The first thing after occupying Highland 518.6 is of course various defense work. However, the defense work of each branch of the army is different...
As usual, the infantry builds fortifications... The fortifications built by our army naturally face the direction of Vietnam. The fortifications facing China have already been built by the Vietnamese for us. In addition, the terrain facing China and other directions is very
It's steep, so it just needs a little strengthening.
This is the benefit of the highlands in the Banwang area... only one side is relatively flat and the other three sides are steep and difficult to navigate, which is like a natural barrier.
The defense of the mortar company is the same as that of the infantry, which is digging the ground...The difference is that the location requirements are higher, and it is also divided into three parts, each with a platoon, which are respectively arranged on the left wing, right wing and top of the mountain.
Position. Needless to say why it is arranged like this, the left and right wings are to form cross fire, and the position on the top of the mountain is to better attack the enemy... It is also used as a mobile artillery. Once any part needs to strengthen artillery assistance during war,
Then the mortar firepower from the position on the top of the mountain can be transferred there first.
The job of engineers is to transport ammunition and help tanks and vehicles conceal themselves.
The biggest advantage of tanks is their mobility. For example, we just used tanks to penetrate and bulldoze Tongmian in a very short time and provide fire cover for the attack on 518.6 Highlands... But it is very difficult in highland defense battles.
It worked. The main reason is that artillery has been highly developed in this era...the long-range artillery fire is numerous and dense. If the tank is used for defense, it will not be able to withstand a burst of long-range artillery fire.
Not to mention cars...
So the best way is to find a safe haven for tanks and cars... Since we are now inserted into the rear of the Vietnamese army. There are Vietnamese troops stationed in front and behind, and they may be shelled by the Vietnamese army, so the requirements for this safe haven are
It's too high... But fortunately, the terrain in Vietnam is relatively complicated. Yang Jie looked at the terrain very quickly.
We found a warehouse for the tank and automobile troops... This warehouse is located in a large mountain depression at the foot of Highland 518.6. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides, connected to the reverse slope of Highland 518.6 to the south, and there is a warehouse to the west that can accommodate two tanks side by side.
The entrance leads to Tongmian. Of course, Tongmian is now in ruins.
In other words, this mountain col is almost a natural haven that can't be hit by artillery shells from all directions. It's no wonder that the Vietnamese would build a warehouse here.
But when Yang Jie used a bulldozer to push open the warehouse door, he couldn't help but be shocked...
"Battal Commander!" Yang Jie said to me on the walkie-talkie: "You should come and take a look at this warehouse?"
As soon as I heard what Yang Jie said, I knew I had an unexpected gain, so I left Zhao Jingping and several staff officers behind... They were busy contacting Commander Huang and reporting the situation. They took two guards and got on the jeep and headed there.
The mountain col opens.
Within a few minutes, the jeep stopped in front of the warehouse door. Yang Jie and others hurriedly came out and welcomed me in. Following Yang Jie's order, the headlights of the two bulldozers were turned on at the same time... and they were all lined up in an instant.
Neatly arranged Soviet armored vehicles and tanks appeared in front of me...
The tank is the T62 we are familiar with. The armored vehicle is a wheeled armored vehicle. As for the model, I did not research it. Later I found out that it was the Soviet-style BTR-60. The Soviet Union had already replaced the 60 with the BTR-70 in 1976.
So this relatively backward 60 was used to reinforce Vietnam.
However, although this armored vehicle is already a backward generation for the Soviet Union, it is still quite advanced for our country and Vietnam.
I couldn't help but open my mouth for a long time but didn't respond... I turned around and asked Huang Jianfu, who was beaming with joy: "Have you checked? Are they all good?"
"I only came to check two of them urgently!" Huang Jianfu nodded: "They are good, and the others should be good too!"
"There is such a good thing..." I walked forward in disbelief. It wasn't until I touched the cold and hard armor of the tank that I believed that all this was true.
"What's going on!" I said, "Didn't all the mechanized infantry battalions of the Yue Japs go to reinforce Luping? How come there is so much equipment left here!"
"Battal Commander!" Huang Jianfu replied: "I just counted a lot. There are more than thirty armored vehicles and six tanks here, just enough to equip a battalion... So I wonder if these equipment were left by the Japanese to Ban.
The prosperous garrison!"
"Oh!" After Huang Jianfu said this, I understood a little bit... The Vietnamese army did this for his own reason. In war, the taboo is that all the equipment is just right. Sometimes there must be some redundancy before there is a way.
Urgent, this is why troops always have ammunition reserves.
For example, right now, if there are not more armored vehicles stored in the Banwang area... then once a mechanized infantry battalion is transferred to perform tasks, the training in the Banwang area will not be able to proceed normally.
But if there is a redundant battalion, this problem will not arise, and the battle in the Banwang area will undoubtedly be much more flexible. For example, once the squadron attacks too tightly, the redundant team can still use
The remaining armored vehicles can be equipped with a unit to raid the flank and rear of the ** unit, or if it is surrounded, armored units can be used to break out, retreat, etc.
But I'm afraid the Vietnamese army didn't expect...this batch of equipment fell into our hands before they had a chance to use it!
"Alas!" Huang Jianfu then sighed and said, "It's a pity that these armored vehicles are all wheeled..."
But I smiled noncommittally. People in our country in this era prefer armored vehicles that are tracked like tanks. They think that the off-road performance and protection of such armored vehicles are better than wheeled vehicles... This is indeed true.
, the ability of tracked armored vehicles to cross trenches or enemy fortifications is unmatched by wheeled armored vehicles.
but……
In terms of equipment, it should be "specialized in skills". For things like crossing trenches, tanks can do it. The main function of armored vehicles is to carry infantry and provide cover for infantry, so more emphasis should be placed on mobility... This aspect of track
Wheeled armored vehicles are incomparable. Wheeled armored vehicles can even run eighty yards on the road... In addition, the tank fire control system of this era has not yet been highly developed, and it is inaccurate to hit fast-moving targets, so wheeled armored vehicles
The speed characteristics of armored vehicles are even more effective on the battlefield.
This reason is actually very simple. The armor of armored vehicles is generally thin. If it is thicker or thinner, it cannot withstand the fire of tanks, rocket launchers and even anti-aircraft machine guns (Deshka-type anti-aircraft machine guns fire armor-piercing projectiles that can penetrate 20mm armor at a distance of 100m)
, then why not increase mobility?
Therefore, on the battlefield, sometimes it is not that the thicker the armor, the safer it is. Instead, it is necessary to use the most suitable equipment in a targeted manner based on the comprehensive performance of the enemy weapons on the battlefield.
This is also the reason why the Type 92 infantry fighting vehicle equipped with modern equipment in our country is wheeled... On the other hand, South Korea's K21 tracked infantry fighting vehicle, which is known as the most advanced in Asia... Because of its one-sided pursuit of firepower and armor, it developed into something like
Tanks look different from infantry fighting vehicles, which is the most annoying thing
The only thing is that you have to give it a few minutes to inflate before entering the water. After inflating, two toad-like air bags will swell up on both sides...these air bags are only enough to allow it to float in the water during exercise, that is,
If the engine fails and stops in the water, it will sink.
So this thing sank two vehicles during training, and it is said that one soldier drowned. On the other hand, on the battlefield, who can guarantee that the enemy will not point the machine gun at the air bag and shoot at it? Even if the machine gun cannot be used at close range, who can guarantee?
Will not be scratched by shrapnel...
Because our preparation time was limited, we put the armored vehicle aside for the time being. We just told Yang Jie and others that they must guard the valley entrance, and then shifted their attention to high ground 518.6 again.
At this time, the mortar company, under the command of Zhao Jingping, had already tested its skills against the Vietnamese troops on Highland 481 and Highland 544. Just as I had expected...the distance between Highland 518.6 and the first two Highlands was exactly 3 kilometers.
Left and right, so the Vietnamese army's light fortress
All the artillery fire was useless, plus they didn’t have many heavy mortars and all our army’s mortars were heavy... So our army’s mortar company fired with confidence, and when a fire point was detected, it
The beating seems to be just to play with the Vietnamese Japanese, but they can't do anything about it!
Of course, there will occasionally be some Japs who can't calm down and fire back with heavy mortars... This is exactly what I want. The firepower of more than a dozen mortars of our army is all concentrated on that exposed spot.
There was a random beating at the position... and within a few blows, the Vietnamese army was beaten until they lost their temper.
But these are still secondary. The most important thing is the coordination and contact between artillery observers and long-range artillery...
At this time, the focus of the battle has shifted to the Banwang area... We have occupied the 518.6 Highlands. Of course, the Vietnamese army knows that the strategic focus of our army is Banwang. Since the Vietnamese army already knows, then our army is in Lu
Naturally, there is no need to persist with the feint attack in the flat direction... Of course, necessary harassment is still needed, in order to prevent the Vietnamese army from fully returning to support Ban Wang.
Therefore, our army quickly transferred another artillery regiment from the direction of Aidian...which means that there are now three artillery regiments pointed at Banwang.
This kept the artillery observers in our battalion very busy, making various contacts and test firings... They took advantage of the time before the Vietnamese reinforcements arrived, so they contacted the long-range artillery and sent 518.6
Divide the front and rear blind spots of the highlands and the areas that can be covered by artillery fire into blocks and calculate various parameters.
Don't think about it...this is to prepare for the coming Vietnamese army!