Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 119
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#119. showed mercy
Ssssssssssssssssss!
If modern people heard it, they would immediately know what it meant, but it was an unfamiliar sound to people of this era.
Because it was the sound of a jet engine.
About a dozen FA-50 Block 20 fighter jets were flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet, providing cover for about 150 F4U Corsair fighters and A-1 Skyraider attack aircraft.
Eventually, when we arrived at the skies above the front line, the FA-50 fighter jets sped up and struck first.
01:20.
First, over the base of the 12th Air Army, which was temporarily deployed forward in the Mongolian People’s Republic behind the front lines.
Ssssssssssssssssss!
A sound as if tearing the air began to reach the ears of Commander Hudyakov, who was unable to sleep in his bed.
Jump up!
Khudyakov woke up with an ominous feeling.
“What is this sound? I’m sure I’ve heard this somewhere… .”
At that moment, Khudyakov’s head stood up.
A thought occurred to me.
“Hey, this sound can’t be…” .”
It was definitely the sound I heard during a test flight of the Mig-9 jet being developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau late last year.
Although the sound is slightly different.
“Air defense! Air defense!”
Khudyakov ran out screaming like crazy, but it was already too late.
Flash!
Kwaaaaang!
“Ugh!”
With a flash of light, the ammunition depot exploded, and the resulting storm instantly blew Khudyakov over 10 meters away.
“Ugh!”
As he struggled to come to his senses and tried to crawl to the side, Khudyakov saw something crashing into the oil tank in the blink of an eye.
It was literally created by an explosion of flames in a split second.
“Well, what is that…” .”
Wow!
When the tank exploded, another huge storm swept over Khudyakov, who was barely able to come to his senses.
“Off!”
As I was losing consciousness, fighter jets caught in a firestorm and causing chain explosions came into view.
“Damn… .”
Everything was over.
And this happened simultaneously at the field airfields of the remaining 12th Air Force dispersed nearby.
A jet plane, which should not exist in this era, was aided by a night navigation system and dropped a 500-pound KGGB (Korean GPS Guided Bomb) guided bomb from a distance, so they were helpless.
As a result, the 12th Air Army was virtually destroyed.
The air force was not the only one hit by night air raids.
Wooooow!
A-1 Skyraider attack aircraft were flying overhead, followed by F4U Corsair fighter jets.
The Skyraider attack aircraft was developed during World War II and was mass-produced after the end of the war. It is almost the last propeller-reciprocating fighter aircraft, but it boasts overwhelming performance and was originally fierce during the Vietnam War.
It was equipped with a reciprocating engine and had a maximum explosive load of 3.5 tons, and its survivability and range were also excellent.
In addition, the Corsair fighter was originally developed as a naval fighter to be mounted on aircraft carriers, but the later model boasted a bomb load of 1.8 tons, which was enough to overwhelm most light bombers during World War II, making it not only capable of being a fighter, but also an attack aircraft. He was also able to demonstrate outstanding abilities.
And its capabilities were proven during the ROK military’s air raid on Jeju Island.
It all started with KGGB.
This is because the maximum range is 100km, so bombing can occur far beyond the range of 85mm medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns such as the 52-K owned by the Javaikal military.
Shoooooo! Kwaaaaang! Quang! bang!
The anti-aircraft gun positions of the Zabaikal Front, which had been identified in advance by drones, exploded, lighting up the sky red.
With the threat eliminated, the world was theirs from now on.
HVAR, a 5-inch high-speed aviation rocket mounted on a pylon, was launched all at once.
Although it was night, the ground was already bright due to the explosion and fire caused by KGGB, and all ROK military pilots were equipped with binocular night vision goggles on their helmets, so there was no obstacle.
Shuaaaaaa! Shuaaaaaa!
bang! bang! Quang! bang!
“Kwaaaak!”
“Ugh!”
Hundreds of HVAR rockets fired by ROK air raiders destroyed important armored equipment, ammunition, oil storage, and supplies.
The HVAR’s penetrating power was capable of penetrating 4 feet (1.2 m) of reinforced concrete, and depending on the warhead, this was possible because it was a white phosphorus bomb and a shaped charge bomb that maximized penetrating power.
Grrrr! Quang! bang!
A huge explosion occurred, engulfing all nearby equipment and creatures.
And here the ROK Army air raid force drove a wedge.
Piyoyoyo! Kuaaang!
They began dropping the 500 pounds of napalm that remained on the pylons.
It was literally like pouring oil on a burning house, and soon the ground turned into an inferno like the hope of an air raider.
“Kwaaah! “It’s hot!”
“Kill me! Please kill me! please!”
bang! bang! bang!
Mercy was shown to the soldiers who were lying in charcoal all over the place.
In order to lessen the pain, they were killed according to their wishes.
And that ‘mercy’ was also shown by the ROK Army’s air raid team.
Weeeeeee! Tu-ta-ta-ta-ta-tang!
The M2 20mm cannons mounted on the wings of the Skyraider and Corsair spewed fire, showing mercy generously, and soon disappeared into the eastern sky as if everything had been done.
“Kwaaaak!”
“Turn off the lights! “Turn off the lights!”
“They might come again! “Hurry and move the intact equipment!”
Commander Malinovsky was watching his subordinate units become hell.
“Oh, this can’t be right…” .”
It couldn’t be like this.
“How could this happen…?” .”
“Comrade Commander! Avoid it first! “There might be another air raid from them!”
“How on earth do you… on this dark night?” .”
“You must avoid it!”
“What happened to everyone! “What happened!”
“Ugh! Everyone was defeated except for the 53rd Army in the rear and the 36th Army in the north! The 6th Tank Guards Army, 39th Army, and 17th Army you see now! And all Soviet-Mongolian cavalry and mechanized groups!”
“What about the 12th Air Group?”
“It is said to be at the level of destruction, and Commander Khudyakov is seriously injured and on the verge of death.”
Stumble!
“Comrade Commander!”
“It’s over. it’s over… .”
That was when Malinovsky was devastated.
Reply!
bang! bang! Quang! Kwaaaaang!
“It’s artillery fire!”
“Where on earth is it being shot from, so that it flies all the way here?”
Kwaaaaang!
As if to answer Malinovsky’s question, the artillery fire became increasingly fierce.
It was artillery fire from the K9 self-propelled guns and K55 self-propelled guns that advanced under the cover of darkness and were deployed.
It was literally like adding insult to injury, and it was an attack that poured salt into the wound.
“Hey! You bad guys! Sucks!”
Malinovsky really wanted to die.
And it seemed like it would happen sooner or later.
They brought 650,000 men with them and even though they could not see the faces of the enemies, it seemed like more than half of their strength was lost even if they were to be captured by eye alone.
Hoping to survive in this situation was nothing short of shameless.
Even in my opinion, I thought that the concentration camp, the gulag, was a luxury.
* * *
March 14, 1949, 03:40.
100 km northeast of the mouth of the Duman River in North Hamgyong Province.
Huge shadows made of steel were moving north silently.
They were the 7th Mobile Fleet of the Republic of Korea Navy and were moving north to occupy the Soviet military’s floating port of Vladivostok.
The 7th Mobile Fleet is Korea’s strongest mobile fleet, both in name and reality, and is comprised of three Essex-class aircraft carriers, three Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, six Cleveland-class light cruisers, and 12 Gearing-class destroyers. Today, the LST is deployed for amphibious operations. It was accompanied by up to 30 ships.
Command and control room of the 7th Mobile Fleet flagship Essex-class aircraft carrier CV-01 Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin.
“Iyaya? “Our ground dogs are doing very well, aren’t they?”
“That’s right. “Isn’t it huge?”
“Then our Navy shouldn’t fall behind, right?”
“Of course, President.”
“Call me commander. “I am now on board as commander of the 7th Mobile Fleet.”
Kim Jong-woo also served as commander of the mobile fleet.
Even though concurrent positions are common due to the lack of commanders and high-ranking executives, it was still a bit strange for the Chief of Staff to be the Mobile Fleet Commander, but Kim Jong-woo insisted on it, so it became like this.
In fact, since he was the most qualified person, there was no one to argue with.
“Understood, Commander.”
“Let’s see, there are three rifle divisions and a few guards near Vladivostok?”
“Why are you leaving out the Soviet Navy’s Pacific Fleet?”
“Is that a fleet? “Is it a fleet?”
“That’s true, but… .”
“It would be shameless to attack the Soviet Navy with such power.”
“ha ha ha!”
“Anyway, the 1st Far Eastern Front is breaking apart in the north, so we will occupy Vladivostok and make everything south of it our territory.”
The goal of the 1st Far Eastern Front Army was to advance from the east toward the city of Mudanjiang (Mudanjiang), occupy the city, and then continue to advance west to join the Zabaikal Front Army, which was advancing east from the city of Harbin (Hagibin).
Of course, it was all a plan, and now the situation was excitingly breaking apart as they were beaten by Lieutenant General Lee Jae-ha’s 3rd Field Army, not to mention the West Jin.
In any case, there was no need for the Navy to pay attention to the 1st Far Eastern Front, which was being destroyed 150km north of Vladivostok.
The goal of the 7th Mobile Fleet is to seize Vladivostok and the south, destroying all hope the Soviet Union had on the Far East coast.
“How far is it to Vladivostok?”
“There are 80km left to Vladivostok and 50km to Russky Island right below.”
“Then, shall we try to get our kids afloat now? “Are you ready?”
“Yes, it is.”
“ruler! “Lay out all aircraft in the fleet!”
“Yes, Commander!”
Wooooow!
A total of three aircraft carriers participated in this operation: CV-1 Fleet Flagship Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin, CV-2 King Sejong the Great, and CV-3 Gwanggaeto the Great.
There are a total of four Essex-class aircraft carriers donated by the U.S. military, but the CV-5 Baekdusan, the last to be received, was not yet operational and did not participate in this operation.
In any case, there are 200 F6F Hellcat fighter planes on three aircraft carriers.
This was a force that had never been seen in the future, so everyone watched the takeoff of the aircraft carriers with some excitement.
Oooooh!
“It flew!”
“awesome!”
The sight of the aircraft carriers attacking the aircraft carrier through the darkness was literally like a painting.
“Kya! “You mean I can’t leave the scene because of this taste?”
“Isn’t that a monthly pass?”
“If you ask me, are you the president?”
“…”
As expected, I couldn’t beat Kim Jong-woo by attacking him with words.
“ruler! Let’s go too! Let’s create a sea of fire with our naval guns!”
“All right!”
Even as the aircraft carriers were advancing north and disembarking one after another, the 7th Mobile Fleet was diligently moving north.
The lights of Vladivostok began to appear in the distance.
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