Chapter 1295: Fighting on the battlefield to recapture the center (2)
In the void, you play with big ships and big guns, but in a gravity environment, ships that are too big cannot move in the atmosphere. If they are even too big, they are likely to disintegrate due to the weight when entering the atmosphere.
A light cruiser like the Swan is the smallest ship in the battleship series. After special modifications, it is also the limit size that a space battleship can enter a gravity environment. No matter how big it is, it will not work.
As the saying goes, big is beautiful, more is good, and billions of turrets are worth billions of glory. In an era without missiles, this was quite acceptable.
The light of the ion beam shrunk and disappeared, and the opened bow collision angle closed again.
An extremely long and extremely thick ravine that could almost run a tank appeared on the Red Maple Republic Army's position. The rolling heat wave made it impossible to get close, and the air was ignited.
The other end of the ravine was originally a concrete fortification built against the hill. There used to be a turret on it, but it is gone now.
Accompanied by a terrifying explosion that shook the earth and the earth, the shock wave hit everyone regardless of whether they were friendly or enemy. Everyone fell down on the spot as if they had been hit by a stick. Some of the ones who were too close were unlucky and were lifted directly into the sky. .
The high-temperature ion beam of the main gun of the light spear detonated the ammunition stored under the permanent fortification turret, and a huge mushroom cloud immediately rose along with the explosion and shock wave.
Even the Swan was swayed backward by the shock wave, and some of the descending assault landing ships almost overturned.
"High-threat target disappears."
"Keep searching."
Alyssa looked at the mushroom cloud, and then ordered:
"Maintain attitude, avoid navigation and slowly decrease altitude."
"Understand, avoid navigation."
To avoid navigation, take a Z-shaped route. This is a very effective tactic for naval gunfire at a distance of at least dozens of kilometers. However, in a gravity environment and the distance from enemy firepower is not too far, taking a Z-shaped route is simply useless. No evasion effect.
This is done to give the anti-aircraft guns on the left and right sides of the Swan a chance to take turns.
In the atmosphere, the heat dissipation efficiency of anti-aircraft guns on battleships is much higher than in the void, but the guns will still overheat after all.
Making a Z-shape allows the left and right sides to alternate fire output, which not only ensures the continuity of fire, but also allows time for the anti-aircraft guns to dissipate heat.
Highly threatening targets, such as heavy artillery, permanent fortifications, or simply dismantling the turrets of battleships and placing them on the ground, will be destroyed by Long himself using the main and secondary guns.
Under the gravity environment, the cannonballs began to arc, which was very troublesome for a warship accustomed to fighting in the void. However, the Swan's shipboard computer was so powerful that it could take the influence of gravity into account and easily calibrate the shooting parameters. Yuan.
With the Swan's firepower suppressed, the assault landing ships that continued to descend also cooperated in the firepower output. The Red Maple Republic Army position in front of the landing site suffered a devastating blow. All heavy weapons were either destroyed or unable to run past it. Using it, the soldiers could only huddle in the trenches.
In fact, according to the original plan, the casualties should be smaller than now. After all, the original plan was to clear the enemy ships in orbit first, and then when the assault landing ship descended, the orbital bombing ship would simultaneously provide fire support.
As a result, time is waiting for no one, so we can only lower it first, and the friendly forces will simultaneously clear the enemy forces in orbit. It is uncertain when the orbital bombing ship will be in place.
However, despite the heavy casualties, now that the Red Maple Republic Army is unable to move, it is an excellent opportunity. More and more assault landing ships landed successfully, and more and more Swirling Water Federation soldiers stepped on the black soil bombarded by artillery fire.
Their task is not to rush head-on, but to quickly establish frontline positions.
Despite the suppression of the Swan, it seems that the Red Maple Republic Army cannot hold its head up, but their position is too long, and the part being bombed now is only the most peripheral part.
Just like the battle in the void, the battle on the ground cannot end in a short time. You must be mentally prepared for a protracted war.
Therefore, rather than letting the small number of soldiers brought by the assault landing ship rush into the position, it is better to quickly take the opportunity to establish a frontline position to provide cover for the subsequent arriving friendly forces.
The Spinning Federation uses a kind of quick-drying foam to construct temporary positions. It does not require the assistance of sandbags or heavy construction machinery. Soldiers carry something similar to a pesticide box on their backs and spray the foam at designated locations. The foam will dry quickly and form Makeshift trenches.
After the front is further stabilized, excavation and quick-drying cement and other things will be used to reinforce it.
Artillery positions, paratrooper pits and even trenches were quickly built using this method. Although the effect is definitely not as good as digging out with shovels, it is still usable for now.
The assault landing ship that laid down the soldiers will also take off again and continue to cover the enemy forces on the ground with fire from above.
Li Chengqi looked at this scene with emotion. He had heard the term "melting the city with artillery fire" before, but he thought it was just an exaggeration. How dense the artillery fire would be to melt the city.
But now Li Chengqi has changed his mind. Although what he sees is just pixelated wind, this firepower density can indeed melt the city.
Smoke, steel, blood and corpses are everywhere on the battlefield. The fertile black land has been blown into countless large and small pits by energy weapons and gunpowder weapons. The air seems to be ignited. If you take a deep breath, The lungs may be burned as a result.
But there was one thing Li Chengqi wanted to complain about.
Let’s just say, why don’t your armies on both sides have camouflage?
The Red Maple Republic Army wears something like the Stormtroopers. From the helmet to the protective gear, the whole thing is white. At most, it only has the emblem of the red maple leaf.
The Spinning Water Federation went even further. Not only were they all dressed in black and blue, but everyone was also wearing a cloak.
No, I understand that you want to make your military uniforms more handsome to facilitate recruitment. After all, it is to attract young people, but when you go to the battlefield, everyone looks like a cloaked monster. You are sure that your tactical actions will not be affected by your cloak hanging on something. ?
What's more, both sides are wearing full-duplex helmets. The only difference is that the styles are slightly different. Why, are you afraid that the other party will release poisonous gas, so the helmets have their own air purification functions?
Taking a step back, even if there is no camouflage, at least the color of the clothes should be closer to the ground. What are the meanings of black and white and impermanence?
The main reason why the armies of both sides are so weird is because they directly skipped the development stage of the army.
The technology based on magic is much easier to conquer the void than the universe on the other side of the earth. When battleships begin to become more popular, the role of the army becomes very embarrassing.
To put it bluntly, their army has not undergone modern development at all. It is like a cavalry bombardment from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance directly from Viola, fast forward to modern warfare.
All the development processes in between were skipped. In addition, in the era when battleships were king, the Army was not as important as the Planetary Defense Force, so the development was naturally very strange.
(End of chapter)