Chapter 612: 88 Bombardment of the Plane
The group flew at a constant speed at an altitude of 2,000 meters, and Ivanov successfully delivered all the cargo and paratroopers, leaving only a dangerous way back. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
He only hoped that the group would be able to fly against the sun after completing the U-turn, and that the glare would make it difficult for potential German interceptors to find the position of the group.
So he didn't notice at all that there was already an anomaly in the forest beneath the fleet. Where Balzen's troops fought fiercely with the Germans, the landscape had completely changed. If Ivanov had paid more attention to the ground, and even the escort fighters could act as scouts to see anomalies on the ground in the distance, the group would have made the right choice.
Lothaheim had only two groups of 88-mm anti-aircraft guns, and through the gun-sighting binoculars, the Germans found their target from the direction where the roar was heard. The actual distance was five kilometers, which did not affect the precision strike of artillery fire.
Both guns opened fire at the same time, and a dozen seconds later, a TB3 bomber was shot in the wing. The impact of the overspeed combined with the powerful explosion directly shattered one of its wings. Completely destabilized, it was accompanied by a violent "wail", dragging thick black smoke and chasing towards the earth.
This abrupt scene took place completely under the noses of Balzen and all the other Soviet troops. Originally, everyone was still amazed by the magnificent and magnificent aircraft cluster on their side, and Natasha even pulled her sisters and pointed to the sky and shouted excitedly.
The explosion scene was seen by everyone, and the originally excited faces suddenly turned white.
"It's an attack! This is definitely an attack! Natasha's eyes widened as she watched the bomber chase towards the ground like a meteor.
As for star fruit, although she has participated in many battles, she has never seen this huge aircraft group formation, and she knows nothing about German air defense operations. In short, the bombers of your own troops fell!
She grabbed Natasha's arm tightly and said in horror: "If you fall from such a high place, everyone in the plane will fall to your death!" ”
"That's right! They're all going to die! ”
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Balzen watched the bomber fall, and soon there was a loud bang. The Soviets were in the forest, and they did not see the black smoke rising in the distance, where it fell.
"Damn! It's falling now! It must have been beaten down by the Germans! Stamped his foot hard, Balzen was really unconvinced. As a result, the order was urgently changed, and the whole army accelerated to seize the favorable terrain and prepare for battle!
As if the Soviets were going to take the initiative to attack, Balzen didn't quite understand what he was going to do next. It is impossible to do nothing anyway, first lead the troops to the edge of the forest, and then act at the opportunity.
He thought so, but the vast number of soldiers thought that the troops were about to take the initiative to attack the German positions, and more than 1,000 people were advancing at full speed!
Igor stretched out his big thick hand and waved, which was kind of caught in surprise and the attention of the two girls was pulled back, and shouted urgently: "Don't rub it off, look at everyone! We must run! We're going on the offensive soon! ”
"What? Are we going to take the initiative to attack? Isn't the enemy attacking, we blocking? Natasha asked, confused.
"Keep listening!" Igor continued, "Look, the youth battalion in Kharkov! This group of fanatical kids is crazy! ”
They are all running, but the youth camp is the fiercest! Not to mention how effective they are, this fanatical energy overshadows the others.
"These people are trying to die! This idiot! Kharkiv, who is a commander, can't learn what it means to maintain a formation? Natasha couldn't do anything about it! Just from the current performance of the youth camp, you know that they are going to make meritorious contributions! As everyone knows, it is precisely because of the existence of Natasha's role model that this group is now like being beaten with chicken blood. That's a group of kids who desperately need to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions!
Balzen watched the youth camp become a pioneer, and couldn't help but feel a little worried about the prospects. Why did they run so fast, did they still rush out of the forest and directly start the Ula charge? But so far, their performance is not bad.
He then shouted: "Comrades! Look at those children! Are you willing to run faster than we do? We're all grown-ups! Give me speed! ”
In this way, the sky is the Soviet army's fleet, and the ground is the infantry running wildly.
But for the group, they suffered unexpected damage!
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On the other hand, the German positions were full of busy crowds. Commander Lothaheim was surprised to see a target explode and fall down, leaving an astonishing trail of smoke in the sky.
He immediately called the anti-aircraft artillery position: "Well done you guys! Aim for me at the next target and hit hard! Hit the cannon to the limit! ”
Everyone knows that only two 88-mm anti-aircraft guns against a huge Soviet aircraft group is tantamount to a mantis arm as a car! It's actually very dangerous for them to do this, as long as the enemy planes start to counterattack, the huge fleet can ravage the entire position!
However, battles are often sudden! As the commander of the infantry regiment, Lothaheim could not admit the instigation of the enemy aircraft when it crossed the border and let it pass without firing a single shot.
The maximum firing range of the 88 anti-aircraft artillery anti-aircraft gun is 9,900 meters, and the most well-trained artillery group can achieve a high speed of one shot per ten seconds. Due to the slow speed of bombers such as the TB3, the Germans did not need to adjust the angle drastically after selecting a target.
As the fleet got closer, the second round of the most accurate shelling arrived. Both high-explosive shells were hit, and two Lee-2 transport planes were hit by bullets and exploded, turning into countless fragments.
Ivanov tried his best to remain calm, three transport planes have already fallen, and this is not yet the most dangerous moment! The losses are already quite serious! You must know that for the Soviet Air Force, the loss of two transport aircraft was considered a serious loss!
Originally, he had just issued a new order, that is, the crews remained calm and the fighters searched for the source of the enemy attack. It's only been a few dozen seconds since the order was issued! Another transport plane was hit and crashed.
He continued to hold the walkie-talkie and roared hoarsely, urging the escort fighters to search for the enemy immediately!
At present, the German army has not developed a VT proximity fuse, and their anti-aircraft artillery fire is only a general high-explosive shell, so it can only rely on the hard contact with the target such as physical collision, and its hit rate is not high, and it is very dependent on the individual ability of the artillery.
After completing three shots, the excited artillery team immediately chose a new target.
Like these officers and soldiers, now Lothaheim knows that he can repay his superiors! Shooting down at least three bombers, such a result by a second-line rear infantry regiment is a miracle.
Therefore, there was peace in the command of the infantry regiment.
"Hahaha! Now I should be able to atone for my sins, and the teacher will definitely be very excited. The discovered Soviet aircraft group flew to me and was shot down by me, and the bad reputation of our 707th Division could be saved a lot! Lotharheim immediately asked Lawrence, "You see, our regiment is not so unbearable. ”
"Yes! If we play to our strengths, the Soviets will not be difficult either! Lawrence said something as the chief meant. His mind is still very messy, and the Soviets have not fought back after being beaten down three times? Are they here to die?
Ivanov has just issued an order to raise the group as a whole, it will take time, and besides, the group has already begun to pass through the German positions!
The group had just begun to pull up, and the third round of German artillery fire was also fired, and another TB3 was hit, turning into a brilliant fireball. At the same time, the muzzles of the vast number of German soldiers rushed to the sky in unison! They witnessed an alarming sight of an extremely large fleet of aircraft passing through their positions!
Machine guns and rifles opened fire in all directions, which completely exposed the position of their positions. To make matters worse, the Hesitation 88 anti-aircraft gun has always been used as a positional artillery, and its fortifications are very obvious! It was these damn thick pipes that were found in the escort fighters that bombarded the group, and the 88 gun immediately became the target of public criticism!