Chapter 1,656 Big Gift Package

Chapter 1656 Big Gift Package

"How many shells do these artillery pieces have?" Major General Mike asked subconsciously.

"A lot. Although some of them were killed in the explosion, the saved shells will not be a problem for a medium-sized battle." The staff thought for a while and said.

"Bring these artillery pieces, at least all 105MM artillery pieces and 155MM howitzers! Then collect as many artillery shells as possible!" the major general ordered.

"Sir, do we want to take these artillery pieces back? We finally got out, and it wouldn't be good to just go back like this, right?" an officer dissuaded.

"Go back? I want to use these things to do a big thing!" Major General Mike has no intention of explaining to his subordinates now. A bold plan emerged from his mind, and he needs to use the next time to perfect this plan. !

"Act quickly? Don't we have enough transportation capacity?" Major General Mike said with some dissatisfaction, looking at his subordinates who were still in a daze.

"Of course it's enough, let's go now." So the officer immediately arranged for vehicles to tow these artillery pieces.

It must be said that the invention of the automobile was completely disruptive to land transportation. The impact on the firepower composition of the army is also quite profound. Anyone who has some knowledge of the military history of World War I will find a very obvious question, that is, why at the beginning of World War I, all participating countries had the largest number of artillery pieces at the division level. Is it a 75MM class artillery piece?

For example, the French M1897 rapid-fire cannon, the German 1896 77MM rapid-fire cannon, the Russian 3-inch artillery, and the British 15-pound or 18-pound cannon must follow one standard, that is, the weight of the artillery cannot be too heavy. Large, the weight of all artillery when deployed generally does not exceed 1500KG, and when transported, plus the front vehicle of the artillery, the total weight of the artillery in the marching state is less than 2 tons!

The key factor in such a weight standard is transportation! You must know that most artillery in World War I relied on horses for road maneuvering. Taking the French M1897 as an example, an artillery plus the front vehicle required about 6 horses to pull it. The traction force of a horse is very limited, and as there are more horses, the efficiency of the traction force cannot be directly calculated by adding the traction force of a single horse, which will cause great losses.

Everyone hopes that their army will have more heavy artillery, but if they are replaced by heavier artillery, the transportation problems of the artillery will increase sharply, which will lead to the bloatedness of the entire army system. The Germans did equip some 150MM heavy howitzers at the beginning of the war, but the weight of these artillery itself was not large. For example, the SFH13 150MM heavy howitzer weighed only 2250KG when placed. The weight increase was limited, so it became a division artillery. Of course, in line with the principle of weight equal to performance,

As the weight of this artillery goes down, the range will inevitably go down. Even if it has a maximum elevation angle of 45 degrees, how far can you expect a shell with a muzzle velocity of only 381 meters per second to fly? The maximum range is only 8,600 meters. This is the price!

Therefore, you can just make do with this artillery. At the beginning, the Germans gained some advantages by relying on the caliber. After the French came up with their own new cannon, the Germans really suffered in terms of performance with the 150MM-class howitzer. of.

But now, it's different with cars. The fully motorized Storm Battle Group is equipped with a large number of cars. Even the 1.5-ton truck with the smallest load capacity will have no problem pulling a 105MM artillery. Because the latter's array weight is only 2300KG, and its marching weight is only 2650KG. As for the ordinary 3-ton truck transporting a 155MM howitzer and its front vehicle, there is no problem at all, and unlike horses, which require a lot of fresh water and at least 10KG of fodder every day, the fodder must be fresh... A truck gives him 200KG of gasoline, which is basically enough for the entire battle.

Coupled with the previous two battles, the Storm battle group consumed a lot of ammunition and supplies. The vacant position is just used for transporting artillery shells. Therefore, after the battle, except for the security personnel and those guarding the prisoners, most of the other personnel, under the command of the officers, began to search for the artillery, ammunition, oil and other supplies left by the French on the battlefield.

"Have you contacted the headquarters?" Major General Mike asked.

"We have been contacted and can send reports at any time." The staff officer nodded and said.

"Okay then, report to Count Schmidt and say that the Stormtroopers are preparing to attack Station 3! We will do our best to stop the French attack here for three days!" The Major General took a deep breath and finally issued the order This order shocked almost all his colleagues and was even unreasonable.

"We can raid there, but it is almost impossible to hold the station with hundreds of thousands of French troops." An officer said.

"The French reinforcements have been disrupted by us, and the Joffre Army in front has not yet recovered. I don't believe they can allocate enough strength to deal with us when facing the Count's front. We all As you can see, the French reinforcements are composed of ordinary infantry divisions with very few tanks, which shows that their ability to attack fortresses is not very strong. After cutting off the railways, a considerable part of their heavy equipment can only be moved by road." the major general said.

"We can destroy them with the French heavy artillery we captured," one officer said.

"To completely destroy a train station? Just our artillery and ammunition?" the major general sneered. "It's simply impossible. Apart from causing some casualties and material losses, a short assault will not have much impact on the entire war situation. In fact, we should all be able to feel that a simple wheeled armored vehicle will not be able to defeat front-line troops. Times are very fragile, so the most important thing this battle taught me is that the greatest role a force can play by penetrating behind enemy lines lies in the control of a key point, not guerrilla warfare."

So, after some wrangling, the major general and his men reached an agreement. If Count Schmidt agreed to this combat plan, then the Storm Battle Group would launch an attack on Station 3 and hold on there for at least 3 days. If the Count does not agree to this plan, Battle Group Storm will continue its guerrilla campaign.

The count did not let the major general wait too long. About an hour later, Count Schmidt's call back not only expressed support for the plan, but also said that he would contact General Harer of the Bavarian Air Force as much as possible. Provide air support and required ammunition to the Storm battle group.

And just when the French were in a mess in the rear and were preparing to concentrate their troops to carry out a dragnet search in the rear in order to annihilate this fleeing army, this sharp sword pierced the most deadly place of the French!

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