Chapter 481 The Flat Shot Power of Anti-aircraft Guns
Chapter 481: The flat firing power of anti-aircraft guns
"Ah... Hurry up and take cover... ah..." A scream sounded from behind the tank, among more than a hundred soldiers... In just a moment, more than half of the company that suffered a fierce attack from the Japanese army suffered casualties. The remaining soldiers,
Under the command of the company commander, he quickly fell to the ground to avoid the rain of bullets flying above his head... 0
However, the three tanks that were making rumbling sounds in front of the soldiers were unaware of the sudden changes behind them. Still under the command of the company commander, they were still slowly firing towards the city wall, spitting out billowing black smoke.
At the same time, they profitably suppressed the light and dark firepower points that had just popped up on the city wall. At the company commander's order, the soldiers quickly fired one tank gun out of the barrel and accurately hit the city wall.
shooting holes on the city wall. However, in front of the thick and solid city wall, the small-caliber tank guns did not have any killing effect except leaving a few white spots on the city wall...
Although, the three tanks, relying on their rough skin and thick flesh, slowly fought their way through the dense rain of bullets and quickly approached the city wall. They did not know that at this moment, the infantry behind them
, have been out of touch with them. More importantly, on the city wall, in three different shooting holes, three 37mm combat anti-cannons are slowly shaking under the control of dozens of little devils.
The long barrel is ready for firing...
"Yo Xi, fire immediately and destroy the Eighth Route Army's tanks..." Looking at the three tanks getting closer and closer to the city wall, the Japanese captain guarding the battle defense gun showed a smile of victory. Looking at the side, early
The artilleryman, who was ready to fire, ordered with excitement. At the same time, a pair of eyes, through the lookout in front of him, stared closely at the three tanks outside the city, slowly approaching the city wall.
"...Boom, boom, boom..." In an instant, three orange-red flames suddenly spurted out from the three shooting holes on the city wall. Immediately afterwards, three armor-piercing bullets flew out quickly with a whistling sound of piercing the air.
Shooting hole. Three tanks that were advancing rapidly towards the bottom of the city wall flew past accurately...
"No, the little devil's anti-tank gun. Quick, all the tanks will turn around immediately and evade..." Seeing the three flames suddenly appearing on the city wall, the tank company commander was the first to react. He faced the tank driver beside him.
And the vehicle-mounted radio, couldn't help but exclaimed loudly. He wanted to order the two tanks he was riding in to conduct tactical evasion and avoid the blows of three anti-tank shells.
However, at a distance of two hundred meters, it is almost impossible to escape a direct hit from the anti-tank artillery. Just as the tank company commander finished speaking, three explosions were heard.
In his ears. Immediately afterwards, a burst of hot white light suddenly flashed in front of his eyes, and then the whole person slowly lost his proper consciousness...
Three battle defense guns fired three shells. Two of the shells accurately hit the company commander's command vehicle rushing at the front. The two shells, without any deviation, directly penetrated the enemy in front of him.
The armor accurately fired the warhead carrying high explosives into the tank compartment, and then a violent explosion occurred.
The entire tank, together with the five commanders and combatants in the tank, became a tribute to the Japanese combat artillery team... As for the other artillery shell, perhaps due to the tank driver's flexible avoidance, it only concentrated in a corner of the tank's turret, knocking out one of the shells.
The vehicle-mounted machine gun, which was constantly spitting out flames, was beaten into a pile of parts, which did not affect the movement of the entire tank...
As the explosion sounded, a tank was instantly reduced to rubble. The commanders of the remaining two tanks did not dare to stop any longer, and immediately gave the order to retreat to the driver in front of them...
"Rumble..." Two thick clouds of black smoke rose from the tails of the tanks. The two tanks began to turn at their fastest speed. In the end, they escaped the effective range of the Japanese combat artillery.
"Damn it, the kid actually hid an anti-tank gun. How careless..." Looking at the tank parked alone on the battlefield, burning with raging fire. In the temporary headquarters, the armored brigade who had been standing next to Liu Hua
Brigadier Yang Jinghua, his hands already clenched into fists, said with a murderous look on his face.
"Brigadier Yang, don't be discouraged. Although we lost half an infantry company and one tank, we have figured out the true strength of the Japanese army at Dongmen. I believe that the artillery observers at the front have already determined the strength of the Japanese army.
All firepower points were reported to the heavy artillery regiment behind us. At that time, all the little Japs hiding in the bunker will be killed and revenge for the sacrificed soldiers..." Liu Hu said, turning his gaze again
Turning to the forward position not far away...
After the exploratory attack just now, as all the troops retreated, the entire battlefield became quiet again. As for the city wall, the shooting holes that were just displayed in front of everyone looked like a
It's like a big bloody mouth that specially swallows the lives of soldiers. It's nailed there, waiting for the soldiers to launch a new round of attack...
"Commander, if nothing else happens, we have already figured out all the light and dark firepower points deployed by the Japanese army at the east gate. However, there is an important issue that needs to be reported to you. I hope the commander can reinforce some equipment." Soon.
, the regiment leader Xu Ying, who obtained the city defense map of the distribution of all the Japanese army's firepower points, hurriedly rushed into the headquarters. Standing in front of Liu Hua, he said breathlessly.
"Um? What's the question? Captain Xu, don't worry, as long as I can do it, I will definitely promise you..." Liu Hua nodded and asked with a puzzled look on his face...
"Well, according to our observation, although the light and dark firepower points arranged by the Japanese army on the city wall are basically under our control, the little devils are very cunning. After several years of development, they actually completely destroyed the entire city wall.
A large number of firepower points have been deployed in the middle of the hollowed-out city wall. Judging from the shooting effect of the tank guns just now, unless the heavy artillery fires directly, it will not be able to do anything to the Japanese troops hiding in the middle of the city wall.
Kill..." Commander Xu said.
"It turns out that this is the problem. We need to use large-caliber artillery for direct aiming and shooting. By the way, use anti-aircraft guns. I will immediately send a report to Brigadier Wang and ask him to dispatch an anti-aircraft gun battalion." Liu Hua did not even think about it. He was sure.
said.
"Thank you, Commander. If there are reinforcements from 9 anti-aircraft guns, I promise to attack Beiping City in the shortest possible time..." Xu Ying replied happily, turned around and rushed out of the headquarters...
More than half an hour later, nine anti-aircraft guns, dragged by a large number of mules and horses, finally arrived at the east gate. And at the first opportunity, they were deployed in the first line of defenses to deal with the Japanese troops' attacks on the city wall.
Light and dark firepower points…
"Fire...boom, boom, boom..." As the orders were issued, anti-aircraft guns, based on the light and dark firepower points just detected, began to shoot large-caliber anti-aircraft cannon shells at the city wall...
One after another, under the influence of the huge thrust generated by the gunpowder explosion, the shells flew out of the barrel at a very high initial speed, aiming directly at the city wall just five hundred meters away in front of them. The distance of five hundred meters was, for these initial targets,
For a cannonball with a speed of one thousand meters, it only takes half a second to arrive. Just when a ball of orange-red flames spurted out from the muzzle, violent explosions were heard by everyone.
in the ears.
"Boom, boom, boom..." A series of violent explosions sounded. Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of white light, flashing on the bare city wall... Amidst the explosion of cannonballs loaded with high explosives, the masonry of the city wall was shattered.
, fell off from the city wall one after another. As the smoke cleared, the outer wall of the city wall, which was still very strong just now, had been punched with countless craters. The loess wrapped in the outer bricks of the city wall had revealed its original
True face.
As for those shooting holes that were directly hit in the first round of shelling, their true colors have also been revealed. Because the loess in the shooting holes has been basically hollowed out, the huge penetration of the large-caliber anti-aircraft gun shells
Armor ability, as well as the violent explosion of high explosives in the warhead, instantly shattered the thick brick wall in front of the bunker, revealing his true face. As for the few Imperial Alliance soldiers and two people in the bunker,
A Japanese soldier, in the huge explosion of the artillery shell, had been beaten to pieces by the flying shrapnel, and turned into a mutilated, bloody corpse...
"Well done, Battalion Commander Wang, you did a great job. I didn't expect that the power of the anti-aircraft gun's horizontal fire was so powerful. It really exceeded my expectations." Through the telescope, I saw the city wall after the shelling.
The scene above. Xu Ying, the commander of the fourth regiment, was feeling irritated just now because he was helpless against the Japanese troops in the bunker. At this moment, with the explosion of the artillery shells, it had been completely wiped out. He was facing the anti-aircraft artillery battalion around him.
Battalion Commander Wang said with excitement.
"Captain Xu, this method was not thought up by our air defense brigade. It was thought up by the commander himself. Since we know the function of anti-aircraft guns, the anti-aircraft guns in our hands will not only be able to shoot down Japanese planes, but also
It can be used as a combat anti-artillery, specifically used to fight against enemy bunkers and tanks..." Battalion Commander Wang looked at the results of his first round of shooting and said with a smile on his face.
Immediately, anti-aircraft guns, under the command of the soldiers, began to clear out all the light and dark fire points exposed by the Japanese army in the exploratory attack on the city wall one after another.
At the same time, the three bunkers where the Japanese combat artillery squad was located were immediately bombarded by several anti-aircraft guns... With a loud explosion, a combat artillery squad of more than thirty people
None of the Japanese soldiers were spared, and all of them turned into corpses. As for the three anti-tank guns, they were driven by the huge air wave generated by the explosion of the shells, and they hit the corner of the city wall hard. I don't know if they can still survive.
Continue to use….
However, facing the bombed bunkers one by one on the city wall, and the corpses of the little Japanese who were thrown into the sky and hit hard at the corners of the city wall. The soldiers did not hesitate at all and still aimed and shot accurately.
, loading...one by one, the gunners took the trouble to repeat this monotonous and tiring action...
Finally, ten minutes passed quickly amidst the roaring sound of artillery. The entire anti-aircraft artillery battalion, nine large-caliber anti-aircraft guns, fired more than 300 rounds of artillery shells in these ten minutes.
It was these three hundred rounds of anti-aircraft artillery shells that turned the originally very strong and flat city wall into a riddled city wall at this moment...
Each and every light and dark firepower point disappeared in the sound of cannons and turned into a pile of ruins. The soldiers and little devils of the Imperial Alliance Army who stood in the bunker were turned into bloody corpses in the sound of cannons.
Finally, with the sound of two explosions, the last firepower point marked on the map revealed his true face.
"Captain Xu, according to your request, all fire points marked on the map have been cleared..." As the last shell was fired, Battalion Commander Wang came to Xu Ying and reported.
"Great, Battalion Commander Wang, when our fourth regiment enters Beiping City, I will definitely ask the commander for credit for the anti-aircraft artillery battalion. Without you, these civilian security firepower points will definitely cause huge damage to us... Order the troops to do this
Be ready for battle. As soon as the commander's attack order is issued, the Second Battalion, under the cover of three tanks, will immediately launch an attack on the city gate, trying to break through the city gate and enter the city in one fell swoop." Xu Ying ordered with a smile on his face.
"Your Excellency, Commander, telegram from the North Gate: The Eighth Route Army uses a large number of large-caliber direct-fire artillery. The light and dark firepower points we built on the city wall are simply vulnerable to the shelling of the Eighth Route Army. The troops who are sticking to the security guard are vulnerable to the shelling just now.
Almost all of them were killed in the battle. Please ask the headquarters to send reinforcements immediately..." A communications staff officer rushed into the headquarters' war room and came to General Tada Shun to report...
"Report to your Excellency, Commander, South Gate Telegram. The city gate was heavily shelled by the Eighth Route Army's large-caliber direct-fire artillery. The troops suffered heavy losses. Request for reinforcements..." Another correspondent rushed in, panting and reporting...
"Baga, why are all these large-caliber direct-firing artillery pieces? What kind of weapon is this? It's so powerful. Chief of Staff, haven't you analyzed it after such a long time?" Listen.
After receiving a series of distress telegrams, the reason was all attributed to the large-caliber direct-fire artillery that reappeared in front of his troops. Thinking of the Beiping City he was stationed in, he would be almost unable to fight back under the attack of such artillery.
Occupied by the Eighth Route Army. The commander, General Tada Shun, couldn't help being angry and loudly questioned the chief of staff in front of him.
"Your Excellency, Commander, according to the investigation of our intelligence department, the artillery used by the Eighth Route Army outside the city is not a new weapon. Instead, it is a captured Taisho 11-year-old 75mm anti-aircraft gun from the anti-aircraft artillery unit of the Imperial Army of our country. This kind of artillery
The weight of the anti-aircraft gun shells is 6.5 kilograms, with an air-to-air range of 7,900 meters and a ground range of 10,900 meters. It can be said that if this type of anti-aircraft gun is fired directly, its power is at least ten times that of combat anti-aircraft guns, or even more powerful
Many. Therefore, the various bunkers and bunkers built by our army outside the city cannot block the direct fire of this kind of artillery..." the chief of staff replied.
"Nani, it turned out to be an anti-aircraft gun produced by the Japanese Empire. How is it possible? How could the Eighth Route Army capture such an anti-aircraft gun, which is rarely seen in North China?" Commander General Tada Shun asked in disbelief.
"Your Excellency, Commander, according to my recent search, I learned that in the entire North China region, almost every large airport has at least one squadron of anti-aircraft artillery units. The Eighth Route Army troops have occupied Taiyuan Airport twice and Baoding Airport once.
Coupled with the newly captured Peking Airport, it is very possible to capture a certain number of anti-aircraft guns."
"Baga, the Eighth Route Army is really cunning." Tada Shun's face immediately showed a hint of sinister murderous intent. Then he continued to order: "However, no matter how sharp the Eighth Route Army's artillery is, it can't do anything in the city.
Function. Order the four brigades in the reserve team to immediately rush to the four city gates and set up an ambush circle for the Eighth Route Army troops outside the city on the streets inside the city gates. It is required that each brigades must attack in the shortest possible time.
Annihilate all the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army that entered the city, and give the Eighth Route Army troops a scare..."
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander, I fully support your decision to annihilate the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army in a surprise attack and severely damage the Eighth Route Army troops outside the city. If we can annihilate at least one regiment of the Eighth Route Army troops, I believe that,
The Eighth Route Army's offensive outside the city will definitely slow down a lot in the coming time..." After hearing the order from the commander, General Tada Shun, the chief of staff couldn't help but light up his eyes and replied with excitement.
"Yo Xi, that's what I mean. No matter what method is used, we must slow down the Eighth Route Army's attack speed. Otherwise, under the cover of a large number of heavy weapons in their hands, our remaining troops will not be able to hold on for long. And
Judging from the current situation, annihilating the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army can be said to be the best way..." Commander General Tada Shun nodded and replied with a look of relief.
"Hey, Commander, please rest assured. I will definitely live up to your high expectations in my humble position and completely wipe out the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army. I will arrange the troops right away and prepare a big gift for the Eighth Route Army. Commander, please rest assured..." The Chief of Staff turned and left.
go out.
Immediately, four thousand elite little devils gathered in the reserve team around the headquarters. Under the leadership of their respective captains, they carried a certain number of heavy weapons. They were divided into four groups and attacked the four directions at their fastest speed.
Reinforcements were sent in the direction of the city gate. Immediately after, the Japanese troops who arrived at the combat target began to rely on the existing buildings at the city gate and along the streets, lay out an ambush battlefield for the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army who were about to enter Peiping City...