The Stuka bombers, all fighting over Dover, and in Plymouth, they were all HS129s flying from across the Channel!

This kind of aircraft, compared to the Stuka, the most important thing is to have adequate armor protection, as a sweeper, with bathtub armor, so that its survivability in ground artillery fire is the most powerful.

At the same time, the previous aircraft, limited by the engine, could only use the domestic 700 horsepower backward engine, resulting in a lack of power, all of which changed after the defeat of France.

All kinds of French industries, including the aviation industry, were inherited by Germany, and German technicians turned out the "Spanish-Swiss" 12Y31 engine from France, which can output 860 horsepower, which is a cut higher than the original 700 horsepower engine.

At the same time, German technicians used their own technology to improve the unreliable cooling system of this engine, increasing the output power, so that this engine can stably output 920 horsepower, although it cannot be compared with the 1200 horsepower engine of the Navy, it is also much better than the original.

The increase in power makes it easier for the aircraft to fly, the maneuverability has been improved, and at the same time, the bomb load has also been greatly increased.

Previously, shells for 40-mm guns, which could only carry 12 rounds, had to be used with caution, but now, the shells of this type of guns have been expanded to 120 rounds!

At this time, in the engine room, Captain Webb was flying his fighter plane with great interest, and they had been preparing for this attack for a long time, and everyone knew by heart the target they were going to attack!

Captain Webb's target is the large number of low-altitude balloons near the Plymouth Base Command!

In this era, there are many ways to defend the aircraft, you can send fighter jets to intercept them, you can also use ground anti-aircraft artillery, and in key places, you can also use balloons, which are ancient equipment.

This is the most speechless weapon for the attacker, and it is simply a bit shameless!

Most of the balloons used by the United Kingdom are low-altitude interceptor balloons 62 feet long and 25 feet in diameter.

Each balloon can be filled with 19,000 cubic feet of hydrogen, and its maximum altitude of 1,500 meters is typically reached.

In order to protect vulnerable locations from low-flying aircraft and dive bombers, balloons are scattered over potential targets that may be attacked.

Many planes need low-altitude bombing to improve the hit rate, and now, once they fly at low altitude, it is easy to hit the balloon cable.

Although the balloon is large, the cable on which the balloon is hung is so thin that it is almost impossible for the pilot to see with the naked eye.

When the rope is attached, the cut chains at both ends of the rope will separate the rope. So the plane continued to fly with the main part of the cable, which was about a mile long. At the end of the cable is a floating canvas parachute with a diameter of about 2.44 meters.

This thing is quite a parachute, and the plane will soon open it completely, and this parachute can produce a combined pull force of about 6 times the thrust of the bomber engine.

As if it had suddenly hit something, the umbrella behind it snapped open, and the plane stopped almost immediately, only to fall from the sky.

After the cable detaches from the balloon, a thread attached to the balloon pulls a large patch off the balloon. This allows the hydrogen to be released, allowing the balloon to slowly descend to the ground. In this way, the balloon can still be reused, which is simply ironic.

Captain Webb was quite speechless about the assignment, he preferred to hit something valuable, such as anti-aircraft artillery positions on the ground, etc., but now, he had to obey orders as his duty.

He piloted his attack plane, flying in the air at 1,500 meters, towards the base, and soon, he saw the large airproof balloons opposite, at this time, the balloons were drifting in the wind.

Aiming his sights at the opponent's balloon, the 40mm Bofors cannon hanging from the belly below also rotated, and then he pressed the red button.

"Tom!" The recoil of the 40mm cannon when firing is quite powerful, and this recoil even makes this powerful attack aircraft tremble.

The 40-mm incendiary bomb easily shattered the balloon in front, and then a huge flame appeared in the sky.

Once, the airship was brilliant for a long time, and then it declined, and the hydrogen filled in it was very easy to explode!

This flame, there is nothing to see, he turned his cannon muzzle, and then hit the second balloon.

In the sky, the red fireworks look a little gorgeous.

It's the most boring target mission!

When the last balloon was knocked out, he breathed a sigh of relief and shouted over the radio, "Airspace 8 has been cleared and can be bombed." ”

As soon as he finished shouting, he saw that around him, small black flowers appeared, which were shells from anti-aircraft artillery!

It's just great, and there are anti-aircraft artillery positions down there!

"Discover anti-aircraft artillery positions and dive to attack." Captain Webb shouted over the radio that he had just shot these balloons, and had used less than 20 shells, and hundreds!

British, I'm coming!

The engines on both sides were spinning at high speed, the nose was downward, and Captain Webb's attack plane began to dive downward, and soon, he saw an anti-aircraft gun inside the circular sandbag fortification on the ground, which was firing at himself at a high elevation angle!

That anti-aircraft cannon is the same Bofors anti-aircraft gun, this is simply a duel of the same weapon!

If there is a whistle like Stuka at this time, the sound must be very loud, because its dive has exceeded 500 kilometers per hour! At this speed, the shells flying from the opponent will not be able to hit at all!

In the field of vision, the anti-aircraft artillery position, getting bigger and bigger, accurately lassoed the opponent, adjusted the cannon to the burst mode, and Captain Webb pressed the button.

"Tom, tom." The 40mm Bofors cannon under the belly of the plane was constantly ringing, and one shell after another was shooting downward!

"Boom!" The first shell hit the soldier who was pulling the shell on the side, almost from the head, and the brain was smashed in an instant, and then, the upper half of the body exploded!

The second cannonball hit the open space next to it, and the whole ground seemed to tremble!

The third shell even more miraculously penetrated the muzzle of the Bofors anti-aircraft gun!

"Boom!" At this time, in the barrel of the cannon, a shell was just fired, and the two shells met in the chamber, and in an instant, a huge explosion sounded and the entire barrel was blown into two parts!

Countless fragments flew sideways, and the surrounding soldiers fell screaming!

When it came time to pull up, Captain Webb was not very satisfied, he flattened the plane and began to shoot wildly at the small building in front of him.

Sweepers, that's what they do.

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