HBWnovel Chapter 1311: The Papal States without Trouble
Chapter 1311: The Papal States without Trouble
Faced with the general offensive launched by the Wehrmacht, the Papal States attempted to defend themselves.
The six-layer defense line they spent huge amounts of money to build was nothing but paper in front of the Wehrmacht.
In order to completely destroy the Papal States, the Wehrmacht pulled out a lot of old stuff.
Among them is the ancient Gustav Cannon.
Although this thing is very bulky, the Wehrmacht has storage devices.
Transporting is no longer a difficult task.
The ancient weapon, the Gustav Cannon, was successfully brought back to the front line.
And they launched a massive bombardment on the positions aimed at the capital of the Papal States.
There are eight Gustav cannons in total.
However, two of them did not meet the quality standards and were sent to the tank factory for recasting. They were made of steel again and finally made into tanks.
The remaining six Gustav cannons were all pulled to the front line.
It is estimated that after this battle, five of the Gustav cannons will be smelted into steel, and only one will remain and be sent to a museum.
This is true for any weapons and equipment. Weapons and equipment that cannot adapt to the times will eventually be eliminated.
That's the reality, you can't fight the enemy with old weapons.
Therefore, it is inevitable to develop armaments and eliminate the old-fashioned equipment.
The Wehrmacht did the same thing, and so did other countries, so there is no need to feel sorry for the classic weapons of the past; they have already completed the mission given by the times.
They should remain in the history books along with their past glories.
But the Gustav cannon is an exception. After all, caliber means justice for this thing.
Gustav fired a shot, and the three-ton warhead hit the position, blowing the opposite side away.
The permanent concrete fortifications carefully built by the Papal States were shattered by a single cannon shot.
Feeling the earth-shaking noise, the soldiers of the Papal States were all dumbfounded.
Is this still war? Is this a mushroom bomb?
In reality, however, this is only the tip of the iceberg in the Wehrmacht's arsenal.
Gustav continued to roar, and the various artillery guns also began to roar.
Field Marshal Caddis was also airdropped to the front line and was responsible for commanding three army groups.
But Caddis gave Guderian a lot of power, allowing him to lead his First Panzer Army to act at his own discretion.
Has great maneuverability.
Caddis mainly commanded two infantry armies and was responsible for launching the main attack in the south.
The tactic of using artillery shells to flatten the Papal States' positions was proposed by Caedis.
The Papal State's carefully prepared defense line was waiting for the National Defense Forces to enter.
Of course, they couldn't just jump in like that; that would be a suicidal act.
So Cadis decided to destroy these positions with artillery fire.
One ton of shells was piled on every square meter of land.
Use artillery shells to flatten the position!
Some staff officers thought that Cadiz was too extravagant.
But Caddis knew that once they went into space, these old-fashioned artillery would be completely useless.
Even vehicle-mounted artillery may be eliminated, and only self-propelled artillery will be retained.
You may ask why?
How do you fix the guns in space? Do you fix them on the warships?
Does the space battleship need these two bird cannons from you?
So this is why Cadis has no scruples.
If these shells are not fired now, they will be useless. Previously, Dayan had launched a decisive battle with the Papal States in Kursk.
All kinds of artillery shells and ammunition were produced to death.
This is why the IDF is still using AK47.
Because the number of AK47s and their bullets in existence is really too large.
So many that even if all the members of the National Defense Forces used AK47s to fight for two or three years, there would still be some left...
However, the National Defense Forces are already updating their equipment. As for these AK47s, they will be left to the militia...
There is no air in space, which means that many weapons cannot be fully automatic.
Most gunpowder weapons cannot achieve full automatic operation without the assistance of air.
After all, the most important thing about gas conduction is gas!
But there is no air in space, but Lyon has a new idea.
That is to develop a magic crystal rifle!
Get rid of your dependence on air.
And the magic crystal rifle is similar to a caseless gun, which has an advantage in space.
Although there is no weight in space, the bullet shells will fly everywhere.
It is very likely to affect friendly forces or even yourself.
But that’s all in the past, after all, the research institute is still researching the magic crystal rifle.
Although each country has its first generation of magic crystal rifles, these model rifles are completely out of date.
Its weight is comparable to that of a light machine gun, and its ammunition capacity is up to 20 rounds.
Moreover, no country has produced a fully automatic magic crystal rifle, and the most advanced one is only semi-automatic.
The Wehrmacht simply couldn't grope someone across the river.
So they can only be self-reliant.
The outer defense line of the Papal States.
The Wehrmacht bombardment lasted for three days.
Every inch of land outside the capital of the Papal States was charred by artillery shells.
More than 80% of the fortifications were completely destroyed.
The vaunted fortifications of the Papal States stood as weak as paper before Gustavus.
One shot can flatten a hill.
The three outer lines of defense were directly abandoned by the Papal States.
Because the inner three layers were within the city, the Wehrmacht did not launch a large-scale offensive.
Even the attacks are carried out with precision strikes using missiles or artillery-launched missiles.
There is no intention to harm ordinary people at all.
After learning the news, the Papal States took advantage of the fact that the Wehrmacht would not attack civilians and placed all government confidential personnel in densely populated areas.
The Wehrmacht had no way to take action and could only continue to destroy the outer defense line.
Regarding the outer defense line, the Papal State initially declared that it would live and die with the position.
But soon I couldn't hold it anymore.
The outer positions were destroyed beyond recognition, and the top leaders of the Papal States directly said that they would abandon the outer positions.
Only 1000 babies were left to fill the line and die with the position.
The most ironic thing is that these 1000 fill-in babies don’t even know that they have been abandoned.
Faced with the Wehrmacht's artillery fire, they huddled in their positions, running back and forth between the remaining anti-artillery holes.
The Wehrmacht's artillery fire smashed one air-raid shelter after another. These abandoned air-raid shelters had no time to think, they just wanted to survive!
The Wehrmacht's artillery fire left them at a loss.
The people in the city were also filled with fear.
Because the Wehrmacht's precision strikes come from time to time.
A shell accurately hit the senior officials who had just moved in.
The people were privately saying that these high-ranking officials had done too many bad things and were getting their retribution!
Leon didn't know what to say for a moment after hearing these people's innocent words.
The precision strike was possible because the city was filled with CIA agents.
After each attack, an intelligence agent nearby would leave with satisfaction.
Three days shattered the last dignity and morale of the Papal States.
Early morning on the fourth day.
Guderian sent a message to Caddis that the First Panzer Army had completed the flanking operation.
The decisive battle begins!
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