When Kozhdub's escort formation was rapidly climbing, Polbin suddenly noticed a puff of smoke rising in the distance, and a huge sound came six or seven seconds later, even in the cockpit with the roar of machinery!

That's the sound of a giant railroad running and firing!

"Straight ahead, in the direction of 12 o'clock, three kilometers away, probably the goal! Three brigades, suppress German anti-aircraft fire! ”

In fact, all the bomber crews had already seen and heard the loud noise, and after positioning, they could see a huge cloud of faint gunpowder smoke rising from the front - that should be the target!

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As expected, dense anti-aircraft artillery fire began to appear, and red tracer shells constantly appeared all around. The pilot ignored it, and Polbin opened the bomb bay canopy of his plane.

The scene in front of them shocked all the crew members! The visual impact of the target shook everyone's hearts deeply - it was simply a legendary monster, a mountain-like existence! How could the Germans have built such the ultimate war machine?!

The deputy commander's words are not wrong at all, it is a behemoth-class train gun about the size of a battleship, and pilots will never be mistaken by looking at the appearance: it is really eye-catching!

"Dora" had just fired its fourth shell of the day, and the sudden air raid sirens kept the German positions busy -- there was a strong defensive line ahead, and the only thing that could pose a mortal threat to "Dora" was air raids.

Not only did the two artillery companies directly under it defend the ultimate cannon of the Third Reich, but the nearby troops also drew some anti-aircraft guns to surround its position, and the area within a radius of 5 kilometers was like an iron barrel!

The anti-aircraft artillery positions along the route have always been on first-level alert after the "Dora" opened fire: as soon as they received a report that "there were Soviet bombers penetrating at a low altitude" from the forward positions, they were on full standby! The planes were low in height, but that's it, the Germans shot down four in 15 seconds!

Bolbin couldn't care about the damage of his subordinates, and all he could see was the giant cannon in the distance above the woods!

"No matter what the cost, be sure to blow it up!"

Determined to approach at high speed - suddenly, thick smoke rose around the target area in front, and the German chemical defense corps had already turned on the smoke generators: this was different from ordinary smoke generators, but an improvement of the ship's smoke generators, which would soon cover a large area of airspace.

However, the speed of the Porbin-2 was fast enough, and the distance of more than a kilometer roared -- Polbin, as the leader of the plane, did not look at the bombing sights, but used visual inertial bombing: a comprehensive calculation of distance, speed, and altitude.

The size of the "Dora" was large enough that Polbin's leading four-plane formation dropped bombs almost simultaneously on the peak of the smoke-16 swarthy aerial bombs made a graceful arc and exploded in an instant!

Violent flames and smoke rose -- a 250-kilogram high-explosive bomb with a charge of 40 percent was still quite powerful! "Dora" was hit directly by 4 pieces, and several others also exploded at close range!

It's like blowing up a 12-meter-high wall and throwing out a bomb that hits like a cannonball!

When the first batch of 12 bombers dropped all their bombs, "Dora" was completely surrounded by fire and smoke from the explosion, and at least 10 bombs directly hit the gun body and base!

In the distance, a storm of steel was sweeping through several German anti-aircraft artillery positions - the 3rd Brigade was in twin units, dropping cluster bombs and anti-personnel bombs across the ground, and the bombed German positions felt like purgatory. The shell of the cluster bomb dropped splits at a height of 150 to 100 meters, and the scattered bomblets fall like rain, and the cluster explodes when it hits! The anti-aircraft artillery, which did not have time to enter the bunkers and trenches, was torn apart by a dense burst of shrapnel, and the anti-aircraft fire of the Germans was suddenly partially suppressed.

There will be 4 Pet2s that have climbed to an altitude of 1200 - their lead aircraft decided to use a medium-low altitude and a large angle of diving, which requires skillful piloting skills: with a press of the nose, the bomber roars down at a dive angle of 60 degrees!

Smoke had formed, but when you looked down from a large angle, you could still faintly see the cannon surrounded by smoke and fire. 16 high-explosive shells broke off the hook at an altitude of 500 meters, and half of them hit directly!

"All ultra-low altitude returns, all ultra-low altitude returns!"

Polbin's rear machine gunners and operators could see the bomb hit - it was a destroyer, and more than 10 250-kilogram high-explosive shells were directly hit!

There was no way to pay attention to how many of them had lost, and the planes returned at high speed almost at a height close to the treetops, so that they could avoid most of the anti-aircraft fire.

At an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, the Rags and the 20 or so German fighters gathered around them got into a scuffle - the Germans wanted to get rid of the Soviet fighters and attack the bombers at low altitudes, but Kozhdub and his pilots stuck to the Germans like a cowhide plaster.

The battle was like a surprise attack, and in just a few tens of seconds, Kozhdub heard several repeated calls from Colonel Polbin in the earplugs. Biting a 109 150 meters away in front of him, he fired in a row, and the tail of the German turned into a tattered sieve!

Polbin's report to the airfield was heard: "The Behemoth has been destroyed, repeat, I am the dive-seeker, the target has been destroyed!" Kozhdub immediately gave his boys the order to return - if the Germans wanted to get rid of themselves, let the Germans get their wish: now was not the time to fight to the death with the Germans, and to protect the bombers on their way back.

At ultra-low altitudes, the Messersmitt 109 does not have a speed advantage over the high-speed Pi-2, which is not a bulky aircraft like the Il-2. As for Rag, the pilots of 109 did not want to chase through the line of fire at will, they were asking for trouble themselves: they were not on a "strangulation in the air" mission.

Polbin couldn't turn the nose of the plane to see his masterpiece, but judging by the pilots' performance, the goal was to finish pouring a whole piece of steel.

Polbin was not wrong, this "Dora" surrounded by thick smoke was already miserable, only better than a pile of scrap steel - a bomb directly hit the bolt part, and hundreds of kilograms of *** violently generated huge energy blew up the huge bolt part beyond recognition!

The barrel of the "Dora" is still raised high, but the gun body of its steel structure is badly damaged, and more than 10 large holes have been blown out, and the structure is seriously damaged!

The German soldiers on top of the "Dora" and the two ammunition trucks around it were also completely destroyed, and a high-explosive shell weighing more than 4 tons was detonated, leaving deep bullet marks on the "Dora" body from huge shrapnel.

The Germans may be able to repair the shattered and unrecognizable cannon, but first they have to repair its running gear, find a way to disassemble the twisted steel structure, lift it for transport, and then send it back to the Krupp Arsenal. Even if everything goes well, it will take at least half a year for the Krupp Arsenal to repair it - provided that one after another, that is, it is shipped back, and it is unknown whether it will be worth repairing.

But the 1,350-ton steel monster is a steel monster after all, and after such a heavy bombardment, the barrel is still high, and although it is already a serious structural damage, it at least retains the majesty of the ultimate cannon - it does not lie down!

Just 15 minutes after Polbin began to return home, Lin Jun, who was on the roof of the factory building, received a report from the airport, "Well done!" ”

Got up from his chair: "Gusev, comrades of the front, that damn cannon is already a pile of useless scrap metal, let our bomber pilots blow up back to Berlin." ”

"Yes, Marshal."

Immediately boost the morale of the troops, those powerful artillery bombardments are shadows after all, Lin Jun was a little worried when he saw it on the roof of the building just now, and the feelings of the comrades in the shelling area can be imagined!

"Notify Airfield No. 6 and ask Polbin to do a statistical count of the attack effect of the pilots involved in the attack, and then ask him to report to me at the city defense headquarters, I want to know the specific damage to the target."

After speaking, Lin Jun no longer planned to stand on the roof of the building and drink the northwest, and went downstairs: the trouble in his heart has been eliminated.

This would have made Chuikov anxious in the command headquarters - he knew the threat of the cannon, and the powerful shelling could easily create fear in the troops. On what basis did the Red Army hold the city? In addition to the troops, there is also dreadnought morale!

Seeing Lin Jun's relaxed expression as he entered the war room, Chuikov knew that there should be good news: he knew that the marshal had sent a group of bombers. But Chuikov still unconsciously asked: "Marshal, how is it?" ”

"The pilot reported that the target had been destroyed."

Here Gusev was repeating the words of the marshal to the operational staff officers again, when suddenly a group of staff officers began to call the commanders of the forward troops.

"Colonel Polbin, who led the bombing, will report back and estimate that the damage to the target is very serious, but we still need to make sure." Because it was impossible to send another plane to verify, Lin Jun could only do this.

(A book introducing a friend, "Dancer in the Shadows", ISBN 1175631, otherworldly continent type.) (To be continued.) )