Three Hundred and Ninety-Three Second Set of Plans
On the simply constructed defensive position, an Alan Hill soldier took out a smoking stick from a pocket near his shoulder, and pulled it hard, causing it to emit a dazzling yellow smoke.
He threw the smoking stick not far in front of him, and immediately retracted his head.
At the same time, on the defensive positions of humans, dozens of soldiers threw this kind of mark directly in front of them at the same time, clearly marking the approximate location of the current defensive position.
These smoking rods can be seen very clearly in the sky, so that those air force attack planes, especially jet attack planes, will not accidentally injure the areas they control.
At this time, Ilan Raymond, who had already swooped, pulled his trigger against the obvious square formation of the demon army.
The a-10 attack aircraft, codenamed Thunderbolt, is a super ground attack aircraft designed and manufactured around the famous gau-8 Avenger cannon.
The design idea at that time was to use the powerful gau-8 Avenger cannon to destroy all types of ground targets, and the so-called bombs and missiles were just the stuffing heads at the beginning of the design of the A-10 attack aircraft.
Conversely, the gau-8 Avenger cannon was originally a parallel project of the A-X program that was finalized for the A-10 attack aircraft. The performance requirements of the gun were announced in 1970, and the specific scheme was designed by the competition between General Electric and Philco Ford.
The two prototypes of the a-x program, the ya-10 and the Northrop ya-9, were originally prepared to install the weapon, but the gau-8 had not been completed when the prototype development began, so the m61 Vulcan cannon was temporarily replaced. When completed, the full gau-8 system (accurately named the a/a 49e-6 artillery system) accounted for about 16 percent of the net weight of the A-10 attack aircraft.
It can be said responsibly that a-10 and gau-8 were the products of mutual accommodation and a final compromise.
Therefore, the structure of the A-10 attack aircraft is quite special: the Avenger cannon is installed at a position slightly to the left of the central axis of the fuselage, while its landing gear is slightly to the right, which ensures that the actual firing barrel of the cannon is in on the central axis of the aircraft.
The total weight of gau-8 is 280 kg, and the weight after counting the loading system and the drum is 1,828 kg, which is close to the weight of two tons, all stacked on one cannon, which has never happened before.
The distance from the muzzle to the end of the ammunition system for this gun is 5.931 meters, the drum diameter is 88 cm, and the overall length is 1.82 meters. The magazine holds 1,174 rounds at a time, but normally only 1,150 rounds.
When launching incendiary armor-piercing projectiles,
The gun's muzzle velocity can reach 990 m/s, almost the same as the 20mm caliber shell of the lighter M61 Vulcan cannon.
In order to obtain the best armor-piercing effect, the standard ammunition arrangement of gau-8 is a pgu-14/b incendiary armor-piercing bullet with a warhead weight of about 425 grams and a pgu-13/b bullet with a warhead weight of about 360 grams in a ratio of 4:1. Combination of explosive incendiary bombs (hei).
The warhead of the pgu-14/b is embedded in a lightweight aluminum alloy casing, which is surrounded by a smaller-caliber depleted uranium core. The Avenger Cannon is extremely effective against tanks and any armored vehicle.
A very important innovation in the ammunition design of the gau-8 is the use of aluminum alloys instead of traditional steel and brass.
This allows the aircraft to carry 30% more ammunition with the same overall load. The case also has plastic case hoops designed to prolong barrel life. The ammo is about 290mm long and weighs about 0.69kg.
Such a sturdy performance makes this artillery full of momentum when firing, and with the terrible engine roar of the A-10 attack aircraft, the visual effect of the attack is very cool.
The moment Ilan Raymond pulled the trigger, nearly a hundred shells were fired at the enemy's phalanx. These depleted uranium armor-piercing bullets easily penetrated the magic defense barrier above this square with a terrifying rate of fire, as easy as cutting a piece of tofu.
Then, these terrible ammunition fell on the demon troops in the phalanx. The huge 30mm caliber artillery shell, with unprecedented penetrating power, raged through the crowd and was unstoppable.
The ammunition pierced through the thin armor, through the bodies of the demon soldiers, and through the others behind them.
Eventually the ammunition hit the ground, splashing a cloud of dust on it, filling it with heartbreaking white smoke.
Like chopping melons and vegetables, this demon phalanx locked by Ilan Raymond suddenly turned around.
A cannonball pierced through the body of the demon officer who ordered his troops to attack with his sword. He was spitting out blood, clutching his arms that had been hit in two by the shell, and looked at the sky in despair.
He was not directly hit by the terrifying cannonball, but was hit in the arm by the rubble splashed by a cannonball, and he was injured like this.
Right beside him, some demons were smashed into two at once by such cannonballs, and the upper body was still alive, laying on the ground, howling and moaning non-stop.
The place that was baptized by the gau-8 machine gun was almost in a state of barrenness. The phalanx of demon troops that were originally standing in neat rows collapsed completely.
You can imagine how powerful this weapon is. You must know that the puppet tank of the puppet empire is equipped with nothing more than a single-barreled 30mm caliber rapid-fire gun.
This anti-aircraft weapon of Ailan Hill has long since been discontinued. However, there are still many production lines imitating this artillery in various countries, and many countries are still using this backward weapon.
The Holy Demon Empire has been mass-producing this weapon, and it has not stopped until it is destroyed by Ailan Hill. Later, Ailan Hill took over these factories, and now they have completely stopped production and turned to other weapons and equipment.
The puppet empire has been mass-producing 30mm caliber rapid-fire guns until now: they are equipped with a large number of such guns, on the one hand, because of their mature technology, and on the other hand because they have too many shells in stock.
However, Ireland Hill has put this 30mm caliber rapid-fire gun on the plane, and gave the gun a higher and stronger rate of fire, equipped with sharper ammunition, and raised it to an unprecedented level high.
Just a short shot of 1 to 2 seconds, this sky-defying Avenger cannon can destroy a demon phalanx, even if the opponent opens the magic defense barrier, it still has to pay a heavy price!
Over the battlefield at this moment, there are dozens of such terrifying A-10 attack aircraft. They went back and forth, destroying all demonic troops they could see.
While passing the demon phalanx, they would drop a bomb from time to time, causing even heavier casualties.
The demon troop that lost its commander was also in chaos. This phalanx had to start retreating. The phalanx at the back made way for them to retreat and reorganize, while the brand-new demon phalanx at the back continued to move towards. advance forward.
However, before this new phalanx was close to the human defense position, it was visited by another A-10 attack aircraft.
It was the same familiar round of strafing, the same bomb landed in the demon's position, the same explosion and pieces of white smoke, and the same massive loss.
Controlling the low-altitude performance is very outstanding, the A-10 attack aircraft with an extremely small turning radius circled in the sky, and Ilan Raymond once again pressed the sight on a collapsed demon phalanx.
He calmly drove his plane into the attack route, and then calmly pulled his trigger.
"Chuchu!" The 30mm caliber giant machine gun gau-8 Avenger once again spewed deadly fire, shrouding the demon army.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to pull up his attack aircraft, Ilan Raymond felt very excited. He likes this kind of hearty attack, and also likes the smooth attacking feeling that the new weapon brings.
It has to be said that this new type of aircraft is really suitable for attacking a large-scale group target such as the demon army, it is just tailor-made for the demon army.
Wherever these A-10 attack planes passed, the demon's building was destroyed, the soldiers fell to the ground, black blood was everywhere, and the scene was chaotic.
On the high ground in the distance, a demon general looked at his collapsed troops with an extremely ugly expression. Originally, he also had a handsome face, but now it looks a little distorted.
"Where's the Demon Dragon Army? Why haven't they been dispatched? Ah? Why?" He looked at the demon general who was in charge of the Demon Dragon Army and asked, "You just watched my army get beaten?"
"I've lost more than 20 dragons today! There are still more than 30 fighter jets! Do you think I'm standing here to watch the fun?" The other party was also full of anger and immediately retorted.
The Demon Air Force really fought hard today, taking off a large number of Demon fighter jets, but not even a single Airland Hill plane was shot down.
The only few victories were obtained during the air defense of the ground troops. The ones that were shot down were just some Il-2 attack aircraft and a modified ground support B-25 attack aircraft.
After losing more than 20 dragons, the Demon Air Force had to stop the stupidity of fighting for air supremacy.
The decisive battle with the Airland Hill Air Force, which has early warning aircraft and F-16 and F-15 fighter jets, is indeed too reluctant for the strength of the Demon Air Force.
"Our ground troops are collapsing! Our well-planned attack has failed like this?" Pointing to his own troops struggling in the distance, the demon general who had just spoken first asked again.
"Maybe, we can only implement the second set of combat plans." The demon general in charge of commanding the demon air force thought for a while before suggesting.
"Okay, that's the only way." Hearing this suggestion, the demon general looked a little better, nodded and said, "Let the demon dog be the queen! Withdraw the troops! Give the opportunity to attack to the humans themselves! Hum hum……"
"Woo...!" Following his orders, the melodious horns of the demon army came one after another, echoing in the explosion, and with the sound of these horns, the demon army began to retreat.