The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 97 Attack and Defense 3
After confirming that there was no ambush pre-arranged by the Chinese army in the anti-tank trench, the No. 16 Regiment's attack speed suddenly accelerated and cleared the Japanese infantry in the anti-tank trench. In order to open a passage for the tanks, the No. 16 Regiment's infantry used The sandbags prepared in advance were put into the anti-tank trench, and it took less than 10 minutes for the anti-tank trench to be filled.

The anti-tank trenches were filled up, and the access to the obstacle area was also opened. For the Japanese tanks, the next road was basically smooth. Fifteen Japanese tanks readjusted their formation and overran once again. The infantry advanced in a line-up formation, and the tanks in front continued to accelerate into a state of impact. The four infantry squadrons of the No. 16 Wing that directly participated in the attack also deployed in an attacking battle formation under the protection of the tanks and followed suit. The accelerating tanks in front accelerated their impact and directly attacked the main position of the sixth company.

boom

boom

The Japanese artillery bombardment continued, but the frequency and density of dropped bombs plummeted. He Wei, who was hiding in the command post, did not need to make any observations. He could get a glimpse of it through the frequency of the ground shaking under his feet.

Now, He Wei has stopped his boring drinking game, came to the heavy machine gun firing port of the command post, raised the captured Japanese telescope, and had a stern look on his face, completely gone. Calm and calm during the bombardment.

"Damn, the Japanese really look up to me. I have at least one and a half troops."

Looking at the approaching Japanese troops, He Wei sighed.

The Japanese army moved much faster than he thought. As soon as he raised his telescope to observe, what he saw was a dozen tanks leading the densely packed infantry to rush towards. At this time, the Japanese tank at the front was far away from the sixth company. The main position was only 500 meters long. He Wei couldn't count the number of Japanese infantry behind the tanks, but judging from the attack formation, there were at least two or three infantry squadrons with nearly 1000 people. With so many The Japanese really gave themselves face by using their troops to attack their own company-level defensive positions.

In He Wei's original plan, he wanted to make good use of those large landmines made in Shanxi. He arranged those mines in three places, 50 meters in front of the anti-tank trench and 500 meters in front of the main position. , 150 meters in front of the main position.

He chose to lay mines in these three places. He originally planned to use mines at long distance, medium distance and short distance to consume the effective strength of the Japanese army. In this way, when the Japanese army attacks the front of the Sixth Company's position, the Sixth Company's troops will be needed. When the rifle fire is fired, its combat effectiveness must have been exhausted to the lowest point.

However, the excessive speed of action of the Japanese army disrupted He Wei's deployment plan. However, He Wei did not panic at all. Looking at the Japanese tanks getting closer and closer through the telescope, He Wei sneered and said, "I know you clearly." Grandpa, I have a tank defense cannon and you still dare to come here arrogantly. Since you dare to come over, I will greet you with a tank defense cannon. There is also this gun that was removed from the Japanese tank. It’s time to fire it. I want to try it. Let’s test the effect of a Japanese-made large-caliber heavy machine gun against a Japanese-made tank.”

He Wei immediately conveyed the order to the telephone soldiers beside him.

"First, immediately notify all infantry platoons on the front line to strictly abide by shooting disciplines. No one is allowed to fire unless the Japanese infantry enters within 150 meters."

"Second, inform Platoon Leader Chen of the tank defense artillery platoon that once the Japanese tank arrives 200 meters away from our main position, it will immediately open fire and kill the Japanese tank 200 meters away."

He Wei's order was quickly relayed to each position in the form of repetition by several telephone soldiers. In the time of these few words, the Japanese artillery bombardment of the main position of the [-]th Company completely stopped, and the sound of the artillery fire was replaced by The mechanical friction sound of the chariot's tracks.

steel guillotine - steel guillotine - steel guillotine

The sound of the friction of the track machinery, the sound of the track grinding against the ground, and the footsteps of the infantry behind the tank were mixed together. The sound was getting closer and closer, constantly approaching the main position of the sixth company.

On the turret of the Type [-] tank, Shunkichi Hyakutake kept waving the command flag and giving orders to the other dozen tanks. The heat transmitted from the turret of the sultry tank made Shunkichi Hyakutake's whole body soaked in sweat. But he didn't feel hot at all. Instead, he only felt a constant chill on his back.

Through the observation window of the tank, Toshikichi Hyakutake could see the main position of the Chinese army in front, but when he reached the position, he could not see anyone, not a single person. He knew that the Chinese army opposite was equipped with anti-tank guns, but he could not see anyone. It was still necessary to attack forcefully. Toshiyoshi Hyakutake had no confidence in this attack, which obviously violated the tactical principles.

In the tactical doctrine of infantry-tank coordination, the infantry's mission is to fully utilize its own strength and the firepower of supporting weapons, and with the additional support and covering firepower of tanks and self-propelled weapons behind it, penetrate the enemy's positions and eliminate the opponent's counterattacks. Tank weapons, only after destroying the enemy's anti-tank weapons, can the tank be put into the battle line and exert its maximum effectiveness. .

However, all these tasks that should have been undertaken by the infantry now have to be done by Hyakutake Shukichi's chariot troops.

At this point, in order to avoid those unknown Chinese anti-tank guns hidden where possible, Toshikichi Hyakutake's only choice is to accelerate, keep accelerating, and only rush into the Chinese army's position at the highest speed and get involved with the Chinese army. , it is possible to avoid the attack of anti-tank guns, which is the only way at present.

Hyakutake Shukichi once again estimated the distance between the chariot and the Chinese army's main position, which was about 250 meters. This was not a very long distance. As long as he continued to accelerate, he would soon be able to rush into the Chinese army's position. This was in his heart. Thinking of it, Toshiyoshi Hyakutake seemed to see hope and kept urging the pilot to speed up.

Hyakutake Junkichi punched his thigh, looked at the Chinese army position getting closer and closer in the observation window, and shouted: "It's 250 meters, we must rush over."

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"Report to the platoon leader that the enemy's tank formation is about 250 meters away from our main position."

In the shooting bunker of the tank defense artillery platoon, a sergeant put down the rangefinder and reported to Chen Xinsheng, the combat anti-artillery platoon leader who was squatting behind a tank defense gun.

Chen Xinsheng was observing the enemy's situation through the sight of a pak37 tank defense gun. When he heard the distance between the enemy and ourselves reported by his subordinates, Chen Xinsheng suddenly became happy. "My tank defense cannon must fire the first fire."

Chen Xinsheng, who decided to start the attack, prepared to conduct artillery shooting himself, and began to select prey in the sight of the combat anti-aircraft gun. The formation of the Japanese army's tank convoy was very simple. From the perspective of the main position of the Sixth Company, these fifteen tanks Arranged in a row side by side, on the far left were five Type [-] light armored vehicles, in the middle were five Type [-] medium tanks, and on the far right were five Type [-] heavy armored vehicles. Soon, Chen Xinsheng The target has been chosen.

There were only two tank defense guns in his platoon, so there was no need to worry. Chen Xinsheng directly pointed the sight of the tank defense gun at a Type [-] medium-sized tank. He could only shoot this kind of machine gun and artillery, the largest tank. The car is worthy of the armor-piercing bullets that the country spent a lot of money to import from Germany.

After quickly adjusting the height and pitch angles, the gunner in charge of loading loaded a 37mm armor-piercing bullet into the barrel of the tank's defense gun. Chen Xinsheng took the firing rope and stared intently at the high-speed advancing Japanese troops. Chariot, after counting three times silently in his heart, suddenly pulled the match rope.

"It's open!"

With a bang, a cloud of white smoke came out of the muzzle of the Type 37 anti-gun. A [-]mm armor-piercing bullet accurately hit a high-speed Type [-] Chinese tank. The armor-piercing bullet directly hit the tank from the front. Although the cab was hit, the Type [-] tank continued to move forward unabated.

boom

In the firing bunker of the combat anti-artillery, more than ten seconds after the first shell was fired, another combat anti-artillery also opened fire. The shell fired by this gun did not hit directly like the one fired by Chen Xinsheng himself, but hit the target directly. It hit the ground not far away from the left side of the same tank and became a near-miss. The high-speed flying shell hit a stone on the ground. After being bounced, it hit the eight-wheeler that was hit. The left track of the ninth-style tank was broken, and then it broke into several pieces, ending its mission.

The tank with its tracks broken was a living target for the tank's defense cannon. The two combat anti-tank guns vented their fury at the semi-crippled tank at the maximum rate of fire. Armor-piercing shells and explosive grenades were fired in turn, and they were fired again. After hitting two armor-piercing rounds and two blasting grenades, the lame Type [-] Chinese tank was completely turned into scrap metal.

This sudden anti-war artillery attack was just the beginning.

In the command post of the Sixth Company, He Wei clearly saw Chen Xinsheng's good start through the sight of the Type [-] [-]mm large-caliber heavy machine gun in his hand. The large-caliber heavy machine gun in his hand was very handy. , this heavy machine gun disassembled from the Japanese Type [-] heavy armored vehicle is equipped with a full set of gun mounts for land warfare. It has no problem at all when used as a heavy machine gun in a bunker.

What's even more considerate is that the Japanese left a large number of loaded magazines in the tank, and all the bullets loaded in them were loaded in the order of a group of three rounds: armor-piercing bullets-explosive bullets-tracer bullets. Just now He Wei once said that he would try to see which one is better, a large-caliber heavy machine gun made in Japan or a tank made in Japan. Now, it is time to see the truth.

The thirty-round large magazine has been loaded on the gun by the deputy shooter. Through the sight, He Wei quickly locked his first target. There were five Type [-] light vehicles on the far left side of the Japanese tank formation. Armored vehicles. Among the three types of tanks used by the Japanese army to participate in the attack, shooting this type of tank is undoubtedly the most cost-effective. The armor protection of the Type [-] tank and the Type [-] heavy armored vehicle is better. He Wei is not sure that it will be able to Penetrate, and among these three types of tanks, these Type [-] light armored vehicles are fast, have poor protection, weak firepower, and are quite fast. What He Wei is afraid of is if this thing continues to accelerate and rush into the main position of the Sixth Company. , that would be a bad dish.

He Wei selected the middle one from the five Type [-] light armored vehicles, determined the target, put the target in the scope, and slowly pulled the trigger of the machine gun.

bang bang bang
Accompanied by powerful recoil and a huge storm of gunpowder and gas, He Wei's face was slapped, and a red fire dragon trajectory consisting of red tracer bullets, mixed with armor-piercing bullets and explosive bombs was spit out from the command post bunker, with a sight range of 3000 meters and a range of 5000 meters. The actual maximum range gave this heavy machine gun a good space to play. One magazine had thirty rounds of bullets. When He Wei was nearly halfway through, he heard a violent explosion from the front of the position.

The Type [-] light armored vehicle that was targeted exploded after being hit by more than a dozen heavy machine gun rounds. From the sight, it seemed that the engine was hit by armor-piercing and explosive shells continuously, and the turret was hit by the heavy machine gun. The armor-piercing bullets made several large holes, and the rear of the car caught fire, sending up thick black smoke.

He Wei had known that the Japanese-made Bean Chariot was relatively brittle, but he didn't expect it to be so brittle. However, behind the scrapped Bean Chariot, there was an even more horrifying scene. Those that He Wei had shot The large-caliber heavy machine gun bullets would definitely not hit the Type [-] light armored vehicle. Almost all the machine gun bullets that missed the hit flew past the Japanese tank formation and landed in the Japanese infantry attack formation.

Although the number of Japanese soldiers who were unfortunately hit by [-]mm large-caliber machine guns was not very large, they all died miserably. Their bodies were either half broken, or missing arms and legs, and some had chest wounds. The machine gun opened a bullet hole as big as a rice bowl.

"Reload it quickly."

Seeing the Japanese being beaten like this, He Wei ignored his sore shoulders. While shouting that he was satisfied, he quickly asked the ammunition soldier next to him to put a brand new magazine for him and continued to rain down bullets. This time, He Wei Instead of adopting the tactic of attacking the Japanese tanks individually, he simply used the formation of the Japanese tanks as a benchmark and fired from left to right, and then from right to left.

bang bang bang
He Wei held the trigger and operated the large-caliber heavy machine gun to continuously swing and fire. Yellow machine gun shells filled the shooting arm base in the bunker. A fan-shaped firepower network composed of red fire dragon ballistics covered the horizontal formation of the Japanese tank tanks.

After several rounds of strafing, almost all the bean tanks were hit by heavy machine guns. These fragile bean tanks would basically lose their basic combat capabilities after being hit by five or six rounds of armor-piercing bullets. Under He Wei's life-threatening strafing attack, they were all If you are hit, you will either be beaten to the point where you lose the ability to move and lie down on the spot, or the crew will be killed by the machine gun and lose the ability to fight back.

Of course, after several rounds of strafing, the Japanese infantry attack formation following the bean tank found more than a dozen scattered corpses and broken limbs all over the ground.

As a benchmark, in less than 10 minutes from the time when the tank defense cannon attached to the sixth company started firing, the left wing attack formation of the Japanese tank lost its combat effectiveness. What caused all this was just a large tanker captured by the Chinese army. caliber truck-mounted heavy machine gun.

(End of this chapter)