Anti-Japanese Jedi Player

Chapter 338 The Power of Heavy Artillery

"what happened?"

The 129th Master Division of the Eighth Route Army, the division commander put down the phone, Lao Gao frowned.

The chief of staff at the side asked suspiciously.

"The frontline attack has encountered difficulties. The devils have built a large fortress group in Liushu Camel. The defense is very strong. Where did the attacking troops suffer?" The division commander shook his head, but there was not much annoyance in his tone.

Obviously, this so-called devil's large fortress did not bring much pressure to the division commander.

What really made the division commander frown was that he had to re-plan the direction of the war again. The willow camel was obviously unable to win in a short time, so the original attack plan would be affected by this.

It was the first time to organize such a large attack, and many things went beyond the plan. Today's attack is almost completely out of plan. Some places are progressing too fast, some are too slow, some are crooked, some are too little, some There are too many... all in all a mess, and none of them come as planned.

The organization of more than 1000 million people made the headquarters and the staff of each division overwhelmed.

For this reason, the offensive plan had to be changed many times, or even delayed many times. Fortunately, the devils were unable to launch a counterattack. More time to hone their organizational and management skills.

"Willow camel? Isn't there a few third-line divisions of devils?"

The chief of staff looked at the map hanging on the wall, asked suspiciously, and then seemed to think of something, and then said, with a sudden realization: "It seems that the devil is so suspicious."

The willow camel belongs to the main traffic road. Before the attack, the Eighth Route Army conducted a detailed investigation.

According to the intelligence, the Devils have deployed four third-line divisions there, building large-scale construction works and constructing fortifications, but the investigation found that the quality of the fortifications actually built there is limited, most of them are only civil engineering works, not to mention the power of the 155 howitzer, even if it is a 105 caliber Howitzers can also easily destroy fortifications of this scale, so it is judged that the devils are only planning to defend here symbolically, and do not intend to stick to it.

Moreover, the four third-line divisions also proved this judgment. The combat effectiveness of these four divisions is very poor, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. Any two groups can be pierced.

Now it seems that the devils deliberately showed their weakness to the enemy, and then secretly built fortifications.

"This devil has not recruited farmers now, which makes us a little uncomfortable"

The chief of staff shook his head and said with some emotion.

War is a battle of wits and courage between the two sides. You lie to me, and I lie to you. It's a joy to intrigue.It is impossible to detect all the enemy's intelligence clearly, but the chief of staff quickly figured out the reason for the mistake in this investigation.

In the past, when the devils started large-scale construction, they would mobilize a large number of civilians and arrest villagers to build them, so the Eighth Route Army could quickly get information, and even a few people could get in and get a clear picture of the devil's position.

And even if the devils did not recruit civilians, they never covered up the news of the construction of the fortifications. The construction was done with great fanfare. In addition, the willow camel devils stationed a few third-line divisions with great fanfare before, and then dug low-quality bunkers at random, making the headquarters take it for granted I felt that the devil didn't intend to stick to it, so I didn't think much about it.

This is called an empiricist error!The devils have always been domineering before, and they did not cover up their military operations at all, especially the construction of bunkers. This time suddenly, the chief of staff thought.

"It should have been built secretly at night, and those third-line divisions were responsible for covering up and investigating." The division commander also quickly understood how the devil built a strong fortress in secret.

"According to the information sent by the frontline troops, the troops stationed in Liushutuo should be the Fifth Division of the Devils. They have strong combat effectiveness and deployed a large number of heavy artillery. The offensive forces of the two regiments suffered heavy casualties this time."

"Judging from the battle at the scene, the devil's main fortress is about one meter behind the concrete, with steel plates sandwiched inside. Each fortress is equipped with eight 150mm cannons and two 240mm heavy howitzers. The firepower is very strong."

The teacher continued to speak, but there was still no anger in his words.

There are always casualties in battle!Mistakes are inevitable, and the success of the two regiments' attacks was not bad, and the casualties of the devils were not low. Even though the terrain and firepower were suppressed, the division commander was still satisfied with such results.

In the case of a strong fortress, the firepower of the 155 howitzer at the division level is very poor.

"Who will be sent to solve this tough problem?" The chief of staff asked, looking at the map on the wall.

Now, the offensive plan is all a mess. Among the three originally planned routes, the left wing, which is the willow camel area, has not been opened up. The supply logistics troops behind and the hundreds of thousands of road construction troops stay in place.The army in the middle road fought with the devils together. Although the situation was overwhelming, they had to stop because of the heavy rain and weather, as well as the penetration of the devils' rear.

It has to be said that the devils' light infantry piercing is still very powerful, especially the devils of the first-line divisions. During the half-month attack, brigade-level devils appeared in the rear many times along the mountain roads to attack the rear transportation lines and logistics distribution centers. It didn't cause much damage. After all, the transport team's defense concept is very strong, much stronger than the devil's firepower.

But the impact on the offense is huge.

As for the left wing, it was too smooth, and as a result, the supplies could not keep up. In addition, the heavy rain affected the transportation line, and the troops could only retreat a little.

In short, the entire battlefield is a mess, and all kinds of things are mixed together to make the staff and division headquarters feel numb.

"Heavy Artillery Division..." The division commander twitched his lips, "It just so happens that they are parked on the right wing."

"Ah, a one-meter-thick fortress, I think it would be better to send a division directly under the artillery regiment, heavy artillery division, this is too cruel to the devils, this is a death sentence!" tone of voice.

Because of the distance, the 129th Division was finally equipped with heavy artillery.

406 belongs to the strategic artillery unit directly under the headquarters, and the artillery regiment directly under the division is equipped with 305 heavy artillery. This kind of powerful heavy artillery combined with armor-piercing shells is very suitable for attacking fortifications. As for the heavy artillery division, it is actually not suitable for dealing with this large fortress.

However, theory is one thing, and practice is another.

If the heavy artillery division is used, the devil will be too miserable.

"The heavy artillery regiment directly under it is too far away, and it is troublesome to transfer. It happens that the heavy artillery division is newly formed, and they can practice their hands over there." The division commander clapped his hands and felt that his idea was very good: "Let's call this combat mission 'Ling Chi'."

"Yes"

The chief of staff couldn't help mourning the devil's misery.

Hey, it's a pity that the division has a lot of work and can't go to watch the battle.

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Five days had passed since the third attack, and after the devils rushed to repair the edge positions, they finally waited for the fourth wave of the Eighth Route Army's attack.

Although the situation is not as smooth as imagined, the head of the Lieutenant General of the Devils is still fearless. Backed by four third-line divisions, although the combat power is not much, it can still make up for the lack of manpower. For example, the maintenance of the bunker this time depends on The manpower of the third-line division, and there are still a few useful soldiers in the third-line division, which are scattered and stuffed into the division, which has little effect on combat effectiveness.

Holding up the binoculars and looking at the Eighth Route Army positions in the distance, this devil lieutenant general has a cigarette in his mouth with a relaxed expression.

He looked at the posture on the opposite side, as if he didn't plan to attack directly, but planned to start shelling. He sneered at this. The one-meter-thick concrete, even the Empire's 203 naval gun, did little damage to the willow camel bunker.

He didn't panic at all.

Sure enough, as expected by the head of the Guizi Division, the Eighth Route Army began to build artillery positions, but what he did not expect was that the enemy artillery positions were very far behind, more than ten kilometers away from the fortress, and separated by a mountain.

"Is this to prevent the counterattack of the fort's heavy artillery?"

He quickly understood the other party's thoughts, but he sneered even more in his heart: "Can you hit the bunker at such a long distance? And even if you hit it, the farther the distance is, the worse the penetration and power of the shell will be. , now I’m afraid I can’t even scratch the skin.”

At this time, the Eighth Route Army had already pushed the cannon up.

"Well, it looks like a 200-caliber heavy artillery. This kind of power will not do much damage to the fortress, but the small fortress may not be able to hold it. It seems that the troops on the edge of the fortress will be pulled out temporarily. When the Eighth Route Army launches an attack move again"

After a few glances, the lieutenant general was completely relieved.

"There is no threat." He judged in his heart: "Although the number is a bit too much."

This kind of powerful artillery, no matter how many there are, will pose no threat to the four main fortresses.

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At 203 o'clock in the afternoon, after eight hours of preparation work, the heavy artillery division has been deployed, and two hundred [-]-caliber heavy artillery have completed the pre-bombardment preparations, running positions, arranging telephone lines, and setting various elements.

"Still unskilled"

The commander of the trust looked at the slow-moving artillery teams, and his tone was dissatisfied, very dissatisfied.

"It's already done. We have only taken over these heavy artillery for less than two weeks. Even though we were excellent artillerymen with rich experience before, the new cannon is much more powerful and heavier than the previous 105 cannon. Slowness is understandable, isn’t it just for training this time?”

The deputy teacher on the side comforted him.

"Sure enough, war is the fastest way to train."

The teacher naturally knew the main purpose of this mission.

Then he ordered the shelling to begin

"Ready, aim, shoot"

Following the division commander's order, two hundred neatly arranged gun positions began to be skillfully operated.

Pulling the bolt, four people carried the shells and stuffed them into the breech of the gun, then a soldier pushed two packs of propellant into it, closed the bolt, and finally pulled the firing rope under unified orders.

boom····

Intensive, rhythmic shelling sounded immediately, and the muzzle flames, like a ignited fuse, burned between the two hundred cannons, violently and uniformly.

Ten seconds later, dense explosions sounded from the devil's camp in the distance, mud splashed and gravel danced wildly.

The explosion was like thunder rolling from the sky.

Measure the distance, report the elements, and correct the ballistic trajectory... The observation team in the distance passed the shelling data to the runner through the phone, and then each gun began to correct the trajectory according to the transmitted data.

One minute later, the shelling sounded again, and this time most of the shells fell on the devil's position.

Ranging, reporting elements, correcting trajectory...
Until the fifth salvo, this time almost all the shells hit the devil's fortress.

"Hmph, but that's all. This little power poses no threat to my fortress." Seeing the last shell that hit the main fortress, the devil's lieutenant general raised his chin arrogantly and spoke in a disdainful tone.

"Report, Calibration Shooting Finished"

After five waves of firing, the commander of the artillery division received a reply from the artillery officer.

"Change to heavy armor-piercing shells and shoot at full speed," the commander of the heavy artillery division ordered in a stern tone.

"Yes" the phone was hung up.

"Everyone has it, replace the armor-piercing shells." The artillery commander waved the flag and ordered on the phone at the same time.

Then, two hundred gun positions opened the gun bolts, and five ammunition hands in the rear carried a 130 kg heavy armor-piercing projectile and stuffed it into the barrel, and then two packs of propellant charges were put in.

The breech bolt is closed, the barrel is raised, and the firing cord is pulled.

Boom boom boom... Intensive and methodical shelling sounded, and the two hundred heavy cannons were like a precise machine, running ruthlessly and irritablely. The heavy heavy-duty tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectile fired at the devil's fortress at a speed more than twice the speed of sound.

boom boom boom

Weird explosions sounded from the devil's fortress. The devil's lieutenant general held up his binoculars and saw dense explosions on his four large fortresses. Because of the smoke from the explosions, he couldn't see the specific situation.

what happened? ··· Seeing the explosion that seemed to be attached to the fortress, and the vibration of the fortress, the devil's brows were frowned.

Judging from the power of the explosion, it seemed that it was much smaller than the previous shells, but the vibration of the fortress made Lieutenant General Devil feel a little uncomfortable.

The vibration means that the fortress has been damaged, but how is this possible?How can a cannon with a caliber of only [-]mm destroy a reinforced concrete fortress that is more than one meter thick and multi-layered?
As the smoke cleared, he finally had a clear view of the fortress.

The outer wall of the originally thick and solid fortress was already pitted, as if it had been eaten by some kind of monster, and a large area of ​​the outer layer was peeling off. He even saw a warhead in a pothole.

Warheads embedded deep in the outer walls of the fortress.

This is...his pupils contracted suddenly... armor-piercing bullets!

Heavy armor-piercing rounds!
An armor-piercing projectile that can penetrate hundreds of millimeters of armor!
Oops···
Before I had time to think about it, the second wave of shelling had arrived, followed by the sound of dense explosions, accompanied by the dense debris peeling off the outer wall of the fortress, some even exposed the internal steel plates, and some had even been pierced by armor-piercing shells. Cracks spread across the outer wall of the fortress.

Although it is only the outer wall, the damage to the fortress can be easily tolerated. After all, the bunker with two layers of structure cannot be broken by two armor-piercing bullets, but.

The third wave arrived again.

boom boom boom

The shelling continued.

The 203mm tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectile is not very powerful. With only a few kilograms of charge, the explosion is poor, but the penetration is strong. The devil's thick concrete has no defense against it, and it is easily pierced.

Although one damage is very small for the fortress, and one shell is only a piece of collapse, but two hundred guns and tens of thousands of heavy armor-piercing shells are like a huge boulder to the devil's fortress, crushed by a small steel hammer. It smashed with a hammer.

In this battle, the comparison is not volume and thickness, but quality and hardness.

In ancient times, there was a big knife with one stroke and two sections, and the head and head were separated, and there was also a small knife with one stroke, and the death was delayed.

(End of this chapter)