Chapter 798： Flooded London

What do Germans want? Will they blow up their own barrage in a fit of anger?

Probably! With the German personality, failure will never be tolerated, but yesterday's failure was a shame for the Germans. They actually gave up their equipment and ran away.

Why is this?

Of course it is for new tactics, they want to flood London!

In fact, it is not the first time that Londoners have experienced it. Just ten years ago, on January 7, 1928, the water of the Thames overflowed the dam and poured into London. The flood flooded most of London.

It was in the middle of the night when the flood broke the dam, and most of the citizens of London were still asleep. When they woke up in the morning, the flood water had poured into many famous buildings, such as the Houses of Parliament and Tower of London.

The narrower streets have accumulated water up to 4 feet. Higher buildings such as Big Ben, the water pours down, forming a series of small waterfalls in the city of London.

After this incident, London established a flood warning system and rebuilt the Thames lock to control the water level. Even so, the geographical location of London determines that they are still vulnerable to floods.

For example, as mentioned earlier, during the flood, the water level of the Thames is too high, and it is easy to flood London, and when the tide is flooding, the tide is also easy to go upstream and can even pass through London and head upstream. Travel more than ten kilometers!

Needless to say, now, even in future generations, London may be flooded. For example, in 2014, London suddenly became Venice.

It is not a flood period. The Germans want to flood London, so they can only wait for the rising tide. There are still a few hours before they can quickly arrange it!

Following Hobert's order, the anti-aircraft artillery unit was hurriedly mobilized around the barrage.

"Quick, quick, quick start! Artillery squad leader David, shouted loudly, his artillery squad is being dragged by heavy vehicles to the side of the barrage.

It is not easy to prevent German bombing, because the German advanced strategic bombers can fly to an altitude of 10,000 meters, and what is even more frightening is that they can actually drop bombs at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Therefore, the UK must have anti-aircraft artillery capable of defending against this height!

While the heavy 4.5-inch anti-aircraft artillery was being developed intensively, the British also improved their latest 3.7 mm heavy anti-aircraft gun.

Converted to the metric system, it is 94 mm, which is thicker than the German 88 mm artillery, 50 times the caliber, and has a maximum horizontal range of 18,800 meters, a maximum tilt of 12,000 meters, and a maximum shooting height of 9,000 meters.

It can be said that this kind of anti-aircraft artillery, in fact, can not reach the German bombers, but it is already their best.

This kind of large-caliber antiaircraft artillery is very difficult to move. It took them more than two hours to relocate from the original position. At this time, the antiaircraft artillery deployment again was quite laborious.

There are 11 gunners for each gun. David is a non-commissioned officer as the gunner, the second is the sight for the horizontal angle, the third is the sight for the pitch angle, and the fourth is the fuze installation. Hand, the fifth is the loader, and the remaining 6 people are "members of the ammunition team."

All of them wore standard khaki jumpsuits and standard brown sleeveless leather vests. Everyone is wearing a MarkI helmet, and the neckband of the helmet is left behind. This is the biggest symbol of the artillery. If the artillery is close to the barrel when it fires, its impact can lift the helmet. At this time, the neck strap may cause serious injury or even death.

Now, several people removed the gun legs, already panting.

"Squad leader, don't worry too much. It's more than half an hour before the high tide!" said a loader: "We haven't had breakfast yet!"

Indeed, they were summoned when they just wanted to eat breakfast, and now they are very hungry.

"No, you have to set up the cannon first, ready to fire at any time, the Germans will come at any time."

The high tide does take more than half an hour, but the Germans will blow up the barrage at any time!

What's the difference between fried first and fried? Once the Germans blew up the barrage, it would be impossible for them to rebuild the dam.

Keep working!

Enduring the hunger in the stomach, finally, the anti-aircraft artillery was set up.

"Squad leader, can you eat now?"

"Okay, eat immediately, and after eating, build a shelter." David said.

Although the antiaircraft artillery has been installed, the position of the antiaircraft artillery has not been set up yet, and sandbags must be used around it. This is still hard work.

Seeing that everyone under him was really hungry, David finally decided to slow down first.

At least now, they have installed the anti-aircraft artillery. As for the bunker, it is not particularly important whether there is a large bomber like the German. If there is a large bomber like the Germans, it is useless to have a bunker, that is, carry a Stuka or something. Advantage.

Hearing David's order, they finally relaxed, sat on the ground, and began to eat bread.

"The food is getting worse and worse these days." a loader complained.

"Let's stay for a few more days. It will be fine when the American reinforcements arrive. I heard that the Americans have transported a lot of canned food for us to eat." Another said.

In World War II, the least worry about supplies was the United States. American soldiers often complained that they were tired of eating canned food every day, but what about Britain? Even when the British royal family set up a banquet, the only thing that can be done is some canned food. The noble guests, when they see the canned food, their eyes are straight, regardless of the gentleman's etiquette, they almost rushed up.

Now, as the sea is cut off by the Germans, the local food supply is also decreasing.

"Hey, do you think the Germans will come to blow up our dam?" The loader asked while eating bread.

Hearing this, David was also stunned. He raised his head and looked at the sky. If the dam is really bombed, then his own positions will also be flooded, and the trenches that hinder the passage of German tanks will also become water. Ditched.

But if this is the case, how would the Germans fight? Their tanks can't make it through. At most, the Germans just vent their anger!

During the war, everything went very fast. After ten minutes, they ate a meal in a hurry, then went to work and arranged bunkers.

This was also physical work. Soon, their backs were soaked. They took off their clothes, shirtless, and continued to work for an hour. Finally, the shelter was set!

Sitting on the bunker David took out a cigarette from his pocket, and then handed the cigarette case to the people around him.

One per person, in their mouths, this is their only quiet time.

As soon as he took a sip, David heard the nagging loader beside him and shouted again: "Look!"

Look?

As high artillery soldiers, when they heard this word, they immediately raised their heads and looked into the sky, but now, there is nothing in the sky?

"Look at the sea!" the loader continued to shout.

All the talents turned around and looked at the sea.

In fact, it is not the sea surface, it is still the entrance of the Thames River, but it is already the moment of high tide, the sea has poured in and the river surface has turned blue.

On the river, they saw the most terrifying sight.