Chapter 921 German Heavy Artillery (Plus 1)

"The aircraft carrier we built for the Soviet Union had a serious quality accident. The refractory bricks inside the boiler fell off, causing the boiler to explode. The aircraft carrier had to go to the shipyard for overhaul." In Berlin, Speer told Cyric report out.

"These refractory bricks were made by the Soviets. It was because of their shoddy refractory bricks that the boiler exploded this time." Reinhardt followed and made a judgment.

Everyone present was happy.

Everything was already in Germany's calculations, and they planned to make such a one-time effect. Therefore, they used the excuse of insufficient refractory bricks to delay the construction period. As a result, the Soviets couldn't wait and shipped a batch from them.

This time, the Soviets are crying and can't tell, this can't be blamed on Germany, if you want to blame, you have to blame the Soviets themselves!

"What happened at sea today fully shows that the Soviets can't wait to make a move." After laughing, Cyric said: "Our foreign affairs department will draft a stern statement on the invading Soviet Union. People express protests, we have to be justified, reason first, and then act.”

Ribbentrop nodded. This report has been drafted three times. It must show Germany's broad-mindedness.

"We have detected that in order to deal with our Brest fortress, the Soviets mobilized a large number of artillery, it is expected that there will be at least four large-caliber artillery regiments armed with 152mm howitzers, more than a hundred, and 122mm There will also be hundreds of howitzer regiments, and this time, the Soviets have really invested their money," Keitel said.

The best way to deal with a strong fortress is to use heavy artillery. By using cannons to bombard the enemy's strong fortresses completely, it is the most suitable plan to attack the fortresses.

If you don't know the arrangement of the Soviets, you will really know the way of the Soviets! However, now, Germany is fully prepared!

"The largest of them is the 152mm caliber." Cyric said: "With this heavy artillery, do you still want to hit our fortress? Are our heavy artillery in place?"

"Yes, Fuhrer Cyric, our 628th and 428th Heavy Artillery Battalions, equipped with Karl cannons, have been deployed in the fortress. In the woods twenty kilometers behind the fortress, our Gustav artillery, also It has been deployed properly. This time, we will let the Soviets know what the real heavy artillery is."

The one who spoke was Guderian, who has always been the person who admired the blitzkrieg the most and the attack of the armored troops, but now, he is also full of confidence in his own heavy artillery.

Carl Cannon, this is a mortar with a caliber of 600 mm. Now a total of six guns have been produced, and they are named: No. 1 gun "Adam", No. 2 gun "Eva", No. 3 gun "Dor", No. 4 gun " Odin", No. 5 gun "Loki", No. 6 gun "Divo".

The range of this heavy artillery is not far, only a few kilometers, but one cannonball is enough to blow up a large area.

As for the Gustav cannon, only the No. 1 cannon has been completed, and the No. 2 cannon, Dora, has been cut.

Yes, this cannon is the famous Dora Cannon! (Everyone should be familiar with the Dora Cannon, so the name is sometimes mentioned, and everyone is more familiar.)

Both of these cannons were built at the suggestion of Hitler, who liked artillery, to break through the Maginot Line.

After all, the fortifications of the Maginot Line were sturdy, and the cover and walls of the shelter were 3 . 5 meters. Even if there is a direct hit from a 420mm artillery shell like the Big Belt, it is difficult to cause casualties and damage to equipment.

Although Germany already has V-1 missiles and precision-guided bombs, these early guided weapons are easily interfered, and the hit accuracy is also poor, not to mention the cost is not cheap.

So, Cyric did not object to these plans at the time.

Since 1933, Hitler has focused on breaking through the Maginot Line and ordered the development of a new type of super cannon that surpassed the "Paris Cannon". This arduous task is still undertaken by the famous Krupp Arsenal in Germany.

After 5 years of hard work, in the spring of 1938, the Krupp Arsenal finally produced this 800mm caliber super cannon. In honor of the factory's founder, Gustav Krupp, Hitler called it "Heavy Gustav".

This cannon is also one of Germany's trump card strategic weapons. In that European war, Guderian's armored troops established an indelible feat, but this cannon had no chance of showing up. Now, after getting the order , The artillerymen who came to the Polish border were full of confidence.

This cannon is about 43 meters long, 7 meters wide, 12 meters high, and weighs 1,350 tons, almost twice the size of the "Paris Cannon". Therefore, the ordinary way is not enough, it must be transported by train, and after it is delivered, the launching position of the cannon is specially built in the woods. Adjusted the position of the cannon.

It took three weeks to install and debug. Now, the cannon is ready to go.

With the development of weapons, this kind of artillery will eventually become outdated. No matter how good it is, it will be passively beaten in the face of aerial bombing. The combination of strategic bombers and heavy bombs is king, but now, it is still the most effective. arms.

Such a cannon requires many people to operate. There are more than 1,400 operators in the entire cannon, and his commander, Major General Bolt, is also experienced.

At this point, Major General Bolt stood in front of the newly assembled cannon with confidence.

This train cannon is quite tall. Only by standing in front of it can you see how spectacular this cannon is. Its chassis is a two-group train chassis. Only in this way can it withstand the recoil force during launch. , and its gun barrel is even bigger.

"General, we have made preparations. The shooting elements have been calibrated and can be fired at any time." Colonel Wolfgang said beside Major General Bolt.

The commander-in-chief of this cannon is Bolt, and the specific shooting is directed by Wolfgang. It is quite difficult for the cannon to accurately hit the target dozens of kilometers away. The most important of them is to calibrate and shoot Zhuyuan.

At this time, on Wolfgang's spread out map, various data have been densely marked, and the azimuth target of each frontline position has been accurately measured. Once the battle begins, they can use the fastest Aim and shoot at the speed!

"Recently, the Soviets on the opposite side have been mobilized frequently. The latest intelligence from the headquarters shows that the Soviets' attack is likely to be launched in the last two days. We want to make our artillery famous in this battle!"

As an artillery general, Major General Bolt held back his strength. His artillery was much better than Stuka and HS-129!