Ten minutes... just two cigarettes, the artillery regiment fired five tons of artillery shells in this limited time.
Smokey bullet casings piled up like mountains, and the soldiers were shirtless and sweating profusely. No one complained at all. They just felt extremely happy in their hearts.
"It's time... pass the order! Increase the elevation angle of each gun position three degrees and fire intermittently!" Li Liansheng closed his pocket watch and immediately told the soldiers, preparing to extend the firepower, and the formal attack was about to begin.
For the Japanese, these short ten minutes were as unbearable as a hundred years. Their artillery was completely suppressed by the opponent and they didn't dare to risk it. They could only bite the bullet and endure the bombardment.
After finally surviving until the enemy's artillery fire gradually became sparse, the Japanese soldiers quickly emerged from the bunker tunnel one after another. The devastated position and countless broken limbs came into their sight. The smoke that had not yet dissipated was choking their mouths and noses. The trenches It was filled with mutilated corpses, and some seriously injured soldiers who were not dead were screaming miserably at the top of their lungs.
In order not to affect the battle, the little devils threw the corpses out of the trenches in a hurry, while the injured soldiers could only carry them hastily into the tunnels and perform simple bandages. There were not enough manpower, so the rest had to resign themselves to fate.
"Hurry up and deploy your defenses. Bring out the heavy machine guns and infantry artillery. Move faster!"
A Japanese lieutenant commander drew his samurai sword and shouted with a red face. The serious situation made him anxious. Everyone knows... now is the most critical time.
The enemy carried out carpet bombing and artillery salvoes. They had never encountered such firepower and suffered heavy losses. In the past hour, the number of casualties in his brigade alone had almost reached 500.
"Captain! The Chinese chariot!"
Hearing the soldiers' shouting, the lieutenant colonel quickly lay on the sandbags and looked out. He saw loud noises ahead, and dozens of tanks and armored vehicles rushing towards the position with billowing smoke.
"Quick-fire cannon! Set up the 37 rapid-fire cannon quickly!" Lieutenant Colonel was so nervous that his voice changed, and he hurriedly called on the soldiers to set up defenses.
The only effective weapon for the Japanese army to deal with armored fighting vehicles on the position is the Type 94 Type 37 anti-tank artillery. However, other 92 infantry guns, mortars and the like are difficult to cause much damage to them. Otherwise, they can only hold explosive packets towards the tanks. The track rushed down.
At this time, four Sherman tanks took the lead like a sharp arrow, followed closely by a large number of half-track armored vehicles and accompanying assault soldiers.
Although unable to advance at full speed due to the terrain, the assault armored convoy still advanced in an orderly manner with the cooperation of the infantry.
The little Japanese hurriedly moved out the heavy weapons, and the position that was destroyed by artillery fire suddenly surged with people. Countless heads were lying on the trenches, trying to wait for the enemy to get close and deal a heavy blow.
call out……
"Take cover! Guard against artillery!"
The tense atmosphere slowly filled the trenches. The little devils held their breath and concentrated nervously. Before they could adapt to the atmosphere, "hail" began to fall in the sky again.
boom! boom! boom!
The best weapons to cover infantry and tank assaults are mortars and various self-aiming guns. After the first wave of shelling hits the artillery battalion, the firepower units of each battalion and company begin to move forward. At this time, strike firepower has already been deployed at favorable positions. net.
Countless artillery shells fell together, and the position was once again filled with flying sand, rocks, and fire. The little Japanese were unable to lift their heads due to the sudden bombardment, but at this moment they could only choose to resist, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous when the enemy broke through the defense line.
Yuan Li, who was wearing a leather chariot hat, was halfway on the top of the tank turret. He was observing the situation ahead with a telescope. He visually checked that they had entered the attack range of the Japanese army.
He immediately grabbed the walkie-talkie and shouted decisively: "Attention, all crews, close the hatches, and the machine gunners will provide cover with fire!"
With a bang, the turret door was slammed shut, and Yuan Li sat in the commander's observation position, not forgetting to touch the old sugar below with his hand.
"Jangdouzi, keep the same speed with the armored convoy and be careful to avoid the cannons. My anti-aircraft cannon must have been aimed at us."
"I know, battalion commander."
A large number of deep pits and barbed wire fences were placed in front of the Japanese positions. These were originally excellent defenses to block infantry, but they were turned into a pile of junk under the ruthless crushing of tanks and chariots.
"Wute!"
boom!
Several Type 94 Type 37 rapid-fire guns took the lead in attacking, and tracer bullets flew toward the tank convoy at high speeds with dazzling flames.
The trajectory of the rapid-fire artillery was straight, and the shells accurately hit the four Sherman tanks headed by Yuan Li.
There was a loud bang, and the crew inside the tank felt a huge force coming from the outside. The entire tank was shaking. If it weren't for the protection of the leather hats on their heads, everyone would have suffered bruises and swollen faces.
However, the 37-caliber shell obviously could not pose a threat to the Sherman. The shell grazed the armor and only left a slightly dented and charred pit on it.
The Japanese artillery fire also began to show its power, constantly causing trouble on the way forward of the armored convoy. The smoke and explosions forced the speed of the convoy to drop sharply. The infantry following the tank could only keep their heads down and use the vehicle body to avoid the shells as much as possible. .
"It's his grandma's fault, the little devil can hit you very accurately!" Yuan Li shook his head that was a little sore from being hit, and immediately grabbed the walkie-talkie and ordered:
"The tank formation slowed down and the armored crews fought back. Call me one by one!"
Although the sdkfz 251 armored vehicle has enhanced protection and firepower, compared with a real steel monster, its less than 20mm thick armor is still difficult to withstand the fire of combat anti-cannons. If those combat anti-cannons are not cleared first, there will definitely be bigger ones. loss.
Twenty half-track armored vehicles equipped with 75mm anti-tank direct-aiming guns slowly stopped. The gunners quickly adjusted their angles and aimed at various firepower points exposed on the Japanese position.
Peng! Peng! Peng…
…whoosh…whoosh…
The dull sound of shooting came one after another, and twenty armored vehicles fired one after another. The distance between the two sides was only 500 meters. There was basically no error in direct shooting from such a distance.
Due to limited space, the half-track armored vehicle gun body unit only has three gunners to operate, but all of them are skilled technical veterans.
Firing the gun, loading the breech block, resetting... As soon as the hot cartridge case was ejected, a new shell was quickly inserted into the barrel. The three people in the car moved skillfully, and the cramped space did not affect their full firepower.
As this wave of barrage covered them, the little Japanese's position exploded again. Each half-track armored vehicle carries 20 fixed explosive bombs. With the support of the 46-caliber Pak40 anti-tank gun, the power unleashed is terrifying.
As long as the Japanese combat artillery half-trapped in the fortifications is hit by one shot, it will basically fly into the sky with the people and the artillery.
To deal with the fortresses scattered around the position, the gunners used armor-piercing bullets to hit them accurately. The seemingly solid fortifications turned into a self-dug grave for the little devils under the absolute firepower...
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