"This should be the last car of ammunition before the war." At this time, Major General Belve, who was on the front line as the commander-in-chief of the front line artillery of the Second Bavarian Army, said as he looked at the railway extending from the forest in the distance to the front line positions, and the train carrying ammunition on it.

"This will be the grandest fireworks performance in human history. We use it to celebrate the festival in peacetime, and today we will use blood and fire to celebrate the greatest victory of the empire since its establishment!" Major General Belvey looked at the artillery position he arranged in front of him and felt full of accomplishment!

On the front of the Second Bavarian Army, on every kilometer of front, the British would face 150 to 180 artillery guns above the medium caliber! On the front of the 10-kilometer attack faced by the army, as many as 1,600 artillery guns of various caliber were aimed at the French on the opposite side. The density of the artillery was so high that the Germans had to divide into several artillery positions to barely accommodate so many artillery! (The highest artillery density in the Battle of Verdun in history was about 140 artillery guns.)

At the forefront, a large number of various mortars were deployed less than 400 meters from the French cordon, with 60mm and 82mm mortars against infantry and release smoke bombs. The 120mm and 150mm heavy mortars were used to deal with various obstacles and machine gun nests. Then, behind 800 meters from the mortar front were a large number of 75mm rapid-fire guns and various types of self-propelled artillery. Their mission was to provide cover for the offensive storm commandos with direct aiming firepower.

On the defense line, you can always encounter some hard-to-destroy strong support points. These turtle shells made of concrete and added with thick rammed earth outside are so difficult to deal with. The shells fired by ordinary 75mm cannons and 120mm mortars can only make a shallow pit. Even using a 105mm cannon, it can only make a small hole.

Therefore, at this time, 210mm heavy howitzers were paired with special concrete armor-piercing shells to deal with them. On the third artillery front, the most powerful artillery group in the entire Bavarian Legion shallow depth position was deployed! At the critical breakthrough position, a 210mm heavy howitzer company was deployed every less than 100 meters! These massive killers, which were originally assigned to the army, are now less than 1,500 meters away from the French front line! These howitzers do not want short-barrel artillery equipped by the German legion in the early stages of the war. These heavy artillery weighing more than 15 tons can drive special armor-piercing shells weighing more than 100kg to more than 15 kilometers! The initial velocity and lethality are a little higher than the previous artillery!

All of these are called front-line artillery groups. Behind them, a large number of siege guns above 210mm, k09 type 150mm heavy cannons and various train guns obtained from the navy. Behind the entire Bavarian Second Army, more than 120 train guns above 210mm were deployed along the rails! More than 50 of these cannons were from the Austro-Hungarian Legion. Among them, the most eye-catching ones were 12 380mm super heavy train guns modified with Bavarian-class battleship guns and 8 420mm super heavy siege guns produced by Austro-Hungarian!

In order to make a powerful artillery consumption of more than 1,600 pieces of the entire army group, the Second Bavarian Army used 32 railway corpses and built at least 14 railways specifically for providing ammunition for these artillery. Today, Major General Belvey finally reached the pre-war heavy artillery group's ammunition storage. Heavy artillery above 150mm was equipped with 2,000 shells, and the medium-caliber and light artillery of the following caliber were more than 3,400 rounds! These shells could theoretically be used for German artillery to fight for a week! (In the Battle of Verdun in history, the German army assigned 3,000 rounds of shells, 2,100 rounds of field howitzers, and 1,200 rounds of heavy howitzers)

The entire artillery group has clear levels of tasks and a dense fire net covers the depth from the front of the French position to more than 40 kilometers. Moreover, considering the problems of troops' advancement and accompanying problems, all forward artillery groups are also equipped with engineers and transportation units. After the offensive is launched, at least 30% of heavy howitzers and more than 50% of medium-caliber rapid-fire can accompany troops assault.

In addition to the artillery group, the frontal assault troops also entered the state before the war. A total of 10 infantry divisions were deployed on the 10-kilometer front of the Bavarian Second Army, and each division had only 1 kilometer on the front of the attack! Three regiments belonging to a division were deployed in a staging manner, and each division could also be equipped with an additional assault artillery battalion as direct fire support. In order to ensure the smooth flow of the subsequent troops, each division would also concentrate a engineering battalion to be responsible for clearing obstacles and repairing roads.

The replenishment of these ten divisions is only used to crush the front line of the French army. When the front line is broken, the fast troops headed by the armored division in the second echelon in the rear will quickly pass through the defense line and then prepare to welcome the French counterattack in a field environment with the cooperation of the first echelon.

The biggest difference between Storm Commando and history is that each assault battalion will be equipped with an armored company as direct aiming fire support. In fact, the so-called Storm Commando in history is very large in scale. A division probably has a battalion of commandoes. These commandoes carry various light and heavy weapons, including submachine guns to mortars and even medium-caliber rapid-fire cannons. They are also equipped with engineers, fire spitting soldiers, and special logistics units to deal with various situations. In terms of matching, they are already the earliest synthetic combat group.

However, it still follows that when the manpower is finally exhausted, the Germans and French people have a good idea. (The French also have similar tactical ideas, which seem to be earlier in time.) But they still encounter the top in actual combat, and the elite troops of the Storm Commando are generally the most experienced and dedicated person in the division. They can bear more than 60% of casualties and still do not collapse. Although such combat power is terrifying, unfortunately, it is just a one-time transaction and after the battle, the troops will be really finished!

The incorporation of the assault gun company has enhanced the direct aiming firepower and provided a certain amount of armored cover. In order to ensure that these infantry can move quickly, the German army also equipped with a large number of semi-tracked armored personnel carriers. These combat vehicles carrying machine guns, mortars or 20mm machine guns not only make up for the insufficient curved and rapid firepower, but also provide good cover for the infantry. After all, on the Western Front, at least 30% of the casualties were caused by machine guns! The huge load of the semi-tracked vehicles can also provide more materials to the commando team to help them fight further. A assault battalion was equipped with 30 various semi-tracked vehicles, which were also top in this era.
Chapter completed!