As the first real tank battle in human history, the Battle of Suncheon has been recorded in history forever. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This battle broke out very suddenly, because of the success of the Japanese army's concealment tactics, so at the stage when the battle just broke out, an armored battalion of the Ming army had to meet a "tank wing" of the Japanese army.

The number of tanks, or Type 91s, that the Japanese put on the battlefield was about 120. The Ming army had seven tanks to repair, so only 38 tanks and four armored vehicles were put into battle.

"Boom!" Not far to Fan Ming's left, a No. 2 tank of the Ming army, which at this time looked very stout 50 mm caliber guns, fired the first shell in this battle.

Obviously, this 50 mm caliber high-power tank gun, which was specially designed to deal with enemy tanks, performed more on the battlefield than the user and the designer expected.

The shell crossed a long distance and broke a small tree that was not stout.

Of course, it did not hit the target it should have hit, because in the rush to meet the battle, the armored soldiers of the Ming army also made all kinds of mistakes in a panic.

It's not terrible to make mistakes, and on the battlefield, sometimes it's just a matter of comparing who made fewer mistakes on both sides of the war.

The Ming army returned fire with more than one tank, and in the next two seconds, at least five tanks fired their shells.

And, very fortunately, at least 3 tanks fired shells that hit the targets they were aiming at.

In the design process of the Japanese army's Type 91 tank, it referred to the No. 1 tank of the Ming Army, so its armor thickness was not much thicker than that of the No. 1 tank.

On the other hand, the 50 mm caliber tank gun equipped with the No. 2 tank of the Ming army had an armor-piercing power based on the more advanced enemy tanks as an imaginary enemy.

In this state, the Ming artillery shells easily penetrated the front armor of the Japanese Type 91 tank. And then with pieces of broken armor, turned the interior of these Japanese tanks into hell.

The tanks hit by the Ming army were immediately incapacitated, and two of them exploded directly, turning into a ball of flames. The smoke frightened several Japanese tanks behind, so that they did not dare to advance another half step for half a day.

The good news is that because the radio technology is not too high, the tanks of the Japanese army are equipped with radios only in the command model.

Therefore, most of the Japanese tanks did not know that their friendly troops had been destroyed, and they were still desperately firing their own shells at the Ming tanks.

One after another, Japanese artillery shells hit the armor of the Ming tank, but fortunately, Fan Ming did not find any of the No. 2 tanks penetrated.

And as more and more Tank 2 found its own angle of fire, the sound of tank guns on the battlefield became more intense.

The incessant artillery bombardment even drowned out the sound of machine guns that were firing fiercely, leaving no other sound between heaven and earth.

Huge explosions occurred one after another, and from time to time a Japanese Type 91 tank was destroyed and exploded. And the Ming army has always been in a state of open fire.

As one Japanese Type 91 tank after another exploded, the Japanese army also realized that there seemed to be a qualitative gap between their tanks and the equipment of the Ming army.

They tried to get closer to the Ming army and opened fire at closer distances. Because they were shielded by the smoke from the Japanese tanks that had exploded earlier, they managed to shorten the distance of engagement.

Then, the Japanese army got the first result of this tank battle.

The armor on the side of a tank No. 2 of the Ming Empire was hit by a Japanese tank and penetrated. The tank then exploded, and the turret was blown into the air first.

Because of the results of the battle, the morale of the Japanese side was immediately boosted, and dozens of tanks launched a strong attack on the Ming tanks. They tried to open fire closer and destroy the tanks of the Ming army.

At this time, the Ming army obviously realized that the gap in equipment between the two sides was not as huge as they imagined. So the Ming tanks began to retreat.

"Reverse! Reversing! The 1st Company began to retreat! 2 companies cover them! The hand holding the radio trembled a little, and Fan Ming was also startled by the explosion of the No. 2 tank.

The enemy cannot threaten him, and he can calmly destroy the enemy...... This and the possibility of the enemy destroying themselves are definitely two completely different moods and states.

At this time, the tanks of the 1st company were ordered to reverse, which made the Japanese make a wrong judgment. The Japanese commanders at the front saw this as a signal that the Ming army was afraid and ready to retreat.

In fact, Fan Ming's plan was to let his tanks cover each other and make tactical movements backwards, keeping a relatively safe distance.

At this time, the tanks of the 1st Company of the Ming Army's armored battalion retreated behind the burning wreckage of Tank No. 2. Obscured the enemy's view with thick smoke.

However, the tanks of the 2nd Panzer Company did not flinch, but continued to shell, destroying at least 5 Japanese tanks that were trying to pursue the Ming tanks alive or dead.

Smoke billowed from the battlefield and there were burning tanks everywhere. No one thought that the first battle in which human beings attacked each other with tanks would become a bloody battle between more than 100 tanks at the beginning.

Just when Fan Ming ordered his 1st company to retreat, the follow-up troops of the Ming army, which followed behind Fan Ming's armored battalion, rushed to the battlefield and quickly joined the battle.

The mechanized infantry of the Ming army brought not only armored vehicles, but also three No. 1 assault guns to accompany their attacks.

Equipped with infantry support weapons with 75 mm caliber short-barreled guns, they were also very sharp equipment against armored targets, and soon these three tanks established a continuous defensive position on the flank of Fan Ming's armored battalion.

Before the Japanese realized that reinforcements from the Ming Empire had arrived, they destroyed two Japanese tanks that were trying to outflank the Ming army's rear route.

By this time of the battle, the Japanese had lost more than 20 tanks, while only one tank of the Ming army had been damaged by the penetration. The gap between the two sides has been very obvious, and it seems that the Japanese army will no longer be entangled and there will be no meaning.

However, the Japanese 2nd Division got the order to repel the Ming army and bite the Ming army to retreat the defense line to Jiechuan, so the division commander of the 2nd Division, Ota Ohno, could only fight this battle hard.

Not only to continue fighting, but also to work hard to accomplish his campaign goals. So he threw himself into his reserves, bringing more infantry and chariots into the fight.

As a result, his decision directly escalated the battle to a larger scale. (To be continued.) )