What just hit the Japanese Type 95 light tank was the anti-tank artillery deployed by the 657th Regiment at the mouth of the valley.
This artillery is also a type of artillery that the Chinese military is familiar with. It is the German-made PAK37 type 37 anti-aircraft gun.
To be honest, the armor-piercing ability of this combat anti-tank gun is not outstanding in Haken, and it can even be said to be a little weak. However, after thinking about it for a while, Su Rui decided to equip the troops with this anti-tank artillery.
Because this anti-tank artillery is so convenient. The whole gun weighs just over 400 kilograms and is mounted on two pneumatic tires. Even a few soldiers can pull it around, let alone being towed by vehicles and animals.
And although its anti-armor capability is not very strong, it is enough to deal with the existing tanks of the Japanese army. After all, at this stage, the armor of Japanese tanks is generally very weak, generally no more than 20 mm. Just take
Now let’s take the Type 95 light tank equipped by the 48th Search Regiment. This tank weighs only 7.4 tons. The thickest armor in front of the turret is only 12 millimeters, and the thinnest part is only 6 millimeters. That is
It can block a machine gun bullet, but it can't even block a large-caliber machine gun equipped with armor-piercing bullets, let alone an anti-tank gun specially designed to fight tanks.
"Boom..." There was another loud noise, and a Type 95 tank was beaten into a ball of fire.
The three charging tanks were blown up on the spot in less than three minutes, and the members inside also died. When the last remaining tank saw this, it had no time to turn, so it put on reverse gear and retreated at full speed.
Go down.
Just when the three Type 95 light tanks were beaten and were running away, Lieutenant Colonel Hideo Sumita also received a report from his subordinates, "Reporting to you, Lieutenant Colonel, we encountered Chinese anti-armor firepower at the exit of the valley, and three tanks were destroyed.
Two vehicles, requesting emergency support!"
Lieutenant Colonel Hideo Sumita said without thinking: "Why panic? Order the tanks behind to follow immediately to suppress the fire. We must destroy China's artillery!"
"Hi!"
Following Hideo Sumita's order, the dozen or so tanks behind slowly moved forward to suppress fire. The 37-caliber tank guns and 7.7-caliber machine guns were all opened to fire, and for a time they hit the front of the valley.
Dust was flying and explosions were heard everywhere.
But what surprised the Japanese army was that the blocking force of the Chinese army in front was not very strong. It was just a few combat anti-cannons that were firing shells unhurriedly. Since the combat anti-cannons had small targets and were easy to conceal, the Japanese tank guns
It was not easy to hit them, and for a while the fight was very intense.
Sumita Hideo ordered the driver to park the tank in a depression, and stuck his head out of the turret to observe the battle ahead. He found that although the gunfire was rumbling in front, neither side could do anything about the Japanese tank.
They couldn't rush out, and the Chinese troops outside didn't intend to rush in. They just used anti-tank artillery to slowly shoot at them.
Hideo Sumita's brows slowly wrinkled. His time was limited and he couldn't let the other party drag him here.
"Is the purpose of the Chinese people just to hold them back?"
He thought for a while, then got into the tank again, and said to the machine gunner behind him: "Turn on the radio immediately, I want to talk to the division commander!"
"Hai!"
Due to cost considerations, the Type 95 tank itself does not have wireless communication capabilities. In the entire search wing, only the tank on which the wing leader rides is equipped with a radio. The position of transmitter is usually filled by the machine gunner.
concurrently.
The machine gunner fiddled with it for a while, and after connecting with the division headquarters, he handed the microphone and headset to Hideo Sumita.
Sumita Hideo casually took the things and said loudly: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, I am Lieutenant Colonel Sumita Hideo of the search wing. Now we have encountered stubborn resistance from China's ground troops. Since the opponent is equipped with a large number of anti-armor artillery, the troops are blocked.
We are unable to advance in the Lingbei Valley, so please ask for infantry support first!"
"The Nani-China troops ambushed a large amount of anti-armor firepower in the Lingbei Valley?"
An unknown feeling arose in Dohashi Yugi's heart, and he quickly asked: "What about their infantry? Have you seen their infantry appear?"
"Their infantry has not been found." Hideo Sumida's slightly anxious voice came from Dohashi Yuichi's headset, "Now our troops are blocked by the anti-armor artillery of the China 300 Division and cannot move in the Lingbei Valley. Because
The artillery of the Chinese Army is well concealed. Since our unit has no infantry, it is unable to destroy the effective suppression of local artillery fire. Please ask your Excellency, the division commander, to quickly send out a mountain artillery regiment or infantry to support!"
"Asshole, it's the Three Hundred Division again!"
Douhashi Yugi felt his temples on both sides pounding, the 300th Division, the 300th Division again. He and the 300th Division had never even met, an infantry regiment was gone, and now they were fighting again
Search the regiment's attention by yourself. Do they really think that the 48th Division is a soft persimmon and can be manipulated as they please?
Yugi Tohashi suppressed his anger and said to the staff around him: "Order (Colonel Toru Tanaka) the captain of the second regiment and the mountain artillery regiment to speed up immediately. We must reach the Lingbei Valley within half an hour. I will take the daring
The troops standing in front of the imperial army were all killed!"
"Hai!"
Seeing Douhashi Yugi's murderous aura, the staff officer did not dare to neglect him and was about to leave. Douhashi stopped him again, "Wait a minute, you can give it to the tenth man assigned to us."
The Third Flying Group sent a message and asked them to rush to the Lingbei Valley immediately to help."
Last time, the First Wing was blown up by the opponent's bombers, and Yuuichi Dohashi didn't want to make the same mistake again.
In this way, the 48th Regiment, under the command of Dohashi Yongyi, stepped step by step into the encirclement established by Su Rui and Liang Zhi...
half an hour later
"The lark is calling the base, the lark is calling the base, the main force of the Japanese army has begun to enter the Lingbei Valley, I repeat, the main force of the Japanese army has begun to enter the Lingbei Valley!"
"The base has received it, please continue to observe and report to me at any time if there is any situation!"
In the sky above the Lingbei Valley, a Wildcat fighter jet painted grass green was disappearing and appearing in the clouds more than a thousand meters away. The pilot on the plane was sending what he saw back to the rear via radio.
"The lark understands!"
The pilot of the Wildcat fighter swung the control stick in his hand, and the thick and short fuselage of the Wildcat fighter jet turned dexterously. The pilot raised his eyes inadvertently and immediately saw two black figures coming from above.
Dive down on yourself.
In response to the danger, the pilot instinctively pushed the throttle with his left hand, and pulled the control stick hard to the right with his right hand. The Wildcat fighter jet jumped forward, and then turned to the right as if out of control.
Rolled a few times.
Just as the Wildcat fighter plane left, a string of bright bullets passed through his original place, and two Japanese planes with ointment flags on their wings passed by not far away.
"Fuck, the little devil is actually doing a sneak attack!"
When the pilot named Lark looked back, he saw that there were several bullet holes in the fuselage of his favorite aircraft. Even if he was not timid, he could not help but break out in white hair at this moment. If his reaction
If he had been a little slower, or if his love had been a little more fragile, he would have been destroyed by now.
He was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. When he came to his senses, he was filled with anger. As soon as he turned around, he forgot about the two Japanese planes that were chasing after him. When he pushed the joystick, the stubby Wildcat immediately flew away.
It fell rapidly like a weight. The height of one thousand meters dropped to more than two hundred meters in less than twenty seconds.
The pressure of the rapid fall made him feel dizzy despite his strong body. When he dropped to more than 200 meters, he desperately pulled the control stick back and finally controlled the rapidly falling fighter plane.
But when Lark took control of the fighter plane again, it was only a hundred meters above the ground, and he could clearly see the advancing Japanese troops in groups on the road.
He looked back again and found that one of the two Type 92 fighters chasing after him had disintegrated in the air because it dived too hard. The Japanese pilot had no time to parachute and turned into a heavy weight and fell.
Arrived on the ground.
"Sweet, it turns out what the commander said is true. In order to save costs and reduce weight, many parts of the plane are not very strong, and it is prone to disintegration when performing large overload maneuvers."
Although one Japanese plane broke up in a dogfight, Lark's danger was not over. There was another Japanese plane above his head.
However, Lark did not panic. Instead, he flew the fighter plane to the center of the road. When he pressed the button, a 100-pound high-explosive bomb hanging under the belly of the plane immediately fell onto the road.
Wildcat fighter jets can not only swarm in to compete for air supremacy, but they can also hang a 100-pound bomb on their belly, so they can also play a guest role as a bomber.
"boom……"
The sudden explosion blew up dozens of Japanese soldiers who were looking up to watch the air battle. A large crater more than ten meters wide was created where the bomb exploded. Dozens of Japanese soldiers who were marching around them were also blown to pieces.
After throwing the bombs, the Lark was about to raise its altitude and challenge the remaining Japanese aircraft overhead, when it discovered another group of black dots flying in from the north.
"Fuck, the little devil is coming for real!"
The lark let out a strange cry from its mouth, quickly maneuvered the plane into the nearby valley, and started calling.
"Base, base, I am a lark. I found dozens of Japanese planes flying towards the Lingbei Valley. It is estimated that their target is our army's combat artillery position. Please send fighter planes for reinforcements immediately!"
"The base understands that reinforcement fighter planes have been dispatched. As for the lark, you return immediately!"
"The lark understands!" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)