Chapter 487: Passive Defense
"Da Da Da!"
A German fighter was using an aviation machine gun to strafe an artillery position of the British Expeditionary Force, and the bullets chased the British artillery who were scattered and fled, and many British artillery were hit by the bullets of the aviation machine guns and torn to pieces. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
This kind of condescending blow from the air is generally difficult to escape.
Suddenly, a barrage of machine-gun fire erupted on the ground, and the bullets fired fiercely at the German fighters in the air. The fighter plane was hit, and several holes were punched out of the skin in the wings. The frightened fighter plane immediately pulled up and fled quickly.
The Anglo-French forces were not like the Russian army, and they had no way to deal with German air strikes. With the technology of Britain and France, they were easily able to develop weapons for shooting at the air. At a time when the German planes were showing more and more powerful combat power, the British and French forces also equipped the front line with a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns, which served as the main weapon to defend against German aircraft. When the British and French could not compete with the German fighters, this was the only way to counterattack.
"Damn, I almost knocked down the Germans' plane." A British second lieutenant officer said with some regret.
It's just that soon he won't feel sorry anymore, because the German fighter jet has gone and returned.
Having evaded British ground anti-aircraft fire, the German fighters began a counterattack. The order they received was supposed to suppress the anti-aircraft fire of the Anglo-French forces on the ground and provide cover for the bombing of the bombers. Since the anti-aircraft fire of the British army was discovered, it was natural to destroy it with all its might. In this way, you can ensure that your bombers will not be shot down when they drop bombs.
"Da Da Da!"
The aviation machine guns of the German fighters opened fire, and a dense burst of bullets strafed this anti-aircraft fire point of the British troops.
The bullets hit the shield of the anti-aircraft machine gun, making a crisp clanging sound and splashing sparks.
Several British machine gunners, hiding behind shields, trembled with fear of being hit.
When the German fighters swept over their heads, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. But when they turned around, they screamed in fright. I don't know when, the second lieutenant officer had already fallen to the ground. His head was directly shattered. Obviously, during the German fighter attack just now, this second lieutenant officer was hit.
"The chief is dead, what should we do?" A British soldier asked timidly.
"Run, we'll run now. The Germans' attacks were too strong for us to resist. Another British soldier suggested.
However, before they could finish their discussions, the German fighters attacked them again. This time, these British soldiers were not able to dodge, and were hit by the fighter's aviation machine gun bullets and fell in a pool of blood.
Although the ground anti-aircraft fire of the British and French forces counterattacked frantically, they still suffered heavy losses under the attack of the fighters of the German air force. One artillery position after another was destroyed by the German air force, which dealt a heavy blow to the artillery fire of the British and French forces.
Although, the battle has only just begun. However, the situation on the entire battlefield was completely suppressed by the British and French forces. Not only did their fortifications suffer heavy losses under heavy German shelling, but even their artillery suffered heavy losses under German artillery and air strikes. If this continues, no one knows how long the Anglo-French coalition will be able to hold out.
The German air force dispatched more than 200 fighters at a time to strike at the positions and artillery of the British and French forces in turn, further increasing the losses of the British and French forces.
In less than half a day, the artillery of the Anglo-French army suffered so heavy losses that they had to disperse and evacuate their artillery to avoid even greater losses.
The Anglo-French artillery withdrew from the battle after heavy losses, which allowed the German artillery to have no worries and could use all its firepower to attack the fortifications of the Anglo-French army. Under heavy German shelling, the fortifications of the Anglo-French army were destroyed one after another. At the same time, casualties are on the rise.
Dekathy, commander of the 2nd French Army? Admiral Terno, personally rushed to the command headquarters to report the losses to Marshal Xiafei.
"Your Excellency, in the morning of the shelling and bombardment by the Germans, the 2nd Army suffered heavy losses. The fortifications we have built in the last six months have already lost a third of them under heavy shelling by the Germans. The losses of artillery were even more than half. What's worse is that the German attacks are still going on, and there is no end to it at all, and no one knows how long they will last. If this continues, we don't need to wait for the Germans to attack, and our troops will probably collapse first. "Decasssy? Admiral Terno said.
Marshal Xia Fei's brows furrowed tightly: "Is it so serious?" ”
"Your Excellency, it will only be more serious than what I have said." Decarthy? Admiral Terno's expression was serious.
"Well, General, I see. But do we have a way to deal with it now? The number of our artillery is less than half that of the Germans. Even if the artillery of the other two armies were sent to the front, it would only make our artillery number 75 percent that of the Germans. Again, that's not counting this morning's losses. If the losses are taken into account, I am afraid that it is still only half that of the Germans. In such a situation, we simply could not engage in an artillery battle with the Germans. That would only cost our artillery faster. So, let the soldiers all hide in the anti-artillery holes! The shelling by the Germans could not have lasted forever. The shells they needed had to be transported from the German mainland to the front. Such large-scale consumption will definitely not last long. Marshal Xia Fei said.
If he could, of course, he hoped that the artillery of the British and French forces would launch a counterattack and defeat the German artillery in one fell swoop. But alas, they don't have this ability at all! Rather than letting the artillery and artillery reported by your side be completely lost in the fierce artillery battle, it is better to order the artillery to hide, preserve strength, and play a greater role at a critical moment.
Marshal Xia Fei believed that soon the Germans would launch a river-crossing operation. When the time comes, the artillery they have preserved will undoubtedly be able to play a greater role.
Of course, in this case, it will have a great impact on the morale of the front-line troops. The enemy's artillery is fierce, but its own artillery is silent, which will inevitably put more pressure on the soldiers.