Steel Soviet Union

Alexander I. Pokryshkin, for the entire Soviet Air Force in the future, this is definitely a resounding and almost heroic name.

In early 1941, when the German army had just invaded the Soviet Union, there were very few Soviet pilots who could survive the bloody sky with their backward fighter planes and their superb air combat skills. The German pilots who fought life-and-death battles with the Royal Air Force's Spitfires were simply monsters to the Soviet pilots who had just participated in actual combat. A large number of Soviet pilots lacked actual combat experience and did not have a thorough understanding of the performance of German fighter jets. Just died in the blue sky.

But this is an exception for Pokryshkin, who is not afraid of tigers as a newborn.

Pokryshkin, who studied in aviation school when he was young, was called a "weird idea" by his classmates and alumni. Pokryshkin, who is not rigid and rigid, often puts his experience several times that of his peers into In terms of flight training and learning, as long as he takes to the sky, Pokryshkin can perform all kinds of fancy stunts in an endless stream. This is also the fundamental source of his nickname.

Training harder than his peers and his outstanding talent in flying laid the foundation for Pokryshkin's future survival.

Like almost all his fellow Soviet aviation comrades, Pokryshkin was deeply surprised and unbelievable when he first heard the news of Germany's massive invasion of the Soviet Union.

It was very difficult for Pokryshkin to understand why a friendly country that had exchanged machines and technology from its own motherland for food and production raw materials the day before would immediately launch a large-scale invasion without warning. During the previous incident in Poland, the propaganda of Soviet-German friendship by superiors once reached its peak. The photo of the generals of the Soviet and German armies shaking hands and laughing like brothers in Poland is still fresh in Pokryshkin's mind.

Although it was difficult to understand the sudden war, Pokryshkin still flew his fighter plane into the sky and plunged into a life-and-death battle with the German Air Force.

Relying on his superb skills and unique understanding of air combat, Pokryshkin, who was not good at low-altitude combat MiG-3 fighter jets, still shot down several BF109s that had an advantage in quality. In a very complex and pessimistic situation on the front line, Pokryshkin's heroic achievements were praised by his colleagues and recognized by his superiors.

But as the saying goes, no one can walk by the river without wet shoes. A pilot who dares to soar into the sky to shoot down an opponent's fighter plane must first be prepared and aware of being shot down by the opponent.

In the most dangerous battle, Pokryshkin bravely flew his plane to swoop down to annihilate the enemy in order to cover the reconnaissance of his comrades. Pokryshkin, who attracted almost all the attention, encountered intensive German ground artillery fire. The barrage of small-caliber rapid-fire anti-aircraft cannons grazed Pokryshkin's plane, and thick black smoke emitted from the engine. Kreshkin finally managed to make an emergency landing in a forest and survived.

Tired, tired, hungry, hurt

Almost all imaginable negative descriptions are fiercely attacking Pokryshkin, but this determined Soviet aviation ace still stands firm with his tenacious will, using his full strength after crossing the dangerous ground frontline theater. After four days of walking, we returned to our airport.

This catastrophic escape was just the beginning for Pokryshkin, and more exaggerated things were to follow.

In another aerial reconnaissance mission not long after this, Pokryshkin, who flew alone and took great risks to conduct reconnaissance, unexpectedly encountered a German Air Force BF109 fighter air patrol of a four-plane formation on his way back.

The four German BF109s who finally caught their prey immediately opened their mouths and swarmed towards Pokryshkin. However, Pokryshkin, who knew that the enemy was outnumbered and we were all dead anyway, simply put his heart into it. Laterally, he yanked the joystick in his hand and rushed straight towards the oncoming German fighter plane.

In this small-scale air battle with one against four and the quality was not dominant, Pokryshkin fully demonstrated the concept of pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth with his superb air combat skills.

The frenzied siege of four German BF109 fighter planes still failed to stop Pokryshkin's cross sword. Before being shot down, Pokryshkin forcibly pulled a Luftwaffe BF109 to support him. With this aircraft Completely out of control, the German fighter planes, smoking all the way, fell to the ground together.

Compared with the German BF109 that fell to the ground and exploded on the spot, Pokryshkin, who had his flight wing control cable interrupted, once again survived the disaster by relying on his superb skills and glided all the way to the ground. Under the influence of inertia, Pokryshkin's aircraft rushed forward for more than a hundred meters.

Although the heavily damaged landline was once again completely destroyed, fortunately, Pokryshkin, who survived the disaster, was only slightly injured this time and once again returned to the army by walking on foot by his own ability.

With this series of previous air combat experiences, Pokryshkin is now a very skilled red aerial war hawk. The US-aided P39 "Flying Snake" fighter jet with red stars painted on its fuselage has not been delivered to Pokryshkin at this time. Today, Pokryshkin is still flying a domestically produced Mi The Ge 3 fighter jet went to meet the enemy.

The continuous snowstorm for many days not only immobilized the German Air Force as the intruder, but the Soviet Air Force, which was defending the country, was also affected by the heavy snow that did not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy and was helpless at the airport.

As the snowstorm that lasted for many days finally stopped, the Soviet aviation, which was aware of the arrival of fighter planes at the same time as its opponent the German Air Force, was also aware of the approaching war. Once the heavy snow stops, it will inevitably mean that the sky will clear up. The German Air Force, which has been suppressed for many days, has no reason to miss this good opportunity to attack again, and what the Soviet Air Force has to do is very simple.

No matter what the Luftwaffe wanted to achieve, the Soviet aviation only needed to stop these Fascist invaders in the opposite direction.

Pokryshkin, who took off from the rear airport in an emergency, flew into the battlefield airspace with the first 23 comrades around him. As expected, the sky in front of him was as mentioned in the mission briefing before the attack. It was expected that there would be a large number of German attack planes danced wildly.

Realizing that time was running out, Pokryshkin did not hesitate at all. He immediately pushed the joystick in his hand and steered the war eagle towards the German fleet flying up and down in the sky. At this moment, Marashen was massacred. The Stukas of the Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment had not yet noticed the arrival of death.