Chapter 454: Target Machine

Major Jayden's plan was quickly approved by Menzies, who did not dare to expect to get the Germans out of their secret weapons in a single operation, which was not only unrealistic but also too risky, and could have wiped out the commandos and gained nothing.

SO THREE 40MM BOFORS ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS WERE AIRDROPPED INTO THE HANDS OF MAJOR JAYDEN A FEW HOURS LATER.

Major Jayden made a meticulous plan for the interception.

The first is the interception position.

It's not appropriate to be too far forward, and it's not good to be too far back.

Too far forward will give the anti-aircraft gunners no time to prepare at all...... You must know that it can travel at a speed of more than 600 kilometers per hour, and the anti-aircraft gunner does not know when it will be launched, and the result of being too far forward is that the aircraft has already flown over the sky before the gunner can react.

Too far back is not conducive to follow-up. Through previous observations of a German test launch, Major Jayden noted that the Germans had deployed very few troops 100 kilometers earlier, with only three people on one motorcycle per group (one of them was a driver, one was an observer, and the other was an ambulance).

But after 100 kilometers, the road is denser, and the number of people is several times as high as before.

If you stay behind, you will have to face a lot of enemies and will be surrounded from all sides.

After careful consideration, Major Jayden decided that the most suitable thing was to set the interception point at about 60 kilometers, and they only needed to secretly kill one of the German groups, and there would be a blind spot of about 30 kilometers.

At the same time, because the anti-aircraft gun was 60 kilometers away from the take-off of the German aircraft, this gave the anti-aircraft gunners about 7 minutes to prepare.

Major Jayden divided his unit into several groups:

The first group is the observation group, a total of 8 people divided into two lurking points, on both sides of the trajectory, one left and one right, taking turns to observe with binoculars...... It's a painful and patient task.

They had to be vigilant at all times and keep their communications open, while also taking care to hide themselves from the Germans...... They were the closest group to the Germans.

The second group was an anti-aircraft artillery group.

Theoretically, the Bofors anti-aircraft gun was operated by only three people: two gunners sat on it to operate the gun. Among them, the right deputy gunner is responsible for controlling the rotation mechanism, and the left main gunner is responsible for controlling the high and low mechanism and pressing the foot pedal to fire the gun. A loader is also needed next to the anti-aircraft gun.

There must also be a communicator on the phone...... In this way, it is possible to know in advance whether the aircraft in the direction of the camp have been launched and coordinate with other troops.

Do the math: each cannon needs 4 people, and three guns need 12 people.

The third group is the action group.

It was a bit of a hassle to lay out this group, as they didn't know where the aircraft would fall if it was shot down.

Jayden guessed that the speed of the aircraft was about 600 kilometers per hour, because he found that it flew at a speed similar to that of the Spitfire in his last test flight (the actual speed was 645 kilometers per hour, and Jayden and his party were Army after all, so their estimates of the speed of the aircraft were not very accurate).

If you calculate at a speed of 600 kilometers per hour, hit the aircraft at 60 kilometers, and then fall along a parabola...... It will fall at about 70 kilometers.

Jayden spread 20 people in two groups between 70 and 80 kilometers, and their task was to get there as quickly as possible when the aircraft fell, complete close and internal photography, and if possible, remove its key components and bring them back for study, ideally if the pilot could be captured alive.

Finally, there is the interception group.

It was foreseeable that the Germans would quickly arrive with reinforcements from the other side after the operation was launched.

In order to ensure that the assault team had enough time to finish taking pictures and retreat into the mountains to hide, a team had to intercept the German troops.

This interception group is the last 16 people, including the command.

What Major Jayden did not expect was that the aircraft did not fall as he calculated after being damaged by anti-aircraft guns, but continued to glide for some distance after stalling in the air...... That is, near the interception group where Major Jayden was, and at this time, the car that Qin Chuan was riding also happened to arrive here, and the aircraft crashed between the enemy and us.

Without saying a word, Major Jayden rushed towards the aircraft with a dozen of his subordinates...... He did not take the three surviving officers and soldiers of the German army into account.

"Captain!" Dominic yelled, "What are we going to do? ”

"Walkie-talkie!" Qin Chuan shouted as soon as possible: "Call for artillery rescue!" ”

"Yes, Captain!" The rifleman, who was lying next to the wheels of the car, answered the call, stepped forward under the cover of the wheels to open the door, and dragged the walkie-talkie with blood on the back of the communicator.

After a while, the rifleman shouted: "Captain, walkie-talkie is broken!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, a mortar shell whistled and exploded next to the jeep, and the rifleman was thrown several meters into the air and fell back to the ground with only one leg twitching.

Qin Chuan and Dominic, who was lying not far away, glanced at each other, and both of them saw fear in each other's eyes.

The mortar shell just now is not something that anyone can do, and it can accurately hit the first shot without a test shot...... This can only be done by mortarmen who have been fighting for several years and can accurately call out Zhu Yuan by feeling just by looking at it.

That is to say, the enemies they are facing are veterans.

Qin Chuan picked up his rifle and looked in the direction of the enemy through the sniper scope, a distance of one kilometer, and the position of the "target plane" was 300 meters on the flank.

"Let's get Hannah out!" Qin Chuan ordered.

"Captain!" Dominic objected: "She may be dead!" ”

"No!" Qin Chuan replied: "She's not dead!" ”

"Even then, we can't get her out!" Dominic replied.

As he spoke, another shell exploded nearby, and then another volley of machine-gun bullets flew over the men's heads.

Dominic may be right, although the "target aircraft" is closer to Qin Chuan and others, but there is a blockade of enemy machine guns and mortars along the way.

On the other hand, when Qin Chuan and the others ran in front of the "target plane", the enemy was almost in front of them, and they were afraid that no one would be able to escape.

"We've got an easier way, Captain!" Dominic added.

Qin Chuan knew what the "easier way" Dominic was talking about...... the fuel of the "target aircraft" was extremely unstable and highly toxic, as long as he shot the tail of the fuel containing it, then everything would be over.

"No, Dominic!" Qin Chuan said: "This will also kill Hannah, we should rescue her!" Now, I think you need a rifle! ”