Chapter 479: Unstoppable
There is nothing to be proud of destroying the first Japanese tank, if you don't hurry up, you will soon be caught up by other car crews, through the periscope observation, Li Fei has already found that three other Japanese tanks have been destroyed, and the second armor-piercing shell of car No. 114 has just been loaded.
"Whoosh!" A shell burst through the air near Tank 114, and the distance between the two sides was only about 300 meters, and both the Mage tank and the Type 08 tank were within the range of the tank gun.
"Boom!" The second record of the No. 114 car soon came, the frontal hard steel was the favorite combat method of the Leopard tank, and the frontal armor of the Japanese tank could not withstand the penetration of the Leopard tank, not even the frontal armor of the turret. Fragile basic industries created fragile armor steel, and defects in manufacturing processes and the quality of steel plates made Japanese tanks vulnerable. However, the enemy's shells did not pose much threat to the frontal armor of the Leopard tanks, and if the Japanese did not change their combat methods, their 300 tanks would have to be turned into steel residues.
The commander of the Japanese armored forces also found this problem, but poor communication between the tanks and a backward command system led to the fact that the commander's orders were not easily conveyed to every battle tank. Their stupid and coarse communications equipment has not yet been miniaturized, and even the New York-based Military Research Council has not completed the development of something as tall as a throat intercom. What Li Fei couldn't see was that there were signal corps waving signal flags on a high ground in the rear of the Japanese army, and on the battlefield there were signal corps braving artillery fire to convey orders to battle tanks.
By the time the Japanese tanks finally adjusted their formation according to the command deployment, the No. 114 tank had already achieved its sixth result, using seven shells, which completely exceeded the best level of training in peacetime. The training preset battlefield is much more difficult than the current environment, at this time the distance between the two sides is gradually narrowing from 300 meters, although the line of sight is blocked, but the terrain is flat, the enemy tank is dense, it is really the most ideal range.
"Reverse, reverse, let the Japanese cross the river!" The company commander's order came from the intercom, and car No. 114 released the armor-piercing shell in the gun chamber, destroying a turned Mage tank, and then starting to reverse. The forward tanks of Li Fei's 1st Tank Division were all reversing, and soon, they saw the Japanese tanks crossing Xiao He and outflanking them from the right side -- they abandoned the forest and frontal positions, and chose to attack from the side, presumably to attack the side armor of the Leopard tank.
"Freedom to attack!" Car No. 114, which received the order, rushed into the Japanese tanks, and the 1st Tank Division of the Chinese Army and more than 170 Japanese tanks were mixed together. The rain and mist caused the two sides to fight too closely, and other tactics were difficult to implement, so it was better to use the advantage of equipment to stir up with the enemy, and the Chinese army would not be left behind in numbers.
It is correct to say that the number of tanks of the Chinese army is much larger than that of the Japanese army, the first tank division in the front has 250 tanks, and the second tank division inserted into the left side of the grove has 220 tanks, and the two outflank the 300 backward tanks of the Japanese army, so it can be said that the battle lost its suspense from the beginning.
"At three o'clock, an enemy tank!" The battlefield was too chaotic, Li Fei desperately searched for the enemy's traces, and the tank turret was also rotating with the order, destroying one Japanese tank after another. The Japanese tanks desperately moved closer to the Chinese tanks, and they knew that their tank guns were not very powerful, so they tried to increase the penetration of the tank guns by closing the distance. The Japanese Type 08 tank on the right side of tank No. 114 successfully approached his right side, and it took advantage of the opportunity of the Chinese tank being attracted by other tanks to sneak closer, and the relatively weak side armor of car No. 114 leaked under the enemy's tank guns, and the distance between the two sides was only more than 60 meters, which was simply the distance of the tank fighting bayonets.
"Boom!" It was the Japanese tank that fired first, Li Fei and the others felt a violent vibration, and their bodies were churning like sparrows in the rain, first as if the internal organs were about to be thrown out, and then there was pain, and the nerves all over the body were transmitting pain. However, it is good to feel pain, it means that he is still alive, Li Feiqiang endured to open his eyes, trying to regain consciousness, the inside of the tank was in chaos, it was not good, it was not penetrated, and there was no fire inside.
Li Fei needs to thank the 08 tank for its small caliber of tank guns, the average performance of the Japanese army's armor-piercing shells, and the excellent armor steel of the Leopard tank. But now is not the time to think too much, he must let the other members of the team back to combat effectiveness, he knows that the Japanese tank will not give up on another shot.
"Boom!" Car No. 114 was lucky not to be hit by the second shot, and car No. 112 helped him out of the siege and killed the hapless Japanese Type 08 tank.
On the frontal battlefield in close combat, there was not much difference between the strength of the Chinese tanks and the Japanese tanks, but as a large number of Japanese tanks were destroyed, the Chinese tanks continued to penetrate into the Japanese army, and the numerical superiority of the Chinese army became more and more obvious. It is not uncommon for several Leopard tanks to look at a Japanese tank at the same time, and car No. 112 may have noticed the danger of car No. 114, or it may have been the luck of car No. 114, in short, car group No. 114 owes No. 112 a favor.
The crew members were all injured, but none of the problems were too big, and the damage caused by the shock would only appear after the battle was over, so I didn't have the energy to take care of it that much now. A simple inspection of the tank showed that there was little internal damage, and the operation could continue, and the most critical engines, tank guns, and second-watching equipment were not damaged, which was fortunate in the misfortune, which allowed the No. 114 car to continue fighting.
From the outside, it wasn't so perfect, the side track shutters of Car 114 were detached, the glove compartment hanging in the rear was nowhere to be seen, the smoke launcher was destroyed, and a shocking black crater was revealed in the armor plate, which was almost punctured.
Injuries in the melee were unavoidable, and Li Fei only hoped that he would not delay his victory. A few minutes later, car No. 114 started again, and having learned their lesson, they tried to turn their heads at the enemy, and the experience and lessons did not allow them to be hit by the enemy in the side or rear in the following battle.
To the north of the forest, the 2nd Tank Division of the 3rd Panzer Corps forced its way across the river under the sniper fire of more than 40 Japanese tanks, destroyed 25 Japanese tanks, and advanced strongly to the Japanese flank. Unlike the battle on the south side of the woods, the Japanese here fought and retreated, leaving behind the wreckage of more than 20 tanks along the way.
The torrent of steel of the Second Tank Division of the Chinese Army seemed to be unstoppable, and the wide battlefield showed the situation of two tank divisions of the Chinese Army encircling the Japanese army. However, just as the 2nd Tank Division was going well, an anti-tank minefield appeared in front of them, and five Leopard tanks were trapped in the minefield in succession, forcing the 2nd Tank Division to stop advancing.
So far, the tactics of the Japanese army have been very clear, and they clearly know that they are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of tank performance and quantity, so they racked their brains to arrange tactics and cleverly used factors such as weather and terrain. First, they used the darkness of the night to mobilize troops and arrange positions, and then used the terrain to block the Chinese tank units from the woods and rivers, forcing the Chinese army to divide its forces. The rain after the battle began unexpectedly helped the Japanese, and the Chinese army did as they had envisioned, attacking partly from the south and the other from the north. The Chinese tanks on the north flank used the anti-tank minefield to delay their advance and launched a confrontation with the Chinese tanks on the south flank to offset the numerical and performance superiority of the Chinese army to a large extent.
The Japanese plan was successful to a certain extent, and if there was not much difference in the number and performance of the tanks between the two sides, the Chinese army would face a crushing defeat. It's a pity that the Chinese army used its own advantages to rudely resolve the ingenious tactics of the Japanese army, which is commonly known as "one force to ten meetings". The Japanese on the southern flank lost more than half of their tanks in a very short period of time, which made the Japanese completely sober up - no matter what tactics they used, they could not win.
The plan to block the 2nd Tank Division of the Chinese Army on the north side also collapsed in a short time, and five strangely shaped Leopard wreckers appeared in front of the minefield, and within 10 minutes the wreckers were assembled with the assistance of sappers. They first fired rockets at the opposite side, and then under the surprised gaze of the Japanese troops on the opposite side, the rockets fell in no man's land, did not explode, and the strange thing was that the rockets dragged long strips of cloth, approaching, and the long strips detonated, detonating the anti-tank mines along the way.
Five wreckers worked quickly, and after several rocket launches, a wide road appeared in front of the 2nd Tank Division, and the defenses that the Japanese had painstakingly managed were ineffective. The Chinese tanks rolled forward, and in front of them there were only a few dozen tanks and a battalion of Japanese soldiers in an infantry brigade.
The tank battle on the south side was also coming to an end, and the wet ground under the drizzle was littered with tank wreckage, many of which were still smoking and flaming flames struggling in the rain. Tank parts were scattered all over the land, and occasionally tanks exploded because of the flames burning the shells.
Under the attack from both sides, the Japanese Second Tank Division fought to the death, and in desperation, some Japanese tanks even rushed towards the Chinese tanks by colliding, but they were often destroyed dozens of meters away. The power of science and technology is replacing mere courage, and bravery and fearlessness have little effect in the face of bullets and shells, and when the tactics of crowds and pigs that the Japanese are proud of fail, that is, when they completely lose the courage to resist and surrender to the Chinese army.
Li Fei's No. 114 car can be counted as a heavy hit, but the other Leopard tanks are not much better, especially the 2nd Tank Regiment, which is the vanguard, has almost all undergone the baptism of Japanese tank guns. When the battle ended, Li Fei got out of the stuffy cabin, put his body in the refreshing rain, and his mood was indescribably comfortable, and they achieved a great victory and won the tank battle.
PS: I'm sorry, it's late to upload this morning, Xiaobaijun has a bad brain, and I forgot, I'm very sorry! (To be continued.) )