The person who shot down the German night fighter was a "Mosquito" night fighter of the British Royal Air Force. After shooting down the German BF-110 night fighter, the "Mosquito" night fighter started spinning over the battlefield.

, apparently the burning train below also attracted it.

At this time, the remaining US military B-25 bomber had entered the attack route and began to drop bombs. These bombs eventually tore the train into pieces. This brought an end to the night's confrontation.

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The next day was another good day with bright sunshine. If it had been a while ago, the fleet of the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing would have started taking off before dawn. When the sun rose, most of the combat aircraft would have taken off.

Already flown out. But now, it’s all gone

It was eight o'clock in the morning, but most of the combat aircraft of the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing were still parked on the ground. The ground staff were unhurriedly inspecting and maintaining the aircraft, while most of the pilots were in the pilot club.

Read magazines, play poker, etc.

But now, Caen Airport is still very busy, with planes constantly taking off and landing, almost non-stop. And near the airport, there are also planes constantly circling, waiting for instructions to land. -54 transport planes one after another

A plane landed on the runway and then taxied to the tarmac. A large group of ground staff swarmed over, unloading cargo and checking the plane.

After a while, the cargo on the transport plane was emptied. These materials - fuel, weapons, ammunition, medicine, food, Coca-Cola and various other miscellaneous things were unloaded by category, and then hoisted by a crane onto the morning.

There were Dodge trucks waiting in line. Those trucks hauled these supplies, drove out of the airport, and then sped off in different directions.

And those transport planes that had unloaded their cargo hardly stayed for a moment. They immediately started their engines, taxied along the taxiway to the end of the runway, and then took off quickly. The two main runways are now too busy.

As for the transport planes that are now returning empty-loaded, they can only be arranged to take off on the dirt runways on both sides of the main runway.

Anyone who sees such a scene will naturally know that a large-scale attack operation is about to begin again. If there are so many German planes flying over this airport at this time, it will be full of parking space.

The various aircraft on the tarmac must have caused the German pilots to worry about which target to attack, and the number of targets was more than the ammunition they carried.

Of course, it is impossible for German planes to fly here. In fact, in nearby areas, planes from German airports almost never take off during the day, because there will always be planes flying from daybreak.

The American P-51 fighter jets were circling there with ill intentions. Almost any plane that dared to take off would be beaten by a group of Americans and beaten into pig heads.

The Port of Cherbourg was completely destroyed. Although the Allies showed engineering capabilities that were simply unbelievable in the eyes of the Chinese, it only took a week to make the port usable - this speed was almost unimaginable.

The speed with which the Germans destroyed it has increased. But there is a difference between being usable and being fully restored. It will not take a short time for this port to be fully restored.

As for the two "Mulberry" artificial ports on the beaches of Normandy, the American one was seriously damaged in the storm. Although it has recovered a little now, it will still be deactivated as soon as there is a slightly bigger storm. The British side

The one in the port is still in good condition, but the efficiency of this artificial port will quickly decrease when encountering wind and waves. If you rely on these two ports, it will definitely

It will take longer to prepare enough supplies to launch a large-scale offensive operation, which will give the Germans more time to fill the gap in troops. In order to increase the speed of delivering supplies, almost all current

Airports on the European continent under the control of the Allied forces have been turned into airports exclusively for transport aircraft, and other aircraft basically have no chance to take off and land.

Caen Airport is no exception. Yesterday evening, a team of experts flew to the airport and immediately took full control of the airport from Ron during the day and all runways except for a spare dirt runway at night.

control.

The leader of this expert group was an airport dispatch expert for an airline before the outbreak of the war, and there are many people in his team who are not active military personnel until now. Under the dispatch of his team, this team

The airport suddenly exploded with an astonishing throughput capacity, which made Ron, who was used to seeing big scenes, a little stunned, and he couldn't help but sigh: "The masters are really among the people."

But now, Ron did not stay in the tower and steal other people's dispatching skills. Instead, he stayed in the war room with some commanders to discuss the gains and losses of yesterday's battle.

"Last night, we successfully found 6 targets and destroyed all six targets. This shows that even at night, our ground intelligence collection - sending aircraft - searching for targets - confirming targets -

The system of destroying targets is quite effective. This model should be further promoted in the future..."

After talking about the achievements, it is natural to talk about experience and lessons. In fact, in the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing, the analysis of the success of the enemy's tactics and its own shortcomings has always been the focus of such meetings.

"We have made progress, but our enemies are not idiots, they are also making progress. Last night, the Germans' progress really shocked me." Ron said, "Captain Prick, you participated in last night's operation

, tell me about yesterday’s situation.”

Prick stood up, nodded to everyone, and then said: "Last night, my eyes were flashed by an exploding flash bomb, and I couldn't see anything at all for a long time. Paul, the machine gunner who had been leaning against me in the back seat,

With the help of others, I reluctantly flew the plane to the airport. There were more than one person among them.

During the hours, I couldn't see anything and had to rely on Paul to tell me the numbers on the meters - poor Paul had to twist his body to see the meters, and his neck still hurts. Until

As I approached the airport, my vision gradually recovered - otherwise I would have really had to find a place to skydive."

"Very good, thank you for telling us the situation." Ron motioned for Prick to sit down, and then said, "This trick of the Germans is quite effective at least at night. So let's discuss it now, what can we do?

What can be done to prevent it?”

"The distance between us and the target is generally about two thousand meters. From the time the German 88mm anti-aircraft gun fires to the time the shell explodes, there are two to three seconds." Mission Support Brigade Captain Clark??

Colonel Bell said, "This is enough time for our pilots to close their eyes or put on goggles. We can equip pilots performing night missions with strong light goggles that can be put on quickly."

"I think there are more ways for our AC-47 attack aircraft. Our AC-47 has two pilots. So when performing this type of mission, at least when launching an attack, the co-pilot should first protect the aircraft.

Wear the eyepieces to ensure that in the event of temporary blindness, the pilot can

be able to continue flying fighter aircraft. In addition, pilots should undergo some adaptive training in flying according to the instrument numbers reported from the back seat under the condition of complete blindness. The rear seat gunner of the PA-38 attack aircraft must also accept the instruction of reporting the instrument numbers.

Training." Boeing from the Aviation Group also put forward his own opinions.

"It would be great if we had weapons with a longer range, such as weapons that can launch relatively accurate attacks 3-5 kilometers away. In this way, we would have more reaction time. Even after the enemy fires, we

There is still time to give him a guy first and then take defensive measures." Lieutenant Colonel Thomson Baker, the captain of the maintenance group, always prefers to consider problems from the perspective of equipment, "For example, as far as I know, the Germans even

75mm

caliber artillery are installed on the nose of the bomber and used to attack tanks. If the same installation method is used, I think it should be no problem to install an M1 75mm howitzer on the nose of an aircraft the size of the C-47

. But it’s really inconvenient to use like this. If I get a C-54, I think it should be no problem to install it in the cabin and shoot from the door. Even the larger M2 might be able to

You can try it.”

"This is also a way, but it is not the immediate problem." Bodenton said, "Speaking of the enemy's flash bombs, I actually think we should copy some and install them on our night flying aircraft. If we encounter the enemy's flash bombs at night,

If the aircraft fighter attacks, we will fire one or two of them to blind these German guys!"

…

"Okay, everyone has quite a comprehensive summary of yesterday's battle." Ron said, "Next, we will discuss our future actions..."

Ron informed everyone of part of the information, that is, the Allied forces were about to launch a new round of large-scale offensive against the German army. This news was completely within everyone's expectations. After all, just look out the window and see the busy mess.

At the airport, look at the long queue of Dodge trucks. Any fool knows that an offensive operation is imminent.

However, the strange thing is that most of the preparation tasks assigned by Ron to everyone are such as assisting light infantry without any heavy equipment to defend against enemy armored forces, or supporting light infantry to capture enemy light infantry, or even armored forces defending.

Point target - when did the Allied forces degenerate to the point where they had to rely on light infantry to fight other people's armored forces? Besides, the Allied infantry divisions, even though they are called infantry divisions, are not even more powerful than the enemy's ordinary armor.

How far is the difference between teachers? Could it be...

After the meeting, Bolton and Ron came out of the war room together. Several Dodge trucks were passing in front of them, and Ron saw the AA logo with white letters on a blue background worn by the soldiers on the trucks.
Chapter completed!