Chapter 1246: Heavy losses
After all, the fighter is not a professional ground attack aircraft, whether it is a 30 mm cannon in the nose or a 12.7 mm aviation machine gun in the wing, it has greater lethality against soft targets. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but for large targets, the power is relatively limited. The artillery of the Russian Red Army is obviously not something that can be destroyed by aviation machine guns, even if it is a 30-mm machine gun, it is quite limited.
However, the fighter units of the Imperial Air Force were very effective in suppressing the air defense forces of the Russian Red Army. Under the suppression of the fighter units of the Imperial Air Force, the air defense units of the Soviet Russian Red Army suffered extremely heavy losses. Of course, in the battle with the air defense forces of the Russian Red Army, the fighter units of the Imperial Air Force also paid some price, and fighters were often shot down. But on the whole, it was still the Russian Red Army that suffered much greater casualties. Fighters attack from the air, which is more agile and fast, making it easy to evade enemy anti-aircraft fire.
Under the blow of the Imperial Air Force, the artillery of the Soviet Russian Red Army stopped shelling one after another and began to want to divert. But where is there such a cheap thing! Just a few minutes later, the Imperial Air Force dive bombers and ground attack aircraft were on the battlefield. Compared with the fighters that did not carry heavy bombs, the bombs carried by these dive bombers and ground attack aircraft were undoubtedly extremely lethal to the artillery of the Soviet Russian Red Army. These heavy bombs are enough to easily blow up these cannons.
"Attention to all aircraft, suppress Lao Maozi's anti-aircraft fire, cover dive bombers and ground attack aircraft to launch attacks."
Once again, the fighters launched an attack on the anti-aircraft fire of the Russian Red Army, and one anti-aircraft fire point after another was suppressed. And the dive bombers and ground attack aircraft of the Imperial Air Force also took the opportunity to launch an attack on the artillery of the Soviet Russian Red Army.
"Woo! Woo! With a piercing whistling, the dive bombers of the Imperial Air Force began to dive, and the 500-kilogram aerial bombs hanging under the belly of the aircraft were smashed down when they were less than 500 meters above the ground.
"Boom!" Violent explosions rang out, and an artillery position of the Russian Red Army was completely covered in smoke and fire. The shock wave after the explosion of the aerial bomb spreads in all directions. The heavy cannons were directly overturned, and the barrels were twisted and became a pile of scrap metal. And those artillerymen, like fallen leaves in the autumn wind, were easily blown away.
When the smoke cleared, it was found that the entire artillery position was in shambles. More than a dozen artillery pieces have long been staggered. Moreover, most of them have been destroyed and can no longer be used.
Two A5 attack aircraft of the Imperial Air Force were chasing down an artillery unit of the Soviet Russian Red Army that was trying to escape. It was a battalion of B-4 howitzers, and 12 B-4 howitzers tried to escape the bombardment of the Chinese air force by escaping into the woods two kilometers away. However, at the speed of the B-2 howitzer, a distance of two kilometers was almost enough for them to exercise for ten minutes. And ten minutes is enough time for the Imperial Air Force to deal with them.
An A5 attack aircraft took cover, strafing ground targets with two 20mm cannons and two 7.62mm machine guns, clearing the threat around the artillery of the Russian Red Army. Another A5 attack aircraft attacked directly with bombs. The A5 attack aircraft flew over the artillery of the Soviet Russian Red Army at an extremely low altitude and dropped 50 kg of aerial bombs. Each A5 ground attack aircraft can carry 15 50-kilogram aerial bombs, which are extremely lethal to personnel, vehicles and armored targets.
A 50-kilogram aerial bomb exploded next to a B-4 howitzer, turning the massive cannon into a pile of scrap metal. Previously, they were also vigorously attacking the Imperial Army's defensive lines, making the Imperial Army miserable. But in the blink of an eye, they became the target of hunting. Moreover, in the face of the attack of the fighters of the Imperial Air Force, these B-4 howitzers were almost powerless to fight back.
Aerial bombs were dropped one after another, and the B-4 howitzers of the Russian Red Army were destroyed one after another, blowing up into a pile of scrap metal. You know, the entire Lower Urals Front also had only one hundred and twenty such howitzers. In the entire Russian Red Army, there were only a few hundred such heavy howitzers.
Because the B-4 howitzer was too large and bulky, it was difficult to conceal. This makes this kind of big guy the target of the bomber force of the Imperial Air Force. A whole ten battalions of B-4 howitzer artillery, which did not escape the bomber units of the Imperial Air Force, were blown into piles of scrap metal.
The Russian Red Army was armed with a large number of 152mm howitzers and 122mm howitzers, which were extremely powerful in the war. However, in the absence of air supremacy, they were only a living target for the bombing of the Imperial Red Army. One artillery position after another was cut off by the Imperial Air Force dive bombers or ground attack aircraft.
"Quick, quick, we're about to enter the woods. Once in the woods, we were safe. A Soviet artillery officer yelled hoarsely. The bombers of the Chinese Air Force were bombing them, and even if the air defense forces were desperately firing, they still could not stop the pursuit of the Imperial Air Force, so that these Soviet and Russian artillerymen could only escape into the woods as much as possible to hide. In this way, they tried to evade the bombing of the bombers of the Imperial Air Force. It's just that the bombers dispatched by the Imperial Air Force were so numerous and overwhelming that most of the Soviet and Russian artillery could not dodge in time.
"Woo!" A dive bomber spotted this artillery battalion and immediately attacked. The dive bomber dived down from a high altitude, and the air flow disturbed the sounders of the wings, making a sharp and piercing whistle, so that the Soviet artillerymen on the ground couldn't help but cover their ears with their hands one by one. There were even some timid people who were directly frightened and sat on the ground.
Two 500-kilogram aerial bombs were dropped, and the bombs fell into the ranks of the Soviet Russian artillerymen.
"Boom! Rumble! ”
Two huge explosions rang out, and the entire Soviet artillery battalion was swept away by the shock wave generated by the explosion. Two huge craters appeared on the ground. More than a dozen artillery pieces were blown up, and a large number of artillery pieces were killed.
"Boom!" An ammunition truck loaded with ammunition was also detonated, and the shell exploded, destroying several nearby artillery pieces and killing quite a few artillerymen. After the bombing was completed, the dive bombers did not leave, but used two 7.62mm aviation machine guns to strafe the Soviet artillery on the ground until another dive bomber arrived and continued to bomb the Soviet artillery.
"Bastard! These damned Chinese, they use planes against our artillery, it's unfair. Timoshenko shouted in his heart. He knew that his artillery must have suffered extremely heavy losses this time. It will be very difficult to continue the next battle. Without artillery fire support, if you want to break through the positions of the Chinese army, I am afraid that you will have to fill it with human lives.
Of course, there is no such thing as fair or unfair in war. Both sides involved in the war will always do everything they can to kill each other. To do this, they will do whatever it takes, even against human nature.
On the battlefield between the Chinese Empire and Soviet Russia, the empire relied on the gap in science and technology to successfully launch an overwhelming attack on the Soviet Russian Red Army. In the morning, the attempted surprise attack of the Russian Air Force was crushed, and at the same time the Russian Air Force suffered heavy losses. The Soviet Russian Red Army, which had lost air supremacy, could only be reduced to meat on the board and allowed to be slaughtered by the empire. Especially at this time, the Soviet Russian Red Army also tried in vain to rely on powerful artillery to continue the offensive in order to break through the defense line of the Imperial Army and defeat the Imperial Army.
Therefore, their end is naturally tragic. Under the bombardment of the Imperial Air Force, the artillery of the Soviet Russian Red Army suffered heavy losses. One artillery battalion after another was completely annihilated, and one artillery regiment after another was severely damaged. Although, they also inflicted some casualties on the Imperial Air Force, more than twenty fighters and almost equal numbers of dive bombers and ground attack aircraft were destroyed by Soviet anti-aircraft fire on the ground. But overall, the battle loss ratio is still staggering. This attack of the Imperial Air Force can be described as a heavy blow to the artillery of the Soviet Russian Red Army in one fell swoop.
When the fighters and bombers of the Imperial Air Force had completed their missions, they began to swagger away. Only the messy Soviet Russian artillery positions were left. Timoshenko saw with his own eyes that 12 B-4 howitzers on an artillery position had become a pile of scrap metal. This made him very angry and helpless in his heart. Even the artillery was dealt with by the Chinese Air Force before it could play much of a role. Then, I'm afraid the next battle will be even more difficult to fight.
"Comrade commander, our artillery losses are extremely heavy. Ten battalions of B-4 howitzers, all destroyed, none of them spared. 152-mm howitzers, there are less than two hundred left. There are less than 300 122-mm howitzers left. The artillery commander, Colonel-General Chistyakov, said with a look of dismay. The bombers of the Chinese Air Force, which cost them three-quarters of their artillery. The remaining artillery, I'm afraid, can't even be compared to a group army of the Chinese Army.
Actually, that's true. A group army of the Chinese Army, the headquarters of the group army has a heavy artillery brigade under its jurisdiction, armed with 144 210-mm self-propelled howitzers. There are 5 subordinate infantry divisions, each of which has a battalion of 155-mm heavy howitzers, armed with 36 155-mm heavy howitzers. Two 105-mm light howitzers, each armed with 36 105-mm light howitzers. In this way, an army group was armed with 144 210-mm self-propelled howitzers, 180 155-mm heavy howitzers and 360 105-mm light howitzers. In addition, the armored brigade has a battalion of self-propelled howitzers, armed with 18 155-mm self-propelled howitzers and 18 105-mm self-propelled howitzers. (To be continued.) )