Nine Hundred and Thirty-Two Devotion and Contribution

On the chaotic battlefield, a Soviet guerrilla saw the helicopter in the distant sky. [No pop-up window..] These Soviet soldiers who have been fighting guerrillas for more than a month are also the first time they have seen a plane that can hover in the sky. No matter how that thing is done, the enemy weapons that are constantly sweeping with machine guns at high altitude are very difficult to deal with.

"Menshak! Menshak! Think of it quickly! Our people are going to be killed by that weird plane!" A Soviet guerrilla in a jacket shouted back to his subordinates. The troops were still fighting against the German patrol squad, but the situation was reversed in a blink of an eye.

Yes, completely reversed. The rockets that came from nowhere, overwhelmed the position he was in. Of the 100 or so guerrillas that had finally gathered, it is estimated that there are less than 50 left now, and even if these people survived, it is hard to say how much courage they still have to continue fighting.

After these rockets covered their positions, everyone found that there was a new weapon above their heads. This weird plane hovered over everyone's heads, condescending and constantly sweeping the crowd with machine guns . Tracer bullets fell on everyone like raindrops, and there were mud and rocks turned up by the bullets everywhere. Many people wailed and died after being shot.

In fact, this German helicopter is not in a hovering state, because of its structure, it can only do a flying state similar to hovering. In fact, this plane is flying around the battlefield at a slow speed, but compared to a fixed plane, it can be regarded as parked in the air.

"The machine gun team can't find it! There's a sea of ​​fire over there, and I don't know if Ivan and the others can be found..." The guerrilla named Menshak had a grenade in his waist and was carrying a Mosin Nagant rifle. Looking at the German planes firing unscrupulously in the sky, he shouted to his commander: "I think that is the only thing that can hit that far..."

They found a German Tekken bazooka on a battlefield by the woods somewhere, and what was even more fun was that they found a rocket on the corpse of a German soldier lying down next to the bazooka. This weapon was immediately regarded as a treasure by the partisans, ready to be used against German tanks when necessary.

But now it seems that there is only that thing, which seems to be able to deal with the German armed helicopter hovering in the sky. So the guerrilla captain didn't hesitate, and immediately nodded, asking Menshak to find their "anti-tank team."

This guerrilla leader was very thoughtful. He knew that once the team was wiped out, weapons and the like would be useless, so he didn't have any spare energy, and he wanted to use the weapons in his hand to give The Germans in front of them caused the most trouble.

So beside a big tree, the Soviet guerrilla kneeling on the ground carried the anti-tank rocket launcher on his shoulders. Behind him, a thin guerrilla who had studied this weapon for several days, put the The intact anti-tank rocket was stuffed into the barrel of the bazooka.

"It should work!" The skinny guerrilla nodded to Menshak who was standing aside, "Just pull the trigger and you should be able to shoot down that German plane."

As the thin guerrilla spoke, he pointed with his finger at the German helicopters that were sweeping with machine guns in the distance. In front of him, the Soviet guerrilla who was kneeling on the ground ready to fire pressed the sight of the weapon on the fuselage of the distant helicopter, and then he discovered a rather serious problem.

"Hey! I said, that helicopter is moving! It's not standing there all the time, it's still moving!" The gunman of the rocket launcher reported to the door Shaqhui on the side: "If I hit it, there is no shot. If so, what will happen to us then?"

Menshaq frowned, and then shouted to him loudly: "Hurry up and fire! If you wait a little longer, our people will die!" His tone was not good, and he even pressed his hand while speaking On the Mosin Nagant rifle gun on his back.

The bazooka launcher was so frightened that he quickly aimed the bazooka at the helicopter in the sky, and then pulled the trigger suddenly—a thick puff of white smoke spewed out from behind the bazooka, and the one who had been standing behind the bazooka A thin Soviet guerrilla was pushed out by a huge force, and fell to the ground with a scream and lost consciousness.

The rocket spewed flames and rushed towards the German helicopter in the distance, and it seemed that the direction was very close. There was such a big movement on the ground, which was clearly seen from the helicopter. The German gunman who was sweeping the guns with a machine gun immediately yelled loudly: "Rockets! Go up! Go up!"

The captain was trying to stabilize the helicopter to give the machine gunner a stable attack platform, but suddenly there was a heart-piercing scream from the gunner, and there was a word in this cry that made him feel terrified. He really wants to know why a group of guerrillas who should not have heavy weapons have such a damn big killer as rockets.

So he hurriedly controlled the plane to rise as fast as possible, and turned his plane around as much as possible, using a smaller front to face the rocket flying over by the enemy. The violent shaking made the two "passengers" at the back of the helicopter almost fall out of the plane. Fortunately, there were safety ropes to save their lives.

The firepower of the ground support also temporarily stopped completely, because the fuselage began to swing, and the machine gun also lost its shooting angle. Anyway, the entire "Clairvoyance No. 3" helicopter was in a hurry, and the co-pilot even shouted that he was going to be shot down.

It's a pity that a crashing scene appeared. The rocket deviated from the direction of the helicopter at a very, very long distance, and the trajectory could no longer hit the climbing helicopter. Just when the captain saw the white smoke drawn by the incoming rocket from his cockpit, the rocket finally lost its upward momentum halfway and fell from the sky.

It is a pity that the design range of this rocket is 200 meters. German infantrymen who are familiar with this thing generally use it at a distance of 150 meters, because the accuracy of the rocket is not guaranteed any further.

The Soviet guerrillas didn't know how far this thing could hit, and they also misjudged the strength of the helicopter that seemed close, as well as its actual distance. Judging the size and distance of an unseen aircraft in the sky is very difficult, especially for a group of amateurs who have no corresponding experience.

In fact, if these guerrillas directly fired at the helicopter with their rifles, the effect would be better. Of course, they don't know about this kind of thing, so it is understandable to pin their hopes on the more powerful rocket launcher in the end.

But now their hopes are shattered. It turns out that the German bazooka is not as reliable as Mosin Nagant in dealing with helicopters. In addition to not shooting down the German plane, the rocket launched by this s also exposed its launch location...

Menshak watched in horror as the rocket failed halfway and fell at a height of 100 meters. He didn't know why this happened, and his mind was full of doubts that the German weapons were defective products. . However, he did not lose the vigilance of an old guerrilla. While his mind was full of doubts, he still spotted the helicopter in the distant sky from the corner of his eyes, and the nose had already been pointed in his direction.

So this poor Menshak hurried away, just like when they tried to attack the German railway last time and encountered a German patrol armored train. At that time, they were swept all the way by the 30mm anti-aircraft guns on the armored train, and dozens of guerrillas were smashed into pieces. That scene is still his nightmare, and he can't get rid of it.

The bazooka shooter was looking back at the half-dead and emaciated accomplice who was blown by the rear jet, and didn't realize that the helicopter was not shot down by himself. When he realized in horror that there was a powerful enemy behind him, the two 20mm cannons under the nose of the helicopter swept over like a storm.

Menshak did not escape the sweeping range of the machine guns. Because the helicopter can almost stop in the air, it has an advantage in dealing with this kind of random targets. These people were soon covered by densely packed machine guns in a burst of flames. , Two huge holes were punched out of Menshaq's body, and the bits of internal organs even splashed a few meters away.

The German infantry unit quickly turned into a role of cleaning the battlefield. Except for a few unlucky surrenders who were about to be shot on the spot, most of them, including the guerrilla leader, were killed on the way to escape. Hunting and killing defeated enemies is another advantage of the helicopter. It is much faster than most enemies running on the ground, and the fleeing people often do not fire back - it is simply a paradise for helicopter combat, isn't it?

However, for German helicopter pilots, the battle is not always so beautiful. Even when dealing with opponents such as guerrillas who do not have heavy weapons, the Odin helicopter is still very vulnerable. Among the recorded losses, there are even enemy rifles. A case of shooting down.

Throughout April 1939, 38 of the helicopters of the German Army Aviation Unit fighting on the Eastern Front crashed for various reasons. However, because of the existence of these helicopters, the passage rate of the continuously extending German supply line has doubled, and the rampant Soviet guerrillas have been effectively contained.

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