artillery arc

Chapter 623 The Air Force is Great
Colonel Rudel of the Plossen Air Force was flying over the vast plains of Khazaria in his latest Stuka bomber.

This new Stuka bomber gave up the ability to carry bombs and used the freed-up takeoff weight to carry a 50mm gun, which became its main attack weapon.

As long as this gun hits the tank's weak top armor in the air, it can be guaranteed to be destroyed.

This was the Air Force's solution to "Rokosov's new heavy tank," and it was one of the quickest to be implemented on the front line.

As the top ace of Plossen's ground attack aircraft unit, Rudel's squadron was immediately selected to be equipped with new aircraft.

Unfortunately, the time for equipment replacement was too short and the pilots have not yet fully mastered this new weapon.

So far in this attack, Rudel's brigade has only reported eight hits.

Now they are searching for the legendary enemy heavy tank.

Suddenly, a report from the wingman came over the radio: "Colonel! Look down! So many cavalry!"

Rudel put down the telescope and looked at the grassland below the wing. A large number of cavalry were crossing the grassland, like a migrating herd of bison.

"Should we strafe it?" a pilot asked.

Rudel: "No, our target is the enemy's tank. In addition to the 50mm cannon, we only have two 7mm machine guns. What effect can these strafing shots have? It will also waste precious kinetic energy. When we encounter the enemy's Yak, we will become targets!
"Keep searching for enemy tanks!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone reported loudly: "There is dust in the northwest! The scale and width of the dust do not look like a cavalry unit!"

Rudel immediately picked up the telescope and looked to the northwest. Sure enough, he saw a lot of dust, and the dust did not spread into a plane like when the cavalry troops were galloping.

"Turn and meet the enemy!" Rudel gave the order and gently pulled the joystick, and the plane turned to due north.

"Captain, are you flying the wrong way?"

Rudel: "Of course, we have to enter from behind the enemy and hit the enemy's engine grille, so as to ensure that the enemy is stopped."

So the whole team turned north together, circled around Yangchen for a long time, and then turned around to chase after him.

Then Rudel immediately discovered the problem. If he entered from behind the enemy team, the enemy's dust would block his vision.

He had no choice but to curse and order the whole team: "Give up the attack and go in again. This time we will go from the side."

After all, it was Rudel's first time to use an aircraft-mounted 50mm gun to attack tanks, and he had no experience.

Just as the fleet circled again and prepared to enter again, the anti-aircraft machine guns on the tanks opened fire.

"Hold on!" Rudel shouted, "Don't panic, these machine guns usually can't hit us!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a machine gun bullet hit Rudel's wing and passed through the ailerons.

Rudel felt it and found that the control of the aircraft was not affected, so he ignored it.

He put the aiming ring on an Ante Heavy Tank and pulled the trigger.

When the 50mm cannon was firing, the entire fuselage began to shake, making people worry that the plane would be directly shattered by the 50mm cannon.

Rudel clearly saw white smoke coming out of the enemy tank armor - it was hit!
He fired two more shots, and only after making sure that the enemy tank had stopped did he give up the attack and pull up, with the plane flying over the top of the tank.

The machine gunner in the back seat shouted excitedly: "We have blown up the enemy's heavy tank! The enemy drivers have abandoned their vehicles!"

Rudel laughed, the Proson Air Force did its duty!
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Podolski climbed out of the tank and asked in confusion: "What happened? What hit us?"

The driver who got off the bus earlier replied: "I don't know. I just heard something hit us."

"Any damage?"

"Yes, the names that the general wrote for us were scratched off! Damn it!" the driver cursed, "The words 'brother' who avenged his heroic brother' were scratched off!"

"Sukabulie!" Podolskov also cursed, "Forget it, never mind, go ahead and paint another one when we rest tonight."

————6 hours on June 30, Khazaria First Front Headquarters.

Wang Zhong looked at the large number of breakthrough marks on the map with satisfaction.

Vasily said beside him: "Almost no one in the enemy's first-line defense force can stop our attack. Is this really the Proson Army that gave us so much headaches in the past?"

Pavlov: "It's not that the enemy didn't hold their positions. A considerable number of troops held their positions. To be more precise, the enemy held 70% of the positions that were not attacked by our new heavy tanks.

"Considering the fact that we have invested so many artillery pieces, that we cannot build strong enough fortifications on the grassland, and that they have not had a long time to build fortifications, I think the enemy has done a good job and we should not despise them."

Wang Zhong looked at the adjutant: "Did you hear that?"

Vasily rubbed his nose: "Okay, okay, I think..."

Wang Zhong: "Strategically we must of course despise the enemy, but tactically, the Plosson Army, which still has a fairly high level of tactical literacy and experience, deserves admiration."

He turned around and said to Pavlov, "For these Prosen troops who are still resisting, we should adopt the method of encircling and continuously bombarding them. Most of them are infantry troops. They do not have a large number of armored vehicles like the armored grenadiers. Their offensive capabilities are not strong. We can just use our conscripted troops and a few elite troops to encircle them."

Pavlov: "I suggest leaving some tanks behind to help the infantry encircle them. The role of tanks is greatly magnified on the plains. They can serve as ready-made fortresses and support points, which is very effective."

"You go and make the arrangements." Wang Zhong looked at the map again. "We have made so many breakthroughs today. The Prosen people should be getting impatient. Their armored counterattack should arrive tomorrow."

Pavlov: "I have mixed heavy tanks with ordinary tank units and vortex tank destroyers. The infantry units accompanying the attack are also equipped with a considerable number of new anti-tank rocket launchers. The enemy's armored units, which are invincible, will definitely suffer a great deal this time."

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Prosen Empire, Eagle's Nest.

"What the hell are you doing?" Emperor Proson held the receiver. "For the first time, we know that our defense is as fragile as tofu! It's just like the Ante defense line in front of our troops last year!"

Marshal Goron explained on the other end of the line, "Your Majesty, in fact, 70% of the troops have held their positions. Rokossov only made a breakthrough where he deployed new heavy tanks. We are preparing to rely on several villages in the grassland for defensive operations.

"We are confident that we can stop the enemy's attack in these villages. But..."

Emperor: “But?”

Marshal Goron: "Rokosov - or the current tactics of the Shouants, fully utilize the characteristics of the grassland. At this time of year, the supply lines on the grassland do not necessarily rely on the original roads. The temporary roads quickly repaired by the engineering troops can also support the operations of the corps.

“Also, because we have upgraded the road system, even if the enemy only controls a small part of the road, it can still meet the needs of many troops.

"These two factors make it impossible to hold the fortresses and delay the enemy. They can bypass the points we hold. This is what Rokossov did when he surrounded the Sixth Army last year."

Emperor: "You mean there is no way to wear down Rokossov with defensive operations? You just want to use armored forces to counterattack, right?"

"yes, I……"

Suddenly, Marshal Goron's voice was interrupted, and only rustling static noise came from the receiver.

"Hello? Hello!" The emperor slammed the table and stood up, shouting into the receiver, "Speak! Marshal Goron!"

Giles: "Maybe the phone line was cut. Rokossov usually does these little tricks when he attacks."

Marshal Rundstedt immediately responded: "Rokosov will also deploy a large number of cavalry in the attack. According to our intelligence, the number of cavalry troops in the Ante Army has now returned to about one million.

"Such a large-scale cavalry unit galloping across the grassland will disrupt our logistics and communications. In this case, the front-line troops will have a great demand for radios."

As if he had finally caught an opportunity to show off, Grand Duke Meyer said hastily, "Today, the Air Force dispatched 1,500 sorties and carried out large-scale harassment of the enemy. According to the intelligence we have, at least 100,000 cavalry have passed through the breakthrough and penetrated deep into our army's hinterland."

Marshal Rundstedt immediately asked back: "Did you stop these cavalry units?"

"Of course we attacked these cavalrymen, and the strafing achieved considerable results." Grand Duke Meyer said proudly, "In addition, our new aircraft also destroyed the heavy tanks that Rokossov was so proud of!"

All the army generals opened their eyes wide, with disbelief written all over their faces.

But the emperor had already stood up with joy: "Great! I knew the air force was great! Who achieved the victory? When the battle is over, I will meet him in person!"

(End of this chapter)