Chapter 2504: Landing battle

? "Compared with what we have encountered on the Western Front, the density of artillery on both sides is really far worse." A German officer said. At this time, the Bavarian Army Observation Group on a U.S. landing ship was using telescopes to observe the progress of the landing battle in the distance. Compared to the large-scale artillery battles of more than a few thousand guns that have erupted on the western front between the two sides, the firepower of the American and Japanese forces The density is obviously not up to grade.

"Japan is a country with very bad industry. Even if it has the support of the British, the degree of improvement in a short period of time is limited, and the Japanese army must have hidden some artillery. It is easier to understand that the Japanese army is relatively weak against fire. What about the Americans? It is necessary to consider the issue of supplies and the life of the gun barrel, and I dare not let go of my hand to fight. However, if you think that this battle is worthless just because of this, then you are very wrong. Some actions by both sides on the beach And measures are worth learning!" Major General Karls said.

When hundreds of various landing craft attacked the coast, the Japanese artillery that was preparing for a decisive battle at sea finally fired. These gun positions were deployed relatively close. Usually, the 6-inch artillery was about 4 kilometers from the coastline. The smaller caliber artillery is only 2 kilometers from the sea! Although the Japanese built their fortifications in accordance with the general standards of the Western Front, the facts have proved that these fortifications are not enough for 12-inch and 10-inch artillery!

"Damn it, I can't reach it at all!" A Japanese artillery officer itched his teeth with hatred when watching a cannonball fall beside the landing ship about 4 kilometers from the coastline. The British provided the largest 6-inch howitzer. The range is 8700 meters, and the distance between the two sides is about 8 kilometers. It is reasonable to say that there should be a chance to attack the landing ship in the distance, but you must know that the 8700 meters can only be reached at the maximum elevation angle, and in order to ensure the defensive performance of the gun nest, The cannon nest is covered with a roof, and because of the ceiling limitation, the elevation angle of these artillery is restricted, and the maximum range is only 7000 meters! So, this is a bit embarrassing.

For the landing craft with a faster attack speed, the 6-inch artillery also performed worse. After all, the British provided the artillery using an old-fashioned monopod frame. The horizontal firing range was very small, and the rate of fire was too slow. Faster landing craft is not enough. Compared with the 6-inch howitzer prepared by the Japanese, the performance of the 15-pound and 18-pound rapid-fire guns provided by the British is good. Several landing crafts that are charging are destroyed by dense shells, more than 80 U.S. Army soldiers were blown to pieces by flying shrapnel before they touched the land on the island of New Ireland!

The Americans also inspected on the Western Front. They are very sensitive to the range of artillery. When the landing ship released the landing craft, it happened to be stuck with the range of the British howitzer. Of course, if it was replaced with a French gun or a lively Bavarian, the Americans needed Go back about 3 kilometers! In a rain of bullets that was not intensive by the Japanese, the U.S. Navy released landing craft one after another.

The US **** fleet did not intend to let these gun positions close to the coast. The two armored cruisers Atlanta and Philadelphia began to aim their 10-inch guns at the Japanese gun positions that were spitting flames!

"Use concrete armor-piercing projectile! No. 3 charge! Ready to shoot." The two armored cruisers advanced about 3 kilometers and stopped at a distance of less than 7 kilometers from the target. In the turret, the gunners methodically moved their conventional heights. The explosive shells are returned to the ammunition compartment, and then the heavy concrete armor-piercing shells are re-lifted. This kind of nicknamed "Fatty" shell is a kind of overweight shells. Generally, the weight of the former fearless 10-inch shells is over 220 kilograms, but these are specially made. The weight of the reinforced concrete armor-piercing projectile is as high as 280 kg, and if you want to launch such a heavy projectile, it is natural to reduce the propellant to ensure that it does not explode.

The elevation angle of the 12 10-inch guns of the 2 armored cruisers was limited to 22 degrees. The fire controller re-bound the firing table. Subsequently, these guns actually acted as siege mortars in this naval battle!

boom! Accompanied by a series of dull gun sounds, different from the slightly sharp sound of ordinary naval guns, more than a dozen specially made reinforced concrete armor-piercing projectiles drew a curve in the air and flew to a distant target. It was so unpleasant that they could be caught with the naked eye. They were flying leisurely in the air, and after reaching the highest point of the trajectory, they plunged into the air! The round and blunt warhead hit the thick rammed earth layer on the top of the gun nest. The gun nest originally designed to withstand the 210MM heavy howitzer was easily broken like an egg at this moment, and then the projectile penetrated into it. The delay fuze at the tail of the projectile was triggered, and with a loud noise, a plume of smoke nearly 100 meters high rose into the sky! When the gun smoke cleared, a huge crater appeared on the ground, and some red and black pieces of meat and remaining parts were scattered around.

"We killed four, and the Philadelphia ship next to it killed three. The Japanese fortifications that have been repaired for four years are not so strong." Standing on the Atlanta large armored cruiser, Colonel Kimmel put down the telescope in his hand and said with a smile . In the initial artillery battle between the two sides, the Americans who had bigger and more heavy artillery and prepared in advance gained the advantage. They easily destroyed or suppressed the Japanese artillery positions at the forefront. Even if they couldn't be destroyed because of the angle, they used their secondary guns to continuously fire smoke bombs to interfere with the opponent's shooting. And when the Japanese coastal artillery was not suppressed, the first wave of assaults composed of tank landing craft and personnel landing craft had almost reached the beachhead~www.wuxiaspot.com~ As the landing craft washed up on the beachhead, the huge landing springboard was opened. , A large number of US troops rushed up! The bloodiest and fiercest battle in the landing battle kicked off!

"To repeat, George, your people keep up with the engineers in front of you and provide cover. The second squad takes machine guns and deploys on the side. I need you to block the possible firepower points of the Japanese from the flank. The remaining two squads prepare for the ladder. Go ahead, okay, that’s it. As soon as the boat stops, we will jump! The action must be fast, watch the shelter, and then rush up, just like the previous training on the drill field! Don’t stay near the landing craft, this is a target !"

Platoon Commander Horman repeated the attacking essentials for the last time on the bumpy landing craft! They were the first wave of troops to land. They had no accompanying heavy weapons. They could only rely on the machine guns and blasting equipment they carried to forcibly blaze a path forward from mines and barbed wire! In the last moments before landing, the soldiers checked their weapons and ammunition and tools for the last time. With the shaking and collision of the hull, the landing craft finally washed up on the beach!

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