Chapter 1203: Falling from the Sky
Overwhelming.
After flying for less than a hundred seconds, the V-2 missile turned off its engine and flew according to a preset trajectory, that is, after the rocket was turned off, its trajectory was completely fixed, just like a shell flying out of the chamber.
In this era, it is not possible to have the technology to change orbits in the air.
The gyroscope in the body of the missile is rotating, constantly monitoring the various attitudes of the missile body, and matching the theoretical trajectory.
In the past, it was difficult to calculate the trajectory of the missile, which was also the reason for the large error of the V-2 missile, but with the success of the first electronic computer, Dr. Braun had already begun to use the computer to correct the trajectory, found many previous calculation deviations, and corrected the missile's firing meter, so the flight accuracy of the missile has been greatly improved compared to before.
And there were 28 missiles flying to this most important air base, and due to the different sequences, they were in the sky several kilometers apart.
Now, the first V-2 missile has fallen from the sky.
Whether it is a missile or a rocket, in the process of flight, it will rotate, which can improve the flight stability of the missile, just like the artillery shell, and now, this V-2 missile, is also the same rotation, at the same time, the warhead of the missile, into the final working state.
Ordinary high-explosive bombs do not explode until they touch the ground, but the current missiles have already begun to operate when they are thousands of meters above the ground.
When it reached this height, the missile was already moving vertically downward, and at this time, the anti-aircraft artillery near the base had already reacted and fired fiercely into the sky, but unfortunately, the shells of the anti-aircraft artillery could not hit the missile at all.
When the missile fell, the speed reached 2883 km / h, which was already four or five times that of the fastest aircraft, and in later generations, even if it was used with rapid-fire guns and phalanxes, it was necessary to have the cooperation of the fire control system, and now, relying only on the experience of the commander, the missile is impossible to intercept.
In the sound of anti-aircraft artillery one after another, the first missile fell, the fairing of the warhead was thrown off, and in the continuous rotation of the warhead, a large number of small things were thrown out, as if it was a goddess scattering flowers.
It seems, there seems to be a sense of beauty, but in Voroshinov's old eyes, I know that it is definitely not a good thing.
The first missile deviated about a kilometer from the center line of the runway, and what it scattered around formed a circle with a radius of about 500 meters.
If you catch them with a telescope, you can see that these small things are spherical one by one, and they are scattered towards the ground, reaching the row of MiG-3 fighters parked on the lawn outside the runway.
"Quick, push our fighters out of the way!" Here, the ground crew, who received the order, is scrambling to push the plane, and four or five people can make a plane move, and when there is no ground tractor, this is the only way to do it.
Ground Guard Kochagin raised his head and looked nervously at the falling balls in the sky, one of which landed right at his feet.
"Boom!" The explosion came from under Kochakin's feet, and under the impact of the air current, Kochagin only felt numbness, blood splattered on his body, and half of his leg was already flying.
Every little ball is a small bomb!
Half a second later, the numbness subsided, and the sharp pain reached his brain, and he lay on the ground, screaming.
A small ball fell right into the cockpit of the open MiG-3, and with the sound of the explosion, the entire MiG-3 burst into flames.
The explosions of the small balls, one after another, have become purgatory on earth in the places covered by those small balls just now.
The ears couldn't tell the difference, there were so many explosions, it was as if they were exploding together, and the explosions lasted for a very long time!
The best way to deal with the air base is to use submunitions, this equipment is the same as the air incendiary bomb, it is a killer weapon of Germany, and now, it is used against the air base of the Soviets!
Each V-2 missile can carry a one-ton warhead, and this is now loaded with 1,836 half-kilogram bullets, and the place that can be covered by it has become an absolute death zone.
Seeing Kochakin's tragic situation, one of his companions tried to help him, but before he took two steps, he stepped on a small round ball under his feet.
The most terrible thing about the submunitions is the unreliability of the fuses, after each attack, a large number of unexploded bullets will be left behind, and before the sappers completely eliminate all these bullets, the entire covered area will be the forbidden place of death.
Now, the hapless companion also stepped on the unexploded bullet, and as he stepped on it, an explosion was heard under his feet.
"Boom!"
He was even more miserable than Kochakin, his entire leg was shattered, and the upper half of his body was also blown away by the air flow several meters in the explosion, and he didn't even have the strength to scream, and he went into the darkness.
When the first missile came, there were screams everywhere, there was fire everywhere, and the power of each small bullet was not high, but it was quite large in number, widely distributed, and the destructive power it brought was also quite high.
None of the covered MiG-3 fighters were rescued, they were fully loaded with fuel and burning.
And this is just the beginning, in the back, one after another, missiles have come to the sky over the base in no particular order.
When he saw that scene, Voroshinov felt cold to the bottom of his heart, at this time, it was useless to enter the air defense fortifications, they would be trapped here.
He turned his head and jumped into the car: "Quick, get out of here." ”
His skillful energy was not at all like that of an old general, and he was simply as energetic as a recruit who had just entered the army.
Leaving Alexander, who was still there at a loss, Voroshinov tried to run away despite his blushing face.
It's a pity that he forgot a truth on the battlefield, the more he wants to save his life, the sooner he will die, and the more he is not afraid of death, the easier it is to live until after the war, and the god of fate likes to joke with people the most.
The driver stepped on the accelerator, completed the U-turn, and drove quickly towards the coming road, and the tail sprayed black smoke, which showed that the driver was also quite afraid.
Run, run, now, they're going to run faster than the missiles, is that possible?
If the accuracy of German missiles could reach the standards of later generations, with a circumferential error of a hundred meters, then they would have escaped by now, but alas, this era has not yet reached it.
The second missile, which deviated about 1,500 meters from the center line of the airfield, was the one with the largest deviation, and it just covered the area where Voroshinov's car was running.
Small balls fell from the sky.