Chapter 882

Tricheller looked at his chief of staff and laughed. He went to his desk, picked up a document, handed it to his old partner, and said, "I also know that relying on Air Force pilots to deal with water targets is a bit too reluctant. I never wait to die, so I wrote a letter to marshal Ryder asking for his help

"Oh?" The chief of staff was obviously very surprised by this incident. Then he took the report and asked, "I heard that at the joint conference of the three services half a month ago, some old guys from the Navy's logistics department complained to the head of state that our army's orders delayed their naval expansion plan."

"It would be strange if they didn't mention it." Tricheler smiles. At this height, he can understand what the so-called arms struggle means, or what it looks like. If the three armed forces do not fight, it is obviously impossible, but they should not fight too hard. They should compete within the framework of cooperation to make theoretical reserves for winning future wars.

If the Navy and air force do not fight, then the Navy and air force will never appear; If there is no dispute between the air force and the army, how can there be a theory of air force winning in the 21st century? But if we fight too much, just like Japan's army and Navy, it has become a laughing stock all over the world, and people can't see any positive significance except cheering.

"At this time, it's common practice to complain. Marshal brauchich won't take it seriously, and marshal Randall won't care if we push out a few minions to quarrel and make a statement to the head of state." After chuckling, tricheller said to his old partner, "look at marshal redAll's reply, you'll see."

Sure enough, the contents of the letter are related to the cooperation between the army and the Navy. The army officially invited the naval air force to enter the Caucasus region for actual combat training, while the naval air force used a relatively close combat environment to train its recruits. We win-win, but also show a harmonious attitude of cooperation.

"That's great. Since the navy is willing to train its troops in actual combat, the task of blockade of the Volga River should be left to the naval aviation." After reading the letter, the chief of staff put it back on general traxel's desk and said to his superior, "the air force can cover the battle and ensure the safety of the naval aircraft."

My old partner is really enlightening. Before he said it, he thought of the good idea of bringing in the air force. If there are good things, we can share them. This is a good foundation for cooperation.

Just when the two men in the headquarters were imagining that the air force was covering the Navy aircraft for combat, the Navy Stuka attack aircraft of the Navy Air Force had already taken off under the cover of the Air Force fighters. Under the supervision of akkado, the internal efficiency of the German team had reached a very terrible level.

At present, it is very difficult to see the old Stuka dive bombers in the southern theater of the east line. Most of the ground attack aircraft units have been replaced with Stuka 2 attack aircraft which are cheaper and easier to drive. The remaining Stuka is used only by the Navy and by the vassal states and North Africa.

So when these Stuka dive bombers appeared, only some Soviet veterans recognized these nightmares. They knew how close these planes could dive to the ground, and then accurately dropped the bombs on the target as big as a matchbox. This may be a bit of an exaggeration, but Soviet veterans say so in private.

The Soviet ships ferry back and forth do not know that their disaster has come. In the past, when air strikes came, under the interference of air defense firepower on both sides of the Strait, the bombs dropped by the German Air Force bombers often failed to hit the targets. These pilots did not receive similar training to attack water targets, so they rarely hit the flying boats.

Because of this, when the German aircraft arrived, many ships, especially small boats, did not choose to avoid, but continued to transport personnel and materials in the face of gunfire. They had seen too many German air strikes and had few records of hitting ships.

"What is this? Waiting for our false target? " A pilot with Stuka on his side flew around and asked with a smile to the pilot behind who was in charge of controlling the rear machine gun. Compared with the Atlantic bombing training they just experienced in the French base, it can be simply described. Compared with the rough seas off France, the ships on the Volga River are no different from the fixed targets on the sea for naval pilots.

"All right! We have a limited load! Dive! Then go back and replenish the ammunition. " The pilot with one hand on the machine gun yelled to the pilot behind him on the bumpy plane: "I'll cover you when you pull it up and try to keep the flight smooth! If the enemy's anti-aircraft gun attacks, record the position of the attack position. Report to the air force when you return. "

"Good!" With this reply, the Stuka dive bomber cut through the air, made that long lost and fierce howl, and dived toward his target. This long whistle has not been remembered above the battlefield for a long time, so long that people forget that there is such a terrible weapon in the list of German weapons and equipment.

With a dive angle of nearly 50 degrees, the plane entered a high-speed and stable airflow. The German pilot easily pressed his bombing sight on a medium-sized Soviet ship, waiting for the red line on the bombing alarm to reach the predetermined value.

In the frightened eyes of the Soviet soldiers on those ships on the Volga River, it was like a goshawk swooping down from the clouds. When it was about to hit the river, the German dive bomber pulled up quickly and dropped the deadly bomb on the deck of the Soviet ships. It was a good target, making all the people on the Soviet ferries feel a bit of despair. The second Stuka didn't keep the Soviets waiting. The Soviet soldiers on the river were still watching a ship in the distance take off a huge flame, break into two pieces and sink into the bottom of the river. When they were afraid, the second Soviet ship had also exploded and quickly sank into the water“ Come on! Contact the comrades of the air defense forces! Something's wrong with the German plane! These planes are not the original ones! " A Soviet commander standing on the Bank of a river pointed to a German plane hovering and descending in the sky, and then dived to drop bombs. He yelled to his men, "stop them! Otherwise, all the friendly troops in the river will be gone! " Behind him, the Soviet soldiers were in a mess and didn't know what to do. Although the German planes in their impression are very fast, their bombs are not accurate. This is why they dare to stand on the Bank of the river after the air defense alarm goes off. But now, they have seen the change of German planes, the friendly troops struggling in the river, and the sinking ships, which have proved a terrible fact to them. These German planes are not the original ones, and their attack threat is at least several times as much as before. After pulling up the Stuka dive bomber, the pilot flew his beloved plane around a circle. When training, he wants to avoid the defense artillery simulated by the friendly air defense destroyer, and the dense fire net interwoven like hell makes him fear. This is his first time to take part in actual combat. He thinks that at least in this battle, the enemy's air defense force is no different from a joke. He continued to fly his plane and began a second dive, this time targeting a small boat without a roof, full of Soviet soldiers preparing to cross the river to fight. There was no unnecessary action. He made the nose of his plane aim at his target. The sight in the sight was firmly set above the target. He slightly adjusted his flight trajectory, and then made his sight move a margin of early strafing. Then he pulled the trigger of his own fire, a row of machine gun shells hit the river, splashing a tall column of water. Then the drain column began to extend to the boat and quickly swept into the crowd on the boat. The blood splashed like fog, and the tracer bullet shuttled between the meat and bone, and finally hit the bottom of the boat, leaving a hole bigger than the bowl. When Stuka pulled up, the navigator in charge of covering behind operated his machine gun and hit the sound of the second round of attack. Before they could react, the Soviet soldiers who wanted to get up from the corpses didn't expect that the second wave of attacks would come so quickly. Many people were shot and fell down, lying with other pieces of meat. Blood spilled through the holes in the boat and dyed the nearby Volga River red. Originally, there were only a dozen people crying on the ships full of soldiers. They were scared out of their wits by the bloody scene and had a very intuitive impression of the war they were going to experience“ A infantry regiment is crossing the river. I think the infantry regiment is almost finished The commander of the Soviet Army standing on the bank had nothing to do with what happened on the river. He could not order half of the people crossing the river to withdraw, nor did he dare to order the rest of the division to continue crossing the river. He just stood on the river and murmured, as if he were crazy“ It seems that the Germans finally realized the importance of cutting off the Volga River for the siege of Stalingrad. " In the evening, rokosovsky received a report from the army. After one of his infantry regiments crossed the river and arrived at Stalingrad, there was less than a battalion left. Dozens of ships were destroyed and the losses were amazing“ After all, it's not realistic to fight for air supremacy and air defense. " He sighed and said, "reduce shipping at dawn. That's all we can do. "