"Is there an earthquake?" When the sun shone on the ancient city of Amiens again, the German shelling also began, and bursts of sharp whistling sounds came from the air. After dozens of seconds, one by one huge

Pillars of smoke rose up in the city, and the gray-black smoke pillars nearly a hundred meters high made the entire battlefield visible.

See! More than ten kilometers away, a pair of Austro-Hungarian soldiers reopened the breech of the gun, loaded grenades weighing nearly 200kg into the barrel, and then locked the powder package. After completing the locking, all the

The artillery operator will stay a certain distance away from the artillery and then fire the artillery shell!

"This is definitely not a 210mm howitzer!" Looking at the position shrouded in smoke in the distance, Robert's worried tone was very obvious. In this battle, the Germans once again had an artillery advantage. In terms of quantity, caliber and range, the British and American

The 6-inch guns of the two countries were completely incomparable. "Won't the Germans pull up all the naval guns?" A terrible thought appeared in Robert's mind.

The British field marshal really guessed right! Before the battle began, Germany and Austria-Hungary specially took out the 240mm naval guns originally in stock and used them! However, due to the excessive weight, they could only be used as train guns, and

When the "chassis" was not enough, a few artillery pieces that were almost scrapped or whose models were too old were sawed off and used as howitzers.

They were disassembled during transportation and then reassembled on the battlefield. Originally, these items were used to prepare for fortress attacks, and because they were relatively heavy, they were inconvenient to maneuver. However, in this battle that was related to the fate of Germany, Moltke was still struggling.

They tried their best to transport this thing. But as soon as these powerful guys arrived on the battlefield, the Allied Forces felt tremendous pressure!

Adhering to the consistent efficiency of the German Army, under the long-range suppression of 240mm train guns and howitzers, almost all the Allied support points that had been discovered suffered fatal blows in a very short period of time. A huge cannon rock mass was directly hit by a single round.

Hit by a 220kg concrete armor-piercing projectile, the upper layer of rammed earth and logs were almost defenseless in the face of such an artillery bombardment.

What effect did it have? After the shell exploded, it directly blew the two 6-inch cannons stored in the gun nest into pieces, and at the same time completely toppled the entire gun emplacement. A few seconds later, a huge crater appeared on the ground, surrounded by

All kinds of debris fell from the sky. All kinds of unknown things fell from the sky. They might be artillery parts or a piece of minced meat, and they landed within a few hundred meters.

Under the suppression of German train guns, other long-range artillery of various calibers also began to be designed. Smoke columns and explosions formed a barrage that kept rolling in front of the British and American army positions, cleaning everything in the position over and over again. Whether it was people or

War defense artillery and even pre-arranged armored vehicles suffered heavy losses in such sweeping. The tanks exported by China to the Allies were considered

As for bulletproof fragments, any defense has a certain limit. The near miss of heavy artillery will still cause serious damage to wheeled armored vehicles, and the attack of train guns is even more fatal! Facing the German artillery that has an absolute advantage, Hindenburg

He even thought that he could completely wipe out the Entente Army near Amiens simply by relying on artillery. In the past, he was just cleaning up the battlefield!

But it is a pity that Hindenburg underestimated the opponent's capabilities. In other words, this army-born general had very limited understanding of new technologies, especially those of the air force. Or, in other words, the British were very bold? The Germans really did not

Thinking of it, the British actually invested more than 100 heavy bombers to perform ground support missions! These bombers all flew from bases 300 kilometers away. It was a big surprise to the Germans!

Are there usable heavy bombers in World War I? Can effective ground bombing be carried out in World War I? The answer is that it is technically feasible, but the only question is when the Allies have this capability. War 1 is almost over

! This is like most people in later generations know that the Germans have me262, but until the British Empire, there were relatively few jet aircraft.

In the late World War II, the British Meteor was much better than the Me262 in terms of performance and stability. However, because the jet aircraft had a short range at that time, it could not cross the strait to accompany the escort. After the Normandy landing, the German Air Force was already declining.

, it doesn’t matter whether the meteor reaches the sky or not. So what appears in the war may not be the best.

Historically, the British produced a bomber called the v1500 at the end of World War I. This bomber was equipped with four 500hp or four 375hp engines. It had an empty weight of 15,000 pounds and a maximum landing weight of 30,000 pounds. A wingspan of 1

26 feet, length 62 feet, height 23 feet. It can fly 1,300 miles with a payload of 1 ton... The maximum flight speed is 103 miles per hour. This technology was definitely considered at the time.

top notch

.And the most unique thing about this aircraft is that although it has 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 not only has various data

It is smaller than the opponent, and its engines only have four pitiful 250 horsepower, which is obviously different from the UK. In this dimension, because of Xu Jie's existence, the development of various technologies is faster than in history, making these giant eagles

You can show off your power on the battlefield!

The Allies spent a lot of money on this war, and they tried their best to consider all aspects. The German artillery advantage has been taken into account. When their own suppressive firepower is insufficient, the only cards the British can play are these huge cards.

Heavy bombers! These giant eagles flying from the airport 300 kilometers away flew towards the German positions like the shadow of death, and accompanied by hundreds of heavy bombers were a large number of British fighter jets.

Although the German's suppression efficiency is better than that of the French, it still needs to be calculated in hours! When the British bomber group came over the German position, almost all firepower points continued to attack. "Oh God! What are they?"

Most Germans have never seen such a huge aircraft

Soaring in the sky, it’s no wonder that this is the first time that the V1500 bomber has been put into actual combat on a large scale. It’s okay for a bomber to carry more than one ton of bombs, but if more than 100 bombers fly to a certain area at the same time and then drop bombs intensively, then

The result can definitely be described as terrifying!

It’s not that Germany doesn’t have an air force, it’s that it’s simply unable to stop the sudden arrival of such a large number of aircraft! As for the anti-aircraft guns? Most of them are brought to the front line as flat-fire artillery and long-range artillery. Once they are dispersed, it is undoubtedly crazy to shoot down these bombers.

Explain that despite the fact that these bombers only fly at an altitude of about 800 meters, and despite the fact that these bombers are huge and heavy, they just can't be shot down!

"Today will be the most glorious day for the Royal Air Force! We will stand like gods in the clouds and slaughter the Germans on the ground!" A British captain who served as the captain said excitedly. After arriving at the combat area, all the bombers

They began to divide into small formations, and then lined up in a neat formation to carry out carpet bombing on targets on the ground. 200-pound bombs fell like raindrops one after another.

Down, with the movement of the bombers, a moving barrage was formed that swept across the entire German artillery position. Especially the heavy railway guns were unable to move and became a dead target! Smoke pillars rose one after another, and the flames and shock waves generated by the explosion quickly spread on the ground.

Spreading, the violent energy and flames devour everything they can touch, quickly harvesting the lives of Germans like the scythe of death!

"These things are so terrifying. It only took them ten seconds to destroy our position! Oh my god, an artillery group with 12 150-meter guns was discovered, and then about 10 Reapers flew towards them. The comrades on the ground were the first

Once they saw such a terrifying thing, they even forgot to avoid it. When these winged gods of death came, everything was over. Bombs like raindrops swallowed up the entire position in an instant.

, an entire three artillery batteries and a large amount of ammunition were reduced to ashes, and they actually used incendiary bombs in the forest! The fire inevitably spread to the surroundings, and even positions that were not listed as targets would be surrounded and engulfed by the fire.

, the bombing in less than 2 hours caused us immeasurable losses!" Hindenburg recorded the scene of the first large-scale bombing in human history in his diary.

The Germans quickly reacted, and a large number of Fokker fighter jets began to arrive from various airports. However, due to the haste and lack of unified command, although these Fokker fighter jets had advanced performance, they failed due to their tragic failure.

The refueling tactics failed to stop the British bombers from wreaking havoc. Britain

The Germans were caught off guard by a combination of punches from the Royal Air Force. From this moment on, the Germans realized that the war had entered the three-dimensional space era. The German Empire was proud of its elite infantry, various tanks, mechanized equipment and sophisticated artillery tactics.

It appears very vulnerable to air force attacks.

This is a life-and-death battle. The British are not satisfied with the victory of a sneak attack. This kind of bombing will be continuous and uninterrupted! When the first batch of V1500 heavy bombers began to return, the second batch of heavy bombers also

They left the airport and flew towards the battlefield! This time their target was not only the German troops on the front line, but also the railway stations and other railway hubs in the rear!

But this time the British's good luck came to an end. After receiving the information about being bombed, the German frontline commander ordered all aircraft to take off to perform interception missions. Regardless of the formation or the target, as long as they saw the British aircraft, they would attack them.

Already! At this time, the Germans were already red-eyed, and even Moltke thought that if these bombers hadn't come to disrupt the situation, Hindenburg might have completed the artillery fire preparations.

Attacked! As a result, the largest air battle since the war started near Amiens. While countless planes flew into the sky, countless fighter planes also trailed smoke and fell down. Many planes were even directly hit by powerful bombers.

The caliber machine guns disintegrated in the air. There was no forgiveness or mercy at this moment. Both sides attacked all targets in the air mercilessly, including fighter jets, bombers and even parachuting pilots!
Chapter completed!