afterglow

Chapter 27
To be honest, for Zhou Changfeng, personally going into battle to direct the bombardment is just a trivial matter. This is his old job-fire staff, which is to coordinate various firepower and plan the bombardment plan. Mortars, self-propelled howitzers, rocket launchers, etc. Not included.

Although computers and fire control systems could be used at that time, hand and mental calculations were the basic skills.

Sixteen explosive shells fired one after another accurately covered the positions of the British-Indian Fourth Artillery Battalion in the order of four rounds.

It can be said that they have been in a dazed and unbelievable state-the Chinese army on the opposite side is just a battalion-level unit, how did the shells fly here?
The explosions one after another brought a series of howling ghosts and wolves. The artillerymen of the British and Indian Army, who were lazy just now, were blown to the ground at this moment, and then knocked down by high-speed fragments.

Because there are boxes of 4.5-inch grenades and a door of QF4.5-inch howitzers next to them, they panicked at this moment and they were stunned again-they should lie down immediately when they encounter shelling, but there are shells next to them!
Lie down or run?

Many people were blown down by the falling shells in this tangled two seconds, and there were also agile guys who rolled and crawled away from the artillery position after lying down.

"Get down!!!"

"Major!"

Major Sampson called god damn, "Where did this shelling come from?!"

A staff sergeant shouted: "Maybe they used extra propellant packs that exceeded the limit!"

The four-round four-shot salvo soon ended, the aftermath of the explosion subsided, and the smoke and dust also slowly dissipated. The miserable wailing of the wounded came from the ears of the soldiers who were blown to pieces.

On the fourth floor of the hospital, Zhou Changfeng gave a "tsk" with some regret, and sighed, "It's a pity that I didn't die in the explosion."

These British and Indian artillerymen were not stupid at all. If they had dared to fuze the shells just now, they would probably be able to enjoy a wave of gorgeous fireworks at this moment.

The voice of the report also came from the microphone of the phone, "Report! Subjective report, three out of four hits, the effect is good."

An unexpected bombardment killed at least 50 enemy soldiers, including seven or eight officers and non-commissioned officers, and the price for our side was only the lifespan of four mortars was greatly reduced. This deal is obviously very cost-effective.

But the British don't want to suffer from being dumb?It didn't take long for their revenge to come, and it seemed like they wanted to double down?
In the clear sky, more than a dozen planes from the British and Indian Air Forces arrived late. Seven Fury fighter jets and four Vincent bombers flew in from the southwest in a neat formation, and dispersed after approaching Dmagee. open.

Seeing the arrival of air support, the Wilson task force immediately released blue smoke canisters on the spot, and at the same time used mortars to fire red smoke bombs at the Ming army positions to mark them.

Two bombers dropped a total of eight 250-pound aerial bombs on the hill, while the other two flew straight to the city and also dropped eight aerial bombs near the hospital building.

Immediately afterwards, the seven fighter jets also began to dive and shoot unscrupulously. After dropping the two 40-pound small aerial bombs mounted on them, they kept repeating the "dive-strafe-pull" action, which can be described as extremely arrogant.

Zhou Changfeng discovered that these planes are all biplanes?At first, he was still a little confused, but soon he was relieved - the past 20 years have been the fastest development period of propeller aircraft, and it is almost changing with each passing day.

Often the first type of aircraft has just been delivered, and new aircraft with better performance have already completed their first flight.

For example, the current Fury fighter jets with two wings, a 640-horsepower engine, and a maximum speed of only 360㎞/h, the prototype actually only flew for the first time in 7931, and these few planes in the sky may have only been out of the factory for two or three years.

However, the famous Hurricane fighter completed its maiden flight last year. It has a single wing, a 1030 horsepower engine, and a maximum speed of more than 500㎞/h. Except for the horizontal rotation speed, it can completely explode the biplane.

"boom--"

Although several aerial bombs landed near the hospital, one still hit the top of the building impartially.

The whole building trembled like an earthquake, and the deafening explosions and shock waves made the officers and soldiers inside miserable.

Unlike artillery shells, aerial bombs that do not need to bear the pressure of the chamber can be made with thin skins and large fillings. The 250-pound aerial bomb has only a thin shell, and the explosives in it are full, up to 110 pounds.

You must know that the charge of the 203mm high-explosive bomb of the heavy howitzer is only 16 kg. For example, the M106 8-inch high-explosive bomb weighs as much as 200 pounds and the charge is only 36 pounds.

After the explosion, Zhou Changfeng felt that his whole body was floating. There was only a buzzing in his ears, and he couldn't stand still. He staggered and fell to the ground after only two steps.

Fortunately, this aerial bomb did not use a time-delayed fuze, but exploded directly on the roof, otherwise the reinforced concrete building would have been knocked off the upper two floors.

"Medical soldiers!!!" Amidst the clamor, a loud cry for help came from upstairs.

After the air raid alarm was issued, all the soldiers on the top floor retreated to the third and fourth floors except for the two soldiers at the observation post. The current situation is that a huge hole was directly opened in the floor of the top floor. The shock wave and reinforced concrete fragments caused the soldiers on the fourth floor to Losses were heavy and many were nearly buried alive.

Five or six medical soldiers carried large first aid kits across their shoulders and went straight to the stairs, followed by several military doctors carrying medical kits.

At this time, the sound of rumbling guns came from a distance again, which was in the direction of the southwest mound.

Zhou Changfeng walked crookedly to the edge of the window, helped up the artillery mirror that had been knocked down to the ground, and saw that the small plateau had been covered by artillery fire all over the sky, with flickering flames and smoke and dust overflowing.

Turning the direction a little further, the British and Indian troops could vaguely see groups of soldiers carrying guns in action, but they quickly released smoke on the spot, blocking the observer's sight.

The offense and defense in war are far from being as simple and straightforward as in film and television dramas. In fact, both sides often launch large-scale attacks after repeated probing, reconnaissance, and feint attacks.

Before that, how to hide oneself and kill the enemy, so that the opponent can't figure out what one's own side wants to do, is an important knowledge.

The Wilson Task Force, which had suffered a loss because of underestimating the enemy's arrogance before, obviously wanted to get back on the field, and it was going to face their carefully prepared attack next.

To be honest, Zhou Changfeng still had a little bit of expectation, let's see how much these guys weigh?
Not long after, Xie Wancheng came over and said in a deep voice: "The two people at the observation post didn't find the body, and the others... nineteen were injured and six were killed."

Zhou Changfeng nodded to show that he understood, there is still one day and one night left, and this is just the beginning.

Obviously, our own side also has a powerful air force, but due to geographical restrictions, it is unable to participate in the war. Therefore, the British and Indian air forces can be so unscrupulous, which is really embarrassing and embarrassing.

The air defense platoon of the machine gun team actually has four 12.8mm anti-aircraft machine guns. However, because of their heavy weight, they fell behind early and have not arrived yet.

Not only them, each team, each platoon, each squad is dissatisfied with the formation, a total of about [-] fallen soldiers are still trekking hard in the rugged mountainous area.

(End of this chapter)