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Try to focus on the enemy plane's 6 points and avoid having the enemy focus on your own plane's 6 points.

This is the core essence of dogfighting.

At this moment, Liu Mo from the Nanyang Liu family had his eyes wide open and was panting after several minutes of fierce dogfighting with enemy planes, with beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down his cheeks.

Fighter jets of that era did not have hydraulic power assistance. Even though he had a strong physique and a high protein diet, he still felt tired after several large maneuvers.

Especially during high-speed rolls or sharp turns, his body had to bear a huge load. At this time, his hands holding the joystick and his feet stepping on the rudder began to tremble slightly.

However, the leader of the same formation, Spencer, the Allied pilot who had been rescued earlier, was shouting on the radio:

"He got me, shit, the little devil got me."

Liu Mo looked up through the cockpit glass and soon saw Spencer's P-40. At this moment, he was being held tightly by the Japanese pilot at the 6 o'clock position and was in a critical situation.

Liu Mo had to take a deep breath and force himself to be strong. Even though every muscle in his body was screaming with fatigue, he still twisted the joystick to the right, trying to rescue his lead plane.

The Japanese plane, which was outnumbered by two, was easily caught by Liu Mo.

In Liu Mo's vision, the Japanese fighter planes were getting bigger and bigger.

Although the slightly bulky P-40 was relatively slow compared to the Japanese Type 1 fighter, Liu Mo still tried hard to aim at the tail of the Japanese plane with the reflex sight in the cockpit (pictured).

The armor-piercing tracer bullets chased the enemy planes like a shining whip as he shot.

The three planes began to circle back and forth in the air.

The Japanese pilot who was biting Spencer obviously found it difficult to complete the attack while being chased and shot by tracer bullets.

Feeling the deadly threat from behind, the Japanese pilot tried to adjust the angle of attack several times, but had to give up and instead tried to avoid Liu Mo's attack.

As he circled back and forth in the air, Liu Mo's physical strength gradually reached its limit, his vision became increasingly blurred, and the joystick became heavier and heavier as if it were filled with lead.

But just when he felt exhausted, a dark shadow fell from the sky.

An F4U-4B swooped down with a roar and blew up the Type 1 fighter with a series of bursts of mid-air. Flames and debris scattered in the air, and the wreckage of the explosion turned into a burning fireball in front of Liu Mo.

"Holy shit, you saved my life."

On the radio, Spencer's voice was mixed with the gasps of a survivor, like a drowning man who had just struggled to the shore from deep water.

Only then did Liu Mo have the opportunity to observe the condition of his lead plane.

Thanks to the White Eagle's usual toughness, Spencer's plane was still able to fly despite several bullet holes.

However, the synthetic pilot did not respond on the radio, but like a cold-blooded vulture, he pulled the plane up again cleanly and neatly, preparing for the next dive.

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Soon, the number of fighter planes with the bright red "Hinomaru" painted on them in the sky decreased.

The powerful 20mm cannon allows the F4U-4B to achieve victory by simply hitting the enemy aircraft.

The Type 1 tanks either disintegrated in mid-air or were turned into huge fireballs.

The pilots flying the P-40s soon found themselves completely in the spotlight. Their passionate dogfights with the Japanese pilots caused the Type 1 fighters to consume a lot of energy and reduce their speed.

Then the F4U-4B swooping down could easily harvest "heads".

Although this was a pre-set tactic, Liu Mo still felt a little angry.

"Damn it, I don't have any record today."

Liu Mo learned to fly a plane while studying abroad in White Eagle.

In the wealthy White Eagle Country, even the most ordinary farmers use airplanes to spray pesticides on their fields.

In this environment, Liu Mo can easily get a lot of flight training.

While in school, he joined the aviation club and even participated in speed racing and aerobatics competitions.

This is also the reason why he was able to directly fly a fighter plane into battle after receiving orders from his family and joining Zhang Chi's army.

However, flying a plane in combat is different from civilian flying after all. Now exhausted, he complained that he did not shoot down any enemy planes in his first battle.

But due to excessive adrenaline secretion and extreme fatigue, he wanted to return to the base as soon as possible and have a good rest.

"Human Torch Squad, Lightning Squad are cleared to return." The voice of the synthetic squadron leader on the radio was calm and without any fluctuations.

Hearing that his Thunderbolt Team could return, Liu Mo breathed a sigh of relief and followed the formation to fly north.

"All aircraft of the Big Duck Squadron report remaining ammunition and fuel levels. Prepare to conduct ground strafing."

Although the remaining four F4U-4Bs did not carry bombs because they were performing an interception mission, they were still prepared to use their 20mm machine guns to give the Japanese on the ground a good beating.

The F4U-4B fighter that Zhang Chi exchanged from the system is the last mass-produced modification of the famous F4U Corsair series of fighters. It was one of the main fighters of the White Eagle Country in the late World War II and the Peninsular War.

It is equipped with a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-18W twin-row radial engine with a horsepower of up to 2450. This enables the fighter to maintain excellent speed performance in combat, with a maximum flight speed of 721 kilometers per hour.

Furthermore, the F4U-4B's airframe was exceptionally robust. Designed for carrier-based operations, this inverted gull-wing aircraft not only excelled in air combat but also withstood high-G maneuvers and impacts during low-altitude ground attacks. (Next time, don't think of the Stuka as the reason for seeing an inverted gull-wing aircraft; there were many other inverted gull-wing aircraft.)

F4U-4B的武器挂载能力也非常强大，尤其是在对地攻击任务中，该机除了机翼上的四门AN/M3 20mm机炮外，它还可以携带火箭弹、250磅、500磅甚至1000磅级别的炸弹。

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Although there was no radar, the intelligence personnel carrying radios and lurking near Myitkyina Airport continued to send information on the takeoff and landing of Japanese aircraft to the division headquarters.

This enabled Zhang Chi to roughly understand the Japanese aircraft deployment information and respond in advance.

Just like today's interception, the warhawks of the Independent Air Force, who arrived at high altitude in advance and had the advantage of height, eliminated 8 Nakajima Type 1 fighters and 2 Type 98 Helicopter Fighters at the cost of 3 P-40s being damaged.

The Japanese soldiers on the ground watched their planes all destroyed and their morale dropped significantly.

Sato Mikichiro discovered that although 8 enemy planes had returned, there were still 4 enemy planes circling, and he immediately had a bad premonition.

He hurriedly ordered his staff to send a telegram to the division headquarters, asking the division commander to request air support from the commander of the 15th Army.

At the same time, he organized his troops to set up the Type 92 heavy machine gun and used a high-legged tripod to put it into anti-aircraft firing mode.

However, at this moment, the staff officer who was supposed to send the message came back.

"Your Excellency, Colonel, we've received an urgent telegram from Major Jiang Yuan. He reports that his unit has been suddenly besieged by four tanks and nearly a thousand enemy infantrymen. They are currently digging trenches on Hill 4 and request your tactical guidance."

"Nani?"