The towed artillery moves very slowly, they need to be towed by a car to reach the position, and after reaching the position, it also takes time to deploy.

Now, the Iraqi artillerymen are nervously preparing.

Iraq's mechanized artillery brigade, armed with 13 94mm howitzers, and the field artillery brigade of the Iraqi infantry division, with 12 8.16-kilogram cannons and four 114-mm howitzers, are spreading out their own fields.

In addition to these, there are also some Iraqi tribal forces who are also involved in this operation, and they are also angry at the British occupation forces, and they also have other purposes, once they have conquered the positions of the British troops, they can go in and grab things!

At this time, everyone was acting in a chaotic manner, and the gunner shook the crank vigorously to support the barrel, and at this time, there were already sharp-eyed gunners looking ahead: "The British have taken off fighters again!" ”

They were fighting around the airfields of the British, and the British could take off warplanes to bomb them, which was simply love and kill each other.

The artillerymen were definitely not bayonet fighters, they preferred to hide behind and fire secretly, and when they saw those planes taking off from the runway, they panicked.

"What about the anti-aircraft artillery? And what about our anti-aircraft artillery? The commander of the artillery brigade asked aloud that at such times they urgently needed anti-aircraft artillery to protect themselves.

However, no one answered him, the establishment of the Iraqi army was not complete in the first place, and the anti-aircraft artillery was not in their troops at all!

Hataki's fighter jets took off again, still full of bombs and rockets, and at such a critical juncture, the British Air Force had to defend itself with fearless bravery!

The cockpit view of the P-40 fighter is good, from here he can clearly see the Iraqi artillery positions in front, and after taking off, he can dive down and attack as long as he turns around!

However, just when he wanted to turn around, he found that there were several bright spots in the eastern sky, and suddenly, it attracted his attention, what was it?

The bright spots were rapidly magnifying, and Hatachi quickly saw clearly that he was familiar with an aircraft that was very familiar, the Italian-made MC200 Thunderbolt! Of course, now it is not the Italian Air Force that is flying, but the Iraqi Air Force, which bought this fighter!

Only then did he remember something, his own side actually ignored an important factor, being surrounded here by these Iraqis, only thinking about the battle in front of him, and not having a long-term vision at all!

The Iraqi Air Force should have bombed all the bases and destroyed their planes on the runway first, and now, the Iraqi Air Force has come to attack itself!

On the ground, the artillerymen cheered, and at the beginning, they were still worried about being bombed by the British planes, and now they finally don't use it!

"Iraqi warplanes are spotted, Kingfishers are ready to intercept." Hatachi shouted quickly over the radio, and then he pressed the button.

The 1,000-pound bomb staggered down on the open ground outside the airport and exploded, and the 1,000-pound bomb severely limited his mobility, and he had to drop the bomb to be able to confront the Iraqi fighters.

After all, the Italian MC200 fighter, which belongs to the latest advanced fighter developed by Italy, has an all-metal structure, uses a good engine, and the aircraft has a speed of 500 kilometers per hour, which is already advanced in this era.

Hataki, who dropped the bomb, flew towards the Iraqi plane, and at the same time, the fighters behind him also made the same choice, they must deal with the biggest threat first.

Because behind the fighters of the Iraqi Air Force, bombers have already appeared, and they have come to bomb the airfield!

And seizing this opportunity, the Iraqi artillerymen can finally open fire!

"Boom, boom!" Plumes of black smoke came out of the muzzles of the howitzers, and the entire artillery position was shrouded in black smoke, and one shell after another flew towards the British air base opposite.

The shells exploded in the lawn and the dirt flew everywhere, but it was as if the water was deliberately released, and the first round of shelling by the Iraqi army did not hit the tarmac at all, only one hit the runway, and it was just a side!

"Take off, keep flying!" General Smart kept giving orders, the fighters that took off in the early stage went to intercept the Iraqi Air Force, and the fighters continued to take off to bomb the artillery positions over there!

Today is destined to be an extremely difficult day.

The fearless British pilots, continuing to brave artillery fire, forced to take off.

At this moment, Smart saw an adjutant and hurriedly ran towards him: "General, general, our reinforcements have arrived!" ”

Raising the binoculars, Smart looked at a Douglas DC-2 transport plane, which was braving the heavy artillery fire of the Iraqi army and forcibly landing on the runway, the pilot was good!

"Let's go, let's see!" Smart was also so excited that he jumped into his jeep and headed for the runway of the airport.

On the runway, the transport plane that had forcibly landed had begun to slide to the tarmac, the transport plane from India, which took off in the early hours of the morning, and the pilot was extremely tired after several hours of flight, but he was still waving his arms and instructing the soldiers who came to move their weapons.

"The shells are in the back, unload them from the back first!" He shouted loudly.

So, a soldier carrying a box of heavy shells carried the shells down.

"Quick, quick, quick, carry to the cafeteria!" A British officer, shouting loudly, looked at the shells with great excitement in his heart.

The officer's cafeteria at the base, at this time, is also a tense scene, and the soldiers are operating the artillery in front.

The 18-pounder field gun, the main British artillery during World War I, but after World War I, it was completely outdated and replaced by the 25-pounder field gun, so this kind of artillery was eliminated.

Now, in front of the canteen here, there are more than a dozen cannons, at least for decoration, and there is no practical meaning.

And now, these cannons are about to rejuvenate the second spring of their lives!

In the evening last night, because there was no heavy firepower, the officers in the base immediately noticed these old cannons in a hurry, and after inspection, they found that although after many years of wind and sun, these field guns were still in good condition, so they urgently contacted the rear and mobilized a batch of shells!

"Strong charge, let's give the Iraqi artillery some colors to see!" The British officer shouted, and he quickly measured the shooting elements, and then gave the order to the gunners.

"Boom, boom, boom!" Soon, these wooden one-man high gun wheels, with their short blades, let out an earth-shattering roar.