Although an independent corps is half a standard higher than an ordinary corps, it is still half a step behind leading an entire corps with a general title after its name.
This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the soldiers brought out by Commander Demps over the years, and even spontaneously launched a joint petition.
Captain Dempsey himself had no complaints about this. In line with the principle of going where needed, the petition in the joint petition campaign was not handed over at all and was suppressed by himself.
When he arrived at this independent corps, Captain Demps knew that it was not that the superiors did not pay attention to him, on the contrary, they were placing a burden on him.
Artillery is an unprecedented branch of arms, and coordinated combat between infantry and artillery will be the regular combat mode for the Yongye Army in the future.
Only by mastering this combat mode flexibly can one become a qualified commander.
If you want to learn about this branch of the military, what can be more convenient than becoming the leader of an independent regiment of this branch of the military?
Therefore, the Independent Corps is more like a stepping stone. How high it can jump depends on what results it achieves here.
With this understanding, Captain Demps naturally tried his best to study this new type of arms. Not only did he try every means to maximize its power, but he was also thinking about how this battle should be done if it cooperated with the infantry.
How to fight.
During the training process, Commander Demps will inevitably compare the independent mortar corps and the independent infantry artillery corps.
I have a deeper understanding of the painstaking efforts of my lords and senior officials.
Compared with the latter, the physical fitness requirements of soldiers of the independent mortar corps are obviously higher than those of the independent infantry artillery corps.
Because infantry artillery is usually mounted on vehicles, and training a large number of war horses, the manpower efficiency is too low. Even the mountain Kentana barbarians with outstanding strength cannot persist for long.
Mortars are different. Of course, you can use carts and horses on flat land, but in mountainous swamps with complex terrain, you need people to carry them. Therefore, in this regiment, the tall and powerful mountain Kentana barbarians
The proportion is quite high.
By throwing him here, he obviously wanted to use his previous harsh training methods to train him into the second Death Scythe.
"This is the first battle of our artillery. It is a rare opportunity to collect various practical information on mortars. How could I miss it? This is the meaning of my joining the army. If there is a problem with the mortar on the battlefield, I can still
Carry out emergency repairs on the battlefield." Master Baker shook his head repeatedly and said resolutely.
Master Baker is one of the two pillars of the Firearms Bureau, and he is different from Director Tobias.
Director Tobias has a purely technical background and specializes in theoretical design. Most of the technical stuff in the Firearms Bureau came from his hands.
Master Baker was born in the army. Before the Independent Engineer Corps was transformed into the Firearms Bureau, he had been specializing in blasting technology. He once personally performed a blasting performance in front of the Regent Princess Sophia Liya, and he was the front-line commander.
After the establishment of the Firearms Bureau, he changed his job to a technician, but he still specialized in ammunition, plus actual combat testing.
After the infantry guns and mortars were put into large-scale production and installed, Master Baker applied to lead a team of capable personnel from the Firearms Bureau to form a team of engineers accompanying the army to track and record actual combat conditions and accumulate basic data for further improvements.
As the first batch of products, it is limited by craftsmanship and technology, and there are still many problems in it. These problems are obviously not something that gunners with simple maintenance training can solve. They also require professionals like Master Baker.
"These tasks can be left to other engineers accompanying the army. Why should Master Baker do it himself? The war will probably be very tense and urgent, and there will be no time for repairs." Captain Dempsey shook his head.
After getting along with him for several months, he knew very well the importance of Master Baker to the emerging artillery force. If anything went wrong on the battlefield, he could not bear the responsibility.
"I am also an engineer. There is no difference between me and them. Don't worry. I know it well. When the time comes, I will protect my own life as the first priority." Master Baker obviously knew what Captain Dempsey was worried about.
"Lord, look..." Seeing that there was no way to convince Master Baker, Captain Dempsey could only turn to his lord for help.
After all, the other party is a seconded technician. Although it is temporarily under his control, it is difficult to issue mandatory orders.
"Let him go. After all, he has rich experience in this area and may be able to help. Just send someone to keep an eye on him and carry him away from the battlefield when necessary. Remember, your combat range,
It must be kept above 400 meters. You are not allowed to approach without authorization, and you are not allowed to advance easily. You are only the first line of defense, not the only line of defense. When necessary, abandon the artillery to protect the people. They are the seeds of our artillery." Xiao
En finally made the decision.
"Yes." Captain Dempsey said, "The lord has spoken, so I have to bite the bullet."
Putting technical personnel on the front line is certainly a risky move, but doing so will also speed up the accumulation of experience in this area.
Moreover, this battle is different from ordinary battles. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as a moving target.
After repeated provocations by Sean using the thundering golden eagle, the furthest attack range of the dragon warship has been roughly measured, which is between 350 meters and 400 meters.
The Type 13 mortar equipped by the Mortar Independent Corps, a more accurate name should be the Type 13 medium mortar, which is between portable and towed, with an effective range between 100 meters and 2,500 meters.
Effective does not mean accurate.
According to the current auxiliary technical means of the Yongye Army, the maximum accurate range of the mortar is only 1,200 meters. This is still with the cooperation of auxiliary combat skills. It would be good if it could be replaced by 600 to 700 meters before.
The word "medium" is added in the middle of the name, naturally for differentiation.
According to the ammunition fired and its own weight, mortars can be divided into light, medium and heavy.
According to the mode of movement, it can be divided into portable, towed and self-propelled.
The Bureau of Firearms currently produces mainly light portables and medium portables.
Among them, the light and portable ones are also called Guard-level mortars, which are mainly equipped at the Guard and squadron levels as fire support.
The medium-sized portable mortar is a battalion-level mortar, which mainly provides fire support for the regiment and battalion levels.
At the level of the independent mortar corps, logically, the towed heavy mortar should be the main combat weapon. However, it is obviously not suitable for fighting in a relatively complex environment such as the Swamp of Despair, so for the time being, it is the second best option.
After five or six years of fermentation, most of the flooding in the Despair Swamp has receded, and many mud swamps have dried up and turned into good land.
But don't expect this place to turn into a flat plain. The rainfall here is still relatively high. Various small rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and bubbles are crisscrossing each other. It's still a water town pattern. Small warships like assault warships are here.
Far more useful than a war horse.
Fortunately, the mortars used by the independent mortar corps are mainly portable, which provides the feasibility of interception along the river. It would be troublesome if they were towed.
Because both sides of the Daren River are relatively soft, half sand and half soil, it would be quite troublesome to move it by tow.
The mortar positions of the Independent Mortar Corps are placed on the south bank of the Daren River, at the angle between the Donau and Daren rivers.
The main reason for choosing to place the position here is that after the interception failed, they quickly inserted diagonally and then deployed a second position on the east bank of the Donau River for a second interception.
When the dragon carcass battleship shrouded in black mist came slowly and slowly, they set up the artillery position and completed the test firing for nearly half an hour.
"The combat target is expected to arrive at combat area No. 1 in five minutes!"
"Three minutes!"
"One minute!"
"The combat target enters combat area No. 1."
"Combat Plan No. 1 is activated, the first team releases flares!"
The reconnaissance cavalry of the independent mortar regiment followed the movement of the dragon battleship and delivered target information to the temporary command post.
Captain Dempsey issued the order in an orderly manner.
Accompanied by a popping sound, ten mortar shells took off simultaneously with a scream.
The reason why flares were used in the first wave was not because it was night. The sun was just turning west at this moment, which was the best time of the day.
This wave of flares was aimed at the circle of black fog surrounding the dragon-carcass battleship.
Since the discovery of the Thundering Golden Eagle, the dragon warship has always maintained a circle of black fog with a diameter of hundreds of meters. Its purpose is to obscure Sean from observing the dragon warship. Unexpectedly, it actually intercepted the artillery of the Yongye army.
brought natural obstacles.
No one dares to say that the dragon battleship must be located in the center of this black fog circle.
Even if it is true at the beginning, it may not be true after feeling the power of the shelling.
Finding a way to break through the black fog area is the best way.
The ten flares drew a beautiful parabola and hit directly at the center of the river.
Then there were ten dull thunderous explosions.
A bright, blinding light burst out from the center of the black mist area, causing people to involuntarily avert their eyes.
Captain Dempsey and his group of front-line commanders were well prepared. They wore sunglasses of the same style as their own lord's, blocking most of the light, and stared unblinkingly at the direction of the bombardment.
The first round of shelling was more effective than expected.
Six of them hit the target directly, and the remaining four missed the target by no more than ten meters.
Such a high hit rate is naturally due to the unexpectedness and setting the budget in advance.
The guy who calls himself the God of Death does not have the magical power of a real god to predict that the Eternal Night Army leader has this new weapon, so the Dragon Skeleton Battleship is not doing anything wrong at all and is located in the center of the black fog area.
And now he is walking on the Daren River. In order to increase his speed, he still walks in the deepest water.
Given this series of restrictive factors, if the First Artillery Regiment led by Commander Dempsey cannot hit the target, it would be a huge disgrace.
The power of flares is also beyond imagination.
The illuminating bombs they used were not illuminating bombs in the ordinary sense. A more accurate name should be light attribute magic cannonballs.
The black mist surrounding the dragon-carcass battleship is not mist in the ordinary sense, but formed from the energy of death spells. It is a lighting substance in the ordinary sense. When faced with it, the effect may not be ideal.
To deal with magic energy, magic energy is the most suitable.
In fact, there are not one kind of artillery shells in the hands of the leader of Yongye Army, but seven kinds.
Needless to say, the six types correspond to six elements, namely illumination bombs, black area bombs, incendiary bombs, freezing bombs, earthquake bombs and tearing bombs, as well as pulse bombs that are a mixture of six elements.
By looking at their names, you can basically know their corresponding attributes.
The flare corresponds to the light attribute. After it explodes, the scattered light attribute spell energy will last for a long time, thus having an auxiliary effect of lighting.
The black field bullet corresponds to the dark attribute. The dark attribute magic energy inside has the same effect as the death magic energy. It can form a dark area that blocks sight and perception. The coverage range and the duration are related to the magic energy contained in it.
Incendiary bombs, corresponding to the fire attribute, will have a combustion-supporting effect. Regardless of whether you are an organic or inorganic substance, you will fall into violent combustion until the magic energy contained in it dissipates to a certain extent.
Freezing bombs correspond to the water attribute. The highly condensed water element is no longer a pure water element. When released instantly, it will absorb the surrounding energy, thereby producing a freezing effect.
Seismic bombs correspond to the earth attribute, and their principles are somewhat similar to those of the water element. They can vibrate with the earth, thereby producing a shock wave effect. This type of shell is the best choice for destroying city walls and tall buildings, starting directly from the foundation.
The tearing bomb corresponds to the wind attribute. The principle should not be difficult to understand. Once exploded, countless wind elements will burst out at high speed, which is an invisible knife. If the distance is close enough, even steel will be torn, let alone
human body.
Pulse bombs are composed of six mixed elements. The explosive power of this kind of shells should be considered the largest. It will form a powerful pulse, hence the name. However, the elements inside are too mixed, with a little of all effects and nothing at all.
It's strong, but it doesn't have as many characteristics as the first six types of bullets.
The choice of flares is naturally based on the principle of conflicting attributes.
The six elements complement and inhibit each other, which is correct in most cases.
At least when light elements and dark elements meet, they will have a neutralizing effect on each other.
In other words, if a black field bomb is fired in front and a black field is just formed, and a flare bomb is hit with the back foot, the black field will be directly offset. There is nothing wrong with it.
This is not a theory, but has been actually verified by the Yongye Army Leader.
Although the energy of death magic is magical and even qualified to be called the seventh element, at its core, it is still magic energy, especially the dark element that dominates the tone. Flares are the most likely to restrain it.
Whether from the perspective of lighting or neutralization, flares are the best choice.
The test results proved the correctness of their guess.
The flares exploded in the black fog area, and the light elements rushed across. Even though they were nearly a thousand meters away, it seemed that the sizzling sound of the two elements neutralizing could be heard, and then a series of dense or faint figures jumped out of it.
He came out and howled in pain.
Those were the souls who were once imprisoned in magic energy, and the magic energy with a single attribute was burning them.
However, they seem to hate the black mist that once imprisoned them even more, and in turn tear away the energy in the black mist.
Every time a part of the energy is torn off from the black mist, their bodies will become richer and their strength will grow stronger.
But more importantly, because the body is too thin, once exposed, it will not last for a few seconds before completely dissipating.
Compared with this unique effect, the explosion effect caused by directly hitting the dragon carcass warship is a bit unsatisfactory.
"Humble maggots, how dare you attack the great God of Death? You are fighting against death. I will kill you all! Kill you all!" The face of the black mist appeared again, roaring crazily at the First Artillery Regiment.
The positions are coming.
"Oh my god, is that still a dragon-skeleton battleship? Why are they all made of bones?"
"Could what we just saw be souls? Is this black mist made entirely of dead souls?"
"Is this guy really the God of Death? Can we defeat death?"
"No, this guy is coming over soon. What should I do? What should I do? Do you want to run away?"
"No chaos is allowed. Everyone should stick to their posts. Anyone who leaves without permission will be dealt with according to military law."
"Don't be scared by this guy. This guy is just bluffing. There is no way he can hurt us."
"If he was really the God of Death, he would have been injured by us just now. Everyone will proceed as planned."
"Do you still remember the name of our battle plan this time? God of Killing, even if he is really a god, we will kill him, God of Killing!"