Chapter 925： Gustav fired (1/2)
The M1910/34 type 152mm howitzer is a type of howitzer that the Soviet Union began to use during World War I. Soviet military personnel, on the basis of this howitzer, improved the M1937 howitzer, this heavy howitzer looks like Very mighty and spectacular.
The first thing you can see is its huge wide and wide off-road tires. Each tire looks like a monster with a deep off-road pattern. On top of it, the thick and long howitzer is just It makes people feel awe.
God of war!
Now, the Soviet howitzer unit is ready. They have calibrated all the shooting elements, only waiting for the arrival of the final order.
This order did not come slowly.
After dawn, two hours, less than nine o'clock, the order had come down.
”High-explosive grenade, reload!” At each gun position, the squad leader of the artillery squad shouted loudly and waved the small banner in his hand: ”Target No. 3, calibrated according to predetermined data.”
Two loaders, carrying dozens of kilograms of shells, stuffed them into the barrel: ”Loading is complete!”
”Shooting all yuans for calibration.”
”Fire!”
The squad leader violently waved the small banner in his hand, and at the same time, the gunner violently pulled the gun rope.
”Boom!” The loud sound of the gun shook everyone's ears rumblingly. When shooting, except for the gunner pulling the gun rope, almost all the other gunners squatted, covering their ears with their hands. , Even the monitor is no exception.
This has nothing to do with courage, this kind of large-caliber howitzer is so fierce when shooting!
A huge flame emerged from the muzzle. In the smoke, the shells flew out at a speed of 655 meters per second.
The huge recoil force caused the seven-ton gun body to retreat abruptly by half a meter. The entire gun body flew up in vibration, the tires left the ground, and the shovel behind it pierced deeply into the soil.
The whole position was shrouded in gunpowder smoke. In the gunpowder, 152mm grenades flew past and flew to the fortifications of the Brest Fortress!
The Soviets fired first, they fired the first shot!
This type of shell has a maximum range of 17 kilometers. They are at the rear of the entire position. They thought it was the safest. Until now, no heavy artillery has been found in the Brest Fortress. They just don’t know that they will Sacrifice in the most heroic way.
Behind the Brest Fortress, Gustav Cannon.
”High explosive warhead, loading! Range of 33 kilometers!” More than a thousand officers and soldiers cooperated closely.
Bolt stood on the open space outside, looking at his own cannon, which was on its first mission before launching, while Wolfgang directed it meticulously.
The 4.8-ton warhead was stuffed into the barrel by the automatic loading mechanism, followed by a propellant weighing eight tons.
Yes, this is the order of magnitude!
The Soviet 152mm howitzer, in front of this behemoth, is pediatrics!
Its shells are several meters long! This is still a high-explosive projectile. If it is an armor-piercing projectile, the weight of the warhead is astonishing 7.1 tons!
Its propellant package is determined according to the range. When using the maximum charge, the grenade can be hit 48 kilometers away!
Everything is proceeding tensely and orderly, and time is passing by little by little. This cannon, just to reload, it takes at least ten minutes!