Sure enough, as the old gun barrel predicted, the artillery shell carried by one of the downed soldiers was detonated by a Japanese grenade. At this time, except for the gravel on the ground where the two of them fell, there was no sign of any injuries on the two of them. Any physical remains.
Only when you look closely can you see that every stone on the ground is covered with blood and minced meat.
The blast of two 3.7-kilogram high-explosive bombs directly tore two flesh-and-blood bodies into pieces.
This is the power of the Little Japanese grenade. Although its grenade is not very powerful, its firing speed is too fast. If it is in the hands of a well-trained veteran, it is basic to hit the target within 3 rounds. Operation, and according to the grenade's firing rate of 30 rounds per minute, it is basically guaranteed to hit the target within 6 seconds.
In a battle, 6 seconds is too late for a weapon like a heavy machine gun that weighs dozens of kilograms to do any effective evasion. It can only rely on the strength of the defenses to resist.
In the Republic of China, due to the limited industrial level, even the most basic building materials such as cement had to be imported, let alone reinforced steel plates. How strong could the fortifications be?
Therefore, under the general lack of artillery suppression by the Chinese army, the role of the Japanese grenade on the Chinese battlefield has been infinitely magnified, far exceeding the threat of various Japanese machine guns.
It can be said that the individual equipment of a small Japanese squadron is not much better than the equipment of the Central Army's German Arms Division at that time. However, even the most elite German Arms Division, with a battalion of nearly 500 people, has an advantage in both heavy and light machine guns. Under such circumstances, it is not necessarily possible to defeat a Japanese squadron of more than 180 people in a field battle.
Apart from reasons such as tactics and individual soldier quality, another important factor is the Japanese grenade.
No matter how many machine guns you have, you can't withstand the precise strikes of a squadron of 9 grenade launchers. Moreover, in the early stages of the battle, they can basically destroy all the fixed firepower points exposed by you. Later, it will become a powerful display of various machine guns of the Japanese army. when.
The advantage of the Little Japanese grenade is that it is easy to carry. It weighs less than 3 kilograms and can be easily carried with one hand. It can directly follow the forefront of infantry operations. There is also the ability to hide behind bunkers and obstacles and launch. Without the suppression of corresponding direct firepower, it becomes that it can hit you, but you cannot hit it.
Zhou Wen had long known how powerful the Japs grenade was, so he had all precision shooters and snipers focus on the grenade hand in every battle. He was the first target of the mercenary group's precise attack.
Other Chinese armies during this period did not have such good conditions. In the absence of mortars, they were naturally in a passive position to be beaten.
The old gun barrel had only heard about the power of the Japs grenade before, but now he has experienced it personally.
But at this time, he could no longer care about the sad men who died in battle, because in less than a minute when he was suppressed, the Japanese heavy machine guns began to pour bullets at the Chinese infantry who were struggling to climb, and again A new firepower point was exposed.
Looking at the comrades who kept falling in the smoke, the old gun barrel's eyes turned red, but he couldn't find a better position for a while. You must know that Maozi's old mortar weighs 80 kilograms. It is huge, and it is not easy to find a suitable position for mounting the gun on this uneven mountainside with piles of strange rocks. I can only take a gamble at this time.
What the old gun barrel was betting on was that after seeing the shell being detonated just now, the little Japanese would mistakenly think that the mortar had also been destroyed, and thus turn their attention to the attacking infantry.
He took a few frightened men and carried the heavy mortar back to the place where the mortar had been set up.
The old cannon raised his bloodstained face and carefully calculated the distance of the flames while observing, but there was a ruthless light in his eyes.
This time he decided not to leave. Before the Japanese grenade hit him again, he would fire all the shells in his hands and destroy all the two firepower points he saw so far. He was also judging in his mind that in such a steep terrain, there would not be many places where the Japanese army could set up heavy machine guns on the front of the mountain top.
Even if the Japanese machine guns cannot be destroyed, at least their shooting positions must be destroyed. In this case, the Japanese heavy machine guns will lose the most suitable platform for shooting, and their power will be reduced.
"Company commander, there are only two shells left."
"What?" The old gun barrel's heart suddenly went cold.
Turning around, he saw that only two soldiers were carrying the shells. One of them had fired the shell before, and now there was only one left carrying two shells.
You must know that he brought a complete artillery squad up the mountain, 4 of whom were responsible for carrying the artillery, and the other 6 were responsible for carrying the shells.
Due to the steepness of the mountain, for safety reasons, he only asked the soldiers who carried artillery shells to carry 2 artillery shells each.
Now, 2 of the 6 people carrying the shells were killed in the battle, and 2 others were missing in the explosion just now, so there are only 2 people left, right?
"On my day, the house leaked and it rained all night. This must test my artillery skills!"
The old gun barrel was cursing in his mind while nervously measuring the distance to the Japanese machine gun positions.
Now for him, the only two shells must kill the two Japanese heavy machine guns, otherwise the attack will definitely fail.
Judging from the current personnel losses, if this opportunity is missed, the next attack will probably be more difficult and more people will die.
Of course he knows the principle of failure again and again, and exhaustion three times.
After finishing the calculation in his mind, the old gun barrel immediately began to adjust the mortar's steering gear and height machine, and shouted in a low voice: "Fire!"
"Boom!" With a sound, the cannonball shot into the sky.
At this time, he had no time to see the effect of the bombardment and immediately adjusted the gun position again.
"Boom!" Another cannonball was fired.
"Move quickly." The old gun barrel then shouted, turned around and ran towards the previous bunker.
At this time, he didn't dare to stay for even more seconds. The little devil's grenade was too fast.
Sure enough, before they had even reached the stone wall, two grenades exploded as expected at the gun emplacement. The mortars that would not be removed in time were shrouded in smoke and fire.
And as if they knew the trajectory of their transfer, one by one they gradually approached the bunker where they were hiding.
The old gun barrel knew that this stone wall could only block the fragments of the frontal explosion, but could not block the grenades falling from the sky. The Japanese troops were at a high place, and as long as they persisted in firing grenades, sooner or later the stone wall behind would also be bombed.
He knew that the little Japanese was impatient. Although he had not had time to see the effect of his shelling, the firing sound of the heavy machine gun overhead had stopped, which meant that at least it had caused damage to the Japanese machine gun position.
