The artillery bombardment, unmatched in range and intensity, lasted for about half an hour before finally ceasing. Under the fierce bombardment of the Kingdom of Britain, the temporary artillery positions constructed by Russia offered no protection whatsoever. The dust and black gunpowder smoke filled the entire artillery position.
Nearly a hundred guns of the Russian Empire were utterly reduced to a heap of scrap metal under the vastly superior firepower of the Kingdom of Britain. The precious artillerymen of the Russian Empire also suffered heavy losses, either being directly blown to pieces by shells, having their limbs "blown" off by shockwaves, or some becoming completely deaf due to continuous explosions rupturing their eardrums.
When the smoke cleared, Pavlov immediately realized that his artillerymen were likely all finished.
