Chapter 1678 500 Kg Invitation to Hell
The bombers in Figure 2, not far from the front line, have taken off urgently from the field airport. Malashenko, who has assembled his troops, has also ordered to set off and rush towards the German third line of defense, which is close at hand.
"The division artillery is in place and deployed. It can provide artillery support at any time! How is the situation over there?"
Political Commissar Petrov, who is in charge of the division headquarters, holds a radio transmitter and talks directly to Malashenko. Malashenko, who is wearing a tank cap on his head and half of his body is sticking out of the turret, is surrounded by tanks roaring and roaring, stirring up dust and rushing forward. If you want to reply to the political commissar, you must shout at the top of your throat.
"It is expected that we will make contact with the enemy and enter the firing range in five minutes. The German positions can be seen in the telescope! These bastards saw us from a distance and are operating those broken anti-tank guns. Where is our air support?"
Buzz-woosh-
Before the political commissar on the other end of the radio could answer, Malashenko had already heard bursts of engine roars from the sky behind him. Even if there was a roar of tank clusters that was more powerful than thousands of troops, it was still very clear.
"The speed is quite fast, they are coming!"
Holding the radio transmitter in hand and turning in the direction of the sound, Malashenko, standing outside the turret, immediately saw a large black spot on the horizon above his head, flying rapidly towards the battlefield airspace: it was the tactical bomber support of the brigade Figure 2 that he needed most at the moment.
While confirming the arrival of his own air strike, he once again brought the radio transmitter to his mouth and pressed the button. The final moment that Malashenko was looking forward to was now.
"Divisional artillery, open fire immediately! Indicate the airstrike coordinates to the bombers! Quick!"
Boom boom boom——
Swish swish swish——
The divisional artillery units of the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division were not very strong. A battalion of ISU-152 self-propelled artillery plus a battalion of Katyusha rocket launchers were all they had. This was the price of sacrificing firepower in pursuit of high mobility and abandoning all towed artillery. Although the intensity of the artillery fire was far less powerful than that of a general heavy artillery cluster, it still had the power of destruction that could burst out in a short period of time.
With an order, the heavy artillery barrage and rocket rain that burst out instantly rose from the ground and rushed straight into the sky.
The German defenders on the position who had also seen the airstrike coming were now frantically operating the anti-aircraft guns and preparing to meet the enemy. However, they had never expected that the stronger and more rapidly approaching piercing scream would arrive before the airstrike and hit their heads quickly, leaving them with almost no reaction time.
Boom-boom-boom-
It was just like a bucket of cold water poured directly into a smoking oil pan, exploding instantly.
The German position, which was originally crowded with people, turned into a boiling sea of purgatory in the next second. The firepower of a whole battalion of Katyusha rocket launchers that used up all the ammunition at once was not to be underestimated.
Hundreds of overwhelming 132mm Katyusha rockets basically hit the top of the Germans' foreheads in about ten seconds. The huge destructive power that burst out in a short period of time was visible and very clear even from a distance in the air.
"That's it! The third line of defense of the Germans, that's Katyusha firing! Now there is a bombing guide!"
Malachenko's expectation was responded to by reality. The leading aircraft at the front of the cluster discovered the boiling flames created by the bombardment at the first time. The scene of small flames and smoke gathering together and rising from the ground in large areas is very eye-catching even if you look at it from the sky.
The leading aircraft with its nose tilted opened the bomb bay first and dived towards the enemy position. As an excellent front-line tactical bomber, Figure 2 can do both horizontal and dive bombing. Now that battlefield conditions allow lowering the flight altitude and more accurate dive bombing, there is naturally no need to risk bombs being deflected or blown off by the wind to perform horizontal bombing.
The anti-aircraft firepower of the positions that are expected to be encountered is not a problem at all. Just look at the boiling posture of steel and flames on the German positions. Even if those unobstructed anti-aircraft guns are not blown up to the sky, they will not have a chance to fire.
Which German who doesn't care about his life dares to operate anti-aircraft guns in the face of such overwhelming heavy artillery shells and rocket barrages? Even if you are tired of living, you don't want to die like this.
The German defenders who were blown to pieces by the artillery barrage really well interpret what "good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone".
The short bombardment that swept across the sky had just come to an end, and the howling death gods from the sky flew over their heads with 500-kilogram death invitations.
"Bombers! Russian bombers, hide quickly!"
"Damn it! Don't worry about the anti-aircraft guns, get out of the way, get out of the way!"
"The anti-aircraft holes have collapsed! Where should we hide?"
"Be careful! Bombs are being dropped!!!"
Boom--
During World War II, the Soviet aviation units had very uniform explosive loads in their aerial bombs. A 500-kilogram iron bomb had just 250 kilograms of warhead charge, which was enough to destroy most high-defense targets including tanks and solid fortifications, and it was a complete large-scale AOE damage.
If you use this thing to bomb the kind of civil engineering infantry defense positions that have almost no ups and downs and terrain cover, the powerful destructive power it can bring is undoubtedly destructive.
12 Tu-2S bombers roared down, carrying iron bombs mounted on the wing roots and belly bomb bays of the double wings, aiming at the visible German soldiers and large high-value technical weapons on the ground, and dropping them all with great accuracy.
A 500-kilogram iron bomb landing caused a mighty earthquake, and the 250-kilogram charge was completely incomparable to the heavy artillery shells of the field artillery. The movement caused by a few kilograms of projectile warhead charge to the 250-kilogram bomb warhead charge was completely different from that of the underground and the sky, and was not in the same dimension. ,
The black mushroom clouds of the bombs rose from the German positions one after another, releasing amazing destructive power, and countless people were killed in the explosions who had nowhere to hide while fleeing. In front of a 500-kilogram aerial bomb, a weak shelter like a trench is completely useless. Even if you are dozens of meters away, you can be trapped in the trench and shocked to death.
If you are close to the epicenter and there is no shelter to use, then sorry, you are not even worthy of the high-end VIP treatment of being killed by the shock wave. The only ending is to be instantly evaporated by the steaming flames of death until there is nothing left.
Holding a telescope and with half of his head still exposed outside the turret, Malashenko, who was watching the "Western scene" with relish, could even see it.
Even some fragments of human tissue and fragments of missing arms and legs were blown away by the amazing shock wave of the aerial bomb explosion, along with various weapon metal fragments and flying soil blocks. If it is a closer distance, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is raining meat from the sky.
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