Chapter 512: Giants in Battle 1

But as the war continues, the French are not stupid, they will also learn war in the war... What to do if the number of large-caliber artillery is insufficient? The French decisively chose to throw the naval guns to the army, and the French did one thing better than the Germans, that is, the artillery maneuverability is very good. There are two aspects to this maneuverability. On the one hand, the artillery weight control is better. Belongs to that, maybe my performance is not as good as you, but my gun weight and deployment flexibility are better than you. On the other hand, the self-propelled artillery.

How about the German large-caliber train gun? In fact, it is not bad, Krupp's technology is still trustworthy. But Krupp itself doesn't care how the artillery moves! The French did a good job in the design of the gun mounts. Although I can't say that it stabilized Germany, the new heavy guns of various calibers added by the French really brought a lot of pressure to the Germans! In some respects, the French have great advantages.

Since the prince’s crossing, he has specially summarized the data of the large-caliber long-range artillery guns in Britain, France and Germany, and the result is that, overall, Britain and France are dominant in the types and maneuverability of large-caliber long-range cannons. As for capacity? This prince is also not sure!

Is the German 420mm Belsa artillery great? Have you heard of the French 520mm heavy train gun? The combat weight is 263 tons and the body length is 11.9 meters. There are two kinds of shells used, one is 1270 kg light shell, the other is 1640 kg heavy shell, the latter is about twice the size of the Big Belsa artillery shell!

This artillery is placed on two 8-axis train gun mounts. Because of the advanced auxiliary loading equipment, the 520mm heavy howitzer can fire at a firing rate of 6 minutes! The muzzle has a muzzle velocity of 450 to 500 meters, which can shoot a shell from 14.7 to 17 kilometers! The French 520mm heavy howitzer is of a crushing level in terms of projecting capacity, single-shot power or range!

In the Battle of Verdun, the French also used another 400mm heavy artillery. This artillery is smaller than the m1916 520mm heavy artillery, but it has the same performance. The combat weight is 140 tons. It can also use two artillery shells, light ammunition. The weight is 641kg, the muzzle velocity is 530 meters per second, and the range is about 16 kilometers. The heavy bomb weighs 900kg. The muzzle velocity is 465 meters per second. The range is about 15 kilometers. And also because of the advantages of the chassis, the rate of fire of this train gun has reached 1 round in three minutes!

And if the prince remembers correctly, the rate of fire of the German Big Belsa cannon is about 20 minutes... It has to be said that the French have a great advantage in the rapid loading of large-caliber artillery. In the final stage of the Battle of Verdun, the French relied on the help of two m1916 400mm heavy artillery to retake the Fortress of Douaumont!

Before the appearance of the above two super-heavy artillery, the French also had a large-caliber train gun. This 370mm heavy gun, called the Schneider M1915 type, was almost the most powerful train gun when it appeared. He had two There are two models, the Batino model weighing 127.5 tons, and the Closor model weighing 134 tons.

This artillery can fire 516 kg shells at a speed of 535 meters per second, or 710 kg shells at a speed of 475 meters per second, with a maximum range of 16 kilometers. And the artillery preparation time is only 20 minutes! The rate of fire has also reached an astonishing level of 1 round in 3 minutes!

Among the heavy-duty long-range train guns above 350mm, Germany has only one gun that can correspond to it, and that is the train gun modified with the Navy's 380mml45 naval gun. This artillery used almost a full set of naval equipment, and the total weight of this artillery reached 267.9 tons. Use 2 5-axle vehicles and 2 4-axle vehicles for transportation. This artillery can be fired in the form of a train or on a special circular track. When it is in the state of deployment, its shooting range can reach circular shooting, and it can reach an elevation angle of up to 55 degrees, giving full play to the power of this artillery. The power of!

The range is far enough, and the power of the shells is relatively large. A 750kg shell can be launched at a muzzle velocity of over 800 meters, and the maximum range even exceeds 40km! In terms of performance, almost any French train gun of the same period can be suppressed, but the problem is that the Germans only have one, and the time to come out is a bit late...

The first thing the French did to change the naval guns to train guns was actually the first thing the French did. When the long-range heavy guns were found to be insufficient, the first thing the French did was to remove the original old-fashioned coastal defense guns and the second-tier main guns of battleships and cruisers, and then press Used as a mobile artillery on the train.

For example, the old-fashioned m1893 164mm artillery, m1884 240mm artillery, and m1893 (96) 305mm artillery. Although these guns are relatively old and heavy, they are powerful and have a long range. After all, they are the backbone of naval guns. Especially the 12-inch naval gun modified from the train cannon can shoot 321-351kg shells at a distance of more than 30 kilometers!

Later, the French felt that the weight of the projectile was a little too small, so they expanded the barrel and created a 320mm train gun. Of course, this is just a transition, because soon, the French decided to use the 340mm naval gun of the French navy's super-dreadnought Brestani-class battleship to change it into a train gun!

The 340mm train gun with a total combat weight of 164 tons can shoot a 432kg shell at a distance of more than 44 kilometers, which is almost the same as the farthest range of the 380mml45 train gun used in Germany! (The range of the author Juncha’s 380l45 gun varies according to the weight of the projectile. If a 750kg 380mm projectile is used, the German 380mm train cannon has a maximum range of 38.7km. It is far inferior to the French 340mm train cannon~www.wuxiaspot.com~ but when When using a 400kg flick, the initial velocity is increased to 1040 meters. The farthest range is 47.5 kilometers.)

On the whole, the French naval artillery did not play a big role in the ocean, but saved France on the ground... The French can think about change if they are poor, and change if they are adaptable. The prince’s approach is worth learning. However, one of the very important reasons why the French were able to send such a wide variety and heavy artillery to the front line was the internal combat.

Germany does not have naval guns, nor does it have no train guns, but the difficulty of using train guns on both sides is different. The French are fighting on their own ground. The train guns can be directly connected to the domestic railway system, and the supply and logistics are very convenient. But the Germans are different. Leaving aside the distance from the Krupp artillery factory to the battlefield, there is a distance of more than 300km from the German border to the battlefield, and at the end, many railways are even narrow-gauge railways. Transportation and use have naturally been greatly affected. If it weren't really impossible, the Germans would not install the bulky 380mm naval gun on the train.

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