Chapter 370： Siege II (1/2)
”What to do?” Will Jon put down the telescope in his hand and said with a gloomy expression.
”There is really no way for the time being. We have experimented with various methods. We have sent blasting teams to blow up railways or plant landmines. But the British still have a line of defense behind the railway. The blasting teams that barely pass through the fire blockade of the armored train will still be The British troops behind the defensive line shot and killed.”
”We tried to use mortars to attack railways and trains across the breast wall, but the accuracy of the mortars was inherently bad. A simple high-explosive bomb would do little damage to the train unless it hits directly.” Pershing said helplessly, the situation in front of him. To his surprise, he did not expect an armored train to be so difficult to deal with!
”Should we push up the 75MM rapid-fire gun?” Wil Jon said carefully.
”It's useless, the trajectory of the rapid-fire gun is too straight, the earth wall is enough to block most of the shooting range, and it is very difficult for the gun body of more than 1 ton to move past. It may be covered by the opponent's 37MM cannon before entering the position. , If it is curved, the effect is not much different from that of a mortar, or even inferior to the former. What's more, the opponent is mobile, and it is too difficult to hit a moving target.” Calypte said calmly.
”What should I do? Hire people to fill in? Or just retreat? Or wait for the other party to run out of ammunition?” Wil Jon was anxious! Said furiously.
”We can blast off the entire wall, and then destroy these iron kings from a long distance.” Calypte said with a slight smile.
”What's a joke? The other party's breast wall is a gravity structure, and it is very stable. Even if it is blasted, it is only made shorter. It is very difficult to completely blow up! If we use a 75MM rapid-fire gun, I am afraid that all the shells will be used. Can't open a big enough gap!” Pershing couldn't help it.
”Don’t forget, we destroyed a British train before this, but there were 4 120MM naval guns on it! At that time, the vehicle was hit by a thunder and it just overturned. There was no explosion, and there were 4 guns on the car. Three doors can be repaired and repaired, and there are still a lot of shells on the last carriage. With these things, we can completely kill the iron turtle!” A good commander must learn how to use all the advantages!
”That's great, why don't you send these things up sooner!” Pershing said excitedly.
”These guys have just been repaired. They arrived. The artillery was too heavy, weighing 4 tons. There are also these artillery shells. I adjusted and mobilized more than 100 horses before sending the personnel, artillery and ammunition.” Calypte Said with a smile.
The original 75MM gun has limited power and it is very difficult to destroy the parapet, but now it is different with heavy guns. Once these parapets are opened for several gaps, other light guns can find the flat-fire window. The offensive troops also had several more channels.