Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

After the Soviet-German War broke out in the original time and space, the German army approached Leningrad, Moscow and Rostov with overwhelming momentum. At the end of July 1941, the Luftwaffe launched its first attack on Moscow. From then on, as soon as night fell, German fighter planes would appear over the Soviet capital on time. Their tactics were simple: use a small number of bombers to draw anti-aircraft fire from the ground, followed by groups of bombers to bomb targets in the city center.

Counterattacking the German air raid on Berlin was an almost impossible task for the Soviet army at the time.

The "takeoff springboard" of the German army in Belarus and the Baltic Sea coast was only a few hundred kilometers away from Moscow, but it was two thousand kilometers away from Moscow to Berlin. Although the naval aviation of the Soviet Baltic Fleet was well-trained in such operations, its combat range only extended from the Leningrad base to Pillau (called Baltiysk after 1946) where German battleships were stationed. After installing the afterburner device, the Soviet DB-3F long-range bomber can fly to Lyubava. But for the Königsberg (Kaliningrad) area and slightly further targets, they can only take off from the Baltic Fleet's main base in Tallinn.

People's Commissar of the Soviet Navy Kuznetsov and Chief of Naval Staff Araguzov spent many days calculating how to reach the enemy's capital. They discovered a small earthen airfield on Ezeli Island in Tallinn Bay, the westernmost territory of the Soviet Union that the Germans had not yet occupied.

They estimated that they could fly to Berlin by sea from here, but they would have to carry drop tanks. They repeatedly checked the data and finally concluded that if the aircraft carried all fuel and no more than 750 kilograms of bombs (one 500 kilogram bomb or three 250 kilogram bombs), the crew could fly 900 kilometers to Berlin, then return, and still fly There is a 10% to 15% fuel surplus. This meant that the pilot had no time to waste and had to go straight into bombing and then return immediately in a straight line. Even if the flight is delayed for 20-30 minutes, they will not be able to return to their own airport. If the calculations were wrong or just bad luck, the skies over Berlin would become a graveyard for Soviet pilots.

However, Stalin paid more attention to the political significance of bombing. One of his favorite words was: "The important thing is winning, not the cost."

On August 8, 1941, Soviet bombers carried out the first air raid on Berlin. 15 "uninvited guests" flew over the center of Berlin and dropped 7,500 kilograms of bombs on the target. Berlin, which was originally brightly lit, has since been plunged into the darkness of blackouts for a long time. All Soviet pilots returned to the airport safely, but their fuel was almost exhausted. After the plane landed, many pilots fell on the airport. The seven-hour intense flight left them exhausted and unable to move on the runway for a long time.

Stalin was greatly encouraged by the success of the first air raid: "This is a slap in the face to the German attack on Moscow. The whole world knows that our air force not only exists, but can also fly into the enemy's rear area." Including Pulie Pilots with outstanding performance, including Colonel Obrazhensky, were awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union with the Gold Star. The political significance of this strategic air strike is far greater than the military strike effect.

In September 1941, due to the fall of Tallinn, Soviet bombers lost the "flying springboard" of Ezeli Island, and the air raid on Berlin came to an end. In one month, the Soviet Air Force bombed Berlin nine times.

But now after listening to Khripin's analysis, Kuznetsov suddenly broke into a cold sweat. He only focused on making up for his mistakes, and did not expect that there would be such a risk. If the German army bombed Moscow on a large scale, would Comrade Stalin Taking your anger out on him?

Not to mention making amends, it is simply adding guilt to crime.

Kuznetsov panicked. "Comrade Khripin, what do you think we should do?"

"What else can you do now that you've all come down? Could it be that you want to tell Comrade Stalin that you were confused and talked nonsense just now, and you don't have the ability at all? I think you should make a battle plan and then send me The risks just mentioned are presented together, and it is up to Comrade Stalin to decide whether to bomb Berlin."

Kuznetsov couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "It seems that this is the only way, thank you Comrade Khripin. What if Comrade Stalin insists on bombing Berlin?" With Comrade Stalin's tough character, he will definitely take revenge.

Hripin sighed. "Then this war will evolve into a life-and-death situation!"

That night, the bombing of Baku's oil fields officially began. Hundreds of heavy bombers gathered in the North Caucasus Military District flew to the Baku oil fields. The dark night provided good cover, making the Soviets think they were well hidden, but little did they know that a German night fighter formation was quietly approaching behind them.

The TB-3 bomber is equipped with eight machine guns, which are deployed on the nose, behind the wings, and on the fuselage. The TB-7 bomber is equipped with two 20mm cannons, two 62mm machine guns, and two 7mm machine guns, which are also deployed on the nose, behind the wings, and on the fuselage. They can see their upper and front hemispheres, but coming from the back and below is a completely blind area.

Therefore, until the bomber group entered the range of the German night fighters, the Soviets had not noticed the abnormality. They were making final calibration of the direction, hoping that they could successfully discover the Baku oil fields and then carry out bombing.

"Turn on the infrared headlights!" the night fighter formation commander issued the order. The infrared searchlight on the back of each night fighter was turned on, and the invisible light it emitted illuminated the Soviet bombers a few hundred meters away. Night fighter pilots rely on the "Vampire Version 0" infrared night vision device to see their targets clearly.

"Fire!" Following the formation commander's order, the "Slant Music" weapon system consisting of four 20mm-caliber aviation cannons on the back of the fighter jet sprayed out a dense rain of bullets.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

In less than two seconds, dozens of fireballs appeared in the sky.

"Oh my God!" The gunner on the machine gun position behind the wing of a TB-3 bomber shouted hysterically as he watched in horror the surrounding friendly aircraft exploding one after another. "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! We are under attack!" In fact, he didn't need to yell. The huge explosion and the fire that lit up half of the sky were enough to let everyone know that they were under attack.

The machine gunners on the bomber held the handles of their guns tightly and looked around with wide eyes, but there was no target at all except the friendly aircraft that turned into a ball of flame from time to time.

The most terrible thing is that most of the bombers are not equipped with radios and can only rely on the formation commander to launch flares for unified command. Therefore, they cannot make evasive actions at will, otherwise they will accidentally hit a nearby friendly aircraft, destroying the aircraft and killing everyone.