Chapter 2037: Into the Night II
This artillery represents the highest achievement of the French military industry. The whole artillery weighs 263 tons. Among the German train guns, only the 380MM super-heavy train gun nicknamed Long-legged Max can match. The latter weighs as much as 267.8 tons. The two types of artillery have their own strengths. If we simply talk about ultra-long-range suppression, the German long-legged Max artillery is stronger. When using 734KG shells, Max Max can hit a maximum range of 38,700 at an initial velocity of 890 meters per second, and if using a 400KG light shell, the initial velocity is as high as 1,040 meters per second, and the range is astonishing 47,500 meters range. (It is said that the gun was also equipped with a more slender shell in history, which can shoot a range of 55,000 meters, but because there is no specific performance, I will not mention it for the time being.)
Although the French's 520MM super-heavy train gun has a range of only 17 kilometers, he has the largest ammunition weight in World War 1! This artillery uses two types of shells, one shell weighs 1370KG, and the other shell weighs 1654KG! The weight of the shell is twice that of the Big Belsa! (The Big Belsa bomb weighs 820KG, and in the entire Allied Powers, the M heavy artillery of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has the largest bomb weight in history. The bomb weighs 1020KG, which is far less than the French 520MM super-heavy train gun.)
"Now it's time for the Germans to taste our power!" A French artilleryman said excitedly as he watched the 11.9-meter-long barrel rise. Thinking of a 1654KG shell hitting the German position like this, the depression and unwillingness of the French gunner during the day were swept away!
"Hehe." A French officer next to him responded with a complex expression. He was different from those low-level soldiers. He knew very well that this big baby in his hands could only fight against the wind and not against the wind. Earth-shattering, but the range is too close! Not to mention the 380MM long-legged Max of the Germans, even some M train guns have a range far beyond their own, so they are easily suppressed by the opponent's ultra-long-range artillery. You know, the 30-meter-long cannon carriage is too huge, and it is impossible for the French to place a so-called permanent fortification on this cannon... And the most pity is that there are only 2 of this artillery! And the number of 380MM super-heavy train guns exposed by the German Legion on the opposite side is as high as more than a dozen!
In the distance, the French shelling began in an attack that seemed aimless. However, under the cover of the sound of gunfire, some French tanks hidden in the shelter roared out of the shelter. They drove to the front line along the predetermined route, but the distance was about 2 kilometers, and they walked for more than 40 minutes. ! The end result, then, was that the French infantry attacked before most of the French tanks reached the front.
With a light click, a Frenchman felt as if he had bumped into something, and then, with the help of the faint moonlight, he could vaguely see an oval-shaped object jumping up from a distance of about 5 meters beside him. He immediately realized that this might be a thunderbolt! The soldier subconsciously hugged his head and rolled to the side, but what awaited him was not shrapnel falling like raindrops, but a suddenly rising ball of light!
You know, the Germans stopped attacking at 4 pm, and there were several hours from 4 pm to nightfall. How could the Germans not arrange it well? As a result, all kinds of traps, booby traps, and flares all over the front line played a good role. When the flares equivalent to thousands of candles flew into the air, the firepower like a tide quickly covered the entire battlefield!
The mortars behind the German positions began to shoot flares into the sky. Hundreds of light sources falling slowly illuminated the entire position like daytime. The sudden strong light caused most of the French army to fall into a short-lived in the blindness of
Experienced people took advantage of the situation and rolled into a certain corner, but most of the recruits were swept down by the oncoming bullets, and when the surprise attack turned into a strong attack, the French no longer hid. The artillery and tanks roared! Groups of soldiers jumped out of the trenches and rushed to the opposite German front line under the cover of artillery fire!
"It's a French chariot!" At this time, through the command tower of the commander, Guderian saw the shadow moving against the dark background in the distance. From the slender barrel, he judged that the opposite should be the famous Saint Moncha Yes, before nightfall, some wolf tanks were sent down to the front line. Their function was to deal with the armored units that the French might appear. The first goal of these steel warriors equipped with 75MM artillery and flexible turrets was to hunt down the distant ones. French chariots and Hufeng assault guns have a narrow shooting range and poor maneuverability, so they are temporarily used as fixed bunkers.
Facing the French tanks that were always hidden on the edge of the shadow and fired a shot, Guderian was not in a hurry, because he knew that there was no use in haste. He needed friendly forces to light up the surrounding area with flares, and then he used the artillery Use parallel machine guns to measure the range, and then carry out precise strikes. Otherwise, premature attacks can only expose your position.
After more than 2 years of baptism, the German tactics are still very good. At least, the mortar team in charge of lighting is very clear about which targets are given priority. The St. Monsa tank in Guderian's field of vision After just two attacks, it was focused on. A 60MM flare almost fell from the top of the tank. At this moment, Guderian quickly seized the opportunity and fired a series of tracer bullets. , and quickly determined the approximate distance of the opponent through the landing point - 800 meters! A bit far, but acceptable!
However, just before his tank fired, the companions of the company next to him fired first. In less than half a minute, the three tanks fired more than a dozen shells alternately! When watching the tank was finally covered in flames, Guderian expressed his anger at the opponent's recklessness and unprofessionalism!
The attack of the French infantry and armored units did not cause the Germans too much trouble, and the French invested less than half of the armored units of the defending German army! The infantry also suffered heavy losses under the intensive machine gun fire and artillery strikes. Moreover, the veterans on the Western Front also felt that the French's will to fight was very weak. Not long after contact, many French troops were repelled.
What really caused trouble were the long-range artillery hidden in the rear, such as the 520MM super-heavy train gun and some 12-inch siege guns. The German troops stationed had no time to build shelters against heavy artillery attacks. For a while, there was a gap in the connecting part between the Bavarian Second Army and the Prussian Fifth Army!
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