The most powerful long-range support weapon in the hands of the Third Reich at this stage is the famous train gun that entered service in 1936, which can be said to be the most powerful and practical train gun in Germany. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The train cannon was born even earlier, combining railways and heavy artillery, giving the cannon unparalleled mobility, and once made the train cannon the darling of war.

Almost all of the most famous train guns in the world, including the famous Paris cannon, were produced in Germany. Among the many train guns, the K5 train gun is one of the best.

In fact, this kind of train gun fully takes into account the timeliness and range of supporting firepower, and also takes into account the mobility and versatility of the artillery itself, and is a rare excellent weapon and equipment.

Compared to the more famous Gustav cannon, this more practical gun is superior both in terms of the preparation process for firing and the total number of shells delivered per unit of time.

In 1940, the famous Gustav cannon was still in the process of being manufactured, and according to Li Le's plan, he did not plan to build such an exaggerated 800 mm world's largest cannon.

The K5 in his hand is practical and convenient, and the powerful range is more than a little stronger than a masochistic equipment like Gustav.

Therefore, Li Le accelerated the construction of the K5 and suspended the poor Gustav cannon. The ultimate purpose of building the K5 is actually to use it as a secret weapon to support the landing force when it lands in the UK.

Now, this secret weapon really worked - a full 7 K5 train guns, plus two earlier K12 train guns, made up a train gun firing position with 9 heavy guns.

While the two armies were fighting for the pass on the British beach, the soldiers were busy cleaning their barrels at the firing positions of the nine guns, preparing for the next firing.

Compared to the Gustav Train Cannon, which fired at most one shell per hour, the K5 Train Gun had a rate of fire of up to eight rounds per hour.

With the firing frequency at this speed, it is basically competent for the identity of supporting firepower. More often than not, Gustav only appeared as a fortress demolition specialist, and did not participate in the task of supporting the front-line troops in combat.

However, when the K5 train gun with a range of 50 kilometers appeared in the English Channel near Dover, which was only 35 kilometers wide, this kind of heavy artillery with a range that could cross the channel was Li Le's killer weapon against the British defensive position.

No matter how many dive bombers are mobilized, it will not be possible to drop hundreds of bombs into a small area in an hour.

However, with the support of K5 and K12, the attack density has obviously increased by a notch. Li Le never intended to win by precision, he relied on coverage density!

9 cannons, which can fire more than 70 shells at a certain area in an hour, plus bomber bombs, is definitely more than enough to attack a pass.

On the railroad track where the gun was fired, German artillerymen were carefully pushing a 283 mm caliber shell into the chamber.

Just after the firing charge was pushed into the combustion chamber, the huge tail bolt was closed, and the barrel of the entire cannon began to slowly raise at its original angle.

"Boom!" The highest point of the barrel that pointed straight into the sky like a chimney spewed out a dazzling flame, and with the huge recoil, the barrel of the entire train gun crashed rapidly.

Then the air wave rolled and steamed in the muzzle, and with the cooperation of the mechanical devices, the whole cannon slowly began to return to the position it was in when it was fired.

The artillerymen covered their ears were still tormented by the deafening noise, and these huge creatures did not fire together, but attacked one after the other.

The target is a fixed area that has been mapped for a long time, and as long as the shells are hit in this area, it is considered an effective attack.

Therefore, even if they are 35 or even 40 kilometers away, the effectiveness of the attack is still very high. At least none of these targets can run, so they can only wait to be beaten in place.

When this cannon fired, the second cannon was ready, and with a subsequent command, the cannon also fired, firing a second shell.

Soon, without much time, 9 cannons fired another round. The soldiers were carefully cleaning up the debris in the combustion chamber and preparing for the next shot.

During the flight of the shells, all the British soldiers in the defensive positions along the British coastline were in disarray. The sudden round of attacks just now made everyone nervous.

In addition to dive bombers, the Germans also had large-caliber artillery to participate in the attack, which was not good news for the British army, whose fortifications were fixed near the pass.

"Was it the German shelling just now? It was German shelling just now! Damn it! How could they find such large-caliber artillery? "The staff of the British army was so anxious that they circled around on the ground.

Britain had only been building fortifications for a short time, so most of the fortifications, although cleverly concealed, were limited in their ability to resist attack.

Previously, relying on concealment and camouflage, they escaped the baptism of German bombers, but now the Germans have begun to "wash the floor" by relying on their artillery superiority, and this matter has changed its flavor.

If they relied only on aircraft, the Germans would not have been able to carry out indiscriminate attacks on the passes. But now that artillery has been added, the speed of ammunition dropping has increased dramatically.

Many British soldiers were rescuing the fortifications that had just collapsed in the shelling, and some were in a hurry to find their comrades who were in a mess.

At this moment, a new round of shelling fell from the sky, and one shell after another fell near the pass, turning the place into a living hell at once.

"Boom! Rumble! "Explosions rang out one after another, and dirt was lifted into the air, carrying with them broken bodies and fragments of guns.

Most of the British positions were paralyzed, and a new offensive by the German soldiers soon crossed the anti-tank barrier, and the British attack was almost negligible.

"The Führer's support artillery unit called, and at our request, three rounds of attacks were to be launched. A total of 27 rounds of ammunition were fired, completely destroying nearby enemy fortifications. ”

Herman really wanted to say that the two rounds of attacks were already very effective, and the third round of attacks was completely redundant.

But in the middle of his words, he swallowed it back - it was only a matter of 10 minutes for one more attack, and it was still long before the deadline for him to capture the pass.

"Hello? Feed? General Deere? The pass was under intense enemy fire, full of explosions and smoke, and I couldn't see the situation clearly! "Carrying the phone, the division commander who was in charge of guarding this stretch of coastline is now in a messy state.

Twenty minutes ago, he was confident about defending this stretch of coast. The Germans were crushed by his soldiers under the chalk cliffs, unable to move, and with heavy losses, it seemed that they would collapse at any moment.

Twenty minutes later, however, the Germans suddenly launched a heavy artillery attack on the pass, which at once disrupted all the arrangements of the British defenders.

The Germans were able to fortify, and very strong – something the British defenders had never expected before, and they had always thought Dover was foolproof.

"What? Contact my 1st group? Sir! I can't reach the front line right now! After an explosion, the regimental command was out of contact. Listening to Sir Diere's question on the other side of the phone, the division commander replied helplessly.

The inability to contact the troops near the pass made the division commander very anxious. Another thing put a lot of pressure on the military headquarters behind him: the German paratroopers had pressed near the coastline!

The 3rd Division of paratroopers parachuted was responsible for attacking the coastal defenses, disrupting local defensive connection points and helping the landing force to open the situation.

In line with the principle that those who can work harder, the German paratroopers accepted the task. Although the current 3rd Division is not in the number of personnel, the attack speed is not slow at all.

Now they had attacked less than 5 kilometers from the coastline, and the British rearguard was defeated one after another.

There was a fierce attack by the German landing force in front, and German paratroopers behind them compressed space to block reinforcements. The current situation of the British Coast Guard can only be described as painful.

"Hey! Feed! 1. What about the regimental headquarters? 1 regimental headquarters? Hanging down the edge of the desk, the voice of the division commander was roaring over and over again.

A pair of sand-covered leather boots walked up to the telephone, stepped over the corpse lying on the ground, and stopped next to the receiver of the phone.

Then, a German sergeant with a submachine gun bent down, picked up the telephone receiver that was still talking, and placed it next to his ear.

With a hint of bad taste, he said in pure German: "Wherever you are, this place has been occupied by the troops of the German 112th Mechanized Infantry Division, goodbye!" ”

After that, he hung up the phone, and behind him, soldiers had already come in and began to collect the maps hanging in the house, as well as the papers scattered on the ground.

The dead British commander lying on the ground, as well as the bodies of several officers, were eventually dragged out of this hidden headquarters.

After a short time, Division Commander Herman, with his hands behind his back, led his command team to this headquarters that was once the enemy.

"It's such a nice place, you can see it all down, it's the best vantage point." Herman's staff officer walked into the room, looked in the direction of the beach through the observation hole, and commented.

"God forbid, now this is ours! In a few minutes, General Dietrich will also arrive. Looking at the beach, a huge floating dock, being calibrated by two barges, attached to the fixtures on the beach, Herman began.

Next to this temporary headquarters, on a rough path, tank No. 3 was moving forward, moving farther away.

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