Chapter 2033： The trial is coming one

Early morning on April 5, 1914.

"Your Excellency Commander, the Prussian Army is ready." Admiral Kruger said.

"Your Highness, the Bavarian Army and the Bohemia Army are ready to go." Admiral Calipute said.

"Very well, let's end this war!" Ruprech nodded, and then issued an attack order! A few minutes later, the fire that tore through the secrets of heaven opened the prelude to the final battle on the Western Front of the First World War!

From Laon to Champagne, the straight line distance is 38 kilometers, and the front distance is 50 kilometers. The Allied Group has concentrated more than 8,000 barrels of various calibers. At this moment, they roared at the same time, accompanied by a loud noise like a tsunami. , The flames shredded the dark night, countless destructive **** of light rose up into the sky, and the largest bombardment in human history so far began!

In more than 300 artillery positions, commanders, gunners, and ammunition trucks are moving with precision like parts on a huge machine. Every minute, hundreds of tons of steel are poured out and flew into the distance. The intended target, with the ear-piercing screams of the shells passing through the air, the first batch of shells hit the French position. From the forefront position that was only 400 meters away from the German army to the rear military station more than 35 kilometers away from the front line, at this moment, it was completely within the coverage of the German artillery!

"I have never seen such a spectacular scene. There are countless cannonballs in the sky. They are connected end to end, forming a waterfall of flames hanging from the sky. In the distance, the ground is constantly oscillating in the explosion of the cannonballs, one after another. The French position in the distance was burned into a sea of ​​fire. There was no sun in the sky, but the light was as bright as day. My ears were full of explosions, and I had to be very close to each other and speak loudly to make the other person hear , So most of the time we communicate with writing boards or gestures. I can hardly imagine how many French people will be alive under this kind of shelling when we attack!” A front-line German officer described the time like this Scene.

At the forefront of various caliber cannons and a large number of mortars, in a very short period of time, the French have worked so hard to deploy the obstacles, barbed wire, and minefields for 2 months. It was like raindrops. With the passage of time, the falling shells completely turned over an inch of land. They crossed the no man's land in the middle of the battlefield, crossed the trenches, destroyed the bunkers, and then thought about depth and rolling on both sides.

Ten minutes after being bombarded, the French division's grenade run and the cannon began to try to counterattack. These artillery, hidden 8 to 10 kilometers away from the forefront position, sprayed fatal waves at the distant German firepower. Flaming, these artillery are deployed in solid artillery bases or semi-underground offensives, there is no need to fear the attack of howitzers below 150mm!

"The French's frontline support firepower counterattacked! The number is 30% more than our previous reconnaissance. It seems that their recent work has been somewhat effective." At this time, a German officer in charge of anti-artillery suppression said with a smile.

"Before, our siege artillery was insufficient, and there was no way to completely eliminate these annoying guys, but this time it is different. Austria may not be able to charge close combat, but the artillery is still good. A Junker officer from Danzig Said with a smile.

After the anti-artillery observation post on the front line captured the unique frequencies of French artillery through audio equipment, several detection points were located at the same time, and then the obtained data was transmitted to the siege artillery cluster at the rear via telephone! (This point is not fabricated by the author. There was a technique of locating artillery by sound during World War I, but this was the technique of the British army at the time. The principle was that the frequency of different types of artillery was different, and then it was shot on the paper bag through vibration and magnetic needles. Special traces. Then the position of the artillery can be determined by solving the triangulation and time. This technique works very well.)

A large number of M large-caliber siege guns are deployed in the middle position. These guys with a range between 12 kilometers and 16 kilometers are used to suppress professional long-range artillery. They may not be powerful because of their short hands, but at this distance. It is indeed the best to strike a division-level artillery that has more tight protection.

With the help of the artillery servo, shells weighing more than 200 kilograms were loaded into the barrel of the 280MM heavy gun, followed by a propellant pack weighing tens of kilograms, and then locked, adjusted the horizontal and vertical angles of the artillery, after a while. After preparations, these bunker killers finally showed off!

Different from the sharper roar of the rapid-fire gun, the sound of the short-barreled siege gun is more dull. This kind of guy called the siege hammer has a slow rate of fire and is inconvenient to move, but every hit is terrifying! Hundreds of siege artillery cleared the suppressed artillery deployed in the French second-line position. From time to time, huge fireballs would soar into the sky on the battlefield. This is the final relic of the destruction of the heavy artillery position or the detonation of the ammunition depot! Under the attack of the siege hammer the French front deep support firepower was gradually disintegrated.

At this time, the French army’s most powerful weapons on land are the "Neyi" 400MM super-heavy train gun, the "Davu" 340MM super-heavy train gun, and a large number of M and train guns. And the M Saint King Kong self-propelled artillery, which was lost to the army, began the final counterattack. More than 3,000 French army artillery began a desperate counterattack against opponents far stronger than yourself!

"The Germans attacked, and their firepower far surpassed us, but now, we can still hold on." At the French headquarters, an officer reported to Commander-in-Chief Foch and the front-line chief of staff Petain.

"It won't last too long. Once dawn, the survival time of our ultra-long-range artillery can only be calculated in minutes." Petain said. The reason why the French can hold on with less than half the artillery of the Germans is that, on the one hand, Germany has used a lot of firepower to clear obstacles, deal with frontline trenches, and suppress traffic lines, directly using the opponent’s artillery. Not much firepower. On the other hand, because it was still dark, some heavy guns with a long range were outside the range of German long-range artillery. As time goes by, once the Germans have completed their attack on shallow positions and the air force can be used, then the French artillery can only choose between destruction or hiding!

"I hope the British aviation team can do more." Foch said.

"What are you kidding? They can't even wait for the sky of London, let alone the sky of France." Petain sneered.

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