Chapter 402: Joint Bombing
"Good! Another one! β
"Hehe, there aren't many planes in Little Japan..."
"Oops, not good! Why did they bump into each other? It's a pity..."
Unlike the artillerymen who were talking to each other, there was only one person who was squatting in the corner with an inappropriate person, holding a can in his hand and gobbling it into his mouth, and a pile of empty cans at his feet.
At this time, Li Liansheng pushed everyone away and came to the side of the position, looked around but didn't see the person he was looking for, and hurriedly asked, "What about the Krupp?" Where's your deputy head of the regiment!? β
"Uh... Thereβ" one of the soldiers whispered, pointing to the chubby back of the crowd.
"calf thing!"
Li Liansheng fixed his eyes and saw that Krupp was hiding there and feasting on canned luncheon meat. Look at the empty cans in that place, a box has definitely been eaten by this grandson.
Enraged, he picked up a stone, threw it without saying anything, and shouted angrily: "Dead fat! Don't eat, come here and shoot! β
"Cannons? Where? β
Krupp was stoned to the head and turned his head to look at him in bewilderment, the scraps of meat and grease still hanging on his fat face.
Li Liansheng was speechless, pointed to the Japanese position in front of him and said, "Do you see those anti-aircraft guns that are endless?" Just hit them! β
Speaking of gunfighting, Krupp came to his senses, rubbed his big greasy hands on his clothes, and asked the soldier for a telescope. The body of more than 200 catties was as flexible as a gorilla, and he climbed onto the gun carriage after three strokes and five divisions.
"This ghost shoots horns, it's not easy to fight," Krupp muttered.
The Japanese anti-aircraft guns were arranged inside the position to take care of them at a very far distance, and in order to avoid being targeted, they were deliberately arranged to be extremely hidden, and it was absolutely difficult to find them without firing, and it was very difficult to detect them if they wanted to hit them accurately with artillery.
Li Liansheng came up and smiled mysteriously: "Ahem... Jun Zuo said, kill a door and reward half a box of luncheon meat, if you can kill the three 75mm anti-aircraft guns in the front, you will be directly roasted a big leg of lamb! β
This sentence seemed to give Krupp a boost, and he rubbed his hands together nervously, and he suddenly became eager to try it.
"Let's go, go to the 75 Mountain Artillery Position."
"75 mountain artillery? Can you hit that far with that thing? Li Lianshenghu asked.
"Yes, the accuracy of that cannon is better than 105!" After Krupp finished speaking, he didn't care about anything else, and ran out first.
The excellent ballistic performance of the Bofors 75mm mountain gun gave it excellent accuracy, and the excellent gunner was able to achieve an astonishing rate of fire of 25 rounds per minute with the cooperation of three people.
When firing with a full charge, the maximum firing range reaches about 10 kilometers, far exceeding all the current mountain guns of the same caliber, and they have caught up with the range of the little devil field guns.
Although this cannon is not as powerful as the 105 and 155 howitzers, its hit rate is higher than the first two.
Several people quickly came to the position of the 75 Mountain Artillery Battalion, and Krupp personally chose an open high ground as the gun position, and a Bofors 75 Mountain Gun was quickly brought up by the soldiers to assemble.
Taking advantage of this effort, Krupp grabbed a pen and paper, while observing the distance with the artillery mirror, calculated the data on the paper, and got in touch with the forward observation post through the walkie-talkie, and obtained the target shooting in the shortest time from several calculations.
"The angle is adjusted, charge three..."
"One shot test shot, let's go!"
With a yearning for canned luncheon meat, Krupp did not hesitate to pull the drawstring.
Rumble!
With a loud bang, the muzzle of the cannon burst into blinding fire, and the cannonball flew towards the target at great speed like a wild horse.
"Damn... Did you hit it? β
Due to the relatively long distance, they could not see the specific situation of the impact point clearly, so Li Liansheng could only hold his head high and wait for the forward observation post to reply.
"Regiment commander, the observation post said that it was about thirty meters to the right, and the little devil was very frightened." The communications soldier hurriedly preached with his headphones covered.
This place was at least eight kilometers away from the anti-aircraft gun, and Krupp was already an artillery genius to be able to get so close to the target in the first shot.
He didn't say anything, immediately adjusted the data, and made sure that it was correct before stepping aside.
"Reload!"
Rumble!
The shells were fired again, and the forward observation post quickly replied: "Hit!" The little devil is dragging the corpse, and the battle is a bit big, a pair... Two pairs... Report, at least twelve corpses! β
As expected, this time the shell hit the target, and the Japanese artillery position turned into a ruin, and the Japanese never expected that they would be sniped by artillery at such a distance, and no less than ten little devils were killed.
"Well done, calf! Hurry up, keep going, strike while the iron is hot and give Lao Tzu another shot! Wait for Junzuo to be happy, let alone the leg of mutton, maybe I won't be able to get you a sheep, haha! β
Li Liansheng almost jumped on the spot with excitement, who said that this guy is not a treasure?
In 20 minutes, Krupp, in cooperation with the forward observation posts, managed to take out five anti-aircraft positions and destroy seven anti-aircraft guns, so that the little devils complained as if they were being targeted one by one with a sniper rifle.
The Japanese did not dare to counterattack at all under the suppression of US fighters, and once they exposed their artillery positions, they would be hit by a large number of concentrated fires, and no one dared to take this risk, and this sullen loss could only be suffered silently.
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βgod damnοΌ This damn branch! β
An American soldier hanging upside down in a large tree roared in pain, his parachute was caught in the branches, his body was also entangled by the rope, and he could only complain in despair on his back.
Andy was very unlucky today, when he took off to fight, he had obviously bitten one of the Japanese fighters, but due to negligence, he was hit by the anti-aircraft gun on the ground and hit the tail of the plane, causing the plane to lose control, and he had to parachute to escape.
As a result, in the process of falling, he encountered a strong wind, which blew him away from the battlefield and drifted south for a long time, and finally was blocked by this towering tree, and his luck was really carried home.
Andy also wanted to reach out and take out the paratrooper knife tied to his foot, but he couldn't reach it because of the upside down, and he had to give up after several efforts.
At this time, there was movement in the surrounding woods, Andy was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe, he quickly pulled out the pistol on his waist and stared around nervously...
"I obviously saw that it fell here, why is it gone?"
"Liuzi, are you mistaken?"
"Impossible..."
The soldier, Rokuko, quickly picked up the bushes, and the uniquely shaped pilot in the tree immediately caught his eye, and the other party pointed a pistol at him.
"it!"
"What's the matter!?"
Hearing the exclamation, the companions behind him hurriedly ran forward, and seven or eight people surrounded them in a zigzag shape, and they were about to shoot with their rifles raised.
"Don't... Don't shoot! It's an ally! The sixth son hurriedly greeted, for fear that one of his comrades-in-arms would beat the other party into a sieve if he was not careful.
"Oh God..."Andy finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the person's outfit clearly: "Please man, can you put me down before I break my neck?" β
The squad leader glanced at him suspiciously, touched Liuzi's shoulder and said, "What is this big yellow-haired man chattering?" β
"Uh... How do I know, hurry up and put him down and send him back to the regiment, our squad is the first to find a parachute pilot, and I won't give a medal to each of us when I go back. β
Several men work out to get the hapless Andy off the tree, and this scene continues to play out in the jungle.
The battle cost the US military more than 30 sorties, and the loss of planes was nothing, but the pilots who parachuted to escape became a problem.
Fortunately, all the Allied forces on the periphery set up search and rescue teams, and as long as they saw the American pilots parachuting, they would immediately go to the rescue, but those pilots who fell within the range of the Japanese positions were not so lucky, and the little devils hated them so much, and what would happen can be imagined.
Around 7:50 a.m., nearly an hour had passed since the two sides had been fighting, which was quite a bit later than Stilwell's scheduled schedule.
However, as time went by, there were fewer and fewer Japanese fighters in the sky, and the ground air defense forces of the little devils were also devastated by the air and artillery, and this shocking air battle basically came to an end.
After the fighters cleared all the resistance over Myitkyina, the thirty-five B17 air fortresses that had been circling around for a long time could finally start to use their strengths.
"Ladies, it's showtime!"
"Call the 1st Flying Formation, Target 5, Cluster Bombing. 2nd Flight Formation, Target No. 3 ..."
The bomber group was divided into five formations and flew over the Japanese positions in a ladder shape in waves. The magazine slowly opened, and the aerial bombs, which were two people high, slowly revealed their hideous faces.
Myitkyina is mountainous and wooded, and there are large tracts of primeval jungle around the city, and in response to this situation, the US bomber group used a large number of "milk pounds", that is, a single ton of napalm.
Without considering the range, the maximum bomb load of the B17 can only carry 8 "milk pounds", and the huge size also shows the power, once this thing hits the ground and explodes, a radius of two or three hundred meters will instantly turn into hell.
"The bomb is in place!"
"500 meters from the target ... 300 meters, about to touch... 200 meters... Get ready... Bombing! β
With a bang, the safety of the bomb drop in the cabin was opened, and the huge aerial bombs smashed into the ground like a meteor shower.
Shout......
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
The sky seemed to be hail, countless explosive bombs covered the earth, and the woods were ignited by flames.
Needless to say, the terrifying power of the "milk pound" was needless to say, and those Oriental dwarfs underground could only struggle in the fire, waiting for death in agony.
Being hit by a shell shatters on the spot without any pain. Splashed with napalm incendiary oil, they could only watch it burn and roast slowly, and many Japanese soldiers became insane, and some even committed suicide in fear...... They couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, why do we suffer like this?
Thirty-five B17 bombers soon dropped napalm of more than 200 tons, and several kilometers of land had turned into a sea of fire, and it was difficult to see a living person on the ground.
The mission of the "Flying Fortress" has been completed, and immediately after that, a group of B25 medium bombers entered the field to start the second round of performances, and the high-explosive aerial bombs smashed down as if they didn't want money, and the ground was full of fire, and the smoke filled the battlefield.
The little devils in the position are all over the field, they have nowhere to hide, as long as they stay outside, there is no place to be safe, even those seemingly strong fortifications and fortresses can not completely resist the attack of aerial bombs, and the fortifications that have been built up with great difficulty have been brutally ravaged into powder by the Americans.
And their commander hid in the bunker and did not dare to come out at all, and no one dared to say that he could calmly face such a terrifying strategic air attack.
In a forward observation post of the Third Division, Chen Jize licked his lips that were a little dry, and asked uncertainly, "Junza... Bombardment of this intensity... I'm afraid no one can hold on, right? β
He was a little frightened at the moment, where could anyone resist under such an attack, if the role of the little devil was replaced by them...
Thinking of this, Chen Jize couldn't help but break out in a layer of cold sweat on his head, that kind of scene was like hell on earth.
"That's how to fight positional warfare with the Yankees, alas ... The gap in national strength, the war in the future... It's about to change dramatically. β
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Liao Mingyu sighed deeply and said slowly: "But ah, you may be wrong this time, the little devil is not so easy to defeat." β
Chen Jize suddenly, indeed... Having fought the Japanese for a long time, he knew very well how strong the willpower of these emotionless animals was.
The explosion in the original place was still raging, Liao Mingyu raised his head, his deep gaze gradually looked into the distance, but his brows slowly wrinkled together:
"Don't underestimate those Japanese, they are like cockroaches that can't be killed, no matter how you blow up and attack, and finally when people go up to clear the field, these grandsons will always come out of all kinds of dog holes and give you a fatal blow. You must know that the lion fights the rabbit, and also use all your strength, don't think that you can despise the opponent if you have the victory in your hand, and we can't do the thing of capsizing in the gutter. β
"I understand, thank you for your advice!" Chen Jize lowered his head slightly, stood up straight and replied seriously.
He knew that Junza was teaching himself to give his all at all times and not to take it lightly.
During this time, the battle went very smoothly, and he couldn't help but despise the Japanese a little mentally, but fortunately, Chen Jize was not a mediocre person, and he quickly realized his mistake.
Liao Mingyu smiled, and said in his heart that he was very important to Chen Jize, and to this day, this high-achieving student who graduated from the military academy has performed very well.
If Long Wenwen is a military genius who takes the sword and fights in short arms, then he is a commander genius who strategizes and fights in large armies, and he still continues to grow, and he is also one of Liao Mingyu's few people who can trust the large army with confidence.
"Okay, inform Hong Mu and Yuan Li, let the armored troops get ready, and wait for the artillery regiment to attack as soon as they finish washing the ground, and let me see how the Butan coordination you have practiced for so long is!"
"Yes!"