Do you want to shake the basically formed defensive position with just a few dozen artillery shells?
The smoke quickly dissipated, and Liu Qidong looked up and saw three tanks and a large group of British and Indian infantry approaching slowly about 600 meters away.
The formation was orderly, the steps were neat, and no one even lowered their body, as if they were on a military parade.
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"Tell the combat defense team to focus on the enemy tanks!"
"yes!"
The British and Indian soldiers wearing peeling paint MkI Tommy helmets, wearing drab military uniforms, and P1908 canvas carrying gear were slowly advancing.
The officers wearing sun hats, holding binoculars, and Webley No. 1 flare guns on their waists were shouting to keep their distance.
[Picture: General image of the British and Indian troops]
The British and Indian troops, who had no idea that they had entered the gate of death, continued to advance under the cover of three A9 cruise tanks, while the expressionless Liu Qidong in the bunker watched all this silently, waiting for the best opportunity to fire.
The field regulations and officer manuals of the Ming Army clearly state that as long as there is sufficient ammunition, defensive firepower must be delivered at the maximum range to disrupt the enemy's offensive as early as possible, unless the commander intends to catch the enemy off guard with close-range fire.
Organizing an attack is not simple. It takes time to assemble troops, assign tasks, plan routes, reserve fire support plans, etc. Therefore, if you suppress the enemy with firepower from a distance, you can delay their attack very well. Or even disintegrate it directly.
However, Liu Qidong, who felt that he had been slighted, thought that he should teach these arrogant guys a hard lesson.
Facing the approaching enemy, the heavy machine gun shooter turned the fire rate adjustment button to fast mode. In this case, the VZ.35 heavy machine gun's fire rate can reach 750 rounds per minute.
"Two hundred yards away, have those Chinese escaped?" A major next to Wilson said to himself.
According to the British Army's internal "Infantry Training" recommendations, this distance is the jumping point for the impact operation.
Suddenly, a red signal flare shot into the sky from that small hill?
Immediately afterwards, a series of firelights flickered.
Intensive machine gun crossfire, precise rifle shooting, and mortar shells that continued to bloom in the crowd, the British and Indian soldiers who were walking leisurely a second ago were shot and fell to the ground.
In terms of firepower deployment, Zhou Changfeng is definitely a master figure of this era. Due to his careful planning and adjustment, the killing ranges of various weapons are intersected or overlapped in an orderly manner, and there are almost no dead spots.
Arranged on the heavy machine gun positions at the back of the two wings, the Czech military craftsmanship made of high-quality steel produced by the Skoda Steel Factory was pouring out firepower crazily, and the orange muzzle flash never stopped.
In order to adapt to the ammunition of the Ming Army, the small batch of VZ.35 ordered by the Ministry of War has been modified. Now, rounds of 7.36×56mm rimless heavy-pointed bullets are whipped at the enemy like fire whips. , the orange-yellow cartridge case popped out of the ejection port with green smoke.
The blood mist spattered by the heavy stern-point bullet that penetrated the fragile human body looked extremely poignant. The bullet carrying more than 3,500 joules of kinetic energy drilled into a hole as big as a thumb, but when it drilled out, it was able to take away a large piece of flesh and blood. There was a terrible wound as big as a fist at the exit.
Company B and Company C of the Nagpur Battalion, which had just been lined up like living targets, were wiped out in the blink of an eye. Major General Wilson and all the officers were stunned.
The major who had just doubted whether the Ming army had escaped now opened his mouth in surprise and murmured: "This is a bloody massacre..."
"Resume bombardment immediately!" Wilson shouted impatiently, "release smoke to cover their retreat!"
The soldiers of the two companies that had just been hit suddenly were now in despair - some were lying on the ground without daring to move, and some were hiding behind the tanks and shivering. Because the number of people who could hide was limited, the soldiers who came crawling later were yelled at by those who were already hiding to get away.
But the situation of the tanks is not much better. As an elite unit transferred from the mainland, the Royal Fifth Tank Regiment (Battalion) is equipped with the A9 cruise tank, a cutting-edge weapon that was just delivered this year.
The thickness of the frontal armor is 14㎜, and the main weapon is a two-pound gun. The combination of a good suspension system and a 150-horsepower gasoline engine allows it to reach a speed of 40km/h. Interestingly, the A9 cruise tank also has a small turret equipped with a machine gun on both sides of the cockpit, with a total of six members.
[Picture: A9 cruise tank]
But now it seems that this is meaningless. Two combat defense teams ambushing in the southwest of the hillock used the same cutting-edge Type 35 combat defense guns to give these thin-skinned cans a few hard blows.
It has a caliber of 40 centimeters, weighs about 38 kilograms, and is six feet long. It fires a special 12.8×96mm tungsten core armor-piercing projectile that can penetrate a 25mm thick rolled nickel-manganese steel plate at a distance of 200 meters. However, for those with Hardened steel plates using the surface carburizing process will be greatly compromised.
The four-round fixed magazine, long barrel stroke principle, huge muzzle brake, and semi-automatic shooting are all designed to be able to fire continuously in a short period of time to focus fire on enemy armored targets.
"Boom! Boom!" The fire when the anti-war gun fired was extremely dazzling. Fortunately, the land was relatively moist, so it did not stir up dust in the sky.
A bullet longer than a can of rice pudding was pushed into the gun chamber by a spring. Two anti-tank guns fired eight armor-piercing incendiary bombs at an A9 cruise tank in more than ten seconds, all of which hit the target.
The bullet containing 16,000 joules of terrifying kinetic energy hit the armor plate hard, and the white copper armor on the head immediately deformed and disintegrated. The tungsten carbide bullet core in the middle continued to move forward, easily drilling through the 14mm bullet as thin as white paper. ㎜ steel plate; and the aluminum-magnesium particles filled between the bullet core and the armor also exploded under the extrusion of the powerful impact, and penetrated into the tank along with the bullet core.
The cruise tank slowly stopped, and wisps of black smoke came out of the cracks and holes. The hatches were opened one after another, and the tank soldiers covered in blood crawled out one by one.
However, bullets and fragments were flying across the fierce battlefield at this moment, and all the staggering tank soldiers were killed near the smoking tank.
Another tank next to it was even more unlucky. The two reloaded anti-tank guns fired again. This time it seemed to ignite the tank's fuel tank? Just as several hatches were opened, the entire tank was engulfed in flames in the blink of an eye.
Due to the tank's poor field of vision, the third cruise tank has not yet discovered the location of the well-camouflaged Ming army combat defense team. The frightened driver subconsciously shifted into reverse gear and tried to reverse the vehicle to evacuate. It took a few seconds to remember the infantry. They are hiding behind the car!
The two infantrymen were rolled under the tank. Under the crushing of the tracks, bright red juice burst out from their strong bodies like slapping tomatoes with a kitchen knife. The heart-rending screams of the two unlucky men only lasted a short time. Time stopped abruptly.
The 4th Artillery Battalion's shelling finally began again, and several smoke bombs also fell.
The defeated remnants of the lost army quickly fled back to their starting position. Albert, the commander of Company C who had previously claimed to go to the city for afternoon tea, had now become one of hundreds of corpses.
