Zhou Wen looked at the ten Japanese armored vehicles slowly approaching in the distance through the telescope, and thought to himself that the Japanese army was so generous. Is this the end of their lives or something?
Zhou Wen knew that the Japanese army's use of tanks and armored vehicles was still stuck in the old thinking of World War I, and was only used as a cover tool to accompany infantry attacks.
There was no concept of large-scale penetration of armored clusters into attacks. It was not until the experience of the Soviet Union's large-scale armored clusters in Nomenkan, Mongolia, that they finally woke up and began to form specialized tank divisions. However, they were limited by national strength until the end of World War II.
Only then did the only fully-organized tank division, the Japanese Seventh Division, be formed.
Moreover, due to limited industrial capacity and insufficient raw materials, Japanese tanks have many problems in their design. They are simply unable to compete with the tanks of European and American countries during World War II. They are even completely defeated. At the same time, they are extremely precious and easy to use.
I can't bear to pull it out and use it.
Even in the vast plains of China during the All-out Anti-Japanese War, it was rare to see more than 10 Japanese armored vehicles lined up to attack. But today, in this wilderness on the outskirts of Shanghai, Zhou Wen saw it.
This is already a bit like the scene of the battle between the Soviet and German armies in later movies and TV dramas.
Zhou Wen looked at the group of bombers that were starting to retreat in the sky, and scorned the Japanese army's outdated coordinated operations of arms, which still followed the pattern from World War I of first bombing by planes, then bombarding with artillery, and then charging with infantry.
The Japanese army in front of them didn't even need artillery cover because all their infantry artillery was wiped out and their naval artillery couldn't hit here.
This is of course very good for the mercenary group. What is waiting for you are your armored vehicles and infantry, and the weapons of the two armored vehicles of the Japanese army do not even have small-caliber artillery. How powerful can the machine gun be while traveling? This is not a target.
What?
…
At this time, Zhong Qibao had already pushed the Schneider infantry gun with a 47mm long barrel to the forward position. Now it can no longer be called an infantry gun. It is just an anti-tank gun that combines accuracy and armor-piercing capabilities.
, and the semi-explosive armor-piercing projectile that represents the current most advanced level is used, which is the conical charge armor-piercing projectile of later generations, which can penetrate 50 mm thick vertical armor at a distance of one thousand meters.
So far, the frontal armor of any tank in the world does not exceed 50 mm. Using this kind of anti-tank gun to hit the Japanese army's thin-skinned armored vehicles with a thickness of several millimeters is simply killing a chicken with a knife.
However, Zhong Qibao did not fire at a distance of one thousand meters, not because he was sure of missing the target, but because he was afraid that the little Japanese would turn around and run away when the situation was bad. Now that the Japanese bombers had just left, the Japanese infantry artillery was also counterattacked this morning.
The warship is located near Wusongkou, nearly 30 kilometers away. It is impossible for naval guns to hit here. The only thing that poses the greatest threat to these guns is the flame-breathing machine gun on the Little Devil armored vehicle. Such a long distance
, what else am I afraid of?
"800 meters...700 meters..."
At this time, Mo Dahai, who had transformed from an air observer into an artillery observer, was reporting the distance of Japanese armored vehicles with a telescope.
When Mo Da's poster counted 500 meters, Zhong Qibao, whose eyes never left the optical sight, shouted: "Fire the gun."
The assistant gunner pulled the firing bolt pull cord in response, and with a "Boom!" sound, a 47mm shell instantly rushed out of the muzzle, spinning at high speed and tearing the air. In just an instant, a round-headed Vick in the middle of the Japanese army
A bright flame flashed out from the middle of the Sri Lankan armored car, and then smoke came out of the car, and the vehicle stopped at an angle.
If a general armor-piercing bullet is used to hit such a thin-skinned armored vehicle, it may penetrate from one side and then exit from the other side due to excess armor-piercing kinetic energy. If no personnel or equipment in the vehicle are hit, it will just hit the vehicle.
The armored vehicle only punched two holes.
However, the armor-breaking principle of conical charge armor-breaking bullets relies on the energy of the explosive contained in the ammunition itself to melt the metal cover to form a metal jet that penetrates the target armor protection, and is not limited by muzzle velocity and firing range.
In other words, after the shell just hit the Japanese armored vehicle, the high-temperature metal jet that exploded would tear apart any life and equipment in the vehicle, so it is impossible for any life to survive in the Vickers armored vehicle now.
The Japanese armored convoy was in the shape of five vehicles, with the first five vehicles following closely behind. When Zhong Qibao's shell hit the target, the two armored vehicles on the left and right in the front row were also hit by bullets in less than a second.
One of the vehicles immediately exploded and caught fire, proving that Li Han and the third platoon leader were equally skilled in gunnery skills.
At this time, the remaining Japanese armored vehicles made a brief emergency stop. Maybe they were frightened, maybe they subconsciously stepped on the brakes when they saw their own vehicles being hit, but then the machine guns on several armored vehicles fired desperately at the artillery positions, 500
There were even a few 7.7mm bullets that accurately flew over from a distance of 300 meters, making the mantlet on the infantry gun jingle. The effect of the thick steel mantlet on the infantry cannon was now revealed. Several gunners only needed to
Hiding behind the gun mantlet, there is basically no possibility of being shot.
Just when the Japanese armored vehicle stopped shooting, Zhong Qibao quickly moved the muzzle to aim at the next armored vehicle. This opportunity to calmly target was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
But the meat snatchers are coming.
As soon as the Japanese planes left, Xu Dacheng led ten mortar groups to the forward position to set up artillery. Their artillery speed was even faster than a few infantry cannons, but the first shot was not their turn.
, Although Xu Dacheng has a cool heart, it is still a bit mysterious to hit a target with a mortar 500 meters away and moving at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour. No matter how talented and skilled Xu Dacheng is, he would not dare to overwhelm him, just in case.
If the cannon misses, but scares the enemy away, the fun will be great.
But not firing the first shot does not mean that the second shot is not fired, not to mention that it doesn't disturb the enemy now, right? So just as the enemy's machine guns were firing wildly, the unique sharp whistle of mortars came from the sky.
Fortunately, most of the Japanese drivers were well-trained, and they immediately put the gear into gear and stepped on the accelerator to move the vehicle. A series of explosions and vibrations caused their 4-ton armored vehicle to shake from side to side, and at the same time, they were also shaken.
A heart filled with fear.
Although no armored vehicle was directly hit by a mortar shell, the power of the 6.9-kilogram heavy bomb exploding near the vehicle body was not so pleasant. Personnel in several vehicles were injured, and most of the vehicle bodies were injured to varying degrees.
They suffered some damage, and the Japanese infantry hiding behind the armored vehicles suffered heavy casualties.
At this time, a Wolseley armored car in the back row suddenly stopped moving. The engine could only be heard rattling, but no movement was seen. It seemed that a certain transmission component was damaged. This would kill the Japanese.
Already.
Zhong Qibao also discovered this situation while he was furious and scolding his mother. Just now, all three of their guns fired their second shot, but none of them hit. The reason was that the smoke from the mortar explosion blocked their sight, so he
He would become so angry that he would curse at his mother.
But as an excellent artillery commander, his unhappiness did not stop him from looking for a fighter plane. The Japanese armored vehicle that suddenly stopped was firmly caught in the optical scope of the Schneider infantry gun.