Volume 5: The Battle of Britain Chapter 92: The Longest Day (5)
. "Quick! Quick! Quick! Enter the position!"
The officer full of horror, George danced a pistol and kept urging the soldiers. He had to be frightened because the German plane would arrive in two minutes. If the anti-aircraft firepower had not been arranged, the newly repaired runway had become a pothole and a mess.
After two months of uninterrupted bombing by Deutsche Air Force, the British bases near the European continent were broken and repaired, and repaired immediately. This is not a game, at least the game will not die, but in the war, both sides will die!
In just two months, British soldiers were killed and injured in the bombing. With a large number of experienced soldiers killed and killed, it was difficult for the newcomers to deal with the needs of war. They needed someone to kick their butts behind them when doing anything, otherwise they would not know what to do.
"Damn it! You damn guy, turn the muzzle quickly!" George seemed furious: "This is not how Bofors-style 40mm anti-aircraft gun is made!"
The scolded young man had the urge to cry. He was recruited into the army urgently, but he was thrown here after less than two weeks of training. Soldiers who only experienced traditional infantry could not flexibly operate anti-aircraft guns. The fact is that when allies recruited troops, they usually had to complete infantry training, and only after this transition would be sent to other places for targeted training.
However, the fierce war has made the demand for soldiers really too tense. The British side can only use the method of "veterans leading new soldiers" to hope that new soldiers can grow up quickly in the war. There is only one result in this. A large number of new soldiers died in battle without any familiarity. The number of new soldiers who really survived to the point of familiarity in operating equipment is very small.
The artillery proofreader was wearing a double-magnification scope. He could use a crosshair and a rangefinder to obtain targets. The proofreader, who was constantly observing shooting vision, was covered with sweat on his forehead. This was not because the weather was hot but too nervous. He communicated with the gunner from time to time in a hurry. The gunner looked through the opened ring sight and could see that the gunner was also very nervous. When he turned the gun stand, the hands of the swinging wheel were trembling.
The Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun is currently the most used anti-aircraft gun in the British army. Although it has various disadvantages, due to the continuous blow of factories, large anti-aircraft guns cannot be supplied at all. Whether you like this kind of anti-aircraft gun that can be produced quickly has become an unselectable choice.
This anti-aircraft gun sight is very useful for capturing rapidly moving aerial targets, but this sight does have significant shortcomings when attacking ground targets within a certain range, especially for camouflaged ground targets. This is not a disadvantage. In fact, if you wait for the enemy to approach, everything will be done.
When using a dual-barrel automatic anti-aircraft gun to deal with fighters, you must maintain strong offensiveness, that is, you will not cease fire soon, otherwise you will wait for the enemy plane to dive, and the anti-aircraft gun can only wait to become scrap iron, and the operator will definitely be blown into pieces. Simply, the Bofos 40mm anti-aircraft gun has enough ammunition supply and will not delay time due to loading ammunition. The flat-fired ballistic makes the bullet fall within a range of 2km. If the enemy fighter is doing tactical surround, the gunner should shoot continuously! For a 360-degree turret, its rotation speed is quite fast, and the operator can easily attack and track fighter flying at close range. As for whether it can shoot down the enemy plane, it can only depend on luck.
In the absence of supplies, the number of Bofort-style 40mm anti-aircraft guns has not been replenished in time. Deutsche Air has blown up too many British factories. The destruction of a large number of production equipment is a result of a large number of production suspensions. What’s more, the heavy losses of energy equipment have caused production to be short of electricity. Without energy, some things that can be made by hand have become the only choice. As a last resort, the British side had to turn their attention to relatively simple things like Hodgekis 25mm ca mle 38 anti-aircraft guns.
The defensive position made of sandbags was deeply sunk by the dug-down core of the tower. The narrow space of activity did not make the soldiers complain. They liked this sense of security. After all, it was proved that putting anti-aircraft guns below the level was a wise decision. After all, this could minimize the attack range of enemy aircraft against the tower. Unless Ju87 Stuka dived 90 degrees and threw the bomb down to the core position accurately, the splattered shrapnel of the bomb falling outside would not hurt the operator below the level.
"What are you doing!"
"Sir! I'm not doing anything!"
"Damn it! It's because you're not doing anything, this is the damn it! Why don't you hurry up and bring more ammunition!"
"Sir! The German plane is coming. Do you want me to run in an open area full of bombs? If I die, my parents, grandmother, and even ancestors will curse you! So, before the German plane leaves, I refuse to leave the defensive position now!"
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Although his face turned pale, the officer said nothing. He was now feeling depressed...
Such dialogues have long been common in the British system today. Long-term failures have caused the British morale to lose. Rejecting the command of the commander is no longer an illegal event that will be severely punished. When the soldiers saw that there was no hope of winning the war, their only idea was to save their lives, so as not to add a list of deaths to the failed war.
Yes? After all, there is no hope of victory, so why do you still work so hard? With the leading demonstration of the officer class, ordinary privateers followed closely, and from this small level, it is enough to find out how many battles the army that has lost morale can have.
Even minutes cannot make the anti-aircraft gun company with most of the newcomers fully prepared. They are ready but there is a serious lack of ammunition. No one is willing to be a hero and run to move ammunition. Most people can only pray that the German crew will only pass by instead of coming specifically for trouble.
"I should let these bastards dig through the trenches!" Lieutenant Colonel Bruce lay in the bunker and twisted the beret in his hand hard, "Maybe... I should go and change into a helmet? Forget it... There is no difference between a 50kg bomb and a 250kg bomb. May God bless..."
In the distance, a dilapidated hangar disguised as a pile of fences. A young soldier, who was definitely over seventeen, grabbed the railing tightly. He was crying and shouting loudly, while another middle-aged man in civilian costume pulled and pulled him tightly.
God knows how civilians entered this military area, but from the pictures and the intermittent roars, it can be judged that the middle-aged man was the father of a young soldier, and they were quarreling about whether to go home or not.
There were no aircraft in the hangar, and the surviving aircraft had long been transferred to the British Northern Ireland military base further north. Northern Ireland is the only British land in the country. Due to the targeted range and combat targets, Deutsche Air Force basically did not visit there for two months. The three sporadic air strikes were still because the German pilots followed the British aircraft in a confused manner. Among the three, the worst attacks suffered by Northern Ireland were a towering building that was fired by a bf109e4.
"Here comes!!!"
The sound of rumbling artillery fire came from afar. If it was night, you could definitely see a bunch of ammunition connected in mid-air like pearls. Now you can only look at the sudden black smoke from afar.
Five kilometers away from this air defense position, a large area of black dots in the sky suddenly scattered. Because the distance was too far, Bruce could not see the battle situation clearly, and his face became worse and worse as the piles of black dots moved. Sufficient experience told him: "Those who were towed out of the formation of aircraft were strange vultures, and they were damn Stuka!"
The British army's counterattack was not rapid. Although they were ready to be bombed for a long time, it did not mean that all the personnel were ready for combat during a certain period of time. The requirements for military commanders were very strict under the warehouse. No one should have done better than the British army when they suffered a sudden air strike.
The sound of the explosion of aviation bombs that spread far away covered the crisp sound of anti-aircraft guns. After continuous "bombs", it quickly followed a series of "bombs". Almost after the explosion stopped, the anti-aircraft guns were completely stuck. At least Bruce did not see the vitality of anti-aircraft guns again.
"It's over..." He came up with the fierce sound of gunfire, that was, the Germans had more planes than ever: "There are more anti-aircraft guns in front than here. They... haven't stood for five minutes..."
The urge to pee is filled with Bruce's somatic nerves and senses. This urge to pee is not the first time. Every time this happens, things are extremely bad.
"Lingling..."
The sudden phone call sounded, and the hand that trembled like a chicken reached out...
"Lt. Colonel Sves! I - Lieutenant General David of the British Empire, order you, strictly order you - must fight back to death with the most fierce and fearless spirit!"
A series of rapid voices lost the majesty of the past, and anyone could hear the decadence and disappointment in the voice.
Shiweis is the surname of Bruce. I have to say that his family is not a famous noble family or a family of noble descent. If he has a noble history, he will not be used to join the army. Instead, he should flee to the United States to those damn guys.
"Okay, general, for the sake of the British Empire, we are ready to accept the challenge." Before he finished speaking..., a harsh "buzzing" sound appeared in the sky, and Bruce's pupils unconsciously magnified. He saw fifteen Stukas flying towards him under the protection of Emil: "General... they are here..."
There was only the busy voice of "beep...beep..." left on the other side of the phone...
The vultures in the sky are about 2,500 meters above the ground, while the escort Emil is about 3,000 meters. Judging from their direction, this air defense position seems to have been reported long ago?
"Lieutenant Colonel, are we going to fire? The friendly forces in front..."
"Let me think about it, think about it again..." Seeing that the enemy plane had entered the shooting range, Bruce gritted his teeth: "For the sake of the damn British Empire honors, I order... to open fire in full! Open fire! Open fire!!!"
Chapter completed!