Chapter 1579: Unstoppable 4
Chapter 1579 Unstoppable 4
The range of the British large-caliber machine guns seems to be a bit short, and the rate of fire is not very high. However, when 9 machine guns are aimed at an aircraft at the same time, the dense rain of bullets like a wave of fire is still quite deadly! Nine Hotchkiss machine guns aimed at a K-4 bomber at a distance of 400 meters. In just a few seconds, more than 300 rounds of 13.2MM machine gun bullets swept through. The maintenance machine gunner and the entire tail of the aircraft were destroyed. It was torn into pieces in an instant, and then the fighter jet, which had lost its tail, fell headlong, while the British began to climb and look for the next target again!
However, not all British crews have such good luck. After all, it is a newly developed weapon. In addition to the slow rate of fire, the French 13.2MM machine gun is also prone to jamming. After all, aircraft can do Maneuvering, in the case of overload, can easily cause bullet supply problems, and because it is a new weapon, the ammunition distribution work is not done well. It is different from the mature incendiary bombs and high-explosive bombs of the Germans. The French only have ordinary bullets, and they have not even made incendiary bombs. Therefore, they are also large-caliber machine guns, but their lethality is far less than the German 12.7MM machine gun.
After the first round of fighting between the two sides, the two K-4 bombers at the back were destroyed and two K-6 bombers were injured. Instead, the British dropped four DH9 fighters, and two more were forced to withdraw from the battle. The loss of four aircraft surprised the Germans, and less than half of the British fighter jets who met also expressed that they could not bear it. The remaining fighter jets no longer dared to continue attacking the tight German fleet, but this did not mean that the next attack would be So smooth!
"It's a two-pounder! And a medium-caliber rapid-fire cannon!" When approaching the target, a series of artillery shells drew arcs in the air and flew in the air. Around the logistics convoy, the French deployed two anti-aircraft guns. The company and a large number of machine guns provided an air defense umbrella for their convoy. The previous success made the Bavarian Air Force seem a little careless. The altitude of 300 meters is still too low. While the bombing accuracy is improved, the probability of being shot down also increases sharply.
Orange fireballs rose from the sky one after another, and a fire net rose in the path of the German bombers. This time, the French shells' detonation height was set very well, almost at the flying height of the German aircraft. When the German aircraft group passed by, a flower of death bloomed in the aircraft group. Countless shell fragments hit the wooden aircraft body and shattered the entire board. The fragments flew in the cabin. They cut the ropes and tore them into pieces. The body will knock the entire plane to pieces, and if the unlucky bomber is directly hit by a shell, it will turn into a fireball and hit the ground in an instant.
When the German bombers dropped 10 tons of bombs into the French convoy, three more bombers were destroyed. They completely lost more than one-third of the fleet in one outing, which made Major Hall's heart bleed! Even during air attacks on British battleship squadrons, such a situation never occurred.
While the Bavarian Air Force conducted a wave of unsuccessful bombings, the ground battle was coming to an end.
The German resistance was very tenacious, but no matter how tenacious it was, there were only 2,000 people and they lacked enough heavy weapons. When the sun gradually set, more than 80% of the German positions had fallen, and the remaining people were compressed into a very small area. In a small area, the French large forces have been able to enter this transportation hub. The engineers began to repair the roads and arrange campsites. The French decided to use this as their forward base. At the same time, the first day of fighting has ended. The French army has generally broken through more than three lines of defense of the German-Turkish coalition, and the entire army is wedged between 12 and 16 kilometers away!
"Today, we have annihilated and captured more than 25,000 Turkish troops. The entire defense line has been penetrated by us. If we go at today's speed, we can reach the gates of Bursa within three days." Xiang Xia, an officer. Flywire reports.
"They are just a group of Turks, nothing to be proud of. According to our intelligence, the Germans should have a force of 40,000 to 50,000 people in Turkey. We will encounter them sooner or later." Xiafei said disapprovingly. In his opinion, can the Turkish Army, which is much weaker than the Austro-Hungarian Army, still be called an Army? If it weren't for the Turks blocking his path, Xiafei wouldn't even bother to pay attention to these guys.
"The troops continue to advance. The main thing is to maintain the integrity of the attack front and not to go too deep into the enemy's position. We are about to encounter a large German force." Xiafei ordered.
At the same time, just as the French army on the northern front achieved its first victory, the British army on the southern front also advanced rapidly under the command of Lord Allenby. However, compared to the French, the British's movements were It is much slower. The distance they advance under normal circumstances is only about 20 to 25 kilometers every day. Although there are two armored divisions in name, Allenby did not use them. All attacks are still traditional infantry. Artillery way.
"If we use armored forces as the lead, then we can capture this city in one day instead of staying here for three days!" Colonel Lawrence, who served as the chief of the British Army's General Staff, looked at what had become Kutahya, who was in ruins, had dissatisfaction written all over his face, not only because of the time issue, but also because in this battle, the allies he had drawn, the Hijaz rebels, lost too many troops. Making it difficult for him to face his friends.
"Obviously we have hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles, but we must use flesh and blood to fill the opponent's trenches!" Colonel Lawrence roared to Lord Allenby next to him.
"Haha." Lord Allenby was not angry because of his men's crime. "First of all, I admire you and your friends for their efforts. Secondly, from a military perspective, your actions are completely childish and wrong!"
"Our southern front is different from the northern front. Our attack distance is more than twice as long as that of the northern front. The logistics pressure is too great. Ordinary infantry and artillery units are okay, but the consumption of armored units and automobile units can be completely terrifying. To describe! Just to ensure the advancement of these troops, we use more than 120 tons of fuel every day. This does not include the wear and tear of various vehicles and the materials required for maintenance. These things have to be imported from the mainland and across the entire Mediterranean. , and then transported hundreds of kilometers overland to get here! If you don’t want to continue to use human lives to fill the trenches when attacking Ankara, then here, we must use Arab lives to pave the way to our success. said Lord Allenby.
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