Damn the World, Ride a Submarine - Chapter 229



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Episode 229 – 155mm 55,000 rounds

The three self-propelled gun battleships, Choshin-gi-jeon No. 1, 2, and 3, had 288 K9 self-propelled howitzers pointing their guns toward the Russian Black Sea coast.

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On the deck of the self-propelled gun battleship, dozens of K10 ammunition supply armored vehicles were attached to the back of the K9-A3 self-propelled guns. It seemed like they were preparing for sustained fire.

I asked the operations officer about the progress of the operation plan.

“Have you organized the planned target information for the artillery?”

“Yes. These are the precise coordinates of the coastal gun positions in the Anapa area, the firing point of the Russian artillery and armored vehicles, and the outposts and armored vehicles where the OSS special forces will land.”

“What about the plan for moving armored forces after shelling?”

“About 40 Bayraktar TB-3 and MQ-9 aircraft have been launched from the ESB carrier of our drone brigade and are conducting reconnaissance and surveillance from the air.”

“…”

“Another 50 drones are on standby. After the artillery strike, enemy armor will move to suppress enemy mechanized forces moving.”

I asked Major Kim, the operations officer, about the details of the landing operation.

“What kind of infiltration methods does our special forces use?”

“They say they will conduct an air assault on the southern end of the Crimean Bridge with MV-280s, escorted by AV-280s.”

“Well, summarize the situation in Crimea.”

“The 2nd Division of the Crimean Army Corps is guarding the Kerch defense line north of the Crimean Bridge. The 1st Regiment of the 1st Division is deployed forward with the 1st Assault Group to land in the rear of the Special Forces assault area.”

“…”

“The 2nd and 3rd Regiments of the 1st Division are preparing to land in Anapa together with the 3rd Assault Group, and the 3rd Division is stationed in reserve at Kerch, 15km to the rear.”

“Aren’t there four divisions?”

“Yes. The 4th Division is stationed in Zhankoy, Crimea.”

While receiving a report on the operational situation, flames and smoke from three heavy tanks simultaneously began to appear on the screen.

– Thump, thump, thump, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang……

The K9-A3 self-propelled howitzer responded with three rapid fire rounds over 15 seconds.

The 288 self-propelled guns on board the hull fired 864 shells into the sky in 15 seconds. In just one minute, 4,000 shells were raining down on the Russian land.

The SCS screen alternately showed radar stations exploding on Russian soil, tanks and armored vehicles, hangars of various types, and fuel tanks.

The impact point was displayed on the map along with the screen. It seemed that the artillery fire went beyond simply suppressing the landing point with firepower.

From the coastal defense facilities of Anapa, the landing point of the main landing force, to the Russian military base behind the southern end of the Crimean Bridge, they were being reduced to ashes.

Whether it was analyzing observation information or not, the self-propelled artillery battleship of the Marine Corps seemed to be taking a moment for maintenance.

The wait was short, and the self-propelled gun battleship began to fire again.

When I connected the sound from the scene to TOC, the continuous firing of guns sounded like drums being beaten, no, it was not a 155mm howitzer, but an MG42 machine gun.

– Boom, bang, bang, bang, bang, quak, quak, quak, quak, dung, dung, dung.

For over five minutes, 288 self-propelled guns continued firing nonstop.

“Major Kim!”

“Yes, my lord.”

“How many rounds are fired in this barrage?”

“It appears that all 14,500 rounds, including the first rapid fire, have been fired. Additional fire is expected after the point of origin is observed.”

“Well, how many 155mm shells are stockpiled for each medium tank?”

“50,000 rounds each, a total of 150,000 rounds are stored in the artillery battalions.”

“How much shells are planned for this firing?”

“About 55,000 feet.”

“50,000 rounds… Excluding the range, it’s no less than the missiles of a joint firepower ship.”

“It seems so. It seems to be effective in combat immediacy and multi-target attacks as well.”

“Wait a minute, there might be some Russian submarines left….”

“I don’t think you have to worry too much about that.”

“is it so?”

“The Russian Navy also seems to be desperate to conserve its forces after the destruction of the Black Sea Fleet. If the remaining submarines are sunk, they will lose their special operations submarines as well.”

“But I guess I’m just watching this happen… It’s fortunate, but I don’t quite understand.”

“It seems that the enemy knows that even if they use submarines to achieve the desired results, they will lose the remaining submarines.”

“but ···.”

“You will vividly remember the severe damage suffered by our submarine fleet and unmanned torpedo boats during the last Black Sea War.”

“…”

“Besides, we can’t even dream of a surprise attack against the overwhelming anti-submarine force. Right now, there are about 20 Aegis ships deployed in the Black Sea, belonging to our 1st Carrier Flotilla and the 1st and 3rd Assault Flotillas.”

“Good. It’s sturdy.”

…

“Marshal, our special forces air assault squadron has taken off.”

“Okay. Please connect the SCS screen.”

“Yes, I understand. And the 1st and 3rd Assault Groups and the Marine Artillery Heavy Machinery Group are being deployed forward.”

The SCS screen showed footage being filmed from the AV-280 attack plane escorting the special forces.

The OSS air assault squadron headed toward the checkpoint south of the Crimean Bridge. The Russian military installations at the northern and southern ends of the road visible on the screen were in ruins due to heavy artillery fire.

However, the Russian tanks and armored vehicles that were discovered were targeted by AV-280 and Bayraktar TB-3 drones, and one by one, their caps were blown off or turned into fireballs.

Nine AV-280s slowed down, hovered, and surrounded the Russian checkpoint, firing rockets and machine guns before slowly circling and flying a surveillance flight.

After that, our special forces were coming down from the MV-28O by fast roping.

Meanwhile, a white flag was raised at the Russian checkpoint. They also realized that they were overpowered. This allowed us to retake control of both the northern and southern ends of the Crimean Bridge.

At the same time that the special forces’ air assault was underway, the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the OSS Crimean Corps landed 1.2 km south of the Crimean Bridge.

The 1st Regiment advanced quickly toward the military checkpoint controlled by the special forces, led by K2 Black Panther tanks and Redback armored vehicles. There were some minor skirmishes, but they were negligible.

As soon as the 1st Regiment reached the checkpoint south of the Crimean Bridge, the regimental armored battalion continued to advance northward along the Crimean Bridge without stopping. The aim was to capture Tuzla Island, located in the middle of the Crimean Bridge, which was occupied by Russia.

Nine AV-280 attack aircraft escorting the airborne assault formation also followed the Redback armored vehicles towards Tuzla Island.

From the Russian army’s perspective, they were being pushed in from the rear, so their defense system had to be weak.

The AV-280 disabled the remaining Russian anti-tank weapons and unleashed a barrage of machine gun shells on the outpost.

As the tank battalion approached Tuzla Island along the Crimean Bridge, a white flag was raised, realizing that further resistance was futile.

I felt grateful for the commander’s decision that saved the lives of his subordinates.

Meanwhile.

The 3rd Assault Group and the Artillery Group were approaching the coast for the landing at Anapa.

However, the forward speed began to slow down significantly and stopped 4km from the coast of Anapa.

Major Kim, the operations officer, pointed to the SCS screen and shouted.

“Your Majesty, look over there.”

The footage from the reconnaissance drone showed Russian coastal artillery firing. An estimated 100 howitzers were firing.

“No, wasn’t all of the Russian artillery destroyed?”

“Ah… Perhaps they hid and camouflaged the coastal guns inside North Korean-style tunnels.”

“If the landing in Anapa is delayed, the special forces and the 1st Regiment on the Crimean Bridge will suffer…”

“Ah, my lord!”

“What else?”

“Over there on the hill ···.”

Russian tank units began to appear next to the coastal batteries.

“Are there still Russian tanks? Our drones?”

“Most of the drones have exhausted their anti-tank missiles while destroying the Russian armored forces inland. They are leaving behind reconnaissance drones and moving to the carrier for resupply.”

“Ah… this….”

– Boom, bang, bang, bang······.

From the hills and mountains south of Anapa, Russian coastal batteries and tanks opened fire on the 1st Assault Group. It was a surprise blow.

There was not enough time to scramble fighters, and the targets were too close and scattered to use missiles. It was also difficult for the strike group to turn around.

at that time.

On the screen, the guns of the self-propelled battleship were lowering all at once.

“Your Majesty, it looks like the self-propelled guns of the Heavy Machine Gun Company are aiming directly at you.”

– Thump, thump, thump… thump thump thump thump koogugugugu

The 155mm shells fired directly from the three self-propelled gun battleships were exploding as if they would split the mountain where the coastal guns and tanks were located in two. No tank could stop the 155mm shells that hit directly.

In an instant, Russian tanks and artillery were reduced to scrap metal, and the tunnels that hid coastal guns were collapsing.

Shells fired from Russian artillery struck several of the assault group’s ships, but caused minimal damage.

This was thanks to the destruction of the enemy’s heavy machine-gun forces before the Russian artillery and tanks could fire effectively.

* Effective firing: A firing that is performed when the average impact point is within the target range correction point. This refers to firing simultaneously after securing the firing resources. Normally, the reference gun fires the first bullet to obtain the firing specifications of the impact point.

The landing point, Anapa, was a small, quiet resort and fishing village with a population of 53,000. The defense facilities and Russian forces had already been completely neutralized by the initial artillery attack.

With the coastal guns and tanks on the outskirts destroyed, the OSS Crimean forces began their bloodless landing.

The 2nd and 3rd Regiments of the 1st Division of the OSS Crimean Army simultaneously launched an air assault and a beach landing, and Anapa was quickly taken over by the OSS Crimean Army Corps.

The 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division of the Crimean Army advanced west of the A-290 road toward the Crimean Bridge, while the 3rd Regiment secured a bridgehead for advancing east of the A-290 road toward Novorossiysk.

Once the A-290 road between the Crimean Bridge and Anapa was secured, the advance of the OSS Crimean Corps began in earnest.

The 2nd and 3rd Divisions of the Crimean Army began to cross the Crimean Bridge, while the 1st Division regrouped in Anapa and prepared to advance on Novorossiysk.

And the heavy artillery squadrons 1, 2, and 3, together with the escort group, passed through the Kerch Strait and headed for the Sea of ​​Azov.

Self-propelled gun battleships were able to be deployed inward into the Sea of ​​Azov. This meant that Mariupol and even Donetsk would be within the firing range of their 155mm self-propelled guns.

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