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Chapter 588 Landing Operation Five

Finally in 1920, a single-engine light fighter was designed and quickly passed military verification and entered active service. This is the bf109 fighter, and the bf109f fighter draws on the engine of the Golden Eagle 3 fighter.

After that, a new model was successfully researched just two months ago.

The BF109 fighter jet is the first military aircraft with a cantilever lower single wing and a retractable landing gear designed by the Yaman Empire. It marks that the Yaman Empire has returned to the forefront of the world in aircraft design.

In order to reduce frontal resistance, this aircraft uses an in-line water-cooled engine produced in the Yaman Empire. This engine can provide 1,300 horsepower and is matched with the newly designed engine fairing and streamlined fuselage of the BF109 fighter jet.

The design allows it to reach a speed of 570 kilometers per hour. In addition, the configuration of two 20mm cannons and two 12.7mm machine guns also makes its firepower quite terrifying.

The new BF109F fighter jets are equipped with the latest 1,700 horsepower engine. Although they use methanol water injection technology, which greatly reduces the service life of the engine, the powerful horsepower makes the aircraft more flexible and the highest

The speed has also been increased to 673 kilometers per hour, and two 12.7mm machine guns have been added again in terms of weapons.

Although the two fighter jets of the Allied Powers Group are not as fast as the Corsair fighter jets, they still use their excellent firepower and flexibility to deal with the Corsair fighter jets in the air. The air battle between the two sides is extremely fierce. It is not only the fight between the fighter jets.

The air battle was fierce, as were the battles between bombers, torpedo planes and ground anti-aircraft firepower.

Although more than 200 bombers were shot down before entering the sky over The Hague Port, there were still more than 1,100 bombers that broke into the sky over The Hague Port. Faced with such a powerful bomber group, the Yaman Army's two anti-aircraft artillery divisions

Hundreds of anti-aircraft guns of various types and a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns of the infantry division formed a tight firepower network, trying their best to weave a dense firepower network to prevent the opponent's bomber attacks.

The Axis aircraft fleet was too dense. Although the Yaman Army turned the entire sky into a web of fire, the Axis Air Force still successfully bombed the urban area and barracks of The Hague Port.

Of course, they are not without cost. In order to complete the mission, they also paid the price of more than 200 Dreadnought bombers and more than 130 Avenger torpedo aircraft. This casualty ratio is mainly because although the Avenger torpedo aircraft this time

They are also loaded with bombs, but their structure is fragile after all. Once they are bombed at low altitude, they can easily be shot down by ground artillery fire.

The Dreadnought bomber carried out dive bombing. Although this bombing mode was more accurate, it was also more vulnerable to ground fire. This resulted in more losses for the stronger Dreadnought bomber.

The carrier-based bomber group, which had lost up to 600 aircraft, immediately left the airspace of The Hague Port after completing its mission and flew in the direction of the aircraft carrier fleet. The Allied aircraft group did not pursue the airspace over The Hague Port because of the anti-aircraft gun group, but these bombers returned.

Then there would be no such problems.

After seeing the bomber group leave the port's anti-aircraft gun control area, the more than a hundred Allied fighter jets that remained in the air battle immediately accelerated. They suddenly threw away the Corsair fighter jets that were fighting with them and quickly pounced on the bomber group.

Not only were these bombers easier to shoot down, they were also the most direct threat to ground targets, so they became priority targets for fighter jets. The Allied fleet suddenly rushed into the bomber group, completely disrupting their formation.

Although the remaining more than 300 Corsair fighter jets immediately pursued from behind, the Allied fighter pilots were already desperate. They ignored the Corsair fighter jets behind them, opened all their firepower, and attacked the bomber group with dense rain of bullets.

The bombers, which had just escaped the threat of anti-aircraft guns, were caught off guard and fell into the sea like dumplings.

When the Corsair fighter jets shot down all the remaining Allied fighters, the bomber group had once again lost more than a hundred aircraft. When the Axis aircraft group returned to the aircraft carrier, Admiral Halsey was furious after receiving the news. After having absolute control

Despite the advantage, the Axis aircraft group actually lost 200 fighter jets, plus more than 700 bombers and torpedo planes. The fleet lost most of its air power, but the battle was far from over. With the time spent by the air forces of both sides fighting,

The fleet can already see The Hague Port in the distance.

The Hague Port is a military port, and there are coastal forts here. The two forts outside The Hague Port immediately began shelling after discovering the enemy fleet. The 280-mm-caliber coastal defense artillery stirred up streaks of sky on the sea.

The water column threatened the safety of the Axis fleet.

The carrier-based aircraft were still replenishing fuel and bombs and were temporarily unable to take off for combat. At this time, the battleships in the fleet played their role. Dozens of large Missouri-class battleships lifted up the 380

The huge main gun with a caliber of one millimeter covered the Yaman people's shore artillery position with firepower.

The fortifications of the coastal fort were extremely strong, but the battleship's artillery caliber was larger. In the back-and-forth artillery battle between the two sides, the coastal defense artillery still suffered a heavy loss. With the help of the carrier-based aircraft that took off for the second time, the coastal defense artillery

They were quickly wiped out.

Subsequently, various types of warships from the Axis fleet approached the coastline and launched artillery bombardments. Under the joint cover of fleet artillery fire and carrier-based aircraft, a large number of flat-bottomed landing ships increased their horsepower and rushed towards the beach area near the port. Here

There is only a small amount of infantry defense, and their combat effectiveness is relatively weak, but they have a complete fortification system that can withstand naval bombardment.

Just when the Axis soldiers jumped off the landing ship and rushed to the beach, the Yaman defenders began to fire intensive machine gun fire. A large number of unprepared Axis soldiers were shot and killed on the unobstructed beach. Only random

Only the tanks from the landing ship can provide some lucky soldiers with temporary safe shelter.

Despite its defensive advantages, the number of Yaman defenders was too small after all. After one hundred thousand Axis troops landed one after another, the engineering troops quickly began to use explosive bags and blasting tubes to blast the fortifications. The Yaman defenders responded with rocket launchers.

However, the Axis landing force was so large that even the elite Yaman Army could not take care of every defense point.

After several hours of fierce fighting, the Yaman army was defeated and the two divisions were completely wiped out, but the battle was still not over. There were layers of fortifications and defense lines in the depths of The Hague Port and in the city.

, the well-prepared Yaman military has laid out a huge formation for the Axis forces.

After suffering more than 50,000 casualties, the Axis forces finally gained a foothold on the beach, but they had to continue attacking. Only by occupying the dock area of ​​The Hague Port could a large number of cargo ships carrying soldiers and combat supplies be docked and unloaded.

Only then could the country's next plan be implemented smoothly, but the subsequent battle was extremely difficult.

Due to the large number of landing operations by the Axis forces, the naval guns no longer carried out attacks. The naval guns were powerful and low in accuracy, and could easily cause accidental damage. After the two armies began to engage in close combat, the Axis army could only rely on

The army's artillery and the aircraft in the sky.

In order to better support the ground attack, Admiral Halsey ordered all Corsair fighter jets to be equipped with bombs and temporarily used as bombers to make up for the excessive losses of bomber units. Even so, the progress of the Axis forces was still very slow.

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Although the Yaman Army relied on fortifications to resist to the death, the number was too small after all. The Axis powers not only had a numerical advantage, but also had the assistance of naval guns and aircraft. Therefore, after resisting for three days, the Yaman Army, which suffered heavy losses, was forced to retreat.

Withdrew and handed over the port of The Hague to the Axis forces.

With the port docked, a large number of impatient army soldiers were sent to the shore by temporarily recruited transport ships. The 600,000 Axis Army soon occupied the entire Hague Port and began to search the surrounding area.

The news that the Axis forces successfully occupied The Hague Port shocked the Yaman Empire government. However, their main forces were fighting on the front line of the Nantes Empire, thousands of kilometers away from the mainland, and they had no time to return to defense.

The other main forces were near the Port of Stedam. When they got the news that The Hague Port had been occupied and the Axis troops had landed, it was too late for them to send reinforcements. The Axis Army also knew that the opportunity was not to be missed, and under the command of General Mike

Under the leadership of the leader, the Axis forces marched towards Essen, the capital of the Yaman Empire.

Lieutenant General Patton, who fought bravely, led his Fifth Army to the front and attacked Essen with a rapid assault tactic similar to that of the Yaman Army. Essen was only more than 300 kilometers away from The Hague, and after adding roads,

It was unobstructed, so two days later the Boston Fifth Army, the vanguard of the Axis forces, was already approaching the city.

The re-deployed Golden Eagle 4 fighter wing defended the capital, and they were led by the famous ace pilot of the Yaman Empire, Major General Hartmann, who had already shot down 200 aircraft. When he learned that the Axis forces were approaching,

When they reached the capital, they immediately joined the air battle.

The Boston Empire, which completely transferred its industry to a wartime economy, had a very terrifying production speed, and powerful Mustang fighter jets were mass-produced. Originally, the Yaman Empire equipped the Lightning fighter, the Golden Eagle 3 fighter and the BF109F fighter with excellent performance.

Not as good as the Mustang fighter.

In the past, when the production of Mustang fighter jets was insufficient, the Axis Air Force still had a large number of Saunière 406 fighter jets produced in South Africa, as well as Saar Spitfire and Hurricane fighter jets. The performance of these fighter jets was slightly inferior, and the two sides engaged in air combat.

Come on, the Yaman Air Force can still fight vigorously.


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