In the armored vehicle was the commander of the 1st Tank Squadron, Shigekawa Kazuichi. At this time, he was opening the hatch cover and observing the battlefield ahead with a telescope.
Shigekawa Kazuichi will never forget Masaki Tatsuo's humiliation to him before the battle.
"Shigekawa-kun!" Masaki Tatsuo said expressionlessly: "I just received a call from Lieutenant General Okamura. He asked us to annihilate the Eighth Route Army in front of us. If we can't do it, it's time to commit seppuku!"
"Yes!" Shigekawa Kazuichi responded mechanically.
As a squadron leader of a tank squadron, he was threatened with hara-kiri by an infantry major, which made Shigekawa Kazuichi feel offended.
This guy Masaki!
What right does one have to ask others to commit seppuku?
Shouldn't this be due to his poor command?
He should be the one to apologize more!
If the tank squadron made any mistake, it was that it unfortunately ran into the enemy's new anti-tank equipment!
Didn't the Masaki Brigade also suffer heavy casualties in the face of the enemy's new equipment?
But Shigekawa Kazuichi did not argue.
On the one hand, this was because Masaki Tatsuo used chicken feathers as arrows to borrow Okamura Neji to suppress him; on the other hand, Shigekawa Kazuichi himself also wanted to recover the shame of the tank squadron's heavy losses.
Therefore, he was even somewhat grateful to Masaki Tatsuo for giving him this opportunity.
But Shigekawa Kazuichi was a little strange. The enemy didn't seem to be breaking out.
First of all, the enemy exposed his breakout direction from the beginning.
This is a taboo for military strategists. They should launch feint attacks in other directions, and then suddenly break out in one direction. Only in this way can they buy more time for themselves to break out and avoid being squeezed by the enemy into a bitter battle.
Secondly, if the enemy wants to break through, they should defend the hills or even leave some troops to contain them on the hills. Only in this way can the main force successfully break through, otherwise they will only be chased by the enemies all the way.
But now, the imperial army has easily taken over the hills... The Eighth Route Army seems to be intending to abandon the hills, which is unreasonable.
Again, there are almost no mines along the way.
If there is anything that can hinder the enemy, it is mines. If there are no mines, it is either used up or it is a trap.
But……
Why did the Eighth Route Army lay a trap?
Are they still capable of counterattack?
Shigekawa Kazuichi doesn’t think so.
At this moment, he heard an unusual motor sound coming from behind him.
When I looked back, I saw it was a Type 97.
"Asshole!" Shigekawa Kazuichi cursed.
The muzzle of this Type 97 was pointed directly at the armored vehicle, and it was in hot pursuit.
Shigekawa Kazuichi didn't like the feeling of being pointed at by someone, even if it was one of his own.
Without thinking, Shigekawa picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered: "Car No. 5, go to the front of the team!"
There was only one Type 97 left in the First Tank Squadron, so Shigekawa Kazuichi thought the one behind was the No. 5 car.
But soon, the answer from Second Lieutenant Chang Chengtian of the No. 5 car came through the earphone: "But, Captain, I am already at the front of the team!"
Shigekawa Kazuichi yelled: "Asshole! If you are at the front of the team! Then who is behind me..."
Before he finished speaking, Shigekawa Kazuichi realized something was wrong.
As if being pricked by a needle, he dropped the walkie-talkie and turned around to look at the Type 97 behind him. Through the moonlight, he saw an unfamiliar face revealed on the turret. Although he was wearing an imperial military cap,
It’s not Shirota from the No. 5 car.
The stranger had a charming smile on his face and waved to say hello when he looked at Shigekawa Kazuo. It was like meeting an old friend whom he hadn't seen for many years, just like a Scissorhands taking out his cell phone to take a selfie.
"So that's it!" Shigekawa Kazuichi sighed in despair: "The Type 97 we have been looking for for a long time is the basis for the enemy's counterattack!"
Then the tank gun opened fire with a "boom" sound.
Although Type 97 does not have the ability to fight at night, nor does it have the ability to fire while marching...
First, the second-generation fire control does not have the ability to fire while traveling. During World War II, the only ones that could barely fire while traveling were the Sherman and the Matilda.
The reason for the problem is that the Sherman has a vertical stabilization system, which ensures a certain degree of accuracy when shooting while traveling.
(Note: Vertical stabilization and transverse stabilization are the third generation fire control system of modern tank guns, called two-way stabilization systems. Tanks with two-way stabilization systems can enable the tank to drive on rough roads, but the gun barrel is always stable at a
In the absolute position, you can perform the performance of carrying beer from the barrel and delivering wrenches... The tanks that the Japanese were blown away by in modern times failed to perform. Also: Vertical stability was achieved during World War II, and horizontal stability was achieved in the 1960s.)
The reason why the sun never sets is because "Matilda" has many road wheels (ten pairs of small-diameter road wheels) and travels slowly, and the body has a stable halo, so it can shoot with a certain accuracy while traveling.
Other tanks... If you want to shoot while moving, it's basically a blind man riding a blind horse to catch the blind.
But analyze the specific situation on a case-by-case basis.
If the target boss is in front of you, the distance is no more than two or three meters, and the barrel is facing the target's butt... then it will be difficult even if you don't even think about hitting it!
In addition, this Japs is a Type 91 armored vehicle, and its rear armor is only a pitiful 6mm... The thickness of this armor is just a layer of iron sheet, which can only protect against rifle bullets, not even heavy machine guns.
Then there was a "boom", and the shell directly penetrated its armor and exploded inside.
Perhaps due to the explosion of its internal ammunition, the armored vehicle instantly turned into a huge fireball and flew into the air and disintegrated. The armor fragments turned into pieces of shrapnel flying around. The Japanese guarding the enemy on the side was blown down on the spot.
A big piece.
Wang Xuexin shrank his head and heard a burst of "clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang and clang", all of which were the sound of shrapnel hitting the tank.
"Speed up and shoot freely!" Wang Xuexin shouted as he closed the hatch cover, then raised the rear machine gun and fired fiercely at the rear.
The Japanese who were following the tank were startled by the explosion in front of them, but they didn't understand what was going on. They just thought that the armored vehicle had hit a mine or been hit by an enemy shell, so they all hid behind the tank and peered forward.
.
They never imagined that the danger was right in front of them...
"Da da da..."
The Japanese screamed and fell in pieces like harvested wheat, and soon there were corpses and blood everywhere.
After harvesting the nearby area, Wang Xuexin quickly changed the magazine and pointed the gun at a slightly farther target. The enemy infantry was densely packed more than ten meters away...
The monk stepped on the accelerator and drove the tank at full speed towards the place where the Japanese were crowded.
Little did the Japanese think that the tanks behind them would suddenly go crazy, unable to escape, and would be crushed under the tracks one by one.
Maybe the Type 97 tank is relatively light, and people in the car can feel it when it rolls over people, especially when it rolls over bones, there is a slight tremor like breaking dry branches. Although there is no sound in the tank, in the mind
But there was a "bah" sound unconsciously, and all of them were crunchy, and their bones were a little crispy and itchy.