Chapter 1043 The Russian Offensive 1
Chapter 1043 Russian Offensive 1
When the two sides approached 1,200 meters, the Russian artillery position deployed behind the position finally showed its power! A sound similar to that of heavy artillery came from a distance. Ten seconds later, shrapnel shells fell on the attacking infantry formation, exploding huge columns of smoke!
"The Russians have heavy artillery?!" Major General Julian looked at the smoke columns in the distance that were more than ten meters high. This is definitely not the power that a 105MM artillery can possess! At this time, problems also occurred on the frontal attack front.
Under a bunker, a long pipe stretched out. From the appearance, this steel giant covered by a camouflage net was 6.5 meters long and about 3 meters wide. However, the height was very low, only Less than 2.5 meters! From the appearance, it looks like a crawler with a huge artillery mounted on the ground! Then there is a fighting compartment surrounded by steel plates at the rear. Of course, in order to reduce the height, these steel plates are either removed or lowered. A thick and long artillery piece was placed abruptly on the body of the car.
"Get ready to fire!" An armor-piercing bullet weighing 15.4KG was loaded from the breech of the gun. If the prince saw these things at this time, he would definitely say something crazy out of shock! Can you not be shocked? The Russians actually put an M1910 107MML28 cannon on a tank of more than ten tons! One armor-piercing bullet weighs 15.4KG! The muzzle velocity is 635 meters per second! Who can resist this thing in a battle? ! If nothing else, just relying on this artillery, the combat effectiveness of this thing is definitely not low! The Russians have given full play to their fine traditions, and the penetration depth is not enough for the caliber... The Russians rarely work on the aspect ratio. They are generally used to solving problems on bullet weight and caliber...
(What? You said you can’t put it down? Look at the Rhino tank destroyer in World War II in history. However, the 20-ton body actually contained an 88L71...)
A long flame suddenly flew out from a position close to the ground, and the smoke from the shock wave after the artillery fired instantly covered the entire gun position. A 15.4KG armor-piercing projectile passed through a distance of 1,000 meters in less than 2 seconds, and then luckily hit a Hu Feng-style assault gun in the lead! This shot directly hit the thickest front armor of the Hu Feng assault gun. In addition to the front armor, there is also a gun mantlet! However, this was of no use. In front of the 107MM cannon whose penetration depth could be described as luxurious, a large hole of half a square meter was opened! The front of the entire car body was almost completely sunken, and then the artillery behind and the crew were blown to pieces!
After a loud noise, the entire front half of the Hu Feng-type assault gun was blown into a blossoming steamed bun, and only the rear half of the vehicle body was still intact. Kill a Hu Feng with one blow from 1000 meters away! This has never happened in previous wars!
However, this was just the beginning. After the remaining vehicles advanced less than 100 meters, another armor-piercing round directly blew a Cricket tank into pieces! The violent explosion directly blew the thin turret several meters into the air! And at this time,
Facing a well-camouflaged position, the Austro-Hungarian tank crew did not even notice the opponent's position at this time!
In this case, it is an absolute test of the cooperation of the troops and the quality of the commander. As a tank commander, the first thing to do when faced with a sudden heavy fire attack is to release a smoke screen, then retreat, and at the same time search the battlefield to find the target. The howitzers or large-caliber mortars used as cover need to kill the exposed artillery. This tactic seems simple. But it’s hard to say whether it can be used well. What caught the Austro-Hungarian Army off guard was that at this critical moment, the Russian howitzers began to fire in depth!
Heavy artillery shells landed on the attacking crowd, breaking up the already chaotic formation. The power of the 122MM artillery shell is not comparable to that of the 3-inch artillery or the 105MM howitzer. When a shell falls, it directly creates a 1.2-meter deep pit with a diameter of 5 to 6 meters on the ground! Thousands of steel balls from a shrapnel fell like raindrops among the Austro-Hungarian soldiers, wiping groups of soldiers directly from the battlefield.
The 105MM artillery in the rear tried to suppress the opponent's artillery, but when the number of artillery on both sides was about the same, the Russian artillery with a higher projection naturally had an advantage. According to an Austro-Hungarian officer who participated in the war in later generations, it also covered one gun. Position, using a 105MM artillery requires about 25 rounds of artillery shells, while the Russian 122MM howitzer only uses 15 rounds!
At this time, the Russians no longer retain their firepower. I have to say that the M1910 122 howitzer is definitely a classic piece of equipment. It weighs only about 1,400 kilograms, and the 21.4KG shells fired are 150 kg of the German 105MM howitzer. %! Although the range is closer, it is still 8,700 meters. It is less than 1 kilometer shorter than the Prussian 105MM gun. In terms of weight, it is lighter than the French M1897 and the German 105 howitzer! The firepower output and flexibility are far superior to the former! Although the M1897 has a faster rate of fire, its bullet weight is only one-third of that of others... The shooting range is also miserable, and the range is not as good.
In the case where the number of artillery is not much different, the Russian suppressive artillery naturally has an advantage! What? How does it compare with the Bavarian 105MM artillery? Of course there is no comparison. Although the Bavarian 1909 artillery shells are just that heavy, their range is more than 12 kilometers... No matter how fierce the firepower is, what should you do if you can't reach it? Of course, the gun weight has increased, with the listed weight being 1800KG. However, for the Bavarian Army, there is not much difference between using a vehicle to tow an 1800KG artillery or a 1400KG artillery... And because of this, the Austro-Hungarian Army has fallen into a huge disadvantage on the frontal battlefield.
Fortunately, the number of artillery units owned by both sides is not enough to determine the final outcome of the battle. The Russian 107MM self-propelled artillery can at best solve the threat of the Austro-Hungarian armored forces, while the 122MM howitzer has some advantages at most. When equipment is insufficient, the confrontation between infantry and cavalry also has a decisive impact on the battle situation.
However, in the ensuing infantry and cavalry battle, Major General Julian experienced the most unforgettable scene in his life! The first cavalry units to come into contact were the two cavalry regiments that followed up in steps on the left wing. These cavalry units followed their original routine and detoured towards the flanks of the Russian position under the cover of artillery fire and machine guns. When they rushed out of the hilly area, they saw that they passed through a When they were able to outflank the Russian army in the open area, dozens of four-wheeled carriages appeared in front of them!
"Didn't you find these things when you started investigating?" the officer in charge said in surprise. But at this moment, the arrow is on the string and has to be fired. The front has been beaten into a pot of porridge, and it is in an unfavorable situation. Whether it can break the game depends entirely on its own performance! Then the officer issued an attack order that was enough to make him regret!
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