Chapter 1495 Appearing in the Back
The 2,000-horsepower engine was rumbling, and in this huge sound, the nose of the Hummingbird 2 helicopter lowered slightly, and the whole aircraft began to fly forward.
For helicopters, in addition to generating lift, the top rotor also needs to generate forward power, and this power is achieved by changing the direction of the top propeller, when the overall plane of the propeller is tilted forward. , the airflow it blows is downward and rearward, which provides both upward force and forward force.
Completely different from other fixed-wing aircraft, this aircraft immediately attracted some strange eyes after it was installed in the German army. It was really interesting!
At the same time, it gave the German army a new combat style.
Similar to parachuting, but when parachuting, the troops are scattered, and it is not easy to assemble again. In addition to being used as a vehicle, helicopters can also be used as support firepower.
The current Hummingbird 2 helicopter is completely versatile. In addition to flying, it has a rocket launcher on its short wings, and the aviation rockets suspended on it can effectively hit the ground.
One, another, 10 helicopters took off from each amphibious assault ship, and 40 helicopters formed a large group, heading towards the target direction on the sea.
At the same time, as they took off, the second batch of helicopters was quickly lifted to the deck by elevators, and could soon continue to fly.
Lucas looked up and looked at the sky. The FW190 fighter jets that took off from the attacking aircraft carrier were about five hundred meters higher than their altitude and were flying past them.
A basic premise for helicopters to be used is that the sky belongs to one's own side, that is to say, the helicopter can launch a cross-sea landing only when the air superiority is seized.
In fact, not only helicopters, but also other common landing methods are the first to seize air supremacy, which is the first step in the war.
In Iceland, there are almost no American planes that can take off, and the German Navy is still worried. The FW190 fighter jets that flew over in the early days will circle over Habnafjordur to help guard the landing site.
In their eyes, the helicopter is too slow, with a maximum speed of less than 200 kilometers per hour, but as an opponent, it becomes more difficult to shoot down the helicopter.
This is the same as it is difficult for a jet to shoot down a propeller plane with an aerial cannon. This is determined by the huge speed difference. If the pilot wants to shoot the target, there is a complex set of procedures. Finally shoot down the opponent.
Therefore, the most common type of air combat with machine guns is tail pursuit, catching up from behind, tracking steadily and then firing.
But the helicopter is different. It is too slow and will hover at any time. In this way, the bullets of the machine guns will be missed in all likelihood, because the pre-judgment will all be wrong.
Of course, helicopters are not used for air combat, they have their own stage to play.
Habnafjordur, located on the only road from Reykjavik to the Cape Reycha Peninsula, was originally a small seaside village, but today, it has become a place that attracts the most attention.
Helicopters rumbled past, and the American defenders didn't notice it at all.
The 1st Marine Division, which has already been dispatched, has already moved from here. The minefields are laid in front of here, and the remaining defenders in Reykjavik have not yet planned to come out.
At this time, only some native Icelanders were standing outside the village, nervously watching the terrible thing flying overhead.
what is that? Ordinary aircraft, the rotor is in front of the nose, but these aircraft, the rotor is above the head! What's even more terrifying is that these planes hovered above their heads!
These natives are not particularly afraid. After all, whether they are Americans or Germans, they will not do anything to them. Although the Americans promote how evil the Germans are all day long, no one sees them. Fishing at sea has not been bullied by the Germans.
Some daring ones still stayed in place, watching these special planes, slowly descending, and then the wheels came into close contact with the ground.
"Quick, quick, quick!" Lucas shouted loudly: "Set up positions here and surround the Americans!"
Machine gunner Phillips picked up his machine gun and ran quickly to the side of the road. He soon found a natural ravine. As long as he worked on it a little, it could become a good bunker.
What is the purpose of the leapfrog tactic? Of course, it is the same as the army's tactics, outflanking the opponent!
When they landed here, they just blocked the back road of the 1st Marine Division in front of the United States. When they found that their back road was surrounded, they would definitely be in chaos, just to be able to surround and wipe them all.
At the same time, they can also advance to Reykjavik, and they can also prevent Reykjavik reinforcements from coming up. In short, after they come here, they can attack and retreat.
There are forty helicopters, each with a dozen people. In the first batch, more than 500 people came up. When the helicopters at the back came up, there would be more than 1,000 people.
And when the helicopter returns and comes back for the second time, almost all of their entire regiment can be transported here.
If you only look at the number of people, it seems that there are not many of them. The battle group of more than 2,000 people is almost all infantry. It seems that they have no combat effectiveness, but don't forget, they still have helicopter support that can be called at any time! Those 80 helicopters, after transporting the personnel, will provide ground support, which is equivalent to 80 tanks flying in the air!
Definitely more powerful than the armored regiments on the ground!
"Attention, spot the American convoy, prepare to attack!" Lucas shouted loudly.
After putting down the soldiers, the helicopter flew away. There were only two or three fighter jets circling in the sky. In order to avoid accidental injuries, they did not come down to attack the ground.
They just put the observed situation, and quickly notified the ground personnel by radio.
From the road to the west, a convoy came!
This is the logistics force of the 1st Marine Division. After the main force goes up, they need to keep going back and forth to transport ammunition. This coastal road, which is not very wide, suddenly becomes busy.
At this time, they had just finished transporting the ammunition and were going back. They almost got rid of the terrible sound of gunfire and came to the road here. They saw that the road ahead was blocked from a distance. There is a force on both sides building fortifications!
At this point, the team's people judged wrong.
Obviously, this is one of our own people. I didn't expect them to arrange fortifications layer by layer, and they all came here? That can't cut the road!
"Hey, what part of the front is it? Who asked you to do this?" In the front car, the soldier on the passenger side stuck his head out and shouted towards him.
When he had just finished shouting, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. Those people didn't come out to meet them, but they all hid their bodies behind the cover and pointed guns at them at the same time!
That's German!
Damn, God, who will explain how the Germans suddenly appeared in front of him! Haven't the Germans been stopped by the 1st Marine Division in the western part of the peninsula? How can it appear in the back?
At this point, no one answered him. The Germans greeted them with a heavy rain of bullets!