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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 722 (1) Sacrifice is valuable

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    Before he finished speaking, the roar of coalition fighter engines and the sound of anti-aircraft fire from German anti-aircraft guns on the ground were heard outside. Von Neuhaus, Simon Petliura and the staff of the command headquarters followed the sound.  The direction turned to the lookout window on the east side and looked towards the sky. I saw several SE5 biplane fighter jets of the Allied Air Force swooping in the air and strafing the ground. Several 20mm anti-aircraft guns from the German anti-aircraft artillery battery on the ground were also not to be outdone.  In the air-to-air shooting, the aircraft emblems on the fuselage and wings of the coalition fighter jets in the blue sky were clearly visible without a telescope.

    In this era, it takes an average of more than 5,000 rounds of ammunition for ground-based small-caliber anti-aircraft artillery to shoot down an enemy aircraft. Although the German anti-aircraft gunners are well-trained, the timing of firing this time is a bit too hasty, so the first wave of sudden attacks  The fire only damaged one SE5 biplane fighter. The ensuing battle changed from the opponent's SE5 attacking the Ukrainian artillery battery that was moving on the ground, to the SE5 biplane fighting the German 20mm anti-aircraft artillery position on the ground. For a while,  Both sides were having a great time fighting each other.

    Obviously, the development of the situation did not go as smoothly as Neuhaus expected. 24 SE5s from 2 squadrons of the coalition took turns strafing and attacking ground targets, and the bold coalition fighter pilots obviously learned the decoy tactics.  That is to use one fighter plane to attract the opponent's anti-aircraft artillery fire, while another fighter plane goes over and beats the opponent's anti-aircraft artillery position. This style of play obviously makes the gunners of the German anti-aircraft artillery battery in fixed-point defense exhausted and unable to cope.

    While the ground forces on both sides were desperately engaged in shooting, attacking and defending, they also took the time to watch the wonderful drama of fighter jets fighting anti-aircraft guns over the northern city of Kharkov.  Kharkiv is the fourth largest city in Ukraine and the new capital of Ukraine. The size and area of ??the city are quite large. The German 20mm anti-aircraft gun battalion left to defend Kharkiv is the only three remaining high-altitude gun battalions in Eastern Ukraine.  One of the artillery battalions, four anti-aircraft artillery batteries defend the airspace in the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest respectively.

    Imagine that the six guns of this German anti-aircraft artillery battery in the north of the city are dispersed within a range of nearly 6 kilometers. This means that there is only one anti-aircraft gun within this kilometer, and the maneuverability of the coalition's fighter planes is obviously far beyond the fixed positions on the ground.  "" Therefore, the 24 coalition SE5 biplanes used only two cross-diving ground attacks, and at the cost of damaging two aircraft, they completely destroyed the 6 German anti-aircraft artillery batteries deployed in the north of the city.  anti-aircraft gun.

    You must know that the mobility of the SE5 single-seat biplane fighter is also quite flexible. Moreover, the power of the M2 Browning large-caliber aviation machine gun installed on the nose is even higher than the German 20mm anti-aircraft gun, with a higher rate of fire, sustained firepower, and more powerful!

    The 0:6 result of this air-to-ground battle left the German and Ukrainian generals who were watching the battle on the second floor of the stone house at the frontline headquarters speechless and heavy-hearted. Even von Neuhaus turned blue with anger.  It is necessary to defend the entire northern city of Kharkov, and at the same time, it is necessary to disperse the positions to maximize the chance of survival under the coalition air strikes and artillery bombardments. Therefore, the dispersed German anti-aircraft artillery batteries are obviously unable to concentrate their firepower. In addition, the two coalition aviation forces  The squadron's SE5 fighter jets focused on attacking an anti-aircraft gun battery of the other side. The 24 fighter jets took turns beating 6 small-caliber anti-aircraft guns on the ground with ease.

    The ground troops of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division of Ukrainian Volunteers hidden in the building complex in the north of the city "Beiyang 1917 Chapter 722 (1) Sacrifice is valuable" did not even have time to add the mg08 heavy machine gun equipped by the infantry company.  The anti-aircraft gun mount also participated in the air-to-air shooting. The German anti-aircraft gun battery had been reduced to ashes. The power of the M2 Browning large-caliber aviation machine gun installed on the SE5's nose in the dive state was quite astonishing.

    At least, many machine gunners of the Ukrainian Volunteer Division did not dare to pull the triggers in the air in the end. Once they really opened fire to attract the coalition fighter jets flying unscrupulously in the sky, they really would not have the confidence to withstand it.  Live.

    "Asshole! Why didn't the mg08 heavy machine gun of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Ukrainian Volunteer Division fire in the air? Seeing an anti-aircraft artillery battery of the Imperial Army being annihilated by the enemy, Your Excellency Petliura, are all your troops cowards?  Are you going to die? Now we are defending not Berlin but Kharkiv, your capital of Ukraine!¡±

    Von Neuhaus was almost yelling. He had no time to mobilize the anti-aircraft artillery batteries located in the other three directions to support the north of the city, so the German Major General ordered the No. 1 "Beiyang 1917" volunteer who was hiding in the building complex in the north of the city as a reserve force.  The heavy machine guns of the 2nd Brigade of the Division were all mounted on anti-aircraft gun mounts and joined in the anti-aircraft shooting. As a result, when their German anti-aircraft artillery company was completely wiped out, the Ukrainians on the ground who stretched their necks to watch the fun did not offer a hand. This made the Germans  The major general almost ran out of breath and fainted.

    "Uh General, it's not that my troops are timid and afraid of death. In fact, the coalition planes are flying too fast. This is the first time for our machine gunners to use the temporary rush."The anti-aircraft gun mount is not used to make it. As soon as you raise your head, your eyes will be dazzled. You will be dazzled and unable to grasp the target. Besides, who would have thought that in just a few minutes, your anti-aircraft gun battery would be completely wiped out. Let me tell you, the second  It's lucky that the brigade didn't fire. Once the 2nd Brigade's hidden standby position is exposed, if the enemy's bomber group comes to attack again, it will be too late for us to run!  "

    Simon Petliura's old face turned red with embarrassment due to von Neuhaus's angry questioning. He rolled his eyes for a long time before he started to defend himself like this. Although it was a bit of a quibble, listen carefully.  It makes some sense.

    Von Neuhaus knew clearly that "" this guy was quibbling. It was too late to say anything at this moment, so he snorted and turned around to look at the battlefield situation to the north. Simon Petliura was embarrassed when he saw this.  He followed with a stern expression, while thinking to himself, "If your German anti-aircraft artillery battery had not distracted the attention of the coalition fighter squadron by firing in the air, it would have been my two artillery companies who were sweating and relocating their positions.  If you think about it this way, the sacrifice of the German anti-aircraft artillery battery is still valuable! "

    Of course, seeing that Major General von Neuhaus was in a bad mood at the moment, Simon Petliura would not be asking for trouble by making sarcastic remarks like this, in case he might make the German Major General angry again.  Get up!.
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