After hearing the regiment leader's tactics, Wen San immediately conceived them in his mind.
Under what circumstances would there be an opportunity to sneak attack the Japanese plane? With the current scale of the operation, it is impossible for the Japanese to send more planes over. Two planes are basically the limit.
If you can find an opportunity to kill one, the threat of the other will suddenly drop a lot, and the difficulty of confrontation will be reduced.
"Perhaps the only chance is when the first plane comes over."
Wen San carefully thought about the situation when the Japanese plane first arrived. It almost flew straight over. Before the plane arrived, bullets were fired at it, and then at the moment it flew over the roof of the building, the plane raised its altitude and dropped the bomb.
After seeing off the regiment leader, Wen San stood on the roof and studied it carefully. He hated the Japanese planes so much that he would give it a try even if he took the risk.
After several people confirmed it, Wen San knew that both planes came from the northeast. Obviously, that is the direction in which the Japanese planes took off. When there is no interference from other planes, they are unlikely to change their flight direction. After all, no one can threaten them.
After determining the direction of the plane, Wen San began to look for possible shooting points. But the rooftops were almost bare, and there were no effective shelters available except for the stairwells.
When he saw the stairwell, Wen San's eyes suddenly lit up. There is a hole slightly larger than the basin on the top of the stairwell, the result of two dive bombings by Japanese planes.
The Japanese knew that the defenders had withdrawn into the stairwell and wanted to blow up the stairwell. It's just that the construction process of this warehouse was not adulterated. The Japanese's continuous bombing only made such a big hole, which did not achieve the purpose.
"If we can arrange for a heavy machine gunner to hide under this hole, and wait for the Japanese plane to come over, and give it a shuttle, will there be unexpected gains?" Wen San began to brainstorm.
There is no guarantee that such a sneak attack will be successful, but there is a slight chance. Maybe as the leader said, about 120%.
"If I arrange another false target to attract the attention of the Japanese aircraft and create opportunities for this firepower point, will the success rate be higher?" Wen San once again proposed a hypothesis.
The Japanese plane is coming from the northeast, and it must hit the firepower point on the roof before dropping bombs. I simply set up a firepower point in the northeast direction to attract the Japs' attention. When the Japanese came over, they basically didn't adjust their flying attitude and just rushed over.
During this time period, the Japanese plane did not fly too high, because if it was too high, it would be difficult to hit the target on the roof. In order to carry out strafing, the Japs' nose will tilt downwards, which gives the defenders an opportunity to attack the Japs pilots.
When the plane approaches, a heavy firepower point suddenly appears and shoots at the Japanese. The possibility of hitting the Japanese plane or the pilot will be much greater.
This arrangement does not seem difficult, but it is not easy to achieve the goal. The sneak attacking soldier must be fast enough so that the chance to shoot him will not exceed five seconds. Once the Japanese aircraft is threatened, it will immediately pull up, and the bullets fired from behind will be basically useless.
Don't think that the Japanese will be stubborn. They will rush straight towards you when they see a machine gun shooting at you. That's just an effect created by film and television works. There are no such stupid pilots on the battlefield.
Originally, after the Japanese fired, they would immediately raise the camera position for subsequent bombing operations. In other words, they have already made preparations for promotion. Therefore, the time left for the soldiers to sneak attack is only a few seconds.
Fortunately, the bullet exit speed of the heavy machine gun can reach 800 meters per second, which means that the moment the soldier pulls the trigger, the bullet has a chance to hit the Japanese plane. Much faster than the enemy's reaction speed.
When the heavy machine gun fires continuously, it can fire more than 500 bullets per minute and about nine bullets per second. In the first three seconds or so, nearly thirty rounds of bullets can be fired. As long as a few bullets hit the target, the Japanese aircraft can drink a pot.
Aircraft during World War II were not that resistant to beating. With the firepower of heavy machine guns, if it really hit it, it could easily be torn into pieces.
At present, this sneak attack mission can only be left to Lao Wan. He has quite a lot of experience in using machine guns. Whether it is the choice of shooting angle or shooting accuracy, he is much better than Liu Dazhu.
Wen San called Lao Wan over, "You only have three to five seconds at most to shoot. Regardless of whether you are hit or not, you must retreat immediately. You cannot give the Japanese aircraft any chance to counterattack."
Wen San explained the details very clearly. No matter whether it works or not, he only trembles and runs away after the fight. Staying where you are is an act of seeking death.
"Don't worry, Platoon Commander, I will definitely carry out your arrangements." Lao Wan also understood the risks involved and basically worked with his head in his hands.
Wen San asked people to bring in a lot of sacks and pile them on the small platform in the stairwell. When the pile is more than two meters high, Lao Wan can get out of the hole. The machine gun can be mounted directly on the roof and fired.
In order to increase the suddenness, Wen San also asked Lao Wan to practice many times to avoid getting stuck at the entrance of the hole when shooting, which would be really embarrassing.
"When you hear the enemy planes starting to fire, you can get out. At this time, the enemy's attention is probably still on his shooting target, giving you precious time to sneak attack on it."
Wen San simply climbed to the top of the stairwell and told Lao Wan the shooting angle and how to seize this opportunity. These things are very important. If you make a slight mistake, the opportunity may be lost.
Lao Wan was very serious and repeated every detail several times, and Wen San felt relieved. In order to avoid any accidents, Wen San also called Zhang Ergou over and asked him to serve as an observation post for Lao Wan so that he could more accurately grasp the time of attack.
After arranging everything here, Wen San asked people to come over and build a bunker. This is also a very important part, not only to attract the attention of the Japanese pilots, but also to withstand the fire of the Japanese machine guns. If you don't grasp it well, it will definitely cost someone's life.
"Platoon leader, leave this bunker to our squad." Tintin Maoer took the initiative to come over. He was holding a light machine gun in his hand.
"The bunkers must be thicker and sandbags must be used, otherwise they will not be able to block the enemy's bullets. In addition, you can shoot randomly. You don't need to be very accurate. The most important thing is to save your life." Wen San was very worried about Tintin Maoer. His head was hot and he fired desperately to attract the Japanese.
If Lao Wan loses his hand and there are casualties in the bunker here, it will really be the loss of grandma's family.
"Don't worry, I'll arrange for Wang Mazi to come over and take command. This guy is very cunning and is afraid of death. He won't take the risk of shooting." Tintin Mao'er also knew what Wen San's intention was, so naturally he wouldn't make a joke about it.
"Don't worry, platoon leader, I haven't married yet, so I promise not to mess around." Wang Mazi led the two people over with a smile, looking like a good old man.
"You'd better remember what you said, don't have so many people, two are enough." Wen San decided to reduce the risk of casualties.
Everyone worked together, and a new bunker was quickly piled up. Less than three meters from the edge of the roof, it is very obvious. Even if the devil is far away, he can still see it at a glance. After all, it is an extra thing on the roof, and it is incompatible with other buildings.
