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Chapter 783 Artillery Support

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    Although he came to inspect the position and did need to understand the combat situation in the forward position, Chen Xin had no intention of running into the trenches at the forefront.

    Climbing up to the fire observation post at the stronghold and using a telescope, Chen Xin could directly overlook the entire position without the need for him to run to the forefront of the position like a big-headed soldier.

    The position that Chen Xin inspected looked like an inverted "亼" shape. The front horizontal line was the frontline trench that blocked the attack of alien creatures. Even from a stronghold that was at least a kilometer away, it looked like  , you can still clearly see the flash of fire fired by the soldiers and hear the fierce gunfire.

    Behind the horizontal line, the two diagonal trenches are not only an extension of the front trench, but also its firepower supplement.

    There was obviously more heavy firepower deployed on the two trenches that were spread out diagonally. Chen Xin even noticed that they had dug gun emplacements between the two trenches and placed mortars and flattened anti-aircraft guns.

    But judging from the appearance of those weapons, they should be old antiques pulled out of the warehouse, mostly from the Cold War period.

    But it has to be said that these old guys are quite useful. At least on this battlefield, these weapons designed during the Cold War have more advantages than modern weapons in terms of lethality.

    This is not because technology has regressed, but because modern weapons are less powerful than those used during the Cold War.

    Modern weapons place more emphasis on precision and effectiveness, focusing on hitting the target with one hit and destroying the enemy at the minimum cost. This is also determined by the form of modern warfare.

    But the weapons during the Cold War were different. Most of them were prepared for the possible three wars. They were more designed to cope with the needs of large-scale wars, with more emphasis on lethality and response to large-scale attacks.

    So in this situation, the old guys from the Cold War era really perform better than modern weapons.

    After all, steel-core bullets are far easier to use and cheaper than missiles to fight alien creatures, and they can be used in large quantities.

    Seeing that these weapons from the Cold War era are now being widely used, Chen Xin couldn't help but ask the major on the side: "I saw a lot of anti-aircraft guns deployed on the position. Are these old guys easy to use?"

    "It's really easy to use. If you lay the anti-aircraft gun flat, it's very effective against alien creatures." The major nodded and explained to Chen Xin: "The firing rate of the old anti-aircraft cannon is not as fast as that of modern anti-aircraft cannons, but this is not the case now.  It's more of a plus than a minus.

    After all, with modern anti-aircraft guns, hundreds of shells may be fired in a minute or two. Although the firepower is rapid, it is not sustainable. What we need now is long-lasting and stable output of firepower. In this regard, the old thing is more useful.  a little.  "

    "Understood, the output speed of modern anti-aircraft guns is indeed a bit high." Hearing what the major said, Chen Xin nodded slightly and wrote it down.

    Chen Xin has indeed not paid attention to this issue. When he was in China, the military of Yan State did not have this problem. It felt that the weapon had a high rate of fire, so it could naturally be replaced with an anti-aircraft gun with a lower rate of fire.

    Especially on the Dongting Lake defense line built by Yan State, weapons such as anti-aircraft guns are not the main weapon. After all, Yan State soldiers have one set of exoskeletons per capita and the firepower output brought by the mounted heavy machine guns is enough to meet the needs of the battlefield.

    In addition, there are no flying units of alien creatures in Yanguo, so there is no need for anti-aircraft guns to kill mosquitoes.

    But when it comes to the European battlefield, they lack the firepower configuration of ordinary soldiers like Yan Guo, who have one heavy machine gun per person. It is indeed necessary for them to use anti-aircraft guns as necessary supplementary firepower.

    Although the electromagnetic rifle provided by Chen Xin solved the problem of ordinary soldiers being unable to cause damage to alien creatures, although the electromagnetic rifle has sufficient penetrating power, its lethality can only be said to be usable, not outstanding.

    After all, in order to be compatible with European rifle bullets, electromagnetic rifles have been adapted in caliber, and electromagnetic rifles also mainly emphasize penetration. The damage caused by the bullet itself can only be said to be limited to alien creatures.

    Therefore, on this battlefield, the tactic of laying flat anti-aircraft guns to hit ground units has become extremely effective and practical.

    Paired with those large-caliber mortars, they form the main heavy firepower strike force in the forward position, and are also the main means of killing alien creatures on the European battlefield.

    As for the more powerful and caliber firepower, it is the 155mm caliber howitzer attached to the stronghold.

    However, in order to protect the barrel and save shells, these artillery usually do not fire. Only when the forward position is really unable to withstand it, will they roar to support them and push back the offensive of alien creatures.

    ??????????????????????? Even with these heavy howitzers before receiving support from Yan State, the frontline defense line was still often in emergency, requiring the support of air strike forces to stabilize the front.

    There were even several times when the alien creatures broke through the first trench. It was only with the heavy firepower output from the second trench and the timely support of the air force that the alien creatures were pushed back.

    However, that time, more than half of the soldiers stationed on the position were killed.

    After that, this position encountered similar situations several times, but later on, with the fire support provided by Yanguo's land-ships and fighter jets, the losses became smaller each time.

    Recently, with the introduction of powerful equipment such as electromagnetic rifles, exoskeletons, and powered armor, the combat effectiveness of the first trench has increased sharply. They have not been breached by alien creatures for a long time, and now they can't even call  Artillery fire support has become much less frequent.

    It can be said that thanks to Chen Xin, their defense line is becoming more and more stable.

    However, it seems that the offensive of alien creatures is a bit fierce today, or maybe they want to show off in front of the big shot Chen Xin, so the soldiers on the front line called for artillery support for the first time in a long time.

    Because the weather is too cold, all artillery pieces are tightly protected and covered with thick thermal insulation blankets to prevent the artillery pieces from freezing or being damaged in other ways.

    After all, metal parts are easily damaged when their metal properties change at temperatures as low as tens of degrees below zero.

    Now that they had received the order to use artillery support, the artillerymen ran out of the bunker of the stronghold, quickly lifted the insulation blanket covering the artillery, and then quickly corrected the shooting elements and were ready to launch.

    At the same time, another group of artillerymen transported the artillery shells to the artillery position. With the calibration of the shooting elements, the loading of the artillery shells was also completed.

    Rejecting the major's request to enter the bunker, Chen Xin stood on the observation post, watching the artillerymen complete their preparations for firing, and then——

    "Boom!" "Boom! Boom!" "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The God of War began his roar.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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