On the improvised defensive position, an Elanhill soldier pulled a smoke stick from his pocket near his shoulder and pulled it open with all his might, causing a dazzling yellow smoke to emerge at once.

He tossed the smoking stick a short distance in front of him, and immediately retracted his head.

At the same time, dozens of soldiers on the human defensive position threw this mark directly in front of them at the same time, clearly marking the approximate location of the current defensive position.

These smoke sticks can be seen very clearly in the sky, so that those air force attack planes, especially jet attack planes, will not accidentally damage the areas under their control.

At this time, Ilan Raymond, who had already dived, pulled his trigger on the obvious phalanx of the demon troops.

The A-10 attack aircraft, codenamed Thunderbolt, is a super ground attack aircraft designed and built around the famous GAU-8 Avenger cannon.

At that time, the design idea was to use the powerful GAU-8 Avenger cannon to destroy all types of ground targets, and the so-called bombs and missiles were just fillers for the design of the A-10 attack aircraft.

Conversely, the GAU-8 Avenger cannon was originally a parallel project of the A-X program, which finalized the A-10 attack aircraft. The performance requirements for the cannon were announced in 1970, and the specific scheme was designed by a competition between General Electric and Fly Ford.

The two prototypes of the A-X program, the YA-10 and the Northrop YA-9, were originally intended to be fitted with this weapon, but the development of the prototype was not yet complete when the GAU-8 was not completed, so the M61 Vulcan cannon was used to temporarily replace it. When completed, the GAU-8 full system (the exact designation is the A/A 49E-6 artillery system) accounted for about 16% of the net weight of the A-10 attack aircraft.

It can be said responsibly that the A-10 and GAU-8 were the product of mutual accommodation and final compromise.

Therefore, the construction of the A-10 attack aircraft is quite special: the Avenger cannon is mounted on the central axis of the fuselage slightly to the left, and its landing gear is slightly to the right, so as to ensure that the barrel of the cannon is actually fired on the central axis of the aircraft.

The GAU-8 weighed 280 kilograms, and the weight of the reloading system and drum was 1,828 kilograms, nearly two tons, all stacked on a single cannon, which had never happened before.

The distance from the muzzle to the tail end of the ammunition system is 5.931 meters, the diameter of the drum is 88 centimeters, and the total length is 1.82 meters. The magazine can be loaded with 1,174 shells at a time, but usually only 1,150 rounds.

When firing incendiary armor-piercing shells, the muzzle velocity of this gun can reach 990 m/s, which is almost the same as the lighter M61 Vulcan 20 mm caliber shell.

For the best armor-piercing effect, the standard ammunition arrangement of the GAU-8 is a 4:1 mix of PGU-14/B incendiary armor-piercing projectiles with a warhead weighing about 425 grams and PGU-13/B high-explosive incendiary shells (HEI) with a warhead weighing about 360 grams.

The PGU-14/B's warhead is embedded in a lightweight aluminum alloy shell with a smaller-caliber depleted uranium core encased inside. The Avenger cannon is extremely effective against tanks and any armored vehicle.

One of the most important innovations in the design of the ammunition of the GAU-8 was the use of aluminum alloys instead of traditional steel and brass.

This allows the aircraft to carry up to 30% more ammunition with the same total load. There are also plastic cartridge case hoops on the cartridge casings designed to extend the life of the barrel. The ammunition is about 290 mm long and weighs about 0.69 kg.

Such a strong performance makes this gun full of momentum when firing, and with the terrible engine roar of the A-10 attack aircraft, the attack visual effect is very cool.

The moment Ilan Raymond pulled the trigger, nearly a hundred shells were fired at the enemy's phalanx. With their terrifying rate of fire, these depleted uranium armor-piercing shells easily pierced through the magical defensive barrier on top of the phalanx, as easily as slicing a piece of tofu.

Then, these terrible ammunition fell on the demon forces inside the phalanx. Huge shells of 30 mm caliber, with unprecedented penetrating force, raged in the crowd and no one could stop them.

The ammunition ran through the thin armor, through the demon soldiers' bodies, and through the others behind them.

Eventually, the munitions slammed into the ground, splattering a cloud of dust and filling it into a heartbreaking white smoke.

Like chopping melons and vegetables, this demon phalanx locked by Ilan Raymond suddenly turned on his back.

The demon officer, who was pointing his sword forward and ordering his troops to attack, was pierced through his body by a cannonball. He spat blood, clutched his arm that had been broken in two by a shell, and looked at the sky in despair.

He wasn't directly hit by the terrible cannonball, but was wounded like this when he was hit in the arm by a cannonball's splashed gravel.

Right next to him, some demons were broken in two by such shells at once, and their upper bodies were still alive, lying on the ground howling and moaning.

The place where the GAU-8 cannon had been baptized was almost a state of no grass, and the phalanx of demon troops that were originally standing neatly collapsed on their backs.

You can imagine how powerful this weapon is, you must know that the puppet tank of the puppet empire is equipped with nothing more than a single-barreled 30 mm rapid-fire gun.

This anti-aircraft weapon of Irlanhill back then has long been discontinued. However, there are still many production lines that copy this artillery in various countries, and many countries are still using this backward weapon.

The Holy Demon Empire has been mass-producing this weapon until it was destroyed by Iran Hill. Later, Iran Hill took over these factories, and now they have completely ceased production and have moved on to the production of other weapons and equipment.

The puppet empire is still mass-producing rapid-fire guns of 30 mm caliber until now: they are equipped with such artillery in large quantities, on the one hand, because of the maturity of technology, and on the other hand, because they have too many shells in stock.

However, Alan Hill has brought the 30 mm rapid-fire gun to the plane, and has given it a higher and stronger rate of fire, equipped with sharper ammunition, and raised it to an unprecedented level.

With just 1 to 2 seconds of short shots, this defiant Avenger cannon can destroy a demonic phalanx, and even if the opponent opens the magical defense barrier, it will still pay a heavy price!

In the sky above the battlefield at this moment, there are dozens of such terrible A-10 attack aircraft. They weaved back and forth, destroying all demonic forces they could see.

While passing through the demon phalanx, they would also drop a bomb from time to time, causing even more casualties.

The demon army that had lost its commander was also in chaos, and the phalanx had to start retreating, and the phalanx in the back made way for them to retreat and reorganize, while the brand-new demon phalanx in the back continued to move forward.

However, before this new phalanx could get close to the human defensive position, it was patronized by another A-10 attack aircraft.

The same familiar round of strafing, the same bomb falling in the demonic position, the same explosion and patches of white smoke, the same massive losses.

The A-10 attack aircraft, which had excellent performance at low altitude and had a very small turning radius, circled in the sky, and Ilan Raymond once again pressed his sight against a collapsed demonic phalanx.

He calmly piloted his plane into the attack route, and then calmly pulled his trigger.

"Bump Bump!" Once again, the 30 mm caliber cannon GAU-8 Avenger spewed out deadly fire, looming over the demonic troops.

Pulling up his attack plane, Ilan Raymond felt very excited. He loves the hearty attack, and he also likes the fluid feel of the new weapon.

I have to say that this new aircraft is really suitable for attacking large-scale swarm targets such as demon troops, and it is simply tailor-made for demon troops.

Wherever these A-10 attack planes passed, the demons' buildings and cars were destroyed, and the soldiers also fell to the ground, black blood everywhere, and the scene was also chaotic.

On the high ground in the distance, a demon general looked at his collapsed troops, and his expression was already difficult to see. Originally, he also had a handsome face, but now he looks a little distorted.

"What about the Demon Dragon Force? Why haven't you moved yet? Yes? Why? He looked at the demon general who was in charge of commanding the Demon Dragon troops on the side, and asked, "You just watched my troops being beaten?" ”

"I've lost more than 20 dragons today! And more than 30 fighters! Do you think I'm standing here to see the excitement? The other party was also full of anger, and immediately retorted.

The Demon Air Force did fight hard today, taking off a large number of Demon fighters, but not even a single Iran Hill plane was taken down.

The only few successes were achieved during the air defense of the ground forces. The only ones shot down were some Il-2 attack planes, and a modified ground support B-25 attack aircraft.

After losing more than 20 demon dragons, the demon air force had to stop its stupidity in the struggle for air supremacy.

A decisive battle with the Iran Hill Air Force, which has AWACS aircraft and F-16 and F-15 fighter jets, is indeed too reluctant for a force of the level of the Demon Air Force.

"Our ground forces are collapsing! Our well-planned attack failed like this? Pointing to his own troops struggling in the battle in the distance, the demon general, who had just spoken first, asked again.

"Perhaps, we will have to carry out the second set of battle plans." The demon general in charge of commanding the demon air force thought for a moment before suggesting.

"Well, that's all there is to it." Hearing this suggestion, the demon general's face looked a little better, nodded and said, "Let the Demon Dog Empress!" Withdraw the troops! Leave the opportunity to attack to the humans themselves! Hum hum ......"

"Woo......!" With his command, the melodious horns of the demon troops echoed in the sound of explosions, and with these horns, the demon troops began to retreat.