The Independence Army's offensive was always rhythmic, first covered by a burst of artillery fire, and then using armored units to draw a counterattack from the Japanese on the defensive line. When the Japanese troops on the defensive line were unable to resist the dizziness, the armored units of the Independence Army suddenly accelerated to attack the enemy lines. Under such three axes, there were few Japanese positions that would not be broken through, and once upon a time, this was the Japanese army's method and tactics to break through the defense line and position of the national army.

Compared with the Japanese army that crisscrossed the Chinese battlefield in the past, although the current independent army is not very strong, the Japanese army is no match in terms of firepower. In particular, as soon as the rocket artillery, which was formidable for the Japanese army, appeared, and in the face of the overwhelming firepower covering almost no dead angles, the Japanese officers and men could only pray to God to give them another chance to live. Acting as the main force of the assault forward again, Rodman, the battalion commander of the armored unit, has long lost the demeanor of an officer, but like an ordinary commander, commanding his tank to rush to the forefront.

"Chioks, damn it, you're missing again, I want you to kill that heavy machine gun in front of you, right away." Rodman's voice echoed through the tank, and the ammunition man chuckled quietly as he shoved a shell into the chamber, while the gunner, Chioks, had no time to pay attention to the ammunitionman's sneer, and focused on the heavy machine gun fire point in front of him. "Boom" Rodman's tank shook violently, and the shells that sprayed out the barrel instantly hit the Japanese positions on the opposite side, blasting the heavy machine gun fire point that Rodman focused on into the air.

"Chiox, damn it, hit it accurately, guys, keep moving forward and tear through the Japanese lines." Rodman's No. 4 tank had become the arrow of the entire armored attack group, and more than a dozen other tanks and armored vehicles had been following them, threatening the Japanese positions in an inverted figure. The rumbling cluster of armor was like a drum hammer, and the sound of striking it terrified the Japanese officers and soldiers on the defensive line, and these steel monsters were their nightmare when they lacked countermeasures and means.

The armored units of the Independence Army, which were advancing all the way, caught the Japanese army by surprise, forcing the Japanese army in Yangon to move out of the treasure of the pressing box to fight. The tank commanded by Rodman was still the arrow of the entire armored cluster, and when his tank broke through the three lines of defense of the Japanese army in a row, the figure of the Japanese tank finally appeared in front, but Rodman showed great disdain for the Japanese tank in front of him.

In fact, many of the tanks in World War II were not very good, and this is a well-known fact. Japan has always been a country lacking resources, and it is a major factor that the iron and steel resources of this country are mainly used in the navy, and the fact that some high-ability scientific research talents are mainly concentrated in the navy and air force is also a very important factor.

The most essential problem is that the company does not pay attention to the development of tanks, in fact, the tanks of the company in the early stage of World War II can be regarded as basically useless. Weak firepower, thin armor, and poor maneuverability, this is the most realistic portrayal of this tank in the early stage of World War II. For this country, the army has the organization of a chariot cluster, and those people in the army should burn high incense.

Of course, there is the factor that the opponent's strength is too weak, but it is more because the island country does not have too many resources to use on the "foodie" of the armored forces. Although a tank does not use dozens of tons of steel, what is the point of just being taller than a tank. And an armored cluster that does not have hundreds of tanks and fighting vehicles, as well as a large number of armored vehicles and trucks

Therefore, the armored clusters in World War II were at best two or three, and in terms of quantity, they were not enough for the Soviet Union to have a Guards Panzer Corps, not to mention the difference in quality.

The Type 97 tank is called the most successful tank of the Japanese army in World War II, not because of how superior its surname can be, but because it is the most equipped tank in the army. In fact, the Type 97 tank equipped by the Japanese army was also bullied when facing the No. 4 tank. Seeing the Japanese Type 97 tank appearing in front of him, Rodman's heart was not happy, but a trace of worry rose.

Rodman wasn't worried that his No. 4 tank was no match for the other side, he was just worried that his firepower would be too fierce and he would frighten the other side and flee. Regarding the information of the Japanese tank troops, the armored units of the Independent Army have long been memorized, and the armor of the Japanese-style angry tanks is completely unable to resist the fire of the No. 4 tank, and Rodman is now worried that after his side fires, the shells will directly penetrate the armor of the Type 97 tank, and if that is the case, the lethality of the shells will be greatly reduced.

The gunner was ordered to switch to high-explosive shells, and Rodman radioed to inform the other tanks that they had also switched to high-explosive shells that were easy to detonate, for no other reason, because the armor protection of the Type 97 tank was too weak. The tanks on both sides had already moved within the range of effective firepower, and Rodman preemptively gave the order to open fire, and in an instant, more than a dozen high-explosive shells smashed at the Japanese tanks on the opposite side from different positions.

The Japanese Type 97 tank formation, which was a little slower to react, was hit with great violence, and the first three Type 97 tanks hit by high-explosive shells instantly turned into torches, and with the rising fireworks, the turret of the Type 97 tank was blown into fragments of steel plates flying everywhere.

Generally speaking, in a tank duel, the turret of a tank that is directly hit may fly out entirely, but for the tank, such a death is unlikely. This is mainly due to the fact that the turret of the tank is not welded or inlaid on, but is reinforced with buttons.

Therefore, after the tank was hit by a powerful shell, it was difficult for the turret to remain intact. It's not uncommon for the whole thing to fly out, but it's much less likely than the turret being scattered. The commander of the army, who was at the front of the group, looked quite surprised when he saw the situation ahead with a telescope on the turret. He then ordered his troops to make a quick and forced breakthrough, for the number of enemies attacking them, according to what he had seen, was not very numerous.

However, before he could finish his order, he suddenly heard a faint whistling sound in the sky. "Large-caliber artillery!" This military lieutenant naturally knows what such a voice represents. But he found that these voices had flown behind him, and suddenly realized something in his heart: "Suffer, the other party wants to annihilate us all!" ”

A few seconds later, the soldier saw a clear series of fireworks rising from the queue at the back of his team. "Yaga!" He knew that the situation at the back of the team was not very good. As he expected, when Rodman ordered a head-to-head confrontation with the Japanese tank units, a rocket artillery company in the rear was also ready to provide fire support.

The rocket artillery groups were not yet arrogant enough to use fire to cover a large area and destroy the Japanese tanks, and their targets were mainly the covering infantry that followed behind the Japanese tank units, and as long as the infantry that provided fire cover for the tanks was eliminated, the Japanese tanks would become a loner who could not take care of themselves. The Japanese tanks, which had lost the cover of the infantry, and the armored units of the Independence Army began to fight each other, but the actual battle situation was very unfavorable to the Japanese army, because their firepower could not pose much threat and damage to the Independence Army's No. 4 tank.

The Japanese Type 97 tanks were destroyed in succession, and the fireworks that rose with the explosion covered the entire battlefield with the wind, and some Japanese armored soldiers who had not died directly struggled to climb out of the tank, and then were easily captured by the covering infantry of the armored forces of the Independent Army.

On the whole, the heavy weapons of the tank unit of the Japanese army were not a threat at all to Rodman and his No. 4 tank formation, which was responsible for assault missions. The front-loading guns of the Japanese Type 97 tank could not penetrate the armor of the No. 4 tank, not to mention those Type 92 heavy machine guns, crooked handles and other infantry weapons, and the 50MM thick frontal armor plate of the No. 4 Tan made the Japanese army sigh.

The powerful armored assault group of the Independence Army charged back and forth on the Japanese position, and after destroying most of the Japanese Type 97 tanks, the few remaining Japanese tanks turned around and fled. However, they did not expect that the other side would carry out artillery cover strikes again, and this time the other side was no longer using rocket artillery, but 150 mm large-caliber artillery. IN LESS THAN A MINUTE, TWO SUCCESSIVE WAVES OF 150MM GRENADES LANDED IN THIS AREA. This time, the explosion lifted not only metal shards, but also debris of flesh mixed with the dust and smoke.

"Chase, catch up and bite them." Rodman had also gone crazy, and despite the fact that his tank only had 3 high-explosive shells left, he commanded the tank to chase after the defeated Japanese army. "Idiot, without shells, is our machine gun just an ornament? Can't machine guns kill people? Lifting the top cover of the tank, Rodman, as the commander, got out of the moving tank, and with the cooperation of the ammunition man, directly fired the Browning large-caliber heavy machine gun mounted on the top of the tank.

Relying on the superior firepower, the 1st Independent Division, which took the initiative to attack, broke through several Japanese defense lines in a single day, especially the armored troops that served as the forward assault mission, and almost chased the defeated Japanese troops into Bago, which was only less than 80 kilometers away from Rangoon. In fact, if Tank No. 4 had been moving at full speed, it would have taken only 2 hours to get from Bago to Yangon.