One Hundred and Eighty-Nine Rocket Launchers

On the silent Greken battlefield, next to a truck produced by Ireland Hill, several soldiers were doing the final preparations.

An officer walked up to the group of soldiers and asked, "How are the preparations?"

"All connections are ready, ready to fire!" A sergeant led by him stood at attention and saluted, opening his mouth to report.

They've been plugged in, wires have been connected to every rocket, and all rockets are ready to fire.

This is a Katyusha rocket launcher, a powerful multi-orbit self-propelled rocket launcher. There are a total of 8 launch rails, and a salvo can launch 16 rockets with a caliber of 132 mm, which are installed on a truck.

The maximum range of the rocket is 8.5 kilometers. It can be shot in a single shot, or in a partial burst, or in a salvo. It takes about 5 to 10 minutes to load the ammunition for a salvo, and only 7 to 10 seconds for a salvo.

Because of the truck chassis, this rocket can be transferred at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour, and it is a self-propelled artillery with very good maneuverability. On the premise that it was impossible to replenish more self-propelled howitzers for the 9th Army, Chris deliberately ordered a Katyusha rocket unit from the 1st Army to be reinforced to the 9th Army.

The gun has ferocious firepower and large killing range. It is an effective weapon for destroying the enemy's dense forces in a large area, suppressing the enemy's firepower system and destroying the enemy's fortifications.

It consists of a car part and a launching part: the launching part consists of a sliding rail bed, a gun mount, a turntable, a chassis, an aiming device, and a launching device. Before launching, the rocket is placed in the directional groove of the rail groove with a directional button clamp. Inside the combat portion of the rocket is TNT explosive. The cartridge part is composed of seven tubular propellant cartridges, and the firing wheel of the launching device is installed in the cab of the car.

At the back of the truck, there are also two manual jacks that are placed down to support the hull, which is used to hold the hull during launch.

The rocket loaded on the launch rail is 5 meters long, 132 mm in diameter, 1450 mm in length, 43 kilograms in weight, and has a maximum range of about eight kilometers.

It can be said that, in addition to the shooting accuracy and some defects in the weight of the projectile warhead, the other performance of this rocket launcher is much better than that of traditional artillery.

At this moment, Alan Hill's artillery was preparing to counterattack the demon dog troop that was storming the Alan Hill position near Alan.

"Volley ready!" With an order, all the launch personnel pressed their hands on the energized switch.

"Launch!" the commander shouted the order to launch,

Everyone pressed the launch switch in their hands at almost the same time.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" In a short ten seconds, 20 cars and 320 rockets all flew out of the rail.

The entire launch position was blown up by the tail flame of the rocket, and the smoke was so big that people couldn't open their eyes.

Probably ten times worse than the most severe sandstorm, the smoke and dust blown by the rocket's tail filled the air, causing all the soldiers to cough. Some people withdrew from the launch position, and some people got into the cab of the car while holding their breath.

In short, after the mess, no one cared about the effect of the shells they fired.

In fact, they don't need to care anymore. After these cannonballs flew a long distance, they landed on the battlefield attacked by the demon dogs almost at the same time.

The dense cannonballs fell on the top of the Demon Dog troop like raindrops, frightening the Alan Hill Grenadiers in the position not far away, forgetting to continue to fire.

In just an instant, more than 20 Katyusha rockets fell. These rockets exploded on the ground with the residual solid fuel, forming a rain of metal shrapnel, which spread and washed among the demon dogs.

Soon, the shrapnel formed a bloody wind, rolled up the flesh and blood of countless demon dogs, and spread to the distance.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" In the shocked eyes of the Ailan Hill soldiers, the explosion began to extend into the distance, and a wave of explosions swept the entire battlefield in an instant. There were demon dogs struggling and convulsing everywhere, black blood everywhere, and mutilated corpses everywhere.

"Which artillery position did you just call... the support you want." In the frontline headquarters, a regiment commander put down his binoculars, turned his head to look at his staff, and asked in disbelief. .

"I...I don't know either...I just want the artillery position...I asked for support..." The chief of staff was also startled by the explosion in the distance, and stammered.

In his opinion, this is almost the most powerful battlefield support artillery fire. In just a moment, in the frontal position that was still densely filled with demon dogs, only the corpse and the smoke of gunpowder remained.

The remaining demon dogs didn't seem to have any plans to attack any more.

Recently, these demons seem to have become cowardly. They frequently try to attack, but do not seek breakthroughs. Every time he was suppressed by heavy firepower, he honestly gave up the attack.

This is very different from how they behaved when they attacked the paratroopers for the first time, always giving the impression that they are brewing some conspiracy.

The commander of the 9th Armored Division looked at the chief of staff in front of him and put down the phone, and asked with a sneer, "Give up again? He retreated without even touching our first line of defense... even more than last time. Just a little bit."

The chief of staff nodded and replied: "I heard that they are on the other side. When attacking the defense line of the Eternal Empire, you should be firmer and occupy some empty villages."

"Bullying the soft and fearing the hard? Knowing that we can't take advantage of it, so go to the Eternal Empire?" The commander of the 9th Division laughed and said sarcastically.

"No, the report given at the exchange meeting is that the demons are not as active as they used to be on all fronts. They seem to be stalling for time, and they seem to be sitting still, anyway... It doesn't match their real attack capabilities." Staff Officer Chang shook his head and expressed his judgment.

"That's what the Air Force said?" The division commander raised his eyebrows and sensed an unpleasant smell.

"The Eternal Empire and Greken described the scale of the demon's attack... It doesn't match the scale of the Air Force's reconnaissance report... The Air Force believes that the demons are on the rise in general." The chief of staff stared at the spread on the table. A detailed map of the vicinity, he said.

The teacher threw a red pencil in his hand on the map and commented very depressedly: "Cunning bastards!"

Because of the demons' frequent probing attacks, Alan Hill's counterattack has always been hesitant. Luna and General Alfred's plan is to wait for the next batch of supplementary ammunition to arrive before considering advancing to Baraso.

However, if the current situation continues and the next batch of ammunition arrives at the front line, they will still have to defend passively because of insufficient ammunition.

However, because they have been in a state of defense, the fuel consumption is a little smaller than estimated, so they have hoarded some fuel, which can be used for the next counterattack.

The Air Force's reconnaissance has always been sending a message that the number of demon troops is increasing, they are scattered over a vast area, and the attack of nuclear weapons will not make as great a profit as before, so the Air Force has no plan to use nuclear weapons again for the time being.

The fighter unit firmly controls the air superiority of the battlefield, but the number of radars is too small, which affects the interception efficiency of the Air Force.

There is no way to do this. Originally, Greken deployed a large number of radar stations. They used to monitor the Eye of Magic and prevent some flying demons from escaping and harming civilians.

However, the demonic army destroyed the radar station near the Magic Eye, causing the Grikon's radar reconnaissance system to collapse. Fortunately, there is a part left, which can support the operations of the Airland Hill Air Force to some extent.

Without these remaining rear radar stations, Ireland Hill Air Force's record would certainly not be as good as it is now.

In fact, the ground troops of the 9th Army brought several new radar vehicles to the Air Force, but it is a pity that half of these radar vehicles were seconded to the Eternal Empire, and they were used as early warning radars...

The new radar trucks are already on the road and are on their way to Grecon, and once these radars are in place, the Air Force will be able to organize larger operations.

Of course, the Air Force has not been idle lately. They made a brave attempt. The B-17 bomber unit made a daring experiment with a flying magic eye. The result was very frustrating, they lost two bombers but couldn't get close to the Devil's Eye due to bad weather.

This was a very heroic feat. The pilots who participated in the experiment had a total of 5 crews. They piloted bombers separately and tried to get close to the magic eye, but they all ended in failure.

The pilots who returned confirmed what the Magician of Glickon said: the airflow there was very unstable, and the whirlwind created by the magical atmosphere made flying very dangerous. Combined with a cloudy sky and thunder and lightning - the weather conditions were very unsuitable for bombing missions.

In other words, it seems unlikely that the Air Force will be dispatched directly to attack the Eye of Magic and end the war...

Now, in the dumbest way, the Army can push the defense line into ballistic missile range, and then use Scud ballistic missiles to carry nuclear bombs to attack. This is also the reason why the 9th Army has been making a fuss around Balasso, and it is only possible for them to take over there, and then move forward to let the Scud missile troops enter the attack range!