Take Taobao to fight against Japan

The sharp screeching sound of the aerial bombs was like a group of devils from hell, showing sharp fangs and scarlet tongues, tearing the nerves of the officers and soldiers of the Axis army.

Before the cannonball hit the ground and blossomed, the screaming sound almost like a death talisman scared the officers and soldiers of the Axis army out of their wits, and they only hated their parents for losing two legs.

"See if I don't blow your turtle shells!"

"A group of damned things, they still don't die!"

"All to me to die!"

The bombers in the front crazily dropped bombs all the way for range output, and when they arrived at the ground attack aircraft group in the next step, they started precise strafing, pouring strings of armor-piercing bombs at enemy tanks, armored vehicles and ground personnel for free.

Under this wave of ferocious pursuit, the fleeing Axis troops paid an extremely heavy price in casualties.

One after another, tanks and armored vehicles were blown over, exploded, and penetrated, and one soldier after another was blown to pieces and sieved.

All of a sudden, the Axis army that had occupied the upper part turned into a group of lambs at their mercy, powerless to fight back.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of mass killing ahead, more than a dozen helicopters were pulled out from various underground parking areas in Matruh Town, and then took off one after another, going to various battlefields to pick up the wounded.

"Hurry up, hurry up, take the injured brothers to the helicopter and send them to the hospital for rescue. The seriously injured brothers will be given priority to the helicopter."

"Everyone, move fast and be careful!"

After a while, the four helicopters buzzed and landed on the apron on the top of the slope.

Meng Fanle, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly surrounded him and hurriedly lifted the seriously injured onto the helicopter.

Field hospitals are equipped with a large number of helicopters, in order to be able to rescue the seriously wounded who are dying in time.

Similarly, in order to allow these helicopters to fly to the frontline positions to transport the wounded at the first time, a considerable area of ​​platforms have been leveled in the core areas of each position and used as helipads.

This moment happened to play a big role.

"Brothers hold on, you will be sent back to the hospital soon!"

"When you arrive at the hospital, you will be safe!"

"Brothers, you must persevere to the end! Persistence is victory!"

"Cough, cough, don't worry, we won't give up!"

"Ahem, cough, brothers, then let's, cough, cough, take a step first."

With the concerted efforts of everyone, dozens of the most seriously injured were quickly carried onto the helicopter.

Immediately afterwards, the four helicopters slowly lifted off and flew to the field hospital in Matruh Town, more than 20 kilometers away.

"Damn, it's time for us to play now. Brothers stop these German devils and make them come and go! Kill!"

Fighter pilot Liang Taizhen, driving the P-47 Thunder fighter jet that had just arrived in the North African theater, took the lead and rushed to the forefront. After several minutes of flying, he finally bumped head-on into the German fighter group that came to support the air.

The P-47 "Thunder" fighter is one of the main fighters of the U.S. Army Air Forces in the middle and late World War II. It is the largest and heaviest single-engine fighter in World War II.

The P-47 "Thunder" fighter has a wingspan of 12.7 meters, a length of 10.99 meters, a height of 4.32 meters, a maximum take-off weight of 8,800 kilograms, a maximum flight speed of 690 kilometers per hour, a maximum range of 760 kilometers, and a practical ceiling of 12800 meters. It takes 6100 minutes to climb from sea level to 9 meters.

Eight Browning 0.5-inch machine guns are installed in the wings, and the bomb racks under the wings can hold a maximum of 908 kg of bombs or rockets.

The fighter has the excellent characteristics of high power, strong firepower and heavy armor, and can provide effective escort for the penetrating bomber fleet.

In addition to its excellent performance in air combat, the P-47 is also very suitable for performing ground attack missions.

There are many improvements and modifications of the P-47. The final modification is the P-47N, which expands the wing area, carries a total fuel capacity of 4380 liters, increases the combat radius to 1610 kilometers, and has a maximum blanking time of more than 9 hours.

At the same time, the carrying capacity of the 8 machine guns has increased to 2136 rounds, and bombs or rockets can also be attached.

In this way, the total weight of the aircraft reached 9400 kg, making it the heaviest single-engine fighter in World War II.The size of a twin-engine aircraft, the tonnage and payload of a light bomber.

But initially, the P-47 Thunder was not popular with Allied pilots.

Chapter 1358 Bite whoever catches

Because they are used to the nimble and agile British "Hurricane" and "Spitfire" fighter jets, while the Thunderbolt planes are thick and strong, appear stupid and awkward, and look very uncomfortable.

They gave it a nickname based on its shape, called "Big Milk Bottle", thinking that it would definitely not be able to beat De Kuang's Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter jet, and many people simply refused to modify it.

But within half a year, these pilots fell in love with it.

During the battle, they found that although the Thunderbolt is large in size, it is indeed not as flexible as the Bf-109 fighter jet in flying, but it has strong firepower, thick armor protection, and strong invulnerability to dozens of bullets.

Its ability to descend and dive is good, as long as it can occupy a high altitude in air combat, it will be very effective in performing dive attacks on Bf-109 fighter jets.

After tasting the sweetness, most of the Allied fighter forces at that time used the P-47 as the main model, which dealt a heavy blow to the German army.

According to statistics, various types of P-47 "Thunder" fighters flew a total of 193.4 million hours in World War II, and dispatched 54.6 combat sorties.

It fired 1.35 million rounds of bullets, 6 rockets, dropped 13.2 tons of bombs, and thousands of gallons of napalm bombs.

The air combat gain-to-loss ratio is 4.6 to 1, that is, 1 aircraft is lost and 4.6 aircraft are shot down, ranking among the forefront of all types of fighter jets.Its loss rate per thousand sorties is 7, which is also the lowest among all types of fighters.

Moreover, the P-47 has also created a large number of well-known ace pilots and flying teams.

The 47th Battalion, which was the first to be equipped with P-56s and was used until the end of the war, shot down 674.5 enemy planes in air combat, with a gain-to-loss ratio of 8:1, and produced 38 aces, all ranking first in the US military in Europe.

Compared with it, the 4th team, another ace team, has the same record as it, but its loss is almost twice that of it.

According to expert analysis, this is related to the fact that the brigade switched to the P-51 "Mustang" fighter jets in the later period, because the "Mustang" is obviously more vulnerable than the "Thunder".

The situation is similar in the current era. After the latest batch of P-47 Thunder fighter jets arrived in the North African theater, not only the pilots of the Huben Army, but also the pilots of the British and American Allies were very disgusted.

However, due to the severe attrition of the previous fighter jets, they have no choice at all now. The Allied pilots can only actively adapt to this new-looking "stupid and stupid" fighter jet.

However, in this regard, the fighter pilots of the Huaxia Huben Army are much better, because they have obtained relevant intelligence information before, whether it is psychological factors or specific operational capabilities, they will adapt much faster.

In just a few days, all the fighter pilots of the Huben Army fell in love with this "big milk bottle" fighter.

"Hey! Finally, I can kill the enemy happily again!"

Relying on his rough skin and thick flesh, Liang Taizhen, who had already held back his anger, turned into a bulldozer and rushed to the front full of arrogance.

Even though he had seen a group of German fighter jets approaching from a distance, Liang Taizhen did not blink, but quickly raised the nose of the aircraft and continued to climb to a higher place.

At the same time, other P-47 Thunder fighter pilots also made the same choice, raising the nose of the aircraft one after another.

Because they have figured out the temper performance of the P-47 Thunder fighter through training or actual combat before that, as well as the most effective means of attack against the German P-47 Thunder fighter.

"Death to me!"

After rushing to a horizontal height of more than 200 meters above the enemy plane, Liang Taizhen pressed the nose of the plane and started the most lethal recruitment action of the Thunderbolt: a dive attack.

Several Browning 0.5-inch machine guns began to spew flames, and they fired at a German Bf-109 fighter diagonally below.

At the same time, the pilot of the German Bf-109 fighter plane would naturally not sit still, he adjusted the nose pointing of the aircraft long ago, and began to sprint towards Liang Taizhen crazily while sprinting.

In this way, the Allied fighter group met the German fighter group head-on again, and a fierce air battle began.

"Grandma, let's see who explodes first!"

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, Liang Taizhen decided to be tough this time, and did not make any tactical evasions, but continued to dive and attack at full speed, firmly locked the firepower on the head-on Bf-109 fighter jets, and kept firing crazily .

Dangdang, a moment later, Liang Taizhen's bombardment punched many holes in the German fighter, but it didn't cause a fatal blow to the German fighter.

Liang Taizhen's car also failed to get out of his body, and was bitten several times, but fortunately, there was nothing wrong with it, it could only be regarded as a skin trauma.

In the blink of an eye, two fighter jets passed by.

In the first round, the two sides were evenly divided, and there was no winner.

"Damn, the German devils are really strong enough. If it was replaced by the Japanese devils' Zero fighter jets, I would have been blown up by me long ago!"

Liang Taizhen spat lightly in desire and dissatisfaction, and then raised the nose again to look for the next attack target.

In this chaotic high-speed and high-altitude battlefield, it is impossible to have a one-on-one special, and the opportunities are often fleeting, so you can only bite whoever you catch.

"Hold the grass, you can't run away now!"

Soon, when Liang Taizhen climbed to an altitude of 9000 meters, his eyes lit up, and he saw a Bf-109 fighter jet chasing and killing a Spitfire just a few hundred meters below.

The opponent's posture is very graceful, which is completely equivalent to leaving his back exposed and giving himself an extremely perfect shooting angle.

The opportunity cannot be missed, and Liang Taizhen, who is looking for nails all over his eyes, will naturally not let go of this excellent fighter that can hammer the enemy plane, so he directly turns on the fastest dive mode without saying a word.

"Dude! God, the goddamn German bit me! Help me!"

The British pilot Charlie is fleeing for his life at this moment, twisting the fuselage for tactical evasion, trying his best to get rid of the pursuit of the German fighter jets.

Speaking of which, this guy is indeed a bit unlucky. In the melee tens of seconds ago, he fished in troubled waters to dive and attack a German Bf-109 fighter jet. As a result, after only one encounter, he not only failed to catch the mantis, but turned himself into a A praying mantis hunted by a titmouse.

Charlie struggled desperately all the way, tried his best, and kept shouting for help on the communication channel, but in this extremely chaotic battlefield, where to find a savior, the enemy and us have long been out of formation, and the fight is inextricable.

Being chased all the way, he has already suffered countless cannonballs. Anyway, Charlie already felt that his car was seriously damaged. I am afraid that it will explode in the air and disintegrate in the next moment.

However, as the saying goes, miracles are always around the corner.

Just when Charlie was desperately waiting for death to come, dazzling flames suddenly came from behind him, followed by violent explosions.

Chapter 1359 Really Fragrant

"I buy Karma, what's going on? The damn German guy was blown up!"

Charlie looked back subconsciously, and suddenly found that the German fighter jet that was chasing him had exploded and disintegrated miraculously.

"Oh, thank God!"

At this moment, Charlie immediately became excited. He quickly spread five fingers together on his right hand, pointed his forehead, chest, left shoulder, and right shoulder, and silently said "In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen."

However, at this moment, the shadow of a fighter jet appeared in Charlie's peripheral vision.

"I buy Karma, what's the situation!"

Charlie's face turned pale with fright, and he quickly turned his head to look, only to find a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter jet running alongside him, and he could even clearly see the driver's eastern face.

"It turned out that the Huaxia pilot shot up the damn German and saved my life!"

Charlie understood the situation in an instant, and quickly extended a thumbs up to Liang Taizhen to give a thumbs up.

Liang Taizhen nodded with a smile, then gestured to Charlie and said, "Your fighter jet has a serious problem, retreat and return quickly! I will escort you now!"

"Oooh, three grams of oil, Wei Rui March!"

Charlie quickly expressed his thanks again, and then turned the nose of the plane to Cairo from the beginning of the remonstrance.

Liang Taizhen nodded with a smile, and acted responsibly as an escort plane. After sending Charlie all the way to a relatively safe area, he returned to the frontline battlefield again and continued to fight with the German Air Force.

"Haha, this P-47 Thunderbolt fighter is really delicious! The American one is really not bad, but it's a pity that the game is over so soon!"

Then there was a fierce battle for more than 20 minutes. Not only was there not much fuel and bullets on the plane, but the German air force had already died and scattered. It was rare to see one or two planes in such a large airspace.

Liang Taizhen had to drive the scarred P-47 Thunder fighter to start the return flight.

In this battle, Liang Taizhen wounded no less than 10 German fighter jets and shot down two of them. It can be regarded as a successful personal debut of the P-47 Thunder fighter.

At this time, the large-scale counter-assault operations on the ground have also come to an end. The wounded in various battlefields have all retreated to the rear field hospital, and the two positions that were severely damaged fortifications and could not continue to hold on have also completed the evacuation of all personnel.

In Yang Fan's view, these outlying positions are important, but without the protection of solid fortifications, there is no need to fill them with life.

What's more, there are three or four such lines of defense in the back, and they can continue to hold on, which can greatly consume the enemy's strength and ammunition.

And it will be dark in a few hours, and Yang Fan will have enough means to launch a night attack counterattack by then.

When the enemy is strong and we are weak, elastic defense is a very wise choice.

At the same time, under this fierce and unusual counter-charge operation, the German army suffered heavy losses. More than half of the attacking troops of the three regiments suffered casualties, and a large number of tanks and armored vehicles were also lost.

The German fighter group that came to the rescue also suffered heavy losses under the fierce and desperate attack of the Allied fighter pilots, and another [-] fighter jets were destroyed.

Although the Allied forces also lost a considerable number of fighter jets, it is clear that the Allied forces have improved significantly compared to their previous record.

I have to say that the newly arrived batch of P-47 Thunderbolt fighters are really delicious. Although the overall performance is not as good as the Mustang fighters, the damage rate is much lower.

By the time the Axis troops readjusted their posture and launched a new round of attack, it was already two hours later, and it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was only dark for two or three hours, which was not enough for them. Pushed down a new line of defense.

Cairo, Central Hospital.

At this time, Yang Fan was taking Wu Juan, Xia Yu, Wang Liguo, Liu Qiang and others to the Cairo Central Hospital to condolence to the lightly and seriously wounded who had just returned from the front line.

With the influx of a large number of seriously wounded people from the front line, the military hospitals in the rear became extremely busy. As the largest and most advanced medical condition, Cairo Central Hospital was naturally duty-bound to become the main force.

One after another, helicopters rose and fell on the square of the Central Hospital, bringing the wounded over continuously.

The logistical staff and medical staff who have been waiting in the square carried the seriously injured onto the prepared stretchers as soon as possible, and sent them to various wards as quickly as possible.

The scale of the field hospital in Matruh Town is actually not small, but today's battle to defend the Matruh Fortress is too tragic and intense.

The field hospital in Matruh town has long been overcrowded, and the beds and medical staff have long been unable to handle it, so all the lightly and seriously injured after emergency treatment can only be sent to the further hospital.