"General Demore, our people have captured the three forts of the Little Jaap." On the destroyer USS Anthony, the flagship of the Allied 50th Destroyer Fleet, Gao Jianwu smiled and said to the fleet commander, Rear Admiral Demore, after receiving the latest intelligence. .
"Now, it's time to slap the little devil's ass with our naval guns!"
Although Gao Jianwu did not follow Zhao Dalei's first attack group, he did not leave the front line. Instead, he followed the Allied forces to cover the first attack group's transport brigade. The destroyer fleet was waiting outside the range of the Xiamen offshore fort.
"That's great, Gao, your people are really efficient." General Demol responded with a smile. "Now we will let the little devils have a taste of the power of naval guns, but you have to let your people give instructions on the specific target of attack."
As a close friend of Major General Smith, General Demore welcomed Gao Jianwu's ride. At the same time, he also wanted to see the magic of Gao Jianwu's command of the artillery. After all, in Major General Smith's mouth, Gao Jianwu had been touted as the god of artillery.
The main gun on the destroyer Anthony consists of five 127mm high-level dual-purpose naval guns. If it is used to attack cruisers and battleships, these small tubes will almost tickle the opponent.
But if you attack ground troops, this is an out-and-out killer. This 127mm naval gun has a range of up to 15.2 kilometers and a fast rate of fire, with a rate of fire of 15-22 rounds per minute and a full range of capabilities. Loading ammunition at all angles, the lethality of delivered artillery shells per unit time is much more powerful than that of a 105mm howitzer battalion!
"No problem, we will give you instructions on high-value targets." After calling up the high-precision map in General Gao Jian's mind, he locked the specific coordinates of the Suzuki Division Headquarters on the three-dimensional map according to the address of the Suzuki Division Headquarters shown in the intelligence. scope!
"For the first Japanese target, we entered the Shiraishi Fort. We have controlled the fort there. From that sea area, we can bombard the headquarters of the Suzuki Division! The coordinates are xx.xx..." Gao Jian's general Suzuki Division The coordinate address range of the headquarters was clearly revealed.
General Demore did not doubt what Gao Jianwu said at all, and immediately ordered the three destroyers under his command to sail to the target sea area. After the Little Japanese's fort was under control, there were no longer many weapons on Xiamen Island that could threaten the safety of their destroyers. Those 75mm mountain guns or field guns were basically ineffective against destroyers and could hit large targets. In some places, even the outer armor cannot break through.
Before General De Moor's fleet arrived, Song Tiecheng and his commando team had already turned the muzzle of the fort and began to adjust the bombardment according to the pre-confirmed target!
As the strongest unit under Gao Jianwu, the Song Tiecheng Assault Brigade not only knows artillery work, but can also drive cars, tanks, small ships and other means of transportation. The fort position is fixed, and the location of the Little Devils Regiment is also fixed, so Gao Jianwu had already prepared the artillery sequence and Zhu Yuan for them, and they could just adjust the artillery fire accordingly.
The first thing that fired was the two 150mm cannons of the Hulishan Fort. Two 150mm grenades hit the camp of a certain regiment of the Little Japs, blowing up more than a dozen passing Little Japs on the spot!
However, this was just the beginning. As the two 280mm cannons were adjusted into place, two huge 280mm grenades flew towards the target. After two loud noises all day long, a barracks in the Jaap camp where the shells landed was bombed. Not only did it open a big hole, it also burst into flames.
The huge noise caused Zhao Dalei's troops to immediately enter an offensive state. After a shelling, the three armies followed the tanks and rushed towards the pre-designated target. Under the impact of the tanks, the barbed wire fence around the little devil was quickly cleared out of a large clean area. , allowing the infantry to charge closely behind the tank.
The bunkers in the Little Japanese's outer positions were almost defenseless against tank attacks. The thick armor on the front of the Sherman tank made the Japs' machine guns look weak.
After the bunker exposed its target, the Sherman tank rushing in front immediately turned its muzzle and fired a shot at the machine gun muzzle of the nearby bunker. The bunker was immediately blown away, and the machine gun inside instantly misfired!
The bunker that originally required a lot of effort to get close to the blasted bunker was just a piece of cake for the tank, and was captured in a flash!
This allowed Zhao Dalei's forward assault battalion to progress very quickly. As for anti-tank weapons, even a small army of a Class A division cannot be equipped with many anti-tank guns. Second-line security divisions like the Suzuki Division, then There is no one at all.
Now, facing the opponent's tank attack, they rely on a few 92 infantry guns and Type 41 mountain guns.
However, the Type 92 infantry gun is useless against tank armor at a distance of 300 meters. Once the target is exposed, it will quickly lead to a direct counterattack from the tank gun. According to experience, these Sherman tanks simply stop and counterattack to improve the counterattack. Tank gun hit accuracy!
An artillery squadron is often destroyed by a group of tank main guns that counterattack in less than 10 minutes!
When the tanks get close to the trenches, they will stop and wait for the infantry to attack, instead of rushing to the trenches without thinking, leaving the little devils with the opportunity to suicide bomb the tanks with cluster grenades.
Although these drivers in the tank battalion did not have much actual combat experience, Gao Jianwu couldn't stand it and compiled a teaching material on infantry-tank cooperation, clearly telling tank drivers to pay attention to ditches and trenches, which are dangerous locations for hidden attacks. Someone needs to be there. Clear and scout ahead!
Although Gao Jianwu said that he did not personally do these things, he wrote about many of the shortcomings of tank-tank collaboration. Just like here, the little devil squatted in the trench with several pairs of death squads holding cluster grenades!
Now he was lying in the trench, waiting for Zhao Dalei's tank battalion to charge up and detonate the cluster grenade manually. Not long ago, this was a unique skill used by the Eighth Route Army to attack Japanese chariots. Unexpectedly, things would turn around and soon it would be the little devil's turn to fight for his life.
But even for such a slim opportunity, they couldn't wait. As the infantry swarmed up behind the tanks, they used the tanks as cover, close to the trenches.
When they found out there were little Japs in the trench, they rushed up and threw a bunch of grenades without hesitation. The sound of grenades exploding could be heard one after another in the trench, and soon the world became quiet.
When the machine gun fire points on the Little Jaap's position were destroyed by tanks one after another, and the Little Jaap could no longer suppress the firepower, Zhao Dalei's attack team showed a powerful attack capability.
The first outer line of defense was almost broken through by the impact of tanks. The so-called machine gun crossfire is as harmless to a tank as scratching an itch. But a tank that reacts can turn a machine gun position into a pile of debris with one shot.
Within half an hour, the first line of defense was captured directly.
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On the other side, General Demoore's fleet approached the Baishi Fort. Song Tiecheng's commandos had already targeted the fort at the little Japs in the city. However, the artillery equipped with this fort only had 105mm howitzers, some 75mm mountain cannons, and some ammunition. .
"Target xx.xx, angle 41°, prepare for bombardment!" Following Major General Demore's order, all five 127mm artillery guns on the Anthony destroyer entered the command state of preparation for firing.
The headquarters of the Little Devil's division is not small, and it is also far away from the Little Devil's outer positions. According to the actual measurement results of Gao Jianwu's mental map, except for the two captured 280mm cannons with sufficient range in the first wave of strikes, the rest There is no target near here that is more valuable than shelling the headquarters of the Little Japanese Regiment.
