Chapter 367: The sudden withdrawal of the SS stunned the American troops
"What kind of bomber group is this, we've never seen it before!"
"I haven't seen it either, but they're fast! Our anti-aircraft guns can't keep up with them! ”
"We are miserable this time, our air force has not yet arrived!"
"Find cover! Fast! ”
When the Ar-234 jet bombers sent by the Germans were bombing, the American soldiers below shouted in panic. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
It was only for their exclamation that the bombing of the Ar-234D-2 jet bomber group piloted by the German 76th Bomber Wing was even more ferocious and ferocious.
These Ar-234D-2 jet bombers have a maximum bomb load of 1,500 kilograms, and the speed of the second lane is so fast that even if the US P-51 fighter jets attack, there is no way to intercept them immediately.
In addition, the Ar-234D-2 jet bombers were equipped with two MK108 30mm cannons and two MG151 20mm cannons on the fuselage and under the cockpit.
The 76th German Bomber Wing had a total of 75 Ar-234 jet bombers, although not very many.
But the devastation caused by their bombardment is not to be underestimated.
Because these pilots are all superb pilots of the German army, and there are also a small number of ace pilots in them, who play important combat roles.
However, this time, the bomb dropped by the 76th Bomber Wing was not a cloudburst bomb; Or white phosphorus bombs, but heavy high-explosive bombs, and incendiary bombs.
Because of the cloudburst bomb; and white phosphorus bombs have all been used, and Chen Yanlong has no way to redeem them because of the limitations of his mobile phone, so he can only use other bombs instead.
Of course, there is another reason, that is, Chen Yanlong wants to know if one day, his aviation unit is out of cloudburst bombs, white phosphorus bombs, and other rockets; The combat performance of the Ar-234D-2 jet bomber group he exchanged for will be able to defeat the US air force, especially the US military's P-51 Mustang fighters.
"Go all out and use all your strongest piloting abilities to blow up the U.S. forces below and wipe them out! Our Führer is waiting for the good news of our first battle, and we must not disappoint him, nor can we put this excellent jet bomber to shame! ”
Seeing that his men were bombing with agility and speed, Wing Commander of the German 76th Bomber Wing, Dweesen, immediately used incendiary language and spread the word through the on-board radio.
His words did not cease until all the pilots had received them.
"The Führer is wise! Long live the Führer! ”
The voices that answered him were the excited and scrappy shouts of the pilots.
Wave after wave, the voices echoed loudly.
Then their bombing campaign became more frenzied, and the speed of their flight became even faster; In addition, the targets of the bombing were all concentrated in those places where there were a large number of US troops, and they were bombed indiscriminately.
In a short time, more than 600 American soldiers were killed and wounded, and more than a dozen howitzers, more than 5,000 grenades, and more than 3,000 liters of gasoline were blown up by these Ar-234D-2 jet bombers.
But with the excellent performance of the German 76th Bomber Wing, the SS units, which had just been engaged in fierce fighting with Patton's 2nd Army; However, they did not immediately rush in to dispatch the army, or the elite troops swept and attacked the American troops who were panicked and evading the bombing.
At the same time, it was very surprising that the SS troops were still retreating, and they were retreating very quickly, as if they were losing the battle, and they were the ones who were being bombed; It was not like Patton's 2nd Army, which made people instantly stunned, and dumbfounded and still confused.
With the sudden withdrawal of these SS troops, all the Ar-234D-2 jet bombers of the German 76th Bomber Wing also quickly dropped all the remaining bombs, and then turned the nose and flew off the battlefield.
"Gah! What did these SS and German planes do? Why did they all evacuate so quickly? ”
"This can't be a trap to lure us into pursuit!"
"Quite possibly! We've suffered a few such big losses, and we've suffered heavy casualties in the end! ”
"Then should we go after it right away this time?"
"Wait for the order from above! We don't have the right to go after it! ”
"Hmmm! That's all I can do, but I always find the sudden withdrawal of these German troops very strange! Because they have already occupied the advantage of the battle just now, even if they don't use the trick of luring the enemy to go deeper, if they continue to fight according to the battle situation just now, our 2nd Army will definitely suffer a large number of casualties! Especially if they have a follow-up force to support, then we will definitely lose the battle, return to the beach where we landed, and be driven back to the sea! ”
"So I feel that their sudden withdrawal could be due to problems with their logistics, and rearguard, or the situation in other directions, so Hitler and their high command suddenly let them retreat to support other troops in the battle?"
"I also kind of agree with your idea! Because the German attack just now was fierce! And if they had just stepped up their efforts, then we would have been unable to withstand it and would have been defeated for a day or two! ”
"Then why don't we ask our commander for an order to pursue immediately! Maybe this is the best time for us to fight back against the Germans! ”
"That's right! I wonder if we will be able to inflict heavy losses and annihilate the fierce SS troops just now! ”
"Hmmm! I thought so, just now I could see the withdrawal of the SS very clearly, but it was very anxious and messy; It was as if something big had happened in their rear, and they were rushing back to help, and they were hurriedly evacuating. ”
"Hey! Maybe God gave us the opportunity to annihilate Hitler's most elite SS troops in this little Sicily! ”
"Hahaha! That's a good idea! The thought of annihilating all of Hitler's SS here, I would have woken up laughing while I slept! ”
"Everyone has such an idea of pursuit, or we should go to General Patton to discuss it immediately! See what he has to say! ”
"Let's go! Let's hurry up and consult with General Patton, for if we don't wait for all the SS troops to evacuate, then it will be difficult for us to pursue them!" ”
"That's right! If we don't take advantage of their panic to launch a pursuit war against them now, I'm afraid that if we miss such a good fighter, then it will be difficult to have such a good moment to make achievements! ”
When they saw the SS and German Ar-234D-2 jet bomber groups all withdraw from the battlefield, Patton's senior officers were full of suspicion and surprise.
And after a short time, they suddenly cheered and excitedly shook their hands.
When they had reached an agreement, they hurried to Patton to discuss with their division commander the pursuit of the Germans.