But as the war continues, the French are not stupid, and they will learn about war in war... What should I do if the number of large-caliber artillery is insufficient? The French decisively chose to throw the naval guns to the army, and the French have one thing better than Germany, that is, the artillery is very mobile. There are two aspects of this maneuverability. On the one hand, the artillery weight control is better, basically that type. Maybe my performance is not as good as you, but my gun weight and deployment flexibility are stronger than you. On the other hand, it is the autonomy of the artillery.

How about the Germans' large-caliber train gun? Actually, it's not bad, Krupp's technology is still trustworthy. But Krupp itself doesn't care about the maneuvering method of artillery! The French did a good job in gun stand design. Although it can't be said to stabilize Germany, the French's new heavy artillery has really put a lot of pressure on the Germans! In some aspects, the French have a great advantage.

Since the prince traveled through time, he has specially summarized the data on large-caliber long-range artillery between Britain, France and Germany. The result is that, overall, Britain and France have the advantage in the types and maneuverability of large-caliber long-range artillery. As for production capacity, this prince doesn’t know it!

Is the German 420mm large Belsa artillery amazing? Have you ever heard of the French 520mm heavy train cannon? The combat weight is 263 tons and the body length is 11.9 meters. There are two types of shells used, one is a 1270 kilogram flicker, and the other is a 1640 kilogram heavy bomb, and the latter is about twice the size of the Big Belsa artillery shell!

This cannon is placed on two 8-axis train gun mounts. Because of the more advanced auxiliary loading equipment, the 520mm heavy howitzer can fire at a firing rate of 6 minutes! The initial muzzle velocity is 450 to 500 meters, and the shell can be fired at a range of 14.7 to 17 kilometers! Whether in terms of projection, single shot power or range, the French 520mm heavy howitzer is crushing!

In the Battle of Verdun, the French also used another 400mm heavy artillery. This cannon is smaller than the m1916 520mm heavy artillery, but its performance is also excellent. The total combat weight is 140 tons. Two types of shells can be used. The flicker weighs 641kg, the initial velocity of the muzzle is 530 meters per second, and the range is about 16 kilometers. The heavy bomb weighs 900kg, the initial velocity is 465 meters per second, and the range is about 15 kilometers. And because of the advantages of the chassis, the rate of fire of this train cannon reaches 1 round in three minutes!

If the prince remembers correctly, the German Big Belsa cannon fired at a rate of about 20 minutes... I have to say that the French had a great advantage in the rapid loading of large-caliber artillery. In the final stage of the Battle of Verdun, the French relied on the help of two M1916 400mm heavy artillery to regain the Duomon Fortress!

Before the above two super heavy artillery debuted, the French also had a large-caliber train gun. This 370mm heavy artillery, known as the Schneider M1915 type, could almost be called the most powerful train gun when it appeared. It has two models, namely the 127.5-ton Batino type and the 134-ton Closso type.

This kind of artillery can shoot 516 kilograms of shells at a speed of 535 meters per second, or 710 kilograms of shells at a speed of 475 meters per second, with a maximum range of 16 kilometers. Moreover, the artillery preparation time is only 20 minutes! The firing rate also reaches an astonishing level of 3 minutes and 1 round!

Among the heavy artillery of long-range trains above 350mm, Germany only has one artillery corresponding to it, that is, the train cannon modified with the Navy 380mml45 naval gun. This artillery uses almost a full set of naval equipment, and the total weight of this artillery reaches 267.9 tons. It uses 2 5-axis cars and 2 4-axis cars to transport. This artillery can shoot in the form of a train or on a specially made ring track. When in a state of discharging, its firing boundary can reach an elevation angle of up to 55 degrees, fully exerting the powerful power of this artillery!

The range is long enough and the power of the shell is relatively large. The 750kg shell can be launched at an initial speed of more than 800 meters, and the maximum range is even more than 40km! In terms of performance, it can almost suppress any French train cannon at the same time, but the problem is that the Germans only have one, and it was released a little late...

Changing naval guns into train guns was actually the first to do it. When the French found that long-range heavy artillery was not enough, the first thing the French did was to remove the original old shore defense guns, battleships and cruisers' level 2 main guns, and then press them on the train as mobile artillery.

For example, the old m1893 164mm gun, m1884 240mm gun, and m1893 (96) 305mm gun, etc. Although these guns are relatively old and bulky, they are powerful and have a very long range. After all, they are the core of naval guns. Especially the train gun modified by 12-inch naval guns can drive 321-351kg shells to a distance of more than 30 kilometers!

Later, the French felt that the bullet was a little heavy, so they expanded the barrel and created a 320mm train cannon. Of course, this was just a transition, because soon, the French decided to use the 340mm naval gun of the French Navy's super-dreadnought Bristani-class battleship to change it to a train cannon!

The 340mm train cannon with a total weight of 164 tons can shoot shells weighing 432kg to a distance of more than 44 kilometers. This distance is almost the same as the farthest range of the 380mml45 train cannon used by Germany! (The range of the 380l45 cannon by the author Juncha varies according to the different ranges. If a 750kg 380mm shell is used, the maximum range of the German 380mm train cannon is only 38.7 km. It is far less than that of the French 340mm train cannon, but when 400kg flicks are used, the initial speed is increased to 1,040 meters. The maximum range is 47.5 kilometers.)

Overall, French naval artillery did not play a big role in the ocean, but saved France on the ground... The Frenchman's approach of thinking about change when he is poor, and being able to make progress when he is changed, and being able to make progress when he is general is worth learning from. However, one of the very important reasons why the French could send such a wide variety of artillery and heavy weight to the front line is the internal combat.

Germany is not without naval guns, nor does it have train guns, but the difficulty of using train guns between the two sides is different. The French are fighting on the local level, and the train guns can be directly connected to the domestic railway system, and the logistics and maintenance are very convenient. But the Germans are different. Not to mention the distance from the Krupp gun factory to the battlefield, there is a distance of more than 300km from the German border to the battlefield. And at the end, many railways are even narrow-gauge railways. Transportation and use are naturally greatly affected. If it weren't for no way, the Germans would not have installed the bulky 380mm naval gun on the train.

Thanks to the young Guard Rabbit of the book friend Wang Yao, the first Guard Tank Brigade, it is hard to find good books. I sit alone in the empty mountain, and the rewards from book friends such as halseisen~~~! As well as book friend 160111, I am sleeping, so let’s take a look at the monthly ticket support from book friends such as diving yy, Mingming Mingming, etc.
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