Because the U.S. Navy fleet threatened the shipping routes, the biggest loss for the Ming landing force was that their subsequent air support was weakened. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the Ming army transported thousands of jet fighters by sea, the number of airfields that could be used by them was actually small due to the relatively small landing area, which led to the Ming air force not fully exerting its true capabilities. Jet fighters place high demands on airfields and are far from being as simple as piston engine fighters.

Moreover, in order to encircle and suppress the main fleet of the US Navy, a large number of aircraft carriers of the Ming fleet went south to conduct naval and air operations, resulting in a great weakening of naval aviation's support for ground operations. In addition, the Americans frantically mobilized all kinds of fighters from all over the country to rush over and fight fiercely with the Ming army, and the Ming army's air forces, which had originally had an advantage, fell behind at this time.

It was less than a year before the Ming Dynasty officially began to equip jets, and the Americans did even later. Although both companies produced a large number of aircraft, they are still only a small part of the large number of piston engine aircraft that have been produced over the years.

After the departure of a large number of aircraft carriers of the Ming Navy and Navy, air supremacy gradually fell into the hands of the US military.

Fighter planes from both sides exchanged fierce fire in the sky, and you chased back and forth. When the Ming fighters were pinned, a large number of US bomber units rumbled towards the positions of the Ming army, dropping tons of bombs.

The positions of the Ming Marines were actually not large, and they were all on very solid rocky slopes. Although the attack of the American bomber force was very fierce, the damage was not very great for those Ming troops hidden deep in the bomb shelter. And the Ming army didn't say that they would just do it, watching themselves being bombed and powerless. You must know that the Ming army is the most luxuriously equipped army in the world.

When the US dive bombers roared down and dropped bombs on the Ming army's hilltop position, dozens of long bullet chains suddenly appeared on the ground. These chains of bullets like fire whips swept into the sky, enveloping many American bombers.

Growler, the Ming Army built a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with a chassis of the No. 4 tank and a quadruple 20-millimeter caliber anti-aircraft gun. Equipped with improvised fire control radar and fire commander, the Growler's air defense is very strong, and its four 20mm anti-aircraft guns can rain thousands of shells in a minute.

The performance of this self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was so good that even the Marines did not develop new self-propelled anti-aircraft guns themselves, but directly ordered them from manufacturers selected by the Army and equipped them with the Marines in large quantities.

However, the performance of this high-performance self-propelled anti-aircraft gun in the war was not satisfactory, and even many allied armies did not know that the Ming army was equipped with such an excellent self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. As for the reason, it is very simple, because the Daming air force, whether it is the army aviation or the navy, basically maintained the superiority of air supremacy from beginning to end in the war. That is, this self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, which was heavily equipped in the Ming army, rarely had the opportunity to show its performance.

Until this moment, when the Ming army gradually lost air supremacy, the Growlers equipped with ground forces finally had the time to show their great strength.

The 24 Growler self-propelled anti-aircraft guns under the 3rd Regiment of the 11th Marine Division of the Ming Dynasty directly tore several US bombers off guard to pieces with ferocious shelling. The remaining US fighters were startled and hurriedly began to raise altitude to avoid the powerful anti-aircraft fire on the ground. This made its pressure on the front-line positions of the Ming army suddenly lightened.

Neither the shelling nor the bombing had the desired effect, because the powerful American army was met by the stronger Ming army. In terms of the level of equipment, the Ming army is above the US army.

Although the shelling and bombing did not achieve the desired effect, the US military will not give up the offensive because of this. For the U.S. military, if it can't drive the landed Ming troops into the sea, then after the Ming army decides the victory on the sea, there will no longer be any suspense about the outcome of this war.

'Di~Di~Di~' The U.S. commanders blew their whistles. Amid the terrible whistle, thousands of US officers and men, armed with their respective weapons, launched a dense charge from the hillside to the landing team's position.

"At this time, it would be nice to have a cigarette to quench your cravings." Ming Army Machine Gunner Navy Corporal Li Mu shrunk his tall body in the narrow anti-artillery hole and endured the baptism of round after round of explosion shock waves, pinched the pockets on his military uniform, and said with a regretful face.

Li Mu's figure is very majestic and burly, and after a person of his size comes out of the boot training camp, he is either sent to the artillery unit to carry artillery shells, or he is sent to the infantry unit to resist machine guns. There's nothing special about it, it's just because of the strength. This is the same as the thin people who are basically sent to the armored units and various vehicle units, and the thin ones can move better in the vehicles.

"Look here." Just as Li Mu's face was full of regret, his ammunition hand, Wu Guozheng, a first-class soldier who was also burly, suddenly mysteriously took out a cigarette that was already a little crumpled from his pocket.

"Okay, you still have private goods!" Li Mu, who was overjoyed, hurriedly took the cigarette, took out the lighter, lit it, and took a deep breath. Satisfied, he closed his eyes and shook his head, and then reluctantly put the cigarette in his hand into Wu Guozheng's mouth.

"I didn't expect logistics to be limited so quickly. This is still put away before, and I was going to wait until it was really bad to take it out and draw it. Wu Guozheng smiled and said, "Now is the time." If you die in battle, you will at least have to be addicted to smoking. ”

In fact, no matter which Ming army, the supply has always been very sufficient. In addition to the strength of the Ming Dynasty itself, Zhang Cheng knew how huge the impact of logistics supply on combat effectiveness in the war was. He never thought that the soldiers could go and graze to keep fighting. So logistical supply is always a top priority.

This time it was an accident, and the logistics department of the Ming army even packed and packaged many brand-new magazines and sent them to a transport ship to be transported to the United States to be distributed to the front-line officers and soldiers. Important military supplies such as cigarettes are a priority item for transportation.

It was only the surprise action of the Americans that disrupted the established plans of the Ming army, and they had to temporarily stop large-scale sea transportation under the threat of the American fleet, which made the supply of the front-line troops difficult. But all this is only temporary.

"It would be perfect to have a cold beer at this time." Li Mu said with emotion.

"Thank God for having a sip of water to drink now, and beer?" Wu Guozheng interrupted Li Mu's fantasies. In this case, the supply priority is even after cigarettes, and yes, alcohol belongs to the category of beverages in the Ming army. Alcoholic beverages are still ranked after cigarettes, and now that the supply of cigarettes has become a problem, who can still get alcohol?

"Dududu~~~" When Li Mu wanted to say something more, the shelling outside didn't know when it became weakened. The whistle urging the officers and men to enter the position also sounded throughout the position.

Wu Guozheng hurriedly snuffed out the cigarette that was still left in his mouth and put it in his pocket, and together with Li Mu, he hurriedly ran out of the anti-artillery hole and entered his machine gun position.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" As soon as the two entered the position, they saw that the American troops were slowly advancing from the hillside towards their position. The two hurriedly set up the machine guns. After getting ready, Wu Guozheng hurriedly opened all the spare ammunition boxes in this fire point. If you look at the scale of the Americans' investment, you know that this battle must have been very fierce.

The US troops did not only attack the positions of their companies this time, but in fact the positions of the entire three regiments were fiercely attacked by the US troops. After receiving reinforcements from Nevada, Oregon and other states, the U.S. military, which had begun to gain numerical superiority, continued to carry out fierce attacks, trying to break through the Ming army's defensive line in the Santa Clara Valley area and directly attack the Los Angeles city.

U.S. attacks are daily and more ferocious each time. In the beginning, they still attacked as a company-sized unit, and later developed directly to the battalion level. And now, every attack is on a regimental scale. It was not that the US commanders did not care about the lives of the officers and soldiers, but that their time was urgent, and they really could not slowly consume the Ming army, so they could only launch a fierce attack with superior numbers.

The U.S. Army was equipped with a large number of armored units, but due to the limitations of the terrain, these armored units could not drive up the mountains to provide direct support to the infantry. However, they can still get as close to the battlefield as possible, and use their artillery and vehicle-mounted weapons to support the U.S. military.

Since the U.S. military began its assault on the Ming Army's Santa Clara Valley defense line, it has lost tens of thousands of officers and soldiers. And the life of the Ming army is also not very good, the third regiment of the 11th Marine Division of the Ming army alone is already the third Ming regiment-level unit to be rotated to this position in recent times.

"All at your disposal!" The company commander with blood-stained gauze wrapped around his head put down his binoculars and shouted loudly in the trenches: "Everyone obeys my orders!" Wait until the Yankees get close before firing! ”

They are all veterans of battle, and the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are all excellent elite troops. Even if the planes bombed in the sky, the artillery fire on the ground, and the dense crowd of enemy troops in front of them, which could not be seen at a glance, could not affect their will in the slightest. Everyone silently made the final preparations, quietly waiting for the arrival of the American troops who were slowly climbing the mountain. (To be continued.) )