It's better to conquer them than to command the steel torrent

Chapter 98 | Pull up your Bofors gun!
Under the captain's command, hundreds of paratroopers moved to relatively lower ground and began to dig prone trenches on the spot.

Before long, they even began organizing a counterattack.

Because the range of the light mortar is too short, if they want to counterattack the heavy machine guns of the Royal Guard, they have to get at least 300 meters closer!
The Imperial Russian paratroopers threw smoke grenades forward, or used rifle grenades to hurl them, creating an area covered by thick gray-white smoke in the field in front of them.

Two squads were in front, and several other mortar teams were behind. Dozens of people were crawling on the ground where bullets were flying.

Three hundred meters...

Two hundred and fifty meters...

Two hundred meters...

During this period, the Royal Guard Howitzer Company had been bombarding Vitesse Airport, carrying out intercepting fire, and obstructing the actions of the main force of the Ivan Ross Airborne Force as much as possible, thereby separating and isolating the three airborne companies in front of them and the main force of the airport.

Looking at the enemies in the distance who were crawling hard under the cover of smoke, Shang Ke couldn't help but feel a little admiration.

Facing the double fire attack of ZB-37 heavy machine gun and 81mm mortar, he remained so tenacious and active, worthy of being called VDV Superman!

We are at a disadvantage in terms of manpower, terrain, and weapon range.

In this situation, the standard answer is definitely to deploy smoke and then retreat quickly - retreating at this time should not even be criticized as cowardly and conservative.

However, the Ivan Ross Airborne Forces' fighting style was too radical and risky.

Shang Ke felt that they were too arrogant, but he also noticed that these guys had reason to be arrogant.

A few imperial Russian paratroopers broke away from the ranks and moved between low-lying areas as nimbly as wildcats, occasionally shooting at the royal guards with semi-automatic rifles.

The SVT-38 designed by Tokarev has many defects, and the improved SVT-40 has not yet been put into production, but these flawed weapons still exert terrible power in the hands of the fourth type of supernatural warriors. Sporadic 7.62×54mm light pointed bullets were fired from a thousand meters away, and the royal guards also suffered casualties.

It’s hard to imagine how they managed to hit the target at such a long distance!

"Medic!" a private shouted anxiously, "Sergeant Bella has been shot! Medic, get here quickly!"

The medic was a small girl. She crawled over and froze when she saw the horrific bloody hole on the sergeant's cheek. She cried, "Damn it! God! I can't save him."

Bullets of two calibers crossed each other in mid-air! The battle was fierce!
"My goodness...this level of skills and tactics..." Shang Ke commented to himself, "They still don't have much actual combat experience. If they were tempered in a few real battles, who knows what kind of monster they'd become."

No! The threat is too great! This child must not be allowed to stay!
Shang Ke really didn't intend to engage in a head-on confrontation at first. He just wanted to drive the enemy attacking the city back to the airport.

But now he decisively changed his mind - it's better to cut off one finger than to injure ten! Let's annihilate part of the enemy first!
"Where are the friendly forces? Have they made contact?" he turned his head and asked.

"Yes, sir. The messengers from the 28st Battalion, 1th Infantry Regiment have found us. They are joining the battle from the northwest."

At 11:45 am, a Hungarian infantry battalion arrived to join the battle after a quick march of more than ten kilometers.

Shang Ke asked them to maneuver to the northwest to due west, establish positions, block enemy reinforcements, and support their own attack at the right time.

He called out: "Hey! Call Ferenczi over here!"

Soon, a slightly plump second lieutenant came hurriedly on a motorcycle.

When the Royal Guard Anti-aircraft Artillery Squadron was being formed, Shang was suffering from the lack of relevant professional personnel, so he found a way to ask for several officers and non-commissioned officers. Lieutenant Ferenc was one of them and was also the captain of the anti-aircraft artillery squadron.

"Did you see that?" Shang Ke handed him the binoculars and pointed into the distance. "The enemy's resistance is extremely stubborn. A direct assault would only result in heavy losses. I hope to annihilate them quickly and efficiently. Are you sure you can suppress them?" At this moment, a stray bullet whizzed past. Ferencz was startled and asked doubtfully, "Suppress the enemy? Me?"

Shang Ke, rather dissatisfied, pointed his finger behind him and ordered in a dismissive tone, "Yes! It's you! Hurry up and pull your Bofors gun over here! Choose a firing position!"

Lieutenant Ferencz crawled away, got on his motorcycle and sped away.

At this time, looking at the entire battlefield, Vitesse Airport had been surrounded by Hungarian troops coming from all directions.

On one side were the Ivan Rus airborne troops, and on the other side were the Hungarian troops who rushed to reinforce. Both sides were in a hurry and had a chaotic organization.

Lieutenant Colonel Antonov did not dare to act rashly now, as he was worried that the surrounding Hungarian troops would launch a siege together.

Before the second and third waves of airborne reinforcements arrived, he thought he could only launch an attack in one direction at most - the three companies currently trapped in the west.

At this time, a captain shouted in horror: "What is that?! Anti-aircraft gun?!"

Lieutenant Colonel Antonov looked through the telescope and his face suddenly changed.

About 1,500 meters away, four truck-mounted anti-aircraft guns stopped.

The Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun originally did not have a gun shield. When entrusting the factory to modify it, Shang Ke asked the factory to customize the gun shield using 8mm quenched and hardened steel plates to protect the gun crew members from damage by light weapons.

At this moment, the four truck anti-aircraft guns of the Royal Guard Anti-aircraft Artillery Squadron have entered the preset positions. They turned around together and faced the enemy with their rear ends.

This not only protects the cab, but also allows you to quickly escape when facing a serious threat.

Truck anti-aircraft gun, a simple combination idea, but quite practical.

【Picture】

"Boys, teach our friends some hard lessons, fire away!"

Following Lieutenant Ferenc's order, the gunner stepped hard on the firing pedal, and several Bofors anti-aircraft guns roared at the same time, spewing out flames more than one meter long from the muzzles!

The loader kept moving four magazines to ensure that the anti-aircraft gun could continue to fire without interruption.

One after another, 40mm fragmentation grenades were fired into the distance. Each 0.83 kg grenade was filled with 63 grams of TNT, and its explosive power was equivalent to that of a hand grenade.

"Dong dong dong - dong dong -"

Four truck-mounted anti-aircraft guns fired fragmentation grenades at the enemy in front of them at a rate of two rounds per second, creating an incomparable and overwhelming firepower advantage.

In the blink of an eye, the Russian paratroopers in the front suffered a devastating disaster!

Blood and flesh flew everywhere the artillery fire reached. Several Russian paratroopers, including a female warrant officer, were even blown into broken fragments and splattering blood mist along with their guns!
Shang Ke, with great interest, watched his masterpiece go on a killing spree behind the artillery mirror.

"No wonder they say all anti-aircraft weapons are excellent for ground attacks..." He marveled, then sighed with a smile, "Anyway, no military court can try me!"

Suddenly, the situation changed.

Someone pointed to the sky and said in panic, "Enemy planes! Sir! Lots of transport planes!"

(End of this chapter)