Chapter 1,425 Bombing
Chapter 1425 Bombing
If the Russians' anti-aircraft firepower is just a bunch of crackling fire from various machine guns, then the British's anti-aircraft firepower is obviously layered! First, when the straight-line distance was about 5,000 meters, it was attacked by a similar 75MM artillery. Clouds of black smoke exploded around the fleet, and countless shrapnel bloomed into flowers of death driven by explosives. The French The shrapnel used makes this shell look powerful, at least visually.
"It must be said that we underestimated the Allied air defense firepower. They actually concentrated a large number of medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns to attack us from a long distance. A series of artillery shells rose from the anti-aircraft artillery positions on the ground and then exploded around the aircraft group. A series of dense bullets rained out, and countless prefabricated steel balls flew in the air, weaving a big net of death. We can even see the friendly troops who were beaten into honeycombs by shrapnel falling from the sky dragging thick black smoke. I swear, this is The most intense anti-aircraft firepower I have ever seen." A German pilot said with lingering fear.
Otherwise, Britain and France are so proud! In this port city, the British concentrated 10 75MM rapid-fire artillery wings, a total of 40 anti-aircraft guns to build a long-range air defense system, and then an inner ring defense system composed of at least 52 2-pound guns, and finally, hundreds of A point defense system built with machine guns of various calibers on high ground, on top of buildings, and on individual ships. Facing this anti-aircraft defense system from far to near, from 5,500 meters away to 150 meters away, it was the first time we faced such an attack. The German Air Force is really a little timid...
"Fortunately, we brought some mines, not just bombs." Some bombers avoided the anti-aircraft artillery deployed by the British and began to enter the port channel from the sea direction, and then dropped each one weighing 100KG at an altitude of less than 100 meters. A 150KG mine was thrown into the channel, while some remaining bombers, under the cover of fighter jets, forcibly bombed the berths in the port area!
The J-3 fighter jets that followed up with the K-6 bombers performed the suppression task very well. They used 2 to 4 aircraft as a small group to focus on suppressing the 2-pound gun positions in the British inner circle. The ammunition fired by the 20MM machine gun and the 12.7MM large-caliber machine gun created clouds of smoke around the bunker. The bunker made of sandbags could barely withstand the attack of ordinary machine guns, but it was much worse when faced with the 20MM gun.
A J-3 fighter jet entered the battlefield from the direction with its back to the sun and attacked a 2-pound gun from behind. The gun, which weighed several hundred kilograms and was driven entirely by manpower, could not turn quickly. In the eyes of a group of British people who were stunned and frightened, Dozens of 20MM shells roared out, turning the entire artillery crew into a mess. The ammunition box hanging next to the machine gun was also hit. The armor-piercing incendiary bomb easily ignited the ammunition inside. With a loud noise, the huge explosion pushed the sandbags around the bunker into pieces, and the 40MM barrel It was also blown dozens of meters into the air.
The large number of anti-aircraft guns deployed by the British is indeed a threat to German bombers. The 75MM anti-aircraft guns disperse the fleet at long distances and interfere with bombing. However, it is the 40MM machine guns that can really cause huge damage to bombers! The machine guns on the bombers and the British 40MM machine guns on the ground exchanged wild fire at a distance of less than 1,000 meters.
Dense artillery shells intertwined into barrages in the air. In order to cover the transport ship unloading people behind, the British could not retreat. The Germans, on the other hand, desperately tried to get closer in order to eliminate at least one battalion of enemy troops at once!
A series of ricocheting bullets swept across the gun emplacement, and at least three British soldiers were cut off by the flying large-caliber bullets. But the sacrifice of the British was not in vain. A 40MM shell bit hard on the upper wing of the K-6 bomber. The huge lethality directly knocked off half of the wing of the aircraft! The several-ton aircraft also shook violently.
Like an angry beast, the two 12.7MM machine guns on the nose of the damaged K-6 bomber and the other two machine guns on the belly of the aircraft launched an attack on the anti-aircraft gun, and fought back like a seriously injured shark. The armor installed by the British on the front of the anti-aircraft gun finally turned into countless fragments under the continuous blows. Armor-piercing incendiary bombs roared past, forming a huge oval bomb drop zone. Breaking everything that was enveloped into pieces.
However, this bomber will eventually fall here. Another 40MM anti-aircraft gun aimed its muzzle at the injured giant. A series of 40MM shells roared and hit the bomber. A series of huge explosions directly destroyed this bomber. The rear half of the bomber was removed from the aircraft.
However, the bomber finally completed its mission. Covered in flames and bullet holes, the bomber finally crashed into a transport ship. With a loud noise, the barge had a displacement of more than 5,000 tons. It was blown into two halves! As bombs fell one after another, the entire port area was shrouded in smoke and fire.
Some bombers turned their attack targets to anti-aircraft artillery positions. These bombers flew quickly over people from a few hundred meters in the air, and then dropped rounds of submunitions and napalm bombs into the British air defense positions. This powerful front-to-side killing Every attack of the weapon is a catastrophe!
"I saw with my own eyes a napalm bomb being thrown down. The thing bounced and rolled for a long time. With the explosion, pieces of napalm spread around, creating a rectangular killing area composed of flames. It enveloped us in an air defense position with four 75MM anti-aircraft guns. Perhaps because the distance was too close, or perhaps because of the damage caused by the explosion of ammunition, three of the four anti-aircraft guns were destroyed, and there were a total of 48 people in the four artillery squads. In the end, only three people were unscathed, seven others were seriously injured, and the others were all engulfed in flames." A British officer wrote in his diary. There is a strong smell of blood between the lines!
"The British have done a very good job in air defense at key points. Our attack efficiency is not high and we can only complete about half of the scheduled attack targets. And the losses are huge. So far, our K-6 bombers participating in the battle have been lost. 10, and a few more are injured." After the bombing mission, a staff officer sent a summary of the battle reports from the front to Major General Harrell.
"Well, the British are indeed very powerful. As for the effect of the air strike on Thessaloniki, it did not meet expectations, but it doesn't matter. Our main target this time is the British Air Force." Harrell glanced at it roughly Said after the contents of the telegram.
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