Each French Infantry Division was equipped with 36 75mm Field Guns, while 105mm Howitzers were extremely scarce. Each British Infantry Division was equipped with 58 83.8mm Field Guns and 18 114mm Howitzers. The four armies the Anglo-French Allied Forces had deployed on the front line consisted of one British Expeditionary Force army and three French armies. Altogether, these forces possessed 1,296 75mm Field Guns, more than a hundred 105mm Howitzers, 696 83.8mm Field Guns, and 216 114mm Howitzers.
Although such artillery was already considered formidable, compared with the German military, it was undoubtedly far inferior. In terms of numbers, it amounted to less than half of the German military's strength. More importantly, they had no heavy artillery above 150mm caliber. Even heavy artillery in the 105mm Howitzer class was severely lacking compared to the German military. This left the Anglo-French Allied Forces completely suppressed in the Artillery Battle.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The artillery of the Anglo-French Allied Forces began firing on the German artillery positions, attempting to suppress the German artillery and protect their own positions from being destroyed by German bombardment.
However, most German artillery positions had been deployed far from the front lines. Apart from a small number of 105mm Howitzers and 114mm Howitzers, the rest of the Anglo-French artillery simply could not reach them.
Instead, the moment they opened fire, they were spotted by the German military. Guided by Reconnaissance Aircraft and Observation Balloons, the German artillery positions began conducting blanket strikes against the Anglo-French artillery positions.
"Your Highness, the Anglo-French Allied Forces' artillery has opened fire. Our artillery has begun using 105mm Howitzers and 150mm Howitzers to strike their artillery positions," Major General Manstein said.
Oscar nodded and observed the Anglo-French Allied Forces across from them through his binoculars.
Sure enough, plumes of smoke soon rose