Imperial Overlord

"Volley ready! Start suppressing the Soviet positions! Fire!" Waving the command flag, the commander at the German artillery position gave the order to fire.

Army Group B has artillery directly under its jurisdiction, with calibers ranging from 200mm to 150mm, and the number is shockingly large.

Now, at least 40 150mm howitzers are firing on Soviet defensive positions.

"Boom!" The cannon shook the dust under his feet and fired a heavy shell. The soldiers then began clearing the guns and loading new ammunition into them.

One day's fierce attack was kicked off by the roar of these artillery pieces. In the eyes of the German artillery observation post, black smoke rose from the Soviet positions.

"Boom!" The first cannon on this side just opened fire, and the second cannon on the other side also roared.

Afterwards, the third, fourth, and last artillery all fired their own shells.

In the eyepiece of the German observer's artillery mirror, the fortifications of the Soviet army were all drowned in a thick cloud of smoke, and they had long been unrecognizable.

"Boom!" When the last cannon fired its own shells, the first cannon had already started the second round of firing.

Such fierce artillery support, in fact, the German offensive troops have not enjoyed it for a long time.

Because the advance was too fast, the German front-line armored troops often left the infantry and towed artillery that followed them far behind.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the most timely support firepower of the German front-line armored forces is the Stuka dive bomber from the Air Force, as well as a small number of self-propelled artillery.

Those assault guns and self-propelled artillery can barely keep up with the advancing speed of German tanks and play the role of support and cover.

Only now, the German army has stayed in Kursk for reorganization and has experienced too many things, so there is plenty of time to mobilize its own artillery to support the attack of the armored forces.

Once upon a time, because the German army often lost its own artillery troops and marched alone, people forgot the powerful power of German artillery.

You know, in the First World War, Germany almost defeated Britain, France and Russia with the help of Krupp's artillery.

So, in fact, Germany attaches great importance to its artillery unit, and has a very good artillery unit!

These 150mm caliber howitzers from Germany, as the most popular firepower pillars, although the performance is average, the number is absolutely amazing.

"What kind of enemy can withstand such fire coverage? They are probably collapsed..." A young artillery observer said with a chuckle, looking away from the eyepiece of the artillery.

"Don't express your opinions as a fresh graduate." Standing beside him was his superior, the commander of this observation post. He heard the sigh of the recruit and scolded coldly.

This commander had participated in the Battle of Moscow, but he knew what a huge price it would have to pay to drive the Soviet soldiers out of their positions.

Sometimes, the enemy's positions were repeatedly bombarded, and after a few hours the Soviets were still there, not even their defensive positions were destroyed.

"The Soviets are much more tenacious than you think!" He looked at the Soviet position opposite the smoke and muttered.

The Soviets did not give up their positions. They were very well prepared on the periphery of Kursk, with various trenches and some dark forts as support.

Although these lines of defense are not permanent fortifications, these lines of defense are still much stronger than those that were temporarily built.

Under the baptism of the German artillery, the Soviet soldiers were still tenaciously holding their positions. They are not going to take a step back, because to take a step back also means treason.

The German artillery shells cut through the air, dragged a long sound into the Soviet defense line, and exploded a few meters away from the trenches.

Then, the bomb plowed out a huge crater on the ground, but did not hurt the Soviet soldiers in the trenches.

Most of the lethality of artillery shells will be offset by trenches. In fact, the shells that can accurately fall into the trenches are not many.

The artillery covered in the German attack was just an appetizer. After the artillery suppression began, there were often Stuka dive bombers arriving to join the grand performance.

When the artillery stopped, these vultures flying in the sky would suddenly dive down and make a shrill sound.

That kind of sound really represents despair, because the dive bomber is from top to bottom, and can find the location of the trench very well and accurately drop the bombs it carries.

What is even more terrifying is that as the war progressed, the German army developed a variety of Stuka dive bombers, such as models equipped with large-caliber cannons specially designed to deal with ground targets.

The normal Eastern Stuka is equipped with two 20mm caliber cannons, but the modified Stuka "Lick Grounder" also has two 30mm caliber aviation cannons mounted under the wings.

Intensive firepower strafes along the trenches, which can cause a lot of damage to the soldiers on the front. With that unique whistling sound, it can easily make the soldiers in the trench collapse.

This cannon attack aircraft~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is also a powerful weapon for attacking Soviet tank troops. It is much easier to use than the traditional Stuka with bombs.

Sure enough, just as the German artillery bombardment came to an end, the whistling sound in the sky immediately became clear.

The Soviet soldiers huddled in the trenches could only cover their ears, shouting in despair, venting the despair in their hearts.

"Wu... hum..." It was like a nightmare, the sharp voice kept spreading in their ears, causing them to close their eyes involuntarily.

"Boom!" Then, there was a huge noise that shook the earth like a mountain. The soil fell from the sky as the explosion spread, hitting everyone's steel helmets, making a crackling sound.

A Soviet position was hit by an aerial bomb, and the trenches changed shape, and the Soviet troops inside suffered heavy casualties.

Before the Soviet medics could rescue the wounded in this trench, the high-pitched sound in the sky reverberated again.

A gull-wing aircraft rushed down the clouds and aimed its nose at the Soviet trenches on the ground.

The plane got closer and closer, and when it got closer to the ground, it started its own attack.

Under the wing, the four dark cannon muzzles began to shoot flames, and two rows of white smoke began to spread out from the Soviet positions, covering the trenches.

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