The Japanese 81st Division was a unit that fought in the Battle of Nomenhan. Although at least two-thirds of this unit were recruits... veterans were transferred to the front lines of the Anti-Japanese War in batches and dispersed to other units. The Kwantung Army could only use
Recruitment added.
But the army is often like this. The organization and history accompany it like the soul, which will make the veterans have higher requirements and stricter training for the recruits. This is the so-called "military soul".
The 81st Division is such a unit. They were frightened by the massive tanks thrown in by Mao Xiong in the Battle of Nomenhan. Therefore, the main training of this unit is infantry-tank coordination and how to blow up enemy tanks.
At this time, as soon as Major Fukada's "Tiger" tank came forward, the infantrymen who were lying on the ground to avoid the Eighth Route Army's firepower immediately moved their positions to clear the way for the "Tiger", and then immediately moved forward when the "Tiger" passed their position.
The gun crouched behind the "Tiger" while moving forward to provide reconnaissance and fire cover for the "Tiger".
This set of movements flowed smoothly, as if they had been trained together countless times before... In fact, this was the second time the 81st Division collaborated with the "Tiger". The last time was the attack on the Jiulian Town a few hours ago.
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The tracks rattled, the smell of gasoline and dust filled the air, and soon the "Tiger" was approaching the bombed earth wall.
"Tiger" slowed down under the command of Major Fukada.
Major Fukada has been commanding the "Tiger" squadron for some time. He knows that although the "Tiger" tank has invincible firepower and defense, its stability and reliability are its biggest weaknesses. The "Tiger" he commands
There are 25 vehicles in total, and it is a miracle that 23 of them arrived here today.
Now, the pile of blown-out earth walls forms a steep surface like a threshold in front of the tank. If the "Tiger" passes through this steep surface at high speed, the entire vehicle body will jump up due to inertia and then hit the ground heavily.
The result of this is that one-third of the "Tiger"s may be unable to move forward due to malfunctions and can only stay in place and serve as forts.
This was not what Fukada wanted to see, so he very carefully directed the "Tiger" one after another to cross this "hump" like a staggering old man. Those who crossed first still maintained a slow speed to cover the rear.
"Tiger style" overcoming obstacles.
Fukada was worried that the Eighth Route Army would seize this opportunity to launch a counterattack.
Because when the "Tiger" crosses a hill, its gun nose will be raised high and pointed toward the sky, and the machine gun is no exception. This will make the "Tiger" unable to fire and of course lose its attack power.
The moment it passes, the weak armor at the bottom of the "Tiger" will be exposed to enemy firepower. Although the time is short, it may be penetrated by the enemy's rocket launcher or any artillery hit.
Fortunately, the Eighth Route Army did not counterattack.
Major Fukada watched the "Tiger"s safely cross the earth wall and get into formation and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He thought to himself: It seems that Takeda Uchiharu is right. The Eighth Route Army did not ambush. Or rather, there was an ambush, but their ambush
Not for "Tiger" but for air superiority.
If this is the case, they will suffer a lot from now on!
Thinking of this, Major Fukada, who was watching the battle in the armored command vehicle, picked up the microphone and ordered: "All forward, destroy all targets you see! Be careful to stay mobile!"
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When the Japanese chariot soldiers heard this order, they increased their horsepower and drove forward at full speed like chicken blood, because they knew that another meaning of Major Fukada's words was: let go of your courage and kill!
So, one after another "Tiger" rushed into the town with the arrogance of "killing gods and killing gods and Buddhas". In their eyes, the wooden houses in the town were like nothing, and all 23 "Tiger" vehicles rushed into the town.
Crash them down as if they were in no man's land, then crush the wooden planks and aim the barrels and machine guns at the defense line built by the Eighth Route Army behind them.
After a burst of "bombing" artillery fire, the fortifications on the Eighth Route Army's defense line were blown to pieces. Sandbags flew around and the bunkers collapsed. The Eighth Route Army's firepower was immediately weakened.
Just when the Japanese infantry shouted to attack, they suddenly heard a "rumbling" motor sound coming from the opposite side.
The Japanese infantry with rich anti-tank experience immediately slowed down their attack. The captain shouted: "Chariots, the enemy has tanks! Suspend the attack!"
The captain of the battalion, Shinei Sagara, is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years. He still has a scar on his foot from the shrapnel shot during the Destruction Bear T26. This scar also became the first lesson for him to train his subordinates.
Many Japanese who didn't want to go crazy took this as an example and slashed their faces with bayonets to show their bravery. Therefore, Sagara Shinei's brigade was also called the Scar brigade.
At this time, Sagara Shinei asked his men to postpone the attack not because he was afraid, but because he knew that if the enemy had a tank, once his men rushed up, it would be easy to block the tank's shooting range and vision, which would affect tank operations.
What's more, the "Tiger" is the most powerful tank in the world, and any tank is vulnerable to it. So why not wait until the "Tiger" destroys the enemy tank before charging?
Then Sagara Shinei added another order: "Inform the Tiger Type of the situation and let them prepare to meet the enemy!"
This really needs to be notified, because the tank soldiers are in the "Tiger" and there is a "rumbling" engine sound. They cannot hear the sound of the enemy's tank engine at all, and of course they don't know what will happen.
From this we can also see that Sagara Shinei does have some abilities. As an infantry commander, he can put himself in the "Tiger" situation and defeat most Japanese commanders based on this alone.
The "Tiger" stopped immediately after hearing the warning... The "Tiger" can only aim at the target when it is stationary.
Major Fukada was a little worried when he saw this scene. He thought: Could this be a conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army? They used tanks to force the "Tiger" to stop and then aimed it with anti-tank missiles?
So it ordered without thinking: "Smoke bomb!"
After a few "Teng Teng" sounds, the grenade shooter fired rows of smoke grenades forward, and the front of the position was suddenly completely white and nothing could be seen.
The "rumble" of the engine is getting louder and louder...
After a strong gust of wind, most of the smoke dissipated. Major Fukada, who was looking ahead with a telescope, suddenly saw a thick gun barrel, followed by tanks that he had never seen before.
"Is this a new type of tank of the Eighth Route Army?" Major Fukada asked doubtfully, "Is this what the Eighth Route Army wants to hide?"
Major Fukada was a little disappointed, but at the same time he felt relieved.
Because Major Fukada could tell that the new Eighth Route Army tank in front of him came from Mao Xiong.
There is no tank in Mao Xiong that can compare with the "Tiger".
In other words, even these new tanks of the Eighth Route Army will not be the opponent of the "Tiger"!