Chapter 1344 Steel Storm 2
Chapter 1344 Iron Storm 2
Half an hour later, six vehicles with a length of nearly 8 meters and a thick cannon slowly appeared in the sight of the Germans. This weapon, known as the Sword of Destruction, was even used in the German Army. They are all very precious. They are made by installing the 175MM cannon used by the navy on a tracked gun mount. The total combat weight is more than 20 tons, and it is equipped with a 170MML45 artillery! It can fire 75KG armor-piercing projectiles with a muzzle velocity of more than 850 meters!
"There is no bunker that this artillery cannot destroy with one hit. If there is one, level the artillery and then get closer to about 2 kilometers. Even a steel plate with a thickness of 10 inches will be penetrated at close range!" When Colonel Reinhardt's "Special Support Group" received these artillery pieces, an engineer patted the huge gun body and said proudly to the colonel. And this time, the special self-propelled artillery known as the Sword of Destruction is finally going to show its power!
The nearly 10-meter-long artillery piece was leveled, and the hoe at the rear of the vehicle had been put down. It was pressing against the ground to offset the huge back seat pressure of the artillery piece. A whole squad of people were operating around the artillery piece. The huge horizontal wedge The breech block was opened, and a 75KG 175MM shell was sent directly into the barrel along the tray behind the breech block. Then there is a propellant pack weighing dozens of kilograms. The gun was re-locked. The rangefinder nearby told the gunner the target data and shooting data. The huge artillery began to adjust the muzzle slightly. When the firing curve finally landed on the target's thick shell, the artillery fired!
boom! A huge fireball spurted out from the muzzle as the cannon body retreated, and the ensuing muzzle impact even removed a layer of soil on the ground! The 75KG shell flew toward the bunker 2,500 kilometers away at a speed of 880 meters per second! You know, at this distance, the 175MM naval gun can even challenge 12-inch steel armor! (Historically, the 7.5-inch naval gun on the former Dauntless Agility can penetrate 10-inch steel plate at a distance of 2,700 meters. Isn’t it excessive for the 175MM artillery to use hardened capped armor-piercing projectiles to penetrate 12-inch non-hardened armor at a distance of 2,500 meters?)
After careful calculation by the gunnery staff, this shot happened to hit the position where the Wasp team had intensively attacked! Before the huge gun body could be reset by the hydraulic recoil machine, the support point in the distance had been hit, and a huge flame mixed with tons of debris was thrown into the air. This attack was so fierce. , directly opened a hole in the thick protective wall that was as big as a water tank. After the penetration, the projectile continued to fly and hit the 120MM naval gun inside!
Accompanied by the sounds of shattering and collapse, the support point that had blocked the Bavarian Army for an hour was finally destroyed, and the remaining five 175MM heavy artillery followed the same example and began to clear out the remaining first-class firepower points one by one! (Bavaria’s positioning for this kind of firepower point is to have cannons of more than 100MM and a bunker with a 1-meter-thick concrete layer on the front.)
The Sword of Destruction heavy self-propelled artillery slowly but steadily destroys all targets in front of it, while the smaller caliber but more numerous Beetle-style 107MM self-propelled artillery also plays a huge role.
They are targeting second-class or even weaker targets, with a faster rate of fire and faster speed. Artillery that can accompany the advancement of the troops is always welcome. After the supporting artillery is in place, the Bavarian Army can finally smash the Russians away bit by bit. The strongest line of defense, and then break down the entire line of defense bit by bit!
As each support point was blown up, the assault force that had stopped once again embarked on the journey. They crossed the defense line, and then took vehicles in a flat area to reach the next line of defense. With the support of medium-caliber flat-firing artillery, and absolute Under the cover of superior machine guns and automatic firepower, the Russian defense lines were destroyed layer by layer like potatoes in the sky full of fire.
The infantry tests to determine the location of the opponent's firepower point, and then the self-propelled artillery approaches and fires! In the case where the Russians do not have armored forces for mobile defense, no matter how strong the support point is, it can be slowly destroyed by artillery or directly bypassed. This line of defense is indeed well built, but it is also the swan song of the Russian defense. It is absolutely impossible for them to build a second such a strong line of defense!
"The Germans' attack this time is completely different from the previous ones. If before, their attacks were like rapiers, quickly opening a channel several hundred meters wide and up to more than 1,000 meters wide on the defense line for the troops to pass, then this time, they The attack was like a heavy hammer or a grinding plate, directly smashing the entire defense line into pieces. Then, hundreds of thousands of German troops rushed through our defense line like a flood that broke a dam, trampling on the bones and broken bodies of soldiers. Fortress, rush to the north!" A captured Russian general said with lingering fear after the war.
"How is the situation now?" When night was about to fall, Kuropatkin, who was sitting on the front line, asked, rubbing his numb temples.
"We have lost contact with the four divisions in front of us. The last division headquarters made the last call 2 hours ago. At that time, they were surrounded on three sides. The Bavarian Army was like a nut, biting tightly. It is estimated that their destruction is only a matter of time." said the staff officer on the side.
"Didn't we send three divisions of reinforcements? Where are they now?" Kuropatkin asked.
"Two of the divisions have lost contact. Only the Fifth Siberian Division has just contacted us. Two of the four regiments under his jurisdiction are advancing slowly due to road and supply problems. The other regiment and an artillery regiment have suffered When the Bavarian Air Force attacked, most of their artillery and vehicles were lost. Within three days, they may not be able to participate in the war." The staff officer next to him said after looking at the record in his hand.
"There is only a distance of 30 kilometers, and these bastards actually said it would take three days to walk?! Are they turtles?! Tell them! Marching overnight, even if they can only bring rifles and bullets to the battle, they must be blocked by me! It takes time for us to mobilize troops from the entire defense line, and it also takes time for the Fifth Army to be in place, and I need them to fight for this time!" Kuropatkin said somewhat hysterically.
"The Germans attack very fast. They penetrate 12 to 16 kilometers in one day! Bastard, our defense line is almost useless! Even if they march without obstacles, they only cover about 25 kilometers in one day! These gray-skinned devils !" Kuropatkin looked at the map in front of him tremblingly. One hand kept pointing at it, muttering to himself somewhat nervously.
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