Malashenko has seen the giant bomb hanging under the wing root of the Pe-8, or he has seen it in the network of the future world. It is a thing called a "gas tank".
FAB-5000, as its name suggests, is a giant aerial bomb with a total mass of 5 tons, a charge factor of 50%, and 2.5 tons of high explosives. It is also one of the special equipment of the Soviet Red Army. It is the Red Army Aviation
The most powerful aerial bomb actually installed so far can only be mounted on the Pei-8 heavy bomber.
The Red Army aviation unit in the future will indeed have more powerful conventional aerial bombs, such as the FAB-9000, but with the current models, that is, the current delivery platform is limited, the FAB-5000 is already the limit. More than this.
Even if a bigger and more powerful thing is built, there is no way to actually install it and put it into actual combat use.
In the world that Malashenko lives in now, he has actually never seen the FAB-5000 put into combat with his own eyes, nor has he seen what it looks like when it explodes.
The closest time this thing was put into actual combat use was during the Battle of Kursk.
Malashenko heard that in the battle on the northern front of Kursk, in order to prevent the German armored group from breaking through in depth, Pei-8 was used to carry this super gas tank and throw it directly at the head of the German bats. He directly entrenched one of them at the starting position of the attack.
, before they had time to disperse their formation and start taking action, the German sticks exploded so much that it was hard to count how many tanks and flesh and blood were lifted into the sky in the mushroom cloud.
All in all, the German army canceled the division-level attack that morning, which bought the Red Army defenders valuable reinforcements and time to repair the defense line. This is said to be the case, and this is the version Malashenko heard anyway.
, it is impossible to find out whether it is true or not. Anyway, Malashenko thinks that even if the situation has not reached this point, it is probably about the same.
Now, these "Super Pei 8", which have been greatly improved in performance due to the replacement of new engines, have the ability to mount two gas tanks at one time while being closer to the front line and carrying a lower amount of fuel.
The ability to carry out bombing missions has doubled the bomb load compared to before the engine was replaced.
At this moment, Malashenko, who was amazed by this powerful performance improvement, knew what terrible things would happen next, and his expression after putting down the telescope was already filled with horror.
"Damn, this Zeluo Highlands is finished today! 9 Super Pegasus 8s! 18 5-ton gas tanks! As expected of Zhukov, it's so damn grand! There are heavy bombers on call whenever you move.
I’ve opened my eyes with Zhan Guang today.”
Just talking about it means nothing. Malashenko was able to take practical actions to tell everyone to get ready quickly and evade it a little. Who knows what the commotion will be when 18 gas tanks are thrown into the Zelo Highlands.
It will be so huge that even if your starting position is at the usual safe distance of your feet, you still need to be careful.
"Be careful! Stay hidden and hide behind the bunker! The bombing will start soon! Hurry!"
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Malashenko's order came a little unexpectedly. In the eyes of most soldiers, it seemed that there was no need to do so. How could there be any need to avoid such a safe distance? The Zelo Highlands had just been burned into a mountain like a flaming mountain.
The tsunami and bombardment only made everyone feel the buzzing in their ears, not even mentioning the trembling of the ground beneath their feet.
What? The noise that these few bombers can create is even more intense than the first-level artillery preparations of the group army just now?
Most soldiers think it shouldn't be so exaggerated.
But as a soldier, what you think and what you should do on the battlefield are two completely different things.
You can think whatever you want and reserve your opinions. No one will force you to change your cognitive concepts, but first of all, you must execute the order thoroughly, otherwise everything mentioned above will be nonsense.
Those who can stay in the leadership division are naturally the most outstanding ones among the millions of Red Army soldiers. The top group, even a small number of supplementary recruits, are all the elite among the rookies. They have been trained in the recruit training camp.
Only those with outstanding performance will be given an opportunity to join the leadership division as a reward.
It is precisely because of the gathering of elites that the starting point of the quality of the soldiers is already high enough.
So as soon as Malashenko's order was given, no matter whether they could understand it or not, everyone looked for bunkers nearby under the leadership of their respective squad and platoon company commanders.
Those who can find tanks and infantry fighting vehicles hide behind tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. Those who have nowhere to hide or are surrounded by tanks and infantry fighting vehicles should hide in foxholes, traffic trenches, or even behind pure earth slope bunkers.
It all works, but you have to make sure there is something in front of you to block it for you. Then you just have to wait for the moment when the "Feast of Destruction" starts.
After ordering others to find a place to hide, Malashenko couldn't just sit there and act like a fool. He had to take action.
With nowhere to go, he simply hid in his car, climbed onto the tank in threes and threes, and shrank most of his body into the turret. Malashenko was already ready, raising the telescope in his hand to look ahead.
Halfway up the hillside, just waiting for the aerial bombs to fall, I saw those Pei-8s flying in low-altitude formations, with an aura that covered the sky and the sun, already flying within bombing distance and ready.
"Coming!"
Malashenko held his breath and widened his eyes. In the next second, it seemed as if time stood still and he saw destruction approaching.
The two huge black gas tanks hanging under the wings of the wings broke away from the pylons at almost the same time and fell almost vertically.
For a super-large artillery piece like a gas tank with a single mass of 5 tons, if you only drop one at a time and do not drop another one hanging under the wing root on the other side, it will inevitably cause the weight of both sides of the fuselage along the central axis to increase.
It is seriously unbalanced. One end is light and the other is heavy. Even if the Pei 8 is big enough and the lift of the large wing surface is strong enough, it will not be able to hold up the left and right counterweights. Such an imbalance will cause instantaneous posture instability.
It is very possible to lose control and fall headlong. Low-altitude airspace will not give you the chance to try to level out and regain control. If you dare to lose control and fall, you will be dead.
Therefore, even if the excess power is likely to be wasted, dropping two gas canisters one after another within a very short interval is the only option. Looking at it from another angle, it can be regarded as another shot to prevent the remaining German sticks.
To avoid future troubles.
Malashenko, who was holding a telescope in his hand, watched helplessly those gas tanks in groups of two whizzing down. At a certain moment, he even felt that his hands were shaking. He didn't know why.
At the moment when the bomb was about to hit the ground, Malashenko just closed his eyes and trembled subconsciously, followed closely by the scene of destruction that seemed to step on the spot, coming with an overwhelming force.
, even though Malashenko boasted that he was well prepared, he was still shocked and fell to the ground.