Chapter 2504 Landing Battle
"Compared with what we have encountered on the Western Front, the artillery density on both sides is really far behind." A German officer said. At this time, the Bavarian Army Observation Group on an American landing ship was using telescopes to observe the progress of the landing battle in the distance. Compared with the large-scale artillery battles of more than thousands of guns that had broken out between the two sides on the Western Front, the firepower of the American and Japanese troops The density is obviously not up to par.
"Japan is a country with a very poor industry. Even with the support of the British, the improvement in a short period of time is limited. Moreover, the Japanese Army must have hidden some artillery. It is easier to understand that the Japanese Army has weak resistance to firepower. What about the Americans? They You have to consider the issues of supplies and barrel life, and you don’t dare to let go and fight. However, if you think this battle is worthless just because of this, you are totally wrong. Some of the actions of both sides on the beach and measures are worth learning from!" Major General Karls said.
When hundreds of various landing craft launched an attack on the coast, the Japanese artillery prepared for a decisive battle at sea finally opened fire. These artillery positions were deployed relatively close. Normally, the 6-inch artillery was about 4 kilometers away from the coastline, and The smaller-caliber artillery is only 2 kilometers away from the sea! Although the Japanese built their fortifications according to the general standards of the Western Front, it turned out that these fortifications were not enough to face 12-inch and 10-inch artillery!
"Damn it, it's just out of reach!" Seeing a shell falling in the distance next to the landing ship about 4 kilometers away from the coastline, a Japanese artillery officer was itching with hatred. The maximum size of the 6-inch howitzer provided by the British The range is 8,700 meters, and the distance between the two sides is about 8,000 meters. It stands to reason that there should be a chance to attack the landing ship in the distance, but you must know that this 8,700 meters can only be reached at the maximum elevation angle. In order to ensure the defensive performance of the gun nest, The gun nest is covered with a roof, and due to the limitations of the roof, the elevation angle of these artillery is limited, and the maximum range is only about 7,000 meters! So, this is a bit embarrassing.
When it comes to attacking faster landing craft, the 6-inch artillery also performs poorly. After all, the British provide artillery using an old-fashioned single-legged gun mount. The horizontal shooting range is very small, and the rate of fire is too slow. If you want to catch it than a tank, Faster landing craft are still not enough. Compared with the 6-inch howitzers prepared by the Japanese, the 15-pound and 18-pound rapid-fire guns provided by the British performed well. Several charging landing craft were destroyed by dense shells, exceeding 80 U.S. Army soldiers were blown to pieces by flying shrapnel before they touched the land of New Ireland!
The Americans also inspected the Western Front. They are very sensitive to the range of artillery. When the landing ship releases the landing craft, it happens to be within the range of the British howitzer. Of course, if it is replaced by French artillery or Bavarian livery, the Americans need It’s about 3 kilometers further back! Amid the not-so-dense rain of bullets from the Japanese, the U.S. Navy released landing craft one after another.
However, the American escort fleet had no intention of letting these gun positions near the coast go. The two armored cruisers Atlanta and Philadelphia began to aim their 10-inch guns at the Japanese gun positions that were spitting flames!
"Use concrete armor-piercing rounds! No. 3 charge! Prepare to fire.
"The two armored cruisers advanced about 3 kilometers and stopped less than 7 kilometers away from the target. In the turret, the gunners methodically put the conventional high-explosive bombs back into the ammunition compartment, and then raised them again. Heavy concrete armor-piercing projectiles, nicknamed "Fat Man" shells, are super-heavy shells. Generally, the weight of shells for the 10-inch pre-dreadnought gun is just over 220 kilograms. However, the weight of these special reinforced concrete armor-piercing projectiles is as high as nearly 280 kilograms. To fire such a heavy shell, it is naturally necessary to reduce the propellant to ensure that the chamber is not exploded.
The elevation angle of the 12 10-inch guns of the two armored cruisers was limited to 22 degrees. The fire control officer re-set the firing list. Subsequently, these guns actually served as siege mortars in this naval battle!
boom! Accompanied by a series of dull gunshots, different from the slightly sharp sound of ordinary naval guns fired, more than ten rounds of specially made reinforced concrete armor-piercing bullets drew curves in the air and flew towards the distant target. The speed of these shells was not the same. They were so unhappy that they could be caught with the naked eye. They flew leisurely in the air, and after reaching the highest point of the trajectory, they plunged down! The blunt warhead hit the thick rammed earth layer on the top of the gun nest. The gun nest, which was originally designed to resist the 210MM heavy howitzer, was easily shattered like an egg at this moment. Then, as the projectile penetrated into it, The delay fuse at the tail of the projectile was triggered, and with a loud noise, a smoke column nearly a hundred meters high rose into the sky! When the smoke cleared, a huge crater appeared on the ground, with some red and black minced meat and remaining parts scattered around.
"We killed 4, and the Philadelphia next to us killed 3. The fortifications built by the Japanese for 4 years are not that strong." Standing on the armored cruiser Atlanta, Colonel Kimmel put down the telescope in his hand and said with a smile. . In the initial artillery battle between the two sides, the Americans, who had larger and more heavy artillery and had prepared in advance, gained an advantage. They easily destroyed or suppressed the Japanese artillery positions at the forefront. Even if they cannot be destroyed due to angle problems, they use secondary guns to continuously fire smoke grenades to interfere with the opponent's shooting. Just when the Japanese coastal artillery was not suppressing it, the first wave of assaults composed of tank landing craft and personnel landing craft had almost arrived at the beach. As the landing craft rushed onto the beach, the huge landing springboard was opened, and a large number of U.S. troops rushed forward. Go up! The bloodiest and fiercest battle in the landing battle has begun!
"Repeat, George, your people keep up with the engineers in front to provide cover. The second squad brings machine guns and deploys on the sides. I need you to block possible Japanese firepower points from the flanks. The remaining two squads prepare to echelon Forward, okay, that's it. As soon as the ship stops, we jump! We must move quickly, watch the cover, and then rush forward, just like we trained on the training ground before! Don't stay near the landing craft, this is a target !”
Platoon leader Homan repeated the key points of the attack for the last time on the bumpy landing craft! They were the first wave of troops to land. They had no accompanying heavy weapons and could only rely on the machine guns and explosive equipment they carried to carve a way forward through landmines and barbed wire fences! In the last moments before landing, the soldiers checked their weapons and ammunition as well as their tools for the last time. With the vibration and collision of the hull, the landing craft finally washed up on the beach!
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