The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

"Damn it, it's too late, turn right quickly, climb quickly, quick!"

As soon as Tom's wingman turned around, two German Ta-152 fighters whizzed past him.

Tom was frightened by the sudden attack and was covered in cold sweat. He kept rolling, circling, flying sideways, climbing, and descending rapidly. He tried desperately to avoid the two Ta-152 fighters besieging him, but he couldn't dodge them no matter how he tried.

"Leader, they are the German trump cards, they are chasing too fiercely, I can't dodge them at all." Tom said anxiously with sweat all over his forehead.

Hearing this, the leader pilot was also very anxious and shouted loudly:"Quick, turn left, two fighters are coming towards you, ready to shoot, be careful."

But just as the voice fell, accompanied by the piercing sound of the 30mmMK108 cannon, the P-51 fighter piloted by Tom exploded violently, instantly turned into a huge fireball, and was shattered to pieces.

"Tom, damn it, bastard."

Seeing the wingman destroyed in a short time, the pilot of the lead plane was furious.���With eyes wide open, he roared with great excitement.

"I will fight you to the death." As he said this, he drove his fighter plane into the German aircraft group, firing at full power and shooting desperately.

Unfortunately, his attack did not work. At an altitude of 9,000 meters, the speed of the P-51 Mustang fighter plane could not catch up with the Ta-152 fighter plane.

""Bastard, fight me head-on, don't run away." The lead pilot roared angrily.

It seemed that his roar was answered, and the two Ta-152 fighters that were climbing at high speed immediately turned their noses and rushed towards him at the fastest speed.

"Very good, I will fight you."

If it was a one-on-one fight, the American pilot might have been able to die together with the Ta-152 fighter, but he was facing two.

So unfortunately, he escaped the cannon attack of the first Ta-152 fighter, but fell on the cannon of the second Ta-152 fighter.

""Boom!" In a flash, the plane flown by the American leader pilot followed in Tom's footsteps and was shot down in the air, turning into a fireball. The destruction of their planes was just a small episode, because the air battle between the two sides had just begun at this time, and even became fierce.

Soon, Eisenhower at the command center received a telegram:"Report, our Air Force has been completely intercepted by German fighter planes and is in a bloody battle. Reinforcements are requested."

Hearing this, Eisenhower nodded and asked:"Have you found any jet fighters of the D Army?"

""Nothing has been found so far. The Germans have only deployed TA-152 fighters." said the officer who came to report.

Hearing about the TA-152 fighters, Eisenhower nodded. His main concern now was the German jet fighters. The other fighters were not very fast. Even if they had superior performance, they were not numerous. There was still hope of victory. What he was afraid of was that the gap between the weapons of the two sides was too big, and there was really no need to fight.

According to the intelligence department, the production capacity of the German new weapons was not high, so he still had great hope of defeating the Germans. This was why Eisenhower was still insisting.

"Carry out the second step of the plan and let the Air Force send another batch of fighters to bomb Pantelleria Island."Eisenhower said lightly.

In his plan, if the D Army planes did not come to intercept, they would just bomb Sicily and Pantelleria Island together. If they came to intercept, the Air Force's reserve forces would bomb Pantelleria Island.

Eisenhower has almost 7,000 fighters in his hands. This is his confidence and strength. He can change the plan at any time, and even bomb more points, so that the D Army fighters will be exhausted to cope with it, and finally the navy will press forward in large numbers and launch a landing battle.

However, this time it was beyond Eisenhower's expectations, because August attached much more importance to the Mediterranean than anyone else, and directly sent an air corps to support, although the number of fighters on both sides was very different.

But the D Army has a batch of J-5 jet fighters, and it is absolutely no problem to fight ten at one, so it is really hard to say who will win the air battle.

"Report, we have found the fighter planes of the M army, they are heading towards Pantelleria Island, their target is very clear, they want to bomb the facilities on the island."The chief of staff hurriedly walked into Rommel's headquarters holding a telegram and said.

Hearing this, Rommel's eyes flashed with surprise, he didn't expect Eisenhower to be so difficult to deal with, and he actually had a trick up his sleeve.

"How many more fighter planes can we get off the ground?" Rommel asked hurriedly.

"There are about fifty J-5 jet fighters. The chief of staff quickly gave a number.

"Let them all take off and intercept the M Army fighter planes."Rommel said solemnly

"Yes!"

At this time, in the sky, thousands of M Army fighter planes rushed towards Pantelleria Island. At this time, they were joking:"I heard that the first batch of planes were intercepted by the D Army, and a bloody battle is going on. Do you think we will be intercepted?"

"Interception is impossible. There are only 20 planes on Pantelleria Island, and they are all Italian planes."The commander said

"Hey, are they all those stupid Italians? Then we've made a lot of money this time, right?" a pilot said excitedly.

"Damn it, I found the D-Force fighter plane, oh my god, it's too fast, I can't catch up at all."At this time, a panicked voice came from the radio of the M-Force pilot.

"What?"The commander of the M army fighter plane had no time to react when he saw a plane explode not far away.

"Boom!"

"Damn it, fight back!"

"Oh my god, it's too fast, this is the new fighter of the D army, get out of the way quickly."

Ten J-5 jet fighters rushed left and right, directly into the core of the formation, and the 30mm machine guns rushed towards the fighter of the M army.

"Climb and reorganize the formation"

"Captain, come and support me, I can't do it anymore, the D army fighter planes are too fast"

"Why is it so fast? It's incredible"

"Oh my god, I can't catch up"

"Help me!"

"Damn it, I've been hit, requesting evacuation."

Unfortunately, no matter how these M-force pilots screamed, it was useless. No matter how fast they pushed their speed to the maximum, they still couldn't escape the pursuit of the J-5 fighters.

"Cool, I will definitely break 100 this time"

"Beautiful, another fighter plane was shot down"

"It feels like a massacre."

"Follow me."

Advanced as it is, I have to complain about it, that is, it needs to be inspected every time, and there are many minor problems, especially for this group of extremely stubborn D people, it is really unacceptable.

After a fierce air battle, the pilots of the M army finally felt the despair and powerlessness.

Facing the J-5 jet fighter, they had no power to fight back, except to be beaten. Occasionally, several planes besieged a J-5 fighter, but they could only cause a little damage.

Fifty J-5 fighters rushed through the M army cluster. After the air battle, more than 400 of the thousands of M army fighters were lost, accounting for half of the total number of aircraft. This result stunned the M army pilots in North Africa.

Of course, the air battle on Sicily did not have such a big loss. Although the D army had Ta-152 fighters to help, the performance of the other fighters was not much different, so the losses of both sides were similar.

The D army lost 170 fighter planes, while the M army lost more than 260 fighter planes. Both sides could accept this result.

The most depressed were the B-17 bombers. They hid in the sky, thinking that they could avoid the air battle this time. As a result, the J-5 jet fighters taught them a lesson, what it means to have nowhere to hide. The

J-5 jet fighters rushed to an altitude of 10,000 meters and beat the extremely slow B-17 bombers. In the eyes of the J-5 pilots, these extremely slow B-17 bombers were simply targets. As long as they pulled the trigger, they could be shot down.

Faced with such a bad start, Eisenhower sighed, but he was helpless. He didn't feel pain for losing so many fighter planes. It was simply because he lost too badly.

With the M army's extremely powerful industrial production capacity, no matter how much it lost, it could be replenished in a very short time. However, facing the D army's air massacre, it would take half a month to replenish it.

With this half month, the D army can calmly deploy more, not to mention that the bad start was also a heavy blow to the morale of the entire army.

"Huh, when can we develop such a powerful jet fighter?"Eisenhower looked at the damage report and sighed.

"According to the latest news, we have obtained the blueprints of the British Meteor jet fighter. I believe that in the hands of scientists, it will be improved soon, and then we will no longer have to be afraid of their jet fighters."The chief of staff next to him said hopefully.

As for jet aircraft, all countries have been researching them, and the British jet aircraft are at the forefront of all countries.���Although the flight performance of the Meteor jet they studied was very poor, it was greatly improved when equipped with the American engine.

Once the test was successful, it could be mass-produced. It was not certain who would win by then.

"This is really good news."Eisenhower said excitedly

"Commander, will the landing operation be launched as scheduled?"The chief of staff asked with some concern.

After all, the air force has suffered heavy losses. If the landing operation continues, other situations may arise.

"Continue the landing and draw landing troops from the British Eighth Army."Eisenhower said firmly

""More troops?" the chief of staff asked in surprise. At present, the 1st Division, the 45th Division, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division, and the 1st Armored Brigade have been mobilized, with a total strength of more than 60,000. It is already a very powerful landing force. There are only a few thousand Italian troops on the island. It is not necessary to pay so much attention to it.

"No, since the D Army has dispatched so many fighters, it means that they have seen the importance of Pantelleria Island, so they will definitely reinforce Pantelleria Island at all costs."Eisenhower shook his head and said

"But so many landing troops are also a big test for the navy. The German and French fleets will definitely launch a surprise attack. They can't just watch us land on Pantelleria Island."The chief of staff explained.

"I know that the Royal Indian Ocean Fleet has been dispatched to support us."Eisenhower said calmly.

Now that the British Empire has been divided into two, Fatty Qiu has completely surrendered to the United States, so the United States Army can easily mobilize these fleets.

"Yes!"Since everything is ready, the chief of staff can't make any more comments and said immediately.

On the other side, the troops who received the landing order are making preparations for the war.

"Have you heard? We will be carrying out landing operations the day after tomorrow. Are you nervous?"An old soldier of the M army taunted the new recruits.

"Nervous? Why should I be nervous? Aren't there Italian troops on the island? They are all useless. There is no need to be nervous."The new recruit replied with a look of disdain.

This sentence caused many people to laugh. The Battle of El Alamein made them all understand that the easiest to bully are the Italian troops. One battalion can beat a regiment, or even a division, so there is nothing to be nervous about.