Chapter 897: The Battle of Shanghai (Part II)
By this time, the armored units of a regiment of the Wehrmacht had already begun to attack with the infantry. The sound of Kerala crawlers rolling resounded through the positions, and in the sky appeared Wehrmacht fighters.
They are not going to attack now, but are preparing to cover the withdrawal of ground forces when the war is unfavorable. At the same time, observe the firing points of the Japanese troops on the ground, and report the coordinates to the artillery in the rear for clarification.
At the same time, Wehrmacht fighters and bombers had flown to the exposed Japanese artillery positions in the rear. They were going to destroy all the exposed Japanese artillery.
However, the Japanese in several battles also learned to be clever in camouflage, and after the first round of shelling, they put camouflage on those guns and hid them in different areas.
"Chirp...... The Wehrmacht eagles flying over the artillery positions spotted only a small fraction of the Japanese artillery, while the bombers bombed the exposed Japanese artillery.......
It has to be said that the Japanese approach is extremely effective. At least now the Wehrmacht has bombed less than a tenth of the Japanese artillery.
"Tom...... Rumble! "On the Japanese positions, the battle finally began. Those kettle-shaped Type 99 anti-tank bombs began to do the duty they were made to blow up tanks.
But the Japanese were obviously not very familiar with this kind of explosive bomb, and they chose to throw them out at first. After all, few people dared to take the lead at this time, and the infantry of the Wehrmacht was not vegetarian.
The head is exposed, and it is estimated that the head will be gone. Therefore, the Japanese chose to throw these bombs out and use the magnets that used the grenades on them to attract the tanks and then penetrate their armor.
It's a pity that the Japanese Army's Type 99 anti-tank bomb only relied on its 20 mm penetration depth. To blast through the Wehrmacht Tiger tank, which has even side armor higher than 80mm, is tantamount to a dream.
However, this was now the last defense of the Japanese infantry, as the 37mm anti-tank guns that had been placed in positions now seemed to be ineffective.
"Tom tom tom...... Boom Boom Boom ......" and the Wehrmacht tanks counterattacked. Directly remove those exposed Japanese firepower points. But the Japanese army was not vegetarian, and seven or eight Type 99 anti-tank bombs were thrown out of the tunnel.
"Danger! Get down!! When the commander of the Wehrmacht tank saw the bombs that had been thrown out of the observation window, his heart chuckled, but the tank was too bulky after all, and he could only shout loudly if he could not turn around for a while.
Everyone in the car retracted into the tank at once, trying not to get close to the inside of the tank. This is to avoid concussion and penetration damage. They just made a move and heard a muffled sound of "dong ~".
The bombs exploded outside the tank, but unfortunately they were only 20mm deep enough to penetrate the Tiger tank, and could only cause a dimple on the surface.
"Fuck! scared Lao Tzu to death, I thought the Japanese devils had come up with something powerful......" The commander wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He said loudly to the crew members around him: "Inform the rear car, the Japanese have unknown projectile weapons, although they have limited lethality to tanks, they should be extremely lethal to infantry." Let them tell the infantry accompanying the vehicle ......"
Actually, you don't need to say it from the commander. The infantry that followed behind had already seen the power of the bomb. More than a dozen soldiers closest to the tank were covered by this explosive bomb and were directly blown up.
"you, grandma!" The platoon commander who commanded in front suddenly turned red, and the four squads he brought up were gone in the blink of an eye! People can't even find a scumbag, how can they not make him angry.
"Fuck these sons with Lao Tzu!!" The platoon leader roared like a beast. Immediately, two grenades were smashed straight out. The grenade fell into the Japanese tunnel. It exploded with a bang and exploded amid the screams of the Japanese soldiers.
Seeing the tragic death of their comrades, the attacking Wehrmacht officers and soldiers were also furious. Light and heavy machine guns, grenadiers and single-shot grenade launchers...... and so on, and there was a chaotic bombardment of the Japanese position.
After the drivers in the tank breathed a sigh of relief, someone got out of the tank and shook the 12.7mm heavy machine gun on the car and swept at the exposed Japanese soldiers.
A 12.7mm caliber bullet, if one hits, the whole piece of flesh explodes. The Japanese soldiers screamed and tumbled to the ground, and then the machine guns blasted directly into the concrete trenches to pieces.
The blood and minced flesh immediately stained the tunnels in the position red, and the Wehrmacht infantry took the opportunity to roar and begin to charge. They fought their way into the fortifications and rushed along the tunnels towards the Japanese firepower.
"Red Okanoro!! Fried tracks! Fried tracks!! A Japanese soldier shouted at the Japanese soldiers from the position: "If one is not enough, use two!" Blow up their chariots, quick!! ”
After his roar. Seven or eight Japanese soldiers suddenly rushed out of the hidden bunker. The anti-tank guns in the bunker immediately began to roar, providing them with cover along with the heavy machine guns.
These Japanese soldiers rushed to the tank and directly smashed a bundle of Type 99 anti-tank bombs over. The four magnets on the blaster play their part at this point.
But when I heard the sound of "clang~", the bundled explosive bombs suddenly stuck to the tracks of the tank. After a while, it exploded with a "boom"!
This time, the Japanese finally saw the effect, and the two Type 99 anti-tank bombs finally blew up the tracks of the Wehrmacht tank. As a result, the tank could only be parked in position.
"! Fight with Lao Tzu, don't let those gangs get close to the tank!! The infantrymen in the back also had red eyes, and they began to block the Japanese infantry who had seen the effect and tried to attack like this.
However, the Wehrmacht did not carry much heavy weaponry, and light and heavy machine guns and grenadier canisters and single-shot grenade launchers could not stop the Japanese defenders with 37mm anti-tank guns.
"Tom tom tom...... "The Japanese artillery shells fell like raindrops, and the advantage of their small artillery was that it was easy to transfer.......
Moreover, the huge number allowed them to take turns shelling and covering each other, and after the defeat in the front, the Japanese finally stabilized their position and began to defend and counterattack.
"Quick! Go up and surround car number seventy-eight! Let people come up and overhaul!! Duan Yun, the commander of the tank regiment who commanded the operation on the battlefield, roared on the walkie-talkie: "Go up!" Surround him! ”
Suddenly, seven or eight tanks Kerala drove forward three or two times, and the damaged tank was surrounded in the middle. At the same time, other tanks began to clear the exposed firing points of the Japanese army.
Unfortunately, the Japanese army was also very good at designing fortifications. Many of these firing points are cross-dead-angle firing points, and many times there is no way to hit them at all.
Fortunately, the infantry was equipped with a large number of grenadiers, and the grenades were thrown into the tunnels of the Japanese soldiers in a curve, turning the Japanese bombers on their backs. The follow-up light and heavy machine guns were constantly suppressing the fire on the strafing Japanese positions to prevent the Japanese from blowing up the tank's tracks with explosive shells again.
"Boom, boom, boom ......" but the Japanese did not give up, they could not rise but could drop these explosive bombs. Even if you can't blow up the tank, you can blow up the infantry around the tank.
This method of combat was so effective that most of the Wehrmacht soldiers who were responsible for suppressing fire around the tank were injured by the explosion. And as a result, the firepower of suppression is gradually decreasing.
As a last resort, the driver in the tank began to open the lid on it and operate the crane gun to suppress the fire. Although the Japanese were pinned down in the tunnel and could not move, they still used 37mm anti-tank guns, grenadiers and Type 99 anti-tank bombs to counterattack.
The Wehrmacht's offensive was temporarily contained in the position, and of course the Japanese troops on the opposite side were not comfortable. Going to the side of the anti-tank gun is basically looking for death, and as long as you shoot a shell, you will be greeted by a rain of bullets and grenades.
Heavy machine guns too, I don't know what weapons the Wehrmacht used are extremely powerful. If one hits within three meters of the tunnel, it will be bloody, and those who are not killed are considered lucky.
But in general, the Japanese still had an advantage with a large number of 37mm anti-tank guns, Type 99 anti-tank bombs, and a large number of heavy machine guns, and they suppressed the Wehrmacht in front of the position and caused a large number of Wehrmacht casualties.
"Woo~~Tututu......" Wehrmacht fighters in the sky also found out that something was wrong and began to provide fire support to the ground forces. In addition to the firepower of the Japanese army in the bunker, most of the exposed tunnels were cleared by the air force.
The power of the cannon is powerful, and it can blow up dust on the surface of the concrete tunnel. And the situation of those Japanese troops who were swept away can be imagined.
"Chirp...... Boom, boom, boom, boom, ......"Rockets on the Tiger Shark also began to be fired, and the Japanese positions were full of mourning. Even the exits of some bunkers were buried, and those exposed firepower were directly bombarded by the planes, causing huge casualties.
By this time, the Wehrmacht's logistical maintenance personnel had arrived in front of the tank whose tracks had been blown off and began to reequip the damaged tracks. They knew that time was of the essence, so they could drive it by putting the tracks back on first.
"Quick! Put the tracks back on, and the more busy you are, the more brethren will die!" You know what?! The commander yelled outside from the tank.
If it weren't for the regulations, the commander was not allowed to leave the body of the car when directing the operation, the commander would have jumped out for repairs a long time ago.
"Boom, boom, boom......" Several 37mm Japanese anti-tank guns exploded into the tanks on the edge that suppressed the Japanese firepower, and shrapnel suddenly flew everywhere.
A maintenance worker didn't even have time to snort before half of his head was cut off, and the tears in the eyes of the maintenance squad leader suddenly rolled down.
But they still didn't stop what they were doing, and kept restoring the tracks...... (To be continued.) )
ps: Chapter 2 ~ Take a walk with your wife......