The Rise of the Empire

"There are also those positions on the reverse slope, which are also very troublesome. Their angles are too tricky, let alone direct fire, even the howitzers can't reach them." Said a staff officer next to them. \u003c/p\u003e"We can theoretically use mortars to clear these positions. But the range of mortars is too short, and although the weight of the artillery is not heavy, the shells are too heavy." Hindenburg said helplessly. \u003c/p\u003eNow, the fortification in front of me is simply a muddy pond for Hindenburg. Once it falls into it, it will be difficult to get out. Those machine guns and fire points hidden in the dark are like poisonous snakes, ready to bite at any time One bite! \u003c/p\u003eHowever, even though there are many difficulties, this exercise still has to be fought, and Hindenburg and others have made quite a lot of preparations. They believe that under the condition of an absolute superior force, it will not be a problem to crush the opponent's defense. \u003c/p\u003eThe roar of howitzers opened the prelude to the attack. Groups of soldiers rushed towards the opponent's position under the command of the sergeant. Because of the large-scale deployment of machine guns in advance, the Germans have realized that dense formation is undoubtedly death. So their formation has been stretched wide open. \u003c/p\u003eHowever, at this time, the offensive formation is still not so mature, and it is very open. Compared with the original, if someone overlooks the entire battlefield from a high place, they will find that the distance between them is large enough, but one The people in the class still hugged into a ball.... Everyone revolves around the squad leader.\u003c/p\u003eEven though Hindenburg and others have keen eyesight, they still can't create an infantry offensive line similar to the three-three principle of later generations, and they can't create a storm commando. After all, people are suffering How can you attack when you have grown up and haven't experienced hardships? The infantry squad advanced sparsely. When the infantry had passed through half of the uninhabited area, the machine gun and mortar teams behind had just set off, and the latter's movement speed was significantly slower than the former, so that when the infantry in front had jumped When entering the trenches to prepare for battle, the rear machine guns are not yet in place...  \u003c/p\u003eHindenburg could see that the first line of defense on the front was only for containment or even warning, without heavy firepower, and not enough people, it belonged to the kind that could be defeated with a single strike. Not even the prince had much hope for the defensive strength of the first line of defense. \u003c/p\u003e But what is unexpected is that when the first batch of offensive troops of about one company jumped into the trench to clean up the remnants of the enemy, it was accompanied by a burst of intensive gunshots like popping beans. A company of the attacking force lost more than half, and the entire company was sentenced to be out of combat effectiveness. \u003c/p\u003eRon has never forgotten the scene when he saw this long-barreled repeating pistol known as the c96 for the first time. "Fortunately, this was an exercise. My squad leader took me and other brothers to jump into the ditch, and then met a slightly joking Bavarian at a corner, and then he raised his pistol comfortably, almost We shot all the blank ammunition in our faces... Then, we were judged to be all dead."\u003c/p\u003e"This is a very strange gun, it should be a pistol, but But it is very big and heavy, the barrel is terribly long, and there is a wooden box that can be installed at the end of the gun. Then it can shoot the 20 bullets in the clip to the opponent like a rainstorm in a few seconds .Under special circumstances, this is a very terrifying weapon.” After the war, Ron once recalled. \u003c/p\u003eIn the age without submachine guns, what is the best melee weapon? Naturally, it is a box cannon! The c96 Mauser pistol has various problems, such as complex structure, high cost, too much weight, and backward design. It is quite normal to be replaced by the Luger pistol in the end. After all, at that time, what the Germans needed was an officer's gun and a self-defense weapon. Portability and cost are both very important factors. Before the Mauser pistol was changed to a long-barreled automatic, except for some advantages in bullet power, (25mm bullet length vs. 19mm bullet length) was almost all disadvantages.

It would be a ghost if the Germans really bought this pistol.... \u003c/p\u003eHowever, the c96 has the potential for improvement. It can be changed to continuous fire. In the era without submachine guns, this thing is the most powerful melee weapon and trench broom. Of course, after the appearance of mp08, the value of this thing is gone. But before that, before the submachine gun interview, c96 can still find the market, so the prince equipped his guards with a batch... \u003c/p\u003eAnd decided to use the 9*25mm bullet as the standard ammunition of the Bavarian Legion, without it, because this product is powerful enough, isn’t it because the bullet is longer that the Bobosha bullet is stronger than the MP in later generations? No matter what you do in Prussia, anyway, that's what I'm doing in Bavaria. \u003c/p\u003e Hindenburg, who was hit by a nail in the first wave of offensive, realized the complexity of the problem. But now is obviously not the time to go all out to clear the remnants of the enemy. After leaving some personnel to suppress the remnants of the enemy in the trenches, the main force began to rush to the main defense line under the cover of machine guns and mortars, and this distance of 700 meters became The key area of ​​the see-saw between the two sides. \u003c/p\u003ePhotographed on the opponent's mortars and machine guns, the attacking side's firepower in a relatively open area dare not get too close. The machine guns of the two sides fired at each other at a distance of more than 1,000 meters. This can only be suppressed in actual combat, but not Destroy the target accurately, so the judgment is just a stalemate. The Prussian Legion is also equipped with some weapons similar to mine throwers, but they shoot smoke bombs, hoping to cover the engineers for approaching blasting. \u003c/p\u003eThe engineers were crawling forward with explosives. Relying on the cover of smoke and terrain, they successfully passed more than 400 meters of the kilometer, while the remaining 300 meters became an insurmountable distance. At least a third of the sappers were condemned dead by the sudden burst of gunfire from the flanks. The cunning Bavarians also set up cover positions around the main firepoint. \u003c/p\u003eThese cover positions are made up of double bunkers. If they were holding Mauser rifles, they would not pose too much threat to the engineers. After all, the rate of fire is too slow, but it will be different when there is a semi-automatic rifle. Even if another rifleman just reloads and provides ammunition, it is enough to suppress the sappers within a certain range. Caught off guard, the engineers and soldiers suffered heavy losses, and the rest were also locked up on the battlefield. \u003c/p\u003eIt's not that Hindenburg hadn't thought about a roundabout attack, but while the front was in a stalemate, the side attack was also frustrated. The defender was constrained by the shortage of troops, and there was no continuous skirmish line on the side. However, relying on numerous support points, the firepower of grenades and machine guns, and the fortifications arranged according to local conditions, the attack channel of the entire flank was still cut to pieces. \u003c/p\u003e"Their firepower is not strong, but they successfully blocked our advance passage, and all the places suitable for advancing are under the attack of crossfire. All kinds of firepower points that come out of nowhere make people It's like being in a secret room full of agencies." An officer recalled. \u003c/p\u003eThanks to book friend Nickky for 1888\u003c/a\u003e~~~! Guaranteed not to be in arrears\u003c/a\u003e The author of the update said that at least 5 days of double updates are guaranteed~~~! that is it! At the same time, I would like to thank book friends Yogurt and Fruit Haoci, Slogan Fat, Ye Zhong 2015's\u003c/a\u003e~~~, and book friends Dongfang Rumeng, Dragoon Feifei, White Beard Mouse, Kongchen, Xiaofeng Hanyue's \u003c /a\u003eSupport~~~! Ask for a subscription\u003c/a\u003e~~~! ! ! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e