Chapter 246 Air Raid
On the coast of Rakhine, a large group of British soldiers were marching. These British troops were all elite troops from the 15th Army and the 4th Army drawn from India, led by Lieutenant General Slim himself, and rushed to Myanmar.
After crossing the border and entering the Rakhara coast, the British army did not encounter any interception. Although the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army controlled most of Myanmar, they had no time to send troops to occupy remote places like the Rakhara coast. So the British were able to march straight in.
On November 18, the main force of the British army had already arrived at the Minbiya line. Thanks to the British colonial rule of Myanmar, in order to strengthen their control over Myanmar, they specially built a better coastal highway on the Rakhara coast, which made their advance this time much smoother. A large number of tanks and heavy artillery could march without any impact.
"Mr. Commander, we were not intercepted by the Chinese along the way. Obviously, they did not expect that we would launch an attack from the Rakhine coast." Major General Eric, the commander of the 5th Indian Division of the British Army, said in front of Lieutenant General Slim.
Lieutenant General Slim did not agree with his words: "The Chinese are not that easy to deal with. We cannot forget the defeat of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 7th Indian Division."
An infantry brigade was easily wiped out by the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army. This sounded the alarm for Slim. He knew that the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army was much stronger than any Chinese army he had seen before. Even if he led more than 50,000 elite troops to launch an attack this time, he had to be careful.
"Order the troops to speed up the marching. We will catch the Chinese off guard. Before they can react, they will rush out of the Rakhashi coast." Lieutenant General Slim ordered. He knew very well that the terrain of the Rakhashi coast was not conducive to the development of the troops. Once they were blocked here, their superior strength would not be able to be exerted. However, Lieutenant General Slim knew that the troops he was facing were not that easy to deal with.
"Order the Armored Brigade to be prepared for combat. Once the Chinese have found themselves entering the Rakhara coast to block us, the Armored Brigade will tear open the Chinese defense line and completely crush them!" Lieutenant General Slim ordered.
"Yes, general." A communication officer immediately went to issue an order.
The British Army's 254th Indian Armored Brigade has three armored regiments, each armored regiment equipped with 52 tanks. The troops in India are equipped with m3 light tanks supported by the Americans.
At the same time, at the airport in Morey, the fighter jets of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force are preparing to take off. Four squadrons of P-51b fighters, two squadrons of B-25 medium bombers, and one squadron of B-24 heavy bombers, are ready to take off. They will be the first wave of fighters to launch an attack on the British army.
Subsequently, the anti-Japanese and national salvation army air force would continuously take off and land aircraft to attack the British army, focusing on attacking the British armored troops and artillery. After solving the British armored troops and artillery, they should bear the powerful firepower of the anti-Japanese and national salvation army.
When the order from the sentry tower was issued, the fighters of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force began to take off one after another. Heavy bombers and medium bombers took off first. Finally, they were fighters. In order to strengthen the strike force, these fighters also carried bombs or rockets. The m3 light tanks have weak armor, especially the dealer on the top of the turret, which was very thin. If they were hit by rockets from the top, they would also be torn to pieces.
More than 80 fighter jets and bombers quickly completed their takeoff. After forming a formation in the air, they flew to the Rakkai coast.
A distance of hundreds of kilometers only takes more than an hour for these fighters. This is mainly because the speed of the B-25 medium-sized bomber is slow, which has dragged down the speed of the aircraft fleet.
When the sky was buzzing, it was like wild bees flying. The British soldiers marching on the highway looked up at the northern sky. They soon saw a large number of planes traveling in the sky.
"Air raid, hide!" The British officers shouted loudly at the top of their voices.
The sudden attack of the anti-Japanese and national salvation army undoubtedly made them feel huge fear. These British soldiers rushed off the road to find hidden places. A large amount of equipment and supplies remained on the road.
"Prepare to drop bombs and destroy all the heavy equipment and supplies of the British!"
With the commander's order, the fighter jets of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force began to attack. The bombers were the first to drop bombs. One by one, the bombs fell to the ground like raindrops and exploded on the road.
The British army's vehicles, cannons, tanks and armored vehicles exploded into fireballs in the explosion, becoming burning scrap iron.
General Slim watched helplessly as an m3 light tank was hit by an aviation bomb, and the entire tank was blown into scrap iron in an instant.
When the bombers left, the fighters rushed down and began to continue attacking.
Fighters flew over the British army, and bombs under the wings were dropped.
"Boom! Boom!"
A violent explosion sounded, and some British soldiers were blown away on the spot and torn to pieces by powerful bombs.
The British tanks or heavy artillery were the key targets of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army aviation team. During the fierce bombing, these tanks and heavy artillery turned into scrap iron one after another.
Some fighter jets carrying rockets have become nemesis of British tank troops. The armor of the m3 light tanks is so weak that they have no resistance to the attacks of fighters from the Japanese National Salvation Army Air Force.
The tanks of the 254th Indian Tank Brigade of the British Army were destroyed one after another. Soon, most of the tanks were blown into scrap iron.
Even after dropping the bomb, the aircraft of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force did not leave, but continued to launch an attack with an aviation machine gun.
"Da da da da!"
A series of bullets opened fire at the British soldiers lying beside the road. The bullets hit the ground, leaving deep bullet craters.
Occasionally, British soldiers were hit by bullets and screamed heart-wrenchingly.
An Indian San, whose head was wrapped in a headscarf, was hit by a bullet from an aviation machine gun, and his entire head exploded suddenly. It was red and white, and it was scattered everywhere.
Under the air strikes of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army's aviation team, the British army suffered heavy losses. Not only did the personnel lose a lot, but more seriously, more than half of the heavy equipment was lost.
Chapter completed!