"Whew!" A terrible and piercing scream rang out in the sky, the sound of cannonballs flying in the sky at high speed, violently rubbing against the air. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, this kind of screaming is definitely not a pleasant sound to the ears of the US-Australian coalition forces, because it is a howling sound that may take their lives. The fragile human body will undoubtedly be extremely vulnerable in the face of large-caliber naval guns.

"Boom! Rumble! "The sound of explosions sounded on the shores of Darwin, and the shock wave from the explosion of the shells, enveloped in sand and shrapnel, swept in all directions. Even because of the offset of the sand on the beach, the power of the explosion was greatly affected. However, after the explosion, there are still large craters left on the beach. The fortifications painstakingly built by the US-Australian coalition were easily destroyed under the bombardment of these large-caliber naval guns, as if they were papier-mâché.

A machine-gun bunker was hit by a 343-mm shell, and the huge force directly blew the machine-gun bunker to pieces. The machine gun inside had been blown into pieces and splashed everywhere. The American soldiers stationed inside were even more bones in an instant.

In one of the anti-artillery holes, dozens of Australian officers and soldiers were staring at the ceiling in horror, because the continuous heavy shelling of the Imperial Navy was making the anti-artillery holes constantly shaking. The mud and sand on the top were falling, and the Australian soldiers inside were disgraced.

"God forbid, I hope the anti-artillery hole will not collapse." A young soldier is praying to God. But it was as if God had forgotten them. The more you worry about something, the more likely it is that something will happen.

A heavy 381-mm shell hit this anti-artillery hole. The sturdy anti-artillery holes were immediately unstoppable. The top kept collapsing, smashing on the Australian soldiers inside.

"Oh God! The anti-artillery hole is about to collapse, rush out! The Australian officers and soldiers shouted in horror. They scrambled to get out of here. However, before they could rush out, the anti-artillery hole collapsed entirely. Dozens of Australian officers and soldiers inside were all buried alive inside.

Although, when building the fortifications, these anti-artillery holes were warned to be specially reinforced. However, in the face of the fierce shelling of the large-caliber naval guns of the Imperial Navy, it was still unable to resist. As long as it is continuously hit by large-caliber naval artillery shells, the anti-artillery hole is in danger of collapsing. Perhaps, when the United States and Australia were building fortifications, they did not expect to be shelled by so many battleships of the Chinese Navy.

"Boom! Rumble! "Although, shells for large-caliber naval guns are not cheap. However, the Chinese Navy does not seem to be stingy at all, and does not know how to save at all. A large number of artillery shells were poured on the coast, as if they were going to kill all the American and Australian forces with shells.

The soldiers of the US-Australian coalition had to huddle in the barrage in the trenches and endure the heavy shelling. For them, this war will be very tragic. If they want to survive on the battlefield, they first need to survive the heavy shelling of the Imperial Navy.

"Oh God! The shelling of the Chinese was too fierce, and our fortifications and destroyed did not look good. It is hard to imagine how many people will survive the positions on the front line after the Chinese shelling is over. Major General Matthew had a sad look on his face.

"Yes! The Chinese are known for their use of firepower. Problems that can be solved with shells, they will definitely not let the soldiers fight hard. This war is not fair at all! Not only do they have sea and air superiority, but they also have such a strong firepower advantage. We want to keep Darwin, it's really hard. Major General Donald also said.

It's a pity that even if they complain, it's useless. The battlefield is not up to them, there is so-called fairness or unfairness. After going to the battlefield, life is no longer something you can decide. This is especially true in the case of being at a complete disadvantage. At any time, they will be killed by shells falling from the sky.

More than a dozen battleships of the Chinese Navy are still firing frantically. With the help of an automatic loader, the battleship was able to maintain a high rate of fire. This is also a modification made by the Imperial Navy in order to enable these old warships that have been in service for twenty or thirty years to continue to maintain strong combat effectiveness. From battleships to destroyers, all guns were auto-loaded. This not only greatly saves manpower, but also greatly increases the rate of fire, so that the combat effectiveness of the battleship can be brought into full play.

On the battleship 'Shaohao', Rear Admiral Cai Junbao has been observing the effect of the shelling with a telescope. Watching Darwin's beaches being bombed into flames, and a large number of fortifications being blown into the sky, he felt a little tangled in his heart. On the one hand, their heavy artillery bombardment will undoubtedly clear the way for the next landing of the marines and greatly reduce the casualties of the marines. On the other hand, he lamented that the mighty battleships were now making fire support their main combat mission. Twenty years ago, these huge battleships were the absolute main force on the battlefield!

It is estimated that after the end of this war, all these battleships will be decommissioned. In the future at sea, aircraft carriers are the absolute main force. The other warships are basically in the service of aircraft carriers.

As the minutes passed, while the Imperial Navy was watching the fierce shelling of the Imperial Navy's battleships with shock and reverence, Darwin's American-Australian forces were suffering from the shelling, and they could be said to be living like years. Under heavy shelling, not only did their fortifications suffer serious damage. At the same time, the casualties of the troops were also very heavy. In addition to the casualties caused by the collapse of the anti-artillery holes, many people were killed or seriously injured. Because the power of the naval guns was so powerful that in the fierce shelling, there were basically no minor injuries, either killed or seriously wounded.

A large number of seriously wounded were sent to the rear, so that the field hospitals were already full. Most of them were placed in various corners of the hospital at random, and then waited for death to come in wailing.

The bombardment of Darwin by four battleship detachments of the Imperial Navy lasted for a full hour. More than 10,000 large-caliber heavy artillery shells were smashed on the beaches of Darwin. The positions of the US-Australian coalition forces were destroyed by heavy shelling. With such a dilapidated fortification, it seems impossible to resist the landing of the Imperial Marines.

"Let the light cruisers and destroyers, get close to a position of five kilometers from the coast, ready to provide further fire support to the marines. Inform the Marines and see them next. Major General Cai Junbao ordered.

"Yes, General."

A dozen light cruisers and destroyers headed for the coast, where they would continue to provide fire support to the Marines with 155-mm guns and 105-mm guns. As for the battleships of the Imperial Navy, there will be a temporary ceasefire. After all, large-caliber shells for the main guns are too expensive.

A few minutes later, the 6th Marine Division and the 7th Marine Division launched a landing operation against Darwin. A regiment was drawn from each of these two marines, plus a division amphibious tank company, a total of tens of thousands of men, and launched an attack on the beach. Hundreds of landing craft, lowered from the transport ships, were densely piled up on the surface of the sea. Thirty-six amphibious tanks, too, drove into the sea from the tank landing ship and washed towards the beach a few kilometers away. These amphibious tanks were all modified from the No. 2 tank previously equipped by the Imperial Army. Although the power of the 57-mm tank gun is not strong, it is completely sufficient to support the operation of the Marine Corps.

"Quick, get into position. The Chinese began to land, and if they didn't want to die, they resisted their attack and killed them all in the sea. The officers of the US military shouted loudly, urging the officers and men of the US-Australian coalition forces, who had finally survived the heavy shelling and had not yet recovered their senses, to enter the positions. The soldiers, who were still dazed, rushed into the position with their M1 Garand rifles or machine guns.

When the Imperial Marines launched the landing operation, dozens of fighters and dive bombers of the Naval Air Force came again. It's just that they hovered in the sky and didn't immediately attack, as if they were looking for the most valuable target.

"The artillery was ready, and the Chinese began to land. Sink their landing craft for me. The commander of the American artillery ordered.

The U.S. Army's 21st Infantry Division and the Australian Army's 11th Infantry Division each have a field artillery brigade, each equipped with 24 155mm howitzers and 48 105mm howitzers.

These cannons were scattered across various artillery positions on the outskirts of Darwin.

After the order to open fire was given, the cannons began to roar.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

One after another, the shells flew towards the surface of the sea, smashed into the sea and exploded, splashing up columns of water.

Marines are at their most vulnerable when they're on landing craft. Once the landing craft are destroyed, they are heavily armed and have almost no chance of survival. Although the Marines are very good at water, they carry a lot of weapons and ammunition on their backs, and if they can't throw them away when they fall into the water, they will basically sink into the water.

At this time, they can only fight their character, hoping that the shells will not hit their landing craft. Otherwise, they will die.

"Boom!" A 155-mm shell hit a landing craft. The fragile landing craft was suddenly blown apart. Most of the dozen or so marines above were killed on the spot, and the rest were also injured and fell into the sea, apparently not surviving. (To be continued.) )