The first thing to do is to train infantry following tanks... Infantry following tanks, which is a very commonly used method of field and tank coordination on the battlefield. In short, tanks have poor perception and resilience of battlefield situations.
Therefore, the followers of infantry are inseparable at any time, otherwise they will be easily destroyed by enemy anti-tank weapons.
In terms of situations, infantry followers include walking and vehicle followers.
Hiking and following is used when entering unsafe areas or when there is no requirement for speed. It is obvious that this follow-up method is safer, because infantry are hiking around tanks, with the targets scattered and the reaction speed is fast, so the enemy's firepower cannot cause it.
A large number of casualties. The disadvantage is that the speed of progress is slow.
Car-mounted follower... As the name suggests, infantrymen are moving forward quickly on tanks. The disadvantages of this follower method are very obvious. First, the targets are too concentrated. Infantry has to gather on tank armor in order to ride tanks. Because the tank armor is hard,
Bullets, shrapnels, etc. from the enemy will generate a large number of jumps to kill soldiers on the tank at the first time. Second, the reaction speed is slow. When discovering the enemy situation, the infantry must have a move to get off the car before they can
Rely on surviving troops to organize defense.
Therefore, this follow-up method is generally used in relatively safe areas or in combat such as interspersing and speed-requiring battles.
We practice walking and following first... It is aimed at the situation where the tanks exposed in the counterattack war are always separated from the infantry and are bombed by the Vietnamese army.
So the tanks drove in front of the infantry and heeled behind the back, and the tanks were lined up in a row in a row along the rugged terrain on the training ground... The reason why they were separated was to avoid it.
The second is to allow enemy artillery fire to strike, to give infantry space to have mobile space.
I followed the team to observe with several tank staff and infantry staff... The jeeps that the staff took were all equipped with a communications soldier. They kept sending instructions to the tanks or infantry through walkie-talkies to correct their mistakes
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In addition to a communications soldier in the back of my car, I also brought a clerk and a guard. The guard is the responsible chief. I didn't want to bring it. Because it would make the jeep seem to be squeezed, but what the staff meant
Yes... During the war, our army cadres were likely to become targets of attack by enemy agents, so this guard must be taken.
Then take it with you, but I was thinking in my heart... If there are really any agents who are planning to do something wrong to me, I still don't know if I am protecting the guards or guards protecting me.
As for this document... then there is no need to think about it, it is just about training contents according to the record training situation.
I originally wanted to bring Zhang Fan, but considering that the training ground was a serious place, it was nothing to bring female soldiers... but the soldiers all knew my relationship with Zhang Fan. So they thought to themselves... We are in the sun
Following behind the tank, the battalion commander was having an object, and he drove a jeep in front of us...
OK! As the battalion commander, I have to pay attention to the influence no matter how I say it, so I left Zhang Fan at the command center. Zhang Fan was very unhappy about this, but her advantage is that she would think about problems from the perspective of others.
So I didn't need my explanation at all and could understand what I did... So I was unhappy and passed quickly after a while.
Seeing the troops running for a few laps like this, I felt something was wrong. I immediately asked the troops to stop advancing and summoned several major cadres to my side.
"What's going on?" I said: "It seems that it's easy for infantry to follow tanks in this situation. Why do so many problems occur on the battlefield?"
"Maybe it's because we are commanding in real time!" Ding Chengdong said: "The terrain and roads on the battlefield are different from the training ground. Sometimes they can't be seen after turning a corner on the road. So it's more difficult to command!"
"This may be one of the problems!" I nodded and said, "But it is not the whole problem. I think if the soldiers follow the situation, even on the battlefield or on the road in Vietnam, it will not be so big.
trouble!"
What I am talking about is that infantry and tanks are separated on the battlefield, which can be said to be a very frequent and common thing, which is why I feel strange... Logically speaking, as long as this tank is controlled well, don't be too fast, then
There is no reason why infantry can't keep up.
"Battery Commander..." At this time, Huang Jianfu, who was sweating profusely, took off his tank cap and said, "Can I say a few words!"
"explain!"
"Actually, the tank and the infantry are always separated... for two reasons!" After pausing, Huang Jianfu continued: "One is the problem of communication equipment. Our tank hat does have headphones and microphones, but due to quality problems, it is true that our tank caps have headphones and microphones, but it is not the same as the quality problems.
Sometimes the sound is very complicated, and the noise in the tank is too loud, sometimes it is really inaudible... This example has appeared on the battlefield. After a tank at the top passes through the wooden bridge, the wooden bridge is broken. If it doesn't notice it, it will be
He drove forward all the way, and all the tanks behind were thrown behind. No matter how they called, it was useless! In the end, the tank had been forward for a few kilometers before reacting, but was ambushed by the enemy!"
"Yeah!" I nodded, but I believe this is not the main reason.
"Another reason..." Huang Jianfu glanced at the people around him and said awkwardly: "Sometimes it is necessary to throw the tanks away from the infantry..."
"Um!" I was stunned when I heard this: "Did you mean the tank deliberately throw the infantry?"
"You can't... say that!" Huang Jianfu swallowed and replied with some difficulty: "Our tank soldiers are very clear about the firepower status of infantry. One squad's infantry has four 56 and a half, two 56, and one squad uses machine guns.
A rocket launcher. This firepower is far worse than that of the Vietnamese Japanese, so when the infantry is attacked, the infantry can only be suppressed, and most of the time they can only hide behind the tank and avoid bullets... Then is it the infantry covering the tank or
Tank covers infantry? Don’t think about what’s next. We are like the living targets of the Vietnamese Japanese. If we don’t leave, we have to wait for death... In addition, we also know that most of the anti-tank weapons of the Vietnamese army are also rocket launchers, so the accuracy of this thing
It's not very good, so the faster the tank speed, the less likely it is to be hit. Therefore, tank soldiers will intentionally or unintentionally step on the accelerator on the battlefield, which will naturally throw the infantry away!"
"Oh!" After hearing Huang Jianfu's words, I suddenly realized that the problem of the infantry following is not just poor coordination, but the fundamental reason is that our infantry's firepower is insufficient to provide cover for the tanks.
Think about it, if the infantry cannot cover the tank, the tank will be blown up by the enemy again and again under the "cover" of the infantry. Then, after a long time, they will naturally lose confidence in the cover of the infantry, so the coordination will be useless.
Thinking of this, I said to the document beside me: "Remember, the infantry's firepower is not enough to provide cover for the tank!"
"yes!"
The solution to this problem is undoubtedly to strengthen the firepower of the following infantry, its ability to respond when attacked, and its ability to effectively suppress the enemy's firepower.
So another targeted training plan was soon released:
First of all, the strengthening of infantry firepower... This is not difficult for our battalion. Most of the Second Company is equipped with AK47, and the only one to replace is the first company composed of new cadets (because the soldiers of the Second Company hope to save the original number,
So the company of new students became a company), which made Zhao Jingping transfer a group of 56 to rush up.
But the problem is... some of the tactics summarized by our battalion are often used for the entire army, so it is obviously impossible to get the entire army to be equipped with 56 rushes, and the Type 81 rifle will not be equipped in batches until 1983...
So we wrote in the tactical general that infantry who follows the tank mission should try to equip 56 rushes with high firepower.
The second is to design some emergencies similar to exercises to improve Butan's resilience and suppression ability.
For example, the training troops were not told in advance, and another training troops were allowed to serve as the Blue Army to ambush halfway... Of course, both sides did not distribute bullets, just to be as close as possible to actual combat, so a staff officer was sent to the scene when the battle started.
A shuttle in the sky.
OK... At this time, I realized that empty bags were also useful. In the past, I always thought that fighting an empty bags was like acting when I was practicing, but now I realized that the real situation was not the case.
Take our troops' training as an example. Without empty bullets... the trained troops did not feel like entering the battlefield when they encountered a "raid". They just heard a limited burst of gunfire and then organized a counterattack.
Because the Blues could not shoot, the Reds could not find their ambush at all. Of course, they didn't know which direction they should go or what tactical formation to organize counterattacks.
However, this problem was quickly solved. With the addition of empty packages, the training quickly became realistic: a squad-step and mixed force was on the mountain road to alert... and suddenly, without any expectations
The gunshots were loud, and the Red Army immediately realized that they were ambushed and immediately organized a counterattack based on the gunshots, firelights, etc., and conducted various suitable dispatches...
Finally, we will provide necessary ideological education for both infantry and tank soldiers to realize that tanks and infantry are interdependent on the battlefield.
For infantry... protecting tanks is equivalent to protecting themselves, because tanks can provide cover and powerful firepower for infantry. For tanks, infantry cover is also the basis for their survival on the battlefield. So both sides must be compatible with
The other party has confidence, just like the infantry comrades handing over their flanks to their comrades safely and confidently.
Of course, this ideological work is a headache for instructors. (To be continued...)