Although he came to inspect the position, and he really needed to understand the combat situation in the forward position, Chen Xin had no intention of running into the trenches at the forefront.
After climbing up to the fire observation post of the stronghold and using a telescope, Chen Xin could directly overlook the entire position without the need for him to run to the forefront of the position like a big-headed soldier.
The position that Chen Xin inspected looked like an inverted "亼" shape. The front horizontal line was the frontline trench that blocked the attack of alien creatures. Even from a stronghold that was at least a kilometer away, it looked like , you can still clearly see the flash of fire fired by the soldiers and hear the fierce gunfire.
Behind the first horizontal line, two diagonal trenches are not only an extension of the front trench, but also its firepower supplement.
There was obviously more heavy firepower deployed on the two trenches that were spread diagonally. Chen Xin even noticed that they had dug gun emplacements between the two trenches and placed mortars and flattened anti-aircraft guns.
But judging from the appearance of those weapons, they should be old antiques pulled out of the warehouse, mostly from the Cold War period.
But I have to say that these old guys are quite useful. At least on this battlefield, these weapons designed during the Cold War have more advantages than modern weapons in terms of lethality.
This is not because technology has regressed, but because modern weapons are less powerful than those used during the Cold War.
Modern weapons place more emphasis on accuracy and effectiveness, focusing on hitting the target with one hit and destroying the enemy at the minimum cost. This is also determined by the form of modern warfare.
But the weapons during the Cold War were different. Most of them were prepared for the possible three wars. They were more designed to cope with the needs of large-scale wars, with more emphasis on lethality and response to large-scale attacks.
So in this situation, the old guys from the Cold War era really perform better than modern weapons.
After all, steel-core bullets are far easier to use and cheaper than missiles to fight against alien creatures, and they can be used in large quantities.
Seeing that these weapons from the Cold War era are now being widely used, Chen Xin couldn't help but ask the major on the side: "I saw a lot of anti-aircraft guns deployed on the position. Are these old guys easy to use?"
"It's really easy to use. If you lay the anti-aircraft gun flat, it's very effective against alien creatures." The major nodded and explained to Chen Xin: "The firing rate of the old anti-aircraft cannon is not as fast as that of modern anti-aircraft cannons, but this is not the case now. It's more of a plus than a minus.
After all, with modern anti-aircraft guns, hundreds of shells may be fired in a minute or two. Although the firepower is rapid, it is not sustainable. What we need now is long-lasting and stable output of firepower. In this regard, the old thing is more useful. a little. "
"I understand, the output speed of modern anti-aircraft guns is indeed a bit high." After hearing what the major said, Chen Xin nodded slightly and wrote it down.
Chen Xin did not pay attention to this issue. When he was in China, the military of Yan State did not have this problem. They felt that the weapons had a high rate of fire, so they could naturally replace them with anti-aircraft guns with a lower rate of fire.
Especially on the Dongting Lake defense line built by Yan State, weapons such as anti-aircraft guns are not the main weapon. After all, Yan State soldiers have one set of exoskeletons per capita and the firepower output brought by the mounted heavy machine guns is enough to meet the needs of the battlefield.
In addition, there are no flying units of alien creatures in Yanguo, so there is no need for anti-aircraft guns to fight mosquitoes.
But when it comes to the European battlefield, they lack the firepower configuration of ordinary soldiers like Yan Guo, who have one heavy machine gun per person. It is indeed necessary for them to use anti-aircraft guns as necessary supplementary firepower.
Although the electromagnetic rifle provided by Chen Xin solved the problem of ordinary soldiers being unable to cause damage to alien creatures, although the electromagnetic rifle has sufficient penetrating power, its lethality can only be said to be usable, not outstanding.
After all, the electromagnetic rifle has some accommodations in caliber in order to be compatible with European rifle bullets, and the electromagnetic rifle also mainly emphasizes penetration. The damage caused by the bullet itself can only be said to be limited to alien creatures.
Therefore, on this battlefield, the tactic of laying flat anti-aircraft guns to hit ground units has become extremely effective and practical.
Paired with those large-caliber mortars, they constitute the main heavy firepower strike force in the forward position, and are also the main means of killing alien creatures on the European battlefield.
As for the more powerful and caliber firepower, it is the 155mm caliber howitzer attached to the stronghold.
However, in order to protect the barrel and save artillery shells, these artillery usually do not fire. Only when the forward position is really unable to withstand it, will they roar to support them and push back the offensive of alien creatures.
However, even with these heavy howitzers before receiving support from the Yan Kingdom, the frontline defenses were still often in emergency situations, requiring the support of air strike forces to stabilize the front.
There were even several times when alien creatures broke through the first trench, and it was only with the heavy firepower output from the second trench and timely support from the air force that the alien creatures were forced back.
However, that time, more than half of the soldiers stationed on the position were killed.
After that, this position encountered similar situations several times, but later, with the fire support provided by Yanguo's land craft and fighter jets, the losses became smaller each time.
Recently, with the introduction of powerful equipment such as electromagnetic rifles, exoskeletons, and powered armor, the combat effectiveness of the first trench has increased sharply. They have not been breached by alien creatures for a long time, and now they can't even call Artillery fire support has become much less frequent.
It can be said that thanks to Chen Xin, their defense line is becoming more and more stable.
However, today it seems that the offensive of alien creatures is a bit fierce, or perhaps they want to show off in front of the big shot Chen Xin, so the soldiers on the front line called for artillery support for the first time in a long time.
Because the weather was too cold, all the artillery was tightly protected and covered with thick thermal insulation blankets to prevent the artillery from freezing or other damage.
After all, metal parts are easily damaged when their metal properties change at temperatures as low as tens of degrees below zero.
Now that they had received the order to use artillery support, the artillerymen ran out of the bunker of the stronghold, quickly lifted the insulation blanket covering the artillery, and then quickly corrected the shooting elements and got ready to launch.
At the same time, another group of artillerymen transported the artillery shells to the artillery position. As the firing elements were calibrated, the loading of the artillery shells was also completed.
Rejecting the major's request to enter the bunker, Chen Xin stood on the observation post, watching the artillerymen complete their preparations for firing, and then——
"Boom!" "Boom! Boom!" "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The God of War began his roar.
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