This is the growth rate of the Eighth Route Army tank crews.
Wang Xuexin did not spend too much time training tanks. He just told them one thing: "Tank combat is completely different from infantry combat with guns. It is not just about hiding in a tank and firing machine guns. You must completely forget that you were an infantryman before."
of everything and try to fight the war with a completely new way of thinking!”
The soldiers have been very successful in this regard. During tank training, they not only train the coordination between tank crews, but also train the conditioned reflexes when encountering different situations...
This is not easy for them, because they have already formed a conditioned reflex when they were infantry, and now they have to forget this conditioned reflex and replace it with another one.
For example, if they are infantry at this time and see an infantry cannon in front of them with its muzzle pointed at them, the first thing they will do is lie down and take cover and then raise the gun to shoot.
But if you drive a tank, it's completely different...if you stop it, it will become an excellent target for the enemy, and it will still be stationary.
If the distance is far, it is necessary to maneuver at full speed, observe the enemy's gunner's movements to estimate the time of firing, and suddenly swerve to avoid it one second before firing.
The distance is short, so there's nothing to say, just run up to it.
These operations are formed in daily training over and over again, and they must become subconscious reactions, because on the battlefield, as long as you hesitate for a moment, you may die.
The training was obviously successful. The tank rolled over the 92 Infantry Cannon with a "clack" and crushed it into scrap metal in just a few seconds. The 92 Infantry Cannon did not dare to fire until the last moment...
...Firing will not cause damage to the enemy tank, but will accidentally injure itself because the distance is too close, so firing is meaningless.
Captain Taniguchi shouted: "Explosive pack..."
But before he finished speaking, several smoking grenades were thrown from behind the tank. Amidst the chaos of "boom", the troops of Taniguchi Squadron concentrated on South Street and could not disperse were screamed by the explosion.
However, this is just the beginning.
Suddenly several rockets flew toward the streets on both sides with a roar, and after a loud explosion, several piles of flames ignited.
The fire lit up the entire battlefield in an instant, and these incendiary bombs were fired far away instead of near... If the incendiary bombs were fired close, the firelight would only illuminate a small area in front of you, but if they were fired slightly farther away, the fire would only illuminate a small area in front of you.
A bright background will be formed in the distance, and the middle area will turn into a clear black shadow whenever an enemy is running.
Then, the machine gun on the T26 tank fired.
The bullets "click, click, click" randomly, just like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, creating a bloody storm in the crowd of Taniguchi Squadron.
At this time, there were still several Japanese soldiers hiding in the dark and throwing grenades, but they only exploded in front of the tank because they were too far away.
There were two more Japs holding explosive packs and trying to rush towards the tank, but they were knocked to the ground by bullets fired from nowhere after just a few steps...
After the incendiary bombs were fired, the Japs were in the light, while the Eighth Route Army and the infantry on the other side were in the dark. Using darkness to attack the light, the Japs did not know whose hands they died in until they died.
Then, another tank joined the battle group, and the two tanks advanced side by side along the street, one on the left and one on the right.
To be precise, they are not advancing side by side, but advancing alternately.
This is a tactic commonly used by tanks in street fighting. When tanks advance, the road is often bumpy due to uneven roads. This not only causes the tank gun to lose its accuracy, but also has a great impact on the accuracy of the machine gun. Sometimes the target is clearly seen running ahead.
He fired wildly at him but couldn't hit him.
In this case, it is very dangerous for two tanks to advance side by side. At this time, it is more necessary for one tank to stop and use machine guns and artillery to provide fire cover for the other tank. Once enemy infantry is discovered, use machine guns to shoot. If
If there are enemies hiding in buildings, use tank guns to bomb them.
The other tank took advantage of this moment to advance a certain distance, and then stopped to provide cover for the other tank. Behind these two tanks, there was another tank ready for reinforcement at any time... This is the tank's three-by-three tactic.
Soon the Taniguchi Squadron was completely wiped out.
In fact, they were not completely wiped out. A few Japanese took advantage of the darkness and hid in private houses and escaped through alleys.
Even if the Japs are elite troops, some will inevitably become deserters. This is actually human nature.
During the battle, the Japanese organized themselves to launch suicide attacks on the opponent. This was actually because they had no chance to escape... Each and every one of them was registered. The superiors strictly ordered the onboard charge, and there were even machine guns in the rear to supervise the battle.
At this time, there is no difference between rushing or not, both are fatal.
If there is any difference, it is that if you don't rush, you will become a shame to the empire and be shot, and your family will be humiliated because of it.
If you do it, it will become the glory of the empire, and your family will be rewarded for it.
So everyone knows how to choose.
Of course it is a helpless choice.
Wang Xuexin did not see the destruction of Taniguchi Squadron because he led a company of tanks to attack along the center.
The battle plan is for the tanks to attack in three directions after entering the city.
This is necessary because the streets in Yuncheng are narrow... There is no such thing as three lanes and four lanes in this era, because there are basically no cars on the street, and even if there is an occasional carriage, a street more than ten meters wide can be regarded as a street.
The T26 light tank is 3.41 meters wide. Two tanks walking side by side on the street seem a bit crowded. Of course, it is impossible for more than 20 tanks to swarm on the same street and take the same route... This is also the reason for the driver and vehicle of each tank company.
The reason why I have to memorize the offensive route over and over again.
The tanks were divided into three directions to attack in company units, namely the east road, the west road and the middle road.
The reserve team collided head-on with the west route, while Wang Xuexin's middle route ran into the Japanese anti-tank guns coming for reinforcements.
These anti-tank guns were urgently transferred by Anda 23 after hearing the news.
The tank guns were specially transferred from Taiyuan to defend Yuncheng. There were eleven "Type 1 37mm" anti-tank guns in total.
For these eleven anti-tank guns, Anda 23 is allocated as follows:
There are three gates in the north, east and west. The remaining two gates are placed on Laobei Street and are used for maneuver under his personal command.
As for the south gate, it is not a place where tanks will attack, so there is no need for anti-tank guns... Fortunately, otherwise, the tanks of the Eighth Route Army may not be able to enter the city at all.
This "type one anti-tank gun" can be regarded as the Japanese's first "professional" anti-tank gun.
The reason why the Japanese developed this anti-tank gun was because they were badly beaten by Mao Xiong's tanks in the Battle of Nomenhan, which led to the creation of this anti-tank, which was mainly used to deal with T26 tanks.
At this moment, it happens to be used against the T26 of the Eighth Route Army.