vrcanaries Chapter 608 The Marshal's Handwriting
Chapter 608 The Marshal's Handwriting
General Challokov had not yet finished reporting to his superiors when the bombing had already arrived. Standing next to him, he saw planes in the distance flying towards him in a V-formation, with countless small black dots falling below them.
From the perspective of people on the ground, these small black dots are not big, but when they fall to the ground, they are like 25-kilogram bombs. Within a radius of dozens of meters, anyone in this area will probably die, including some mechanical equipment.
Last night, the artillery bombardments were also very fierce, but in the dark, there was not such a big visual impact. Now it is pure daylight, and many soldiers see explosions everywhere on the battlefield, and fireballs rising into the sky one after another. At this moment, no matter what the superiors shout, they just want to stay in the anti-artillery holes they dug.
This anti-artillery cave can defend against artillery used by infantry, but its defense against 150mm heavy artillery and bombs dropped from the sky is almost negligible. If you continue to stay in the cave, you will most likely be suffocated to death.
But many soldiers did not understand this, because they had never seen such a war, including some grassroots officers, who were already distracted by the explosions everywhere.
The explosion lasted for more than ten minutes, making many people feel deaf. When they climbed into the trench, they found that the trench had become shallow. A person could stand in it, but because of the explosion, more than half of the trench was filled with mud flying from somewhere.
Some trenches could not be found at all, and there was an extra shell crater between two trenches.
If the shell crater was a little deeper, they would be able to continue defending here, but if it was shallower, there would probably be a hole in the middle of the trench.
According to their thinking, since the 72nd Army on the opposite side had launched such a fierce bombardment, infantry should be rushing over soon. However, when they raised their heads, they found that the 72nd Army on the opposite side had no intention of charging.
"Be careful to avoid the bombs."
Someone shouted, and then they realized that the second batch of bombing planes had arrived. They had just crawled out of the anti-artillery hole, and now they were going back? How rich is this 72nd Army? The previous round of bombing had already destroyed many of our fortifications. Now they are not attacking, but continuing the bombing.
Not only some soldiers were confused, but some grassroots officers also felt that their brains were not enough. They had been fighting for quite some time, but they had never seen such a domineering army. Don't your bombs cost money?
The second round of bombing was mainly carried out by Stuka bombers. These bombers all carried 250-kilogram bombs, mainly to eliminate fixed targets on the positions. When a target was found, the Stuka bomber first flew to the side of the target, and then dived more than 70 degrees. When it was 80 or 90 meters away from the target, the bomb was unhooked.
Then the Stuka bomber flew over the sky above everyone, and a huge fireball several dozen meters high rose behind it. The targets on the ground must have been cleared. As for the dead soldiers around, you can only blame your bad luck. Who told you to be around such a bunker or tank?
Li Shaoyi saw it very clearly on the position. Our pilots were becoming more and more skilled. I remember when the Stuka bombers were first equipped to the troops, dive bombing still had great inaccuracy. Either the bombs were dropped too early or too late, and even their lives could be lost.
After fighting for such a long time, these pilots have finally gotten the hang of it.
Of course, the success of a pilot is inseparable from the consumption of a large amount of fuel and bombs. In order to train these pilots, Li Shaoyi consumed an unknown amount of fuel and bombs. These pilots also know that all the air forces in the world have no training methods like ours.
The first batch of Stuka bombers that joined the army were now somewhat overwhelmed due to intensive use. Li Shaoyi simply waved his hand and sealed all these planes. The parts were dismantled and those that could be used were used, and those that could not were scrapped were directly scrapped. Safety was the first priority when carrying out missions in the sky.
Many pilots were moved to tears by the Marshal's generosity. You know, some of the planes at various airports in the south are already old, but the superiors don't care about the safety of the pilots at all and still order them to use such planes.
The fundamental reason is that they are unwilling to spend money. Those warlords would rather spend money on concubines and luxury goods from various countries than on buying airplanes.
On the other hand, it was different on Li Shaoyi's side. He would overhaul the planes all the time, and replace parts if there was even a slight problem. He would never continue to use the planes with problems. In fact, many planes could still be used after a little repair, but Li Shaoyi dismantled them all and used parts.
Using an aircraft with a short lifespan also gives pilots a sense of security. When flying an old aircraft in the sky, many pilots will think about the problems of the aircraft and are easily distracted during combat.
According to Li Shaoyi, all pilots only need to think about how to fight, learn your professional skills well, and repay me with the best results on the battlefield. As for matters related to aircraft, I can do whatever you can think of, and I can also do what you can't think of.
For a whole day, the Luosha side suffered six rounds of bombing, which almost turned Luosha's position upside down. Although their soldiers were very diligent and quickly repaired the trenches, they were also losing strength. Of course, they could still recover by having a meal and resting, but as for their lost energy and spirit, it was hard to say.
They ate black bread as hard as stone and dug trenches every moment. After they were dug, the planes would bomb them, and then they would dig trenches again. The bombing was actually a time to rest.
Some of the videos are so bad that I can't even get up. I wish the 72nd Army's bombing could be more sustained and frequent so that they don't have to go out and dig trenches.
On the other hand, their opponents, after taking over the Soviet 32nd Division, actually held a commendation ceremony in the barracks...
Are we sure this is being fought on the same battlefield?