Chapter 972 When Did It Become so Strong?

If there is no aircraft, the combat effectiveness of the US military can be reduced by 90%. However, no matter how powerful the IS-7 is, it is difficult to deal with those flying in the sky. In order to make himself live longer, Zhou Qingfeng would not ignore Yingjiang's overwhelming aircraft on the Korean battlefield.

You must know that the US Marine Division 1 is an aviation wing. Xingnan Port not only has an airport, but there are at most seven aircraft carrier battle groups and hundreds of aircraft outside the port. There are B-26 and B-29 and other big guys in Wonsan Airport more than 100 kilometers away and Japan thousands of kilometers away.

How can this be carried?

Therefore, it is not enough to have IS-7 alone, and a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with radar is also necessary. For this reason, Zhou Qingfeng even greatly reduced the amount of ammunition he carried. The chassis of the two tanks, which can pull seventy or eighty tons of cargo, only carried a total of thirty tons of supplies, and the remaining space was used to install simple air defense radars and anti-aircraft guns.

In order to use common ammunition, Zhou Qingfeng used the double-barreled 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun used by the US military's M19 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, so that the firepower can be maintained by capturing ammunition.

The most powerful part of the whole air defense system lies in the modified anti-aircraft fire control radar, semi-automatic loading and rapid aiming device. To put it bluntly, it means less manual intervention, fast response, absolutely world-class level. Now this temporary self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has finally begun to show off!

In Gutuli, after dawn, the US military here is full of an atmosphere of anxiety. The "hell massacre" in the early morning was too impressive, the armored unit was destroyed too quickly and too badly, and many survivors kept telling the terrible scene at that time after returning.

The tank soldiers who had fled back were yelling that the enemy's new heavy tanks were terrible, they couldn't penetrate them, they ran fast, and their guns were so ruthless that they had no solution at all. The accompanying infantry who managed to escape also described the IS-7 as a "behemoth from hell", and repeated the tragedy of the armored vehicles being slaughtered in the rear.

In order to avoid the spread of panic, Colonel Puller had to send these escaped soldiers to a field hospital. In order to defend the Gutuli position, he immediately asked the carrier-based aircraft for air support. Anyway, scout the enemy, and if possible, kill that terrible tank.

The U.S. Air Force responded quickly, and two 'Pirates' carrier-based aircraft took off from the 'Wright' aircraft carrier. When he saw the plane whistling overhead and heard the pilot on the radio saying that the pilot was already in position, Colonel Puller was deeply proud of the mighty America.

There is still a whole day, no matter how you can kill those yellow monkey tanks, the powerful US navy and air force are invincible... victorious.

The Colonel, who was in a relaxed mood, waited for the good news in front of the radio station. He hadn't muttered a few words about the "victory" he was muttering to himself, but he heard the pilot suddenly shout over the radio: "Damn, there are anti-aircraft guns on the ground!"

Just such a sentence, followed by nothing..., the communication was interrupted.

The U.S. military in Gutu yelled "Hello, hello" for a long time, and finally the communications sergeant and their colonel looked at each other in blank dismay. The 'pirate' who was invincible just now is over?

Not only Colonel Puller in Gutuli attached great importance to the discovery of the volunteer army's new type of heavy tank, but also the First Marine Division and the Tenth Army, and even MacArthur, who was squatting in Tokyo as the "superior emperor", was also very concerned.

Almond, the commander of the Tenth Army who was supervising the battle at Xingnan Port, was not surprised to hear that two 'pirates' that had gone to reconnaissance had been shot down. In his opinion, the so-called "new tank" must be a good thing for Mao Xiong, and he will naturally arrange enough anti-aircraft firepower for protection.

"Send another team of 'pirates' and pay attention to destroying the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower." The army commander gave an order, and the Marine Corps' own aviation wing immediately took off a whole squadron, a total of fifteen 'pirates' to take revenge.

Fifteen 'Pirates' are not a small fleet, and they arrived in the sky above Gutuli in more than ten minutes after flying in formation from the Xingnan airport. Seeing such a large fleet flying over, it immediately gave the U.S. military in Gutuli a shot in the arm.

Colonel Puller even had the courage to send a front-line aviation controller to be responsible for air contact and to point out the target for the 'pirates' flying in the sky.

And it is only six or seven kilometers from Gutuli to Fushengli controlled by the volunteers.

There are only a few hills in the middle, and the distance between the two sides is very close. This time the 'pirate' was smarter, he didn't fly low-altitude hastily, but turned around at an altitude of 3,000 meters to see the situation before talking.

From the perspective of U.S. military pilots, it should be safe to stay at an altitude of 3,000 meters. With the old anti-aircraft firepower equipped by the Volunteers, it is basically impossible to deal with enemy aircraft flying at this altitude. Because of the lack of radar, it is invisible to the human eye.

For the SCR-584 radar integrated by later generations of professionals, it can be seen clearly at an altitude of 3,000 meters. Although Zhou Qingfeng only had a double-barreled anti-aircraft gun at hand, he ordered to fire without hesitation.

The semi-automatically controlled anti-aircraft gun immediately turned the turret, and the two barrels were erected at almost ninety degrees, spraying high-speed projectiles towards the sky. There is radar ranging and direction finding, and the time-delay fuze is accurately set on the 40mm warhead. Although there is no way to use a better proximity fuze, the effect is not weak at all.

The front-line air controllers sent by Colonel Puller are climbing the mountain panting. They will carefully observe the positions of the Volunteers from a certain distance and look for targets that need to be attacked. But before they really went up the mountain, they heard the shrill whistling of wings in the distance.

No way, just start a dive attack? What's the hurry...we're not in place yet.

The aviation controllers raised their heads, only to see a 'Pirate' flying down in the sky with black smoke, and one of its wings was broken. The fuel tank of the plane fell halfway and caught fire, and the pilot was engulfed in flames before he could parachute.

And this shot down seemed to be a signal, and then the sky dropped planes one after another. Even though the 'pirates' flying in formation had disbanded and fled for their lives, the shells still stared at them as if they had eyes.

Puffs of black smoke kept exploding in the sky, which was the explosion of shells with a time-delayed fuze set. And these smokes are all around the flying 'pirates', and the flying shrapnel is like a gangrene that cannot be separated.

In the Fushengli position, the double-barreled turret on the engineering vehicle is rotating rapidly, and the pitch angle of the gun barrel changes with the change of the radar data. Every time it moves, dozens or even hundreds of shells fly. God.

Near the engineering vehicle, a large group of soldiers, including the head and political commissar of the 178th Regiment, stared in a daze. Today is the easiest day for them to deal with the US air strikes. Before the fight started, the enemy plane ran away by itself.

"The Soviet Union's anti-aircraft artillery is so powerful?" The regiment leader was surprised and dumbfounded. The source of this batch of equipment given by 'GOD' is Soviet aid. "With a few clicks of tom tom tom, the sky will be clear."

On the other hand, American radios are full of messy information, and all those who are standing in front of the radio are stunned.

"We came under fire from the ground."

"The squadron leader was shot down, he couldn't jump out, his plane exploded."

"We've lost two planes, no... three, already three."

"The enemy's anti-aircraft fire is too strong, we must retreat."

Fifteen 'pirates' flew over with a murderous look, but five of them were shot down without even meeting each other. The fateful "pirates" can only throw away the bombs they carry, and quickly escape from the dangerous airspace after reducing their weight, never wanting to come back.

Commander Almond, who was waiting for the news later, was also stunned when he heard the news—when did the rabbit's anti-aircraft firepower be so strong?