A dive bomber is a type of bomber that attacks enemy ground or water targets in a high-speed dive, and was active in World War II. Due to its small bomb load, it is mainly used for tactical bombing, but it can also be used for strategic bombing. Compared with the horizontal bombers of the same period, the advantage of the dive bomber was that the bomb delivery rate was high and the efficiency was much higher.

During World War II, the most famous dive bomber was the German Stukka, known as the "Screaming Death".

But it wasn't just the Germans who had dive bombers, the Americans did, the British had them, and the Soviets had them. This time, the Chinese Air Force used to bomb the city of Guangzhou was the Soviet PE-2 dive bomber. There are not many of them, just thirty. It's not that Qin Wei is stingy, the key is that the Soviets simply can't spare too many planes to "support" China now. In the face of the indiscriminate bombardment of the Germans, almost all the planes they could use were used. If they hadn't been in a hurry to break the Germans' "ice and snow defense line" on the outskirts of Stalingrad, they would not have been able to agree to this condition put forward by Qin Wei. It's a pity that the situation they are facing does not allow them to bargain with Qin Wei, and in the end, they can only squeeze out a few PE-2s. Not only that, but when each plane flew back from the USSR, it also carried "a few kilograms" of gold with it...... As for the quantity, that's a secret.

Dive bombers dive fast, and as long as they do not descend below 1000 meters, it is almost difficult for anti-aircraft guns to hit their targets. However, Qin Wei did not use these precious bombers against the concentrated defenders of Guangzhou, he aimed at those anti-aircraft guns. The anti-aircraft shooting just now had exposed many hidden anti-aircraft gun strongholds, and he wanted to use these PE-2s to eliminate them.

In this way, under the horrified gaze of Governor Tada, the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery stronghold in Guangzhou City was severely attacked. And not long after the flames rose from the anti-aircraft gun strongholds, a larger group of bombers and transport planes appeared in the distant sky.

……

"So far. The operation went well. ”

Guilin, Fourth Theater Command. After receiving the report from the front, Wu Shi breathed a sigh of relief. Although he is a high-ranking member of the national army, and his qualifications are old, and he can even be regarded as a classmate of Bai Zhengxi, since returning from abroad, he has mainly been engaged in operations staff officers, and rarely actually commands a battle. This raid on Guangzhou was the largest battle he commanded since he joined the army. I was inevitably a little nervous. But it's okay anyway, because it's calculated properly. Progress in all ministries is going fairly well.

"The 1st Division of the Paratroopers has broken into the city of Guangzhou and is fighting in the streets with the Japanese defenders. In addition, Wang Yaowu had already set off from Wuzhou, and he would be able to land at Tianhe Airport in about an hour or two, and he could directly command the front-line battle. ”

"The airport has already been taken?" Bai Zhengxi stayed aside. Wen Yan hurriedly asked.

"Basically." Wu Shi let out a sigh, "Because the Japanese didn't expect that we would launch a surprise attack on the periphery. So it's too late to respond. We didn't even have time to destroy the airport roadway, and we were left with dozens of planes. ”

"That's good." Bai Zhenxi's expression also relaxed, "With the airport in hand, even if we can't take Guangzhou, we can advance and retreat freely." There is no siege by the enemy. ”

"The one who besieged the airfield was also the 1st Division of Paratroopers, right?" Zhang Fakui asked Qin Wei.

"Yes." Qin Wei nodded, "They are the longest airborne troops. It's also one of the most elite. And only they can carry out this task. ”

"Then how the hell did you get them near the airport without the Japanese noticing?" Zhang Fakui asked again. Whether or not the airport can be taken will be crucial to this operation. Because if there were no airfield, they would have to use airborne for this raid. Although the Airborne Forces have been expanded several times, only one or two divisions have really formed their combat effectiveness at present, and the rest of the divisions have only been in airborne training for a short time. It's good enough to be able to jump from the sky, but it's basically impossible to quickly form combat effectiveness after landing. Obviously, it is unrealistic to want to take Guangzhou City with just one or two divisions. What's more, even if Guangzhou can be taken, in the face of the Japanese army's crazy counterattack, this airborne force will become a meat bun and a dog nine times out of ten, and there will be no return. However, with the airport, it is different, and they can continuously transport troops and materials to Guangzhou, and truly realize the integration of the inside and outside of the entire theater. Even if the plan fails, as long as the airport is not lost, you can still retreat calmly. But there is only one point, that is, until now, Qin Wei has been very secretive about how to seize the airport, and he will not tell them whether he is alive or dead. This tickled their hearts all the time, especially after learning that the battle in the direction of the airfield was going well.

"To put it bluntly, it's not a great way to do it. But the average person really can't do it. Qin Wei said with a smile.

"Zhilu said that you are amazing." Bai Zhenxi glared at him: "It's not an outsider here, what's the point of you hiding it?" Speak quickly! ”

"Hehe," Qin Wei smiled and pursed his lips again: "We used low-altitude skydiving!" ”

"Skydiving?"

Several people didn't understand and were a little dazed.

"At present, although there have not been a few airborne operations in the whole world, these limited data can allow us to find one thing, that is, 60%-70% of the combat attrition of the airborne troops is in the air. During the period from jumping out of the plane to landing, the paratroopers basically had no combat effectiveness, so at this time, they became a live target for the enemy's ground anti-airborne fire. Qin Wei exhaled, "So, after Wang Yaowu took over the airborne troops, I instructed him to conduct low-altitude parachute training." Because the lower the parachute jump altitude, the shorter the time the paratroopers stay in the air, the more effective it is to reduce casualties, and the smaller the dispersion area of people and equipment after landing, which is convenient for the troops to quickly assemble and quickly form combat effectiveness. And according to the data obtained from the training, we found that when the paratroopers parachuted at low altitudes, the anti-aircraft guns basically did not find the aiming point, and they had already landed safely. ”

"But the 1st Paratrooper Division is attacking Tianhe Airport on the periphery!" Bai Zhenxi's brows furrowed slightly. Qin Wei's words contained a lot of data, which opened his eyes, and at the same time saw the tactical value of low-altitude skydiving. But he has always followed the progress of the campaign and is very clear about the actions of the 1st Paratrooper Division. The 1st Paratrooper Division was not parachuting over the Tianhe airfield, but on the periphery, and even before they attacked, the defenders of the Tianhe airfield had not yet discovered them.

"Skydiving at low altitudes is dangerous. Because the paratroopers have only a few seconds to be able to open the parachute bag. As soon as it is late, before the parachute is opened, the person has already fallen to the ground...... If there are enemies below at this time, do you think they are Xiaoqiang who can't be killed? Qin Wei glanced at the goods, "Therefore, the 1st Paratrooper Division carried out a parachute jump a few kilometers away from the perimeter of Tianhe Airport, and then carried out a rapid march......

"Listen to you, this kind of low-altitude skydiving is really dangerous. It's really not easy for the 1st Paratrooper Division to do it. Xu Tingyao sighed.

"Of course it's not easy." Qin Wei snorted coldly, gritted his teeth again, "When I was training alone, I fell forty-seven to death!" Wang Yaowu is a bastard, Lao Tzu asked him to come step by step, and he actually taught Lao Tzu a whole division at once...... If it weren't for Lao Tzu's early thinking, he wouldn't have to wait for the war with the devils, and the first division of paratroopers would have to reduce his strength by several percent! ”

“……”

didn't expect Qin Wei to suddenly get angry, Bai Zhenxi and the others glanced at each other, they were all a little helpless, and they all felt a little funny...... If the paratroopers could be safely landed before the enemy anti-aircraft guns could be aimed, the tactical value of the paratroopers would skyrocket several notches. Compared to this, what is the point of a few people who fall to death? Not to mention forty-seven, even four hundred and seventy is not much. Think about it, if this kind of training is not carried out, as a result, when the paratroopers fall from the sky, they will be killed six or seven percent at once, and there will be many more deaths than these people?

"Let the front line prepare. When the Japanese heard that Guangzhou was attacked, they would definitely return to the division to rescue. We can't let them withdraw so easily. Zhang Fakui said fiercely on the side again.

"It's a pity." Bai Zhenxi shook his head and sighed on the side, "If it weren't for the people in Guangzhou City, what if we just put these devils back?" Let them fight to the death with the Yankees. ”

"Then the Yankees must first break through the interception of Sano Tadashi's 38th Division." Wu Shidao.

"With MacArthur's ability, even if he is not well equipped, a mere Tadayoshi Sanno should not be able to stop him." Bai Zhenxi said with a smile, "It's a pity that this old guy is too shrewd and refuses to conduct military exercises at the same time as the war, otherwise, while he is not there, we will have a greater grasp of winning." ”

"I want to help you fight again, and I want to be beaten by you, you have lived so many years in vain?" Qin Wei looked at him with disdain, "Who can be a general who is not shrewd like a ghost?" ”

"According to you, we actually have a nest of ghosts here?" Bai Zhenxi smiled.

"Eh, don't talk about me," Wu Shi hurriedly shook his hand, "It's just a lieutenant general." It's not shrewd. ”

"And me." Xu Tingyao also raised her hand with a smile, "I'm also a lieutenant general." I don't have anything to do with ghosts! ”

"You used to be a ghost, but now you're 'yang'." Zhang Fakui also pointed at Xu Tingyao with a smile, "But it's also a matter of time or time." I can't run. ”

"Come on, if we talk about it again, we will become 'ghosts and ghosts' with the Japanese!" Qin Wei smiled bitterly, and said worriedly: "Wang Yaowu only relies on one army, and it may not be easy to take Guangzhou. I want to add some more people to him. ”

"You're underestimating people." Bai Zhenxi snorted lightly: "An army, and they are all elites selected by various departments, if this can't take a mere Guangzhou city, Wang Yaowu will be considered a fool all these years." I'm more worried about MacArthur than he is...... Although I don't think Tadashi Sano can stop him, who can guarantee what the actual situation is? ”

"Also, I don't know how those Yankees are fighting now." Everyone was a little worried. (To be continued......)