Chapter 2385 The Great Destroyer (Part 1)

Malashenko has seen the giant bomb hanging under the wing root of Pei 8, or he has seen it in the network of the future world. It is a thing called a "gas tank".

FAB-5000, as its name suggests, is a giant aerial bomb with a total mass of 5 tons, a charge factor of 50%, and 5 tons of high explosives. It is also one of the special equipment of the Soviet Red Army. It is the most powerful aerial bomb actually installed by the Red Army aviation so far. Only the Pei-8 heavy bomber can mount it.

In the future, the Red Army aviation unit will indeed have more powerful conventional aerial bombs, such as the FAB-9000, but with the current model, that is, the current delivery platform is limited, the FAB-5000 is already the limit. Even if something bigger and more powerful than this one is built, there is no way to actually install it and put it into actual combat use.

In the world that Malashenko lives in now, he has actually never seen the FAB-5000 put into combat with his own eyes, nor has he seen what it looks like when it explodes.

The closest time this thing was put into actual combat use was during the Battle of Kursk.

Malashenko heard that during the battle on the northern front in Kursk, in order to prevent the German armored group from breaking through in depth, Pe-8 was used to carry this super gas tank and throw it directly at the head of the German army. It directly blew up a German stick that was entrenched in the starting position of the attack and had not had time to disperse the formation and start taking action. It was impossible to count how many tanks and flesh and blood were lifted into the sky in the mushroom cloud.

All in all, Degun canceled the division-level attack that morning, buying valuable reinforcements and time for the Red Army defenders to repair their defense lines. It is said that this is the case. Anyway, this is the version Malashenko heard. It is impossible to check whether it is true. Anyway, Malashenko thinks that the situation is probably close even if it does not reach this point.

Now, these "Super Pei 8", which have been greatly improved in performance due to the replacement of new engines, are already capable of mounting two gas tanks at one time while being closer to the front line and carrying a lower amount of fuel. The ability to carry out bombing missions has doubled the bomb load compared to before the engine was replaced.

At this moment, Malashenko, who was amazed by this powerful performance improvement, knew what terrible things would happen next. His expression after putting down the telescope was already filled with horror.

"Damn, this Zero Highlands is finished today! 9 Super Pegasus 8s! 18 5-ton gas tanks! As expected of Zhukov, it's so damn grand! There are heavy bombers on call whenever you move, I’ve opened my eyes with Zhan Guang today.”

Just talking about it doesn't mean anything. Malashenko was able to take practical actions to tell everyone to prepare quickly and avoid it a little. Who knows what the commotion will be when 18 gas tanks are thrown on the Zelo Highlands. It will be so huge that even if your starting position is at the usual safe distance under your feet, you still need to be careful.

"Be careful! Stay hidden and hide behind the bunker! The bombing will start soon! Hurry!"

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Malashenko's order came somewhat unexpectedly. In the eyes of most soldiers, it seemed that there was no need to do so. Why was there any need to evade at such a safe distance? The roaring tsunami and bombardment that had just burned the Zeluo Highlands into a mountain of flames only made everyone feel the buzzing in their ears, not even mentioning the shaking of the ground beneath their feet.

how? The noise that these few bombers can create is even more intense than the first-level artillery preparations of the group army just now?

Most soldiers think it shouldn't be so exaggerated.

But as a soldier, what you think and what you should do on the battlefield are two completely different things.

You can think whatever you want and reserve your opinions. No one will force you to change your cognitive concepts, but first of all, you must execute orders and be thorough, otherwise everything mentioned above will be nonsense.

Those who can stay in the leadership division are naturally the most outstanding and top-notch people among the millions of Red Army soldiers. Even a small number of supplementary recruits are all the elite among the rookies. They have been trained in the recruit training camp. Only those with outstanding performance will be given an opportunity to join the leadership division as a reward.

It is precisely because of the gathering of elites that the starting point of the quality of the soldiers is already high enough.

So as soon as Malashenko's order was given, no matter whether they could understand it or not, everyone looked for bunkers nearby under the leadership of their respective squad and platoon company commanders.

Those who can find tanks and infantry fighting vehicles hide behind tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. Those who have nowhere to go or are surrounded by tanks and infantry fighting vehicles should hide behind foxholes, traffic trenches, or even pure earth slope bunkers. It all works, but you have to make sure there is something in front of you to block it for you. Then you just have to wait for the moment when the "Feast of Destruction" starts.

After ordering others to find a place to hide, Malashenko couldn't just sit there and act like a fool. He had to take action.

With nowhere to go, he simply hid in his car. He climbed onto the tank in a few steps and shrank most of his body into the turret. Malashenko was already ready, raising the telescope in his hand and looking ahead. Halfway up the hillside, just waiting for the aerial bombs to fall, I saw those flying in low-altitude formations. The Pei-8, which had the aura of blocking out the sky and the sun, had already flown to the bombing distance and was ready.

"coming soon!"

Malashenko held his breath and widened his eyes. In the next second, it seemed as if time stood still and he saw destruction coming.

The two huge black gas tanks hanging under the wings of the wings broke away from the pylons at almost the same time and fell almost vertically.

For a super-large artillery piece like a gas tank with a single mass of 5 tons, if you only drop one at a time and do not drop another one hanging under the wing root on the other side, it will inevitably cause the weight of both sides of the fuselage along the central axis. Severe imbalance. One end is light and the other is heavy. Even if the Pei 8 is big enough and the lift of the large wing surface is strong enough, it cannot withstand the imbalance of the left and right counterweights, which will cause instant instability in the posture.

It is very possible to lose control and fall headlong. Low-altitude airspace will not give you the chance to try to level out and regain control. If you dare to lose control and fall, you will die.

Therefore, even if the excess power is likely to be wasted, dropping two gas canisters one after another within a very short interval is the only option. Looking at it from another angle, it can be regarded as preventing the remnants of the remaining German sticks from being used again. To avoid future troubles.

Malashenko, who was holding a telescope in his hand, watched helplessly as those gas tanks in groups of two whizzed down. At a certain moment, he even felt that his hands were shaking. He didn't know why.

At the moment when the bomb was about to hit the ground, Malashenko just closed his eyes and trembled subconsciously, followed closely by the scene of destruction that seemed to step on the spot, coming with an overwhelming force. , even though Malashenko claimed to be well prepared, he was still shocked and fell to the ground.