People who have never seen the power of a salvo of naval guns cannot describe this situation. The roaring giant shells are like the thunder that falls on the world when the God of Thunder is angry. Amidst the explosions that shake the battlefield, the soldiers of both sides seem to
I saw a scene that looked like the end of the world. Yes, it was the end of the world.
The Dingyuan ship is equipped with a total of nine 460mm main guns in three groups. Of course, although it is said to be a salvo, it is impossible for the nine huge guns to fire at the same time. In that case, the recoil force the warship will bear will be too great, because
When the nine main guns fire together, the recoil force is nine thousand tons, which is very damaging to the warship. No captain would do such a thing unless absolutely necessary.
Therefore, the most common salvo is to fire a salvo of three main guns and then fire another main gun every ten seconds, but even this time the Japanese army on land cannot stand it.
After a 1,300 kilogram artillery shell hits the ground and explodes, all objects within 200 square meters will be torn into pieces, and it is still very lethal to people within 300 meters. After the three first round shells fell,
Three more large pits two hundred meters wide appeared in the direction of the Japanese attack, and all the Japanese troops within the three large pits disappeared without a trace.
At one end of the paratrooper position, Wang Yilong, who thought he had covered his ears and prepared himself, was still shaken to the point of numbness all over his body.
After the sound of the cannon, Wang Yilong, who was just about to stick his head out to watch, heard another whistling sound like a train whistle, and quickly lay down again.
The three main guns of the Dingyuan ship fired a shell each and then stopped temporarily. After waiting for a while, Wang Yilong poked his head out. Only then did he realize that the simple highway that was originally open to traffic had now become a
It's a big hole. Now, let alone trucks, even tanks can't get through it. After the shelling, the battlefield that was originally filled with loud killings showed a strange silence, and the Japanese troops who were still desperately attacking in front of the position disappeared.
"Is this the support of naval guns?" This was the shock in the hearts of all the paratroopers who had never seen the power of naval guns.
Not to mention the paratroopers, even Zhang Lingfu and the officers in the command post who were a little far away from the paratrooper position were staggered by the power of the naval gun. They could feel the shock coming from a distance of more than 500 meters.
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"No wonder, no wonder." Zhang Lingfu patted the dust on his body and said with emotion to the officers beside him: "I finally understand why Boyu's 102nd Division and the fighter planes withdrew after the Battle of Songhu.
It will be a total defeat. It is true that courage cannot withstand the power of naval guns. Once a shell falls, there will be no human or animal left within two to three hundred meters. This is how our troops were eaten by them battalion by battalion."
Compared with the shock in the hearts of the Chinese paratroopers, the Japanese commander here, Major General Masao Suzuki, was bleeding. After serving in the army for more than 20 years, he naturally would not be as shocked as the inexperienced paratroopers of the 1st Airborne Division.
When he heard the sound like a train whistle when it rubbed against the air, he knew that today's mission was doomed. The power of the giant naval gun was not something they could withstand. Sure enough, as soon as the three rounds of bombardment ended, an attacking regiment
Just disappeared in front of him.
Masao Suzuki didn't realize that his right hand holding the command knife had turned white due to too much force. He ordered the staff officer beside him: "Blow the horn and order the troops to turn in."
The desolate sound of the trumpet floated in the air, just like the tune played during funerals in some places in China. The Japanese army, which had been demoralized by the naval guns, hurriedly retreated.
Just as the Japanese army was busy retreating, there was another roar of engines from the air, and the carrier-based aircraft taking off from the aircraft carrier finally arrived. The fearless dive bombers swooped down at an altitude of more than 400 meters, one after another.
High-explosive bombs exploded as the Japanese troops retreated.
"Spread out, spread out quickly, Baga, don't get together." On the road and in the rice fields, the low-level officers of the Japanese army said regardless of their heads: "Go back immediately and gather the troops. When the Fourth Artillery Division arrives tonight,
Tomorrow we will immediately launch a general attack on Dingzhou."
"Fourth Artillery Division" Zhang Lingfu asked doubtfully, "Isn't the East China Sea Fleet parked next to the harbor now? Can't we just let them bombard it with naval guns?"
"Ship bombardment of the city" Liu Yecheng and Lu Gang couldn't help but look at each other, "It seems that this Commander Liu is not only a strong general, but also a killer."