909 Lowland Campaign 1
Dozens of Datang Air Force bombers attacked the German units assembled near Duisburg on the banks of the Rhine. In fact www.biquge.info the German army was not inadequately prepared, the Germans had long anticipated that air supremacy would be difficult to maintain, and the army was equipped with an extremely high number of anti-aircraft weapons. The Germans not only imitated the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns of the Tang Dynasty to create a lightning ball self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, which could follow the advance of mechanized troops, but also equipped anti-aircraft artillery groups of different calibers at all levels of troops.
The German army headquarters bombed by the Tang Air Force had at least more than 200 anti-aircraft guns of different calibers to the sky, including 88mm caliber anti-aircraft guns that could hit both airplanes and tanks, and the Germans' own code name was FLAK88, and the unified code name of the entire European Union was M88.
However, the M88 anti-aircraft gun, as the largest number of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns in the German army, has an effective firing altitude of only about 10,000 meters, while the practical ceiling of both bombers and fighters of the Datang Air Force exceeds this figure by more than 2,000 meters. The H-6 tactical bomber, carrying 12 tons of ammunition, uses composite pylons, although there are only six pylons, but it carries a large number of ground weapons. As a major bomber platform with high speed, low flight cost and large number of construction, the H-6 is fully guided and weaponized, and the aerial bombs it uses are mainly laser-guided and television-guided models, mainly more than 500kg, and if it is against large and solid targets, it is possible to directly carry a 2-ton super bomb.
Datang's guided bombs are basically modified from the previous iron bombs, so the cost is relatively low. The operating range of these guided bombs is basically more than 12 kilometers, which is basically the limit that the anti-aircraft weapons of the European army can reach.
The rate of fire of the German anti-aircraft artillery was also not satisfactory, with hundreds of small-caliber guns per minute and more than a dozen rounds per minute for large-caliber ones.
So basically no matter what, the intensive anti-aircraft fire set up by the Germans could not effectively kill and injure the bombers and fighters of the Datang Air Force.
In dealing with the German army, the Datang Air Force was not polite, and the betrayer was not liked. At least 6 2-ton super bombs were dropped, all of which were cloudburst bombs, and when they exploded above the ground, the terrible flames engulfed a large number of German soldiers on the ground, the air was consumed in an instant, and hundreds of people were suffocated. What's even more terrifying is that a large number of flames began to spread on the ground, and the fire spread to the surrounding villages and towns, and the local residents, who were not prepared in the slightest, became the most innocent victims.
And yet this is war.
The German army had a good organization, but it was also very difficult in the heavy bombing, in the open plain area, the German army did not have any air defense facilities, and the key German troops were originally assembled, and it was impossible to assemble in any air raid shelter, so the damage was relatively serious.
What frightened the Germans the most was that the bombing accuracy of the Datang Air Force was too high, and the Tang Army basically bombed important parts such as temporary barracks, oil warehouses and garages of the German army, and not a single bomb fell on the empty playground. The German soldiers couldn't help shouting: "The bombs of the Datang Air Force have eyes!" ”
To some extent, this is indeed the case.
Running aimlessly and dodging bombs is not an effective thing, and some officers organize soldiers to lie down, and even jump into the river, which can have some effect, but lying in buildings or tents and not coming out is obviously the most stupid choice.
In this bombing, the Datang Air Force caused nearly 7,000 casualties to the German army, and the bombing caused more than 4,000 deaths and injuries to the surrounding residents, a large number of houses were destroyed, and tens of thousands of people were homeless.
The German government was even more outraged by this, and President Marenes said in a speech that the Tang Dynasty's initiative to provoke wars against European countries was an expression of hegemonism and imperialism, and was not tolerated by righteous people all over the world. Germany will not rest on its laurels, and the Germans will fight to the end for their own honor and country.
Because the air raids of the Datang Air Force not only killed and injured a large number of German soldiers, but also caused great casualties to civilians, the German media deliberately disseminated these images and news materials, causing great anger among the Germans and even Europeans. Originally, the Germans were relatively friendly to Datang, after all, the establishment of Germany was inseparable from Datang. However, with the gradual distancing of Germany and Datang, the deliberate division of the media, the Germans began to be more and more dissatisfied with some of Datang's "hegemonic" behavior, coupled with the rise of German nationalism and populism, which made the Germans dislike Datang. This "sneak attack" on Germany by Datang also caused a large number of innocent civilians to be killed and injured, and the Germans were completely ignited. The voices of war and punishment are endless.
During his twenty years in Germany, Marnes had a great reputation at home and he was very experienced. At the first time, Marnes announced that Germany had entered a state of national mobilization, and he did not think that it would be possible to win the war by sending a few troops to fight a war, and Germany had to make a desperate gamble and invest all the chips it could invest in order to achieve the final victory.
On the other hand, the situation in France is similar, and the major European countries have emergency plans for the sudden outbreak of war, in which national mobilization and concentration of forces are necessary options. The French army was also hit by the Datang Air Force, and the losses were not small. However, the scale of the Tang Air Force stationed in Belgium and the Netherlands is limited after all, and it can only launch campaign-type attacks, and cannot comprehensively attack the two major powers of France and Germany.
The Tang Army also had its own troubles, although Belgium chose to stay out of the matter at this time, letting the Tang and Europe fight on their own soil, and organizing their own people to take refuge and even leave their country. However, the Netherlands has already made it clear that Chemadi is going to oppose Datang, and Datang must fully guarantee the security of being able to control the military base group.
After receiving the order, the 3rd Division of the Tang Army launched an attack on the Dutch army. And this battle did not turn into a surprise attack as expected, and the Dutch army was quite well prepared. The Tang Army's attack aircraft group first carried out close support of the battlefield air firepower, and the Tang artillery also followed suit, and the Dutch army did not completely collapse after withstanding the blow, but relied on the defense system to resist stubbornly.
The mechanized units of the 3rd Division of the Don Army appeared, and the tank units of the Dutch Army also entered the battlefield to meet them. It's just that when the Dutch tank force just entered the battlefield, it was attacked by the joint attack of Datang attack aircraft and helicopter gunships, and by the time Datang's Type 99 tank engaged the enemy, the Dutch tank had been beaten to the ground. (To be continued.) )