Chapter 1511: 1512 First Ax
At nightfall, the Tang Empire's fleet began to become busy and noisy. The decks of the aircraft carriers were brightly lit. Invader attack planes began to take off one after another. "Trucks" loaded with bombs formed a huge formation in the sky.
At least 150 aircraft participated in the operation. Because it was a night operation, there were relatively few flying shark fighter jets covering the operation. The early warning aircraft commanded a large number of intruders and launched the first round of air strikes.
The first step of the Tang Empire’s landing campaign has begun! The prowlers responsible for electronic interference have already entered the opponent's airspace first. They are like entering an uninhabited land, making the opponent's radar screen full of desperate noise.
The dwarves' air defense warning radars all lost their function, but they also knew at the same time that Tang's air raid was imminent.
The air raid siren was sounded, and the shrill sound echoed over the entire steel barrier. The dwarf anti-aircraft soldiers wearing steel helmets rushed out of their barracks and crowded around the anti-aircraft guns that began to raise their barrels one by one.
They are equipped with a large number of 76 mm caliber anti-aircraft guns. Even though they know that these guns are actually of little use, they still deploy at least 300 similar anti-aircraft guns here.
If you include the larger 100 mm caliber anti-aircraft guns, as well as the smaller caliber 40 mm and 37 mm caliber anti-aircraft guns, the number of anti-aircraft guns the dwarves have here is as high as a thousand.
Looking at the dark sky, all the anti-aircraft gunners didn't know what to do: whether they should fire, where to fire, what height to set the fuse... they didn't know any of this.
At this moment, a ball of fire suddenly burst out on the ridge in the distance. Everyone's attention was attracted by the fire, and after a while, the dull sound of explosions reached the ears of these anti-aircraft gunners.
"That's Radar Station No. 8..." A loader holding a shell said to his companions at a loss.
"Damn...it seems to be over there." Another dwarf gunner felt that waiting here was a waste of time.
Amidst the burning fire, the steel structure of the radar station antenna was twisting and collapsing. It was obvious that it was no longer possible to provide combat data such as coordinate parameters for the surrounding anti-aircraft gun positions.
“Dang!” On the battlefield, a pillar of light shot into the sky, illuminating the clouds in the sky. The searchlights on the position were almost self-exploding in search of the slim chance.
There were also brave warriors among the dwarves. They shouted the slogan of Ula, turned on the searchlights one by one, and beams of light began to sweep the sky above their heads.
It's a pity that they found nothing... The Tang Empire's plane has not arrived yet. The attack just now was a masterpiece of anti-radiation missiles. The Prowler electronic warfare aircraft that launched it is still at least dozens of kilometers away from here.
In the dwarf air base where the alarm bells were ringing, the pilots had already put on their equipment nervously. It's a pity that they didn't wait for the order to take off for combat, because the radar had completely lost its function.
“Without ground instructions, we don’t know where the other side’s aircraft is, and taking off will have no effect.” The air force commander spread his hands and expressed that there was nothing he could do.
If it was daytime, he could take off the plane based on the information provided by the ground observation station and barely respond. Now... think about it, forget it... "Isn't there a small radar on the plane? We can also search after we get up there..." The dwarf pilots They are all brave. Many of them have fought against the Yangmu Empire's air force and made huge sacrifices, so they do not think the Datang Empire's air force is so terrible.
Those dwarf pilots who kept their mouths shut and did not speak had all been trained in the Tang Empire. They were somewhat aware of the terror of their opponents, but their position forced them to keep their mouths shut.
“The No. 1 radar station was destroyed...the antenna was blown up and cannot be repaired in a short time.” In the dwarf headquarters in Everwinter Port, the adjutant covered the phone’s mouthpiece and reported to General Moshui, who was sitting quietly in front of the map.
Moss did not panic, because according to the original plan, those equipment were all bombed for the Tang Army. Even if they were lost, as long as the coastal defense force's position was still there and was not heavily attacked, he would have achieved his goal.
"It doesn't matter, let them explode! The enemy has already made a move. The first move is no surprise. It is within our expectations... If they haven't changed the second move, then... we have hope of winning." Since everything has It has been calculated, which means that everything is developing in a good direction. Moss was waiting for the paratroopers of the Tang Army to enter around dawn.
As the land-based bombers taking off from the North Island base joined the battlefield, the Tang Army's bombing intensity suddenly doubled.
Many of the visible concrete structures of the Iron Barrier were struck by a new type of precision bomb, causing casualties among the dwarven troops.
Ordinary bombs carpet-bombed the dwarven roads and nearby barracks, destroying many ground buildings. Cluster bombs covered several important airports in the Dwarf, paralyzing aircraft waiting to take off and land at these airports.
For a time, news of being attacked was everywhere, but Moss still did not show any signs of panic. Everything was still expected, except that the intensity of the Tang Army's bombing was much higher than expected.
According to Moss's estimate, only about one-tenth of the Tang Army's bombs could actually pose a threat to important targets. But in fact, the Tang army used a large number of precision guided bombs, and the attack accuracy was very high.
The dwarf's fortifications have long been positioned by satellite, and the photos have been sent to the pilots. This fixed target is really the easiest target to hit, and there is no technical difficulty at all.
After losing many second- and even third-line defense nodes, and more than half of the radar positions and power plants and other facilities were attacked, Moss became somewhat nervous.
If the Tang Army's strike accuracy has been maintained at this level, then the number of defenses he prepared will appear to be less. If the Tang army keeps bombing, there is a real risk that the steel barrier will not be able to hold up.
“Come quickly…” In his heart, Moss prayed secretly. He hoped that the second blow to the Tang Empire would fall quickly and everything would continue to play out according to his script.
When the adjutant who had just learned that Radar Station No. 5 had been bombed came back to report the damage, he noticed a detail. Moss's fingers on the armrest of the chair were rubbing back and forth regularly. Apparently... Moss was no longer like he was at the beginning. So calm.