Chapter 165： Bofors attack

Bofors artillery!

If you want to evaluate the most widely used anti-aircraft gun in World War II, it is definitely the Swedish 40mm Bofors L/60 anti-aircraft gun. This type of anti-aircraft gun is widely used by the Allied and Axis countries and is a standard air defense weapon.

This has to start with the "Versailles Agreement" that humiliated Germany. Because this treaty stipulates that Germany must not develop any new type of high-power lethal weapons, Krupp acquired part of the Bofors company shares and transferred some production technologies. , And cooperated with Bofors to design and develop various new artillery in Sweden.

Unfortunately, there are major differences in the design concepts between the two companies. Swedish designers have been focusing on the development of light artillery, while German designers have tended to develop heavy artillery.

After Germany tore up the Treaty of Versailles, this cooperation also ended.

After that, Krupp developed the -36 88mm anti-aircraft gun, which made great achievements for the German army in World War II, and Bofors, after absorbing various experiences of Krupp, developed the famous 40 Millimeter Bofors L/60 anti-aircraft gun.

This is actually a 56 times caliber anti-aircraft gun, but it is used to be 60 times. Because of its excellent performance, it has won orders from various countries.

Historically, this anti-aircraft artillery did not have much connection with Germany. It was not until after World War II that Germany annexed Austria and began to produce this anti-aircraft artillery. But now, history has changed a lot.

The bombing of warships by a fighter plane directed by Cyric last time also awakened the navy. They knew how far behind their existing 37mm hand puller was!

The opinions given by Cyric must also be rectified! Therefore, the navy first looked at the equipment of other countries and immediately matched this 40mm Bofors antiaircraft gun. After all, this antiaircraft gun was first designed for naval ships.

Deutsche Deutschland, new battleships, etc., all changed the 37 mm hand drawn machine into this 40 mm anti-aircraft gun. At the same time, the army and the air force are also in phase.

As a result, Krupp had to put aside its face and had a commercial exchange with Bofors. The technology of this anti-aircraft gun was introduced and it was produced in China. It was finalized as the -28 40mm anti-aircraft gun.

And this Spanish Civil War is a test of this kind of artillery!

When the fighter planes returned home, Cyrek keenly foreseeed that the Soviets would retaliate. Therefore, they quickly arranged the place. All the planes were towed away, the tents were removed, and the runway was covered with camouflage nets. These camouflaged antiaircraft artillery positions were placed in the southern part of the original base.

From the sky, there is nothing here, no airplanes, no runways, just ordinary farmland, and now, after the camouflage net is torn apart, the bald eagle army's antiaircraft artillery unit finally started a fun and dripping battle!

"Boom, boom, boom!" The gunner stepped on the firing device, the muzzle kept roaring, and the 40mm high artillery shells flew out!

The previous hand puller had to be reloaded every time a shell was fired, and there was no firepower continuity. Now, the Bofors AA gun is already automated!

The rear part of the barrel of this anti-aircraft gun is an upright wedge-type breech block. The action of opening and closing the breech block can be automatically completed by the artillery recoil, just like the transformation from a Mauser rifle to an MP36 submachine gun.

Except for the first shell that must be manually loaded by the loader, the other shells are loaded automatically.

The feeding mechanism located above the barrel has 3 rows of guide rails, each row can hold a magazine of 4 rounds. The magazine is automatically removed, and only one shell is pressed into the barrel at a time. After firing, the breech block is opened by recoil, and an empty shell is thrown out. Another shell enters the barrel, and the breech block is closed again, thus realizing fully automatic loading and shooting.

The original hand-pulled machine can fire three or five shells per minute, which is already quite well-trained. However, the current anti-aircraft artillery has a maximum rate of fire of 140 rounds per minute, even if it is limited by the loading speed. The maximum rate of fire can also reach 80 rounds per minute.

Now, on every gun position, there are two gunners, two loader and a commander. Under the command of the commander, the main gunner is constantly shooting.

The 40mm high-explosive tracer flew out of the muzzle and flew towards the bombers that were climbing and exposing their belly!

Any kind of bomber is extremely heavy, especially when it carries bombs, it is even slower when climbing. In the eyes of the high artillery on the ground, it is simply a living target!

A 40mm shell directly penetrated into the belly of the SB-2 bomber. With a bang, a big hole was exploded in the belly of the bomber. The bomber's fuselage also exploded with this sound and started. Burning, falling.

This is just the beginning.

The bomber pulled up, even the navigator with the best sight couldn't notice the anti-aircraft artillery. It didn't find it, let alone destroy it.

So, the bombers in front, one after another, were hit!

"Boom!" An SB-2 bomber was hit by the engine on one side. After two seconds of burning, the wing on the side of the bomber fell. The bomber rolled and fell from the air.

The bombers behind had long forgotten this mission. They fell into the trap of the Condor Legion, and they were being slaughtered! Therefore, for them, the only option now is to throw the bomb immediately!

Only when the bomb is thrown away, the body will become lighter and it will be easier to escape.

However, only a few can escape!

The antiaircraft artillery position here is arranged in a semi-circular arc, a perfect formation, just facing these aircraft groups flying from the north, more than 30 antiaircraft artillery, almost every firepower can be Give full play to it.

The entire artillery position was rumbling, and the artillerymen felt extremely thrilled. This was their most enjoyable battle. At their door, they ambushed the Republican aircraft!

The Yi-15 fleet behind was also dumbfounded.

The bombers in front are being shot down one by one by anti-aircraft artillery, and as the escorting aircraft, they are now helpless.

Yes, it’s just helpless. The Iraqi-15 fighter jets are escorting this time. In their plan, they may encounter the interception of the Condor Corps fighters. At that time, no matter how much casualties they pay, they will also protect the bomber group.

But now, it is the ground artillery that has abused the bomber!

I-15 fighter plane, relying on two 7.62mm machine guns, to attack the ground antiaircraft artillery positions? Don't be kidding, it would be suicide!