Chapter 1658： Overthrow (1/2)
Chapter 1658 Destruction (2)
However, Major General Mike is still very confident about his combat effectiveness. The source of this confidence lies not in the armored vehicles and truck guns in his hands, but in the small half of the French division artillery he just picked up from the battlefield! 3 155MM howitzers and 5 105MM artillery, plus relatively sufficient ammunition, this is not a joke!
Although according to the latest information, there are at least 1,000 garrison troops in the opposite station, and an infantry regiment is stationed next to the station, but for the strengthened storm battle group at this time, his side is still full of firepower. Advantage!
”Get ready to attack! Don't save shells, give me the first time to suppress the opponent.” In order to comply with Major General Mike's order, under the cover of night, the artillery position was also specially advanced to the front line, originally used for long distances. The suppressed artillery was directly hit on the French forehead. And at the darkest moment of the day, the third battle of the Storm Group finally started!
”What's this?” A French sentry stared boredly at the dark night. Suddenly, the light of fire suddenly raised in the night caught his attention. At a distance of about 4000 meters, a ball of flames rose from the ground. A few seconds later, a huge explosion sounded from a bunker 500 away from him! A plume of smoke rose into the air and blasted the entire bunker to pieces. You don't need to look at it to know that a 75MM rapid-fire gun and the on-duty gun group hidden in this bunker are completely finished!
”This is a large-caliber artillery! At least it is a 155mm artillery, and it is definitely not a mortar!” As a veteran of the Western Front, this sentry immediately judged the firepower level of the opponent from the power of the artillery. And from the opponent's range and the approximate flight time of the shell, he can judge that this should not be a mortar. The range of the mortar is not too far, and the flying speed of the shell is very slow!
A kind of inexplicable fear came to my heart, and the troops that can have 155MM artillery are at least the division level. ”Could it be that a German division rushed to our hinterland like this?!” A terrible guess slowly emerged from the sentinel's heart.
”Maybe a small German unit brought a 150MM self-propelled howitzer?” The soldier tried to comfort himself. After all, this time they faced the Bavarian Corps, which had a large number of self-propelled artillery, so the small unit Is it possible to bring a large-caliber howitzer occasionally?
However, the subsequent roars of heavy artillery tore the last bit of French fantasy to pieces! The fierce firepower of eight artillery pieces of medium caliber and above instantly covered the positions that the French deployed hastily outside the station. And then the rapid firing sound of the 75MM artillery, which was dense like popping beans, completely shattered the French's will to resist.
After all, not all French troops can persist in resistance under adversity. To be honest, the two waves of combat quality and resistance that Major General Mike encountered before are still very strong. Although the night's sneak attack was a crushing situation, it was based on the sneak attack and absolute firepower. How strong can a divisional guard battalion be? It was normal for the infantry regiment that came to face the ambush of more than brigade-level artillery to sink the sand. Although the battle during the day was won, the Major General also lost his blood. Although the French lost, their performance was still above the standard.
But tonight, the major general’s luck was better. He ran into a troop with a low combat effectiveness and a small number of troops, the so-called 1,000-man garrison, of which about half were railway soldiers and engineers. The railway is a good player, but what about combat effectiveness? It should be at the same level as the cooking class...
The fierce artillery fire instantly suppressed the few French artillery and machine gun positions. The temporary bunkers constructed of sandbags, stones and logs could not stop the attacks of artillery of various calibers. The French hastily established a line of defense and rounds of fire. Turned to ashes in the waves.