Capítulo 1617: Chapter 1534: Hating the Smell of Gunpowder
Many people hate the smell of gunpowder on the battlefield, and the Tang Army special operations team members present dislike places with gunpowder.
They hide beside the ruins of a destroyed bunker, trying to conceal their figures as much as possible like snipers, scouting suspicious places nearby.
“Viper 15 confirms the communication signal! Viper 15 confirms the communication signal!” The communication soldier in the action team carries a complex-looking communication device, with an antenna over his shoulder bending like a rubber hose to his chest.
Grabbing the handset, he softly confirms the channel is clear; the Tang Army has thousands of communication devices operating simultaneously in this war zone, essentially interfering themselves. To maintain smooth communication, all channels are constantly being tested.
“Thunder 15 has reached the designated location, repeat, Thunder 15 has reached the designated location!” From the headset comes a voice slightly interrupted by static.
“Visibility is good! We have marked the strike target! Repeat, visibility in the area is good, we have marked the strike target!” Seeing the gesture from the captain, the communication soldier continues.
“Thunder 15 understands! Lightning Release! Lightning Release!” The Intruder Attack Aircraft’s weapon operator hovering thousands of meters high electrifies the bombs suspended on his aircraft, then presses the launch button.
Accompanied by a slight sound, an oddly-designed bomb with a movable component on its tip detaches from the plane’s rack, tumbling toward the ground.
During the descent, the loose-looking component begins working; it uses its four small wings to guide the bomb, constantly correcting its flight trajectory, little by little approaching the target marked by special light.
In daylight, an inconspicuous laser beam is condensed from a device about the size of a VCD player, traversing the entire battlefield, illuminating a dwarf troop bunker.
No one sees this beam, but the bomb’s guidance head can clearly discern this beam and very precisely lock onto the end of this light.
A few seconds later, the bomb accurately strikes the top of the bunker, penetrating the thick cement shelter and exploding inside the bunker full of dwarf soldiers.
The massive explosion blew the bunker’s top cover off, the tremor could be felt even hundreds of meters away by the Tang Army special operations team, causing discomfort. Rubble from the explosion splattered everywhere, within minutes the whole area was covered in rolling thick smoke.
“Damn, the power of this thing when it explodes is too great.” Spitting out a mouthful of dust, the Tang Army soldier responsible for marking targets with the laser designator complained.
“Well, if you don’t speak, you won’t get a mouthful of sand.” The Tang Army commander beside him said, covering his mouth: “The bunker is cleared! Old Zhang, contact the infantry, tell them they can attack now.”
“No problem! Boss!” The communication soldier responded loudly and then began contacting the nearby Tang Army infantry, telling them the threat had been cleared.
For these Tang Army special operations team members, war is more like technical work; they don’t need to fight dwarves hand-to-hand, only need to use technical equipment in their hands to complete their tasks.
Advanced technology has given them a more graceful way of fighting, similar to the sailors in battleships; they may have never seen the enemy’s face in their lifetime, yet they are still warriors, critical to determining victory or defeat.
Because laser penetration performance is poor, the rising smoke will affect the laser guidance on the target, so the Tang Army’s laser-guided strikes have to wait for the smoke to dissipate before continuing, this is a helpless situation.
However, because the battlefield is large enough, there are different action teams to guide different attack aircraft for bombing, so the Tang Army’s offensive speed is still very fast.
They cleared the dwarf-set bunkers and turrets on the beach with incredible efficiency, making the previously meticulously designed deadly traps by the dwarves useless.
At first, the Tang Army special operations team complained about the size of their equipment, but after using it a few times, they found it was simply a siege-breaking artifact.
With the blessing of this thing, the laser-guided bombs suspended by Tang Army aircraft are more accurate than shells, literally a strike of precision with every bomb.
The only criticism is that this thing’s usage conditions are too demanding: it can’t be used on cloudy or rainy days, foggy conditions also don’t work, post-explosion smoke also doesn’t work… In short, it’s as hard to manage as Shireck Flintlock Gun back in the days.
The difference is Shireck’s Flintlock Gun indeed had little power, while this thing, once it works well, can really render the enemy powerless.
When the explosion smoke had not completely dissipated, the Tang Army’s Type 96 main battle tank already advanced.
Following the tanks in the attack were the Tang Army infantry, who quickly expanded and easily occupied the high ground guarded by dwarves.
The dwarf soldiers, frightened by the precision strikes, surrendered. Although these dwarves had very strong fighting will, they were not to the extent of preferring death over surrender.
After losing all hope, they handed over their weapons, raised their hands, and walked out of their positions one by one.
The local battle here is nearing its end; hundreds of dwarf soldiers have surrendered their weapons, and their positions have been controlled and occupied by the Tang Army.
Position 6 has lost another launch position, they are getting farther away from position 5. After several counterattacks, not only have they failed to reclaim any ground, but they’ve lost some as well.
The armored corps, painstakingly assembled, were also severely damaged by Tang Army’s aerial forces; more than half of the tanks were lost, and the remaining ones could only hide as turrets, incapable of stopping a counterattack.
The commander of position 6 grabs the phone and reports to General Moss, who is awaiting the news: “General, we cannot organize an effective counterattack, the Tang Army is continuously attacking my position, all support has been used for defense… If possible, let position 4 flank, it might have miraculous effects.”
“It’s impossible! The Tang Army has gathered heavy forces and already occupied position 4… You continue counterattacking! You must reclaim position 5! Understand?” General Moss, on the other end, does not hide the failure of position 4, openly speaking.
“This… General! If we are to persist in counterattacking, please support more troops…” The commander of position 6, upon hearing Moss’s words, opened his mouth to request more support.