There is only one shift off tonight, and it will start tomorrow!

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This time, Qin Chuan had nothing to say.

Manstein is right, even planes and tanks are powerless in the face of such a fortress, let alone MP43.

Of course, Manstein won the battle in the end, but his breakthrough method was a bit stupid, which was to bring in a bigger gun...... THE CANNON, KNOWN AS THE DORA, WAS MANEUVERED ON RAILS, HAD A CALIBER OF 800 MM, WEIGHED 7 TONS OF SHELLS ALONE, AND COULD PENETRATE 24 FEET (8 M) OF CONCRETE.

THERE ARE ALSO THREE SIEGE MORTARS OF 533MM CALIBER NAMED "KARL" AND SIX 420MM CALIBER SIEGE GUNS CALLED "GAMMA".

The weight of the former shell is 1.5 tons, the latter is 1 ton.

YOU MUST KNOW THAT THE GUNS IN THE TURRET OF THE SEVASTOPOL FORTRESS OF THE SOVIETS ARE ONLY 305MM, BUT THE GERMANS BROUGHT MORE THAN A DOZEN GUNS LARGER THAN IT AND BROUGHT A BUNCH OF SHELLS WITH THE TRAIN...... Then he slammed the fortress for five days.

Five days later, most of the Soviet batteries were paralyzed, and the Germans were able to capture the fortress.

However, it is clearly not appropriate to use this method at this time.

Because this means that the Germans will have to wait for these huge cannons to arrive from Germany to launch an attack, and then the battle will be a month later.

It's a win, but it's also a failure.

Because this delayed the German offensive against the Soviet army for more than a month...... The Germans were ready for a counteroffensive, but could not launch it because all their air power was devoted to the Crimean area to cover Manstein's offensive.

More than a month may not be a long time for ordinary people, but it is fatal for a battle...... Seeing that the Germans were about to occupy Stalingrad and achieve a final victory, the bitter cold of winter came again. (Note: Battle of Stalingrad from 28 June 42 to 2 February 43)

Therefore, Qin Chuan must rule out this option.

Colonel Slane took a few photos from the file, then said with a frown: "General, maybe we are more suitable to attack the Kerch Peninsula!" ”

"That's what I thought too!" Manstein nodded and said, "The Kerch Peninsula is home to four Soviet armies, where they have built three lines of defense, and from time to time they launch a tidal counteroffensive against us, where your new equipment will be more effective......"

"No, General!" Qin Chuan said: "I think we should attack the fortress!" ”

"Huh?" Manstein looked at Qin Chuan puzzled.

"The firing range of their artillery is 44 km!" Qin Chuan said: "And Sevastopol is a port......"

"Yes, you're right!" Manstein nodded: "They can bring a large number of shells from the Caucasus, which is also a headache for us, which means that the artillery of the fortress can not only defend Sevastopol, but they can also provide fire support to Kerch, especially when we attack Kerch...... These cannons are almost blasting at us from behind! ”

"But what can we do?" Colonel Slein looked at Qin Chuan: "We can only choose Kerch!" ”

"Maybe we can play a bigger role in Sevastopol!" Qin Chuan said.

"What does it do?" Colonel Slein asked, "Charge at those fortresses?" ”

Qin Chuan didn't answer, and after looking at the documents, he asked Manstein: "General, I want to know a few questions: the role of the small railway under the fortress; How small trains on railways are driven, and...... THE WEIGHT OF THE SOVIET 305MM ARTILLERY SHELLS! ”

Manstein couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he really didn't ask about this information, he flipped through the documents, and then raised his head at the staff officer.

The staff officer understood, answered yes, and then turned to leave.

"Captain!" Manstein asked, "What's the use of knowing this?" ”

"Of course it works!" QIN CHUAN REPLIED: "I THINK, THE VOLUME AND WEIGHT OF 305MM CALIBER SHELLS SHOULD NOT BE SMALL!" ”

"Yes!" Manstein replied: "The shells are more than a meter long and weigh three hundred and eighty-seven kilograms, and I can answer you about that, because we have a few of their unexploded shells!" ”

As he spoke, Manstein took out a few more photos from the file and handed them to Qin Chuan.

When he saw the giant cannonball, Qin Chuan was thinking...... WHAT WOULD BE THE GERMAN 800MM TRAIN SHELL, THE WORLD IS CRAZY.

"So!" Qin Chuan took the photo and said: "With such a large and heavy shell, there will be great problems in transportation, loading, etc., and the turret is a narrow underground fortification, so I am afraid that there will not be many shells stored!" ”

Manstein couldn't help but say "oh": "That's why they built a small underground railway?" ”

"Yes!" Qin Chuan said: "In addition to transporting troops, the small underground railway may be more used to transport artillery shells. Moreover, because it is underground, I believe that electricity will be used! ”

"That's right!" "If you use coal or oil, you create a lot of exhaust gases that you can't get out!" says Manstein. ”

At this time, the staff officer returned, and his report verified Qin Chuan and Manstein's guess: "General, the role of the small railway is mainly to transport shells from the 'Kulabbe' ammunition depot to the turrets!" The railway runs on electricity and is converted from a small train used for mining! ”

Manstein then turned his gaze to Qin Chuan and asked, "But what does this have to do with our attack?" ”

"General!" Qin Chuan said: "Then I want to know where their electricity comes from!" ”

Manstein couldn't help but say "oh", immediately looked for it on the map, and then pointed to a dot and said: "Sevastopol power station!" ”

"Can I bomb it?" Qin Chuan asked.

"We've bombed!" Manstein replied: "But it didn't have much effect, and the Soviets apparently thought about this as well, so they built the power station on the anticline of the heights, and at the same time did a good camouflage and protection!" ”

"So!" Qin Chuan pointed to the location of the power station on the map and said, "It's our goal!" ”

"We?" Colonel Slain couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this: "But this power station is in Sesvatopol!" ”

"I know!" Qin Chuan replied.

"We can't get past their lines!" Colonel Slain was a little anxious.

"We don't need to pass!" Qin Chuan replied.

"Don't need to pass?" Colonel Slane asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"We can get around from the sea!" Qin Chuan drew a line on the map.

"You're crazy!" Colonel Slane said: "The sea is full of warships of the Soviets!" ”

"So!" Qin Chuan looked at Manstein and said, "Our target should be the enemy's navy first, I mean...... First use the air force to drive the enemy's Black Sea Fleet out of this area, and then we have a chance! ”