Chapter 800 Flooded London

What do the Germans want to do? Will they blow up their own barrage in a fit of rage?

Probably! With the personality of the Germans, failure will never be tolerated, and yesterday's failure was a shame for the Germans, who actually gave up their equipment and ran away.

Why is this?

For new tactics, of course, they want to flood London!

In fact, it is not the first time that Londoners have experienced it. Just ten years ago, on January 7, 1928, the river Thames overflowed the dyke and poured into London. The flood flooded most of the city of London.

It was in the middle of the night when the floods broke the levees, and most Londoners were still asleep. By the time they woke up in the morning, the flood had poured into many famous buildings, such as the Houses of Parliament and the Tower of London.

The narrower streets have accumulated 4 feet of water. The taller buildings, such as Big Ben, pour down the water, forming small waterfalls in downtown London.

Following this incident, London established a flood warning system and rebuilt the Thames Gate to control water levels. Even so, London's geographic location makes them vulnerable to flooding.

For example, as mentioned earlier, during a flood, the water level of the Thames River is too high, and it is easy to flood London, and when the tide is flooding, the tide is also easy to go upstream, even crossing London, upstream before Go ten kilometers!

Needless to say now, even in the future, London may be flooded, for example, in 2014, London suddenly became Venice.

Now is not the flood season. If the Germans want to flood London, they can only wait for the high tide. There are still a few hours, and they can quickly arrange it!

Following Hobert's order, the anti-aircraft artillery units were hastily mobilized around the barrage.

"Quick, quick, quick! Artillery squad leader David shouted loudly that his artillery squad was being dragged to the side of the barrage by heavy vehicles.

It is not easy to prevent the bombing of the Germans, because the advanced strategic bombers of the Germans are enough to fly to an altitude of 10,000 meters, and what is even more frightening is that they can drop bombs accurately at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Therefore, the United Kingdom must have anti-aircraft artillery that can defend against this height!

While the heavy 4.5-inch anti-aircraft gun was in full swing, the British also improved their latest 3.7 mm caliber heavy anti-aircraft gun.

Converted to the metric system, it is 94 mm, which is thicker than the German 88 mm anti-aircraft gun, 50 times the caliber, the maximum horizontal range is 18,800 meters, the maximum tilt is 12,000 meters, and the maximum shooting height is 9,000 meters.

It can be said that this kind of anti-aircraft artillery can't actually reach the German bombers, but this is already their best.

This kind of large-caliber anti-aircraft artillery is very difficult to move. It took them more than two hours to relocate from the original position. At this time, the deployment of the anti-aircraft artillery again was quite laborious.

There are 11 gunners for each gun. David is the sergeant as the gunner, the second is the aiming hand in charge of the horizontal angle, the third is the aiming hand in charge of the elevation angle, and the fourth is the shell fuze installation Hand, the 5th is the loader, and the remaining 6 are "ammunition team members".

They all wore standard khaki jumpsuits over standard brown sleeveless leather waistcoats. Everyone wore a Mark I helmet with the chinstrap left behind, the artillery's biggest hallmark. , If the artillery is close to the barrel when firing, its impact can lift the helmet, and the chin strap on the neck may cause serious injury or even death.

Now, several people moved the cannon legs away, and they were already out of breath.

"Squad leader, don't worry too much, it's more than half an hour before the tide rises!" said a loader, "We haven't eaten breakfast yet!"

Indeed, when they were just about to have breakfast, they were called over, and now, they were very hungry.

"No, the guns must be set up and ready to fire at any time. The Germans will come at any time."

It does take more than half an hour for the high tide to rise, but the Germans will blow up the barrage at any time!

What's the difference? Once the Germans blow up the barrage, it is impossible for them to rebuild the dam.

Keep working!

Enduring the hunger in his stomach, finally, the anti-aircraft guns were placed.

"Squad leader, can we eat now?"

"Okay, eat immediately. After eating, build a bunker." David said.

Although the anti-aircraft artillery has been set up, the anti-aircraft artillery position has not yet been arranged, and the surrounding must be built with sandbags, which is still a work of strength.

Seeing that the people under his command were really hungry, David finally decided to slow down first.

At least now, they have their anti-aircraft guns ready. As for the bunkers, it doesn't matter if they have them. If a large German bomber comes, it is useless to have bunkers, that is, to carry a Stuka or something. Advantage.

After hearing David's order, they finally relaxed, sat down on the ground, and started nibbling on the bread.

"The food is getting worse these days," a loader complained.

"Let's stay up for a few more days until the American reinforcements arrive. I heard that the Americans transported a lot of canned food for us to eat." Another said.

In World War II, the United States was the least worried about supplies. American soldiers often complained that they were tired of eating canned food every day, but what about the United Kingdom? Even when the British royal family is holding a banquet, the only thing they can get is some canned food. The noble guests, when they see the canned food, their eyes are straight, regardless of the etiquette of a gentleman, they are almost rushed.

Now, with the sea being cut off by the Germans, the local food supply is getting less and less.

"Hey, you say, are the Germans going to blow up our dam?" asked the Loader, eating the bread.

Hearing this, David was also stunned. He raised his head and looked at the sky. If the dam was really bombed, those positions on his side would also be flooded, and those trenches that blocked the passage of German tanks would also become water. ditch.

If so, though, how did the Germans fight the war? Their tanks can't get through. At most, the Germans are just venting their anger!

During the war, everything was fast. After ten minutes, they hurriedly finished a meal, then went to work and set up bunkers.

It was also physical work. Soon, the backs were soaked. They took off their clothes, shirtless, and continued to work for an hour. Finally, the bunker was ready!

Sitting on the bunker, David took out a cigarette from his pocket, and then handed the cigarette case to the person beside him.

One per person, one in the mouth, this is their only quiet time.

Just after taking a sip, David heard the nagging loader beside him, shouting again: "Look!"

Look?

As antiaircraft artillerymen, when they heard the word, they immediately raised their heads and looked into the sky, but now, there is nothing in the sky?

"Look at the sea!" the loader continued to shout.

All the talents turned their heads and looked at the sea.

In fact, it's not the sea, it's the mouth of the Thames, but now it's high tide, the sea is pouring in, and the river has turned blue.

And on that river, they saw the most terrifying sight.