Chapter 356: Philippine Campaign (5)

"Sudden death give! Sudden death gives! ”

Naoki Kanno, commander of the Kanno Detachment of the 48th Division of the 14th Army of the Japanese Army, showed half of his body in the turret of this Type 99 command tank, holding a wireless telephone in his hand, and shouted the order to attack. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 Info tried to use the powerful cluster shock of the Japanese-made 99 main battle tanks to crush the U.S. military, thereby tearing a breakthrough in the entire line of defense.

The Kanno detachment is the attack vanguard of the 14th Army, as a young Zhuang faction officer, Kanno Naoki can be regarded as a rare officer in the Japanese army who is proficient in armored composite operations, once studied modern tank combat theory in the Donghui Kingdom, the predecessor of the Donghua Empire, and participated in the Dongao War as a Japanese volunteer.

The muzzle fire of the 100mm rifled gun of the Type 99 main battle tank (Type 59 modified Japanese version) kept flashing, and one after another kinetic armor-piercing projectiles burst out with the steam wave of the fire, and one after another the US M48 tank raised a column of smoke, and the flames of the explosion rendered the entire bloody battlefield.

"Onboard! Onboard! ”

All the Japanese attack groups let out an earth-shattering roar.

A large number of Type 99 tanks and Type 99 infantry fighting vehicles coordinated in a standard infantry and tank formation, ignoring the artillery interception of the US position, fiercely assaulting forward, and all kinds of vehicle-mounted weapons intensively spewed tongues of fire during the march. Like the heavy cavalry of the Middle Ages, they bravely and fearlessly slaughtered the U.S. M48 tank group rolling on the opposite side.

A large burst of fire suddenly flashed from the defensive positions of the American troops. Nearly 100 rounds of RPG-7 anti-tank rockets dragged a long tail flame into the Japanese steel ranks, and the rear artillery positions also began to exert their might at this time, and the dense artillery fire also weaved a wall of death fire in front of the enemy's armored torrent.

The Japanese air force, which had air supremacy, immediately and desperately began to slaughter the exposed artillery positions and anti-tank fire points of the American army, trying to remove all obstacles to the advance of their armored forces.

Several Japanese Mi-4 helicopter gunships were hit by the anti-aircraft fire of the US 40mm twin-mounted anti-aircraft guns, and they spun and dragged the smoke and fell helplessly to the ground into a ball of explosive fireballs.

"Calibrated 1200 meters, No. 2 bomb, two rapid fires! fire! ”

In the queue of the U.S. armored attack group, Benjamin quickly and accurately observed the range and calculated the trajectory through the fire control system of the M48 tank, and then decisively gave the order.

The tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectile fired by the 90mm tank gun of the M48 tank could easily penetrate the front armor of the Japanese Type 99 main battle tank at such a distance, and a screaming and terrible sound of armor piercing was followed by a burst of flames, completely turning a 35-ton Japanese-made Type 99 main battle tank into a pile of burning scrap metal.

Quickly turning the turret to continue looking for a new target, the excitement of the battle burned the blood of Benjamin's body, and in the blink of an eye, three Japanese-made Type 99 main battle tanks were dismantled by him.

Then, too, there was chaos on his own radio, with cries of battle and desperate howls fueling Benjamin's adrenaline hormones.

"Shet! He hit me! ”

"Fack! Car No. 11 was shot again! ”

"Cake sellers! Who's going to save us......"

The thunderous roar of tank gun fire continued, mixed with the detonation of the combat vehicles, and all kinds of armor-piercing, armor-piercing, and high-explosive shells were fired out of the tank guns at high speed, igniting the tanks on both sides into piles of burning steel wreckage.

Smoke billowed from the burning chariots, and the muffled sound of detonated ammunition followed. Subsequent vehicles rushed through the burning wreckage, turning the opposing vehicles into flaming coffins with sophisticated firepower.

The stubborn resistance of the US-Philippine coalition caught Naoki Kanno off guard. Although he had a certain estimate of the combat effectiveness of the US-Filipino forces in the defensive position, he did not expect the battle to be so fierce. The Kanno detachment suffered heavy losses, but there was little progress.

Lieutenant General Masashi Honma had spoken directly to him from the 14th Army's former enemy headquarters at the landing ground, telling him that if he could not take the American position, open a gap for the advancing Japanese troops, and capture Apari, then Naoki Kanno would have to apologize.

Annoyed, Naoki Kanno immediately called for air support, and at the same time put on a protective helmet of armored soldiers and got into a Type 99 main battle tank, and he wanted to personally drive the tank to destroy the American tanks that dared to challenge the Japanese Empire.

"Lubricate our tracks with the internal organs of the Yoneda ghost animal!" This was the last time Naoki Kanno lectured the entire detachment via the on-board radio.

"Onboard! Onboard! "The bloodthirsty roar of revenge heralded the beginning of another round of Japanese attacks.

On the American position, Benjamin's hoarse voice sounded over the radio: "19 districts, 99 tanks 12, 99 infantry fighting vehicles 16, ready to meet the enemy!" ”

"Fack! These Japanese dog mongrels are endless! This voice is the sergeant major of B Company, Qiang Jie, and the only veteran in the entire B Company that Benjamin admires.

Sergeant Johnson drove the chariot, shot in the long march, and repaired the battlefield, all of which were no worse than Benjamin, and as for tactical command and basic literacy, Johnson was even more convincing to Benjamin.

Looking at the few remaining tanks on his side, Benjamin felt an indescribable depression in his heart. Many of his comrades were killed, and even their bodies could not be found. It is impossible to calculate how many of the burning wreckage of the vehicles had long since turned to char. The brutal and bloody war makes life seem so fragile.

"Attention all vehicles, check the ammunition, and prepare to engage the enemy!" After confirming the ammunition, Benjamin looked at Johnson, who also had the top cover open to expose his upper body, and then entered the car and closed the top cover.

The few M41 self-propelled guns behind the positions began to fire a blocking fire, carrying out long-range shelling of the tanks and combat vehicles in the Japanese line.

The roaring Japanese armed attack helicopters soon appeared in the sky, and the "Boom" roaring multiple rocket nests immediately turned these exposed long-range suppression guns into violently tumbling flaming shells, and a lonely load wheel fell from mid-air.

Under the cover of aerial fire from the armed attack helicopters, more than 20 Japanese tanks and armored vehicles roared over the trenches at the front of the US positions, ignoring the desperate resistance of the US positions, and anti-personnel and explosive bombs rained down on the heads of the defenders.

"Sudden death give! Sudden death gives! Howling like a ferocious wolf, Kanno drove a Type 99 main battle tank to crush an American soldier under the track, and the tongue of fire from the vehicle's side-by-side machine gun swept several other American soldiers to the ground.

The thrill of killing and killing made the beastly nature in Kanno's heart swell rapidly.

"Kill! Kill all these ghost animals of the United States! Kanno, who was howling like a ghost, didn't even notice an American tank rushing towards him on the left.

The high-explosive shells fired from the 90mm tank gun of the M48 heavy tank fell on the crowd of charging Japanese troops, raising clouds of blood mist, and the thin alloy armor of the light vehicle was kneaded and torn apart like a dough under force.

"Mi Guo Chariot! Mi Chariot! Kanno's sub-gunner suddenly screamed in horror.

"Yaga! Where are they hiding? Kill them! Kill them! Kanno's angry roar couldn't hide the panic in his heart. For the American M48 tank that suddenly appeared on the flank, the side armor of the Type 99 main battle tank could not defend against the 90mm tank gun of the American M48 heavy tank.

The Japanese-made Type 99 main battle tank suddenly shuddered, and the two-stroke diesel engine made by Mitsubishi Corporation rose into flames and stopped. A single Bakazur rocket fired by U.S. infantry hit the 35-ton man, followed by two more rockets on its right track.

Immediately afterwards, a tungsten alloy armor-piercing bullet fired by an M48 heavy tank completely shattered the Japanese-made Type 99 main battle tank. The pressure relief plate behind the turret flew into the air in a fireball with a violent explosion. Naoki Kanno, covered in fire, crawled and screamed miserably and fell out of the car, his charred body sifting and trembling in the bullets fired in all directions, and the 7.62mm warhead that penetrated at high speed tore and rolled violently in the body of this lifeless human body.

In this way, Kanno Daisa became the first high-ranking Japanese officer to meet Amaterasu since the beginning of the Philippine Campaign.

(To be continued.) )