Romanian Eagle

The air battle in Cyprus did not end because of the heroic performance of the first wave of British fighters, but continued to intensify. Fighters from Cyprus continued to join them, fighting against Romanian air raids.

The fierce battle between the two sides also fought from outside the island to the inside of the island, and the anti-aircraft firepower on the island also enthusiastically joined the battle. After entering the island, the bomber group scattered, and they rushed to various military facilities on the island, intending to bomb them.

Naturally, the British fighter jets were reluctant to see such a situation, so they rushed towards it and wanted to shoot it down. But how could it be possible to escort the HF201 fighter jets, and they refused to let them leave.

Speaking of this air strike, the proportion of fighter jets is very high, and it is also prepared to deal with such a situation. Nearly 100 FH201s that took off from the aircraft carrier and two brigades escorted along the way were fully able to deal with such a situation.

Although the hurricane was dragged by the HF201 fighter, it did not mean that the British army had no other way.

Om~

A squadron of gladiator fighters roared towards the incoming squad of bombers.

Da, da, da~

Without waiting for the gladiator to approach, the 12.7mm self-defense machine gun that came with the bomber opened fire.

And seeing that the bomber was attacked, and the HF201 fighter in his hand, he also rushed to the rescue.

Before the HF201 fighters arrived, the Gladiator fighters seized this good opportunity and immediately approached the bombers from the side and lower wings with their 4 British 7.7 machine guns.

Ta, tower, tower~

After a burst of machine gun fire, the bomber with its bullet holes continued to fly forward, only one bomber's wing emitted a plume of dark smoke.

This surprised the gladiators who had just completed an attack. There was no way. Their British 7.7 air machine guns were a bit difficult to face metal bombers, not to mention that bombers generally had armor to protect the core area.

Even the smoky bomber was still stubbornly flying in formation.

The gladiator fighters naturally did not intend to give up like this, and they rushed forward again to launch another attack.

Da, da, da~

The HF201 fighter that finally came back,

Immediately use their own violent machine guns to give these two-winged fighters a violent blow that only dare to sneak up. Its high speed of 560 kilometers per hour makes it not afraid of any chance of escape from these biplanes.

Sure enough, with the firing of HF201 fighters, several gladiators immediately fell to the ground with thick smoke. The characteristics of its biplane are completely incapable of competing with the Romanian Zero.

And these gladiators knew the same thing. After the HF201 fighters rushed back, they immediately fled. The HF201 fighters that rushed back were worried about the safety of the bombers, and they only chased after a few kilometers before returning to protect the bomber group.

In the face of such a situation that the fighters could not get in, the British army was also very anxious, and even Brigadier General Bronk, the air force commander, once wanted the bombers to attack the opponent's bombers. Just taking into account the consequences of this may lead to a military court, and give up.

Boom, boom, boom!

Airfields, air defenses, became the first targets to be bombed, and a large number of bombers continued to bombard them.

In fact, Romania does not want to bomb the airfield, and wants to save it for the paratroopers to use it after it is captured. However, it is too strange that the air raid does not attack the airport, and it is completely giving the enemy ideas, so this air raid will also treat the airport equally. It's just that more 50KG bombs are used to bomb the airport during the bombing, which is convenient for the repair work of the defenders.

The violent bombing caused heavy losses to the airport and air defense. Although the Romanian bombers only had more than 100 bombers this time, they focused on bombing four airports and air defense facilities, which showed their power. In addition to the bombers that had already left the airport, more than 70 other aircraft of various types that could not escape were all destroyed on the ground.

In the face of the bombing of the airport, the British fighters in the air battle were a little crazy, and they began to ignore their casualties.

boom!

A Hurricane fighter jet collided with a HF201 fighter jet in a doomsday approach. The pilot of the HF201 fighter jet, who didn't notice the danger beside him, was killed on the spot before he could even parachute.

In the face of the somewhat frantic style of British fighters, the Romanian side is not without strategies. They first used the excellent performance of their own fighters to open the battlefield, so that the distance between the fighters was further expanded, and at the same time, each fighter was reminded separately.

This move of the Romanian aircraft made the British fighters a little blind. Because the Hurricane fighter is a lot worse than the HF201 fighter in terms of speed, climb, and flexibility. Therefore, in the face of the response of Romanian fighters, the situation is even more difficult. The fighter jets that fell from the air were also basically dominated by British hurricanes.

After the bomber began to return, the HF201 fighter began to disengage from the battle, protecting the bomber and leaving.

It's just that this is too uncomfortable for the British Air Force. Not only did they not stop the opponent's bombers, but the escort fighters did not fight. In this battle, the opponent's fighter jet left a deep impression on them. Its flexibility, speed, and climb were much better than their hurricane.

Just waiting for what they are going to talk about, there is a more important question that is bothering them, how should the plane land now?

Although the airport personnel immediately stepped forward to repair the runway after the bombing ended, how could it be repaired so quickly. Although the power of the 50kg bomb is not great, the crater of its explosion cannot be filled immediately. And in addition to 50 kilograms of aviation bombs, there are other types of bomb explosions at the airport.

So no matter what, the fighters in the air need to come down to refuel, not to mention that these fighters are the only fighters of the defenders. To lose them is to completely abandon air supremacy, so the British army immediately tried to find a way.

Don't say it, the solution has really been figured out. In Paralim, in the east of the island, there is a flat pasture that belongs to a nearby dairy. And this grassland area is large enough for the landing and docking of planes.

When he got this news, Brigadier General Bronk quickly let Ran go there to temporarily set up an airport. So under the command of the ground crew, the fighter planes that had run out of fuel stopped here one after another.

With more than 80 fighter jets in the air landing on the ground, Bronk sighed in relief. Although the bombers were temporarily transferred to French Syria, the fighter jets could not be transferred, but needed to be strengthened.

Just as Brigadier General Bronk wanted to send a telegram asking for more fighter support, a piercing anti-aircraft siren sounded again.

Without waiting for Brigadier General Bronk to ask, an officer rushed in.

General, the Romanian air strike has come again. It is less than 30 kilometers away from us. The number is about 340, half of which are fighter jets.

The officer's words made Brigadier General Bronk's face change greatly, because his fighter planes are still refueling on the ground, and there are not even half of the opponent's number.

Immediately order them to hide the fighter jets and let them hurry up.

Brigadier General Bronk, who gave the order, can only hope that the fighter jets parked in Paralim should not be discovered by the air strike force.

It's just that how can his idea be realized? For a fighter jet, 30 kilometers is only a matter of minutes. How can he hide the fighter jet parked on the grass in this time, just hugging the grass is not enough.

It's just that these fighter jets are out of fuel, and the fuel trucks have just arrived here. It takes dozens of minutes just to refuel. Refueling under the bombardment of the enemy is only a madman. He can only choose to be secluded.

There were no enemy fighter planes in the sky, which surprised the Romanian officers who led the team. In order to prevent possible accidents, he made a wise decision to immediately disperse several planes for investigation, and three of them came from the east.

When a fighter jet flew east over Nicosia and over a hilly area, he was stunned by the sight in the distance. Dozens of fighter jets were densely parked together, and British soldiers kept trying to cover them with grass and trees.

Such a situation naturally needs to be reported, and wait until the pilot informs about what he saw. He showed a smile, and saw that he lowered his height and strafed the densely packed fighter planes on this side. At the same time, the 30-kilogram bombs in the belly of the plane were also thrown down.

boom!

The blast of air blasted the vegetation into the air and set it on fire. The smoke gradually rose, pointing out the direction for the incoming fighters behind.

Boom, boom, boom!

Unlike the reconnaissance fighter jets, the incoming bombers destroyed all the parked fighter jets, and saw tears in the eyes of the British army present, but it was powerless to return to the sky.

In the following bombing, various British military facilities were bombed, but the port was not damaged. This made Major General Dawding Hughes sure that the Romanian landing was just around the corner, so his telegram for help was sent even more diligently.

Although he was asking for help, it was just a little bit difficult for Britain and France to get reinforcements on the island. That is, they have no command of the sea, and the threat of relying on the air force before will keep the Romanian fleet away from Cyprus.

It's just that Romanian planes are now bombarded on a large scale at no cost, causing the island's aviation power to be exhausted and unable to resist Romania's air supremacy.

Of course, Britain and France are not satisfied with Romania's control over Cyprus. They then organized massive reinforcements on the third day, with an air force of 80 MS.406 fighters, 48 ​​Spitfires and 81 Hurricanes, in an attempt to regain air supremacy over the island.

On this day, more than 600 fighter jets from both sides fought over Cyprus for one day. In the face of a fighter like the HF201, in addition to the Spitfire, which can compete with it, the other two fighters can only be suppressed by it.

In one day of fighting, Britain and France lost 127 fighters, of which 31 Spitfires were shot down and 96 of the other two fighters. Such a huge loss made Britain and France unable to prevent Romania from gaining air supremacy.

In this one-day air battle, although Romania won the victory, it was also uncomfortable. 53 HF201 fighters were shot down and 9 bombers were lost.

In addition to the losses of the previous two days, Romania lost 104 fighter jets, basically all HF201 fighter jets (one RF20 fighter jet fell into the sea, and one landed and rolled over), and the bomber also lost 39 fighter jets.

For the victory of this air battle, the number of fighter planes lost in the sea and the air is very large, but fortunately the result is satisfactory.

Now that the air power of Cyprus has been defeated, and the air defense force is almost eliminated, the next stage of the operation can also begin.