"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
A sharp and piercing whistling sound sounded above German military's head. As veterans who have experienced the baptism of war, these soldiers naturally know what this means. However, this whistling sound is very sharp, as if it is going to pierce a person's eardrum. This caused many soldiers to change their expressions.
"God! What's going on? How could the Britain people have such a large-caliber cannon?" A German military officer said with a Panic look on his face.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion sounded, and the entire ground seemed to be shaking. Bricks, rubble, and dust were splashed in all directions by the shock wave.
A shell fell on a ruined street. After the explosion, half the street was destroyed. Many German military soldiers who were on this street were all killed.
"No, this is definitely not the army's cannon, it's the navy's Naval Gun. Only the navy's large-caliber main gun has such power!"
"Damn it, Did the Britain people use the navy? How could they be so shameless?"
German military's field cannon is very powerful though. But the caliber is only 150 mm. This is already the largest caliber cannon that can accompany infantry in combat. Although when attacking Fortress of Liège, German military used a larger caliber siege cannon. But that kind of cannon is too heavy and not suitable for accompanying infantry in combat.
Now, the Britain people actually directly invested the large-caliber Naval Gun in the battle of Le Havre. One can imagine how powerful this would be.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
On the sea, 21 Pre-dreadnought and 13 Armored Cruiser of British Navy were firing fiercely. Among those Pre-dreadnought, except for the two 'Swift-class' Battleship, which are equipped with 254 mm main guns, the remaining 19 Pre-dreadnought are equipped with twin-mounted 305mm Main Gun. In addition, these Pre-dreadnought are also equipped with a large number of secondary guns. Although the secondary gun calibers are different, most of them are 152 mm, 190 mm or 233 mm. For infantry, these secondary guns alone are not something that the army's artillery can fight against.
British Navy's 13 Armored Cruiser, 'Minotaur-class' and 'Warrior-class' are equipped with main guns of 233 mm. Among them, 'Minotaur-class' is equipped with two twin 233mm main guns and 10 190mm secondary guns. 'Warrior-class' is equipped with three twin 233mm main guns and four 190mm secondary guns. 'Devonshire-class' Armored Cruiser is equipped with two twin 190mm main guns and six 152mm secondary guns.
Now, these Pre-dreadnought and Armored Cruiser of British Navy are frantically pouring cannonballs towards the position of German military on the coast according to the coordinates provided by British Expeditionary Force. Each artillery shell is a large-caliber heavy artillery compared to the army. This naturally put the attacking German military in the middle of British Navy's devastating and violent bombardment.
"Boom! Boom!"
Two consecutive 305mm Shell hit a street corner. Entire street corners were leveled. A German military infantry platoon hiding in this corner was blown to pieces on the spot. On the ground, only huge craters were left. After that, there was nothing.
German military, who attacked Le Havre, suffered extremely heavy losses under the fierce Naval Gun blow from British Navy. Even though they are the bravest soldiers. However, watching our own troops being torn into pieces under the enemy's fierce shelling. This feeling is enough to completely break one's will.
"Damn it, retreat! Retreat immediately! Despicable Britain people, they actually used the navy Naval Gun!" A German military officer ordered loudly.
Although, there is no order from the command center yet. However, I can no longer care about anything else. If they continue to persist, they will only suffer greater losses.
As soon as the order was given, a 233mm artillery shell fell from the sky, directly blowing the German military officer and several surrounding German military soldiers into pieces. All the stumps and broken arms were gone, and all that was left were just pieces of flesh.
When the violent explosion sounded, even German Army Headquarters, who was far away from the front line, could hear it clearly. The expressions of General Kluck and Lieutenant General Ludendorff suddenly changed.
"What's going on? Who is this voice?" General Kluck frowned.
"Large-caliber cannon! A very large-caliber cannon. It is most likely the main gun of the Britain people's navy!" Lieutenant General Ludendorff's face turned livid.
Lieutenant General Ludendorff recognized what the sound was on the spot. However, this made him feel a tremor coming from deep inside. Anyone would probably behave like this in front of the navy's large-caliber main gun.
"Damn it, did the Britain people use the navy? Wasn't their fleet almost beaten by our navy? Why are they still here?" General Kluck also became anxious.
Now, the infantrymen of German military are still being ravaged by the large-caliber Naval Gun of the Britain people!
"General, we can't wait any longer. Order the troops on the front line to retreat immediately! Now, we can no longer care about continuing to launch attacks. As much as we can withdraw is as much as we can." Lieutenant General Ludendorff ordered.
"Okay, order the troops to retreat immediately. In addition, contact Air Corps and ask them to take off Reconnaissance Aircraft to see what is going on!" General Kluck ordered.
"Yes, General." Lieutenant General Ludendorff nodded.
When the order to retreat was given, the German military soldiers who invaded Le Havre and were ravaged by the terrifying Naval Gun of British Navy retreated in a hurry. But even so, they have lost too many troops under the fierce bombardment of British Navy. Many people's faces were even filled with Panic expressions. Obviously, what they had just experienced was like being in hell for them. This is a serious damage to their spirit and will.
These soldiers, without a good recovery, may not be able to go to the battlefield again.
British Navy's shelling did not stop because of the retreat of German military infantry. Under the guidance of the artillery officer of British Expeditionary Force, they also conducted artillery bombardment on the German artillerymen position.
The large diameter Naval Gun is not only powerful. At the same time, the range is also very long. Even the German artillerymen position is far away from the coast. But it is also within the range of British Navy's main gun.
Under the bombardment of British Navy's main gun, the artillery position of the German Army suffered heavy losses during the bombardment. So much so that all these artillerymen had to withdraw from the front line. It is safe to retreat until you are out of the range of British Navy's main gun.