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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 787 (6) Bombs are raining down

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    The main force of the three Ukrainian divisions of about 30,000 people can rely solely on the Mauser 98 rifles and mg08 heavy machine guns in their hands, and of course the 7.6cm light infantry mortars. Obviously they are not confident enough.  Although the performance is not as good as the Mauser 98, the number of M60 and M81 mortars of the Muto brigade far exceeds that of the Ukrainian troops. What's more, the coalition also has a Chinese armored battalion to help. The three divisions commanded by Koval were stunned.  After failing to shake the Muto Brigade's position twice, they began to switch to defense

    Of course, the Muto brigade's casualties were not light. After all, the opponent was fighting one for three. Although the number of 7.6cm light infantry mortars in the hands of the Ukrainians was slightly smaller, their power within a kilometer range exceeded that of the 2 mortars equipped by the coalition forces.  Of course, Muto¡¯s confidence is that he is waiting for the logistics troops to transport the artillery shells. Once the reinforcements of 75mm and 105mm artillery shells are rushed to the front line, the offensive and defensive positions in the forests of the Eastern Front battlefield will have to be exchanged Ukraine  What the three main divisions have to consider is not to attack westward, but to continue retreating eastward.  

    Von Neuhaus's series of orders obviously made the eyes of the Ukrainian Prime Minister and his staff in the headquarters brighten up. Obviously, the calm and composed command style of the German Major General is the style of the supreme commander of the side that determines the fate of the sea. Simon  Petliura was already in disarray at this time. Apart from urging several staff officers to immediately convey and execute von Neuhaus's orders, he could not think of any other clever tricks

    When no one was paying attention, this guy tugged on the sleeves of the German major general and whispered, "General Neuhaus, if the artillery is completely annihilated and destroyed by the opponent's air force can Kharkov be defended?"  Let's prepare to retreat" As he said this, the Ukrainian Prime Minister's face turned red for no reason. The Germans said that Kharkov could not be defended, especially after losing air supremacy. It was because they were reluctant to make it the new capital.  They were afraid of losing the face of the capital if they didn't fight As a result, the war ended up like this.  

    The German major general glanced at the Ukrainian Prime Minister beside him, patted the back of the man's hand and comforted him, "Simon, in the Chinese art of war, the Thirty-Six Strategy is the best strategy, but we are not in a hurry to retreat now, the fortress  The city wall is very strong, and the possibility of the enemy attacking from the east and west is very small. My 139th Infantry Regiment is guarding the south to ensure that nothing is missed. What we have to do now is to persist and hold the enemy back. As long as the opponent's bomber group can withstand the air attack,  This afternoon¡¯s battle is almost like this¡­¡±

    "Really?" Simon Petliura was obviously a little doubtful, wondering whether the main German army in the south could come up with reinforcements so quickly?  Or von Neuhaus had other backup plans. Before the guy could figure it out, he only heard the rumble of artillery from the direction of the southern city of Kharkov. The 12 75mm Krupp guns of the 3rd Ukrainian Field Artillery Battalion.  The field artillery and the eight cannons of the two German 150mm heavy howitzer companies removed their camouflage and roared. A string of artillery shells passed over Kharkov and pounced on the coalition offensive troops in front of the northern suburbs.

    At the same time, the bomber fleet of the coalition air force hovering in the sky also discovered the artillery position of the German-Ukrainian coalition firing on the ground. One wing of the SE5 biplane fighter squadron arranged in the south of the city was lined up in a neat formation and thrust diagonally toward the ground.  It jumped down, and the dh4 reconnaissance bomber squadron also began to assemble and adjust its position, preparing to launch a fierce air attack under the cover of the se5 fighter squadron. Of course, there were only 48 50kg aerial bombs under the wings of the 12 dh4 reconnaissance bombers.  , at best, it was just two simultaneous firings by the Japanese Army's Duli Field Heavy Artillery Regiment

    The fighter planes of the Allied Air Force had been circling over Kharkov for so long. They had been waiting anxiously for a long time. When they saw the enemy artillery fire on the ground finally opened, they naturally jumped down with joy. However, it was obvious that the German-Ukrainian artillery positions on the ground were  It was not just a lamb to be slaughtered, but a thorny hedgehog. Almost at the same time that the German-Ukrainian artillery positions on the ground opened fire, the flames formed by countless mg08 heavy machine guns firing into the air swept from the ground to the sky  ¡­

    In addition to the firepower of the German army, which only has six 20mm anti-aircraft artillery batteries, the firepower used by von Neuhaus for air defense is the mg08 heavy machine gun equipped by three Ukrainian volunteer brigades. Although the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division is in  Some machine guns were lost in the attack and defense the day before. Part of the machine guns of the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Division were strengthened to the 4th Brigade position defending Dongcheng. However, the defenders still formed more than 120 troops around their precious and priority artillery positions.  An air defense net woven by the mg08 heavy machine gun

    This is a battle of blood and fire. 96 coalition fighter planes face the resistance of an anti-aircraft firepower network woven by more than 120 ground heavy machine guns. Obviously this is not a one-on-one contest, whether in the past life or in this life.  Theoretically, ground anti-aircraft artillery must consume an average of more than 5,000 shells to shoot down an enemy aircraft. If the coalition's Handley Petty O/400 medium bomber is fighting today, then the Handley Petty bomber will be slow to shoot down an enemy aircraft.  Speed ??will make it easier for ground anti-aircraft fire to hit the opponent

    It¡¯s a pity that the ground?The number of MG08 heavy machine guns in the hands of Ukrainian volunteers is only 1.2 machine guns compared to the coalition fighter planes in the sky. The counterattack of 120 machine guns against a coalition fighter plane looks hot, but the rain of bullets is so huge.  The sky above Kharkov is obviously a drop in the bucket

    Captain Li Zaolin of the 2nd Fighter-Bomber Wing of the Allied Forces is not a reckless general. He is much more cautious and steady than Colonel Li Ruyan of the 1st Fighter-Bomber Wing. Eliminating the German artillery positions on the ground is the key to the 2nd Fighter-Bomber Wing of the Allied Forces.  However, this does not mean that they can ignore the cost and sacrifice. The flying wing commanded by Li Zaolin is obviously mentally prepared for the outbreak of ground anti-aircraft firepower, and the 120 Ukrainian mg08s on the ground obviously failed to do so at the same time.  Open fire, which required the SE5 fighter squadron, which was the first to dive to attack the artillery position, to quickly pull up and reorganize the attack.

    The Chinese pilots on the offensive side are obviously well-trained in air strikes and ground bombings. The coalition fighters in the sky are not just headless flies dropping bombs randomly. In fact, the first SE5 fighter squadron has a 25-pound bomb mounted under its wings.  Light aerial bombs hit the Ukrainian anti-aircraft gun positions on the ground from an altitude of 800 meters like rain.
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