I have to say that these Australian cowboys are really ferocious. They used bayonets, guns, and grenades to attack these steel beasts at the risk of their lives. Unfortunately, this kind of behavior can really only be called life-threatening.
Behind the medium tanks were reconnaissance tanks and armored vehicles. The heavy machine guns on them were like whack-a-mole, knocking down the Australian soldiers who rushed towards the tanks one by one and in groups.
The battle lasted for more than 20 minutes. When the body of the last Australian soldier was shot in two by a heavy machine gun, the commander of the armored battalion only briefly inquired about the situation of the unlucky Cheetah 2 tank, leaving two tanks behind.
The armored vehicle protected it on the spot, and then rushed towards the airport with the armored battalion.
Perhaps due to the hasty retreat, or the fact that these Australian soldiers really have no combat experience, except for people and normal aircraft, there is not even a single Mars in the entire airport, including oil warehouses, parts warehouses, control towers, and communications.
All airport facilities, including equipment, are in good condition, and even coffee is brewed in the pilot lounge.
This airport is very crude in the eyes of the Federal Air Force. The runway is just made smoother on the original ground. However, the load-bearing capacity of Australia's Gobi-like hard soil layer is good, and the length and width of the runway are sufficient.
, it is now possible to directly land attack aircraft and fighter jets of the Federal Air Force, but large transport aircraft and bombers still need to be covered with special steel plates.
After the air force ground staff took over the airport, the armored battalion also stayed near the airport to prevent possible counterattacks by the Australian army. According to the plan of the federal Department of Defense, occupying Australian airports and highways is a top priority, because
Australia is vast and sparsely populated, and the number of troops and weapons and equipment are also backward. The biggest obstacle to the federal army is not Australia's military land, but the vast and desolate land and hot and water-scarce climate. With these airports and roads, the federal army
The supply of the army can be easier.[
Due to the long distance, the group did not attack the target together with the two groups B. Their fleet did not arrive at the scheduled sea area until the night of June 2, but most of the aircraft could not accurately identify the target at night. Therefore, the group's attack
The time was in the early morning of June 3rd.
When the sky in the east just turned white, the two Federation-class heavy aircraft carriers were already buzzing with people. The ground crews and flight commanders were each checking their work at the end. The attack aircraft on the deck were already lined up.
Column 2, waiting for the order to take off. At this time, the aircraft carrier formation is traveling in Bass Strait between Tasmania and the Australian mainland. It is about 100 kilometers away from Melbourne.
At 5 o'clock in the morning, a piercing cry came from the flight loudspeaker on the aircraft carrier. Then the flight control light on the control tower changed from red to yellow. After flashing for ten seconds, it turned on again.
It turned green. The first batch of naval attack aircraft began to emit cyan smoke. Facing the sea breeze blowing from the South Pacific, they roared from the deck of the mothership and rushed to the sea, and then
Gradually it rose into the sky.
Since it was a simultaneous attack on the ground and the sea, some of Hainan Airlines' attack aircraft were equipped with torpedoes, some were loaded with a 500-kilogram bomb, and some were replaced with three 300-kilogram high-explosive or incendiary bombs. They would
Grouped into a batch of 30 aircraft, after assembly over the fleet, they flew to the predetermined drop-off point under the leadership of the pilot aircraft.
The Port of Melbourne is a deep-water port. It is located in the southeastern corner of Australia. The two peninsulas naturally protruding from the east and west sides of the port embrace the dozens of kilometers wide Port Phillip Bay like two arms. These two arms are like the sea.
Extending in the middle, after reaching the position of the fist, a natural sea channel is left, and the distance between the two fists, that is, the distance of this channel is only 3 kilometers wide, which means that the exit of Port Phillip Bay is only 3 kilometers.
Taking advantage of this excellent port terrain, the Australian Navy has deployed 11 shore-based gun battery groups on both arms and fists, with more than 50 shore guns of various sizes, old and new, large and small, and on two
An army division was stationed on the peninsula. For ships like those that forcibly entered Philip Bay from the sea,
To put it simply, if these 11 fort groups are not dealt with, then when passing through the narrow channel of the harbor, our ships will be the targets of the Australian artillery. Those shore guns do not even need to be accurately aimed, they can just set the angle and shoot directly.
That's okay, because it's really too close, only 2 kilometers away.
Therefore, if you want to attack the Port of Melbourne, there is only one way, and that is to land nearby, then occupy the two peninsulas sticking out of the sea from the land, control or destroy these forts, and then attack the city of Melbourne. However, attacking from the land is
We had to brave the bombardment of the forts and the Australian and British ships parked in the harbor to attack. Our giant ships were blocked by the two arms and could not provide support to the landing troops. Such casualties can be imagined.
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However, this seemingly solved problem cannot be troubled by the Federal Navy. These fixed forts have strong lethality against targets from the sea and land. However, they do not even have the right to spit against the aircraft of the Federal Naval Aviation. The only
All you can pray for is that the plane's bombs will be deflected so that they don't land on top of your head.
Since the group's submarines had cleared the nearby waters in advance and sunk all ships that could expose their fleet, the Australians did not know that the South China Sea Federation's fleet had arrived at their doorstep. At most, it was for a certain ship.
I am troubled by why the patrol boat has not returned home for so long.
When most people were still asleep, the sentry on the harbor fort spotted a large group of aircraft flying over the sea in the distance. The observation post held up his binoculars and looked at the group of aircraft for two minutes before hesitating.
He picked up the phone and informed his boss of the situation, because the soldier really couldn't figure out what was flying in the sky. For these cowboys who have been herding cattle and horses on the desert grasslands all year round, seeing
It was not easy to get to the plane. This was the first time I saw this person flying together on a plane.
When the first bomb hit the ground and exploded, the alarm sounded in the entire fort area. However, the Australian Army, which lacked a sufficient number of anti-aircraft weapons, could only watch these aircraft dive to a very low altitude, and then throw several bombs from the belly of the aircraft.
A small black dot fell accurately on the concealed or semi-covered gun emplacements. For a time, several small smoke pillars appeared on the tip heights of the two peninsulas, and all 11 fort areas were shrouded in them.
The attack aircraft group after throwing the bombs did not rise and return, but continued to rush into the harbor. On the sea near the north side of the harbor, there were still more than ten Australian Navy or British Navy warships parked. These attack aircraft will use their aircraft
Guns and machine guns strafed the decks and superstructures of these warships, killing as many sailors as possible who were preparing to run towards the gun emplacements and those on the gun emplacements, preventing the preparations for anti-aircraft fire on these warships, and setting the stage for subsequent attack aircraft groups.
Provide a better attack environment.
In fact, these actions are redundant. At this time, except for a few officers and sailors on duty, these Australian or British ships are basically empty. Since today is Monday, those officers and soldiers who were allowed to go ashore during the weekend are still empty.
Did not return to the ship.
However, the aircraft of the federal naval aviation cannot be seen so carefully. Anyway, according to the structure of the ship, wherever there are anti-aircraft weapons, they will swoop and "shoot" wherever there are people or people. If they really can't find the target, they will shoot at the warship.
Superstructure fire.
Fifteen minutes later, the second batch of naval attack aircraft arrived as scheduled. The 30 aircraft were divided into two groups 5,000 meters away. About 10 of them lowered their altitude to less than 100 meters and flew towards their respective targets at low altitude.
Target, and opened the compartment door under the belly of the aircraft, revealing the big oblong cigar-like guy inside.
But another batch of aircraft flew relatively high, and then began to dive at a distance of about 2,000 meters. They rushed until they were dozens of meters above the sea and about 200 meters away from the target ship, then they suddenly climbed up and dropped the aircraft.
Explosion in the belly. And then a strange
The scene happened. The bomb that was thrown down did not sink into the seawater, nor did it explode. Instead, like a child using stones to float on the water, it rose up from the water with the help of high-speed forward momentum, and then hit it head-on.
