"I didn't expect that we can still see these old guys now." At a field airport in the Demon World, a ground crew member said in disbelief as he watched the B-17 bombers landing one after another.
"There is no way. Although these antiques are very old, they have very low requirements for ground handling and maintenance. Therefore, they still have many advantages over those expensive and difficult-to-serve B-52 bombers." Beside him, another person
The ground staff explained.
Although these old antiques may not be lower than the b-52 in terms of maintenance performance, they still have incomparable advantages in many aspects.
The first point is that they have a numerical advantage over the B-52 bombers. After all, no matter how quickly Ireland eliminated these old World War II equipment, they still maintained a huge number of thousands.
Even if a large number of them are exported to Grecken, Norma, and Eternity, such old bombers can still easily deploy a huge number of 500 aircraft and directly enter the demon world to perform combat missions.
"Even if the bomb load is lower, they can be used immediately after all. This is more realistic than waiting for the new B-52 bomber." The two ground crew members chatted casually and walked to a B-52 bomber that was already adding bombs.
Next to the 17 bomber, he handed the record book that was ready for takeoff to the captain and pilot who was preparing to take off.
"I thought there would be something different in the devil world. Look, it's no different from my hometown." The captain and the pilot took the document, signed his name on it, and said with emotion.
Maybe even he himself can't remember clearly what his hometown looks like. He only knows that the place where he served is also a straight runway, with an endless forest next to it, as well as a pilot conference building, a pilot rest dormitory, and a pilot entertainment center...
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By chance, there are also these buildings here, and they still look familiar in style and smell.
During his break yesterday, he drove his car around and found that there were also anti-aircraft missile sites, guard barracks for ground troops, and supply centers with mountains of ammunition.
"I really didn't expect that the Air Force would relax the access requirements for pilots to this level in one go... and add 1,000 bombers and attack aircraft to the Demon World in one go..." After taking the document handed over by the other party, the leader of the ground crew
The staff chatted for a while.
"I can't help it. I heard that everything is lacking here, and many ace pilots are exhausted." The captain of the bomber smiled, lit a cigarette, and enjoyed the good time puffing away before taking off.
Because the area of the occupied area is constantly expanding, the expeditionary force also has a serious shortage of troops. For an army, insufficient personnel is definitely one of the fatal problems.
Therefore, in order to quickly replenish a sufficient number of combat troops to the front line, the requirements for entering the demon world were relaxed to a level that was unthinkable more than a month ago.
Basically, as long as it is voluntary, it will be approved immediately - 300,000 ground combat troops and more than 13,700 pilots have crossed the portal and entered a foreign world that is unfamiliar to them.
This is almost equivalent to quadrupling the expeditionary force in the demon world in one breath, and in the process, there are still a steady stream of troops entering this once unknown world.
Not only the expensive Type 99 main battle tanks, but also the T-72 main battle tanks with the largest number of equipment in the Airan Hill Army have also begun to appear in large numbers in the wilderness of the Demon World.
Various heavy weapons passed through the portal and were transported to Angershal by trains. Then in Angershal, these troops were loaded onto transport ships non-stop, crossed the Sea of Storms, and were sent to the newly built port.
City Stoffel.
After resting for one to two days in Stoffel, these large-scale heavy army combat divisions will begin to advance toward the frontline theater along the road, arriving at the combat frontline within half a month.
The air force's support is even faster. After the front-line field airports are built with the efforts of engineers, ground maintenance equipment will soon be transported to place, and then various aircraft will arrive one after another.
Field airports with higher specifications are used to station early warning aircraft units, F-15 and F-16 fighter units, B-52 bomber units, and A-10 attack aircraft units.
The simpler Category II field airports have simpler facilities and are specially prepared for old bombers such as the B-17.
"Where is the target?" Taking advantage of the opponent's fire, the ground staff also lit a cigarette. This did not comply with the airport's anti-smoking regulations, but this was a field airport on the front line, and everyone turned a blind eye.
Ignore this dangerous self-entertainment.
It's like in the army's front-line combat troops, there are express regulations prohibiting soldiers from smoking on the battlefield, but many people still light a cigarette in the trenches. Even if their heads are blown off by enemy bullets, they still smoke.
Repeatedly banned.
"A city code-named 7. I think those bastards in the Army should really arrest a few people and ask them. At least they should know what these messy devil cities are called, right?" The captain threw the cigarette butt at his feet, stamped it out, and then picked it up again.
He got up and wrapped it in a piece of paper before handing it to the ground staff: "Thank you."
The ground staff took the garbage and shook his head with a smile: "You're welcome, No. 7 is a city we just discovered. I heard it's an industrial city?"
"Well, the photos brought back by the reconnaissance plane were very exaggerated. At first glance, I thought we were going to bomb Alanticus..." the captain said exaggeratedly.
In fact, when he first saw the photo, he actually thought he was going to bomb an industrial city in Eiland Hill.
In the photos taken vertically, you can see straight streets and square factory buildings. The chimneys are very obvious in the photos. The whole city is shrouded in black soot. At first glance,
It is a typical old industrial city.
This kind of city used to be everywhere in the core industrial area of Ireland, but now these kind of cities have basically begun to move outward.
"Anyway, I wish you a safe journey." The technician smiled and patted the pilot's arm. After giving his blessing, he turned and walked towards the next B-17 bomber.
The 20 B-17 bombers parked here will take off soon, plus other aircraft taking off from the other two airports, a total of 70 in formation, heading to the target to perform missions.
Their mission is simple, drop all the aerial bombs mounted in the cabin into the urban area of Demon City No. 7 and destroy the industrial production there...