Faced with such an extremely vast minefield, it is obvious that it is unrealistic to send engineer troops to clean up one by one. It is not only extremely inefficient, but also very susceptible to local air force attacks and heavy casualties.

Therefore, in order to open up a safety passage, the German and Italian coalition not only concentrated a large number of artillery troops, but also used more than a dozen newly developed vs.kfz.617 minesweepers.

World War II was the largest global military conflict in human history. Both sides of the warring parties used all means and used all their best. They created many powerful and terrifying weapons, such as missiles, atomic bombs, and landmines.

The lethality of a landmine may not be compared with missiles and atomic bombs, but it is better than that of a simple structure, low cost, and can be produced in large quantities.

For example, during World War II, the production of box thunders, that is, PMD explosion-type anti-infantry mines by the Soviet Union, exceeded tens of millions, because of the huge number, it actually killed a large number of German soldiers.

Of course, all things in the world are always mutually reborn and restrained.

When the Soviet Union had landmines, Germany certainly had to develop mine-deletion equipment to deal with it.

There is a minesweeper with a weird appearance and a "big shoes" on the wheels. It is specifically responsible for "walking" in the minefield in order to step on landmines. It is the German vs.kfz.617 minesweeper.

vs.kfz.614 minesweeper relies on its own weight to suppress the mines. For this reason, the designer specially designed the two huge wheels in front to be mine sweeping rollers, with the outer edges equipped with a movable rim similar to tracks.

There is a circle of 10-width steel guard plates on the rim. After it is opened, the outer edge of the minesweeping roll will rotate.

While driving the vehicle forward, the steel guard plates crush the ground in turn, thereby detonating underground mines.

This minesweeper is 6.5 meters long, 3.17 meters wide, 2.28 meters high, and weighs about 55 tons. It uses a 300-hp engine and travels at a speed of 15-20 kilometers per hour.

The car is divided into four parts, namely the cab, combat room, transmission room and engine room.

The cab is in front of the vehicle, and the combat room is in the middle of the vehicle. Two mg34 machine guns are installed to deal with enemy infantry.

The transmission chamber is below the combat chamber and is divided into two left and right, which are responsible for transmitting power to two huge wheels. The engine chamber is at the end of the vehicle.

The entire vehicle is welded from low-hardness armor with a thickness of 20-40 mm, which is fully able to withstand the explosion of mines.

In addition, the bottom of the car has been reinforced, becoming the thickest part of the entire car.

The design of the vs.kfz.617 minesweeper is feasible, but it is not practical during the war.

Because the car body is bulky, too slow, and relatively clumsy in steering, it must be the most easily destroyed target on the battlefield. Germany eventually realized this and was not mass-produced.

But this is a later story. The vs.kfz.617 minesweeper is still a new type of equipment and is active in various battlefields to deal with mine formations used to deal with the Allied camps.

Bang bang bang bang, for this tough battle of frontal attack, the German and Italian coalition really invested a lot. More than a thousand cannons were fully fired, and the shells were shot in unmanned desert areas for no money, constantly extending their firepower forward.

After more than two hours of shelling, each gun fired about 300 shells. During that time, more than 300 tons of shells fell on enemy positions.

Afterwards, there was a legend about this shelling, that is, the ears of the Italian and German gunners were bleeding from the deafening sounds during the shelling, and a large number of gunners had severe hearing loss and even deafness in both ears.

"All units should pay attention to it and make sure to fight steadily. In this battle, we will no longer focus on how many German fighters we need to shoot down. The most important thing is to be familiar with the opponent and understand the performance of the opponent's fighter jets! We must make good use of our range advantages and avoid being too impatient and aggressive!"

Located in an airspace 300 kilometers northwest of Cairo, Huang Deyong, the commander of the Hub Air Force Flight Regiment, was leading the pilots in the headquarters to intercept the bomber group in the airspace, and naturally encountered the German escort fighter group.

"receive!"

"clear!"

Pilots happily received the orders on the communication channel. They were all veteran fighter pilots who had experienced many battles. Before coming to the North African battlefield, they had fought hard with the Japanese Air Force many times. They were no longer young boys with a strong qi and blood.

"Very good! Everyone be careful! Go into the battle right away!"

After the communication channel's friend prompt, Huang Deyong began to enter the combat state without distraction. He gently pushed the throttle to increase the speed to the extreme, and drove his beloved P-51d Mustang fighter toward a German FW190 new fighter at twelve o'clock.

The current main fighter of the German army is the BF109 fighter, while the FW190 fighter is a multi-purpose fighter that has just been in service.

The bf109 fighter has excellent high-altitude performance due to the advantages of Mercedes-Benz liquid-cooled engines. In the early days, it was light in weight and good fighting performance. The most obvious disadvantage is the tragic nature of range and bomb loading.

The fw190 fighter has strong bomb loading and ground attack capabilities, so it has poor fighting ability. However, thanks to the BMW engine, the mid- and low altitude acceleration climb is excellent, and the maximum speed can reach 760 kilometers per hour.

The fw190 fighter was the only fighter that the German army could fight against the US P51 during World War II, but its overall performance was still inferior to the p51.

The most obvious advantage of the fw190 fighter against the p51 fighter is that it has the firepower, and the firepower of the four 20mm guns can pose a fatal threat to heavy bombers.

This is the original intention of the design of the FW190 fighter, but it is not as thick as a bomber. Therefore, the advantages of the firepower of the fighter jets on both sides cannot show too much advantage in the fighter fighter fighter fighter fighter fighter fighter fighter fighter fighter fighter fighter jets.

One of the major advantages of the p51 Mustang fighter is its long endurance, which can perfectly escort long-range bombers.

The p51 Mustang fighter even uses air safari tactics to hunt German fighter jets and force the Luftwaffe into a desperate situation.

Before this, Huang Deyong had already known the appearance and performance of the German two fighters. Naturally, he would not pick up soft persimmons, but instead took the lead and directly attacked the German latest fw190 fighter.

"kill!"

"German, today I'll see how powerful you are!"

The other fighter pilots were not outdone, and they all rushed towards the bf109 fighter or the fw190 fighter in front.

"Damn German, why don't you die for me!"

After a few seconds of sprint and adjustment, Huang Deyong quickly adjusted the direction of the nose, put the crosshair firmly on the nose of the bf109 fighter, and then pressed the fire control switch without hesitation.

Dada, a crisp gunshot came into the eardrums, and clusters of green lights were seen shooting out towards the German fighter jets in the field of vision.

At this moment, a fire flashed through Huang Desheng's retina. It was obvious that the German fighter pilot was not slow in his hand speed, and he opened fire almost at the same time.
Chapter completed!