Chapter 667: Sky Death 1
"And what about the Prussian airships? These things are a little annoying. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" Baron Schmidt asked.
"Let's take a look first, anyway, we're not in a hurry to attack now, my plan is to bomb for three days first and see the results." The duration of the exercise is a week, so don't rush it, blow it up slowly. Prince Ruprecht, who was a proponent of the theory of victory in the air force before the crossing, had high expectations for the air force.
"By the way, how is the flight route arranged?" The prince asked.
"Unarmed reconnaissance opportunities will pass about 3 kilometers from the observation deck, while bomb groups will pass from 6 kilometers away, but you can rest assured that the bombers are eye-catching enough and fly in formation, so it will definitely be good to watch." Harrell said, patting his chest.
"That's good." The prince nodded and said.
"The exercise has been about 1 hour now, and there is no sign of movement on the ground on either side. The Prussian regiment began to raise observation balloons, and airships began to enter. There seems to be little movement on the Bavarian side. However, just half an hour earlier, a thunderous roar was said to have been heard from the Bavarian airfield. "Prince Albert was responsible for briefing all the high-ranking Allied people who were watching the battle.
In fact, the prince's appearance prepared for the Air Force was still unsuccessful, three thousand meters is still far away for a single-engine two-seat reconnaissance aircraft, only a small number of people saw it, and because it flew relatively low, the background was not very good, except for a very few people to see it, this small plane quickly disappeared in the woods in the hilly area. And then, there wasn't even a single photo ...... this historic moment.
"The fifth sector is suspected of being a heavy howitzer company, and the seventh sector is determined to be long-range artillery, and their convoy is too large. Sectors 3 and 2 were supposed to be the opposing side's stockpiles, and two artillery units were moving along Highway 3 into ....... The reconnaissance plane, codenamed Hawkeye 1, dutifully telegraphed everything it saw to the rear command, and soon Colonel Harrell completed the development of the attack plan.
"First take out the long-range artillery of the 7th sector, their threat is too great, then the heavy howitzers of the 5th sector, divide a squad to attack the supplies of the 2nd sector, and then when you come back, by the way, strafe the target that is driving on Route 3. If nothing else, it's over at 11 a.m. Then there will be reconnaissance planes that will be responsible for counting the results of the battle. Colonel Harrell said.
"So be it. Is our temporary aircraft diversion site ready? Ruprecht asked.
"No problem. We've leveled out a plot of land, as well as extra gasoline reserves and simple maintenance equipment. Harrell said.
"Let's get started! Remember, we set a world record today! Ruprecht said with a smile. Black Hawks, strike! ā
For the first time, the Bavarian Air Force took off such a large fleet at an airfield in near-real combat conditions, with 36 K-1 Black Hawk bombers taking off on the runway in numbered numbers, and the propellers began to spin rapidly with the roar of the engines. The planes began to accelerate slowly, and the simulated bombs hanging from the belly and under the wings were like the claws of war eagles, and the bombs glowed with cold light in the sunlight.
Most of all the bombs are gray, and some of them have a white line near the warhead, which means that the bomb is an ordinary high-explosive bomb, and the charge factor of up to 65% means that the charge of a 100kg bomb is about equal to more than 6 rounds of 150mm heavy grenades! But this is only the most ordinary bomb.
The body of the anti-infantry bomb is specially treated and distinguished by a yellow line in the front section of the body. In order to ensure that the bomb can produce as many fragments as possible when exploding, at the same time a large number of steel balls are also installed inside, and the delay fuse will be activated after the bomb is thrown, and this kind of bomb has relatively strict requirements for the throwing height and aircraft speed, but the effect is also obvious.
"The bomb will explode at an altitude of about 10 to 15 meters above the ground, and then it will form a cone of death at a 120-degree angle. The shrapnel will cover the ground with a diameter of about 60 meters, and all soft targets will be torn to pieces by thousands of shrapnel, like the scythe of death, sweeping all life in the range! Baron Schmidt once described this horrific weapon after seeing the 50kg bomb explode in the air.
But the most terrible weapon is the napalm, which is marked with a red marker and is actually the cheapest, using gasoline plus stabilizer and curing agent. This constituted the most lethal weapon of the era, a bomb that was even jokingly called a gasoline drum could incinerate an area of thousands of square meters with a single shot, and this bomb was so damaging to trenches and bunkers that the splatters of oil could easily burn the soldiers in the trenches. And it's hard to extinguish.
In addition to these four bombs, the Bavarian Air Force is also equipped with a special sub-bomb marked with a blue marking ring and filled with a small mine weighing no more than 100 grams. These mines are made to resemble stones, and when thrown, they create an irregular minefield that can be used to block roads or hinder the rescue of equipment by opposing personnel.
In addition to these various bombs, the K-1 Black Hawk bomber is equipped with a large number of machine guns that also pose a huge lethality to the ground in this era, whether it is soldiers, carriages, simple bunkers or supplies, it is very vulnerable to the impact of 12.7mm large-caliber machine guns and various special bullets. The dense rain of bullets falling from the sky can instantly collapse the fighting will of the troops on the ground!
"A no-brainer start," said the Kaiser grimly. In the distance, the artillery group of the Prussian regiment had already begun to think about firing at the target area, but this obviously somewhat sparse cannon sound told people that this was just a tentative attack, in order to ensure the concealment of the front-line artillery group and the suddenness of the attack, Moltke only ordered the long-range artillery to fire, these heavy artillery with a range of 18 kilometers were the rulers of the battlefield in this era, and they never worried about being countered. Until a shadow came upon them!
"Look, what's that?" Duke Albrecht heard a slightly harsh hum in the air, and he subconsciously raised his head to look, and a group of black spots appeared in the air in the distance. And it expanded rapidly over time.
The Bavarian Air Force is finally starting to move from behind the scenes to the forefront, and their first appearance has rocked everyone! Since then, the name of the Black Death has resounded all over the world!
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