Originally, in order to ensure that the St. Runos Bridge was destroyed, Ireland also prepared horizontal bombing and Fritz-X bombs.
It's good now. Those B-17 bombers that came from afar have not yet reached the vicinity of the road bridge. This vital bridge has been completely destroyed.
In the eyes of countless people, the indestructible bridge, together with its proud magical barrier that was at the same defense level as the city, was shattered, broken and damaged by such attacks again and again, and fell into the rolling river.
"I took a look and found that at least half of the anti-aircraft gun positions have been destroyed. Those terrible bombs that can scatter in the sky are simply the weapons of the devil." An officer came over and said to his superior, a member of the Holy Demon Empire.
Report from the anti-aircraft artillery commander's briefing.
They had just visited the entire position and found that the missile attack had almost covered the entire position. There had been no communication signal from the other side. The bridge had collapsed again, and they had now lost contact with the other side.
However, it can be judged without actual contact. Even if the anti-aircraft gun positions on the other side were damaged to the same extent as here, it can be described as heavy losses.
There are about 300 anti-aircraft guns of various types deployed on this side of the river, including the puppet's 30 mm caliber anti-aircraft guns, the Holy Demon Empire's 30 mm caliber anti-aircraft guns, and the improved 130 mm caliber anti-aircraft guns. : :
Taken together, there are not many anti-aircraft guns that can threaten the Airan Hill bombers. After the bombing, they can barely find a dozen large-caliber anti-aircraft guns.
"Even if you include the ones on the opposite side, there are only less than 30 anti-aircraft guns. How can we deal with so many bombers?" The leader of the Holy Demon Empire commander glanced at the puppets beside him and said with a confused look on his face.
He still doesn't know that all the soldiers of the Holy Demon Empire on the other side have been strangled on the battlefield by an invisible hand. There is now a dead silence, and only the soldiers of the Puppet Empire are still active.
No one knows what happened. The Holy Demon Empire troops on the other side only know that the friendly forces on the other side of the river have made up the contact.
With the development of technology, telegraph is no longer a sophisticated technical equipment. Many civilian-level telegraphs have long been spread to various countries. As early as after Ireland sold the relevant technology to Grecken, this thing
The related technology is no secret.
Everyone is using civilian telegraphs, so the principles are gradually being mastered. The Holy Demon Empire also has its own telegraph equipment, and it has also designed a complete cryptographic system following the example of the Airan Hill military.
It's a pity that their passwords are nothing secret in front of Alan Hill's second-generation computer. Even the most confidential messages, after being encrypted, are no different from sending them in plain code.
Of course, the Holy Demon Empire still retained important communications to be transmitted by word of mouth. Otherwise, the previous sneak attack that had turned against Ailan Hill would have been successful.
"Send another telegram to the other side! Let them reply! If there is no news yet, it means their telegraph machine is damaged." The commander reluctantly ordered, asking his men to try sending the message again.
After all, he couldn't see that on the air defense position on the other side, in the concrete-reinforced headquarters, next to the bicycles responsible for generating electricity, there were several soldiers responsible for generating electricity lying scattered.
Next to the telegraph machine, the officers responsible for sending telegrams and translating messages were lying in front of the machine, and they had long been silent.
Confidential documents and some statistical reports on combat deployments were scattered on the ground, and a combat map near the bridge hung on the wall.
There are no living people here anymore, and several puppet soldiers passed by these buildings full of corpses without stopping. They are trying to find ways to collect the intact anti-aircraft guns that are no longer controlled by anyone, because they know that soon, a larger scale will be launched.
The battle is coming.
The puppet soldiers were right. After they prepared for battle, dense clusters of Airan Hill bombers appeared on the horizon, like dark clouds looming overhead.
Amidst the buzzing sound of the engines and the desperate gazes of everyone, at an altitude of 10,000 meters, all the B-17 bombers flying over the St. Runos Bridge have slowly opened their bomb bays.
"Start bombing! Start bombing!" On the radio, the commander gave the order to drop bombs. All the bombardiers' fingers had already touched the control button to start bombing, and then put their eyes on the sights.
Within the crosshair markings, they saw the target they wanted to attack, as well as the Holy Demon Empire's anti-aircraft artillery position where the smoke from the explosion had just dissipated.
The next second, these bombardiers pressed the bomb release switch, and with the sound of metal friction, the bombs one after another left the bomb bay of the B-17.
These bombs scattered in the airflow, and eventually formed a straight line along the flight path of the aircraft. Due to resistance, these bombs quickly turned upside down, roaring towards the target positions with craters below them.
As one bomber after another passed over the anti-aircraft gun position, the explosion of bombs began. A huge flame exploded on the ground, and countless shrapnel collided everywhere in the towering anti-aircraft gun barrels.
"Boom!" Although it was very weak, on the ground, the desperate anti-aircraft artillery troops of the Holy Demon Empire were still fighting back desperately. They loaded huge shells into the barrels, and then opened fire directly, shooting a shell into the sky.
Before the artillerymen who had been firing desperately had a chance to look up at their results, they were hit by a bomb where they were. The huge explosion blew away sandbags and the bodies of some nearby soldiers.
Many people fell in pieces next to the twisted artillery. The gunner's face was covered in blood and he was still shouting the slogan of firing.
Not far behind them, the puppet imperial soldiers who controlled the 130mm anti-aircraft cannon were loading the shells in an orderly manner amidst the fire of the bomb explosion, and shot the ammunition from the magazine one after another into the sky. Mobile version
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However, compared with the bombers flying over their heads, their small firepower really did not pose any threat.
To be honest, when Airland Hill developed the 30 mm caliber anti-aircraft cannon, it was not designed to deal with B-17 bombers that dropped bombs at an altitude of about 5,000 meters. At that time, Airland Hill did not have such a difficult enemy to contend with.
At that time, Eiland Hill's army hoped to use this kind of anti-aircraft gun to deal with those dragon knights who were not fast and had low protection! Those dragon knights were really not as fast and strong as the b-17.
Therefore, these 30mm caliber anti-aircraft guns, which were born relatively early and whose performance is not backward but have no real advantages, have no advantage at all when facing their old club, Alan Hill.
"I have taken aim!" On the slightly bumpy B-17 bomber, a special bombardier stared at the severely damaged bridge with his sight and said softly.
His hand pressed on a special rocker and the other hand pressed the launch button. As he moved, a bomb with wings escaped from the modified magazine of the B-17 bomber.
In order to make the best use of these old bombers, many B-17 bombers have been modified into special bombers, such as special models carrying Fritz-X bombs, special models carrying nuclear bombs, or special models for high-altitude reconnaissance.
The B-17 carrying the Fritz-X glide bomb dropped a new type of bomb. Next to it, another B-17 also dropped a Fritz-X bomb. The hit accuracy was insufficient.
Under such circumstances, such early glide bombs are actually very useful.
Several aircraft dropped Fritz-X bombs together, and then these heavy bombs hit the remaining bridge deck again. Precise attacks allowed most of these bombs to hit their targets, and the St. Runos Bridge exploded
The shaking started again.
Now, there is no need to save this bridge. The high explosives carried by the heavy bombs caused the bridge to break. Originally, only one third of the bridge collapsed, and it completely collapsed into the water.
With the huge roar, only a few piers of the entire bridge were left vaguely in the river, and everything else ceased to exist.
The B-17 bomber, like locusts crossing the border, turned in a different direction after flying through this airspace and left here.
Amidst the smoke, the few remaining anti-aircraft artillerymen of the Holy Demon Empire struggled to their feet and watched those terrifying bombers leave, their hearts filled with awe.
Ailan Hill has more and more attack methods. They are more than 200 kilometers away from the front line. The attack distance that Ailan Hill can easily attack them has been exaggerated to the point of numbing.
"I hope what the Grand Consul said, that with the puppet empire joining us, we have a chance to avenge our past humiliation, is true..." Standing in the headquarters, looking at the devastated anti-aircraft gun positions, the commander of the Holy Demon Empire was in pain
said.
"Yes, if I had known that there was a bomb in Elland Hill that could destroy Bellevue in one fell swoop, I would definitely not have provoked them." Another young officer standing next to the general patted himself.
of dust, while complaining.
Behind this headquarters, on the winding road, countless puppet soldiers stopped. The bridge they were passing through was destroyed, so they now have no way to continue to reinforce Ludnar.
Following the orders one after another, these puppets began to turn and took steps toward the north. Beside them, the puppet tanks following one after another also began to turn.