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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 723 (3) Huge consumption of ammunition

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    Simon Petliura's words finally moved Major General Sven von Neuhaus, deputy chief of staff of the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian forces and commander of the 47th German Reserve Infantry Division. This guy was thinking about the Allied Air Force.  The bomber group has not yet turned back, but the SE5 fighter squadron monitoring the battlefield has been driven to an altitude of 3,000 meters under the threat of hot machine gun and anti-aircraft gunfire from the ground, and is wandering around helplessly, while the two 75mm fields behind the enemy position in the north are  After the silence on the artillery battery position, there has been no new artillery fire to counterattack.

    Neuhaus thought that the Volga Federal Infantry Division in the Allied Allied Forces on the opposite side might really be like the previous infantry divisions of the Soviet Red Army or White Guard Army, with only two artillery batteries equipped with artillery.  The Japanese troops are still far away from entering the battle.

    The German Major General decided to listen to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian National Army again. Five cannons from the two 75mm Krupp field artillery batteries of the Volunteer Division and the 1st Artillery Company of the German Medium Artillery Battalion had opened fire, exposing the four 150mm heavy-duty guns in the position.  The field howitzer does not move its position first, but adjusts its position and angle, and uses fierce artillery fire to intercept and bombard the enemies attacking from the left and right wings.

    It later proved that Ukrainian Prime Minister Simon Petliura really couldn't listen to his crooked ideas. Just as the German-Ukrainian coalition's five 75mm field guns and four scattered 150mm heavy howitzers adjusted their azimuth and height angles, they were ready to attack the attackers.  At the moment when the six infantry battalions of the Volga Federal Infantry Division launched a fatal blow on the left and right flanks, the roar of artillery sounded again from behind the coalition position 5 kilometers north of Kharkiv!

    This time, not only Simon Petliura and a group of Ukrainian staff were stunned in the shelter of the headquarters, but the heart of German Major General Sven von Neuhaus also sank suddenly. Behind him  A group of German combat staff also looked a little pale. Everyone originally thought that the attacking Volga Federal Infantry Division, although it fought bravely and had sharp machine gun and mortar firepower in its squadrons, lacked the firepower support of artillery.  The two artillery companies have also been annihilated by the heavy artillery from the north. Who would have thought that the other side actually hid a large number of artillery.

    Anyone who speaks and listens to the gongs and drums can tell that there are at least 4 artillery companies and 24 75mm field cannons roaring and firing unscrupulously on the artillery position 5 kilometers away from the coalition forces opposite!

    In a fierce battle, the artillery battle between the two warring parties is always a pair of entangled and confusing mysteries. The advantage of preemption is to defeat the opponent's strength first, but the disadvantage is that it exposes the location and location of one's own artillery positions.  The key point of the goal is that if you fire the shells first and the shells do not hit the enemy's vital points, then unless you have an absolute advantage in the number and caliber of cannons, you will have to rely on the opponent's preemptive and precise shooting to recover and overtake the enemy.  backward situation.

    When the German-Ukrainian forces thought that the artillery of the Volga Federal Infantry Division had been wiped out, Voronezh on the opposite side apparently used the remaining four artillery batteries of the artillery regiment to use preemptive measures to hit the German troops in Kharkov with counterattack artillery fire.  On the heads of the four 150mm Krupp heavy field howitzers that we had so much fun fighting before!

    The coalition artillery shells flying over 5 kilometers away were extremely accurate. After three consecutive rounds of rapid bombardment, "Beiyang 1917 Chapter 723 (3) Huge Ammunition Consumption" used 4 artillery batteries to deal with 4 guns scattered in Kazakhstan.  The heavy artillery in various positions in the city of Erkov obviously had a miraculous effect by bullying the crowd. This is also the reason why the coalition counterattack artillery was late. The remaining four 75mm field guns of the 13th Volga Federal Infantry Division Artillery Regiment  The six cannons on each company's position were used to attack a German 150mm heavy howitzer that exposed the target in Kharkov.

    At this time, even though the grenade projectile of the coalition's 75mm field artillery weighs only 6.5 kilograms, the explosion power and killing radius of a single shell are far inferior to the 42 kilograms of high-explosive grenade of the German 150mm heavy howitzer, but it cannot withstand the coalition's 6 guns at the moment.  When a cannon is fired, the power and momentum of six 6.5kg 75mm grenades exploding at the same time is quite astonishing.

    In just 2 and a half minutes, a 4-gun 150mm heavy field howitzer battery used as the trump card under Major General von Neuhaus was wiped out by the coalition's blazing artillery fire. Immediately afterwards, the Ukrainian gunfire on the Fountain Square in the north of Kharkiv was wiped out.  The only remaining five 75mm Krupp field guns of the two artillery companies of the Volunteer Division were able to annihilate the German "Beiyang 1917" Army after firing only 3 rounds of 15 shells at the attacking coalition infantry battalion on the right wing.  After the 4 heavy artillery pieces, the artillery fire from the 4 coalition artillery batteries shifted the target and opened fire, completely overturning the ground and causing a river of blood.

    This afternoon's offensive and defensive battle in the north of Kharkov was short, but the ups and downs were quite exciting and beyond everyone's expectations. In fact, two Kharkov volunteer divisions were annihilated in one fell swoop using rear control tactics.  The artillery battery and the Allied artillery of a German heavy artillery battery, although they were very happy for a while, did not?The last laugh!

    July 30, 1918 16:30 Volga Federal Infantry Division 13th Division Headquarters, North Battlefield, Kharkov

    "Division Commander, Division Commander, the division artillery regiment has made a great contribution this time. Although we lost 2 artillery batteries, our preemptive strike destroyed at least 2 enemy 75mm field artillery batteries and 1 150mm heavy howitzer battery. Speaking of the opponent's 150mm  The position of the heavy artillery battery can be arranged in a weird way. The irregular distance between each gun is at least 1000 meters. Fortunately, you ordered an artillery battery to focus on attacking one of the opponent's guns. Otherwise, I don't know what to do if I press a flea with five fingers.  Just do it!¡±

    The one who said "" was Alexander Alexander Besklovny, the chief of staff of the 13th Volga Federal Infantry Division. At this moment, he was convinced by his division commander's trick of limiting the number of cannons fired by the artillery regiment in the first round.  , of course, the two artillery batteries that fired first from the enemy suffered heavy losses. Almost all 12 guns were destroyed by the bombardment of the opponent's concealed and fired 150mm heavy artillery. The gunners also suffered considerable casualties.

    Fortunately, everything was made up for by the artillery regiment's main force's preemptive attack style. Inside and outside, everyone was just like playing chess to exchange pieces. After everyone exchanged two 75mm field artillery batteries, the coalition forces still made more money.  A four-gun 150mm heavy artillery battery was acquired. Of course, the ammunition consumption of the 13th Infantry Division Artillery Regiment was also quite large.
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