"Boom!" The violent impact caused Lin Shuo's body to fall into the turret as if it was swinging. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info Dizzy and tinnitus, Lin Shuo hurriedly got up from the turret regardless of the pain in his body, shook his head vigorously to sober himself up, and then shouted loudly, "How is it?" Report Battle Damage! ”

"Personnel are fine, but the turret is stuck!" The shouts of the crew members made Lin Shuo's heart suddenly cold.

The main turret of the Tiger tank, which had been hit by armor-piercing shells many times, finally began to lose its strength, and the huge impact force caused the turret spindle to twist and deform, and it could no longer move. In other words, Lin Shuo's car is temporarily scrapped.

After all, no matter how strong your armor is, it is not an alien technology product after all, after all, it is still an industrial product on Earth. And the stones that the Americans hit were not slingshot stones, they were large-caliber armor-piercing shells!

"Damn it!" Lin Shuo raised his hand to wipe the nosebleed that was parked down, picked up the submachine gun on the side and got out of his car. Tumbling in the rain of bullets and jumping into the trench on the side, he saw that the turret of his beloved Tiger tank had dropped slightly, and the entire turret was tilted to the left. The main shaft of the turret was damaged by the violent impact, and this level of damage could only be returned to the factory for overhaul, and there was no hope for continued fighting.

"Alas~~~" After sighing heavily, Lin Shuo beckoned his crew members to get out of the car and prepare to join the infantry to continue the battle.

At this time, only one of the four Ming Tiger tanks used as fixed turrets continued to fire. The American army on the other side suffered heavy losses, but it still had a good strength. And they also killed red eyes and began to charge desperately. The tanks at the forefront of the U.S. Army were less than 100 meters away from the positions of the Ming defenders, and it was almost a matter of one foot on the accelerator.

"I can't hold it." Lin Shuo, who was hiding in the trench and shooting fiercely with the submachine gun in his hand, had this thought flashing through his heart. Originally, he was in the sturdy and powerful Tiger tank, and he never realized that the real battlefield was so terrifying and dangerous.

However, Lin Shuo was not afraid, because it was useless to be afraid. At this point, he only wanted to kill as many enemy soldiers as he could before he died. One is enough, and two are earned, this is what he really thinks at the moment.

"Boom!" A shell fired from a U.S. Sherman tank not far away exploded near Lin Shuo. The violent shock wave rushed his whole body into the air, and he fell heavily into the trench, his mouth and nose were constantly bubbling with blood, and there was a gold star in front of him.

It was also his fate, this was an armor-piercing shell and not a high-explosive one. Although his injuries were not light, he was not in danger of life for the time being, but he was dizzy and injured his internal organs by the shock wave.

"Wow~~~" After spitting out blood suddenly, Lin Shuo felt that his entire spirit had been drained away. The buzzing sound in his ears made him feel like he was about to die. His eyes passed over to the medic running towards him, and he looked at the cloudless blue sky with a slight distraction.

"It's a pure sky." Lin Shuo's eyes widened and he looked up at the sky, "I don't know if I can ascend to heaven after I die?" ”

"Raise your head!" The medic on the side hurriedly bandaged him, shook his head, and shouted, "You're fine, it's okay!" Drink saliva and rest for a while, and the will be gone. With that, the medic hurried away and rushed to the vicinity to treat the other wounded.

The buzzing sound in his ears gradually disappeared, but Lin Shuo, whose mind returned to his body, still raised his head to look at the sky, and slowly opened his mouth wide. In the sky, countless black dots are falling from the sky and hitting the ground!

Zhang Cheng has technology, capital, industrial capacity and a precise vision far ahead of the times. He knows what is needed for war and what is a priority.

Zhang Cheng has always believed that only an army that has air supremacy can be invincible in war. This is the conclusion that the armies of various countries in modern time and space have reached through one brutal war after another. Whoever wins the sky wins the world. Therefore, Zhang Cheng has always regarded the construction of air power as a top priority, and even the importance of warships and tanks is behind the fighters.

Zhang Cheng's strong support, advanced design concepts and Daming's powerful industrial production capacity is desperate. Before the war, the air power of the Ming Dynasty was already the best in the world, let alone two years after the war!

Daming has a large number of aircraft, has countless excellent pilots and ground crew, and has endless supplies of all kinds. There's no reason why they shouldn't play to their strengths, especially in a situation like the one they are at a disadvantage.

This is war, this is the battlefield. It's not like playing a computer game with so many soldiers in one game, and there will be no more after the fight. The North African Theater has two air forces, which are inseparable from the U.S. Army Air Force and the French Air Force in Tunisia, and it is difficult to free up their hands to support ground forces under enormous pressure. However, Daming Army Aviation is not the only one with these two air forces.

Although Zhang Cheng and Wang Dexiang had underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Americans before, they were a little too optimistic about the situation of the war, which led to the advance troops falling into a situation of being surrounded and annihilated. However, Zhang Cheng quickly readjusted the battle plan.

At the moment, he is still concurrently serving as the commander of the land aviation, and the fact that he is not the commander-in-chief of the army but also serves as the commander of the army is enough to see how much Zhang Cheng attaches importance to air power. He directly crossed the North African Theater and gave an order to the Army Aviation in the name of the Supreme Commander, that is, he gave himself an order to mobilize the air power of the Army Aviation to come to the North African Theater for emergency reinforcements.

Zhang Cheng has never been afraid to fight with any opponent. The reason why we didn't invest so many troops in the North African theater of operations before was that the theater was too small, and if there were too many troops, it would not be able to be used, which would affect the use of tactics. And at that time, I didn't care too much about the strength of the US military, and I despised my opponent too much. But now that the U.S. military has demonstrated their great strength, Zhang Cheng naturally will not hesitate any longer.

Unlike other units, the Fighter Unit moves very quickly. Because the establishment of the various air forces in the Ming Dynasty is basically the same, these transferred air forces all fly fighters directly to the airfields on the front line.

As for ground support aircraft maintenance and so on, the Third and Seventh Air Armies are all in charge. All air forces use the same standard of fighters, whether it is fuel, ammunition or spare engines, etc., which can be replenished at front-line airfields. This drastically reduces the transition time.

To put it simply, Zhang Cheng transferred a large number of fighters from other places, and these fighters can be regarded as supplementary forces of the two air armies in the North African theater in addition to their establishment. The pilots flew their warplanes directly to the front-line airfields, replenished fuel and ammunition, and were ready to go to the battlefield immediately after the overhaul and the pre-flight meeting. This kind of thing can only be done by the extremely powerful Ming army.

The Ming army, which already had more than 100,000 fighters combined, was furious. It was the first time he had suffered such a big loss on the battlefield. The elite units of the three divisions were counterattacked and surrounded in a small area, and they were still prepared in advance. Air power, which has always relied on a solid foundation, has done little at such a critical moment because of the strength of its opponents. The angry Daming Army began to erupt after receiving reinforcements.

On the last day of this battle, known as the Battle of Sfax, the entire sky was obscured by the Daming Army Aviation, which had been reinforced by a powerful force. Thousands of Ming fighters completely dominated the skies, especially in the period between late afternoon and evening.

A few days ago, the Ming engineering troops rushed out of many temporary airports day and night, and fighter planes were constantly taking off and landing at every moment. Tens of thousands of trucks lined up between Tripoli and the frontline airfield to transport supplies for fighter units. In the final hours of the campaign, the Ming Army showed their formidable muscles.

The fighter swarms drove away all the American fighters, and countless dive bombers dropped bombs on the Americans' heads in droves. Whether it was tanks, armored vehicles or artillery soldiers, all of them were overturned on their backs under the blow of the Ming army's air power, and the entire land was turned into a scorched earth.

Zhang Cheng promised Junmo that he would rescue them before dark, and he did what he said.

What Lin Shuo saw was the air power that came to the rescue. More than 100 dive bombers shrouded the American forces attacking the position in a sea of bombs. The huge smoke and flames that were constantly rising mixed with dust and rolled up, and it looked like the end of the world from a distance. The U.S. forces that were about to break through their positions were almost completely annihilated. The lucky few fled frantically after the aerial attack, and no longer had the momentum of the fierce attack that they had before.

"It's over?" Lin Shuo looked at the boiling position stupidly, and muttered in disbelief. In just ten minutes, dozens of tanks and armored vehicles and thousands of American soldiers disappeared. The U.S. army, which had made the defenders desperate before, became so vulnerable under the blow of the Ming air power. This made Lin Shuo's heart feel unbelievable.

"It's over." Jun Mo put down the telescope in his hand and let out a long sigh of relief.

At the most critical juncture of the war, the support of air power became a decisive factor. The offensive of the Americans has failed. Their besieged army was rescued.

The fierce battle on the outskirts of Sfax Harbour ended after three days and two nights. The 2nd Armored Division and the 293rd and 227th Infantry Divisions of the Ming Dynasty were besieged by superior American troops and suffered heavy losses. More than 200 tanks and armored vehicles and more than 300 artillery pieces of various calibers were damaged in the battle. More than 30,000 people were killed or wounded, captured and missing. The original plan of the Ming North African Theater to attack the port of Tunis along the coastline was forced to come to an end.

And the Americans suffered even greater losses in this short campaign. A total of six armored divisions and four mechanized infantry divisions were invested, and most of them were heavily damaged. More than 1,000 tanks and armored vehicles were lost in battle, and artillery of various calibers suffered hundreds of losses. More than 50,000 people were killed or wounded, captured and missing.

It was a bloody battle. (To be continued.) )