Chapter 405: Artillery Bombardment on Land

The Sahr pilots who did not have a parachute, like those Cossack pilots, had to wait for death except to make a forced landing, so among the more than 100 planes that were shot down, only 17 survived with superb flying skills.

When Fang Xiaoyu learned that in the first air battle, the Chinese army had shot down more than 40 fighters, he felt that the performance of the Golden Eagle 1 fighter was a little behind, and he quickly asked Su Zhizhen to collect the Saar planes that had successfully landed and transport them back to the aircraft design institute of the Chinese Empire in their entirety, so that those researchers could dissect and analyze them.

Through the transmission of a small wind, the plane was quickly sent to the aircraft design institute, and the experts found that the aerodynamic design of this aircraft was not good, there was not even a retractable landing gear, and the firepower was not strong with only one machine gun, and the only thing that stood out was its 150-horsepower rotary engine.

According to intelligence, the Newpole aircraft engine of the Nantes Empire also reached one hundred and thirty-five horsepower. The engine of the Golden Eagle 1 fighter is only 110 horsepower, and if it were not for the more reasonable design of the fuselage and the retractable landing gear to reduce wind resistance, it would not have been able to catch up with other aircraft.

The rapid development of aircraft science and technology in the Entente countries allowed Fang Xiaoyu to once again understand the speed of development of the Wangxiangxing civilization, especially in times of war, and the development speed of researching new weapons with a national system is really amazing. In view of this situation, Fang Xiaoyu could no longer hide, and he immediately ordered the aircraft design institute to start designing a new fighter to replace the existing aircraft.

Fang Xiaoyu knew very well that the early operation was to take advantage of the Cossack Empire due to the long distance and backward communications, so he did not get the drawings of these engines. If the Cossack Empire also began to produce these advanced fighters on its own, I am afraid that the Chinese army on the Cossack battlefield would also be in trouble.

The reason why the Chinese army has not replaced the new aircraft is not because of technical difficulties, but because it is not necessary for cost considerations, and when it needs to be replaced now, there is no difficulty at all. The previously designed Exocet seaplane has already been tested with aluminum alloy skin, monoplane technology, 680 horsepower engines and large-caliber airborne machine guns, and with mature technology, it is quite easy to develop a new aircraft.

The new Golden Eagle 2 fighter was quickly developed, and the test flight was finalized within a month. Thanks to a number of proven technologies, the development of the aircraft went smoothly and the structure of the aircraft was finalized after repeated test flights of six demonstrators.

The new Golden Eagle 2 fighter basically uses the fuselage design of the Exocet seaplane, but the pontoon landing gear is changed to a retractable wheeled landing gear, which is directly translated and greatly shortens the development time. It features a V-shaped all-metal lower wing, and for the first time uses an armored cockpit for pilot safety, a 680-horsepower engine that allows the aircraft to reach a rapid speed of 440 kilometers per hour, a ceiling of more than 9,000 meters, and four 12.7 mm machine guns.

Seeing the design drawings of this aircraft, Fang Xiaoyu gave quite affirmation, and he immediately ordered mass production, as for the replacement Golden Eagle 1 fighter, it will be sent to the Western Continent battlefield to support the air force of the Allied countries after maintenance and maintenance.

Under Fang Xiaoyu's order, the entire aircraft factory of the Chinese consortium took action to produce the Golden Eagle 2 fighter with all its might, and as for the expected production of the Eagle 2 fighter, because a large number of Golden Eagle 1 fighters would be sent to the battlefield of the Western Continent, the plan was finally canceled by Fang Xiaoyu.

The production capacity of the aircraft factory of the China Consortium is extremely strong, and they adopt the production method of assembling various components on the assembly line, and then use the assembly line to assemble the whole of the aircraft, and the production rate of the aircraft can reach about 100 per month, and these new fighters that have just come off the assembly line will be given priority to the Southern Subcontinent Theater.

The Chinese army and the Saar army were in a stalemate in the Sinai Canal, and although the Chinese army had superior firepower, it was difficult to cross the wide Sinai Canal, so Su Zhizhen ordered the Southern Ocean Fleet to approach the Sinai Canal, intending to use warships to help the troops cross the river.

Sun Xiaohu received the order and immediately approached the Sinai Canal with the main force of the Southern Ocean Fleet. "Commander Sun, we have arrived at the predetermined position, and we are still five nautical miles away from the Sinai Canal." Although the two were very familiar with each other, Wan Yong still referred to him by his official name when he fought.

Sun Xiaohu nodded: "It's okay, if you get closer, you will be discovered, immediately send a reconnaissance plane to fire for the artillery, let's carry out a sneak attack first." ”

Wan Yong said excitedly: "Okay, anyway, we're going to kill this time." "Two Exocet water reconnaissance planes were hoisted into the water from the USS Eagle's Nest seaplane carrier, and then the two planes started their motors on the water, and the two pontoons paddled waves in the water, and the planes quickly rose into the air and flew in the direction of the Sinai Canal.

The two reconnaissance planes soon flew over the position of the Sahr army, and when they saw these two planes, the Sahr army on the ground did not panic much; since the last big air battle, the Sahr air force, which had suffered heavy losses, rarely took to the air to fight, and the planes of the Chinese army flew over from time to time, either to reconnoiter or bomb.

The Sahr army also found out the pattern, usually a large plane with four engines is here to bomb, and this kind of small plane with only one engine is here to reconnoitre, so they do not panic when they see the reconnaissance plane, and still do their own thing.

Unfortunately, they did not know that these two reconnaissance planes were not the same as the previous ones, and after the reconnaissance report of the Exocet reconnaissance plane was transmitted back to the warship by radio, the Southern Ocean Fleet began its first accurate over-the-horizon shelling.

The Thar soldiers went about their business leisurely, no longer paying attention to the reconnaissance plane still circling overhead, and everything was as usual. At this moment, they heard a scream in the air, and the soldiers looked up curiously, looked at the two planes, and found that they were still hovering smoothly in the sky, and did not mean to reduce the altitude and dive to drop the bombs, and just when they were puzzled, the dense shells covered the positions of the Sahrs.

Compared with the artillery used by the army, naval artillery is much larger in caliber and diameter, and its power is naturally much stronger, and a 305-millimeter shell can almost smash a platoon's station.

The shelled Thar soldiers were immediately thrown into confusion, and they found that the trenches could not protect them at all, and these powerful shells were so penetrating that even reinforced concrete fortifications could be easily smashed open. Seeing that the navy had already moved, land-based aviation began to take off one after another, the army artillery also began shelling across the river, and the three armies jointly launched a saturation attack on the positions of the Sahr.

Taking advantage of the chaos on the opposite position, the Chinese assault boat was lowered into the Sinai Canal, and the soldiers of the Empire of St. Martin and the Wa took the lead, and they quickly started their motors and sailed towards the opposite bank.

When they were about to reach the shore and saw that the river bank was in sight, the Japanese warriors jumped up with their guns in their hands, and after jumping on the shore, they quickly leveled their weapons and fired desperately at the Sahr people, covering the landing of the follow-up troops. The soldiers of St. Martin followed, strongly supporting the attack of the Japanese people.

In the confusion, the Saar army was unable to organize an effective defense, and many points along the river were breached, and the Japanese army and the army of St. Martin cooperated to establish several landing points on the other side of the river, and the entire Sinai Canal defense line soon began to collapse from the part of the mouth to the sea.

"Resist, hold it all for me." The Governor of the Nile, Major General Möngke, who was also the commander of the operation against China, was anxiously circling around the room, and now he had a feeling that a catastrophe was imminent.

"Report to Your Excellency the Governor-General, we have found that it was the Chinese Empire that used its navy to launch a surprise artillery attack on our shore positions, causing great confusion in our army." A staff officer reported.

'Uh' Rear Admiral Möngke slammed his fist on the table and said, "When the navy of our Saar Empire is no match for others, immediately send a report to the Mediterranean Fleet and ask them to support quickly." ”

The staff officer continued: "But what if the other side sorts out land-based bombers? ”

"This ......" Major General Möngke wilted a little: "How long will it take for our new plane to arrive." His tone immediately softened, and he now found that the Air Force was weak, and all of his tactical options were restricted.

The staff officer quickly checked the record and said, "It will be tomorrow night at the earliest." ”

Rear Admiral Meng Ge stared at the map and said word by word: "Send a telegram to the country, if the air force and navy cannot support immediately, I have to retreat to the Nile defense line." ”

After receiving the telegram from Rear Admiral Möngke, Saar immediately caused a sensation in the country, and he did not expect that the Chinese Navy would reach the Sinai Canal so quickly, and if the Saar army was attacked by the combined attack of the other side's navy, land and air force, it would be quickly defeated.

In order to prevent an irreparable situation, the Supreme Command of the Saar Empire directly ordered all Saar air forces in the southern subcontinent to immediately assemble in the Nile region and surround the Sinai Canal defense line at all costs.

At the same time, the Mediterranean fleet of the Sahr Empire also received instructions to move to the Sinai Canal area immediately, preparing to support their positions, and new reinforcements began to be drawn from the battlefield on the Western Continent, transported by transport ships in the Mediterranean, and continuously concentrated in the Nile region.

The fierce battle of the day and night did not stop at all, and the great battle between the two sides intensified, although the Chinese coalition army seized an eleven-kilometer-long section of the Sinai Canal defense line, but under the frantic counterattack of the Saar army, the landing force was suppressed and could not move forward.