Chapter 23: Tiger without eagle wings

Seeing that more than 20 Soviet chariots with absolute advantage still retreated until they disappeared from sight, the German soldiers who stood firm were finally relieved. After more than an hour of fighting, four or five of the dead were killed, and all the living felt a sense of regret for the survival of the disaster. For Lin En, this battle was another escape from death, but compared with the previous blindness and helplessness, he made the greatest effort for the final result of the battle, and the results also made a "qualitative" leap: According to his own calculations, a total of 16 Soviet officers and soldiers were shot in this battle, and

The killing of grenades killed more than 20 enemies, and the death was estimated to be more than ten. Judging from the efficiency of a single battle, Lin Neng had the potential to squeeze into the ranks of top shooters in World War II, but the Third Empire, which was as strong as the setback, could no longer give him enough room to perform at this time. What really made Lin Neng happy was the spirit of unity of his companions. He felt that if the German army could perform this level in every battle with the Soviet army, even if it only maintained a half-war loss ratio, there would still be a chance to reverse the situation of the war.

A good wish is just a wish after all. Before the victory earned by the dead companions with their lives was captured, the living people faced a new test of life and death. Without any air strike alarm, a team of Soviet Il-2 attackers, which were notoriously famous as "Black Death", suddenly attacked at a low altitude. The troops on the battlefield are not absolute, but this type of fighter equipped with machine guns, rockets, and can carry heavy aviation bombs at the same time can indeed be called "tank killers". The thick armor can make them ignore the machine gun bullets of enemy ground troops. The slow flight speed means a more ideal weapon launching platform when attacking.

Seeing six Il-2s appearing on the battlefield at a height close to the treetops, Lin En was also shocked. At this time, there were hundreds of German infantrymen leaving the trenches to search and clear the wreckage of Soviet chariots, and the two gray-white painted tiger tanks had no time to retreat to the relatively hidden woods. What's bad is that the air defense weapons on the right wing of the defense line were all lost in the battle, and the Soviet attack aircraft rushed straight to that side!

Just like the air strikes that Lin Neng and his friends encountered before during their retreat, the Soviet fighter jets first attacked the target with rockets after they flew to the battlefield. The scene of twenty or thirty aviation rockets dragging tail flames and white smoke passing through the air looked quite spectacular. Although they used the most primitive trigger fuses, their attack accuracy and speed were significantly improved compared to traditional aviation bombs. Almost without the effective response of the German officers and soldiers on the ground, these rockets had already roared. The series of explosions they caused were comparable to the salvo of large-caliber howitzers in terms of intensity and density, and even formed a terrifying effect of "rolling the carpet" in a certain area.

From the air, the three tanks and an assault gun that the German army was moving towards the woods should be the most eye-catching targets, and a large part of the rockets fired by the Soviet attack aircraft did go straight to them. Within a few seconds, the flames and smoke from the violent explosion "swallowed" them. In the forest, Lin Neng did not need to worry about his comfort. He was nervously concerned about the situation of the tanks. When the smoke and dust dissipated, the figure of the No. 4 tank appeared first. Unfortunately, it collapsed in place, and the tracks on the left had fallen off the induction wheel and the load-bearing wheel. The four tanks abandoned their cars and ran to the woods. In this case, there was room for emergency repairs to save their lives!

Immediately afterwards, the two Tiger tanks returned to their sight. The one in front was still struggling toward the woods next to them, while the other was parked in place like the No. 4 tank, but the tracks were not damaged in the naked eye. As for the No. 3 assault gun, it was also trying its best to retreat to the woods.

Seeing that the German chariots that were one to ten on the battlefield were so embarrassed in front of only six Il-2s not long ago, Lin En was filled with loss and helplessness, and at the same time he was deeply reflective: it might not be objective to blindly mock the Kuomintang army for throwing away armor in front of the Japanese. After all, the Japanese army's aviation power was far stronger than the Chinese army at that time. In addition, the gap in artillery fire between the two sides in battlefields, it was actually a normal reaction to the collapse of the Kuomintang soldiers who had not undergone much modern training. Even if it was replaced by the US, British, French and even German soldiers, they might not be able to win the battle under the same equipment conditions.

From this point of view, factors such as equipment, soldiers' quality, army size and other factors together constitute the balance of victory or defeat. If one side's comprehensive strength is at a clear disadvantage, it will be very difficult to win. In terms of individual combat effectiveness, German tanks beat Soviet tanks and infantry scattered infantry. However, on the eastern front at this time, the German army not only lost the battlefield air superiority, but also had a disadvantage of nearly 1 to 3 in terms of military strength. Even if the war was carried out in Germany, the fate of failure would probably be irreversible!

With this idea, Lynn looked at the one-sided battle in pain. Six Il-2s quickly pulled up, turned and attacked again. The German soldiers located behind the village tried to provide smoke screen cover for their defense with smoke launchers. However, before they could fire rockets, an Il-2 discovered them. The black god of death nimbled and flanked in the air, and then dropped the bomb mounted under the belly of the aircraft. Although the bomb landed.

It is still ten meters away from the six-barrel smoke launcher, but a heavy aviation bomb worth hundreds of kilograms is amazing. It can even sank a thousand-ton wheel or an ordinary destroyer, and can instantly kill life within a hundred meters on land. The strong impact of the explosion instantly pushes down the smoke launcher that has been fixed on the gun mount and slides sideways for a distance. The exposed human body is damaged by cracks in the storm formed by strong explosives.

Lin Neng looked helplessly at what was really happening in front of him. There were still many German soldiers on the positions around the village who were firing into the sky with their guns. However, they were not Jin and did not have the ability to shoot down enemy planes. Most of the bullets were fired in vain. Il-2 obviously didn't care about the weak ground firepower. The five units that headed straight to the German tanks were divided into two fronts and backs. The three units in the front dropped aviation bombs one after another, and waited for them to pull the nose, and the two behind them were then re-dumped. All five black and round bombs were thrown at the Tiger tanks. If they failed, Lin Neng knew that they would also use machine guns to strafuse from the top of their heads, and that was the weakest point of the Tiger tanks!

Where are our own fighters? Where are those advanced jet fighters?

Lin En couldn't help but sigh to the sky. He knew that there must be many people here holding the same expectations as him and losing the same loss.

After the fierce explosion, there was still only the tiger tank struggling to retreat to the woods in the smoke. The turret and the car were covered with a lot of burning objects. The mighty king of land at this time turned into a dog of a family, and like a defeated soldier who heard the call of his family. No matter how victorious or defeated, he could go back alive...

The four-unit machine guns nearby roared angrily. They were making noises for their companions and fighting for their own destiny. However, their range was so limited and they were so far away from the battlefield on the other side of the village. The light spots that ascended never threatened the Soviet attack aircraft that were roaring and roaring over the battlefield. Soon, six Il-2s climbed to a height of hundreds of meters and then dived down at a larger angle. Judging from this posture, people knew that they were preparing to "open the heads" of the German tanks.

When the dull whimpering sound of the aircraft engine and the roar of the machine gun in the air came into his ears, Lin En couldn't bear to look at it anymore. The "butcher" who stood up from the crater looked at the village in a daze, muttering words, not knowing whether he was praying for his comrades or cursing those cruel and ruthless Soviet pilots - they might have a heart of revenge, or just doing their duties. No matter what the situation is, Lin En struggles to add hatred to them. After all, this is war!
Chapter completed!