Arc of Gunfire

Colonel Rudel of the Prosen Air Force is flying over the vast Khazalia wilderness in the latest Stuka bomber.

This new Stuka bomber gave up the ability to carry bombs and used the free take-off weight to carry a 50mm gun. Its main attack weapon became this gun.

As long as you use this gun to hit the weak top armor of the tank in the air, you can ensure the destruction of the tank.

This is the solution proposed by the Air Force for "Rokosov's new heavy tank", and it is one of the fastest solutions to be implemented on the front line.

Rudel, as the number one ace of Prosen's ground attack aircraft unit, was immediately selected to equip his group with new aircraft.

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

So far in this sortie, Rudel's team has reported only eight hits.

Now they are searching for the legendary enemy heavy tanks.

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

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

"Should we do some strafing?" 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, and we will encounter the enemy later. Jacques, we will become a target!

"Continue to search for enemy tanks!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone loudly reported: "There is dust in the northwest! The scale and width of this dust don't 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 to meet the enemy!" Rudel ordered and at the same time gently moved the control stick, and the aircraft turned to due north.

"Captain, did you fly by the wrong plane?"

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 entire brigade turned to the north together, making a large circle around Yangchen, and then turned around to catch up.

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

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

After all, Rudel was also the first to use an airborne 50mm cannon to hit a tank, so he had no experience.

Just as the fleet circled again, preparing to enter again, the anti-aircraft machine gun on the tank opened fire.

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

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

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

He put the aiming ring on an Ant heavy tank and pressed the trigger.

When the 50mm cannon fired, the entire fuselage shook, making people worry that the aircraft would be directly shaken apart by the 50mm cannon.

Rudel clearly saw white smoke coming from the armor of the enemy tank - he was hit!

He fired two more shots to make sure that the enemy tank had stopped before giving up the attack and pulling up. The plane passed over the top of the tank.

The rear seat machine gunner shouted excitedly: "We destroyed the enemy's heavy tank! The enemy drivers abandoned the vehicle!"

Rudel laughed loudly, the Prossen Air Force did its duty well!

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Podolskov climbed out of the tank and asked doubtfully: "How is it? What hit us?"

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

"Is there any damage?"

"Yes, the name the general inscribed on us has been scratched out! Damn it!" the driver cursed, "the words "younger brother who avenges his heroic brother" have been scratched out!"

"Sukabule!" Podolskov also scolded, "Forget it, let's go ahead and touch up the paint during the night."

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At 2310 hours on June 30, the headquarters of the 1st Khazalia Front.

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

Vasily said next to him: "Almost no one among the enemy's first-line defense forces can block our attack. Is this really the Prosen Army that gave us such a headache before?"

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

"Considering that we have invested so much artillery, there is no way to build strong enough fortifications on the grassland, and it does not take them long to repair the fortifications, I think the enemy has done a good job and 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, of course we must despise the enemy, but tactically, the Prosen Army, which still maintains a high level of tactical literacy and experience, deserves admiration."

He turned around and said to Pavlov: "For these Ploson troops who are still resisting, adopt the method of encirclement and continuous bombardment. Most of them are infantry troops and do not have a large amount of armor like the Panzergrenadiers. The vehicle's offensive capability is not strong, so just use our mobilization troops and a few elite troops to surround it."

Pavlov: "I would suggest leaving some tank troops to cooperate with the infantry to surround them. The role of tanks is greatly magnified on the plains. As a ready-made fortress and support point, the effect is outstanding."

"Go ahead and make arrangements." Wang Zhong looked at the map again. "With so many breakthroughs today, the Prossens can't sit still. Their armored counterattack should arrive tomorrow."

Pavlov: "I mixed heavy tanks with ordinary tank troops, as well as vortex tank destroyers. The infantry troops accompanying the attack are also equipped with quite a few new anti-tank rocket launchers. The enemy's invincible armored troops will definitely be defeated this time. Big pain."

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Prosen Empire, Eagle's Nest.

"What the hell did you do!" Emperor Prossen held the receiver. "For the first time, we know that our defense line is as fragile as tofu! It's just like the Ant defense line in front of our troops last year!"

Marshal Gron on the other end of the phone explained: "Your Majesty, actually 70% of the troops held their positions. Rokossov only made a breakthrough where he put in new heavy tanks. We are preparing to rely on several villages in the grassland to carry out the attack." Defensive operations.

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

Emperor: "But?"

Marshal Gron: "The Rokossov - or Handante people's current tactics make full use of the characteristics of the grassland. At this time, the supply lines on the grassland do not necessarily rely on the original roads. The engineering troops quickly repaired the temporary roads. It can also support the actions of the Corps.

“Furthermore, 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 stick to the fortress for defense and delay the enemy in the past. They can completely bypass the points we hold. This is how Rokossov fought when he surrounded the Sixth Army last year."

Emperor: "You mean there is no way to use defensive operations to consume Rokossov, right? You just want to invest armored forces in counterattack, right?"

"Yes, I..."

Suddenly, Marshal Gron's voice was interrupted, and there was only rustling static noise in the receiver.

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

Giles: "Maybe the phone line was cut off. Rokossov usually makes these small moves when attacking."

Marshal Rundsteyer immediately responded: "Rokossov's attack will also invest a large amount of cavalry. According to our intelligence, the number of cavalry units in Ant's army has returned to about one million.

"Such a large-scale cavalry unit running on the grassland will mess up our logistics and communications. In this case, the demand for radios by frontline troops will greatly increase."

Grand Duke Meyer seemed to have finally caught an opportunity to show off, and hurriedly said: "Today, the air force dispatched 1,500 sorties and conducted a large-scale harassment of the enemy. According to the intelligence we have, at least 100,000 The cavalry has passed through the breach and penetrated deep into the heart of our army."

Marshal Rundsteyer immediately asked: "Then did you stop these cavalry troops?"

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

All the army generals stared with disbelief written on their faces.

But the emperor had already stood up happily: "Okay! I knew the air force was good! Who achieved the results? When the battle is over, I want to meet him in person!"