Chapter 152: Tank Battle
"Boom, boom, boom"
Quite a few gunners on the M8 and M20 armored vehicles, using the rate of fire of the 37-mm guns on the armored vehicles to the maximum, were intensively shelled at the tanks of small Japan, and the shells seemed to cost money.
Suddenly, in just one or two minutes, three or four smaller Japanese tanks were destroyed, and at this time, a reinforced tank brigade of small Japan, a total of more than 40 tanks, were destroyed by the fighters' M8 and M20 armored vehicles, at least 15 or six, more than one-third of the total number of small Japanese tanks.
Seeing that the soldiers suddenly became mighty, and the shells were like no money, these little Japan, who fought with the soldiers, were suddenly startled, and their hearts were also puzzled.
Captain of the devil brigade, seeing this scene, he had a faint premonition in his heart, and thought in his heart, could it be that the Chinese army has reinforcements coming?
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the captain of the devil to find a huge tank group in the north direction, which was rumbling towards this side, and it was at least hundreds of tanks, which were driving over with great momentum and a very spectacular manner.
Seeing so many tanks, all of a sudden, the little devil captain's mouth opened wide in shock, and he could almost stuff two duck eggs.
Seeing such a tank driving in the distance, and then looking at his remaining tanks of about thirty or so, the captain of the devil brigade turned a little pale, and thought in his heart, this sneak attack mission must have failed, and his remaining thirty tanks could never compete with the more than 100 tanks of the Chinese army.
"Retreat, retreat!"
Hearing the shouts of his captain, the Japanese driver quickly reversed. The tank in which the captain of the devil brigade was riding wanted to flee into the distance, and there was no inter-vehicle radio communication system between the tanks of Little Japan. Even if you want to retreat, it's too late.
The tank group of the 3rd Tank Regiment came quickly, two tank battalions, each battalion of 46 M4 Sherman tanks, these tanks took the lead, and after these two tank battalions, there was a mixed battalion of the 3rd Tank Regiment. The mixed battalion has two tank companies, two infantry companies, and more than 40 combat vehicles.
Seeing that the tank group of the Japanese army was getting closer and closer. The commander of the 3rd Tank Regiment immediately picked up the microphone and loudly conveyed the order: "All battalions, all companies, pay attention, shoot freely." Be sure to annihilate this small Japanese tank force. ”
Hear the command. The battalion and company commanders were very excited, and they could shoot freely, so they could play freely, so everyone conveyed orders to their fighters, and suddenly, many M4 tanks began to aim and fire.
Fighters of mechanized infantry brigades, heavy artillery brigades. I also saw the very spectacular, murderous tank regiment of the 3rd Regiment. Suddenly, many soldiers cheered in bursts.
Amid the cheers of the soldiers, at least a dozen tanks at the forefront of the procession, which were only two or three hundred meters away from the tanks of the little Japanese, began to fire.
Even at such a short distance, those tanks of the little Japanese did not have the slightest intention of firing back, and many little devils, seeing that the Type 95 tank in which their captain was riding had begun to flee, suddenly lost their fighting spirit, and hurriedly reversed, turned around, and prepared to retreat to the Hangzhou defense line.
How can about 30 light tanks compete with more than 100 tanks of the 3rd Tank Regiment, obviously, the little devils also know this, so for these little devils, the top priority is to retreat quickly, not to fight back.
However, even if the little devils did not fire back, the soldiers of the Third Tank Regiment did not plan to let go of these little devils, and just now, the commander of the Third Tank Regiment gave an order to completely annihilate these little devils.
There were at least a dozen M4 tanks that were the first to fire, and as they were driving, they aimed at the tanks of small Japan and opened fire.
I saw that the thick barrels of these M4 Sherman tanks flashed, and one shell after another flew towards the small Japanese tank, and in an instant, a dense explosion sounded.
"Boom, boom, boom"
Most of the shells hit the target, and several small Japanese tanks were destroyed in an instant, and the small Japanese tanks, whether they were Type 92 or Type 95, were light and thinly armored, and how could they withstand the bombardment of the 76-mm main guns of the Sherman tanks.
On the entire battlefield, in the tank group of Little Japan, as several tanks were destroyed, suddenly, several piles of scrap iron appeared, smoking and burning.
Among them, a small Japanese Type 92 light tank was shelled by three M4 Sherman tanks almost simultaneously, and all three shells hit the target.
This unlucky Type 92 tank, the turret was blown away or blown up, anyway, the upper half of the tank was almost gone, and the lower half of the tank was also dilapidated, leaving a little wreckage, burning on the ground.
After the first round of shelling, more tanks soon joined the shelling, and even some tanks began to outflank at high speed when they saw that the little Japanese were fleeing in the direction of Hangzhou.
A moving M4 tank, with a rapidly rotating turret and a thick barrel, aimed at a Japanese Type 95 tank more than 100 meters away, only to see that the body of this M4 Sherman tank shook, the barrel of the gun flashed, and the Type 95 tank aimed at this small Japanese was a cannon.
The shell hits the target accurately!
This was obviously an armor-piercing bullet, and it hit the side armor of the small Japanese Type 95 tank, and a shocking hole was punched in the body of the Type 95 tank.
The Type 95 tank of the little Japanese was obviously useless when it was hit by such a shot, the smoke was rising, the lid on the roof was open, and a little devil tank crew covered in blood was about to climb out with great difficulty.
This may be the only small Japanese tanker in this Type 95 tank who still has a breath, and this little Japanese may not be lightly injured, and he has not climbed out for a long time.
Not far away, another M4 Sherman tank also aimed at the scrapped Type 95 tank, and the gunner of the M4 tank, seeing that there was still a little devil crawling out, fired at the scrapped little Japanese tank without hesitation.
"Boom!"
This was a high-explosive bomb, with a loud bang, a violent explosion, which almost shattered this little Japanese Type 95 tank, and the little Japanese tankman who still had a breath was also blown to pieces in this violent explosion.
On the battlefield, the fighters have entered a state of free fire.
The fighters of the 3rd Tank Regiment of these tanks, once they found a Japanese tank, as long as the distance was right and the position was right, they would aim and fire a shot.
An M4 tank, which had just destroyed a small Japanese Type 92 tank, immediately started at full speed and drove forward for two or three hundred meters, because this M4 tank found that several small Japanese tanks were fleeing in the distance ahead, but these Japanese tanks were a little far away from him.
After chasing forward for a few hundred meters and closing the distance, the M4 tank aimed at a small Japanese tank in front and behind, and fired a shot at the back of the small Japanese Type 95 tank, which directly exploded the chrysanthemum of the small Japanese tank.
After a loud "boom", the little Japanese Type 95 tank smoked straight out, stopped, and could no longer move, and the M4 tank was followed by another shot, completely turning the Type 95 tank into a pile of scrap metal.
Of course, not only this M4 tank found a few small Japanese tanks fleeing in front, but also a lot of M4 tanks.
Not only several M4 tanks joined the battle group, but even an M20 armored car also joined the battle group, this M20 armored car, with its mobile flexibility, rushed up first, and was a cannon against one of the small Japanese Type 92 tanks.
As the battle progressed, not only the more than 100 tanks of the 3rd Tank Regiment were fighting, but the 30 or 40 M8 and M20 armored vehicles that had exchanged fire with the small Japanese tank brigade in the past also joined in after a short period of watching the battle, and everyone began to encircle and annihilate the small Japanese tanks together.
Now, the form of the entire battlefield can be described as encirclement and annihilation, more than 100 M4 tanks of the third tank regiment, plus the M8 and M20 armored vehicles that can be used as tank destroyers, everyone has an absolute advantage in numbers, and the M4 Sherman tank is a grade higher than these Peeon tanks in small Japan.
If you can look down from the air, you will find that there are about a dozen tanks left in Little Japan at this time, and these tanks have been surrounded by soldiers, and at least 20 or 30 tanks have appeared in the direction of Little Japan's escape to Hangzhou, blocking the escape road of Little Japan.
The captain of the Japanese tank brigade riding in a Type 95 tank saw that the outside of the car was full of Chinese tanks, and there were not many tanks of his own, and his face was full of despair.
"Yaga! The time has come for us to do our best for His Majesty the Emperor, so stop and fire! In despair, the Japanese captain saw that it was impossible for him to escape, and suddenly, the ferocity in his heart was also aroused, and he ordered the little Japanese who was driving to stop, wanting to pull a Chinese tank on his back before he died.
However, the Type 95 of the little devil captain has been targeted by several M4 Shermans of the Third Tank Regiment, and this Type 95 tank has only stopped before it has time to aim at an M4 tank not far away.
Suddenly, several shells roared and hit the target, and a violent explosion sounded, and this small Japanese Type 95 tank was suddenly blown apart, leaving only a little wreckage on the ground.
On the chariot, many little devils saw their captain's tank, and saw that their captain was blown up to the ground, and these little devils who saw this scene just now took a deep breath of cold air.
The tanks of the Chinese army are also too powerful, can they still break out of the canopy themselves?
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