"Was there an earthquake?" When the sun shone on the ancient city of Amiens again, the German shelling also began, bursts of sharp whistling came from the air, and after dozens of seconds, huge pillars of smoke rose up in the city, and the gray-black smoke columns up to nearly 100 meters high made the entire battlefield visible! More than a dozen kilometers away, a pair of Austro-Hungarian soldiers reopened the bolts, loaded a grenade weighing nearly 200KG into the breech, and then locked the most powerful medicine pack, after completing the locking, all the artillery operators would leave the gun a certain distance and then fire, and shoot the shell!

"THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A 210MM HOWITZER!" Looking at the position in the distance, which was already shrouded in smoke, Robert's worried tone was very obvious, in this battle, the Germans once again had an artillery advantage, in terms of number, caliber and range, the British and American 6-inch guns were completely incomparable. "The Germans won't pull all the guns up, will they?" A terrible thought arose in Robert's mind.

The British Field Marshal really didn't guess wrong! BEFORE THE START OF THE CAMPAIGN, GERMAN AND AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN ALSO SPECIALLY TOOK OUT THE 240MM NAVAL GUNS FROM THE ORIGINAL STOCK AND USED THEM! It's just that because of the problem of excessive weight, it can only be used as a train gun, and in the case of insufficient "chassis", a small number of guns that are about to be scrapped or too old are sawn off and used as howitzers, disassembled during transportation, and then assembled again on the battlefield. Originally, these things were used to prepare the fortress for storming, and because they were heavier, it was inconvenient to maneuver, but in this World War I that was related to the fate of Germany, Moltke still took great pains to transport this thing. And as soon as these tough guys arrived on the battlefield, the Entente army felt a huge pressure!

Adhering to the German Army's usual high efficiency, under the long-range suppression of 240mm train guns and howitzers, almost all the Allied support points that had been discovered were fatally hit in a very short time. A HUGE CANNON ROCK MASS WAS DIRECTLY HIT BY A 220KG CONCRETE ARMOR-PIERCING PROJECTILE, AND THE UPPER LAYER OF RAMMED EARTH PLUS THE DEFENSE OF LOGS HAD ALMOST NO EFFECT IN THE FACE OF SUCH AN ARTILLERY SHELL. After the shell exploded, it directly blew two 6-inch cannons stored in the gun nest into pieces, and at the same time completely wiped off the entire gun emplacement. Seconds later, a large crater appeared on the ground, surrounded by various debris. All sorts of unknown objects fell from the sky, whether it was an artillery part or a piece of minced meat, and it fell within a radius of several hundred meters.

Under the suppression of German train guns. The rest of the long-range artillery of various calibers also began to be designed, and columns of smoke and explosions formed a barrage of barrages that continued to roll in front of the positions of the British and American troops, sweeping everything in the positions over and over again. Both men and anti-aircraft artillery and even pre-arranged armored vehicles suffered heavy losses in such a sweep. The tanks exported from China to the Entente countries were made of shreshrapnel, but any defense has a certain limit, and the close miss of heavy artillery will still cause serious damage to wheeled armored vehicles, and the attack of train guns is even more fatal! In the face of the overwhelmingly superior German artillery. Hindenburg even thought that artillery alone could completely wipe out the Allied forces near Amiens. I used to just clean up the battlefield!

But it's a pity that Hindenburg underestimated the other side's capabilities, or was it that the Army-born general had very limited knowledge of the new techniques, especially those of the Air Force, or was the British very bold? The Germans really didn't expect that the British would actually put in more than 100 heavy bombers to carry out ground support missions! The bombers flew from a base 300 kilometers away. Greatly surprised the Germans!

Was there a useful heavy bomber in World War I? Was World War I an effective ground bombardment? The answer is that it is technically possible, but the only problem is when the Entente has the ability to do so. The 1st World War is almost over! This is like most people in later generations know that the Germans have ME262, but until the British imperialist jets are relatively few, and in the late 2nd World War, the British meteor is much better than the ME262 in terms of performance and stability, but because the jet aircraft had a short range at that time, they could not cross the strait to accompany the escort, and after the Normandy landing, the Luftwaffe was already weakening, and it didn't matter if the meteor was not on it. Therefore, what appears in the war is not necessarily the best.

Historically, Britain produced a bomber called the V1500 at the end of World War I, which was equipped with four 500HP or four 375HP engines, with an empty weight of 15,000 pounds and a maximum landing weight of 30,000 pounds. The wingspan is 126 feet, the length is 62 feet, and the height is 23 feet. It is possible to fly 1 mile with a payload ton of 1300 tons on a load. Maximum flight speed 103 mph. This technique was definitely the best at the time. And the most unique thing about this aircraft is that although there are 4 engines, the two engines are connected in series to form a pull-and-push pattern, which is very similar to the later German DO335. The German Giant bomber was not only one lap smaller than the other in all statistics, but also had only four measly 250 horsepower engines, which was significantly different from the British. And in this plane, because of Xu Jie's existence, the development of various techniques is faster than in history, so that these giant eagles can show their might on the battlefield!

The Entente made a bloody effort for this war, and all aspects were considered as carefully as possible. The artillery superiority of the Germans had already been taken into account, and in the event that their own suppressive firepower was insufficient, the only cards the British could play were these huge heavy bombers! These giant eagles flew from the airfield 300 kilometers away like a shadow of death towards the German positions, and hundreds of heavy bombers were accompanied by a large number of British fighters.

Although the Germans were more efficient at suppressing than the French, it also needed to be counted in hours! When the British bomber group came over the German positions, almost all the firing points continued to attack. "Oh God! What are they? "The vast majority of Germans have never seen such a huge plane soaring in the air, and it is no wonder that this is the first time that the V1500 bomber has been put into actual combat on a large scale, and it is nothing for a bomber to load more than a ton of bombs, but if more than 100 bombers fly to a certain area at the same time, and then drop bombs intensively, the result can definitely be described as terrifying!

It was not that Germany did not have an air force, but that it was simply not able to stop such a large number of fleets that suddenly arrived! As for anti-aircraft guns? Most of them are pulled to the front line as flat-firing guns and long-range artillery, once dispersed, it is undoubtedly foolish to want to shoot down these bombers, don't look at these bombers flying at an altitude of only about 800 meters, don't look at these things are huge and very bulky. But I just can't beat it!

"Today will be the most glorious day for the Royal Air Force! We will stand in the clouds like gods and slaughter the Germans on the ground! A British captain who served as the captain of the plane said excitedly. After arriving at the combat area, all the bombers began to divide into small formations, and then lined up in a neat formation to carry out carpet bombing on the ground targets, a 200-pound bomb fell like raindrops, and with the movement of the bombers formed a moving barrage that swept the entire German artillery position, especially the heavy railway guns could not move and became a dead target! Pillars of smoke rose one after another, and the flames and shockwaves from the explosion spread rapidly on the ground, and the furious energy and flames devoured everything they could touch, quickly harvesting the lives of the Germans like the scythe of death!

"These things are terrible, it only took a dozen seconds for them to destroy our positions! Oh my God, a gun group with 12 guns of 150 guns was discovered, and then about 10 Grim Reapers, the first time the comrades on the ground saw such a terrifying area, they even forgot to dodge, when these winged Grim Reapers, everything was over, like raindrops of bombs instantly swallowed the entire position, the whole 3 artillery batteries and a large amount of ammunition turned into a cloud of ashes, they actually used incendiary bombs in the woodland! The fire inevitably spread to the surrounding area, and even the positions that were not listed as targets were surrounded and engulfed by the fire, and the bombardment took less than 2 hours, causing us incalculable damage! In his diary, Hindenburg recorded the scene of the first large-scale bombing in human history.

The Germans reacted quickly, and a large number of Fokker fighters began to arrive from various airfields, but because of the haste and lack of unified command, these Fokker fighters, although advanced, could not stop the British bombers because of their tragic refueling tactics. It was only from this moment that the Germans realized that the war had entered a three-dimensional era, and that the elite infantry, various tank mechanized equipment, and sophisticated artillery tactics that the German Empire was proud of were vulnerable to the air force.

It was a life-and-death battle, and the British were not satisfied with a victory in a sneak attack, and this bombardment would be constant and uninterrupted! While the first batch of V1500 heavy bombers began to return, the second group of heavy bombers also left the airfield and flew towards the battlefield! This time their target was not only the German troops on the front, but also railway junctions such as railway stations in the rear!

However, this time the good fortune of the British came to an end, after receiving the information that they were bombed, the German front commander ordered all the planes to take off to carry out the interception mission, regardless of the formation, regardless of the target, as long as they saw the British planes go up to fight! At this time, the Germans were already red-eyed, and even Moltke thought that if it weren't for these bombers to stir up the situation, Hindenburg might have finished their artillery fire and was ready to attack! As a result, the largest air battle since the beginning of the war began near Amiens, and at the same time as countless planes flew into the air, countless warplanes also dragged their tails and fell with smoke. Quite a few planes were even directly disintegrated by a volley of powerful large-caliber machine guns, and there was no forgiveness or mercy at this moment. Both sides mercilessly attack all targets in the air, fighters, bombers and even parachute pilots!

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