At the helicopter airfield near Hotwind Port, a Hind Ard Helicopter is under the inspection of the ground crew.
The fuselage is riddled with bullet holes, densely spread and terrifying to look at. Most of the bullets have only penetrated the outer skin of the aircraft, but they have already caused nurous risks to the helicopter.
Many bullets are embedded around the cockpit’s bulletproof armor, which is made of composite materials, lightweight but with good defensive effects.
Key parts of the Hind Ard Helicopter are protected by such armor, with so areas thinner and so thicker.
Frankly speaking, this helicopter is actually quite fortunate, as many others have been directly shot down, leaving pilots without the chance to return...
Even if the Tang Army’s suppressive firepower is fierce, there will always be so slipping through the net. The Allied Forces’ Anti-Aircraft Guns remain highly threatening, with certain combat capabilities in facing helicopters.
Such helicopters hit will undergo strict inspections, requiring ground crew to dismantle all potentially problematic areas, check the aircraft engine, linkage components, and various electronic devices to ensure the aircraft can continue flying.
"Check carefully! Don’t overlook any area!" The responsible person among the ground crew, with a clipboard underarm, urged his apprentices to work diligently.
"Yes!" The young apprentices answered while using tools to unscrew and lift the skin covers, carefully inspecting the internal structure of the aircraft. They must ensure the aircraft’s condition; otherwise, an aircraft with problems will impose greater risks on the pilots.
As they opened the panel, misshapen bullet heads occasionally fell out. Coalition Forces soldiers fired at helicopters in the sky, and theoretically, their weapons could reach the height of helicopter flight.
The effective range of rifles exceeds 400 ters; firing bullets 1,000 ters is not difficult. Full-power ammunition can also ensure the bullet penetrates the thin aircraft shell, hence so bullets remain inside the helicopter.
Not far away, another Hind Ard Helicopter is undergoing similar checks; such battle damage affects the aircraft’s sortie rate, one of the problems the Tang Army must face.
Every day, dozens of similar aircraft are unable to continue to fly on combat missions, and also, dozens of similar aircraft are repaired to return to the front line for continued combat.
New helicopters transported across the Endless Sea to join the frontline combat troops, with many being shot down and lost.
After one increase and one decrease, the Tang Army’s frontline combat ard helicopters are maintained at the number 700, although these ard helicopters are spread throughout the entire battle line, providing close battlefield support to all Corps.
"The weather is nice." An Air Force officer passed through the airfield, saw a familiar ground crew mber disassembling a helicopter engine, and greeted: "Let’s have lunch together."
Taking off dirty and greasy gloves, the Dwarf revealed a cheerful smile and nodded in response: "Let’s go, if we’re late, the goodies in the canteen will all be snatched by those gluttons."
Compared to the struggling Army, the Air Force’s welfare has always been at the other extre. Despite being close to the frontline, the food in the canteen is truly enviable to the Army troops.
Near Hotwind Port, the canteen at this airfield serves genuine seafood, with frozen beef transported from the other side of Endless Sea, fresh vegetables, and various premium spices.
Not at all exaggerated, while Army soldiers drool over canned beef, the Air Force pilots have ice cream and chocolate freely available. Even allowed to drink alcohol after completing missions, albeit with strict control on the amount consud.
As for the Tang Army’s opponents... well, they even lack proper food, many Elf Troops’ rationed cans contain no at finding but starch.
Having cans to eat is already considered good, many Coalition Forces troops have dried vegetables with dry bread or rice daily, with salt and similar spices less available, the taste definitely not ntionable.
"How many were fixed today?" The two walked side by side toward a building in the distance, a temporary wooden house but quite large in size.
Since there’s no need for air defense, these houses were painted white, with no attempt at concealnt. The roofs were painted bright red, easily visible from the sky.
"Don’t ntion it, today there’s a big job." The Dwarf, also an officer, though the weather wasn’t that hot yet, rolled up his sleeves, revealing stout arms: "An engine of a Hind was hit, it’s a miracle it flew back. Spent all morning busy with that, not done yet."
"Really lucky guy." The Air Force officer admired, two engines malfunctioned and could still fly back, indeed not easy: "Are you moving forward?"
"Heard it’s true." The dwarf ground crew officer belonging to Land Aviation felt sowhat reluctant, they were lucky to share an airfield with the nearby Air Force, allowing him to dine in the Air Force’s canteen... But as the frontline shifts, Land Aviation certainly needs to move forward, then he can’t mix in the Air Force canteen.
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