The Rise of the Empire

"What about the Prussian airships? These things are a bit annoying." Baron Schmidt asked.

"Let's take a look first. Anyway, we are not in a hurry to attack now. My plan is to bomb for three days first and see the results." The exercise only lasts for a week, so don't rush and bomb slowly. Prince Ruprecht, who was a supporter of the air force's theory of victory before time travel, had high expectations for the air force.

"By the way, how are the flight routes arranged?" the prince asked.

"Reconnaissance opportunities without weapons will pass about 3 kilometers away from the viewing platform, while bomber groups carrying bombs will pass from 6 kilometers away, but you can rest assured that the color of the bombers is eye-catching enough, and they are flying in formation, which is very ornamental. It must be good." Harrell said, patting his chest.

"That's good." The prince nodded and said.

"The exercise has been going on for about an hour now, and there are no signs of action from the ground units on both sides. The Prussian Corps began to raise observation balloons, and airships began to enter. There seemed to be no movement on the Bavaria side. However, just half an hour ago , it is said that there was a roar like thunder from the Bavarian airfield." Prince Albert was responsible for introducing the situation to all the high-level Allied officials watching the battle.

In fact, the prince's appearance for the air force was still unsuccessful. Three thousand meters is still a long way for a single-engine two-seater reconnaissance aircraft. Only a small number of people saw it, and because it flew relatively low, the background was not very good. , except for a very few people who saw it, the small plane quickly disappeared into the woods in the hilly area. And then, there wasn’t even a photo of this historic moment….

"The fifth area is suspected to be a heavy howitzer battery, and the seventh area is definitely a long-range artillery. Their convoy is too large. The third area and the second area should be the opponent's material storage points, and there are two artillery units moving in along Highway 3. ...." The reconnaissance plane code-named Hawkeye 1 dutifully reported everything it saw to the rear headquarters via telegram. Soon, Colonel Harrell completed the formulation of the attack plan.

"First kill the long-range artillery in the seventh area. They are too much of a threat. Then the heavy howitzers in the fifth area. Split a small team to attack the supplies in the second area. Then when you come back, shoot at the targets approaching on Highway 3. . If nothing else happens, it will be over at 11 a.m. Then there will be a reconnaissance plane responsible for counting the results." Colonel Harrell said.

"That's it. Is our temporary aircraft landing site ready?" Ruprecht asked.

"No problem. We have leveled a piece of land, have additional gasoline reserves and simple maintenance equipment." Harrell said.

"Let's get started! Remember, we set a world record today!" Ruprecht said with a smile. "Black Hawks attack!"

It was also the first time that the Bavarian Air Force took off such a large fleet from an airport under close to actual combat conditions. 36 K-1 Black Hawk bombers lined up on the runway according to numbers and took off. With the roar of the engines, the propellers began to rotate rapidly. The planes began to accelerate slowly. The simulated bombs hung on the belly and under the wings were like the claws of a war eagle. Under the sunlight, each bomb shone coldly.

Most of all the bombs are gray, and some have a white line near the warhead, which means that the bomb is an ordinary high-explosive bomb. The loading factor of up to 65% means that the charge of a 100KG bomb is approximately equal to more than 6 rounds. 150MM heavy grenade! But this is just the most ordinary bomb.

The body of the anti-infantry bomb is specially treated and distinguished by a yellow line in the front section of the body. In order to ensure that the bomb can produce as many fragments as possible when it explodes, there are also a large number of steel balls inside. The delayed fuze will be activated after the bomb is dropped. This kind of bomb has relatively strict requirements on the throwing height and aircraft speed, but its effect is also very obvious. of.

"The bomb will explode at a height of about 10 to 15 meters above the ground, and then form a cone-shaped death zone with a top angle of 120 degrees. The shrapnel will cover the ground about 60 meters in diameter, and all soft targets will be destroyed by thousands of people. A piece of shrapnel is torn into pieces, like the scythe of death, sweeping away all life within the range!" Baron Schmidt once described this terrifying weapon after seeing the air explosion of this only 50KG bomb.

But the most terrifying weapon is the napalm bomb. This kind of bomb with red markings is actually the cheapest, using gasoline plus stabilizer and curing agent. This constitutes the most destructive weapon of this era. This kind of bomb, which is even jokingly called a gasoline barrel, can burn thousands of square meters of area with just one shot. Moreover, this kind of bomb is very damaging to trenches and bunkers. Splashing oil droplets can easily burn soldiers in the trenches. And it's hard to put out.

In addition to these four types of bombs, the Bavarian Air Force is also equipped with a special type of bomb, which is marked with a blue marking ring and filled with a small mine weighing no more than 100 grams. This kind of landmine is made into a stone-like shape. After being thrown, it will form an irregular minefield, which is used to block roads or prevent the opponent's personnel from rescuing equipment.

In addition to these various bombs, the K-1 Black Hawk bomber is equipped with a large number of machine guns, which also poses a huge lethality to the ground in this era, whether it is soldiers, carriages, simple bunkers or supplies, at 12.7MM Large-caliber machine guns and various special bullets are very vulnerable to strikes. Imagine a squad of 12 planes equipped with dozens of machine guns to shoot at the ground like scraping the ground. The dense rain of bullets falling from the sky can instantly collapse the fighting will of the troops on the ground!

"An uninspiring start," the Kaiser said unkindly. The artillery group of the Prussian Army in the distance has begun to fire at the target area, but the apparently sparse artillery sounds tell people that this is just a tentative attack. In order to ensure the concealment of the front-line artillery group and the suddenness of the attack, Little Maoqi just Order long-range artillery to fire. These heavy artillery with a range of 18 kilometers are the rulers of the battlefield in this era. They never have to worry about being counterattacked. Until a shadow rushed towards them!

"Look what is that?" Duke Albert heard a series of slightly harsh buzzing sounds in the air. He subconsciously raised his head and looked up. A group of black spots appeared in the distant air. And it expanded rapidly over time.

The Bavarian Air Force finally began to move from behind the scenes to the front desk, and their first appearance shocked everyone! From then on, the name of Black Death resounded all over the world!

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