Unfortunately, Yin Teng Zenko's ambitions came to nothing. Being able to fire at this distance, the machine gun shooters of the 1st Battalion of the 542nd Regiment had already considered the issue of shooting range.
Unless the Japanese tanks can run at a high speed of ten meters per second and can reach a range of 50 meters within five or six seconds, they will have to rely on the iron sheets and machine guns on their bodies. Let alone in such ruins, the Japanese army
The small-horsepower engine of the Type 89 tank is only designed to have a maximum speed of 25 kilometers per hour. It can't reach this speed even if it is a flat plain. Without that speed, it can only fight against the machine gun.
When the machine gun "dong dong dong" started to test fire, the riders in the four Japanese tanks knew that they could not escape by just hiding. They could only carry it hard and see who could kill whom first. But the sad thing is
, there are three machine guns placed on the second floor. If they were placed 200 meters or even 150 meters away, they would still be within the firing range of the tank guns. But at such a close range, the tank guns they welded to the turret would
Can't hit them at all.
If you want to fight, you can, but you have to stop, mount the tank on the ruins, raise the turret, adjust the angle, and then fire at the Chinese machine gun. But then, the tank's mobility is completely lost and it becomes a real living target.
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The four tanks were in a mess at this moment. Some wanted to rush forward with the infantry, while others wanted to fight to the death with the Chinese machine guns.
It is estimated that at that moment, it was not the Japanese tank soldiers that made my heart feel cold from the throat to the buttocks, but the infantry following behind. The muffled sound of the machine gun "dong dong dong" was like the sickle waved excitedly by the God of Death.
, grinning ferociously at them.
That thing would only make a big hole in the 17mm thick tank armor, but if it hit them, it would look great. No matter where it hits, not even a whole corpse can be recovered. The bloody battle in Songhu
For more than twenty days, they kept seeing the corpses of their colleagues who were hit by machine guns, and many of them were picked up piece by piece.
"Dang Dang", the machine gun that had fired several rounds in succession finally hit the tank's relatively thick front armor. However, it was not a frontal hit, but hit the round side of the turret, and was hit by the rounded corners like a steel helmet.
Apart from leaving a long bullet mark and a dazzling flash of fire, it did nothing to the tank. But for the Japanese infantry, it was already very scary.
Those who were selected to participate in the first wave of attacks were all veterans. They knew very well that even though these shells did little damage to the tank, the fact that they could hit proved that the Chinese shooters had adjusted their sights accurately. God knows at that moment
, the 89 tank that was so majestic just now will be turned into a big torch.
Then if they stay behind any longer, they will be killed by the terrible explosives in the iron coffin that is about to explode. The next moment, under the loud command of the sergeant leading the team, regardless of whether the tank is parked and the firing angle of the turret is adjusted,
Still, the tanks braved the roaring machine guns and rushed forward. The four small groups of Japanese infantry relied on their skilled individual skills to dodge and move away from the tanks that originally provided them with solid cover.
The scummy infantry-tank cooperation training of the Japanese army was exposed at this moment. The armored soldiers who thought they were awesome looked down on the old-fashioned infantry. The infantry would abandon the tanks without thinking at the moment of danger. Even the Chinese defenders of Sihang Warehouse
There are no machine guns on the army's side. As long as the Japanese tank is alone, it probably won't survive long, not to mention there are four machine guns aimed at them and shooting wildly at them!
The first tank to bear the brunt was the tank that luckily deflected two shells without being seriously damaged and rushed to the top. After only three seconds, the Japanese sergeant crawling in the temporary bunker was very happy that he had made the right choice. He had already adjusted his crosshairs.
The Chinese shooter hit the front armor of the tank with four consecutive rounds. The 17mm thick armor of the 89 tank was torn apart by the 20mm machine gun like paper. The four rounds left a large hole in the armor as thick as a child's arm.
The everted steel plate proves the powerful kinetic energy of the machine gun.
Of course, these are only superficial scars. The most terrible damage is actually inside the tank. The powerful kinetic energy of the 20mm machine gun shell is enough to support the warhead after penetrating the steel plate and causing a bloody storm in the small tank cab. Tank
The driver died immediately. The cannonball that penetrated the steel plate hit him squarely in the face. It was like being hit head-on by a sledgehammer. The whole head instantly exploded into a shower of blood, filling the tank cab.
Sprayed everywhere.
The headless corpse even stepped on the accelerator subconsciously, and the entire tank suddenly jumped forward for seven or eight meters before coming to a sudden stop.
Of course, the other members of the four-member Japanese tank did not have time to watch the scene of the headless corpse of their comrade gushing out a fountain of blood. In their desperate wailing, they did not even have time to open the hatch and escape. Three more shells were fired one after another.
Penetrating, the high temperature caused by the continuous fierce friction between the shells and the steel plate instantly increased the temperature in the cockpit by hundreds of degrees. The blood spurted by the pilot who died a second ago was burned on the steel plate of the bulkhead.
At the same time as the sizzling sound, the stored tank gun shells were hit and exploded.
In the eyes of the Japanese infantry, the tank that rushed forward seven or eight meters and then stopped hard was like a volcano about to erupt in their hometown. First, thick smoke came out of the car, and then there was a brilliant and peaceful atmosphere.
The earth-shattering explosion. The detonation of dozens of 57mm tank gun shells even caused this 12.7-ton behemoth to jump more than two meters high from the ground, and then fell hard. The round turret flew high into the sky visible to the naked eye.
It was more than twenty meters high and then fell hard to the battlefield a hundred meters away. I didn't know that the unlucky guy would be hit by this thing. The turret weighed hundreds of kilograms or even thousands of kilograms.
If it were smashed down from a height of more than 20 meters, it would probably flatten even a tank. If it were a human being, there would definitely be only a pile of fleshy dregs left.
"You are a good man, let the brothers in the machine gun company stay away and blow up the little Japanese tank! This bastard is too scary." Lei Xiong felt a steel plate exploded from the Japanese tank and hit hard.
There was a muffled sound on the wall, and he sighed with a grin on his face.
At this moment, he even fell in love with the feeling of fighting this kind of defensive battle. It had been a long time since he had been so excited to fight the Japanese. Especially watching the arrogant Japanese tanks being blown up at such a close range was really exciting.
"Company commander, those little Japs haven't given up yet! Give the order to shoot!" The platoon commander, wearing the second lieutenant's collar badge, loudly reminded his superiors.
Seventy or eighty meters away, the Japanese infantry was still approaching very stubbornly. The Japanese heavy machine guns and grenade launchers also went crazy at this moment, shooting desperately, causing smoke to rise from the barricades and walls.
Even behind the sandbags, you can feel the vibrations of machine gun bullets hitting them.
"I order my brothers not to raise their heads, just shoot in the direction of the Japanese army." Lei Xiong raised his eyes and took a look at the general situation on the battlefield, and ordered loudly. "Who raises his head, even if he is not attacked by Japanese soldiers.
If he was shot to death with bullets, I will also whip him to death with a belt."
"Then..." The second lieutenant was about to say what to do if the Japs came up, but when he saw that Lei Xiong had finished the order, he retracted behind the wall and had no intention of modifying the order, so he had no choice but to shut up. Lei Xiong followed.
When he was a top soldier, he was in a company. From a soldier to a squad leader, and then from a squad leader to a platoon leader and company commander, he stayed there for ten years. His prestige was unrivaled. He was a man of his word in the company.
No one dares to disobey orders.
One of the four tanks was directly destroyed in the crazy exchange of fire, and the other three were directly damaged. When the vehicle stopped and faced the building, there was a burst of bombardment. The solid wall of the building was blown out by several tank cannons.
Another pothole the size of a washbasin. However, even a 70-meter infantry gun cannot destroy a reinforced concrete wall more than 1 meter thick, let alone a small 57mm tank gun. This approach of the Japanese tank crew is just a matter of death.
Just the struggle before.
It was not impossible to lift the turret through the ruins and shoot the machine gun hidden behind the sandbag fortifications on the second floor. However, it took too long for them to adjust, and the machine gun had already calibrated the trajectory of at least five or six rounds, and it was just
At a distance of less than 100 meters, if they can't hit the huge tank, then the shooters in the Imperial Guard will really be in trouble.
A tank that had worked hard for a while to adjust its angle was hit by two machine guns from the left and right sides. The shells penetrated the armor diagonally. Although it was not exploded like the first tank, it was continuously hit.
The five or six shells that hit the tank definitely caused indescribable damage to the tank. The huge tank trembled violently, and then fell silent. The hatch was opened, and a burning man jumped out of the car with a howl, desperately fighting on the ground.
He rolled around trying to put out the fire on his body.
But this was obviously in vain. The high temperature that rose instantly in the bulkhead burned all his companions to death in the tank cabin. At the same time, it also ignited the clothes of the Japanese tank commander at the rear. That was from inside.
The fire was burning outside, and even the rich grease on his body had begun to burn. Rolling for ten times in a row did not extinguish the fire on his body. The Japanese tank commander was burned to pieces under the eyes of hundreds of Japanese infantry.
black carbon.
They even smelled a strange aroma in the breeze.
That's the smell of fresh barbecue.
The massacre with almost no resistance caused the other two tanks that were still alive to lose all courage. The one that was moving forward stopped moving forward, and the one that was still adjusting its angle to prepare for shooting stopped adjusting its angle. The tracks were turning desperately and reversed.
Want to run.
Naturally, that is also impossible.
The four machine guns that have already won the battle against two tanks are now 4v2, and their firepower is more concentrated than before.
Yin Teng Yoshimitsu could only watch in despair as his remaining two tanks that were desperately reversing were hit by terrible machine guns again, and then smoke and fire erupted, and they were destroyed about 130 meters away from the Sihang Warehouse Building.
On the offensive line, their final struggle was just to retreat tens of meters.
There are only eight 89 medium tanks left in the tank squadron attached to the division. Four more tanks were lost in this battle alone. The Japanese Major can already imagine the rage of Colonel Jiro Wakibata. His only hope now is to accompany the
The four small groups of tanks advancing were covered by all the firepower of the group. Although the Chinese shooting was fierce, it had lost its accuracy. They had sneaked into the area thirty meters in front of the building.
With just one charge, you can rush into the building.