Chapter 1554： Sea of ??Azov offensive five (1/2)
Chapter 1554 Sea of Azov offensive (5)
Although the Russian army has lost the ability to further offensive on the local front, three Russian infantry divisions still wedge into the German position on the wide frontal battlefield. At this time, the ring originally built along the landing point The middle part of the defensive position was dented by a large chunk. About one division of Russian troops had already entered this breach, and the two Bavarian legions of the assault brigades stationed here could not rely solely on their own strength to close the breach.
A steady stream of Russian troops continued to advance. The artillery and ammunition they were towing trudged **** the muddy ground. The cavalry units that came first also hoped to reproduce the glory of their ancestors. They tried to build some in the rear of the German army. In the opinion of the Russians, the German troops defending here are not more than 10,000 at full strength, and now he has more than 35,000 troops in total, so he can be defeated no matter what!
”We can already see the cross on the Mariupol Church! Give me another 2 hours and my artillery can cover the entire port group.” A Russian artillery colonel wrote in a telegram to his superiors .
”Very well, once you enter the position, fire immediately! Blast the entire town and the port area!” The other party's call was also unusually simple and even cold-blooded.
”That's our city!” The colonel didn't believe his eyes and asked the telegraph operator to send the report again.
”If we don't destroy it today, maybe a few days later, we will lose this place forever.” The supervisor's reply was unusually firm. At this time, what made the Russians unexpected is that not to mention 2 hours. After half an hour, the group of guns gathered by the Russians will become a sea of flames, and after 1 hour, they will be transported from the remote Balkans. The second batch of Bavarian legions that came has set foot on this land!
At this time, at a distance of 18 kilometers from the coast, Earl Luknar’s flagship Prinz Eugen has anchored on the sea. Nine thick and long 350MM guns aimed at the distance. I have to say that the sea of Azov is really not suitable for large warships to sail. I originally thought that the range of more than 20 kilometers of naval guns would be sufficient. As a result, who would have thought that the waters close to the port were basically Cannot accommodate warships of more than 25,000 tons, so the German fleet's battleship can only be in the open sea, and in this case, the original artillery shell range is not enough.
Fortunately, a solution was finally found. There are a batch of specially made 450KG light high-explosive shells hidden in the Sea of Constantinople. These shells were originally used to defend the Dardanelles. Because of their light weight, the muzzle velocity is higher. , To fight further. So, finding that the range of the original artillery was not enough, the Prinz Eugen ran back to Constantinople overnight to change the shells, and then returned at an average speed of 23 knots or more. Don’t say it, the time really caught up. Up...
”The Russians seem to be ready to launch the final general attack. They have transported the artillery group to a place less than 10 kilometers away from the city. According to aircraft reconnaissance, the size of the entire artillery group is about 60 pieces, and there are long-lost 152MM heavy howitzers. . It looks like we are ready to fight a wave.” On another huge map, the staff members marked out the Russian artillery groups they found one by one, and then discussed the attack sequence with related personnel.
At the same time, in the temporarily established port, the Bavarian armored units that arrived at the front line in advance also began to unload. A large wasp assault gun is no way, but a small number of cricket tanks and various armored vehicles are still available. These things that look like armored Alto are still very deterrent on the eastern front, although their strongest weapons It's just a 20MM or 40MM machine gun.