Macho Wars

In many cases, the factor that has the greatest impact on the probability of a soldier's survival on the battlefield is not their experience and physical fitness, but damn luck.The ghost knew that his little life would be taken away by a bullet coming from there!

Because of concerns about shore fire resistance and offshore reefs, the fragile transport ship did not dare to get too close to the shore. Therefore, the amphibious combat vehicle had to go to the sea nearly ten kilometers away from the shore, and then relying on its own speed of about eight knots to slowly move towards the sea. The beach "rushes".

So when the first amphibious tank drove on the beach and could run on the crawler at the bottom, a full forty minutes had passed.The artillery bombardment of the fleet just lasted for the required one and a half hours, and what was bombed by them within sight of the coast was a mess.

However, the soldiers knew very well in their hearts that, let alone the bombing for ninety minutes, it was nine hundred minutes, and naval guns alone could not completely wipe out all the defenders.What's more, they have strong fortifications, and shelling can only play a suppressive role.

as expected!After the amphibious chariot came ashore, the infantry was just halfway down, and there was intensive gunfire between the seemingly tattered ruins on the opposite side.

Although the naval bombardment blew up open-air positions and many civil-structured bunkers, those fortresses made of reinforced concrete would be fine as long as they were not directly hit by the battleship’s main guns.

The morale of the defenders who survived inside did not completely collapse, and immediately launched an attack on the first battalion that landed.

Fortunately, the attacks of these guys were not violent, and the navy's suppressive shelling continued. Several Haiyan fighter jets hovered above their heads, constantly reporting the impact points and assisting the naval guns in correcting shooting parameters.

After losing four tanks and dozens of soldiers one after another, the first battalion managed to break into the embankment and hide in the dead corner of the enemy's machine gun.In order to avoid accidentally injuring friendly forces, the navy immediately extended its artillery inland.

Up to this point in the attack, everything went well.

Dragoon soon received a front-line report that they had blasted the gap with blasting canisters and explosives, and the troops successfully broke into the defender's position and were clearing away the remaining enemies.

So Dragon immediately ordered that the follow-up troops boarding the landing craft set off immediately, and the third batch of tank battalions were ready, and he would go ashore with the tanks.

However, as soon as the second batch of the third battalion came ashore, two large-caliber artillery shells suddenly landed on the beach, blowing them off guard.

The violent explosion covered a large area within a radius of more than ten meters. In an instant, about half of the company's soldiers were injured or killed, and even some officers and soldiers of the first battalion were affected.

The huge crater was surrounded by pieces of meat, some bloody wounded soldiers were wailing heartbreakingly, and then there was no sound before the medical soldiers rolled over.

In the face of the sudden shelling, the third battalion initially thought that the navy had missed it, and the communications unit hurriedly contacted the rear fleet and asked them to stop shooting.But the Navy said with a dazed expression that they were not doing it.

At this time, the aviation reported that they had seen the shelling from the interior, and the enemy's artillery positions did not seem to be completely wiped out.

When Dragoon learned, he was a little angry.

"Damn it! What is Roebuck doing?"

At this time, Roebuck also looked dumbfounded, because they didn’t know where the shells came from. Simply listening to the sound seemed to come from a more inland place, and there was still Some distance.

So a petrel hovering in the coastal area immediately followed the sound of the artillery and went deep inland, and finally found a very strange gunboat on a lake that was 15 kilometers away from the shore.

This lake is located in the north of the town of Orphee. It is the second largest freshwater lake in Tarrance. It gathers several rivers in the surrounding area. The lake is wide and has an average water depth of more than 20 meters. It has the capacity to pass 10,000-ton ships, so it is also Tarrance. An important river transportation hub.

And the reason why this battleship is strange is that looking at its size alone, this short and chubby guy should have a displacement of less than 5,000 tons, but on the deck he is frantically named a battleship-class large-caliber ship. Gun, the pipe is thick and big!

This "little monster" stopped in the middle of the lake. Although the firing rate was very slow, it took less than two minutes to fire a shot. It was far inferior to those regular battleships that fired every half a minute, but its main gun was powerful after all. , Posed a big threat to the landing troops.

Haiyan who came to investigate immediately reported what she had discovered to the headquarters. An enemy shallow-water heavy gunship that was not mentioned in the intelligence appeared on Crystal Lake, and its location, regardless of the navy or the strong reconnaissance company, will be short and half. There is no way to get it.

Chapter 269

There is no doubt that the ship that appeared on the lake was a shallow-water heavy gunboat.This apparently "top-heavy" deformed warship is designed to carry a battleship-class large-caliber main gun with a light cruiser-class hull.

Due to the huge main artillery shell pit squeezing a lot of space in the hull, the speed and range of this warship are very poor, and the armor is so thin that it is almost streaking.

Therefore, from the very beginning, the designers never thought about using this kind of warship, which is almost useless except for firepower, to go to the sea against other ships.

Its main function is to follow behind the main fleet and act as a messenger. When the big brother in the lead seizes the control of the theater of the sea, it will slowly drive to the offshore to export for the big brother.

Thanks to its smaller size, the shallow-water heavy gunboat can also drive into inland rivers that large warships cannot navigate, providing strong fire support for ground forces deep inland.

This special warship once set off a short wave more than ten years ago, but after actual use, the army soon discovered that this thing is not high enough, not low enough, and its use is really limited.

As a result, the big countries who felt the loss turned their ill-intentioned eyes on the small countries, and named the submersible heavy gunboats in their hands as "mini battleships", and easily sold them.

However, for small countries that cannot support regular battleships, shallow-water heavy gunboats are indeed a very cost-effective choice.

The shallow-water heavy gunboat on the lake fired at the beach with unpleasant speed, one after another.Every shell that hits the ground will cause a lot of shock to the troops that have already landed.

The Marines had no choice but to stop the third batch of troops that were about to start.Because the space on the beach is very limited, while the high tide provides a certain boost to the landing troops, it is also continuously compressing the beach area.

Only the few holes that the first battalion had torn apart on the enemy's defense line made it difficult for the troops to advance quickly.If you blindly continue to send people up at this time, it will inevitably cause congestion on the beach and send your troops up to get bombed in vain.

Fortunately, Dragoon is not completely incapable. The navy’s naval guns cannot reach Crystal Lake, but there are eight Haiyan fighters on the Lexington, each of which can carry two 50-kilogram aerial bombs.It doesn't matter if the enemy ship is blown up or not, just blow it away!

So Dragon hurriedly recalled the three Haiyans outside, and then ordered the ground crew to prepare bombs immediately, and first installed all five in the hangar.

Knowing of the offensive combat mission, the aviation team immediately organized a group of the most elite pilots, led by Yunlong himself.Although Dragon is worried about his wife’s safety, he also knows that the situation is urgent. They must get rid of the tricky shallow-water heavy gunboat as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will continue to delay and wait for the enemy to mobilize reinforcements from the interior. They went to sea.

Soon, the fighter plane carrying the bomb was ready to take off, and the Haiyan-1 piloted by Yunlong took the lead.

After the first wave of five fighter jets took off, they flew in a battle formation towards the crystal lake. The leader Yunlong quickly spotted the shallow-water heavy gunboat on the lake, and the opponent seemed to have spotted them at the same time.

Fortunately, in this era, the navies of various countries are still not paying much attention to air defense. In addition, the shallow water heavy gunship has a limited deck area. It needs two single-mounted heavy guns to make enough space for rotation. Therefore, the air defense firepower is poor, with only two. The semi-automatic antiaircraft artillery and several heavy machine guns used against airships cannot form a firepower net at all.

So the five Haiyans immediately dispersed, and two flew from the left and right, attracting the attention of the opponent's antiaircraft artillery.

Haiyan diving down has a top speed of more than 400 kilometers per hour. In this era, it is the fastest aircraft in the world.

Therefore, when the sailors on the gunboat who controlled the anti-aircraft guns and machine guns discovered that they could not keep up with these bird-like aircrafts, their jaws were about to fall.

"Fuck! What the hell is that?"

"Monster! It must be an ancient monster!"

The two Haiyans passed at high speed from the sides of the gunboat and fired at the deck with machine guns.The eight-millimeter machine gun shell may not penetrate the deck, but it is more than enough to shoot the sailors on the deck.

And in this chaos, the three-machine formation led by Yunlong also dived straight down toward the middle of the gunship at a vertical angle of almost 90 degrees.The bomb was dropped about 300 meters above the target, and then turned to fly away at a large elevation angle.

Thanks to the slow action of the target, which is almost an immobile "fixed pile", Haiyan achieved a good score of 100% in the first actual combat.

The 50-kilogram aerial bomb is said to be big or small, and its charge is about twice that of a 150-mm howitzer. In addition to the acceleration of gravity generated by the dive airdrop, its power has been further strengthened.

Six consecutive bombs hit one after another, and the gunboat seemed to have suffered a sturdy continuous beating. The middle bridge was directly blown up, and the hull shook violently.

However, the armor-piercing capability of small aerial bombs is after all inferior to real armor-piercing bullets. Yunlong flew over from the side of the gunboat and observed the damage of the enemy ship, and found that the opponent was only the superstructure seriously damaged, and the ship did not lose power. The two main guns seem to be fine.

Yunlong immediately greeted the other two fighters and asked them to come back to the position just now.However, at this moment, a Haiyan from a high altitude suddenly reported that a shallow-water heavy gunboat was found on the west side of the lake, which was approaching here at a "extreme speed" of about 5-6 knots.

With the appearance of the second heavy gunship, Yunlong had to give up his plan to make up the knife.The formation immediately dropped the first target, turned and ran towards the new enemy.

Anyway, Dragon’s order to them is to drive away, there is no need to be obsessed with the heads, to scare them away first.

The formation quickly flew over the new target, and then repeated the same technique. Three aircraft that had dropped bombs suppressed the target's air defense firepower, and the other two dived and dropped bombs.

The two heavy gunships are obviously the same model, and their appearance and armament are exactly the same.

Seeing the unprecedented new aircraft, the sailors on the second heavy gunboat were also astonished and confused as the friendly forces.