Tang Dao is naturally not too worried.
Although Wakitajiro was heartbroken when facing the Sihang Warehouse that was still unmoving under the crazy bombardment by his own side, he would never stop moving forward. Not to mention that his boss would chop off his head with a knife, and even he himself would never do so.
Giving up so easily.
You can say that the nation of the island country is rigid, cold-blooded, and not a thing, but it is undeniable that they are one of the nations with the strongest execution ability in the world.
During the half-hour bombardment, Toyoda Hide, who was eager to restore his impression in front of his superiors, had actually requested Wakita Jiro to move his position forward, but was rejected by Wakita Jiro.
He was waiting for the arrival of the chariot squadron.
Hide Toyota cannot afford to lose, so how can he, the co-captain, afford to lose?
The battle losses of the 1st Infantry Group have now exceeded 200, and an infantry squadron of the 3rd Infantry Group has been directly beaten to half a disability. The battle losses of more than 300 are close to a quarter of the accumulated battle losses in more than a month.
Jiro Wakiba gave Hide Toyoda a death order and must capture the warehouse building before evening, but this man was no fool.
He is not Nogi Nogi, he is His Majesty the Emperor's teacher and a military god. He can spend tens of thousands of Imperial Army's lives in desperate charges, and he can also gain a reputation as a brave and capable warrior.
If he did this, after this battle, he probably wouldn't have anything to do with Itajiro.
Once the chariot squadron arrives, the infantry can follow the chariots forward, and the losses will be reduced exponentially.
However, when the six Type 94 armored vehicles and four Type 89 tanks of the tank squadron rumbled over, the leader of the team, Major Tokugawa Ichiro, became a little ugly when he learned that there was a 20mm cannon in the warehouse.
The reason is very simple. During the Battle of Songhu, the tank brigade directly under the 3rd Division suffered a lot from the disadvantages of the Chinese army, which could raise its head to shoot aircraft and lay down its tanks and machine guns.
The tank squadron under Tokugawa Ichiro originally had three tank squadrons, each with three Type 89 medium tanks, two Type 89 tanks at the squadron headquarters, and three Type 94 armored vehicles used for reconnaissance, for a total of 14 tanks.
As a result, there are now 6 Type 94 tanks and 4 Type 89 tanks. That is because the Songhu Dispatch Army Headquarters replenished them with 5 Type 94 armored vehicles, which means that they have lost 7 Type 89 tanks on the battlefield.
Two Type 94 armored vehicles were almost destroyed.
At least one-third of these terrible losses were caused by China’s terrible 20mm machine guns and 37mm rapid-fire cannons.
In fact, it’s not that the 20mm cannon is so brutal. The main reason is that the two tanks currently equipped by the Japanese army are inferior to each other.
The Type 94 doesn't even have the name of a tank. The thickest frontal armor is only a measly 12 mm. It is just an armored vehicle equipped with a 7.7 mm machine gun. Even the Chinese who have no armor dare to jokingly call it "Little Douding".
said.
Another type 89 B medium tank called the main battle tank is actually not much better.
It is said to be a medium tank, but in fact it can only be regarded as a light tank, with a total combat weight of only 12.1 tons and a crew of 4. Its main weapons are a 57mm short-barreled howitzer and a 7.7mm heavy machine gun. It is mainly used to support infantry.
Combat.
The most terrible thing is the thickness of its armor, which is so stingy that even the Japanese Army itself admires it.
The thickest part of its frontal armor is only 17 mm, which simply refreshes people's understanding of tanks.
At the same time, the Western powers, whether it was Germany’s ‘Tiger IV Medium Tank’, the Red Polar Bear’s ‘T34’ or the American Cowboys’ ‘Sherman’, all had armor above 50 mm.
This is just a medium-sized tank. If it is replaced by a "Tiger", "T34", or "Sherman" heavy-duty tank, its frontal armor will be as high as 100 mm.
If the Japanese main battle tanks faced off against Western powers, really, the 57mm howitzer could only scratch the opponent's itch, while its own 17mm armor could be pierced by its barrel even without firing.
In popular terms, it is not one-dimensional.
Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed on the stinginess of the Japanese Army Ministry. In fact, China must also bear most of the responsibility for this.
Because, as Japan’s number one target, China and Baga don’t even have tanks.
They don’t even have tanks. No matter how thick the armor of their tanks is, what’s the point? Then, make it as thin as possible! Save some money for the empire, which is not rich either.
On the battlefield in northern China, they were undoubtedly successful.
Six years ago on September 18th, 300,000 Chinese troops retreated without a fight; four years ago in the Battle of the Great Wall of Jehol, 200,000 troops also failed to withstand the Kwantung Army's front; more than three months ago at Marco Polo Bridge,
The fall of Pingjin.
Japanese tank troops are active on these battlefields, and the rifles, light machine guns, heavy machine guns and even mortars of the Chinese army are helpless against them.
Only when they arrived in Songhu, the Chinese military came up with the best of the best, the Tax Police Corps, the 36th Division, the 87th Division, the 88th Division, the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps...
These elites may not be the most determined in fighting, but their equipment is definitely the best in China.
Sulotong's 20mm machine gun and 37mm anti-tank gun were able to hit Japanese tanks within a distance of 500 meters, literally punching holes in them.
In the battle for Dachang Town, an important town in the north of Songhu, there were even situations where seven or eight Japanese 89 tanks did not dare to attack a 37mm anti-tank gun of the Chinese army.
It can be said that in the Battle of Songhu, the infantry were probably the ones who were beaten to the death by the Chinese army and vomited blood, but the ones who were really chilled were the originally complacent Japanese tank soldiers.
And that was still in street fighting. At least there were mountain artillery and aircraft to help suppress it. If such a machine gun was hidden in a fortress that even infantry artillery could not penetrate, the Japanese tank crew who had been chilled would not look good.
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If it were someone else, even if he was not his direct subordinate, Colonel Wakiitajiro just couldn't shout at him with a big mouth, and he would probably have a donkey face to ask the other party to obey the command.
Although Tokugawa Ichiro was only a major, having the surname Tokugawa meant that Captain Wakiitajiro would not dare to do anything wrong to him.
Japan was actually a feudal **** country during this period. The power of the country was actually in the hands of the nobles. Common people were incited to join the army and invade foreign countries. They just wanted to make achievements, obtain the title of nobles and stand at the top of society.
The emperor who sits at the top of power is naturally the eldest brother, and the other nobles with surnames such as "Source", "Taira", "Tachibana", and "Fujiwara" are the younger brothers. Although the Tokugawa family seems a little lonely now than before.
, but still possesses enough foundation, naturally it is not something that a small nobleman like Wakiitajiro can easily rebuke based on his high military rank.
Some of the more powerful "second generation nobles" in the army will not even take a serious look at officers at the rank of colonel. To them, civilians and minor nobles are just domestic slaves, okay?
Seeing that the commander of the tank squadron, who had high hopes for the division, looked ugly, the Japanese colonel felt numb for a while.
Hide Toyoda, who was standing aside politely, almost had his lips curled up slightly, if there wasn't the tyrant Jiro Wakiita here.
Did you see it? It’s not that I am incompetent, but that the enemy is so powerful that even the tank squadron is intimidated!
However, the Japanese major, who was slapped hard and wanted his superiors to be helpless, apparently forgot that this was no longer the headquarters of his 1st Infantry Group, but the regiment headquarters.
There is not only him as a major commander, but also two others.
One of them is a certain fisherman whom he particularly dislikes.
That man was able to climb to the position of Major just by relying on my mother's background as a palace maid. He has such a flexible mind!
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