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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 770 (1) The Power of Bombing

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    read_content_up;The 2nd Fighter-Bomber Wing of the Allied Frontline Air Force has 1 se5 fighter group, 1 dh4 reconnaissance bomber group and 1 Chinese fr18 excellence fighter bomber group. The entire wing has 124 aircraft. The wing headquarters and the Chinese fr18 excellence  The 2nd Fighter-Bomber Group moved from Tsaritsyn to Voronezh, the SE5 2nd Fighter Group moved from Kamenskshahezinsky to Belgorod, and the dh4 2nd Reconnaissance Bomber Group also moved from Rostov-on-Don.  Transition to Rylisk and Belgorod.  .  .  138 read the book 138 read the book

    The air battle that broke out two days ago on the morning of July 29, 1918 was the largest large-formation air battle that the Luftwaffe participated in on the Eastern Front. The glory of the Imperial Air Force, the German 1st Fighter Wing, lost almost 6 squadrons of fighter planes.  Except for the 27th Squadron, which was stationed in Odessa and did not participate in the war, the other six squadrons were almost completely wiped out. Hermann Wilhelm G?ring, who desperately broke through the encirclement and returned to land, was almost reduced to a bloody mass when he was helped out of the cabin by the ground crew.  people.

    The famous "Von Richthofen Fighter Wing" almost ceased to exist after this war. The only thing to be thankful for is that the Red Baron's younger brother and the squadron leader of the 11th Fighter Squadron, Roth Albrecht von Lee  Lieutenant Hithofen was able to return and survive, becoming one of the eight surviving German aces who participated in the 729 air battle.

    Although the coalition forces were unable to win this battle with more troops and fewer troops, after this battle, the coalition air force, which had withstood the test of war, became a world-class aviation force!  Chinese pilots have since become members of the ace club.

    In this battle, the German 1st Fighter Wing lost 77 aircraft and 64 pilots were killed. Most of them were ace pilots of the Luftwaffe who shot down more than 5 aircraft. The Allied Air Force lost 68 aircraft and 38 pilots were killed. A few of them made forced landings.  , most of the parachutists who were shot down succeeded.

    After this battle, the German army and Ukraine lost air supremacy over Ukraine. The Allied Air Force took one day to make itself the master of Ukraine under the blue sky and white clouds. It also laid the foundation and created conditions for the Southwest Front to launch the Ukrainian campaign. The Chinese Air Force has since  Standing among the world's top air forces.

    In the air battles on July 28th and 29th, the Chinese pilots of the Eastern Front Allied Forces of the Allied Powers wrote a splendid chapter with blood and fire, making the air superiority over Eastern Ukraine firmly in the hands of the Allied Powers Eastern Front Allied Forces.  , this is also the biggest guarantee for Taro Utsunomiya's Southwest Front to launch the Ukrainian campaign. Of course, although the air strikes of the coalition air force have caused a huge deterrent and blow to ground targets and positions, the trench-type ring defense line north of Kharkov City is strong.  The extent was still beyond the imagination of the coalition forces.

    In the air raid that started at 8 a.m. on July 31, 1918, the Allied Air Force only dispatched the DH4 reconnaissance bomber group and the SE5 fighter group. Although the overwhelming 80 large aircraft groups overwhelmed Kharkov.  It was very wreaking havoc in the sky, but the dh4 reconnaissance bombers only carried 4 115-pound aerial bombs under their wings. The 40 dh4 reconnaissance bombers can only be regarded as light bombers as bombers, and the 160 115-pound aerial bombs  The damage caused to the ring defense line north of Kharkov did not reach the ideal level.

    Although the four 25-pound light aerial bombs hung under the wings of the coalition SE5 biplane fighter bombed suspicious targets and streets in Kharkiv, the power of the mere 25-pound aerial bombs was not even comparable.  The power of the 150mm heavy howitzer's bombardment is at best a little stronger than the 75mm field gun.

    Major General Huang Jingbo, commander of the Allied Frontline Air Force, did not dispatch FR18 Excellent fighter-bombers in the first wave of air strikes. He did not want to waste the combat effectiveness of the FR18 on ground air strikes in broad daylight due to the enemy's possible intensive air defense firepower. The 2nd Fighter-Bomber Wing  It is necessary to use good steel on the blade, and to face the upcoming fierce counterattack of the German Air Force, the power of the FR18 fighter-bomber brigade must be exerted. Of course, it must be used as an air superiority fighter to fight against the German Fokker series fighters.

    The 3rd Heavy Bomber Wing of the Allied Air Force, which is based in Tsaritsyn, has not participated in the first wave of air strikes against Kharkov city defense for the time being due to its slow flight speed and long range.  In key places, not to mention the air raid on Kharkov, the most difficult thing to grasp is the degree of control. It must eliminate the enemy's effective forces on the ground without actually blowing the city into ruins. If Handlibeti o/400  When a heavy bomber dropped a 250-pound aerial bomb, it was difficult for Huang Jingbo to ensure that Taro Utsunomiya could still live in a intact house after he captured Kharkov.

    Of course, if Lieutenant General Oba's siege force is repeatedly frustrated, and General Utsunomiya Taro goes out of his way to ask the Allied Air Force for full tactical guidance, the Allied Air Force's giant 3rd Heavy Fighter Wing will appear in Hal without hesitation.  Over Cobh.

    When the dh4 reconnaissance/fighter/bombers and fr18 excellence fighter/bombers equipped by the Eastern Front Allied Air Force of the Allied Powers are used as bombers, they can only be regarded as light bombers due to the limited amount of bombs they can carry.machine.

    This means that when the dh4 is used as a bomber, its bomb load is only 210 kilograms, while the bomb load of the fr18 excellence is only 300 kilograms. They can only be regarded as light bombers, even the China fr18 excellence, which has a slightly higher bomb load.  Or, if you carry 150-pound aerial bombs for ground attack, the power is definitely enough, but each aircraft can only carry 4 bombs. If you replace it with 8 75-pound aerial bombs, it is equivalent to 8 150mm bombs.  Just the power of heavy artillery grenades.

    As for the dh4 used as a bomber, it can only carry four 115-pound aerial bombs, or eight 57-pound aerial bombs, which is even less powerful. The coalition's 3rd Heavy Bomber Wing's Handley Petty/  The 400 and /1500 are both heavy bombers of this era. The Handley Page o/400 can carry 8 aerial bombs weighing up to 250 pounds, while the air giant Handley Page /1500 can carry up to 30 bombs.  250-pound aerial bomb, or 15 500-pound heavy aerial bombs.

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