The airflow made these falling bombs seem to be shaking slightly from side to side. When the height dropped to a certain level, the shells of these cluster bombs opened the locking structure, allowing the strong wind to lift off the outer protective shell.
The huge airflow blew open the four-petal shell at once, as if a beautiful flower bloomed in the sky. The next second, the submunitions fixed on the inner structure separated like a goddess scattering flowers, allowing the air to scatter them.
They blow everywhere.
Two or three seconds later, these melon-sized submunitions hit the ground and exploded one after another. The continuous explosions were like a storm, sweeping over the targets on the ground.
From the open space in the wilderness, the explosion of cluster bombs spread to the airport covered with camouflage nets. The Zero fighter jets and Dragon-slaying bombers covered under the camouflage nets were instantly engulfed by the explosion.
The anti-aircraft gun emplacement that had just pointed its muzzle into the sky was lifted into the air in the next second, and then scattered back to the ground, falling everywhere.
Although at least two-thirds of the bombs did not directly hit the target, cluster bombs, a new type of munition, still showed good damage effects in destroying unprotected airport targets.
Only one-third of the submunitions that hit the target blasted the entire field airport runway into a lunar surface. Large and small craters instantly paralyzed the entire airport. The maintenance work will last at least several days before it is possible to resume normal operations at the airport.
Operation.
The results of this battle do not include the various aircraft that have been paralyzed aside: half of the aircraft in the entire airport have been paralyzed, and most of them have been scrapped and have no value for repair.
Without being sloppy at all, the new bombers that dropped their bombs turned around and left the battlefield, leaving only the goblins who had narrowly escaped death, staring blankly at the distant black spots in the sky.
The Zero fighter jets that took off in an emergency finally climbed to an altitude of about 4,000 meters, but found that their speed could not catch up with these Datang Empire bombers that had turned.
The nearest Zero fighter pilot could even see the dragon emblems sprayed on those gray-white bodies, but there was no chance to close the distance and fire a round of cannon fire at these damn enemies.
In fact, this is not the most tragic thing. The most tragic thing is that after chasing the Zero fighter pilots for a long time and watching the Tang Empire bombers leave, they returned only to find that their airport was riddled with holes and unusable.
Before the fuel runs out, they must transfer as quickly as possible to land at airports that have not been attacked or that have been attacked but not damaged.
Fortunately, the Zero fighter has a long enough range and a long enough stay in the air, otherwise these homeless Zero fighters might have run out of fuel and crashed near the smoking airport runway.
The effect of this bombing was simply outstanding. At least 7 of the airports deployed by Mirage in the South Island were completely paralyzed and rendered useless.
There are a total of 110 Dragon-Slaying bombers deployed at these airports, but now less than 30 are operational. And of the 210 Zero fighter jets also deployed here, less than 100 can continue to operate.
In other words, of the 300 Zero fighter jets deployed by Mirage to support operations on the South Island, only 200 were left before they officially entered the war.
The air defense system of the entire South Island was in chaos. Rescues were rescued and losses were counted. Within a few hours of the official war between the two countries, the Mirage suffered huge losses.
Inside the Air Force headquarters in the South Island, a group of officers were in a mess. From time to time, someone passed by with documents under their arms, and they were so fast that they could stir up a gust of wind.
Next to a desk, an Air Force officer was grabbing a phone and shouting: "Yes! We need more anti-aircraft guns! The other party used an extremely fast bomber that the Zero fighter could not intercept... The fighter we have high hopes for,
It didn’t live up to our expectations.”
The Air Force of Mirage does not have its own military uniforms. They use the same military uniforms as the Army, with only a slight difference in the collar insignia and shoulder straps.
This officer is applying for more anti-aircraft guns on the island. Previously, Mirage did not deploy a large number of anti-aircraft guns on the South Island because it believed in the performance of the Zero fighter jets.
But now, it turns out that the Tang Empire's bombing is still effective, and the fighter defense line that cannot guarantee the safety of the South Island is useless - urgently dispatching more anti-aircraft guns has become another option for the South Island's air defense.
Not far behind this officer, another officer was also holding the phone and reporting the losses caused by the bombing to his superiors: "Loss? About 100 Zero fighters were scrapped. Some parts can still be used, and some engines
They are still intact, but they can no longer fly..."
The incident occurred suddenly, and they did not go to the scene to see it. However, the news coming back from the airport was that the other side dropped a large number of small bombs from the air, covering the entire airport.
This description confuses many people, and they also lack the proper concept of cluster bombs destroying airports: they cannot imagine how terrifying a large number of bombs specifically designed to destroy airport runways can be.
Although the officers who reported the losses felt a sense of anger in their hearts, at least they did not need to be overwhelmed. The ones who really collapsed at this moment were the air dispatch commanders. They now have urgent work in their hands, and every second is delayed.
It may cause death.
Looking at another corner of the entire headquarters, these dispatchers were grabbing the phones in their hands, and their voices were already trembling: "We have 20 Zero fighter jets that took off to intercept enemy aircraft and cannot land. Do you have room there?
?Yes! They can only land at your place... Please arrange the landing time..."
"What are you talking about? We have 15 Zeros passing by Airport 5? What is the fastest half hour? Can a plane without fuel fly in the sky for half an hour? Hello? Hey!" Another dispatcher has already
Almost crying.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Their airport was severely damaged and it was no longer possible for the Zero fighter jets that had taken off to perform the interception mission to land.
Therefore, these planes must transfer to another airport to land, but these planes do not belong to the airport there, so they can only be arranged temporarily.
The units they belong to are different, and the number of aircraft dispatched has suddenly increased, making the dispatchers at all bases extremely busy. They have never conducted similar training, and they were all confused by the sudden problems.
The third dispatcher was about to collapse at this time. The Zero fighter he was responsible for took off the earliest and was almost running out of fuel at this moment.
So he could only make hysterical threats, completely ignoring the other party's feelings: "No matter what method you use! You must arrange for the plane to land! If you lose another plane, I will go to the base camp and sue you for malfeasance in your duties!"
Not far away from these dispatching commanders who were approaching madness, the chief of staff responsible for the defense of the entire South Island was also on the phone: "Hello? Hello! What? Can you please explain clearly? What does it mean to be attacked? Great South Bay? I listen.
Where are you?"
An observation post from the air defense force reported to him that thick smoke was rising from the Great South Bay, as if something had attacked there.
Therefore, the chief of staff of the mirage air force asked nervously: "What? What do you mean?"
"Great South Bay is under attack." There was a clear answer on the phone.
The chief of staff was stunned and guessed: "Bombing?"
He speculated that the new bombers from the Tang Empire that had just arrived were sent to bomb the Great South Bay.
The other party denied this speculation: "No. We speculate that it was the weapon called 'missile' used by the Tang Empire to attack the capital of Dahua... The three explosions all landed in residential areas, causing heavy losses. More than a dozen buildings collapsed.
The casualties were over a thousand people.”
"I understand. Have the ships in the port been evacuated?" The chief of staff hung up the phone helplessly, and turned back to look at the officer behind him who had been waiting for a long time.
"Already evacuated! According to the prior plan, I have ordered the troops to be ready to deploy mines in designated areas at any time..." the officer answered with his chin raised.
Mirage General Mirage Wuzhong, who is in charge of the defense of the entire South Island, is very satisfied: "Well done! Since the Tang people have hidden their secrets, don't blame us for playing dirty tricks. Let the troops deploy mines and mines in suspicious landing areas!
At any cost, we must stop the Tang army on the beach!"
Although he was well prepared, the officer was still a little worried: "Yes! But...general...the use of landmines and sea mines is not in compliance with international weapons conventions..."
After all, everyone signed the treaty back then and promised not to use inhumane and dangerous weapons such as mines, landmines, and white phosphorus bombs. If Mirage breaks the treaty now, the Tang Empire will most likely retaliate.
Mirage Wuzhong frowned and scolded: "Asshole! It's already this time, how can we talk about credibility! No matter what the price is, winning is the real thing!"
"Yes! I will go and deliver the order right away." The officer immediately lowered his head and turned around to carry out his mission.
"First destroy the airport on the South Island. The bombing is very targeted... It seems that their target is us." Looking at the huge map hanging on the wall, Mirage Wuzhong said with a solemn expression: "Apply for reinforcements.
…More tanks, more infantry, more anti-aircraft guns…”
"Yes! General!" The chief of staff lowered his head and turned to send a telegram.
"Where will you land? The beach in the south or the beach in the north? Or... you can only seize the Great South Bay in the first time?" His eyes swept around the three places, and Mirage Wu Zhong said to himself.
Talk to yourself.
"The most dangerous thing is the Great South Bay... You have come all the way, and what you want most must be the port, right?" Standing there for a while, Mirage Wu Zhong felt that he had guessed the answer: "Then I will be here...
