C2862 strongest artillery battle (1/2)

The Battle of Sedan was the undisputed strongest artillery battle in the end of the nineteenth century. France and Prussia had put in a total of nearly 1,400 cannons, which had basically laid the groundwork for a large-scale artillery battle like the one in the future.

Since ancient times, cannons were used as an auxiliary tool for infantry attacks. Because artillery was too expensive, and the price of a single cannonball was too high. Except for the navy, who had no choice but to choose artillery, most of the army still relied on soldiers to end their battles.

But the Sedan Wars Prussia gave the world a bad start, and for the first time he made the world aware of the importance of artillery cluster bombardment.

Seven hundred guns fired in quick succession at Sedan City, the field gun of Krupp's unique steel technique, with a loading speed twice that of the French artillery and a range three times that of the French artillery.

When the French Napoleon Cannons were still being forged using the expensive and heavy bronze, the Prussian had already traveled a long distance in the field of steel cannon technology.

Almost all of the Krupp steel gun were placed more than three kilometers from Sedan City, and this landmark weapon, which already possessed all the characteristics of modern artillery, had caused the French to suffer.

After loading, line bore, steel gun, impact fuse... None of this is what the French can have.

On the other hand, on the French side, the cannons were still fired with delayed fuses. Every shot marked the number of meters to go before they exploded, regardless of whether they had reached their destination or not.

The whole sky of Sedan had been filled with the rumble of artillery, and the Prussian soldiers who were preparing to attack had gathered in a safe area in front of the artillery position, enduring the powerful explosions as they waited for the final order to attack.

At first, the soldiers were worried about the French counterattack, but after the guns started firing in Sedan City, they were relieved.

Faced with Prussia's crazy artillery barrage, McMahon angrily ordered, ”Let our cannons retaliate! We cannot allow ourselves to be beaten like this. If this goes on, the morale of our troops will not be maintained! ”

”We have to let our soldiers hear the sound of their cannons retaliating. Only then will they feel safe!”

”Don't be afraid of casualties, let our cannon blast!”

Boom! Boom! Boom! The more than six hundred cannons in Sedan City started a fire at the Prussian army outside the city. A locust like shadow suddenly flew out from the sky.

Rumble … The crater created by the cannonballs looked like the pockmarked face of the moon, but all the Prussian army s were relieved because almost all of the cannonballs fired by the French army had exploded at a distance of fifteen hundred to two thousand meters away from Sedan.

It looked as if the whole place was exploding with noise, but the Prussian army didn't suffer any losses at all!

Xiao Letian saw the excitement on his hands as he patted the railing. ”Hahaha …” Is this the power of the French artillery? How embarrassing, how embarrassing … Napoleon III, you have completely lost your uncle's face! ”

”What did the Great Emperor Napoleon say? He said that God is on the side with the best artillery, artillery has always been the pride of France, but now, how is this pride trampled by your nephew? ”

”He invested most of his military funds into flashy heavy machine guns, but he completely ignored the development of artillery. Such a strategist was nothing more than a pig!”

”The person who values artillery the most is the Great Emperor Napoleon, he actually raised a nephew who looks down upon the development of artillery technology … The key point is that this nephew of his is actually successful in restoring the Empire! ”

”There's no saving him, there's no saving him! France was flying towards a second rate military power, they couldn't even stop them! ”There's no saving him …”

Xiao Letian observed the flames from the other side of the watchtower, but there were layers of Prussian guards under the watchtower.