Chapter 1097: 1098 Airport Battle
Chapter 1097 1098 Battle for the Airport
Nearly all 130 transport planes in the Tang Empire are transporting supplies. They have to cross the sea and drop all kinds of things to the South Island.
In addition to ammunition for the paratroopers, they now also bear part of the ammunition for the army units, as well as some spare parts for weapons and equipment.
Countless parachutes fall from the sky every day, and civilians in the Mirage Kingdom have long been accustomed to seeing these things.
On the day after the Tang Army completely annihilated the main fleet of the Mirage Navy, Feng Kezhi's 9th Armored Division of the 9th Group Army crossed the Danan River and surrounded the Danan Bay from the flanks.
Immediately afterwards, a force took over the 9th Armored Division, freeing this force so that the Tang Army's armored forces could continue to attack north.
A 59 tank stopped behind the bushes at the edge of the woods after passing through a small forest.
The commander of the tank stuck out his head, raised his telescope and looked at the scene not far away. Then he took out his map and checked it with the buildings on it.
"We seem to have found an airport...Looking at the location, it should be the airport numbered 5 in the central region." The commander said to the gunner who also opened the hatch and stuck his head out.
The gunner squinted his eyes and looked at the mirage aircraft piled on the edge of the runway in the distance, almost all of which were damaged. He nodded and said: "It is indeed an airport."
Due to being bombed several times by the Tang Army, the field airport of this mirage country has been completely destroyed. The runway is full of craters. The mirage defenders have given up repairing it.
At the same time, the Mirage aircraft parked next to the runway were also destroyed by the bombing, including Zero fighter jets, Dragon Slayer bombers, and some 47 transport aircraft.
The wings of many planes have been broken, the landing gear has been removed, the **** of some planes have disappeared, and many planes still have holes in the fuselage and wings.
These planes have been abandoned because they are no longer usable. Some aircraft wrecks had their engines removed, and some even had their engines left on them.
Obviously, the engine still on the plane should have been damaged. Most of the hangars built nearby have also collapsed, and many sheds still have large holes in their roofs.
In addition to airplanes, there are also some abandoned cars here. Depending on the situation, the condition of these scrapped cars is similar to that of scrapped airplanes.
Most of the wheels of these scrapped cars have been removed, and most of the car hatches are open. It is obvious that someone has removed the engine from inside, or at least removed the engine parts.
"It's too quiet. If they haven't given up here, they already know that we are coming!" The commander glanced at his gunner, guessing the enemy's arrangements.
The gunner knew the opponents who had been fighting him for two days very well: "It is impossible to give up. They are probably waiting for us to attack first."
There must have been the sound of an engine when they came. It would be a bit of a lie to say that the other party couldn't even hear this.
"There are several commanding heights!" The commander's telescope was aimed at the airport control tower further away. There were some buildings around the tower, forming a not too complicated building complex.
What is surprising is that this tower and the nearby buildings are made of cement and look very solid. Although some places were hit by bombs, the main building is still relatively well preserved.
“Be careful over there! There might be a battalion hidden there!” The commander reminded his comrades, looking away from the command tower that had not collapsed.
The gunner retracted into the turret, and then his voice floated out: "Go ahead and talk to the platoon commander. It's useless to talk to me."
The voice of the tank platoon leader came from the earphone hanging around his neck: "Car No. 2! Pay attention to cover! Car No. 3 attacks from the front! Car No. 4 follows behind Car No. 3! Attack!"
“Grenade loading!” The gunner’s voice came from the earphones. The commander also retracted into the turret and reached out to cover the hatch above his head.
They received a replenishment on the way here. Now their tanks have just been filled with fuel and ammunition, and their combat effectiveness is at its strongest.
When he returned to his seat, the commander of the 59 tank happened to see his loader pushing a grenade into the barrel of the tank gun.
The driver has started the engine, and in the grass next to him, the Type 59 main battle tank No. 3 has rushed out of the bushes.
Following closely behind this tank was another 59 tank, and behind it was an armored vehicle that followed. This 113 armored vehicle does not have heavy weapons, only a machine gun is installed.
The roar of the motor once again made the area noisy. The infantrymen in the armored vehicles had already disembarked and dispersed. More 59 tanks rushed out of the forest and rushed towards the airport runway in the distance. "Fire!" Sure enough, this airport mirage force had no intention of giving up. Along with a hysterical cry, mirage goblin soldiers hiding in various places suddenly appeared.
They fired from behind the wreckage of the plane, they fired from the buildings near the control tower, and they also fired from some bomb craters at the Tang army.
In short, at least one battalion was hidden here. Mirage troops from all directions kept firing, and tracer bullets shuttled back and forth on the spacious airport runway and lawn.
"Dang!" A bullet hit the armor of the Tang Army's 59 main battle tank and was directly bounced into the air.
The Tang 59 tank, which has a good bulletproof appearance, will create a large number of ricochet bombs, so the Tang Army soldiers following the tank are actually very dangerous.
There are regulations that do not allow soldiers to march on the sides of tanks. Even if they walk behind tanks, there are strict distance requirements.
The broad tracks of the 59 tank ran over the turf next to the airport, slowly bypassed a huge crater amid the hail of bullets, and pointed the tank frontally at the defense line of the Mirage soldiers again.
This crater was most likely caused by a Stuka dive bomber, probably a 500-kilogram aerial bomb dropped by it: because other craters around it were obviously much smaller than it.
Because the H-6 mostly uses more advanced cluster bombs in its bombing missions, it is obviously unlikely that the submunitions dispersed by the cluster bombs will leave such a large crater.
As for the Flying Fortress... they all carried out night bombings. Even if they had used 500 kilograms of aerial bombs, it was unlikely that they could be so accurate.
“Boom!” In an inconspicuous corner, a 76mm anti-tank gun hidden by the Mirage troops opened fire.
It spit out a cloud of white smoke, followed by a shell that hit the Tang Army 59 tank. Unfortunately, the moment it hit the front armor, the shell bounced to the side, leaving only a shallow crater in the front armor of the 59 tank.
A 59 tank next to it turned its turret and pointed its long barrel at the anti-tank gun position hidden under the wreckage of an airplane.
“Boom!” A cloud of white smoke also erupted from the muzzle of the tank gun, and the high-explosive grenade exploded at the anti-tank gun position, even flying away the wreckage of the aircraft above.
The small half of the wing rolled in the sky, and the only anti-tank gun position of the Mirage Army became silent.
The machine gunner on the armored vehicle pointed his shielded machine gun at a group of Mirage soldiers who climbed out of the crater and retreated. He pulled the trigger, and a row of tracer bullets shuttled among the minced meat.
The retreating mirage goblins trembled as if they were electrocuted, and then fell one after another in the rain of bullets as dense as raindrops.
"They are retreating towards the building! The second floor over there! There are heavy machine guns on the second floor!" Seeing that the Mirage Army was retreating, an officer in the Tang Army's infantry shouted loudly. As he shouted, he pointed with his finger to a window on the second floor of the building over there that was constantly spitting out tongues of fire.
“I saw it!” A platoon leader not far away gave a thumbs up, and then the shooter next to him shouldered the rocket launcher.
"Rocket!" Before launching, the shooter loudly reminded his comrades around him to be careful. A heat wave spurted out from behind the rocket launcher, and then the rocket flew towards the Mirage machine gun position that kept firing. past.
“Boom!” The rocket hit the window, and the explosion blew off the window frame. The Maxim heavy machine gun that kept firing immediately became silent.
Without the suppressive firepower, the Tang army attacked faster. Several grenade shooters fired grenades. These small shells landed on the roofs of the buildings that were still intact, and then exploded. It was not known whether they were injured. Mirage people.
A 59 tank was driving towards the opponent's building. While it was traveling, suddenly there was a loud noise under the tank's tracks, and a mine broke the tank's tracks.
The rolling tracks slid forward as the wheels of the tank rolled, and the 59 was also paralyzed in place. From a gully on the side, seven or eight mirage goblins holding long poles suddenly rushed out, roaring and rushing towards the paralyzed Tang Army tank.
It was a pity that they had not attached the anti-tank bomb on the top of the long pole to the body of the tank. They themselves were shot to death by several Tang Army soldiers not far behind the Tang Army tank.
Those cheap anti-tank bombs mounted on the top of long poles did not play their intended role. The 59 tank that was paralyzed in place was still parked there intact after several explosions.
Another 59 tank surpassed it and fired another shot at the tower not far away. After a burst of smoke, the Mirage soldiers in the building retreated from the other side, and the Tang army quickly occupied the airport numbered 5.
A **** dragon flag was planted on the airport building full of bullet holes. Next to the paralyzed tank, medics were bandaging the injured tank crew.
(End of this chapter)