"If I were on that hilltop, I would hang a white flag right now." Putting down the telescope, Wageron said to General Modler beside him. There was a muffled sound of the earth shaking from a distant place, and it was a
A cannonball was hitting the ground.
The power of the 155 mm caliber howitzer is really different from the 75 mm caliber field gun originally equipped by the army. Even just in terms of sound, there is a fundamental difference between the two.
When a full artillery regiment carries out frontal fire suppression, the destructive power can be truly felt even from a long distance away. As long as there are enough artillery shells, this high-intensity bombardment can really destroy the mentality of any defender.
Artillery, known as the God of War, has been dominating the battlefield since the day it was born, and for the foreseeable future, artillery will still be one of the indispensable weapons in human warfare.
Cannon is a man's romance, and caliber is the climax of man's romance. The 155 mm caliber cannon allowed the army officers participating in this exercise to once again feel the shock of modern industrial weapons.
For a time, the displeasure of being occupied by the navy with 100 knowledge magic balls disappeared with the overwhelming explosion in front of them. As long as they can bring these powerful weapons to the battlefield, there will be nothing worth worrying about.
"I heard that the Holy Demon Empire took away millimeter-caliber cannons...the power is not much less than this." Modell returned from the front line and participated in the test exercise on new weapons. He saw the new 155-mm caliber howitzer.
He was also shocked. But he was more worried about the new artillery that had been taken away by the Holy Demon Empire.
When Wageron heard what Modler said, he comforted the other party and said: "Actually, the power is much worse, but it is still stronger than the 105mm caliber howitzers that we have begun to equip in large numbers."
Modell was still worried about his troops. If he attacked an enemy who was also supported by artillery units, the battle might become tragic: "If we encounter such an enemy in the future, our troops may not be too comfortable."
Now, they not only have to face enemies with swords and crossbows, but also enemies with artillery and rifles, which makes people very uneasy. At best, the number of casualties in a war will be
Doubling the improvement, this is definitely not good news.
"Don't worry, as long as we have larger caliber artillery and more artillery shells, those small artillery pieces of the Holy Demon Empire will not be our opponent!" Wagron didn't take it seriously, or he believed more in his side.
Firepower advantage.
He does have the capital to be proud of. The number of 105mm caliber howitzers has increased sharply, and 155mm caliber howitzers have begun to be equipped with troops. He has no reason to be afraid of the 130mm caliber howitzers exported to the Holy Demon Empire.
"I hope so! I heard that the Air Force is producing brand-new weapons and equipment that can attack the ground." As a lieutenant general, Modell is responsible for the defense in one direction, so he naturally knows a lot.
Recently, due to confidentiality reasons, an air force wing was deployed to his jurisdiction. Looking at the planes circling overhead during training every day, Modell even felt that he could go south to attack Arant.
Originally, he was an offensive general who focused on attack speed, but because Chris valued Volavo very much, he arranged the most famous Mordeler in this direction.
In fact, he was very eager to put aside all worries and conduct a high-speed attack southward. He wanted to prove himself and prove that he could carry out the fastest and most efficient offensive operation in the world.
"I've heard about it too. It seems that His Majesty thinks that launching attacks from the sky can sometimes save a lot of trouble." Wageron nodded when he heard this. As the commander-in-chief of the army, he naturally also heard about this kind of attack.
Brand new tactics.
The Air Force is equipped with a special ground attack force. I heard that it is equipped with an attack aircraft called Il-2, which is very efficient in ground attack. This new aircraft can carry many weapons similar to artillery shells.
Ammunition is thrown over the enemy's head.
Waggron has not yet seen this brand-new tactic, because the training of the Air Force is highly confidential. It will take several days for this unit to be trained into an army and participate in possible battles.
Modeller continued what Wageron said: "It is true that I heard that an air route has been opened between Hanhai and the ferry. It flies directly over the mountains. It only takes less than a morning to transport the goods.
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He looked at the battlefield in the distance with his binoculars. The troops representing the attacking side had jumped out of the trenches. They were obviously ready to attack. The charge horn had sounded and the soldiers had already inserted their bayonets.
While looking at the attacking Blue Army troops in the distance, he said: "Mortals can fly in the sky now. I really can't think of anything else that we should be afraid of."
Waggron laughed twice, and took over Modler's words with great determination: "We have nothing to be afraid of, as long as... we can fight for His Majesty."
"General! The 2nd Battalion of the Blue Army has begun to flank the high ground. The 1st Battalion of the Red Army, which is responsible for the defense, has given up its first line of defense." An officer came over, stood at attention behind the two men, saluted, and reported the exercise.
progress.
"Ha, that boy Walter seems to be trying to teach Lester a lesson. The people who came out of the 1st Regiment were all brought out by His Majesty himself. It seems that they still have their own tricks." After hearing this report, Wageron was very happy.
He smiled with interest and gave his own evaluation.
The red defense force had been very calm since just now. The opponent seemed to have given up on the front line position and had no intention of wasting time fighting for surface positions.
It seems that Walter has studied the theory of large-depth defense, and now has come up with a layered multi-layer defense layout, making the offensive side fall into a bitter battle of positional warfare, and the offensive side will definitely have to pay a heavy price.
"Yes, by following His Majesty, you can always get some benefits. Lester did not lose unjustly." Modell also saw the clues, nodded and said: "First line
It is inevitable to give up the position, if it were me, I would give up too."
When faced with 155 mm caliber howitzers, those positions are naturally useless. It is not impossible to insist on defense, but the price to pay is too much. Instead of doing this, it is better to put the opponent in and fight again. At least the Red Army lacks the strength
The disadvantage of caliber artillery has been evened out a lot.
"The defenders' artillery hasn't moved yet, so they put pressure on their 2nd Battalion. Rest's tactics are somewhat reckless." Wageron shook his head, feeling that these two military-level commanders were
He is a bit young and has his own little problems more or less.
Modell also agreed with this view, nodded and said: "Don't tell me, now both of them are commanders at the corps level. If we look back and calculate this kind of regiment-level offensive and defensive battle, it will be a little bit different.
I can’t adapt to it.”
However, the conversation between the two people soon changed from commenting on their colleagues to lamenting about new weapons. Due to the progress of industry, Airan Hill's weapons and equipment also began to increase explosively.
The troops are equipped with many new weapons, including defensive mines, company- and battalion-level large-caliber mortars, and brand-new general-purpose machine guns.
When it comes to machine guns, Modell likes it very much: "The new machine gun is really good. I heard it is called mg-42. His Majesty often gives such weird names. It is really confusing."
Wageron also likes this weapon that can be used as a heavy machine gun and can also accompany soldiers in attacks: "The name is not good, but the new machine gun is very light and suitable for advancing with the troops. It is much more suitable than the Maxim heavy machine gun."
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As soon as this machine gun appeared, it immediately became the favorite of the Airan Hill Army. The large demand has led to the continuous increase in production of this weapon, and now it has almost completely replaced the Maxim heavy machine gun and has become the mainstay of infantry firepower.
"The Maxim heavy machine guns have now begun to be eliminated from the second line. After all, there are mg-42 machine guns, and the troops are not willing to use such heavy heavy machine guns." Some weapons are beginning to be welcomed by the troops, and some weapons are naturally popular.
The troops were neglected. The once all-powerful Maxim heavy machine gun has now become the standard equipment of the second-line troops.
In order to prevent the dragons from harassing the villages in the hinterland, many densely populated towns in Chris have deployed garrison troops and equipped them with weapons and equipment such as anti-aircraft machine guns. The purpose is to annihilate as much as possible the opposing dragon knight troops that have penetrated into the hinterland.
Wageron felt that this progress was a benefit to the Army, and comforted him: "The earlier Maxim was not wasted. Most of it was used for homeland air defense. Now the garrison troops in some towns can also be assigned some anti-aircraft machine guns.
It’s used for air defense.”
Compared with the time when the defense regiment was helpless against the dragon knights when they went south to attack the Arant Empire, the defense regiment now has very powerful air defense weapons, at least equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns, which can provide temporary air defense.
Already.
Most of the current 30mm caliber anti-aircraft guns are installed on fixed urban air defense positions, leaving really not much for the ground forces. After all, the air force is growing now, and the air defense mission of the ground forces is no longer as urgent as before.
"Ha, isn't all air defense handed over to the Air Force? Why are there still so many anti-aircraft machine guns?" Modell smiled and looked at his boss.
"It's not always reliable to rely on others. It's more convenient to rely on ourselves. If their new toys don't work, it's up to our anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft cannons to regain the situation." Wageron laughed.
With one voice, I decided that I would not rely on others if I could rely on myself.
