There is also a machine gun behind Wang Xuexin, a Japanese Type 97 vehicle-mounted machine gun.
The Japanese are very keen on installing a machine gun behind the tank turret, and many tanks do this.
This is very confusing.
Because there is basically no enemy threat behind the tank. If there is, it cannot be solved by a machine gun.
Perhaps when the Japanese designed the tank, they hoped that it could face enemies from all directions, so they thought that if there was a machine gun and a cannon in the front, then another machine gun should be added in the rear.
If it weren't for the small space, Wang Xuexin believed that the Japanese would have added a machine gun to each wing so that it could shoot in every direction.
However, Wang Xuexin found that this failed design was very useful to him.
Because it can be imagined that when this tank drives out, it will face enemies from all directions, including the rear... The rear machine gun was simply designed for Wang Xuexin's operation.
So Wang Xuexin spent a few minutes getting familiar with the machine gun.
It is very similar to the Czech machine gun. It is fed from the upper magazine. If there is any difference, the butt is changed to a foldable cambered butt.
The reason why it is foldable is because the space inside the tank is very small. When the machine gun is used inside the tank, the butt can be folded to increase the space. When moved outside the tank, the butt can be unfolded and used as an ordinary machine gun.
At this time, the butt of the gun is in a folded state.
Wang Xuexin turned on and off the safety, checked the ammunition box next to him, and tried to disassemble and install the magazine several times before he was ready.
With nothing to do, Wang Xuexin counted the magazines in the ammunition box. There were 19 magazines in total, each with 20 rounds, for a total of 380 rounds.
A Type 97 tank was originally equipped with 4,220 rounds of machine gun ammunition. When the tank was captured, it only had more than 100 rounds fired, and at least there were more than 4,000 rounds left.
However, most of its bullets were moved out by the soldiers to feed the heavy machine guns, and some were temporarily recovered to barely reach this number.
At this time, there were several faint sounds of cannons outside, and the monk immediately became excited: "Xiao Dongbei, it's the captain who is giving the signal! Let's do it!"
Wang Xuexin hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't worry about anything else, just follow my instructions! You're not allowed to mess around, do you understand?"
"Zhong, I listen to you!" The monk smiled "hehe" and was worried that Wang Xuexin wouldn't let him do it and kicked him out.
In fact, Wang Xuexin couldn't kick him out even if he wanted to. If he kicked the monk out, who would drive the tank?
The inside of the tank is a bit depressing, especially because there is a cave outside the tank, which makes people have the urge to go out and stretch or run around at all costs.
However, Wang Xuexin feels that this depression comes more from being enclosed in a dark space and knowing nothing about the outside world... Human beings are born with a fear of unknown things, just like the devils who suddenly encounter the Eighth Route Army's rocket launchers and directional mines on the battlefield.
Same.
At this time, Wang Xuexin couldn't help but flash in his mind the image of the tank being burned to black when it was destroyed by the enemy. The old wine was similar. Wang Xuexin noticed that he kept looking out through the observation hole, even though he knew there was nothing outside.
Only the monk was eager to try, holding the joystick in his hand and making a "wow" sound from his mouth, as if the tank was already fighting the enemy on the battlefield.
Wang Xuexin couldn't tell whether the monk was "brave" or "reckless".
Call it bravery. People should have a sense of awe towards the battlefield, because only with awe or even fear can they think of every possible way to kill the enemy and save themselves.
The monk didn't seem to have this kind of awe. He looked fearless at all times.
Call it "reckless", you really need to have a monk-like mentality when approaching the battlefield, because only in this way can you exert stronger combat effectiveness and increase your survival rate.
At this time, there was a "rumble" of an engine outside, and Wang Xuexin quickly ordered: "Shut up! Prepare for battle!"
The monk quickly shut his mouth.
In fact, even if someone spoke at this time, they could not be heard outside. With a layer of armor and a layer of soil sealing the hole, even if they shouted loudly, they might not be heard outside.
After waiting for a while, there were only a few "boom" explosions, waves of vibrations, some soil fell swishingly above the head, and even a stone fell and hit the top of the tank with a "clang" sound.
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Laojiu nodded and said, "The voice is right, it's our 50 cannon!"
Lao Jiu is an experienced artilleryman, and the sounds of cannonballs that sound the same to ordinary people are all different in his ears.
He sometimes asked others in a strange way: "Our cannonballs are loaded with black powder and explode with a muffled echo for a long time. The Japanese artillery shells are loaded with yellow gunpowder (tnt) and explode with a short echo. Can't you hear the difference?"
Wang Xuexin listened carefully and realized that this was true, but he could only tell the difference only when the two types of shells exploded one after another. If he just listened to the explosion of the Japanese shells or his own shells... he would still be confused.
It can only be said that Wang Xuexin has his own strengths, and Laojiu is naturally suitable for the army.
At this time, hearing what Laojiu said, Wang Xuexin no longer hesitated and ordered: "Start!"
The monk who couldn't wait for a long time immediately started the tank... The tank was like an awakened giant coming to life. Amidst a burst of roaring, there was a violent short-frequency tremor at first, and then the frequency became higher and higher, and then the tremor became relatively gentle. After a while in the cave,
It's filled with the stench of diesel exhaust.
Wang Xuexin retracted his head and put on the hatch cover, shouting to the monk "Let's go!".
The tank rushed out with a "boo" sound, and it was so fast that it almost hit Wang Xuexin with a black nose and a bruised face.
The soil layer sealing the hole was only about 30 centimeters, and the tank easily knocked it open and returned to the battlefield.
Smoke, dust, night, it was pitch black outside and nothing could be seen.
This forced Wang Xuexin to put on a military cap, reopen the hatch cover and stick his head out... This was one of the reasons why Wang Xuexin had to serve as the commander of the vehicle. If the Japanese were called out by the Japanese, his inability to speak Japanese would be revealed.
Wang Xuexin was startled after sticking his head out. The smoke ahead was full of Japanese tanks and armored vehicles, advancing in an offensive formation under the moonlight. The Japanese engineers were exploring the road ahead and directing the battle with signal lights.
The car moves forward.
Wang Xuexin was a little nervous because he couldn't understand the signal from the signal light. After a while, a group of Japanese infantry spontaneously followed the tank.
Wang Xuexin calmed down and ordered the monk to slow down and follow the other tanks.
Then Wang Xuexin roughly counted, there were six tanks and one armored vehicle in total. That armored vehicle looked a bit unusual. Next to it were six fully armed vehicles driving in the center of the tank formation. They were probably the Japs’ command vehicles.
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Wang Xuexin did not hesitate and immediately ordered Laojiu beside him: "Target left front armored vehicle, listen to my orders!"
Laojiu responded, turned the turret slightly, and then pointed the muzzle at the rear of the armored vehicle...