altitude of 8,000 meters, saw from a distance the smoke billowing everywhere and the bombed-out London city, and he couldn't help but sigh. "Oh, is this still the capital of the British Empire?" The capital city can be said to be the face of a country. It seems that the British Empire has not suffered such a huge humiliation in the past few hundred years. He remembered that more than a thousand years ago, in 842 and 851, the Danes invaded England twice, looting and burning most of the towns. The invading army occupied the northern and eastern territories of England, including London.

"Why are you holding on when the capital is almost destroyed? These British guys are really stubborn." Just as he was complaining about these ignorant British guys in his heart, the commander's voice came from the earphones. "Enemy aircraft found at 3 o'clock, everyone is ready to fight!"

"Finally here!" Heinz pressed the button and discarded the auxiliary fuel tank, and controlled the plane to fly in the direction of 3 o'clock, but found that the British fighter jets were not many, only more than fifty; they were not enough for their escort formation. Shared food.

"That's all, you have the nerve to take it out?" Heinz mocked and looked around. Fortunately, they were flying at the front. If they were lucky, they should be able to shoot down three or four enemy planes. Pressing the communicator, Instruct the wingman. "Hans, follow closely!"

Soon, a less intense aerial battle broke out over the suburbs of London.

The number of German fighter jets is twice that of the British Army, and the performance of the fighter jets and the experience of the pilots are also much higher. If this can still make the British fighter pilots turn upside down, then the German pilots should hang themselves collectively.

British pilots fighting on the mainland should have had a great advantage. Even if the fighter plane was damaged during the battle, the pilots could parachute to escape, return to the army and change planes to continue fighting the next day.

But the survival rate of British pilots fighting the Luftwaffe today is very low.

Compared with the eight 62mm caliber Browning machine guns equipped by the British Spitfire fighter jets, the German fighter jets are either equipped with 7mm large-caliber machine guns or 20mm cannons. Although the cannon's ammunition capacity is somewhat small, its power is quite brutal. This large-caliber weapon, especially the 20mm cannon, can easily penetrate the fragile bulletproof steel plate surrounding the cockpit of a British fighter jet and directly kill the pilot inside.

The plane swooped down from high altitude, speeding faster and faster, approaching 700 kilometers per hour. The inertia caused Heinz's entire body to stick tightly to the back of the seat, but he still felt fine; the sight caught a Spitfire in front of him.

The Spitfire seemed to sense the approaching danger and swayed its wings in an attempt to dodge, but in Heinz's opinion, it was just a futile death struggle. He calmly pulled the trigger, and the four 20mm cannons roared and spit out tongues of fire. Heinz clearly saw that the other party's cockpit glass was smashed, and the entire cockpit was instantly stained red with blood.

Then, because the speed was too fast, he could no longer see the enemy plane that had begun to fall, and began to climb rapidly.

Observing, diving, attacking, breaking away, climbing, the elite German pilots fully mastered the essence of the one-shot breakaway tactic, and the entire attack process seemed very smooth.

This tactic has a professional name called "BOOM\u0026ZOOM", or BZ for short. BOOM means to dive at high speed to attack low-altitude and low-speed targets, and then immediately climb at a large angle (ZOOM) to regain altitude. If you are at low altitude and high speed, then you have kinetic energy. If you are at high altitude and low speed, then you have potential energy.

The high wing load design of the FW190 makes it roll very quickly but has a poor horizontal turn rate. Therefore, it is not suitable for dogfights with other fighters, but it is very suitable for bullying low-altitude fighters when it has an energy advantage. Therefore, most World War II FW190 pilots were able to use BZ tactics proficiently, and developed the maneuver concepts of one-shot disengagement, running away after shooting, and professional sneak attacks, with full achievements.

After regaining altitude, Heinz targeted another Spitfire.

"Hans, you will attack this time."

"Understood." After responding, wingman Hans locked the target. This was also a determined attack, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.

While the fighter jets from both sides were fighting, the bomber group had already flown over the few anti-aircraft gun positions, invaded the sky above London, and headed straight for No. 10 Downing Street.

It is a Georgian-style building located in Downing Street next to Whitehall in Westminster, London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It is traditionally the official residence of the First Chancellor of the Exchequer, but since this post has been held by the Prime Minister, it has become the official residence of the British Prime Minister. In addition to being the official residence of the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister's office, the Prime Minister's secretaries, assistants and advisers all work in the Prime Minister's Palace.

On weekdays, the Prime Minister formulates policies with cabinet ministers and think tanks at No. 10 Downing Street every day. General confidential departments, such as Parliament, the Treasury and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are only a few minutes away from No. 10 Downing Street, so it is easy for the Prime Minister to visit. Able to obtain information and contacts. In addition, Buckingham Palace, where the monarch lives, is nearby, allowing the prime minister to go to Buckingham Palace regularly to report political affairs to the monarch. There are different conference rooms and dinner halls in the Prime Minister's residence, where the Prime Minister often meets with leaders from all walks of life and countries.

Therefore, Downing Street 10 is the center of the British government and one of the core powers of British politics.

With a shrill beep, one Stuka bomber swooped down one after another, and 250 kilograms of bombs hit No. 10 Downing Street. This building is not a solid fortress made of reinforced concrete. Bombs fell one after another around the house. With the deafening explosions, No. 10 Downing Street was reduced to ruins in minutes.

Of course, no one expected to blow up Churchill just like that. After all, according to German standards, such underground air raid shelters in important places can at least withstand a direct hit from a one-ton bomb. Presumably the British defense work is not much worse, and no one knows where Churchill is at this time. . The bombing of Downing Street was just a whim order from Yannick.

After destroying No. 10 Downing Street, the bombers continued their mission and visited all power stations, water plants, and government agencies in London.

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