Chapter 683 Missile Attack (Gagen)
South East London, Air Force Base.
A sharp siren sounded over the base. After hearing the siren, the pilots in flight suits hurried towards their planes.
Germany's ability to wreak havoc on the European continent is inseparable from the advanced nature of their fighter jets. Fortunately, the United Kingdom is not weak in this regard. The British Spitfire fighter is the only model that can rival German fighter jets.
The UK has been producing the latest fighter jet at full capacity in recent months.
At this time, more than thirty Spitfire fighter jets were deployed at this base.
"Quick, quick, take off immediately!" When they stepped into the cockpit, the squad leader's voice came from the headset.
"Where are we going?" a pilot asked over the radio.
The alarm sounded, and there was a combat mission, but now, the surrounding sky was pitch black. If it took off blindly, it would be impossible to achieve any results. It must be the luckiest if it could intercept the enemy bomber.
"No matter where you go, take off first!" The squadron commander's order came again, making the pilots stunned. What is this mission? Take off first?
In an impatience, the squadron leader's plane had already started the engine and was rolling towards the runway. At this time, the runway lights were flashing and facing the runway, the squadron leader pushed the throttle fully open and rolled quickly on the runway. Then take off.
In order to prevent morale from being affected, the situation of the German missiles is currently only known to the squadron commander level. After all, that thing cannot be intercepted.
And now, the opponent must have launched this missile attack again! In order to avoid the loss of the aircraft, it is necessary to fly first!
After he took off quickly, the planes behind also followed and took off one after another.
However, this takes time. At night, even if there are lights illuminated, it is dangerous to take off in a dense formation. Only take off one by one.
Just as the fifth fighter had just slipped onto the runway and was waiting to take off, a special sound appeared above their heads.
The personnel of the base couldn't help but look up to the sky. In the dark sky, they couldn't see anything. The lights of the searchlights turned back and forth in the sky, and they found nothing.
"Look!" a soldier shouted loudly, just two kilometers away from the base, there was a fire! The fire was so dazzling that everyone could see it clearly.
Six or seven seconds after the fire appeared, a huge explosion sounded.
"Damn, that's a bomb! How did the German bombs get thrown?" a soldier shouted.
Just after shouting, just above their heads, there was also a huge explosion.
"boom!"
"boom!"
Although various improvements have been made, the hit rate of the V-2 missile cannot be compared with that of later generations. For this reason, the method adopted by the German missile force is of course to increase the number!
Ten missiles flew over each air base!
In this way, even if the hit rate is only 20%, at least two missiles can be guaranteed to hit the base.
Two are enough!
This kind of missile didn't explode when it landed. In the sky, it exploded when it was still hundreds of meters from the ground.
Countless people, with terrified eyes, looked at the missile that exploded in the sky, and then, like a goddess scattered flowers, more tiny bombs rolled down.
Sub-bombs!
To deal with targets such as airports, using submunitions is the most appropriate way! With the explosion, small bombs splattered all over the base.
The explosion sound kept appearing.
"Boom!" A small bomb just hit a plane, and in an instant, the plane exploded and burned violently.
The pilot ran down from the plane in horror, and before taking a few steps, his foot stepped on another unexploded bullet.
A huge explosion sounded, and one of his legs was gone. He screamed and looked at the hell-like scene.
The power of sub-bombs is not only due to the large spread area, but also due to the reliability of the fuze, a batch of bullets will not explode immediately, and these bullets, like landmines, will threaten the safety of personnel at any time. .
It can be said that as long as the sub-bombs are scattered in the area, it will become a forbidden area for human beings, and life is in danger at any time!
As long as there is one hit, an air force base can be abolished. Even if the fighter planes inside are still intact, no one can get in and start these fighter planes.
The threat on the runway is even greater!
At the same time, ten missiles will not be wasted, it is simply turning the area within a few kilometers into a restricted area!
"General, our air base was attacked and suffered heavy losses." In the command center behind, Trafford received this terrible news.
The news of the destruction of the radar station has arrived, followed by the attack on the air force base.
"Now, how many planes do we have?" Trafford asked.
The assistant was dazed, how much? Maybe, God knows, it's not just a question of how many planes are left, it's a question of what to do with the planes that have taken off, how are they going to land in the dark?
Just ordering these planes to take off was a stupid decision, the adjutant thought to himself, it would be better to spread them out.
"Ask General Dowding for help and ask others to mobilize the 12th Air Group to support us," Trafford said.
We have already suffered heavy losses under the first wave of the opponent's attack. Now, we can only rely on our own north, that is, the central air defense zone, where there are still intact aviation groups, and ask for their support!
As soon as the voice fell, there was a huge explosion outside.
"Boom!" During the explosion, the entire base swayed involuntarily, and an incandescent lamp hanging from the top swayed along with it.
Then, the light bulb went out, and all the sounds around it disappeared.
The sound of the huge exhaust fan, the beeping of the radio, the whine of the chassis of the electronic equipment, all disappeared.
"Quick, turn on the backup power!" Trafford knew that the explosion at the top had interrupted the power of his own command center.
This is built underground, and the explosion above the head may not necessarily cause damage to itself.
"boom!"
"boom!"
One after another, the missiles fell from the sky. Obviously, this place was regarded as a key target.
Above his head, dust fell rustling, and a soldier holding a flashlight changed his face instantly after seeing the dust on the top.
not good!
In this era, most of the air defense bunkers are of civil structure. The bottom is supported by wood, and the top is covered with soil. Like this command center, the bottom is made of reinforced concrete structure, and the top is covered with soil. It is said to be very strong.
However, this also can not withstand one missile attack after another!
Like other locations, here, there were a full ten missiles attacked, and Germany was lucky, a total of seven missiles landed on the target!
"Boom!" It was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. When the seventh missile slammed down heavily and exploded, the top of the entire command center suddenly collapsed!