Chapter 44 A desperate move (Part 2)
The screaming propellers dived rapidly towards the oncoming earth. The Soviet anti-aircraft artillery, which relied entirely on manual manual rotation of the tilt and steering gears, was already doomed to its upcoming fate at this time.
Dong dong dong——
Da da da da——
When the joint performance of the 20mm aviation cannon and the 92mm aviation machine gun resounded over the Soviet air defense positions, those Soviet air defense forces that had been insisting on operating their own anti-aircraft guns to shoot in the air just a second ago The artillery crew didn't even have time to escape, and their bodies were torn to pieces by the sudden hail of bullets and knocked to the ground.
The tragic wails and howls were accompanied by large amounts of a mixture of human flesh, blood, and viscera that was as thick as tomato sauce, which was smeared all over the barrel of the Soviet anti-aircraft gun. The anti-aircraft gun was operated in a completely open-air shooting environment and was even protected by a gun shield. The Soviet anti-aircraft artillery batteries, which did not have any, suffered heavy casualties after only the first wave of German fire on the ground.
The Soviet anti-aircraft artillery position, which had been teased by the experienced German pilots to applause, was now even worse because of the fire gap. The German BF109E3 fighter pilots who were willing to let go of such a great opportunity naturally Knowing how to add insult to injury and kill you while you are sick, Dang even waved the joystick in his hand and fell straight down into the fire gap of these unmanned Soviet anti-aircraft guns.
Dong dong dong——
When the last blast of 20mm cannon fire was heard, the last surviving 76mm anti-aircraft gun crew on the Soviet anti-aircraft artillery position died and died down.
Those bulky Stuka dive bombers that were unable to resist and dodge the Soviet anti-aircraft fire finally got a chance thanks to the efforts of their comrades. After gently shaking the fat and huge fuselage shaped like a seagull, they immediately With the terrifying scream produced by the Jericho trumpet sounder, it swooped down towards the Soviet artillery position that was still firing.
"The German air raids are those Stukas! Get out of the way!"
Although the Soviet commander who was responsible for commanding the artillery regiment of the 20th Tank Division to conduct close artillery attacks on the German front-line positions had issued a loud warning in time, and the Soviet artillerymen who heard the sound began to follow the instructions in the previous exercise. Simulate running towards the nearest bunker to avoid air attacks as much as possible to save your life.
However, legs driven by human power are still unable to compare with the Junkers JUMO 211D 12-cylinder in-line water-cooled engine. The JU87B-2 Stuka dive bomber driven by up to 1,200 engine horsepower will soon die and be destroyed. The seeds were sown towards the Soviet artillery positions.
boom--
The violent explosions shook the earth as if it were a scene of Judgment Day coming to the end of the world.
After being accurately hit by several 250-kilogram aerial bombs, the Soviet artillery position was in trouble. The piles of 122-mm artillery shells and 152-mm artillery shells that were opened in the open air and placed on the ground in order to facilitate reloading and increase the rate of fire were almost completely destroyed. In the blink of an eye, he was swallowed up by the flames after the German aerial bomb detonated, and then an unprecedentedly powerful ammunition explosion occurred.
The scene of an entire artillery regiment's position exploding ammunition quickly produced a chain reaction like a domino. Amidst the strong explosion flames and spreading shock waves, it was quickly connected into a whole fire dragon among the Soviet artillery positions. It is no longer possible to find even one intact gun emplacement.
The Soviet artillerymen, who had always believed that caliber was justice and artillery was truth, this time they suffered a setback because of the excessive ammunition they carried to ensure the absolute victory of the battle.
Those who have never seen with their own eyes the scene when tens of thousands of heavy artillery shells of various calibers ranging from 122mm to 152mm exploded at the same time will never be able to imagine the spectacle and horror of that horrific scene.
Those Soviet artillerymen who had no time to escape from the affected area in just a few seconds had almost no time to even scream. In the blink of an eye, they were completely destroyed by the huge fireball that struck like a doomsday catastrophe. Devour.
Even after the tyrannical flames and gunpowder smoke from the explosion dissipated, there was still no trace of the slightest trace of these people once standing here.
When the earth-shaking huge explosion came from the artillery regiment position of the 20th Tank Division not far behind the forward command post, almost even the relevant personnel in the forward command post were almost unable to stand due to the earthquake. hour.
When Chernyev ordered artillery fire to suppress the German front-line positions in a last-ditch attempt to turn defeat into victory, Commissar Petrov, who had felt an unspeakable feeling in his heart but did not know what it was, finally understood while standing unsteadily. When he came over, what he had been worried about turned out to be the German support aircraft groups hovering above the entire battlefield.
"It's so stupid, I'm so stupid!"
"Yuri has long reminded me to pay attention to these German air forces, but I still stubbornly believe that the Ares artillery from the last war can lead us to the final victory."
"So that's it. It turns out that this is the winning weapon that the Germans relied on when they conquered the entire Europe. It seems that the key element that determines the outcome of the war on the future battlefield will no longer be the artillery that is praised as the god of war. These soaring artillery pieces The Iron Eagles above the sky will definitely change the entire pattern of future wars!"
It took a lot of effort to stand unsteadily before he could barely hold on to his body that was about to collapse. Realizing that the battlefield situation and the scale of victory had completely and irreversibly changed, Commissar Petrov had clearly realized the current situation of the war. the final result.
Political Commissar Petrov, who forcibly suppressed his inner trembling but still maintained a calm demeanor, then patted Commander Chernyaev on the shoulder and said loudly.
"We can't go on like this, comrade division commander! Look at those German planes in the sky! Without the help of the air force, we would only be bombed in this open field environment!"
Facing the loud reminder from his partner next to him, Commander Chernyaev also had an anxious look on his face when he realized that the illusory victory was gradually getting further and further away from him.
"You tell me this, I definitely know that we can't do anything with those German planes now! But I am just the commander of a tank division, not the commander of an air force division. You told me that there are no aircraft to help in the battle, and there are anti-aircraft artillery positions. They are no match for the huge fleet of German aircraft. Should I give wings to our T34 tanks?”
Just when Political Commissar Petrov and Division Commander Cherniayev, who were overwhelmed by the three-dimensional German air-ground integrated tactics, were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, they were also in the forward command post of the opposite German position, because of the battle situation. Commander Dietrich, who was confident of winning and with a smile on his face, was giving the final order to his personal adjutant.
