Chapter 96 The Night Attack of the British and American Air Forces Begins
"Hey! Dakel! Do you think we can destroy all the Italian military facilities and their anti-aircraft artillery positions on Panteleria Island within an hour?"
Habes, a pilot who was flying the "Beautiful Warrior" VI, nervously used the onboard radio to speak to his comrade Darkel.
"Of course it can do it! What's wrong? Do you have no confidence in dealing with the Italian army with no fighting will at all?"
Pilot Darkel also asked confidently using the airborne radio.
"Of course I have it! All I have is dealing with is not as good as the Italian army. What's the point of being afraid of me! Once they come and I will kill all of them! And I just asked you that way, just want to see if you are afraid!"
Pilot Habes immediately turned red and hurriedly lied and retorted.
"Yo! That's the case! Then how about we bet? Habes!"
Faced with Habes' fierce reaction, pilot Darkell had a bad idea and proposed using provocation.
"Go to bet! What do you say you want to bet with me?"
Habes, who could not stand the provocation, immediately said angrily.
"It's very simple! Just look at which of us bombed the Italian anti-aircraft gun positions and destroyed many military facilities! If you lose, you will ask the other party to have a free meal for three months and help the other party wash clothes for three months. How about it?"
The pilot Darkel immediately succeeded in his plan and suggested with a smile.
"Okay! It's a matter of course. I'm poor recently and I'm still waiting for that big guy to come and treat me for free! And it's better that someone will be a free laborer to do laundry!"
After hearing this, the pilot Habes immediately laughed and hurriedly agreed loudly.
"Hehe! Then we're just going to make a decision!"
Pilot Darkel also replied happily.
Then they accelerated the fighter jets and followed the large army toward the closer Panteleria Island.
"The enemy's fleet is about to reach our air. Should we attack immediately?"
In a hidden anti-aircraft gun position on Pantelleria Island, German artillery Mark was inside the position; staring at the dim night sky outside, saying to his comrade-in-arms Ngos.
"Should you wait a little longer! As long as the shelling order is issued above, we will be able to shoot immediately!"
His comrade-in-arms Engos also focused on observing the situation outside and replied calmly.
"Hey! The British and American Air Force is here!"
At this moment, his comrade-in-arms Ngos suddenly shouted loudly.
“Where is it?”
Artillery Mark immediately asked excitedly.
“At 8 o’clock!”
Comrade-in-arms Ngos pointed his finger at the direction where the target appeared and agreed.
"Hey! I saw it, and I didn't expect that so many of them came. It seems that we are not at all calm tonight!"
Artillery Mark stared in the direction indicated by his comrade-in-arms, and said with a belligerent expression.
"The above order has been issued. We must wait for the enemy's plane to get closer and then attack immediately!"
At this moment, artilleryman Erich, behind them, suddenly raised his head from a field telephone and said.
"Okay! I'll be waiting for this moment of fighting when I received it!"
The artilleryman Mark was excited, rubbed his hands and said with a smile.
Not long after, the more than 100 anti-aircraft guns deployed on Pantelleria Island immediately rumbling.
However, the caliber sizes of anti-aircraft guns in these anti-aircraft gun positions vary. There are 30 places in 100 mm and 30 places in 90 mm; 30 places in 70 mm, 10 places in 37 mm, and 10 places in 20 mm."
At the same time, amid the deafening air raid sirens, all searchlights on the entire Pantelleria Island were fired at the night fighter fleet of the British and American Allied forces; it was possible to guide various anti-aircraft gun positions and find enemy aircraft for artillery attacks.
Of course, in addition to a large number of searchlights, hundreds of thousands of tracer bombs were fired into the night sky to assist in searchlights.
Over the Panteleria Island, which was as bright as the sun, waves of deafening explosions filled the entire night sky one after another.
At the same time, the British and American allied forces also responded quickly, desperately dodging left and right to avoid anti-aircraft shells fired at their own; and bombed the German anti-aircraft gun positions on Pantelleria Island as fast as possible, and all military facilities that could be seen by them.
It won't take long to see a bomb of 500 pounds, 100 pounds, or even 50 pounds; it fell into the target position they were going to attack in a dense rain.
For the US military, ordinary bombs made of 500 pounds are used to bomb airports and buildings.
The 100-pound and 50-pound bombs are used to bomb the enemy aircraft group in the open area of the enemy.
With their bombardment, the entire Pantelleria Island was filled with thick smoke, and the sound of explosions slashed through the night sky.
And amid such a thunderous roar, the British and American fleets also began to launch artillery attacks.
The muzzles of the 16-inch cannons on the large warships spewed out long red flames, mixed with dark smoke.
In a short while, the huge shells passed through the night sky not at all calm; when they hit Pantelleria Island, a large pile of black and white smoke, dust, and sand were blown up.
At the same time, the 14-inch naval guns on other ships and the 8-inch cannons on cruisers; and the fast fires of small ships were also blooming, no less than that; they were competing to bombard the Italian army's military facilities, defensive positions, as well as the light and dark anti-aircraft gun positions on Pantelleria Island.
Chapter completed!