Thomas saw the two AC-47s getting closer and closer to him. He was a little hesitant now. The two targets appeared within his range, and they were unarmed targets. Logically speaking, this was definitely a God-given opportunity.

.However, he also knew that even if he launched a surprise attack, with the firepower of four 20-gun guns,

It is also difficult for him to shoot down a transport plane at once, because such targets are generally relatively strong. As for shooting down two transport planes at once, it is even impossible. As long as he fires, even if he shoots down one of them,

The other aircraft will also quickly radio its position to other attacking aircraft.

However, if a transport plane could be shot down, even if another transport plane could call in an attack plane, at least he and his friends would still have a chance to abandon their tanks and escape before the attack plane arrived.

So Thomas made up his mind. He turned the anti-aircraft gun and aimed the crosshair in front of Stephen's AC-47. Now, in Thomas's eyes, this C-47 was flying low and slow, and it was like meat on the chopping board.

.But it's not that easy to make sure you shoot him down. If you can smash its cockpit to pieces with a bunch of shells, that's of course the best.

Okay. But the target of the cockpit is too small and not so easy to hit, so in fact the best way is to attack its engine. After the engine is hit, not only may it shut down and cause the aircraft to lose power, but it is also easy to catch fire.

Cause a fire. Once the engine catches fire, at this altitude, the enemy basically has no choice but to parachute.

Thomas took aim for a while, then decisively pressed the shooting button and fired. The flying shell accurately hit one side of the transport plane's engine. Thomas couldn't help but have a proud smile on his face, but this smile immediately

His face froze. Because he discovered that the armor-piercing incendiary bombs he fired did not ignite the engine, they just knocked out a string of sparks outside the engine, which did not do anything to the aircraft.

No harm done.

"Oh my god, Americans are so extravagant! They actually equip transport planes with such thick armor!" Thomas couldn't help but exclaimed, "If I had known this, I might as well have shot the cockpit." Thomas didn't know that the cockpit also had thick armor.

Immune to 20mm cannon attacks.

However, Thomas's attack was not as useless as he imagined. When the AC-47 attack aircraft were modified, although armor was added to key parts, it was obvious that they could not attack the PA-38 or PA-38.

Like the PA-47, most areas were covered with armor. So

, most parts of the AC-47 are still unarmored. For example, its big belly has no armor at all. Several shells that did not hit the engine hit the fuselage of the AC-47. They penetrated easily.

The thin aluminum skin of the AC-47 drilled in. Then it drilled out from the other side.

Although there is no protection in the cargo compartment, the cargo compartment is not critical. Let alone drilling a few holes, even if a hundred holes are drilled, it is nothing to the aircraft. However, for the people in the cargo compartment of the aircraft, it is really important.

Having a hundred holes drilled by enemy shells would definitely be a disaster. Fortunately, only a few shells hit the cargo hold this time, but one unlucky guy was still injured.

At that time, the deputy gunner Tony was pushing a large box of 25mm artillery shells along the track on the ground towards the 25mm Gatling aerial cannon that had repeatedly performed miraculous feats. A 20mm anti-aircraft artillery shell came in from the side.

It hit Tony's kettle hanging next to him. The whole kettle exploded all of a sudden, and a piece of blown aluminum directly pierced Tony's eye, and blood immediately flowed out.

"Damn it! Damn it! Where is the medical kit!" Cocu rushed forward, supported the shaky Tony, and shouted at the same time.

"Here, here!" Navigator Tommy ran over holding the medical kit.

…

The sudden attack startled the captain Stephen. He understood that the most important thing now was not to fight back, but to quickly distance himself. So he began to control the plane and fly away.

Thomas also continued to fire at the transport plane. Strings of shells continued to fly towards the transport plane. But as Thomas expected, these shells still failed to cause fatal damage to the plane.

However, this string of shells frightened those in the cabin. The flying shells whizzed past them, and as long as one hit, they would be killed immediately. Fortunately, this time it hit their luck.

All good, no one was killed or injured. But after this round of shelling, everyone looked at the cargo hold and found that at some point, a 20 mm shell focused on the 25 mm Gatling gun.

It was broken.

There were wounded people on the plane, so everyone didn't care about revenge. After all, the most important thing was to rush back and send their comrades to the hospital. Tony's eyes were injured and he was sent to the hospital late, maybe he would

I lost an eye forever. Besides, isn't there an AC-47 next to it? It will definitely not let go of the anti-aircraft gun.

Just when Stephen's plane was attacked, Shrek, the captain of another AC-47, immediately controlled the plane to start to distance itself from the small woods, and issued an order: "Prepare to fight, use 40mm cannons

attack."

Compared with the 25mm Gatling gun, the single-barreled 40mm gun has a much lower rate of fire, but the 40mm gun also has its own advantages. First, because the shell is heavy, it decelerates more slowly in the air than the 20mm gun.

Some, so its range is longer and its armor-piercing power is stronger. Judging from the enemy’s attack just now, the one who fired

It should be a self-propelled quadruple-mounted 20mm anti-aircraft gun. Shrek knew that this quadruple-mounted 20mm anti-aircraft gun used many types of chassis, from half-track chassis to the chassis of the Czech 38t tank, to the chassis of the No. 3

The chassis of a tank, Panzer IV, or even a Panther tank. If it is a half-track chassis, the 25mm Gatling can sweep several

The bullet chain is definitely enough to destroy this thing, but if the enemy uses a Leopard chassis, the 25mm Gatling gun has no chance of destroying the opponent even from the side. Only the more violent 40mm gun can effectively destroy the target

.And Shrek also heard people say that when Chief Ron proposed this plan, he had no idea at all.

It's not a 40mm gun, but the 76mm gun on the M-10 tank destroyer. It's just that this thing is a bit too big, and the recoil is terrifying. Even with a bigger guy like the md-4

Even the gun could not withstand its terrible recoil. So in the end, Ron had no choice but to accept the plan of installing 40 guns.

When the distance between the aircraft and the enemy's anti-aircraft guns was increased to about 600 meters, Shrek ordered again: "Open the hatch and attack the target!"

A distance of 600 meters is still within the range of the enemy's 20mm cannon, but if the distance is further, there is no guarantee that it can penetrate the enemy's armor. Moreover, the enemy is still firing at Stephen's aircraft, which also gives Shrek

An opportunity.

The aircraft's cabin door was opened, the barrel of the 40mm gun stretched out, and began to fire at the enemy anti-aircraft guns in the distance. The platform of the AC-47 is very stable, which makes the shooting accuracy of the artillery on it higher than

Professional attack aircraft such as the PA-38 are even higher. The first string of shells covered the enemy's anti-aircraft guns quite accurately.

The enemy's anti-aircraft guns suddenly became mute, but Shrek was not at ease. He directed the gunners and fired nearly 40 more rounds. He did not stop the attack until black smoke and flames started rising from below.

…

Ron originally thought that except for Stephen's injured AC-47, the other planes would have to work on that road for two hours before coming back. Who knew that these guys would come back very quickly, almost all of them faster than Ron?

I came back an hour early as expected. When I asked why, all the ammunition was used up. It seems that the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division really suffered a big loss today.

But Ron's mind is no longer on the 17th Panzer Grenadier Division. This afternoon, the US ground forces will launch an attack on the enemy-held Saint-Sauveur. In each battalion of the ground forces responsible for the attack mission, Ron

Endu sent a liaison officer responsible for ground and air liaison. This afternoon's fire reconnaissance attack was, for Ron, a test to test their cooperation with the ground forces.

At noon, all attack aircraft returned to the airport to prepare for the afternoon operation. The ground forces will launch the first round of feint attacks at 1:30 pm to understand the enemy's firepower configuration. The mission of the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing is

Attack the enemy's exposed artillery, especially suppressive fire

guns and anti-tank artillery. In order to facilitate the attack on targets such as trenches and bunkers, the regiment prepared a lot of napalm bombs for this purpose. However, in order to catch the enemy by surprise during the actual attack, this attack, the first

The 21st Attack Wing does not intend to use this weapon.

At 12:45 pm, the attack aircraft group had completed preparations and began to take off. At 1:30, all the aircraft had arrived at the scheduled standby position. At this time, the US artillery group began to launch a fierce attack on the enemy.

of shelling.

Judging from the number of artillery pieces of the U.S. Army, it does not seem to be as terrifying as the Soviet Army. When the Soviet Army launches an offensive operation, it may arrange more than a hundred artillery pieces per kilometer at the front-line breakthrough point. The U.S. Army's artillery group is not so
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