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Volume 2 Growth Chapter 747 Smooth Turning

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    Early the next morning, when the German soldiers in eastern Cuba got into their bunkers and prepared for a new day of routine bombing, the piercing air defense sirens did not sound for a long time.  , the officers and soldiers filled with doubts quietly returned to the ground and looked far into the western sky; however, except for a clear blue sky and a few fluttering white clouds, they did not see even a single bird.  "What is going on?" Seeing this empty sky, the German officers and soldiers couldn't help but be surprised.  Since our own landing in Cuba, US bombers have never stopped their air strikes.  In addition to heavy fog, heavy rain and other bad weather conditions that are not suitable for dispatch, they will appear on time every morning carrying a large number of bombs above their heads.  Now that all the US bombers have disappeared, these German officers and soldiers who have been accustomed to bombs are a little uncomfortable!  Just as they were having different opinions, the news passed down by senior military officers cheered them up: their own army had just used an unprecedented secret weapon to inflict heavy damage on the US military airport, blowing up a large number of bombers on the runway.  For at least a week since then, the U.S. military has been unable to launch large-scale air strikes against areas controlled by the Germans. The air supremacy in the theater is no longer in the hands of the opponent!  Amidst the celebrations and cheers of the soldiers, orders were quickly issued by the senior commanders on the front line.  A large number of soldiers were mobilized to carry supplies, and improvised human-powered carts were used in an endless stream on various roads. When they rushed to the beach, they were surprised to find that two transport ships had appeared less than a kilometer away from the land.  in the sea.  You know, during the daytime for nearly three weeks before this, these savior-like "cows" were completely extinct due to the threat of US military air power!  at this time.  Nearly thirty landing craft and traffic boats are rushing back and forth in the sea.  Boxes of ammunition, food, fuel and other urgently needed goods for the landing troops were transferred ashore from the transport ship; and more than a dozen quartermasters were already busy.  Allocate and register the quantity of materials received by each army unit.  Compared with the previous night-time transportation, the work efficiency during the day has undoubtedly improved a lot. All kinds of materials are unloaded ashore like running water, which is enough to make these quartermasters busy.  Not long after, two more transport ships, escorted by four destroyers, appeared from the junction of sea and sky and slowly headed towards the beach.  The landing craft released from them ran aground on the beach, and emerged from them heavily armed officers and soldiers, as well as the motorcycles, trucks, and artillery belonging to these units.  I learned that the landing operations on the front line went smoothly.  The fleet carrying soldiers boldly crossed Zeng Jin's restricted area and quickly delivered combat troops to the island.  Baracoa beach became busy with traffic, and every officer and soldier exerted their strength to load, unload and carry materials.  Although high-level military officers have assured them of the safety of air control on the beach today, the German soldiers who have been bullied by US bombers before are still frightened by the current swagger during the day; in order to reduce the risk, they are going all out to use it.  Complete the task at hand in the shortest possible time.  The sea breeze was blowing, the white waves were rolling, and before you knew it, the red sun in the east had slowly risen to the sky.  As the busyness continues.  The German soldiers had gradually relaxed from their initial nervousness and became calm; the American air power had indeed been severely damaged.  He didn't interfere with his actions on the beach for more than five hours!  At this time, the two first arriving transport ships had already unloaded nearly half of their cargo, and their freeboard height had increased significantly compared with that in the early morning; then all the 5,000 officers and soldiers and more than 70 artillery pieces carried by the two subsequent troop transport ships had already landed.  , they are working hard to receive various supplies arriving by ship.  A rough calculation showed that the German army received nearly two thousand tons of supplies in these five hours, which was almost three times as efficient as in the dark.  What's more important is that the total time for the frontline German army to receive supplies has been significantly improved compared to the previous simple night transportation, which has resulted in a qualitative improvement in the total amount of supplies obtained!  When the German Army's strength on the island of Cuba was greatly increased, the strength of the Air Force also expanded rapidly with the continuous arrival of supplies.  Aviation fuel, mechanical parts, and ground technicians are all key factors that restrict fighter jets from taking off. Although these things can be replenished by air transportation, they are not as efficient as direct unloading of commercial ships with huge loads.  When these things arrived at the front-line airport along with the unloading of large amounts of supplies, the German air support was given the strongest guarantee.  FW-190s flew from the rear island of Haiti to the frontline field airport in Baracoa, quickly replenishing the air protection umbrella of the frontline German forces. Due to sufficient ground support, these fighters no longer have extremely low attendance rates.  paper power.  The setting sun is setting, the sunset is dimming; the lanterns are coming up, and the bright moon is rising in the east.  On several kilometers of beach in Baracoa, the German army's material loading and unloading was still in full swing; the four transport ships that arrived in the early morning had all left empty, and they were replaced by two other 3,000-ton cargo ships.  In order to reduce the distance between landing craft and cargo ships, theIn order to improve the unloading efficiency, the German Navy chose small merchant ships with shallow drafts to undertake supply tasks, so that the anchor chain could be dropped closer to the coast.  A large number of naval warships guarded the deep waters in the distance, taking strict precautions against possible harassing U.S. warships. Out of confidence in the superiority of the fleet, the Germans even turned on searchlights on the beach to increase the speed of cargo transfer.  The busy German soldiers on the beach were all cautious and prepared to finish their work quickly after hearing the air defense siren; the Americans had already missed the entire day's bombing time, so night had to come, right?  However, what surprised the German officers and soldiers was that the calmness of the night sky was never broken by the familiar and shrill buzzing sound.  In addition to the roar of the waves, there was the low hum of the landing craft's small-power gasoline engine.  Sensing the other party's abnormal behavior, the German officers and soldiers couldn't help but secretly speculate, what kind of weapon did they use to beat the Americans to such a state of despair?  The San Diego Air Force Base, located 150 kilometers away to the west, is still a bustling scene at this moment; thousands of ground crews are busy filling the runway, repairing facilities, and extinguishing flames, and their work efficiency has reached an unprecedented peak.  However, despite this, Colonel Henry, who was in charge of commanding the base, still wanted to split his men in half and use them.  As he paced anxiously back and forth, his violent roars could be heard in the room at any time.  Half a day ago, more than 100 "meteorites" suddenly fell from the sky, carrying super-heavy bombs with thunderous force and violently exploding around the airport; their power was so powerful that it was equivalent to the throwing power of a squadron of B-17s fully loaded with high-explosive bombs.  .  Since radar and anti-aircraft searchlights found no trace of the German aircraft from beginning to end, various rumors quickly spread among the army: some said that there was a witch in the German team who could summon the thunder and lightning of Zeus, and some even said that the Germans had made an earth weapon.  , can remotely realize scenes similar to the Tunguska explosion 30 years ago.  Combined with the current continuous defeats of the United States on the east and west fronts, the fighting spirit of the soldiers has really been depressed.  And that's all. In the previous large-scale bombings of the German Air Force, this airport suffered more bombs than now, but the key point is that this time our own side has no time at all.  Come and react!  When those UFOs crashed to the ground with a roar, the aviation fuel and high explosives prepared for the bomber group's dispatch immediately became uncontrollable in the explosion.  More than 150 fighter planes were blown to pieces and burned around the runway, the vast majority of which were B-17 heavy bombers preparing to attack later.  Such a heavy loss caused the aviation colonel Clark, who was in charge of commanding the fleet, to roll his eyes and fall unconscious. He is still performing rescue operations in a field hospital.  In addition, two oil depots were reversely detonated due to the burning of oil pipelines. The raging fire was still not extinguished after burning for 18 hours; and the airport runway also had a large number of potholes due to the explosion of the bomb, requiring  Spend a lot of energy filling it.  What made Colonel Henry even more anxious and angry was that in addition to the largest aviation base where he was located, several surrounding airports also suffered this sudden and violent attack; at the critical moment when the bomber group was about to take off, their losses were also the same.  Extremely serious.  After some statistics, a total of nearly 200 aircraft of various types at nearby airports were destroyed by burning and explosions. The losses were even greater than the total of all battle losses in the previous three weeks!  The U.S. bomber fleet that suffered such heavy losses was forced to reorganize itself and cease operations for the next day. It was not until the third day that the Germans received information that the Germans were conducting landings and transportation during the day, and they bit the bullet and assembled a group of aircraft.  Head to the target beach to bomb.  However, the German interception force in Cuba has been greatly strengthened as more than 10,000 tons of supplies have been transported to the beach.  Facing the German fighter jets that were attacking like locusts, the US bomber pilots had to hastily drop bombs and speed up their return under the huge security threat. The results of this can be imagined.  The fierce air battle lasted all day. The US Air Force, which had already suffered a heavy loss in its lineup, lost a considerable number of fighter planes and members. However, the German army's beach unloading was not significantly hindered. The supplies and troops ashore were always carried out in a  The growth continues at a considerable rate.  With the loss of air supremacy over the landing site, the U.S. military¡¯s beachhead blockade against the Germans immediately collapsed. Soon, they would experience the blitzkrieg that wiped out Western Europe in a month in this small war zone.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! ps: Thanks to book friends Jin Crab, zhouyu1976, and Shanye Breeze for the reward~~~u???????????????????????????????????????
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