Prior to this, Mahlis also made a series of preparations, including transferring Shulka and his third company to the battleship to serve as guards.
Of course, this was not said by Myhelis, but was relayed by Alexei.
"We are a combat force!" Shulka said with some confusion: "They are actually not suitable for guard work!"
Shulka's words are not an excuse, but are the facts.
Although combat troops and guards look similar, they are actually two different things.
Combat troops are used to cooperating with their comrades to fight against the enemy, while guards are there to protect someone, so once a fight breaks out, there are two ways of fighting... The former is more about charging to kill the enemy, while the latter is to hide with the goal of protection immediately.
Go to a safe place and sacrifice yourself when necessary.
Alexei also understood this, but he shook his head helplessly and said: "It's useless to talk about this, Comrade Shulka, Comrade Maihelis doesn't believe that the guards can guarantee his safety, he asked you and the superior by name.
The army that saved him the first time!"
Then Shulka understood that Mahlis was actually suffering from a psychological problem. He felt insecure after being scared last time.
Or it can't be completely said to be a psychological problem, because in fact, his guards are indeed not good.
"Comrade Mahlis!" At this time, Major General Vladimir reported to Mahlis: "The target has entered the range of our naval guns!"
Mahlis looked around and saw that one warship after another was already preparing to launch horizontally towards Feodosia in a shelling formation.
"Shoot!" Mahlis ordered.
"Yes, send the signal!" Major General Frasmir ordered to the staff officer.
The next second, three red flares rose into the sky, and the sound of the cannon soon roared. The streaks of fire from the muzzle flashed across everyone's faces like lightning, and the ship's hull also oscillated rhythmically with the sound of the cannon.
stand up.
This sudden loud noise frightened Mahlis so much that he immediately wanted to escape back to the command cabin. In fact, he had already taken a few steps, but he soon realized that this was not an enemy attack but his own.
Artillery fire was bombarding the enemy, so he walked back awkwardly.
Mahlis tried his best to pretend to be calm, but his pale face reflected in the gunfire and the way he was clutching the guardrail with both hands betrayed him ruthlessly.
But Shulka can understand his feelings, because it is indeed a bit scary, even Shulka is no exception... Mainly because Shulka is used to hearing the sound of howitzers and tank guns, so he takes it for granted.
I thought naval guns were about the same.
If anything, it's a little louder, not a big deal.
But the actual feeling of being on a warship is not like that.
You must know that the main gun of the battleship "Paris Commune" is four triple-mounted 305MM caliber naval guns, which is several times larger than the 122MM caliber howitzer commonly used by the Soviet army... It is even more unimaginable if the volume and ammunition are calculated.
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So let alone the scene when being bombarded by this artillery shell, just standing on the warship and feeling the sound of the artillery fire is unbearable. When the artillery pops out of the chamber, it will even give people the illusion of being silent, and then "
There was a roar of "buzz, buzz, buzz", just like the melodious echo of a copper bell being struck.
Other warships also opened fire together, and gunfire and smoke rose one after another on the entire sea, and then streaks of flames were seen rising on the distant coast.
At first nothing could be seen, because there was more smoke and dust. It was not until the blazing fire rose high that the surrounding illuminated and torn apart buildings could be seen through the telescope.
Then there was another row of artillery shells, and then another row, alternating with each other, bombing the German positions.
However, although the naval gun is powerful, its accuracy is terrible.
This is mainly because the naval gun is at sea, and the whole ship is shaking, especially after firing. .
Having said that, if this were not the case, the amphibious landing battle would not be so difficult, because no fortifications and no equipment can withstand the bombardment of large-caliber naval guns.
Brackets, except for the U.S. military.
When the U.S. military attacks a small island in the Pacific battlefield, it can bombard it with naval guns for several days and nights. When the infantry goes up, it almost collects most of the corpses.
The Soviet Union was unable to do this, so it could only deploy troops to force a landing.
Fortunately, the weather is very good tonight. Except for the waves caused by the warships, it is calm... The Black Sea is an inland sea, and the characteristic of the inland sea is that it is calm most of the time, and there are usually no big waves.
The amphibious landing ships were slowly lifted from the transport ship one by one. The soldiers of the Naval Infantry Brigade climbed down along the net rope beside the transport ship. The amphibious landing ships were quickly filled and moved to the designated area. Standby.
The gunfire stopped temporarily, and the ship needed a period of time to adjust and wait for the next order.
"Comrade Mahlis! Comrade Mahlis..." Major General Vladimir shouted several times before Mahlis could react.
"Oh, what?" Mahlis asked in a panic.
I don't know whether it was because he was shocked by the sound of the gunfire or because his ears were temporarily deafened, but his reaction was a little out of sorts.
"We are ready!" Major General Vladimir raised his head towards the amphibious landing ship ahead: "They are waiting for your order!"
"Okay, very good!" Mahlis nodded nonchalantly. He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized what he should do, and then ordered: "Attack!"
"attack!"
Following the order, the amphibious landing ship broke through the water and headed towards Feodosia in the darkness amidst the sound of motors.
At the same time, the sound of artillery sounded again, and each artillery shell passed over the amphibious landing ship with a sharp roar and hit the beach position hard. Some of the shells hit the sea water, setting off huge waves that towered into the sky.
Only then did the Germans begin to fight back... The artillery fire from the German reinforced battalion was basically ineffective against warships. They knew this very well, so they did not waste artillery shells. It was not until the landing ship entered their sight that the survivors who were hiding in the dark The artillery just started to work.
However, this firepower was obviously much weaker, and it only raised a few inconspicuous water columns on the sea surface.
Shulka knew that they were not "inconspicuous" in other ways, but they were "inconspicuous" compared with the power of naval guns.
Major Weber looked through the telescope at the densely packed landing ships on the sea and couldn't help but gasp.
But that wasn't the only thing that frightened him more.
In the light of the flares, he vaguely saw that the bows of these landing ships were equipped with heavy machine guns...
The bow of the ship is equipped with a heavy machine gun, and it is also a heavy machine gun with baffle armor. Does this mean that the stern of the ship has also been modified? Because it can be balanced.