Chapter 504: The Chinese Imperial Air Force on the altar
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The Republic of South Africa no longer prevents the United Nations from Durban, but chooses to use the main force to directly attack the South African Nationals, and its strategic purpose is very simple, that is, it hopes to quickly unify South Africa and create a fait accompli, and then negotiate with the League of Nations to promise some benefits to let the United ** withdraw. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
This tactic was not something that the government of the Republic of South Africa could think of, but was the final result of negotiations between Germany and the Netherlands, because Germany and the Netherlands did not want to go to war with the United States.
However, they were wrong in their assessment, and the Chinese Empire was quite dissatisfied with the agreement between Germany and the Netherlands and the Republic of South Africa in private, and France, Italy, and other countries that had unanimously agreed to the establishment of a joint ** were also dissatisfied with the actions of Germany and the Netherlands, so they did not teach Germany and the Netherlands a lesson, and all countries had no face.
As a result, under the leadership of the Chinese Empire, the League of Nations refused to negotiate with the Republic of South Africa, accusing the Republic of South Africa of openly invading the Republic of South Africa with armed forces and undermining regional peace and stability.
The Combined ** 1st Armored Division, which landed in Durban, continued to march towards Pretoria, the capital of the Republic of South Africa, while at the request of the United Kingdom and the Republic of South Africa, the Combined ** Marine Brigade prepared to land in Cape Town and regain lost territory.
Under the blazing sun and the blue sky, fifty or sixty warships lined up along the coastline in Fars Bay, the huge turrets turned abruptly, and the muzzles of Hessesen's guns were slowly raised, aiming at the coast.
This fleet was a United Nations fleet composed of the Chinese Empire, Great Britain, France, Italy, and other countries, and included seventeen battleships and more than twenty cruisers. Not far away are three more aircraft carriers. According to the order of the commander-in-chief of the joint ** Cai Yi, the ships are about to carry out naval artillery fire coverage on the South African Republican Army occupying Cape Town.
At eight o'clock in the morning of the 12th, the Joint ** Command issued an attack order, and the military operation, codenamed Tornado, began on time.
"Knock knock!"
The four triple 406-mm guns of the battleship Zhao Kuangyin, the flagship of the United Nations fleet, opened fire first. With the roar of the cannon, a huge bomb weighing a ton roared and shot towards the shore.
"Boom!"
With a violent explosion, a joint ** all-out war against the Republic of South Africa was announced.
Immediately afterwards, dozens of other warships opened fire one after another, and shells rained down on the coast, and the ROA's coastal defense positions were instantly plunged into a sea of fire and smoke.
The humming sound pierced the sky, and more than 100 combat planes of various types from various countries took off from the three aircraft carriers in formation. Fighters swooped down and swept the sea towards the coast. In an instant, bullets rained down. Bomber formations dropped aerial bombs one after another to destroy the Republican defenses.
Three Thunderbolt fighters swooped down in formation, and the long plane was Lieutenant Colonel Rennes of the French Air Force. As one of the French ace pilots during the World War, he would rather come down from the altar to the United ** Aviation Wing as a small squad leader. It is also necessary to witness and experience first-hand the advanced fighters of the Chinese Empire.
Although it did not come out as he wished, the Chinese Empire did not come up with the most powerful Hellfire fighter, but he was able to personally fly another legendary Thunderbolt fighter, and Wren was also quite happy.
"Woo!"
Wren piloted the Thunderbolt fighter in the air constantly rolling, whirling, and diving, countless of his dream aerial combat fighting skills. He couldn't do it in the Newport series of fighters he flew before, but today he did it with the excellent performance of the Thunderbolt fighter, and he couldn't help but shout in amazement.
Similarly, there are many air officials from various countries who think the same way as Wren. When their bullets run out, the bombs are dropped. It's inevitable to fly the Thunderbolt fighter back and forth a few times and experience the fun of the winner. This is in normal training. The air officials of the Chinese Empire would never allow them to be so "indulgent".
At 8:30 a.m., under the fierce blows of the joint ** Navy and Air Force, the positions of the South African Republican Army on the coast of Fars Bay had been razed to the ground, and the firepower was completely suppressed. At this time, more than a dozen large landing ships approached several wide beaches on the coast, huge gates opened, and hundreds of amphibious combat vehicles roared and rushed to the shore.
This is the most advanced M16 combat vehicle in service in the Chinese Empire, which has been improved to continue moving at a water depth of 1.5 meters without stalling. Of course, it doesn't work for a long time, you have to go ashore within twenty minutes, otherwise you have to turn off the fire.
But twenty minutes was enough time for the chariot to rush to the shore beachhead.
As the chariots swam in clusters, numerous small boats were lowered from various ships one after another, carrying heavily armed United Nations peacekeepers of different colors.
Although the combined naval and air forces have declared that they have suppressed the firepower of the South African Republican Army on the coast, sporadic shells still fall into the sea from time to time, and huge waves bloom after exploding.
Since the governments of the world are good-looking, the elites of the elites selected from various countries are the elites they send to the United **, so the expression of tension and fear of war cannot be seen on their faces, and most of them are devils who crawled out of the pile of dead people on the battlefield. The heavy machine gun bullets on the shore clanged on the bulletproof panels of the speedboat, but they still talked and laughed, and occasionally the soldiers who were a little on their backs were killed, and blood splattered them, but they calmly threw the dead into the sea and continued the topic they had not finished, for the elites who were not even afraid of death, fighting had become their pleasure.
The South African Republican Army had just occupied Cape Town, and had not yet had time to erect anti-tank barriers on the beach, only a few improvised anti-landing barriers, which were not enough to stop the invulnerable M16 tanks.
At 8:42 a.m., more than a dozen chariots of the 7th Company were the first to land on Beach A. The chariots roared forward, crushing the enemy's anti-landing obstacles. Vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns covered the enemy's machine-gun fire on the shore and suppressed the enemy's machine-gun fire. If it could not be suppressed, the machine gunner slammed the car cover several times, and the comrades below quickly stopped, and the main gun opened fire on the enemy's machine gun fire point, destroying the target.
Less than twenty minutes. The 7th Company had taken control of the beachhead A, and the company commander quickly reported to the base camp that it had taken control.
Soon, more armored fighting vehicles landed on the beach, and large numbers of infantry came down from the landing craft. Flamethrowers go from trench to trench and crater, whether the enemy inside is alive or dead, to eliminate the threat and prevent the outbreak of plague on a hot summer day.
The infantry cleared the remnants of the enemy while unloading heavy weapons and equipment such as vehicles and artillery.
The South African Republican Army, under the powerful attack of the United Army, successively abandoned its coastal positions and retreated in depth.
Nine a.m. The South African Republican Army (REC) seemed determined to go to war with the United States, and their planes took off from Masland Airport at 9:20 a.m. and soon flew into Fars Bay.
The appearance of the South African Republican Army Air Force surprised the officers and men of the United Nations Air Force who were recklessly attacking the South African Republican Army on the ground.
In their eyes. What is the South African Air Force? It's a live target for them to practice.
"Attention squadrons, enemy aircraft are spotted at nine o'clock, ready to meet the enemy! Repeat, at nine o'clock a group of enemy aircraft was spotted and ready to meet the enemy! ”
After the command center sent an alarm and an order to meet it. Various squadrons and squads of the United Nations Air Force have given up attacking ground targets, climbed with their heads, and taken the initiative to meet the enemy planes in the direction of attack.
"Finally a little passionate!"
Wren ended the communication and immediately led his squad to pounce on the enemy aircraft.
22 aircraft of the South African Republican Army. I just transferred from Pretoria Airport to Cape Town Masland Airport this morning. Although the South African pilots had no combat experience, they were very tired just after completing the transition flight. But their Heinkel fighters are advanced in performance, far surpassing the Thunderbolt fighters equipped with the United Nations Air Force.
However, all the members of the United Nations Air Force were the elite of air combat during the world war. They flew the Thunderbolt fighters that they had always admired, and that kind of unstoppable arrogance was inevitable, and they had no disdain, even contempt, for the Air Force of the Republic of South Africa, which had been established for less than a year.
In this case, the proud UN Air Force suddenly suffered.
The Heinkel fighters, which had a speed of more than 560 kilometers per hour, roared in the blink of an eye, and the dozen or so Thunderbolt fighters of the United Nations Air Force flying in the front were immediately hit head-on.
As an elite, the United ** pilots are all battle-hardened veterans, and there is still a crisis response. Seeing that the enemy plane was extremely fast, they immediately evaded and dodged. The South African Air Force pilots were already short of flight time and had no actual combat experience, although they flew advanced Heinkel fighters, and in the first wave of the rapidly approaching attack, only two Thunderbolt fighters were hit.
"Boom! Boom! ”
The two Thunderbolt fighters hit by the 20-mm cannon were immediately blown up, dragging long black smoke from an altitude of more than 3,000 meters and falling in a whirlwind.
"There are masters!"
Wren suddenly became cautious, quickly pulled the plane up, and climbed straight into the air, he was ready to occupy the commanding heights and dive down from the commanding heights to attack.
However, to his sorrow, before he could climb up, two enemy planes flying in formation approached. Before Wren could see what the opponent's plane looked like, streamers shot over.
Wren was taken aback and quickly stopped the climb, dodging left and right to avoid the enemy's attacks.
The enemy's attack was very aggressive, but it seemed that the accuracy was poor, and it was obvious that he had not practiced actual combat in the air, which made Wren a little more reassured.
But soon Wren was dumbfounded, he dodged the first wave of enemy attacks, but when he tried to fight back, he found that the opponent had already flown away. The difference in speed between the two fighters more than doubled, which made Wren break out in a cold sweat.
Just as he was hesitating, another enemy plane suddenly swooped down from high altitude. The enemy plane was originally locked onto another aircraft that had been combined with **, but because of the novice's unskillful problem, the muzzle of the gun was accidentally aimed at Rennes.
"Bang bang bang!"
The 20-mm cannon opened heavy fire, Wren could not dodge, and a shell hit the wing. Wren's plane instantly lost its balance and fell in a whirlwind.
Wren was horrified, he didn't want his dignified French ace pilot to be killed by a rookie of the South African Air Force, it was too wrong. In the midst of the struggle, Wren suddenly discovered that he was carrying a so-called parachute. Only then did he remember that during the training in the Chinese Empire, the air officers had told them that they could save their lives by jumping out of the plane and pulling the parachute in an emergency.
Since the joint ** only trained for three months before leaving for South Africa, there was no time to train for skydiving. At the same time, the air officers of the Chinese Empire believed that letting pilots train to parachute out of the plane was tantamount to making them drop the plane every day, and the cost was too high. The air officers of the Chinese Empire did not want to teach too much to foreign military techniques, so parachuting was exempted. But. As a must-have for pilots, every Thunderbolt pilot is equipped with a backpack to carry a parachute.
In desperation, Wren remembered the parachute, so he jumped out of the cabin and pulled the parachute line.
With a bang, the parachute opened, and Wren was pulled up backwards, and he couldn't help but let out a loud cry. Because in his country. Pilots do not have parachutes, and when they are shot down, they are left to their fate, and most of them are certain to die. The feeling of being a Jedi made him shout: "Long live China!" "To show gratitude for saving lives.
fell to the ground, and the nearby joint ** soldiers immediately came to the rescue. Wren looked up at the sky. Looking at the fierce battle in the sky, I couldn't help but grit my teeth.
At this time, the victory or defeat of the air battle was divided, and the UN Air Force, which was composed of elites from various countries, shot down a dozen fighters, while the South African Air Force did not lose a single one.
This situation is a source of great consternation for all United Nations air force pilots. Soon the command station also discovered the problem and ordered all fighters to return home.
The South African Air Force won the blow and was immediately carried away and saw the defeat of the United Nations Air Force. Immediately chased after him.
On the sea, Rear Admiral Lin Shuang, commander of the Navy, looked at the embarrassed air force that was driven back by ducks all the way in the sky. Suddenly snorted coldly: "A group of rice buckets!" Pass my order, and the air defense of the fleet is fully open. Kill all those enemy planes that are chasing me! ”
The order was given, and the UN fleet opened full anti-aircraft fire, firing heavily at the South African fighters that came into the air.
In this fleet there were four Typhoon-class Aegis air defense cruisers of the Chinese Empire. As the air defense weapon of the Chinese Empire's fleet, the Chinese Aegis air defense cruiser has undergone large-scale modification and improvement after the war, and the range and firing height of the Vulcan Dense Array on it have been doubled, and the accuracy of anti-air lightning has also been greatly improved, and at the same time, it has filled the blind spot of the air defense fire network, so that the firepower of the Aegis air defense cruiser is quite fierce.
The four Aegis air defense cruisers were in full swing, and the muzzle tongues of fire of the Vulcan dense array spewed out, and in the blink of an eye, dense shells like rain shot into the air, instantly forming an impenetrable fire net.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”
The South African Air Force plane, which had no combat experience, was hit in an instant, and in less than three minutes, seven Heinkel fighters were shot down. Suddenly, it was hit by heavy fleet fire, so that the South African Air Force did not dare to pursue the United Nations Air Force anymore, and immediately turned around and fled.
All seven enemy planes were shot down by the Aegis air defense cruisers of the Chinese Empire, and the anti-aircraft guns of the warships of other countries did not even hit a single hair. The officers on the ** ships immediately looked at the four Typhoon-class cruisers with envy, and sincerely hoped that their country would be able to get this kind of warship with strong anti-aircraft firepower as soon as possible.
When Cai learned of the heavy losses suffered by the United Nations Air Force, he immediately ordered to stop the sorties of planes, and did not allow them to take the initiative to attack without understanding the strength of the South African Republican Air Force. However, in order to support the Cape Town battlefield, Cai allowed the air force to operate under the cover of the fleet's anti-aircraft fire.
The day's air battle was fought this time, and both sides suffered huge losses. At this time, the Air Force of the Republic of South Africa also knew the power of the Aegis air defense cruisers of the Chinese Empire, and did not dare to send fighters into the bay again. However, after this war, the South African Air Command was convinced that the Henkel fighters supplied to them by Germany were very strong, strong enough to defeat the myth of the World War - the shooting down of the Thunderbolt fighters of the Chinese Empire, and that alone was enough to make the newly formed Republic of South Africa Air Force proud.
Although the South African Republican Army has won the victory in the air, on land, although the South African Republican Army is equipped with advanced weapons and equipment such as the German No. 1 series tanks, and its performance is similar to that of the MWZ armored tribunes used by the combined armored forces, it is too far behind the well-trained, experienced in combat, and mechanized combat theory and practice, which is dominated by the Imperial Chinese Army.
In the afternoon of the same day, the 1st Armored Regiment of the Combined ** Marine Brigade entered the city of Cape Town and a fierce battle broke out with the tank units of the South African Republican Army. The South African Republican Army had no experience in infantry coordination, and the tank regiment and infantry regiment did not effectively support each other, and as a result, they were defeated by the United **, the South African Republican Army lost more than 100 tanks and more than 3,000 casualties, while the United ** only lost four combat vehicles and one wheeled infantry combat vehicle, and only 16 people were seriously wounded and did not die. It was an absolute victory.
On the 13th, the South African Republican Army withdrew from Cape Town and retreated north. After capturing Cape Town, the United advanced on Parr on the 14th.
But on this day. The Air Force of the Republic of South Africa dispatched 70 BW-300 bombers to carry out heavy bombardment of the Parr road and railway, blocking the way of advance of the United League, and at the same time, the fierce bombing caused considerable losses to the armored forces of the United Army, forcing the United Army to stop advancing.
Subsequently, Cai ordered the United Nations Air Force to take off from Masland Airport in Cape Town to support the Army. As a result, the Air Force of the Republic of South Africa dispatched more than 70 Heinkel fighters to escort the bomber formation, and fierce air battles broke out again between the two air forces over Parr.
Although the pilots of the UN Air Force are already mentally prepared. Knowing that the South African Air Force has an extremely fast fighter, but they think they are all elite of the Air Force, they swear to shame. They relied on their excellent air combat skills and tactics to fight enemy aircraft, and successfully shot down several enemy planes piloted by rookies. But the performance of the Heinkel fighter was much stronger than that of the Thunderbolt. Although the United Nations Air Force has rich experience in air combat, the opponent's speed is too fast, and even if the shooting accuracy is poor, just as the truth goes, "the world's martial arts are only fast and unbreakable," the United Nations Air Force planes were quickly shot down by enemy planes one after another.
The air battle on the 14th was again defeated by the United Nations Air Force. On this day, the United Nations Air Force lost thirteen Thunderbolt fighters, and two pilots were killed before they had time to parachute. The Air Force of the Republic of South Africa lost only three Heinkel fighters, and three pilots were killed.
In the days that followed, the United Nations Air Force tried to cover the Army's continued advance. But all were hampered by attacks by the Air Force of the Republic of South Africa. As a result of the fighting between the two sides, the UN Air Force lost more and more aircraft, while the Republic of South Africa Air Force lost less and less. This shows that the pilots of the Air Force of the Republic of South Africa are constantly improving, and the situation is grim. Cai immediately ordered a halt to the attack and returned to Cape Town with the joint **.
The failure of the joint offensive operation caused an uproar in the international community, and they all speculated about how capable the Republic of South Africa was, and that an air force that had just been established not long ago could defeat the world's air force elites, and the myth of the invincibility of the Thunderbolt fighter of the Chinese Empire was broken, and various countries demanded that the Chinese Empire take out the most powerful Hellfire fighter to deal with the current unfavorable military situation.
The defeat of the UN Air Force, rejoicing the Republic of South Africa and Germany. The latter, in particular, was greatly celebrated by the Luftwaffe, which was again placed an order for 400 fighters from the Heinkel company.
However, in response to international public opinion asking what type of fighter the Air Force of the Republic of South Africa is and which country, both Germany and the Republic of South Africa are at a loss.
The Thunderbolt fighter was pulled down from the altar, which made the Chinese Imperial Air Force very faceless, and the Chinese Imperial Air Force also had some concerns about the request of various countries for the Chinese Empire to provide the most powerful Hellfire fighter to the United Nations Air Force. The Thunderbolt fighter has been pulled off the altar, and the myth of whether the Hellfire fighter can maintain its invincibility is something that the Chinese Imperial Air Force does not dare to guarantee, because according to the recollections of the pilots of the United Nations Air Force and the assessment of ground observers, the speed and firepower of the new fighter of the Republic of South Africa Air Force are no less than that of the Hellfire fighter, and there are even signs of surpassing it.
Within the Air Force Command, Liu Xiang convened an emergency meeting of the Air Force Committee to discuss response strategies.
"Do you have any ideas?"
Mai Sanyu, Minister of Military Orders of the Ministry of Air Force, first said: "Now the whole world is looking at the Imperial Air Force, if we don't defeat the Air Force of the Republic of South Africa, the Imperial Air Force will probably have to come down from the altar, we can't afford to lose that person!" ”
"That's right!" Zheng Wenchao, vice minister of the Air Force, nodded and said: "You can lose anything, but you can't lose face!" This face must be earned! ”
"Didn't you read the report from the front?" Huang Yanglu, chief of political and educational affairs of the Air Force, said suddenly: "The speed of the new fighter that appeared in the Republic of South Africa is more than 500 kilometers per hour, and the speed of the Hellfire fighter of the Imperial Air Force is only 380 kilometers per hour, and the limit does not exceed 420 kilometers per hour. The caliber of the opponent's machine gun is also very large, and the caliber of the wreckage found from the front line is about 20 mm, which is much more fierce than the 12.7 mm heavy machine gun of the Hellfire. Speed and firepower are obviously not good, how to fight? Is it a shame to take it out? I think it's better not to fight! ”
Huang Yanglu's words made everyone fall into contemplation, this is the problem they are most worried about, if they take out the mythical invincible Hellfire fighter and can't beat others, then they will be embarrassed and thrown home.
Liu Xiang sighed and said: "According to the CIA report, this kind of aircraft should be provided to the Republic of South Africa by Germany and the Netherlands, and the most likely specific thing should be the Luftwaffe." ”
Mai Sanyu asked: "The CIA didn't say which German company?" Didn't you say what type of fighter it was? ”
Liu Xiang shook his head, and Zheng Wenchao suddenly snorted coldly: "I didn't expect the CIA to have something I didn't know!" At the critical moment, the chain was dropped, and it was simply laid off, wasting taxpayers' money. ”
"Who are you scolding?"
Liu Xiang and the others suddenly looked up at the door, and at some point, the new director of the CIA, Chen Keqing, was already standing there, and everyone was taken aback.
Liu Xiang smiled bitterly: "What kind of wind blew you here!" ”
Chen Keqing held a document in his hand and walked straight to everyone, and Zheng Wenchao gave him a seat angrily.
Chen Keqing smiled slightly, sat down and handed the document to Liu Xiang, and said, "When Lord Liu asked me yesterday, I was really embarrassed, I couldn't give you valuable information, it was indeed our failure. No, I know that Lord Liu is in a hurry, and I got it for you overnight, you can take a look, I was shocked. ”
Liu Xiang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly opened the file to take a closer look, and when he saw it, he was suddenly shocked: "I didn't expect the Germans to be really capable of making such a powerful fighter?" ”
Then, Zheng Wenchao, Huang Yanglu and others circulated it one after another, and they were all shocked by the ultra-high performance of the Henkel fighter.
Chen Keqing said at this time: "For the sake of this intelligence, I did not hesitate to wake up the CIA's agents who had been ambushed in the Luftwaffe for a long time, and finally fulfilled my mission and took out what you wanted." ”
"Thank you so much, Lord Chen!" Liu Xiang hurriedly asked, "To be able to get such a highly classified document, your agent's position should not be low!" Are your people in danger? ”
Chen Keqing smiled and said, "There is no danger for the time being, Lord Chen doesn't have to worry!" ”
Liu Xiang suddenly smiled, then his face sank like water, and said, "Most of the performance of the Heinkel fighter has surpassed the most advanced Hellfire fighter in the Empire, what should we do?" ”
Chen Keqing asked, "Won't it stump Lord Liu!" The Hellfire fighters are all aircraft from ** years ago, and during this time, don't tell me that your Air Force has not developed more advanced fighters! ”
Huang Yanglu explained: "Master Chen guessed correctly, we naturally have a fighter project under development, and we started the research and development of the next model as early as when the Hellfire fighter was finalized. It's just that His Majesty believes that there will be no major wars for twenty years after the war, and there is no country that can threaten the security of the empire, so we are only allowed to develop and mass production. So in the short term we will not be able to come up with more powerful fighters for the UN Air Force. ”
Chen Keqing said: "I don't think the gap between the Hellfire fighter and the Heinkel fighter is too big, if you take into account the fact that the quality of our pilots far exceeds the quality of the pilots of the South African Air Force, we should be able to deal with it!" ”
Liu Xiang nodded and said, "Having said that, it's always worrying!" ”
Chen Keqing paused for a moment, and then smiled: "Lord Chen won't be worried about losing face, right?" ”
Liu Xiang smiled bitterly: "It's cold in high places!" (To be continued)