189 rocket artillery
In the silence of the Grican battlefield, next to a truck produced by Iran Hill, several soldiers are making final preparations.
An officer walked up to the group of soldiers and asked, "How's the preparation?" ”
"All the connections are ready to fire at any time!" One of the sergeants at the head saluted and opened his mouth to report.
They had the power plugged in, the wires had been connected to each rocket, and all the rockets were ready to be fired.
This is a Katyusha rocket artillery, a powerful multi-orbital self-propelled rocket launcher. There are a total of 8 launch slides, and one salvo can fire 16 rockets with a caliber of 132 mm, mounted on a truck.
The maximum range of the rocket is 8.5 kilometers, which can be fired singlely, partially, or in a salvo, and it takes about 5~10 minutes to load the ammunition of a salvo, and it only takes 7~10 seconds for a salvo.
Because of the truck chassis, this rocket launcher can move at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour, and is a self-propelled gun with very good maneuverability. Unable to replenish the 9th Army with more self-propelled howitzers, Chris deliberately ordered a Katyusha rocket artillery unit to be transferred from the 1st Army and reinforced to the 9th Army.
The gun has fierce firepower and a large killing range, and is an effective weapon for destroying the enemy's dense forces in a large area, suppressing the enemy's firepower and destroying the enemy's fortifications.
It consists of a car part and a launch part: the launch part consists of a slide rail bed, a gun carriage, a turntable, a base frame, an aiming device, a launch device, etc. Before launching, the rocket is clamped with a directional button in the directional groove of the slide rail. In the body of the combat part of the rocket is TNT explosives. The cartridge part is composed of seven tubular firing cartridges, and the cab of the car is equipped with a firing wheel for the firing device.
At the back of the truck, there are two manual jacks that are placed to support the body of the car and are used to hold the body in place when it is launched.
The rocket, which is loaded on the launch rail, has a launch slide 5 meters long, a diameter of 132 mm, a rocket length of 1450 mm, a weight of 43 kg, and a maximum range of about 8 kilometers.
It can be said that, in addition to the accuracy of the shot, there are also some flaws in the weight of the delivered warhead, and the other characteristics of this rocket artillery are much better than those of traditional artillery.
And at this moment, Iran Hill's artillery, which is preparing, is returning fire at the Devil Dog troops who are storming Iran Hill's position near Alain.
"Salvo ready!" With a command, all the transmitters pressed their hands on the energized switch.
"Launch!" The commander shouted the order to launch, and almost at the same time, everyone pressed the launch switch in their hands.
"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! Sou! "In a short space of ten seconds, twenty cars and a full 320 rockets flew off the slide.
The entire launch site was blown up by the tail flames of the rockets, and the smoke was so loud that people couldn't open their eyes, and everyone was fanning their palms to drive away the dust that blocked their vision.
Probably ten times worse than the worst sandstorm, the smoke blown up by the tail flames of rockets filled the air, making all the soldiers cough. Someone withdrew from the launch position, someone held their breath and got into the cab of a car.
In short, after the mess, no one cared about the effect of the shells they fired.
In fact, they didn't need to care, these shells flew a long distance and landed on the battlefield attacked by the demon dogs almost at the same time.
The dense cannonballs rained down on the heads of the Demon Dog troops, scaring the Iran Hill grenadiers in the nearby position to forget about continuing to fire.
In just an instant, more than 20 Katyusha rockets fell. The rockets exploded on the ground with residual solid fuel, creating a rain of metal shrapnel that spread and washed through the demon dogs.
Soon, the shrenchnel formed a bloody wind, which swept the flesh and blood of countless demon dogs and spread into the distance.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! In the shocked eyes of the Iran Hill soldiers, the explosion began to extend into the distance, wave after wave of explosions, and in an instant, the entire battlefield was swept away. There were demon dogs struggling and twitching everywhere, black blood everywhere, and mutilated corpses everywhere.
"You just ...... To which artillery position to call...... Support to need. In the front-line headquarters, a regiment commander put down the telescope in his hand, turned his head sideways to look at his staff officer, and asked in disbelief.
"I ...... I don't know...... I'm just going to ask for the artillery position...... Say request for support......" The chief of staff was also startled by the explosion in the distance, and replied with a bit of a stammer.
In his opinion, this is almost the most powerful battlefield support artillery. In just an instant, on the front position that was still densely packed with demon dogs just now, only the corpses and the smoke that had not dispersed were left.
The remaining demon dogs didn't seem to have any intention of attacking again, and after tasting the bitterness, they didn't know why they gave up another tentative attack.
Lately these demons seem to have become cowardly, and they frequently try to attack, but they do not seek a breakthrough. Every time he was suppressed by heavy fire, he honestly gave up the attack.
This is a far cry from the first time they attacked the paratroopers, and it always gave the impression that they were hatching some kind of conspiracy.
The commander of the 9th Armored Division looked at the chief of staff in front of him and put down the phone, opened his mouth and asked with a sneer: "Gave up again?" We retreated without even touching our first line of defense...... It's a little crisper than last time. ”
The Chief of Staff nodded, and replied, "I heard that they are on the other side, and they are more determined when attacking the defense lines of the Eternal Empire, occupying some deserted villages. ”
"Bullying the soft and afraid of the hard? Knowing that you can't take advantage of us on our side, the idea of going to fight the Eternal Empire? The commander of the 9th Division laughed and said sarcastically.
"No, the report given at the exchange meeting is that the demons are not as active on all fronts as they used to be, they seem to be stalling for time, and they seem to be sitting still, anyway...... Doesn't match their true attack capabilities. The chief of staff shook his head and spoke his judgment.
"That's what the Air Force said?" The division commander raised his eyebrows, noticing a hint of a not very pleasant taste.
"The Eternal Empire and Grican describe the scale of the demon's attack...... It does not correspond to the scale of the Air Force's reconnaissance report...... The Air Force believes that there is a general trend of increasing demons. The Chief of Staff said, staring at the detailed map of the neighborhood spread on the table.
The division commander threw a red pencil in his hand on the map and commented very depressedly: "Cunning bastards! ”
Due to the frequent tentative attacks of the demons, Iran Hill's counterattack has been hesitant, and the plan of Luna and General Alfred is to wait for the next batch of replenishment ammunition to arrive before considering advancing towards Barasso.
However, if this situation continues to happen, and the next batch of ammunition arrives at the front line, they will still have to defend passively because of the lack of ammunition.
However, because they have been on the defensive, the fuel consumption is a little smaller than estimated, so they have stockpiled some fuel that can be used in the next counterattack.
The Air Force's reconnaissance has been sending a message that the number of demon forces is increasing, they are scattered over a vast area, and the attack of nuclear weapons will not achieve the same huge benefits as before, so the Air Force has no attack plan to use nuclear weapons again for the time being.
The fighter unit firmly controls the air supremacy on the battlefield, but the number of radars is too small, which affects the interception efficiency of the air force.
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There was no way out, Grecan had deployed a large number of radar stations, and they had previously monitored the Magic Eye to prevent some flying demons from escaping and harming civilians.
However, the demon army destroyed the radar station near the Eye of Magic, causing Griken's radar detection system to collapse. Fortunately, there is still a part left, which can more or less support the operations of the Iran Hill Air Force.
Without these remaining rear radar stations, the Iran Hill Air Force's record would certainly not be as good as it is now.
In fact, the ground forces of the 9th Army helped the Air Force bring several new radar vehicles, but unfortunately half of these radar vehicles were seconded to the Eternal Empire and used as early warning radars......
New radar vehicles are already on the road and are on their way to Griken, and when these radars are in place, the Air Force will be able to organize a larger combat operation.
Of course, the Air Force has not been idle lately. They made a brave attempt. The B-17 bomber unit bravely experimented with a flight to the Magic Eye. The result was very frustrating, they lost two bombers, but they were unable to approach the Demon Eye due to poor weather conditions.
This was a very heroic feat, as the pilots involved in the experiment, consisting of a total of five crews, each piloted a bomber to try to get close to the Magic Eye, all of which ended in failure.
The returning pilot confirmed the Greken magician's claim: the air currents there were very unstable, and the whirlwind formed by the magical aura made the flight very dangerous. Add to this the fact that the sky is cloudy, lightning and thunder - the climatic conditions are very unsuitable for bombing missions.
In other words, it seems unlikely that the Air Force will directly dispatch to attack the Magic Eye and end this war......
Now, the only way to do this is to use the stupidest way to get the Army to push the line within range of ballistic missiles, and then use Scud ballistic missiles to carry nuclear bombs to attack. This is also the reason why the 9th Army has been making a fuss about Barasso, taking it is possible, and then push forward and let the Scud missile units enter the attack range!