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Chapter 797 Ace
Peter established himself as Russia's most outstanding naval commander by defeating the Japanese Combined Fleet and the Ottoman Fleet in quick succession.

However, Peter's achievements were not recognized by the Royal Navy, on the grounds that the two companies were too weak and could not prove Peter's ability.

Peter's greatest regret was that he missed the opportunity to have a decisive battle with Tirpitz during the World War.

Now a better opportunity has come. Peter hopes to personally teach the Royal Navy a profound lesson and let the British understand that no matter what time, they should not provoke the Russians.

Since there was no railway between Port George and Perth and the coastline was controlled by the Royal Navy, the British troops in Perth did not increase their vigilance.

Daniel King used transport aircraft to move troops from the Pilbara to Kalgoorlie, and then launched an attack on Perth from Kalgoorlie.

Only after the operation began did Daniel King realize how much preparation Russia had made for this war.

Before this, Daniel Kim only knew that Russia had an Alpha department, and he didn't know much about this department.

When the troops began to gather in Kalgoorlie, information about the British army in Perth continued to flow into Daniel King.

The command system of the British Army in Perth is divided into two parts. The naval commander is Sir Foddy Samson, who served as commander of the Asiatic Fleet earlier this year, and the army commander is General Hubert Gough, who participated in the World War.

The main force of the British Army in Perth was the First Army and the Third Army drawn from India, with a total strength of about 4.5. Only the officers were British, and the vast majority of the soldiers were Indians.

The training of the British Army in Perth was very poor. Many soldiers were hastily transferred to Perth shortly after joining the army and before completing basic training.

The British army in Perth was not equipped with heavy weapons such as armored vehicles and heavy artillery, and the number of machine guns was less than 100 due to the lack of skilled machine gunners.

The supply situation of the British army in Perth was not very good. Indian soldiers even exchanged their issued bullets for food with the citizens of Perth, which surprised Daniel King very much.

How could the British Empire, which had just won the world war, decline so quickly?

“The British Indian troops do not represent the strength of the British Army.”

Andy's expression was a little embarrassed. He had served in the British Army and had some feelings for it.

"It doesn't matter. For us, there is no difference between the British Indian troops and the British Army."

Daniel King did not travel with the troops to Perth, but kept his headquarters in Kalgoorlie.

The first forces to attack Paz were the Air Force.

After the British army occupied Perth, it dispatched four aviation squadrons from India to Perth, with nearly 4 fighter jets.

The performance of the British Army's fighter planes is similar to that of the fighter planes equipped by the Western Austrian Army. Both are products of the World War and have not been updated in a timely manner since the end of the World War.

The fighter planes of the Western Austrian army were purchased from the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, and the pilots were also hired from the Grand Duchy of Yuriev.

As for the identity of the pilot——

The question is Cossack.

The Cossacks were originally mercenaries, and they would work for whoever paid them.

During the Russian Empire, the Cossacks were the Tsar’s whip of victory, fighting for the empire in many battles and making great achievements.

After the fall of the empire, the Cossacks reshaped their military spirit, changing from serving the Tsar to serving the empire and fighting for their families.

The Western Austrian army was equipped with a total of 120 fighter planes, and its commander was Korzav, an ace pilot who had participated in the World War.

Don't ask why the Russian Air Force let its ace pilots fight for Theo. The answer is that they gave him too much.

As Russia's most outstanding ace pilot, Korzhav shot down a total of 21 enemy planes during the World War, more than half of which were from the German Air Force.

The performance of the British Air Force during the World War was quite good compared to the British Army. The British government attached great importance to the Air Force, second only to the Navy. Although it was not disbanded after the end of the World War, it also did not invest more funds in technological research and development and the purchase of new fighter jets.

This batch of fighter jets purchased by the Western Austrian army had just been replaced with new engines before delivery, with improved power.

To Korzav's regret, the machine guns of this batch of fighters were still the 12.7mm ones used during the World War and had not been upgraded.

Russia's latest fighter jets have had their cannon caliber upgraded from 12.7mm to 20mm.

However, 12.7 mm is enough to deal with British fighter planes.

Perth is too far away from Kalgoorlie and beyond the combat range of fighter jets. In Russia, the most effective way to increase the combat radius is to add external fuel tanks. Korzav was simple and crude and simply built a simple airport in a small town less than 100 kilometers away from Perth.

Judging by Russian standards, this airport is indeed very simple. The hangar was converted from a horse stable, aviation fuel was stored in the cellar, and there were several large haystacks next to the lawn for fighter planes to take off and land, which contained camouflaged anti-aircraft machine guns.

Korzav was lucky. The British army had not discovered this nearby field airport. Theo fighter planes could reach Perth in just 20 minutes by taking off from here.

The classification of fighter planes during World War I was not clear enough. Fighter planes could perform reconnaissance missions or be used as bombers with bombs.

After receiving the combat order, Korzhav personally led the first wave of fighters to carry out the attack mission.

The first wave of fighters did not carry aerial bombs, and their mission was to destroy the Pas Air Force.

After experiencing many harassments, the British army in Perth learned their lesson and set up many guard posts around Perth to prevent sneak attacks by the Western Austrian Air Force.

In order to cover the location of the field airport, the Theo fighters used to circle after taking off and fly to Perth from another direction.

With the war imminent, Korzav acted with extreme speed and this time he did not take a detour but flew directly to Pers.

This resulted in the British army's early warning being untimely. When the 36 fighters led by Korzav arrived over Perth, the British army only took off 4 fighters.

Korzhav personally led the First Flying Squadron to besiege four British fighter planes that had already taken off.

The remaining fighters began to dive and shoot at the British fighters that were lined up on the runway preparing to take off.

The best way to destroy an air force is to destroy it on the ground.

Korzav's wingman pilot is Alexander, who already has four victories and is only one flight away from becoming an ace pilot.

Korzhav locked onto a British fighter plane but did not shoot immediately, leaving the opportunity for Alexander.

Alexander gave Korzav a thumbs up to express his gratitude, and successfully shot down the British fighter plane with a long burst of fire.

Korzav was delighted, and when he looked for his next target, the Theo fighter was the only one in his sight.

There are simply too many wolves and too little meat to go around.

A little-known fact is that these fighter jets destroyed on the runway will not be counted when calculating the results.

(End of this chapter)