Without aircraft, the combat effectiveness of the US military would be reduced by 90%. However, no matter how powerful the IS-7 is, it will be difficult to deal with the ones flying in the sky. In order to keep himself alive longer, Zhou Qingfeng will not ignore the role of Eagle Sauce on the Korean battlefield no matter what.
Overwhelming airplanes.
You must know that the 1st Marine Division has an aviation wing. Not only does Hungnam Port have an airport, but there are up to seven aircraft carrier battle groups and hundreds of aircraft outside the port. Wonsan Airport is more than 100 kilometers away and Wonsan Airport is thousands of kilometers away.
Japan also has big guys like B-26 and B-29.
How can anyone handle this?
Therefore, the IS-7 alone is not enough. You also need a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with a radar. For this reason, Zhou Qingfeng even significantly reduced the amount of ammunition he carried. Two tank chassis that can pull 70 to 80 tons of cargo only carried 30 tons in total.
supplies, and the remaining positions were used to place simple air defense radars and anti-aircraft guns.
For universal ammunition, Zhou Qingfeng used the double-barreled 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun used by the US military's M19 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, so that firepower could be maintained by capturing ammunition.
The most powerful part of the entire air defense system is the modified air-to-air fire control radar, semi-automatic loading and rapid aiming device. To put it bluntly, it has less manual intervention, fast response speed, and is absolutely world-class. Now this improvised self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has finally begun.
Show off your power!
In Gutu, after dawn, the US military here was filled with an atmosphere of panic. The 'hell massacre' in the early morning left a deep impression on people. The armored detachment was destroyed too quickly and miserably. Many survivors kept recounting it after they came back.
The horrific scene at that time.
The tank soldiers who escaped were complaining about how terrible the enemy's new heavy tanks were. They couldn't penetrate them, they ran fast, and their guns were hard. They had no solution at all. The accompanying infantrymen who had a lucky escape also described the IS-7 as a "behemoth from hell."
The tragic situation of the armored vehicles in the rear being slaughtered was told over and over again.
In order to avoid the spread of panic, Colonel Puller had to send these escaped soldiers to a field hospital. In order to defend the Gutuli position, he immediately requested air support from carrier-based aircraft. It would be best if possible to detect the enemy's movements.
Take out that terrible tank.
The U.S. Air Force responded very quickly. Two Corsair aircraft took off from the USS Wright aircraft carrier. When he saw the aircraft roaring overhead and heard the call on the radio that the pilots were in position, Colonel Puller was deeply moved.
I am deeply proud of the strong America.
There is still a whole day, no matter what, we can kill those yellow monkey tanks, the powerful U.S. Navy and Air Force are invincible...
The colonel, who was in a relaxed mood, was waiting for the good news in front of the radio. Before he could murmur a few words of "victory" to himself, he heard the pilot suddenly shouting on the radio: "Damn it, there are anti-aircraft guns on the ground!"
Just such a sentence, there is no trace behind it..., communication is interrupted.
The U.S. troops in Gutuli shouted "Hey, hey, hey" for a long time, and finally the communications sergeant and their colonel looked at each other. The "pirates" who were invincible just now are over?
Not only Colonel Puller in Gutuli paid great attention to the discovery of the Volunteer Army's new heavy tank, but so did the First Marine Division, the Tenth Army, and even MacArthur, who was squatting in Tokyo as the 'King Emperor'.
Almond, commander of the 10th Army who was supervising the operations at Xingnan Port, was not surprised at all when he heard that two 'Pirates' that went for reconnaissance were shot down. In his opinion, the so-called 'new tanks' must be a good thing from Mao Xiong.
Naturally, sufficient anti-aircraft firepower will be arranged for protection.
"Send another group of 'Pirates' and pay attention to destroying the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower." The commander gave the order, and the Marine Corps' own aviation wing immediately took off an entire squadron, a total of fifteen 'Pirates', to take revenge.
Fifteen 'Pirates' were already considered a large fleet. They flew in formation from the airport in Xingnan and arrived in the sky over Gutuli in more than ten minutes. Seeing such a large fleet flying over, the U.S. military in Gutuli immediately became worried.
Inject a shot of cardiotonic.
Colonel Puller even had the courage to send a team of front-line aviation controllers, who were responsible for air contact and indicating targets to the "pirates" flying in the sky.
The distance from Gutuli to Fushengli controlled by the volunteer army is only six or seven kilometers, with only a few hills in between. The distance between the two sides is very close. This time the 'pirates' were smarter and did not fly over at low altitude rashly.
At an altitude of 1,000 meters, let's go around in circles first and see what the situation is.
From the perspective of US military pilots, it should be safe to stay at an altitude of three thousand meters. With the old anti-aircraft firepower equipped by the Volunteer Army, it is basically impossible to deal with enemy aircraft flying at this altitude. Due to the lack of radar, they are invisible to the human eye.
ah.
As for the SCR-584 radar integrated by later generations of professionals, it could be seen clearly at a height of three thousand meters. Although Zhou Qingfeng only had a double-barreled anti-aircraft gun at hand, he still ordered to fire without hesitation.
The semi-automatically controlled anti-aircraft gun immediately rotated the turret, the two barrels were erected at almost 90 degrees, and sprayed high-speed projectiles into the sky. There was radar ranging and direction finding, and the delay fuse was accurately set on the 40 mm warhead.
There is no way to use a better proximity fuze, but the effect is not weak at all.
The frontline aviation controllers sent by Colonel Puller were panting and climbing up the mountain. They would carefully observe the volunteer positions from a certain distance and look for targets that needed to be attacked. But before they actually went up the mountain, they heard the shrill sound of aircraft in the distance.
Wings roar.
No way, are you going to start a dive attack? What's the rush..., we haven't been in position yet.
The aviation controllers raised their heads, only to see a 'Pirate' falling downwards in the sky, dragging black smoke. One of its wings was broken. Half of the plane's fuel tank caught fire when it fell, and the pilot was engulfed in flames before he could parachute.
Moreover, this shooting down seemed to be a signal, and then planes dropped from the sky one after another. Even though the 'pirates' flying in formation had disbanded and fled for their lives, the artillery shells were still staring at them like they had eyes.
Clouds of black smoke kept exploding in the sky, which were the explosions of artillery shells with delayed fuses set. And all this smoke surrounded the flying 'pirates', and the flying shrapnel was like gangrene attached to the bones.
Detach.
In the Fushengli position, the double-barreled turret on the engineering vehicle was rotating rapidly. The pitch angle of the gun barrel changed with the change of radar data. Every time it moved, dozens or even hundreds of artillery shells flew.
Heaven.
Near the engineering vehicle, a large number of soldiers, including the commander and political commissar of the 178th Regiment, looked at each other in a daze. Today was the easiest day for them to deal with the US air raid. The enemy plane ran away before the attack even started.
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"The Soviet Union's big brother's anti-aircraft artillery is so powerful?" the regiment leader was surprised and dumbfounded. The origin of this batch of equipment provided by 'GOD' was Soviet aid. "With these few tom tom toms, the sky became clear."
However, the American radios were full of confusing messages, and everyone in front of the radio was stunned.
"We came under ground fire."
"The squadron leader was shot down. He failed to parachute and his plane exploded."
"We have lost two planes, no..., three, already three."
"The enemy's anti-aircraft firepower is too strong and we must retreat."
Fifteen 'Pirates' flew over with murderous intent, but five of them were shot down without even a fight. The lucky 'Pirates' could only throw away the bombs they carried, reduce their weight and quickly escape from the dangerous airspace.
, never want to come back.
Commander Almond, who was waiting for the news later, was also confused when he heard the news - when did the Rabbit's anti-aircraft firepower be so strong?