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Chapter 1808 1809 The New Missile with No Accuracy

At the Tang Army helicopter airport built near Hot Wind Port, a Gazelle attack helicopter is being inspected and maintained by ground crew.

The fuselage of this helicopter is full of bullet holes, which are so densely packed that it looks extremely scary. Most of the bullets can only penetrate the surface of the aircraft, but this has also brought many hidden dangers to the helicopter.

Many bullets were embedded in the bulletproof armor around the pilot's cockpit. These armors are made of composite materials, which are light in weight but have good defensive effects.

The important parts of the Gazelle attack helicopter are all equipped with such armor protection, but some places are thinner and some places are thicker.

Frankly speaking, this helicopter was actually lucky, because many helicopters were shot down directly, and the pilots did not have the opportunity to return...

No matter how strong the Tang army's suppressive firepower is, there will be fish that slip through the net. The coalition's anti-aircraft guns are still very threatening and still have a certain combat effectiveness when facing helicopters.

Such helicopters that have been hit will undergo rigorous inspections. Ground crews need to dismantle all possible problematic parts, check the aircraft's engine, linkage components, and various electronic equipment to ensure that the aircraft can continue to fly.

"Check carefully! Don't miss any place!" The person in charge of the ground crew held the record form under his arm and urged his apprentices to work hard.

"Yes!" The young apprentices answered as they unscrewed the screws with tools, opened the skin cover, and carefully checked the internal structure of the aircraft. They had to ensure the condition of the aircraft, otherwise a problematic aircraft would put the pilot at greater risk.

When they opened the cover, warheads of different shapes would occasionally fall out. The coalition soldiers would shoot at helicopters in the sky, and their weapons could theoretically reach the height at which the helicopters were flying.

The effective range of the rifle is over 400 meters, so it is not difficult for the bullet to hit 1000 meters. Full-power ammunition can also ensure that the bullet penetrates the thin aircraft skin, so some bullets remain inside the helicopter.

Not far away, another Gazelle attack helicopter was also conducting a similar inspection. Such combat damage affected the aircraft's attendance rate and was also one of the problems that the Tang army had to face.

Every day, dozens of similar aircraft are unable to take off and perform combat missions, and every day, dozens of similar aircraft are repaired and return to the front line to continue fighting.

There were also new helicopters that were transported across the Endless Sea by transport ships to join the front-line combat troops, but many helicopters were also shot down and lost.

After an increase and a decrease, the number of Tang Army's frontline combat armed helicopters has remained at 700, but these armed helicopters are scattered throughout the front line to provide close battlefield support for all army groups.

"The weather is really nice." An Air Force officer walked through the airport and saw an acquaintance on the ground who was dismantling an aircraft engine. He said hello and said, "Let's go have lunch together."

Taking off his dirty, oily gloves, the dwarf smiled cheerfully, nodded and replied, "Let's go together. If we go too late, all the good things in the cafeteria will be snatched away by those greedy ghosts."

Compared to the hard-working army, the Air Force has always been at the other extreme in terms of welfare benefits. Although it is close to the front line, the food in the canteen is really the envy of the army.

Located close to Hot Wind Port, the airport cafeteria serves authentic seafood, as well as chilled beef sent from the other side of the Endless Sea, fresh vegetables and a variety of top-quality seasonings.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the days when the army soldiers were drooling over canned beef, the pilots of the Air Force had plenty of ice cream, chocolate and other things. Even after completing the mission, some pilots were allowed to drink, but the amount of drinking had to be strictly controlled.

As for the Tang army's opponents... well, they even had very little proper food. Many of the canned foods rationed to the elf troops did not even contain any meat in the starch.

It was considered good to have canned food. Many coalition troops had to eat dried vegetables with dry bread or rice every day. There were not even any seasonings such as salt, let alone the taste.

"How many more have been repaired today?" The two walked side by side towards the building in the distance. It was a temporary wooden house, but it was indeed quite large.

Since there was no need for air defense, the houses were painted white, without any attempt to conceal them. The roofs were painted bright red, making them easily visible from the sky.

"Don't mention it. I have a big job today." The dwarf was also an officer. Although the weather was not so hot, he still rolled up his sleeves to show his strong arms. "The engine of a female deer was hit. It's a miracle that it can fly back. I've been busy with it all morning and it's not finished yet."

"What a lucky guy." The air force officer praised. It was not easy for him to fly back even though one of the two engines was damaged. "Are you going to move forward?"

"I heard so." The dwarf ground crew officer belonging to the Army Aviation was reluctant to leave. They were lucky to share an airport with the Air Force next door, and he could even eat in the Air Force canteen... But if the battle line progressed, their Army Aviation would definitely have to move forward, and then they would not be able to eat in the Air Force canteen.

This is a pity for him who is in the Army Aviation. Although the food in the Army Aviation is also very good, it is still a little different from that in the Air Force.

As they were talking, two Yinglong fighter jets returning from patrol roared down onto the distant runway. The sound of their engines echoed in the sky, rattling the glass in the cafeteria.

Looking further away, on the top of a mound, a huge radar antenna was rotating. With the alert radar, the Tang Air Force did not need to take any air defense concealment measures.

What's more, the Tang Empire's unique air defense missiles are deployed in the invisible area around the airport. These missiles can easily deal with incoming enemy aircraft and protect the airport from the threat of enemy aircraft.

"Have you heard? Yesterday the elves launched a missile and hit a building in Hot Wind Port." The Air Force officer walked into the cafeteria, grabbed an iron tray, and followed the team forward, turning back to ask his friend.

"Of course I heard about it..." The dwarf from the ground crew also picked up the plate, nodded and replied, "They say it's very similar to the Scud, but at most it's that accurate. But the range is terrifying, estimated to be more than 500 kilometers." If the other side used an ordinary Scud, they would definitely have a preset launch site, so the Air Force would definitely not be completely unaware of it. The only explanation is that the other side's launch site was outside the warning range, so it was ignored by the Air Force.

The staff in the cafeteria don't care whether the visitors are from the Air Force or not. The guard troops deployed near the airport also often come to eat and drink for free, which is actually allowed.

So the canteen sergeant who served the food scooped up the stewed beef with a spoon without even looking up, shook it skillfully, and put it on the plate in front of him. When he scooped another spoonful of beef and found that the plate had not been taken away, he would give another spoonful...

This is not a school cafeteria, and shaking the spoon is a habit, but the supply is not actually limited. So as long as you want to eat more, you can eat more: as long as you don't take your plate and walk away, the other party will keep giving you more.

After waiting for two spoonfuls of beef, piling seven or eight large shrimps on the plate and adding some vegetables, the Air Force officer found a seat and sat down to enjoy the food with his dwarf friend who followed him.

To be honest, the chefs in the Air Force are quite good at cooking. The dwarf continued the previous topic while peeling shrimps: "From the clues found on the parts at the scene, the missiles should have been produced by Dorne. It's quite interesting. They are also trying to make trouble for us."

Although it happened yesterday, the news has spread around the area. On the one hand, it was because the missile hit a civilian house, killing more than 100 elven civilians, and on the other hand, it was because this thing might be one of the few weapons in the hands of the coalition forces that could threaten the rear of the Tang army.

"This is war...the other side will definitely use every possible means to deal with us." The air force officer said vaguely while chewing beef.

He was concerned about this matter because he was worried that his airport might be attacked by missiles. Although the air defense weapons of the Tang Empire were advanced, they still had some difficulty dealing with faster missiles.

Although it is said that Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Empire, already has the air defense capability to intercept missiles, the air defense level of the field airport is obviously not comparable to that of the imperial capital.

"I hope it won't affect our airport." The air force officer swallowed the food in his mouth and said loudly to the dwarf.

Because when he was talking, another plane took off or landed, and the huge roar of the engine forced him to raise his voice.

The Tang army's aircraft have been dispatched at a high frequency. They are responsible for too many combat missions, including destroying ground targets, cutting off the enemy's reinforcement routes, eliminating important supply nodes in the rear, etc.

Because of the heavy workload, the Air Force often has to carefully select targets and let go of less important secondary targets to ensure that important targets are truly destroyed.

"Yeah, I don't want to be killed inexplicably by a bomb while repairing a plane." The dwarf ground crew officer stuffed a big shrimp into his mouth and nodded in agreement.

The coalition forces deployed a new missile yesterday. The range of this missile is over 500 kilometers, but its accuracy is very impressive.

Much like the Scuds exported by the Tang Empire, it was basically no more than a nuisance to city-sized targets, but because of its greater range, the Tang army still considered this weapon a serious threat.

Because apart from this weapon, the coalition forces have almost no weapons that can threaten the Tang army's deep targets. There is another reason, similar weapons with little accuracy seem to have a greater deterrent effect than high-precision weapons.

There is no way. Weapons that can hit anything you point at will not actually cause widespread panic, because everyone knows that even if you live next door to the target, as long as you can hit accurately, the surrounding neighbors will not be in danger. But if your weapon has extremely poor accuracy, and even you don’t know where it will hit, then everyone will panic about this weapon...

Therefore, compared to Dongfeng Express, the stupid thing in the hands of a certain Eastern giant that does Brownian motion as soon as it flies makes its neighbors more uneasy.

Interestingly, the coalition forces that used this missile did not actually take this weapon too seriously because they were currently struggling with the collapse of the front line.

Felix finally agreed to let some of Dorne's troops go north to support the Lions Empire troops who could not hold on. He had no other choice. He couldn't really let the Lions Empire troops fend for themselves in the north, right?

If that were the case, the defense line might be penetrated by the Tang army within two days. Once the defense line was lost, the entire northern defense line would collapse in an instant. So he had to give some reinforcements, at least on the surface.

But such reinforcements were actually a drop in the bucket. Dorne's troops were targeted by the Tang Air Force as soon as they were mobilized. After several rounds of bombing, Dorne's organized reinforcements were no different from guerrillas.

  It is conceivable that a troop that has lost its large supply vehicles, heavy weapons and equipment such as tanks and artillery, and an incomplete command structure...can it only be considered a guerrilla force?

No one knew how much effect such guerrilla reinforcements could have on the front line. However, Flix's reinforcements were given, and Lions could only rely on these guerrillas.

On the other side, Susas's troops were also struggling. Their situation was relatively better because the place where they were was not the main attack direction of the Tang army.

But even so, they were under great pressure. In the past six months, Susas's troops had added a large number of heavy weapons and equipment, with more than 700 tanks and armored vehicles. However, these tanks and armored vehicles did not play a role, but became a burden.

After being attacked by Tang army aircraft, so many heavy weapons and equipment, without logistical support such as ammunition, fuel, and spare parts, immediately became hot potatoes: it would be a pity to throw them away, but it would be useless to keep them.

Therefore, similar scenes can often be seen on the defensive positions of the Susas Empire: dozens of tanks and armored vehicles are abandoned, and some are even blown up from the inside by grenades: these are fuel-deficient vehicles that could not be taken away during the retreat, and were all blown up by the Susas soldiers themselves.

However, compared to the elves and the Lions Empire's defenses, Susas's situation was much better: they only lost the first line of defense, and the main line of defense was still in their hands. But their losses were not small, and could even be said to be heavier. Once they lost their defenses, they would collapse faster.