The German Eighth Army in East Prussia, taking advantage of the weakness of the Russian army, immediately launched an attack southward. At the same time, Ivan Godero's Hindenburg Army also began a new round of attack. The German army's goal
It is clear that even if Warsaw is caught in the middle, once Warsaw is captured, it will mean that the Vistula River defense line has been completely broken through, and the German army can drive straight into Belarus. (
However, this round of attacks caused heavy losses to the Germans. The reason is very simple. The combat anti-artillery purchased from China had been equipped with the Russian army on a large scale at this time. The armored vehicles that the Germans were most accustomed to clearing the way suffered heavy blows. Those simple armors
Of course it's no problem for a tank to withstand bullets, but it becomes a joke when it encounters this kind of specialized anti-armor weapon.
The tungsten alloy 25mm armor-piercing bullet can even hit a German tank from the front and out from the back within 500 meters. For a time, the entire battlefield was full of destroyed tanks, lacking effective assault force.
The German troops soon had to retreat into the trenches again.
However, the German General Staff did not pay much attention to this, because the new bulldozer chassis system purchased from China has been shipped to Germany. German industrial giants such as Krupp, Daimler, and MAN are working hard to produce these systems.
With bulldozers, heavy armor, machines, and even artillery, soon real heavy tanks will come off the production line one after another, and then go to crush the Russian defense lines.
However, during the stalemate between the two sides, the German air fleet was expanding at a frightening speed. Although the large-scale bombing of London had actually been temporarily suspended due to weather problems, these bombs-laden
The giant beasts in the sky did not stop wreaking havoc, but their targets were replaced by Allied soldiers on various fronts. The Vistula River, the Marne River, Saint-Quentin... can be seen above the heads of almost all Allied soldiers.
Their presence, especially those material warehouses, train stations, and bridges behind the front lines, were the targets of German airship bombing.
Especially on the Western Front, where the climate is relatively more suitable for airship activities, these terrifying aerial behemoths have simply become a lingering nightmare for the French. Even under the protection of airplanes, they dare to go out in broad daylight and attack unscrupulously.
The French show off their majesty.
In order to protect their own skies, aircraft, currently the most effective means of dealing with these aerial behemoths, began to be deployed on the battlefield on a large scale. Also in order to protect airships, the Germans had more and more aircraft, and the war in the sky intensified. Of course, it passed
The problem of propeller shooting has still not been solved, but this did not affect the enthusiasm of aircraft designers in this classical era. They racked their brains to come up with various solutions, and soon the technical content of air combat began to soar.
One morning in the early winter of 1905, four huge airships were slowly heading south. Below these airships, more than twenty small biplanes marked with the Iron Cross were following closely. This kind of Otto Aircraft Factory
The small aircraft produced is currently the most important aircraft capable of air combat by the German army. It has a Bofors air-cooled machine gun mounted above the wing. This arrangement can avoid the propeller, but the disadvantage is that it is almost impossible to aim effectively.
If the pilot wants to hit the target, he needs a lot of luck. Of course, compared with the side shooting by the back seat pilot, this is still an important improvement.
The goal of their trip was to bomb a French military supplies transfer station on the south bank of the Marne River.
"French plane!" During the flight, a pilot suddenly exclaimed. More than twenty small black spots in the distant sky were rapidly growing in size. Major Herman, who was in charge of the escort, immediately ordered a fight. At the same time, the plane above his head
The airships continued to rise, but because they carried too many bombs, it was difficult for these airships to rise to an absolutely safe distance.
The fleet led by Major Herman soon encountered the oncoming French. When he saw the appearance of his enemy, his eyes almost popped out. This was a new type of aircraft that he had never seen before, and it was the same as the current one.
Different from other aircraft, the propellers of these aircraft are behind the buttocks, so there is no need to consider the issue of shooting from the nose. As soon as the two sides entered the combat distance, the French immediately killed a German aircraft with precise shooting, which made those
The Germans couldn't help but feel a shadow cast over their hearts.
But when the fight actually started, Major Hermann was not so nervous. This kind of aircraft solved the problem of nose shooting, but its maneuverability seemed to be greatly reduced. Although the German aircraft had good maneuverability, its shooting accuracy was extremely poor. You can do it on both sides.
I went, but it was a draw in the sky. The fierce air battle almost turned into a battle between the two sides. The French fighter jets pushing back the propellers twisted awkwardly, trying to keep their machine guns aimed at the circle.
Aim at the German aircraft, but the dexterous German aircraft can often get rid of the French aircraft with a beautiful flip, and then quickly circle to the rear and fire violently. The machine gun mounted above the head cannot aim at all, and can only follow the feeling. In most cases, the result
It was all in vain. The two sides fought this ridiculous battle for more than ten minutes, but achieved nothing. However, the large-caliber machine guns on the airship overhead also killed two French aircraft.
Just when the French were about to lose, another small plane suddenly flew in from a distance. This was also a French plane, and it was also a common reconnaissance plane. No one on both sides paid much attention to this kind of thing.
The two-seater aircraft all required the rear-seat pilot to use machine guns to attack the sides and rear, and everyone was on the same level. However, a jaw-dropping scene happened next. As soon as this small plane entered the battlefield, bullets were sprayed from the nose position.
Then a German plane immediately in front of it was beaten into flames and fell down.
Before Major Hermann could wake up, the small plane then aimed at another German plane. It fired again from the nose, and it was obviously fired behind the propeller. However, the bullet not only did not break the propeller, but instead
Once again, the wings of the German plane were easily broken. Now all the remaining German planes panicked. One by one, they abandoned their opponents and all targeted this uninvited guest. But unfortunately, this made the small plane cheaper.
, and then two more were shot down.
At the same time, the French fighter jets pushing back the propellers rushed towards the airships overhead. The four airships immediately had to drop all their bombs and use large-caliber machine guns to block them while climbing to a higher altitude. This bombing mission
It has actually failed.
Major Hermann, who was struggling with the small French plane, saw this situation and was not in the mood to continue the fight. He quickly called the remaining men to retreat. At this moment, he lost another plane, and Germany suffered a disastrous defeat.
The pilots had to turn around and escape one by one in despair, but the French behind them were obviously not ready to let go of these invaders. Even the push-back propeller fighters were all chasing after them, especially the one that could
The strange plane that shot at its head was even more powerful. So far it had killed five German planes, and it had killed two more in pursuit.
Major Herman was a little desperate at this time. It was obvious that as long as this guy continued to chase, his planes might not be able to escape its clutches. If he wanted to stop besieging it, the surrounding push-back propeller planes would not let him go.
They had this opportunity. Just when he was at a loss, suddenly the pilot in the back seat of the plane next to him let out a scream. He quickly turned around and saw the small plane rushing toward a river beach on the ground with smoke.
"What's going on?" he yelled at the pilot.
"I don't know, there was smoke all of a sudden." The pilot also shouted.
Major Hermann was no longer interested in taking care of it. Such a good thing, which was a piece of pie in the sky, completely saved him and the remaining German planes. He glanced at the French plane that was making an emergency landing on the ground. He felt somewhat regretful that he had to run for his life.
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The appearance of the French new aircraft immediately alarmed the German top brass. Soon their spies in France returned the news that the French pilot did not die after the emergency landing, but only suffered minor injuries. France is currently promoting his new aircraft in an all-round way.
invention, which means that soon the Germans will have to face a large number of fighter jets that can shoot from the nose.
This news was simply bad news. In order to avoid the loss of airships, the German General Staff had to stop the airship bombing of France. Obviously, if the problem of nose shooting could not be solved, the German aircraft would die on the battlefield.
This news not only alarmed the top brass of the German army, but also senior Chinese generals and even Emperor Yang himself.
"They won't also come up with a shooting regulator, right?" Li Yuncong said doubtfully. The shooting regulator is already a standard configuration of Chinese combat aircraft. Of course, it is kept secret. In the aviation training center in Shaanxi, those who play Yang Feng version of Huo
The Chinese pilots of the fighter jets are making fun of the European air war. In their eyes, these ghosts are like a group of kindergarten children.
"It's unlikely. If I'm not wrong, the French method is very simple. Just put a few armored steel plates on the propeller. In this way, if the bullet fired from the nose does not pass through the gap between the propellers,
It will hit the armored steel plate and then bounce off directly, which not only protects the propeller but also allows the machine gun to shoot forward through the propeller. Of course, the danger is that when the bullet bounces off, it may hit the aircraft itself, or even kill the pilot himself.
Yang Feng said with a smile.
The French plane ended up falling inexplicably on its own, which provided good evidence. Emperor Yang immediately determined that they did not use high-end products such as shooting regulators, but the simplest method of inlaying armored steel plates on the propellers. (To be completed.)
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