One Hundred and Fifty Four Super Cannons

In fact, the German Siegfried Line does not exist entirely on paper, it does exist in part - although this part is very, very small. (starting)

But it does exist, and it looks majestic. Germany did build a high-standard fortress on a hilltop close to the German-French border. The reinforced concrete is five meters thick, with machine gun shooting positions and bunkers, bunkers equipped with cannons, and endless barbed wire .

What is even more frightening is that the high ground of this fortress is connected with railroad tracks, and two rotatable fortress cannons are installed. These two terrible cannons are protected by 350mm armored iron plates, and their calibers have reached the level of people. The rear is 381mm.

The reason why we chose to build such an almost useless line of defense here is not because it is easy to defend but difficult to attack and hold key points, but because of its unique geographical conditions. One side of this place is close to the big forest filled with white mist, making it impossible to see how long the line of defense continues in the past.

Speaking of this, I think everyone has come to understand that this place is actually similar to the set booths of Bayi Studios, and they are all props used for fake shows. However, when Accardo accompanied Smith and the French military attache in Germany to visit here, the layout here was still shocking.

When Smith looked at a yellow warning sign with skulls and minefields not far from the place where he got off the car, they really felt a trace of war. A few people walked forward cautiously with the German military officer and a few civilian staff, listening to the German military officer boasting to the head of state that the fortification was unbreakable.

"My head of state." Colonel Frederick is the commander of the 7th Infantry Division of the National Defense Army. The defense line can deploy 400 heavily armed soldiers, and they can repel any attack from the opponent."

He pointed to the reinforced concrete trenches under Acador's feet, as well as the reserved concealed machine gun bunkers, and pointed to the triangular anti-tank piles welded together not far away and said: "Deployed in the fortress The anti-tank artillery in the anti-tank battery can easily repel the enemy's tanks. The infantry is handed over to the machine gun to kill."

These are all small things, but the two majestic 381mm caliber fortress artillery on the top of the fortress really caught the judges' attention. With such two super cannons, what a heavy price will the French attack pay? One can imagine.

Smith approached Akado: "Dear head of state, the Siegfried Line has always been a line of defense that Germany is proud of. You took it out today, not just to deter France, right?"

"The Siegfried Line is just a German shield, nothing to show off!" Akado whispered with a smile,

The voice was not loud but just enough for the judge behind him to hear: "In fact, it is precisely because we have new weapons that can destroy the Kerch Fortress that is stronger than the French Maginot Line that we dare to show off so blatantly. line of defense."

The judge sneered and interrupted Akado's show off: "This is impossible! Mr. Yuan first. Our country's Maginot Line cannot be conquered! It is the strongest super defense line in the world!"

"Oh? Really?" Frederick looked very disdainful, and sneered, with disdain written all over his face.

Seeing the disdain on Frederick's face, the judges were even angrier. Akado glanced at Colonel Smith who was following him, pointed to the front and said, "Let's go, let's see what kind of weapons we have prepared!"

The group hurriedly finished their visit to the fortress and rushed to the railway line behind the fortress. When they got off the train, everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them. They swore that it was the first time in their life that they saw such a huge land war machine. On the super-large carriage as high as three floors, a gun barrel like a giant chimney pointed directly into the sky, and a whole battalion of soldiers were busy at various positions. In full swing.

Frederick turned his head and secretly wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. His troops are real infantry divisions, let alone operating such a fake cannon, just give them a real cannon. It is a blessing from God to be able to start.

Akado doesn't think so. He and Krupp have repeatedly confirmed for a long time before drawing up such a deception plan. In fact, the whole cannon is just a detachable coat, and inside is a gun barrel with fixed protection. Circle of the Krupp factory 1919 Collector's Edition Cannon de Paris.

This cannon is really a weapon that Krupp hid privately for future counterattacks, but it is not as powerful as outsiders say-he didn't erect the cannon and lay bricks to disguise it as a chimney, but put this cannon The cannon was just thrown there, and then painted a layer of earthy yellow paint on the outside, bribing the inspectors to say that it was a scrapped cannon barrel.

Since there is a real cannon hidden inside, this super-powerful cannon can really be fired, and Akado and Krupp didn't intend to let it actually fire the cannonball, they just used the "gun" gun to fire it. Let the fake gun roar and spray the propellant from the muzzle. As for the firing sound being heard by the experts as the Paris cannon, there is no need to consider it, because the entire cannon's coat is like a hollow bell, and the sound must be louder and more pleasing.

"My God! What is the caliber of the cannon?" Smith was stunned by the sight in front of him. Even the length of the chimney seems to be too exaggerated, compared with the barrel of the Paris cannon he saw in the Krupp factory. It was a few meters longer, and the caliber... the caliber was something he had never heard of.

"This weapon has just been produced, and it is still in the experimental stage, but it can destroy fortifications more than ten meters deep underground." Akado pointed to the train gun in the distance, only he and Krupp knew, the above Half of the joysticks cannot be moved, and the other half of the joysticks and the knobs that the soldiers shake wildly are simply screwed on the iron pipe with a screw.

"Today we will see with our own eyes the most powerful artillery in the history of mankind to conduct a test shooting. I hope that the weapons of our Krupp factory can bring peace to the world and contribute to Europe's resistance to the invasion of Japan." Aka Duo smiled and continued.

"I think it has a caliber of at least 600mm." A judge sighed from behind.

Frederick stood up at the right time, and proudly introduced: "The King of Guns, Dora, is an 800mm caliber cannon, which can shoot more than one ton of shells tens of kilometers."

At this time, an artillery soldier of the Wehrmacht came over with a tray, which was earplugs used to plug ears. Akado picked up a pair with a smile, then turned to Smith and said, "This weapon has many shortcomings, for example, it is too loud. So we have to make some special preparations, otherwise you will suffer for a few weeks."

Of course Smith would not embarrass his ears, he put on the earplugs, and then smiled at Akado to indicate that he could not hear. The film production company invited four professional special effects artists, which is definitely a very real super experience.

Of course, such a grand scene was not wasted. Four cameras recorded this precious shooting scene, which will be used in the military propaganda film "Imperial Cannon". This is a large-scale war movie shot with huge sums of money. It is starred by popular male and female stars. The heroine is the popular movie star Ingrid Bergman handpicked by the head of state. The recycling cost is so high that even Akado is shocked by the military arrangement. .

In fact, the National Defense Forces have used so many aspects, and they are not worried that these people will leak the secrets, because the cannons do exist, and what they say to these photographers and special effects teams is to increase the momentum and effect when firing the cannons, so even if someone publicizes that the cannons are It is impossible to believe that it is fake.

After everyone was ready, following the commands one after another, the busy "artillerymen" began to assemble, ran away from the firing position, the alarm echoed in the sky, everything was for the launch of this giant cannon The groundwork is ready.

After a short wait, the cannon finally fired with a bang, thick black smoke spewed out of the cannon barrel, the entire firing position was shaken, and even the dust and gravel were shaken off the ground , The head of state and others who were originally located in the viewing area two hundred meters away were also blown by the huge airflow and covered their hats.

The largest artillery developed since the birth of human civilization let out its roar, and the black smoke at the muzzle lingered for a long time. Everyone was stunned by the momentum of this weapon, and there was no one in the entire visiting area for a long time say.

I really want to make such a real guy! Sure enough, no matter who watched it fire a cannon, it would immediately be conquered by this kind of domineering arrogance. Akado applauded the train guns in the distance. This is a kind of commemoration, commemoration that this kind of weapon will not appear again in this time and space, and commemoration of the premature death of the pursuit of the ultimate spirit of human civilization. Akado is very thankful that he resists this kind of weapon in his soul, otherwise he will immediately become a fan of this kind of weapon just by watching such a roar—as long as you have seen this thing launch, you will There will be an urge to believe that the enemy will surrender immediately.

Frederick applauded. He is the person in charge of this mission. Now everything is going well. He finally let go of his tense nerves and nodded slightly to the adjutant beside him.

The adjutant immediately understood and waved his hand towards the distance. Immediately, an order came from a distance, and soldiers wearing gas masks ran to the cannon in a square line, and began to "clean up" the firing position.

Akado took off his earplugs, turned his head and asked Colonel Smith loudly: "How is it?"

Smith had already pinched the earplugs in his palm, nodded and replied loudly: "It's really a good weapon."

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