Chapter 1680 artillery attack
The US military and Canada are two different parts. They each have their own demands. They see Canada and the Japanese fighting each other. However, if Canada suffers huge losses, it is not in line with the interests of the US military. It is really obvious that the Canadian military has suffered all losses. Will the US military take over the next step?
When the US military thought of this strong defense line, it was a little scared. Even the US military could not sit still. Their previous estimates had greatly underestimated Japan's strength. Not only was Japan rich in preparation, but it also made a trap here. It was obvious that the Japanese did not neglect the defense line, but used this defense line as an important fulcrum and strictly prevented it. Fortunately, there was no rush to attack before, otherwise, the US military would suffer. The US military would not be as bad as the Canadian army. It was possible that it would lose more than 30%. The US military of three divisions might lose one division.
The US military is glad that after arriving, it did not act rashly, was not attracted by the helpless military achievements, but was waiting for Canada. But now, how to rescue Canada has become a must-do. The war with Japan will be a long-term process. If you lose a little today and a little tomorrow, then, let alone driving the Japanese into the sea, they may be shaken in the foundation of America, especially Canada. Their military strength cannot resist the Japanese at all. Once the United States gives up, Japan may really take action against Canada.
Alaska is so difficult. If Japan really takes all of Canada, what will happen next? Japan will turn from a simple problem into a complex problem. The United States may not care about China. It will solve Japan's problems first. At present, it seems that Japan's threat is getting bigger and bigger.
Most senior officials have this enlightenment in their minds, and they will no longer be considered as the great powers of Japan, but will be regarded as an absolute major concern. They must be completely removed and cannot be underestimated. Otherwise, something big will really happen.
In the observation post, the US generals picked up the telescope. At this time, the front of the position was still in the smoke of gunpowder. As we have seen, there are not many Canadian soldiers standing there. I don’t know if they were killed or lying down. However, the entire battlefield was bloody, and many people were hit by a machine gun in a meeting. The entire battlefield was bloody. According to the probability, there were at least thousands of people.
A general asked the staff officer behind him: "The Japanese machine guns are still firing. What machine guns are they using and how many are there!"
The staff officer looked at the record and said, "I don't know, I heard that it was a model I had never seen before, but the total number was about 3,500 or more, and the firing rate was extremely fast. In 5 minutes, at least 1.5 million machine gun bullets were fired!"
A moving expression appeared on the general's face. The shooting speed was definitely not slow. It was more than 100 shots per minute. The most important thing was the sustainability. The machine gun was not very sustainable. You must take a break after a while. This is the most famous for Maxim. Obviously, this is not Maxim, but a new machine gun. I don't know what model it is used for.
The general asked again: "Can you evaluate the losses of the Canadian army?"
The person in charge of the observation shook his head, it was really hard to say. Although the front line's vision was still unblocked, countless bullets turned this area into a completely decisive realm, and all those who stood and those who looked up were basically killed.
"By the way, why didn't our artillery fire point at the machine guns? Let them shoot like this!" The general in charge of the artillery suddenly remembered something and said suddenly, but the officer he questioned was not afraid at all. He looked at him calmly and said, "He is already turning and ready to attack those machine gun positions!"
The Japanese position was far above their imagination. Under such circumstances, they would definitely not be indifferent. Even the well-trained US military turned the artillery toward the guns before the superiors issued the order. Among the attacking guns, at least 30% of them turned, and a large number of artillery began to turn. They were no longer at the forefront of the attacking position, but began to extend the attack.
According to the speculation just now, they already have a certain understanding of the general position of machine guns. In the war between artillery and machine guns, the range of machine guns will never be as good as that of artillery. For machine gun positions, artillery is the best means of attack. Machine guns generally cannot touch artillery, but artillery can easily kill machine guns.
The US military is well-trained. After a short stagnation, artillery quickly attacked the bunkers. In the eyes of the US military, the more than 3,000 firepower points that have been exposed have been exposed. As long as the shells fall, they cannot be said to be blind. At least they will be affected. However, after a round of three consecutive rapid fires, the Japanese gunfire not only did not weaken, but became stronger and stronger.
"What the hell is going on?" The US military officer thought of the answer while saying this. He could still maintain the strength of the attack in the artillery fire. Obviously, the opponent was not an open-air machine gun position, but a protective, or even a permanent reinforced concrete bunker.
This kind of bunker was very common in the war on the front line of Bordeaux. The Allies and Allies attacked each other on a huge front line less than 150 kilometers wide. Simple trenches or open-air machine gun positions were easily attacked, so they began to dig up and build bunkers. The entire Bordeaux front line was in repeated competitions and constantly looking for fighter jets.
Unexpectedly, in the winter of Alaska, the Japanese still built so many machine gun positions. This is still on the periphery of Juno. 3,500 machine guns may not be 3,500 bunkers, but there are at least a few hundred. A small hill, there are only so many bunkers. As for Juno, his scalp is numb when he thinks about it.
"Report, Canada requests artillery support!"
The US commander looked ugly. At this time, although only one-third of the artillery attacked the bunkers, the bunkers remained indifferent without interrupting them at all. It was obvious that most of the cannons had low killing power on the bunkers. In a sense, only the cannons above 100 mm were directly hit, which could affect the bunkers.
Among the US military, there are more than 100 mm artillery artillery, but due to the muddy road problems, most of these artillery are in the rear, and only about 20% come to the front line. This part of the artillery is not enough to attack such a huge bunker group.
The liaison officer knew what was going on from the general's expression. In fact, he also answered the Canadian general in this way, but the general did not ask for coverage of the frontier and the bunkers. What they asked for was to attack the frontier, and they did not even have to worry about the issue of accidental injury. It was not the bunkers ahead, but to create smoke and smoke, so as to block these sights and let the soldiers run back.
This is acceptable. The artillery commander thought about it, then nodded and issued an order. Although the direction of the trained US military turned around twice in a short time, they began to aim at the front side. There must be smoke, and there were even some craters that could help the Canadian army hide. What they didn't know was that before they turned, Japan had already set its sights on them.
In order to keep the 60,000 army, the Japanese endured for a long time and did not attack them in their shooting range. They kept pouring artillery fire towards them. In just over ten minutes, they poured out almost 20,000 to 30,000 shells. Although the impact on Japan's careful preparation of defense line was not very big, for the artillery, this feeling was extremely frustrating.
The boring artillery only needs to determine the opponent's position in the ballistics again and again. In fact, in the first minute, the positions of 12 US artillery regiments have been determined. In the next few minutes, they will be accurate again and again. Now, for the artillery, as long as they aim at which target, they can at least overturn most of the US artillery.
At this time, Kawasaki Mikai's order was issued. The artillery, who had been hungry and thirsty, immediately opened the cannon's cannon coat, and the huge muzzle quickly aimed at that direction. It had already made various preparations, with clear coordinates, and determined which direction at the fastest speed. Then the Japanese strategic artillery began to prepare for attack.
At this moment, before the US military artillery had turned, they ushered in their first strike. The strategic artillery located in the rear was arranged on those high grounds, and the artillery more than 100 mm was already roaring. The caliber of Japanese artillery may not be as good as that of the US military artillery, because the US military had the largest number of 250 mm artillery and had not yet transferred the artillery to the front. However, on the front line, there were still about 180 mm artillery. The total number of these artillery was only 30, but it produced a little result, injured 6 machine guns and destroyed a small number of bunkers, but the number was very small, which did not affect the overall situation.
There are only 6 machine guns with 3,000 machine guns, and the influence is almost minimal on the noisy battlefield. Not to mention that the US military on the other side of the battlefield did not feel it, even if it was a little farther away, there would not be much feeling.
For Japan, the American artillery on the opposite side had very few new types, and the range was quite limited, at most about half of the Japanese strategic artillery 155. Even the new 108 and 120 equipped by Japan were far more than 180 mm in range. In addition, the Japanese artillery was arranged at a high ground above 200 meters and injured itself. This difference directly caused the range of both sides to be upside down. In order to avoid alarming the enemy, the Japanese artillery did not take action. Although the 60,000 Canadian troops, although not all of them were taken, were already controlled in front of the front line. It was only a matter of time to annihilate. Now, it is exactly the time for them to take action. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!