The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Major Jaden's plan was quickly recognized by Menzies. After all, Menzies did not dare to expect to get the German secret weapons clearly through just one operation. This was not only unrealistic but also too risky. It was very likely that the commandos would be wiped out and get nothing.

So three 40MM Bofors anti-aircraft guns were airdropped to Major Jaden a few hours later.

Major Jaden made a detailed plan for this interception.

First of all, the interception position.

It is not appropriate to be too far forward, and it is not appropriate to be too far back.

If it is too far forward, the anti-aircraft gunner will have no time to prepare... You know, it can reach a speed of more than 600 kilometers per hour, and the anti-aircraft gunner does not know when it will be launched. The result of being too far forward is that the aircraft has flown over before the gunner reacts.

Being too far back is not conducive to the subsequent operations. Through the observation of a previous German test firing, Major Jaden noticed that the German army had very few troops deployed 100 kilometers ahead, and each group had only one motorcycle and three people (one of whom was the driver, one was the observer, and the other was the paramedic).

But the road section after 100 kilometers is more dense and the number of people is several times that of the previous one.

If the interception section is further back, it means facing many enemies and they will be surrounded from all directions.

After careful consideration, Major Jaden believes that the most suitable interception point is about 60 kilometers. They only need to secretly kill one of the German groups to create a blind spot of about 30 kilometers.

At the same time, because the anti-aircraft gun is 60 kilometers away from the take-off point of the German aircraft, this gives the anti-aircraft gunners about 7 minutes of preparation time.

Major Jaden divided his troops into several groups:

The first group is the observation group. This group has a total of 8 people divided into two ambush points on both sides of the trajectory, one on the left and one on the right, taking turns to observe with binoculars... This is a very painful task that tests patience.

They must always be vigilant and ensure that the communication equipment is unobstructed, and at the same time, they must pay attention to hiding themselves from being discovered by the Germans... They are the group closest to the Germans.

The second group is the anti-aircraft gun group.

Theoretically, only three people are needed to operate the Bofors anti-aircraft gun: two gunners sit on it to operate the gun. Among them, the deputy gunner on the right is responsible for controlling the rotating mechanism, and the main gunner on the left is responsible for controlling the height mechanism and stepping on the pedal to fire the artillery. A loader is also required next to the anti-aircraft gun.

In addition, there must be a communicator guarding the phone... so that you can know in advance whether the aircraft in the direction of the camp has been launched and coordinate with other troops.

Calculate: each gun requires 4 people, and three guns require 12 people.

The third group is the action group.

It is a bit troublesome to arrange this group because they don’t know where the aircraft will fall when it is shot down.

Jaden guessed that the speed of the aircraft was about 600 kilometers per hour, because he found that its flying speed was similar to that of the Spitfire fighter in the last test flight (the actual speed was 645 kilometers per hour. After all, Jaden and his team were in the army, and the estimation of the aircraft speed was not very accurate).

If it is calculated at 600 kilometers per hour, the aircraft is hit at 60 kilometers, and then falls along a parabola... it will probably fall at about 70 kilometers.

Jaden distributed 20 people in groups of two between 70 and 80 kilometers. Their task was to arrive as quickly as possible when the aircraft fell and complete close-up and internal photography. If possible, they would take down its key components and bring them back for research. It would be even better if they could capture a live pilot.

The last one was the interception group.

It was foreseeable that the Germans would quickly rush to reinforce from the other side after the operation was launched.

In order to ensure that the commandos had enough time to complete the photography and retreat into the mountains to hide, a group must be formed to intercept the Germans.

This interception group was the last 16 people, including the command center.

What Major Jaden didn't expect was that the aircraft did not fall as he calculated after being hit by anti-aircraft artillery, but continued to glide for a distance after it turned off in the air... That is, near the interception group where Major Jaden was, and at this time, the car Qin Chuan was riding in happened to arrive here, and the aircraft fell between the enemy and us.

Without saying a word, Major Jaden rushed towards the aircraft with a dozen of his men... He did not take the three surviving German officers and soldiers seriously.

"Captain!" Dominic shouted, "What should we do?"

"Walkie-talkie!" Qin Chuan shouted immediately, "Call for artillery rescue!"

"Yes, Captain!" The rifleman lying next to the wheel of the car responded, and under the cover of the wheel, he stood up to open the door and dragged the bloody walkie-talkie off the back of the communicator.

After a while, the rifleman shouted, "Captain, the walkie-talkie is broken!"

Before he finished speaking, a mortar shell whistled and exploded next to the jeep. The rifleman was thrown several meters into the air and fell heavily to the ground, leaving only one leg twitching.

Qin Chuan and Dominic, who was lying not far away, looked at each other, and both saw fear in each other's eyes.

The mortar shell just now was not something that everyone could do. It could accurately hit the first shot without a test fire... This could only be done by the mortar gunner who had been firing mortars for several years and could accurately adjust the parameters by feeling with just one look.

This means that the enemies they faced were all veterans.

Qin Chuan raised his rifle and looked in the direction of the enemy through the sniper scope. The distance was about one kilometer, and the "target plane" was located three hundred meters on the flank.

"Let's go rescue Hannah!" Qin Chuan ordered.

"Captain!" Dominic objected: "She might be dead!"

"No!" Qin Chuan replied: "She's not dead!"

"Even so we can't save her!" Dominic replied.

As he spoke, another artillery shell exploded nearby, and then another row of machine gun bullets flew over the heads of the two men.

Dominic may be right. Although the "target drone" is closer to Qin Chuan and others, it is blocked by enemy machine guns and mortars along the way.

On the other hand, when Qin Chuan and others ran to the "target drone", the enemy was almost in front of them, and no one could escape by then.

"We have an easier way, Captain!" Dominic added.

Qin Chuan knows what Dominic calls the "easier method"... The fuel of the "target drone" is extremely unstable and highly toxic. As long as he shoots the fuel-filled tail, everything will be fine. it's over.

"No, Dominic!" Qin Chuan said: "This will also kill Hannah, we should rescue her! Now, I think you need a rifle!"