"What?"
How can it be! How come the Chinese have chariots? Why do those cowards have armored forces! ?
Captain Kato's face was full of doubts and shock, and he was really stunned by these successive blows.
No one answered his question, and the roar of the engine getting closer was the best explanation.
"Captain, do we... want to retreat?"
The gunner's trembling voice interrupted Kato's contemplation, and the latter also looked embarrassed. The opponent clearly had a numerical advantage. The most sensible way at this time was to retreat first and temporarily avoid the edge.
"Send an order to other vehicles to turn left and move toward the enemy's flanks."
What was unexpected was that instead of ordering a retreat, Kato rushed towards the enemy.
"Rhonda? Your Excellency Captain, this is not..."
"Shut up! We are all the emperor's most elite warriors. The glory of the empire must not be compromised in our hands. Even if we die, we must die on the road to charge! Kill!"
Kato roared at the top of his lungs, knowing that he might step into the abyss, but the Bushido spirit forced him to do so.
On the other hand, the shelling from the rear is still continuing. If you retreat like this, you will be in a dilemma. If you expose your butt to the enemy rashly, wouldn't you be chased and beaten like a rabbit?
It is better to go all out and fight him. With the virtue of the Chinese people, even if they have good equipment, they may not be able to use it. Maybe they can use tactics to defeat them.
"Report to senior officer, visual inspection is 1,200 meters away from the enemy, requesting instructions."
The turret hatch of a Sherman tank was opened, and a lieutenant colonel came out holding a telescope while pressing the button on the machine to report to the other end.
A reply came quickly to the machine: "Yuan Li, I'll leave all the tanks to you, let's go and kill these idiots!"
"Yes, sir!"
Yuan Li put down the machine and looked at the Japanese tanks heading towards them, with a cruel smile on his lips.
During this assault mission, the Gaoji people handed over the command of the tank to Yuan Li. The soldiers around him were no stranger to him. After all, they were all originally in the same unit.
The former followed Liao Mingyu's suggestion and centralized all armored vehicles of the 200 Division for use. Coupled with the tank battalion of the Third Division, nearly a hundred tanks and tanks of various types formed a huge armored force.
The vast flat land in Mangshi is enough to support a large number of fellow steel monsters. This time, the shame that the 200th Division has suffered must be washed away with the blood of the little devils.
"All tanks move forward at full speed, and armored destroyers stop immediately and open fire!"
Six Sherman tanks led the way in an arrow-shaped formation, followed closely by twelve T-26 light tanks and a large number of armored vehicles lined up.
When the two sides were 800 meters apart, ten SDKFZ251 armored destroyers equipped with 37mm anti-tank guns had stopped and opened fire on the Japs.
The artillery shells flew away quickly, exploding dust all over the flat ground. Although the caliber of the 37mm was not large, with the protective capabilities of the Japanese tanks, if it was hit directly, the vehicle would still be destroyed and people would be killed. The little devil was very alert and immediately attacked The formation spread out to avoid incoming shells.
Japan wanted to take advantage of the lightness of its tanks to attack the enemy's flank, but they forgot that the Sherman and T-26 were also known for their speed, and how could they succeed when they had an obvious numerical advantage.
"Stop, aim and fire!"
The two sides were 500 meters apart. Yuan Li took the lead in ordering all tanks and vehicles to stop advancing. The gunner quickly turned the turret to take aim, aiming the tank barrel at the Japanese tanks that were still moving.
"Wute!"
At the same time, Kato also ordered all tanks to counterattack, and the battle between the two sides officially began.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
On the flat ground, more than two dozen tanks sprayed blazing fire at each other one after another. The shells intertwined with each other in mid-air. Sparks suddenly flew everywhere, and the harsh explosions of steel being penetrated and destroyed resounded in the sky.
The Sherman's 75mm tank gun still has a penetration depth of 70mm at a distance of 500 meters. The thickest part of the frontal armor of the Little Devil's Type 97 medium tank is only 25mm, which provides no protection at all against the Sherman. The effect is that as long as it is hit, it can basically kill a child with one shot, and it can't even use capped armor-piercing bullets.
Not to mention the Type 95 light tank. The pitiful 6-12mm armor is thinner than some armored vehicles, and a 37mm tank gun can easily penetrate it. It is no different from paper.
Faced with the gap in firepower and protection, all Japanese tanks suffered fatal blows.
The 57mm short-barreled artillery they are equipped with cannot knock down the Sherman's frontal armor at all, and can only bully the T-26, which is also thin-skinned and has a low shooting angle. It's just that the latter are more numerous and can completely measure it. win.
Inside the Type 97 tank, the Japanese Warrant Officer, who was also the commander and gunner, was nervously aiming at the target. When an intruding T26 appeared in the scope, he opened fire immediately without hesitation.
"boom!"
"Ha Ya Ku, back up quickly and reload!"
This shell hit the T26. Sparks suddenly flew out of the car body, and the front armor cracked instantly. A fire seemed to be ignited in the car. The soldiers inside hurriedly opened the top cover and tried to escape.
"Go to hell, you East Asian cowards!"
"Da da da da da..."
The machine gunner who had made a bet to kill 50 Chinese soldiers was actually pulling the trigger continuously at this moment, spraying bullets on the Chinese soldiers who escaped.
After a successful blow, the commander quickly asked the driver to retreat, but how could the numerous tanks around him allow it to escape so easily.
"Boom! Click..." A 37mm artillery shell came out of nowhere and hit their side armor. The shell penetrated the steel plate and penetrated into the car body, just at the position of the machine gun on the tree.
Without even humming, the upper tree was blown apart by the powerful kinetic energy of the cannonball. Internal organs and minced meat were sprayed everywhere. The cabin was also in chaos. The mechanical components were destroyed and thick smoke filled the entire space.
"Ahem! The chariot can still move..."
boom!
Before the commander could finish his words, another artillery shell struck, but this time... it was Sherman's 75mm tank gun.
Accompanied by a huge explosion, the turret of this Type 97 tank was instantly blasted into the air, and smoke and fire instantly engulfed everything...
The Japanese army retreated while fighting. Kato had to admit that he was hasty this time, and he could not stop the terrifying offensive at all.
In the first round of confrontation, the Japanese army lost 7 tanks, and they also caused damage to 5 T26 tanks of the 200 Division.
The six Shermans did nothing at all. The thickness of Xie Mantou's frontal armor was 51mm. Coupled with the 47-degree tilt angle, the protection capability was equivalent to 70mm of steel armor. The little devil's 57-caliber short-barreled gun was very It is difficult to cause harm to it.
Although he was the younger brother when facing the German Panthers and Tigers in Europe and was bullied to death, but when he came to Southeast Asia, he was the father of these thin-skinned cars.
Kato was now desperate, but he was still careless. The entire tank brigade together with him only had three tanks left, and they were all still injured.
"Sir, the little devil is running away."
I saw the three Type 97 vehicles slowly retreating. Yuan Li showed a sneer after looking at them: "Everyone stop and start shooting!"
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