Chapter 1294: Fighting on the battlefield to recapture the center (1)
Countless ion beams shoot into the sky, bend slightly under the influence of gravity and air mass, and finally dissipate into the sky.
Set the delay fuse to allow the anti-aircraft gun shells to explode at a specified height. Each black cloud-like smoke represents the scattering of a large number of deadly fragments.
The assault landing ship flashed with the blue light of its shield, and the artillery fire arranged on its belly responded to the anti-aircraft firepower below. However, since it was in the descent stage and could not evade freely, all it could do at this time was to charge headlong.
The only thing to play is the heartbeat, and the battle is to see who has the best character.
It is common to see an assault landing ship suddenly explode into an orange flash, and a shipload of people, whether alive or corpses, are thrown out with the explosion and begin to fall freely.
Assault landing craft is the most dangerous job among ships. They will face the attack of road-based anti-aircraft artillery fire, and their shields are often not that strong.
The entire sky was ignited by ion beams and artillery shells. It was not even clear whether the orange light in the distance was the rising sun when the sun rose, or whether it was dyed red by the explosion.
As the largest ship among the orbital airborne ships, the Swan naturally received special attention. The shield was fully deployed, but there were still a large number of shrapnel passing through the shield and hitting the surface of the ship.
It's just that the Swan's armor plate is the crystallization of the high-tech power of the royalists, and at most it only loses a layer of paint.
But to the people inside the ship, the sound of shrapnel hitting the hull sounded as terrifying as a heavy rain, not to mention the scattering of ion beams that would fly over the bridge and hit the shield from time to time, which was very disappointing. People doubted whether the Swan could bear it.
"Three thousand meters!"
"Start the floating engine at full power!"
When reaching three thousand meters, the height where the floating engine is most suitable for working, the safety factor will be greatly increased.
Because at this altitude, both the Swan and the assault landing ship can maneuver in the sky to avoid artillery fire, instead of just being a target and charging hard.
The Swan was not the first batch to come down. When the Swan reached the maneuvering height, the first batch of assault landing ships had already landed.
Well, regardless of whether it was a free fall or not, it landed anyway.
This is like a landing craft that successfully rushed to the beach. When the assault landing craft landed on the ground, the tail hatch opened, and a large number of soldiers ran out carrying supplies. Sometimes, tanks similar to tanks were seen driving out of the hatch. Heavy weapons such as tanks or four-legged walking artillery.
However, although only a small number of anti-aircraft guns could attack the assault landing ships and soldiers with flat fire when they landed on the ground, the Red Maple Republic Army had already deployed field guns and was waiting for this moment.
Since the position is owned by others, the Red Maple Republic Army can conduct artillery range mapping of possible landing positions in advance. When the assault landing ship lands to release the infantry, the Red Maple Republic Army only needs to simply adjust the angle of the field artillery according to the gun range table and hide it. Artillery under bunkers and camouflage nets can bomb the landing area with direct or overhead fire.
The assault landing ship and the soldiers who finally got through the anti-aircraft fire were immediately covered by fire. Although the tactical manual clearly states that once landing, they must be dispersed as much as possible to avoid swarming, but there are often assault landing ships that have just landed and the hatch has just opened. When it was opened, a large-caliber howitzer hit the hatch directly, and there was no time to disperse.
However, the field artillery of the Red Maple Republic opened fire, and the muzzle fire also exposed the location of their artillery positions. The assault landing ships that were still in the landing state took aim and opened fire.
War is actually about hurting each other and seeing who can't bear it first.
As the saying goes, the high attack and the low attack are stupid. The assault landing ship in the falling state undoubtedly occupies a high advantage. It concentrated its artillery fire on the heavy weapons fire coverage of the Red Maple Republic Army's defense line, and the effect was remarkable.
They are the first batch to go down. The friendly forces who have been used as bait must have something to say, and they must say it now!
Driven by the floating engine, the speed is further reduced and the altitude descent speed is slowed down. The Swan is not a professional assault landing ship. It cannot maintain a falling posture and provide fire coverage on the ground like a general assault landing ship.
But the depression angle is not enough, so the attitude is better.
"Hull control, tilt downward thirty degrees."
Carlos pressed the steering wheel forward, and the Swan's more than 300-meter-long hull began to slowly tilt downward.
Even though the Swan is usually the smallest battleship, in terms of landing operations, the Swan is simply a giant.
An assault landing ship may be more than a hundred meters, or even less than a hundred meters. The length of the Swan is equivalent to three assault landing ships, not to mention that the armed and assault landing ships are even more different.
To the Red Maple Republic Army on the ground, the roar of the Swan as it descended was like the sky falling. Its length and volume were similar to those of aircraft carriers on Earth. With such a big thing falling from the sky, there was a sense of oppression. One can imagine.
"Announce to the whole ship, all gun ports are free to fire. Repeat, all gun ports are free to fire!"
When the Swan was in combat, the main gun and two secondary battery turrets were used the most, but this does not mean that the Swan only had the main gun and the secondary battery.
It is a basic feature of a battleship to have anti-aircraft gun emplacements all over the body. Even though the Swan is the smallest among the battleships, the anti-aircraft guns it carries range from 20 mm quadruple mounts, 40 mm triple mounts, to 80 mm or more double mounts. have.
The Swan landed from orbit, like a battle fortress covered in turrets falling from the sky.
As Alyssa's order was conveyed to every corner of the ship, the retracted gun positions that the Swan had just entered the atmosphere were pushed out by the hydraulic press. There was a gunner behind each gun position. As long as the enemy appeared within his fire coverage range, then just hold the trigger and don’t let go.
As the saying goes, if the anti-aircraft guns are leveled, there will be a military court.
This is actually a joke. After all, if you lose, you will go to military court. If you win, it is called the correct tactical choice.
However, this sentence also highlights a feature, that is, anti-aircraft guns are always excellent for anti-infantry.
Leaning forward, the Swan continued to spray shells and tongues of fire at all active enemy soldiers within the target range, and the frontal position was soon enveloped in steel and flames.
Being hit by a large-caliber anti-aircraft gun is actually not bad. He is dead on the spot without saying a word. If he is hit by a 40mm anti-aircraft gun and is not killed, I am afraid he will have to howl in place for a while before he dies.
The Swan, covered with anti-aircraft guns, was like a super strong iron broom, suppressing the enemy troops in the position and unable to lift their heads at all.
The ion beams and anti-aircraft guns that were used to attack the Swan just now were focused on taking care of their targets. Anyone who tried to operate the weapons would be directly beaten into blood mist.
A little further away, the counterattack firepower of the Red Maple Republic Army struck, and the violent explosion caused the behemoth like the Swan to move back a little.
In addition to anti-aircraft guns and field guns, the Red Maple Republic Army also built permanent or semi-permanent fortifications and installed turrets removed from battleships as gun emplacements. This was the one that hit the Swan just now.
It's not a big problem. The Swan's shield can still resist it, not to mention that it's not disrespectful to come back. The Swan immediately opened the front armor, revealing the main light spear gun hidden in the collision angle...
(End of chapter)