Chapter 2031: Before Judgment 1
"This should be the last load of ammunition before the war." At this time, Major General Bellevue, who was serving as the commander-in-chief of the front-line artillery of the Bavarian Second Army, looked at the railway extending from the distant forest to the front-line positions, and the ammunition transported on it. said the train.
"This will be the most grand firework display in human history. We use it to celebrate festivals in peacetime, but today we will use blood and fire to celebrate the greatest victory of the empire since its establishment!" Major General Bellevue looked at the front by himself The sense of accomplishment in the artillery position is full!
On the front of the Bavarian Second Army, on every kilometer of the front, the British will face medium-caliber and above-barreled artillery on the left and right sides of the door! On the 10-kilometer attack front facing the group army, as many as 1,600 artillery pieces of various calibers were aimed at the opposite French. The density of the artillery was so high that the Germans had to be divided into several artillery positions. In order to barely accommodate so many artillery! (The highest artillery density in the Battle of Verdun in history was about 140 artillery pieces.)
At the forefront, at a distance of less than 400 meters from the French cordon, was a large number of mortars of various types, which dealt with infantry and released smoke bombs. The M heavy mortar is used to deal with various obstacles and machine gun nests. Then, 800 meters behind the mortar front, there were a large number of 75MM rapid-fire guns and various types of self-propelled artillery. Their task was to provide cover for the attacking storm commando with direct firepower.
On the defense line, you can always come across some solid support points that are difficult to destroy. These turtle shells, which are made of concrete and have a thick layer of rammed earth on the outside, are so difficult to deal with. Ordinary 75MM artillery and The shells fired by the 120MM mortar can only make a shallow pit. Even with a 105MM cannon, it's just a small hole.
Therefore, at this time, it is necessary to use 210MM heavy howitzers with special concrete armor-piercing projectiles to deal with it, and on the third artillery front, the most powerful artillery group of the entire Bavarian Army's shallow deep position is deployed! At the key breakthrough position, a 210MM heavy howitzer company was deployed every less than 100 meters! These big killers originally assigned to the army are now less than 1,500 meters away from the French front! These howitzers are not like the short-barreled artillery equipped by the German Legion in the early days of the war. These heavy artillery weighing more than 15 tons can shoot special armor-piercing projectiles weighing more than 100KG over a distance of more than 15 kilometers! Both the muzzle velocity and lethality are a bit higher than the previous artillery!
And all of these are just called front-line artillery groups. Behind them, a large number of siege guns above 210MM, M heavy cannons, and various guns from the navy were additionally strengthened from a position 5 to 15 kilometers away from the German front-line positions. A train cannon made from acquired artillery. Behind the entire Bavarian Second Army, more than M train guns were deployed along the rails! More than 50 of these guns came from the Austro-Hungarian Legion. Among these artillery, the most eye-catching ones are 12 380MM super-heavy train guns modified with Bavarian-class battleship artillery and 8 420MM super-heavy siege guns produced by Austria-Hungary for smashing key points!
In order to consume more than 1,600 powerful artillery pieces in the entire army group, the Bavarian Second Army used 32 railway regiments and built at least 14 railways dedicated to providing ammunition for these artillery pieces. Today, Bellevue The major general has finally reached the amount of ammunition hoarded by the heavy artillery group before the war. The heavy artillery above 150MM is equipped with 2000 rounds of shells, while the medium-caliber and light artillery of the following calibers have more than 3400 rounds of ammunition! These shells can theoretically be used by German artillery for a week! (Historically, during the Battle of Verdun, the German army assigned 3,000 shells to each 77MM rapid-fire gun.
Field howitzers are 2100 rounds, heavy howitzers are 1200 rounds)
The entire artillery group has clear layers and clear tasks, and the dense fire net covers a depth extending from the front of the French position to more than 40 kilometers. And taking into account the troop advance and accompanying problems, all the forward artillery groups are additionally equipped with engineers and transport troops. When the offensive is launched, at least 30% of the heavy howitzers and 50% of the medium-caliber rapid-fire guns can accompany the troop assault.
In addition to the artillery group, the frontal assault force has also entered the state before the battle. On the 10-kilometer front of the Bavarian Second Army, a full 10 infantry divisions have been deployed, and the attack front of each division is no more than 1 kilometer! The three regiments belonging to a division are deployed in echelons, and each division can also be assigned an additional assault gun battalion as direct fire support. In order to ensure the smooth flow of follow-up troops, each division will also concentrate an engineer battalion to clear obstacles and repair roads.
The replenishment of these ten divisions is only used to smash the front line of defense of the French army. When the front line of defense is breached, the second echelon attached to the rear, led by the armored division, will quickly pass through the defense line and then attack the first echelon. With the cooperation of the French, prepare for a wave of counterattacks launched by the French in a field environment.
The biggest difference between Stormtroopers and history is that each assault battalion will be equipped with an armored company as direct fire support. In fact, the so-called Stormtroopers in history have a large scale. A division probably has one The commandos of the battalion carried a variety of light and heavy weapons from submachine guns to mortars and even medium-caliber rapid-fire guns. And it is equipped with engineers, fire-breathing soldiers, and specialized logistics units to deal with various situations. In terms of matching, it is already the earliest synthetic battle group.
However, in response to that sentence, when manpower is exhausted, the Germans and French have a good idea. (The French also had a similar tactical concept, and it seems to be earlier in time.) But in actual combat, they will still hit the zenith, and the elite troops of the Storm Commando are generally the most experienced and dedicated people in a division. Bearing more than 60% of the casualties and still not collapsing, this kind of combat power is terrifying, but it is a pity that it is just a one-shot deal. If the fight is over, then this army is really over!
The incorporation of the assault gun company can be regarded as enhancing the direct firepower and providing a certain amount of armored cover. In order to ensure that these infantry can move quickly, the German army also equipped a large number of half-track armored personnel carriers. These tanks carrying machine guns and mortars or 20MM machine guns not only make up for the lack of curved fire and rapid fire, but also provide good cover for infantry. After all, on the Western Front, at least 30% of casualties are caused by machine guns ! The huge load capacity of the half-track vehicle can also provide the commando with more supplies to help them reach farther places. And an assault battalion equipped with 30 various half-track vehicles is considered top-notch in this era.
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