After Lieutenant Colonel Hatori glanced at the flank battlefield with extremely sinful eyes, he finally had no choice but to turn his attention to the battlefield belonging to his own infantry brigade.
What he has to consider now is no longer how to capture the Chinese main position with full force, but how to withdraw more than 300 infantry soldiers with minimal losses.
As a veteran who has been in the military for 20 years, Lieutenant Colonel Veteran's intuition told him that if he did not make a quick decision, his 1st Infantry Group would suffer more heavy losses, not just in equipment.
I have to say that the veteran Lieutenant Colonel has a very keen sense of smell.
After shelling the Japanese mortar position, I saw that the Japanese mortars did not fire again, and the giant panda at the foot of the mountain shook his head and stood up again, but the shell box was unloaded by other ammunition handlers. It was obviously rough and thick-skinned.
Xiong Si was not seriously injured, and Liu Jinzuo felt relieved.
The artillery observers also promptly received instructions from Liu Lang in the command post on the position to start shelling the Japanese infantry.
A smile finally appeared on Liu Jinzuo's tense face, and the regimental commander finally closed the net. The mortars would be the last straw that crushed the Japanese infantry, which had lost all support.
The 1st Infantry Brigade is worthy of being the fist force of the 77th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army. At this point in the battle, their heavy firepower could no longer provide them with effective support. If it weren't for the fact that there were nearly ten grenade groups still firing in vain.
The firepower of all the machine guns and grenades of the Independent Regiment could suppress them all until they could not even lift their heads.
Even so, not only was the main force of the Japanese infantry more than 200 meters away still firing desperately to maintain firepower on the position, but the two desperate squads who had lost nearly half of their position and were only 70 to 80 meters away, almost at bayonet distance, were still working hard to advance, even if
It's lying down.
The combat effectiveness of the Japanese army cannot be said to be weak.
At this time, the poisonous gas had dissipated, leaving only gunpowder smoke. The soldiers on both sides, who had taken off their gas masks, could only look up and see each other's features clearly.
In fact, apart from the heavy firepower, the Japanese troops on the position believed that their shooting skills were unmatched in the world, so they were also at a disadvantage here.
The 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment defending the main position of Jiuguan is not the 772nd Regiment. The individual equipment of the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment, which Lang Tuanzuo spent four years armed to the teeth, is only better than the Japanese army, not weaker.
There are fourteen people in an infantry squad. The two squad leader and deputy squad members are equipped with Somi submachine guns and Black Star pistols. The two members of the rocket launcher team are equipped with Black Star pistols in addition to the rocket launchers. The two members of the machine gun team are equipped with Black Star pistols in addition to the DP light machine gun. They are highly accurate.
One marksman sergeant is equipped with a quadruple scope semi-automatic rifle, and seven infantrymen are equipped with semi-automatic rifles.
There are fourteen people in a firepower squad, including two 60-caliber mortars, eight gunners and ammunition feeders with Black Star pistols, two DP light machine gun shooters and four shooters with Black Star pistols. The squad leader and squad deputy also wear Somi submachine guns.
and Black Star Pistol.
The first battalion and one company on the position have a total of 3 infantry platoons plus two directly subordinate infantry squads. The total number of infantry squads reaches 8 and three firepower squads. Excluding the firepower platoon, the semi-automatic rifles owned by the front-line infantry on the position are 64.
, the Somi submachine gun has a drum capacity of 71 rounds and a drum capacity of 22 rounds.
Almost all semi-automatic rifles were shooting at the main force of Japanese troops from a distance, while those Japanese troops that were getting closer were mainly dealt with by the Somi submachine guns of each infantry squad.
At this moment, the Japanese army finally understood that when bullet saturation is almost crazy, accuracy can sometimes be ignored. Moreover, terrible opponents not only "waste" bullets crazily, but their accuracy will never be improved.
weak.
The advantage of the Suomi submachine gun is that it has a large drum capacity and a long effective range. The disadvantage is that the gun is too heavy and the muzzle jumps seriously when shooting. The Suomi submachine gun, which has been installed in the independent regiment for a year, has undergone a year of hard work by the sergeants of the independent regiment.
After training, although there is no big problem in single-shot burst shooting, continuous shooting will inevitably be affected by this small flaw.
This may not be a serious problem at a short distance, but if you encounter Japanese invaders at a long distance holding a 38-gun with a range of 400 meters, although the effective range of the Somi submachine gun can reach more than 250 meters, the point of impact can be
It is very deadly. Although the designers of the Somi submachine gun never thought that the Somi submachine gun would one day compete with single-shot rifles for long-range shooting. Its original function is a short-range fire suppression firearm.
But this is China, and the opponents are the Japanese who are not equipped with submachine guns at all. They are not in the habit of shooting at close range with you. They often start the precise shooting that they are proud of from more than 300 meters away.
The designer of the Somi submachine gun did provide this submachine gun with a muzzle suppressor in the mid-1940s, but in Liu Lang's view, that device was far less simple and practical than the design of the fighting nation.
The AK47 assault rifle, which is much more famous than the Somi submachine gun, has been the favorite of countless soldiers and guerrilla forces since its inception until decades later. Even gangsters and gangs use this gun as their standard weapon.
, is known as the most equipped rifle in the world. Its early models also had serious muzzle jump, making it difficult for unskilled shooters to control the accuracy of continuous shooting.
The designers of the fighting nation only used a very simple method to solve the problem of serious muzzle jump, that is, to cut the muzzle so that it is not round but has a gap, and use the spray from the gun to
The gas leaks from the direction of the gap to give the muzzle a downward force to inhibit the muzzle from jumping up and improve the accuracy of continuous shooting.
The design cannot be simpler, but it raises the quality of AK47 to a higher level and is extremely practical.
Of course, cutting the muzzle directly is a bit ridiculous, but just make a slanted tube that fits over the muzzle, which is the so-called muzzle suppressor.
At Liu Lang's suggestion, Huamei Company completed the design in only two days. However, Liu Lang's idea borrowed from the fighting nation was good, but the barrel of the Somi gun was too long, and the chamber pressure was slightly higher when the bullet came out.
Low, the effect is naturally not as good as the original AK47.
However, this is enough.
The continuous shooting accuracy of at least 200 meters can be guaranteed, and those qualified to be equipped with Somi submachine guns are all sergeant-level veterans. After a long period of extensive live-fire shooting training, even the continuous shooting accuracy has reached a terrifying level.
situation.
Being "taken care of" by such a powerful and accurate Somi submachine gun at a distance of no more than sixty or seventy meters, the Japanese soldiers of the desperate team were blinded. The 38 Gai they were proud of often only fired one shot.
The squad leader and deputy of the first battalion, armed with Somi submachine guns, fired at least twenty rounds at them.
So much so that in the end, let alone shooting, no matter how much the desperate team tried to fight to the death, after more than a dozen Japanese soldiers were beaten to pieces by the violent Somi submachine guns, the remaining more than 30 Japanese soldiers who were less than a small team were hiding in craters or
The stone never shows up again.
Fighting to the death is definitely not the same as surrendering to death. The Japanese army knew this in their hearts! They were forced to do so.
However, even so, they still insisted on not retreating, probably waiting for the main force to continue their attack to rescue them from the Chinese bullets.
Of course, if you retreat, you probably won't be able to retreat. Any experienced soldier knows that leaving your butt to the enemy will only result in a kick.
It can only be said that their fighting will is very firm.
The companions they were expecting were equally determined. They were suppressed by the completely superior firepower of the battalion and company. The casualties had far exceeded any of their previous battles with the Chinese, but they did not retreat.
Until the nine mortars began to show their power, sending artillery shells to the Japanese army's not dense formation. And the six 60-meter mortars belonging to three firepower squads that had been waiting for a long time on the position finally got their chance, and started firing to their heart's content
Raining artillery shells on the Japanese infantry.
From the beginning, Liu Lang did not let the company use full firepower. Even when the Japanese tank guns were raging and the grenade bombardment was booming, there were at least two MG42 heavy machine guns, four DP light machine guns and 6
None of the small-caliber mortars spoke.
The reason is very simple. There are nearly 400 Japanese troops in 2 squadrons. What a big piece of fat! You can't scare him away just by talking to him! Including using four machine guns to deal with Japanese tanks, destroying several in a row.
, even though Lang Tuan had issued a strict order to destroy them, he was actually worried that the Japanese commander on the opposite side was too mentally fragile. As soon as he saw that the tank was destroyed, he issued a retreat order.
After all, at least one and a half squadrons of nearly 300 Japs were still more than 200 meters away. If they were to run away, they would suffer heavy casualties at most, but they could not be left behind.
Yes, Langdanzao has a huge appetite and wants to devour these hundreds of Japanese invaders in one go, without leaving even a scrap for the old bird Zhongzuo.