However, in the open plain and without the cover of fortifications, infantry anti-tank weapons and anti-tank guns alone cannot in any way block an armored cluster composed of hundreds of tanks/armored vehicles/self-propelled guns, and even the anti-tank guns with a relatively long range are actually only 500-1000 meters, while the officers and men of the armored cavalry division are at this distance from this distance with anti-aircraft machine guns and small-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns on tanks and armored vehicles to fire all enemy forces in the field of vision. Wherever the bullets rained, the devils who lacked fortifications flew all the flesh and blood, and the anti-tank guns with larger targets were specially cared for by the tank guns and self-propelled guns of the armored cavalry divisions

After clearing out the dozen or so anti-tank guns with a relatively long range in the field of vision, the forward troops of the armored cavalry division immediately began to accelerate and boldly break into the depth of the Japanese army, while the few Japanese officers and soldiers who were lucky enough to not die were quickly cleared by the more than 100 special marksmen carried by the dozens of armored vehicles of the armored cavalry division with machine guns or rifles. Devils who don't raise their hands to surrender have to make up for a shot, even if they have fallen to the ground. ”

From the analysis of jishu characteristics, these special shooters are not snipers, but should be called fast gunners more accurately, their shooting accuracy for targets 400 meters away is not as good as professional snipers, but for targets within 200 meters, they can still maintain a very high hit rate under the premise of an average rate of fire of more than 2 seconds 1 shot, and if it is against a fixed target at 100 meters, it can almost do 100 shots, while the effective range of the Japanese grenade is only 100 meters, In the future, even with bazookas, for quite some time. The effective range of the devil's bazooka in anti-tank will not exceed 200 meters, which is precisely restrained by the configuration of this armored vehicle carrying a fast gunner.

In addition, this special compilation has caused a long debate in later generations. Military historians in China, Japan, North Korea and other Eastern countries generally believe that they are the earliest mechanized infantry formations in actual combat on Shijie, but Western military historians believe that this unit is too small in scale and the tasks performed are very different from the orthodox mechanized infantry, and they are more inclined to regard it as a short-lived special formation in the history of the development of armored forces. Just like the armored cavalry that also shone brightly, but was abandoned by the Chinese themselves shortly after the war

"Only three people were injured, one tank was slightly injured but still able to drive?" Du Yang, the commander of the only "armored regiment" (Note 1) of the armored cavalry division, should be one of the most experienced armored commanders in China, but he completely defeated a Japanese infantry wing of nearly 4,000 men without losing a single soldier or tank. He was also pleasantly surprised. The reason why the casualty rate of the armored cavalry division is so low is directly related to the fact that the armored cavalry tactics rely more on firepower than on the characteristics of group attacks, but this is not the most powerful part of the armored cavalry tactics

Moreover, although this style of play reduced its own losses, it also affected the speed of the armored troops' advance to some extent, and in addition, the devils have now suffered losses from the Chinese armored forces several times, and the preparation of Japanese officers and men in terms of psychology, technology, tactics, and weapons and equipment is far from comparable to that in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. Therefore, it is simply impossible for the armored cavalry division to crush all the Japanese troops in one go. When Du Yang's armored regiment defeated three Japanese infantry wings totaling no less than 10,000 men at a small cost of destroying a tank, stopping a tank for emergency repairs, and sacrificing three people, the devils in the rear had already used the precious time gained by their comrades with their lives to build the first complete Golan trench.

"It's kind of like learning." When Du Yang saw this, he immediately ordered the troops to retreat, and at the same time shouted to the two "armored cavalry regiments" that followed behind the armored regiment through the on-board radio on the tank. "I'm ashamed, I still let the devils dig out the anti-tank trenches, and it's up to you to do the following."

Although Du Yang still can't fully comprehend the essence of armored cavalry tactics, it can be seen from Ma Zhongying's attitude during training that his armored regiment, which is stronger on the cards, is actually just the icing on the cake and a dispensable role in this tactic, but the two armored cavalry regiments composed entirely of light tanks are the backbone of this armored cavalry division, and even those self-propelled guns have a greater status than the medium tanks of the armored regiment. So now Du Yang also wants to see with his own eyes, what can those light tanks with thin skin and small guns do?

In fact, there is a simpler way to deal with the devil's anti-tank trench, that is, to let the infantry carried by the armored vehicle get out of the car to fill the trench, and then the tank and armored car can continue to drive in, Du Yang also thought about doing this in his heart, but Ma Zhongying strictly forbade this before the war, so he had to wait here to see what the two armored cavalry regiments did.

However, Du Yang is not stupid, after calming down and thinking about it, he knows that Ma Zhongying's ban is indeed not unreasonable, the total number of armored vehicles of the 15th Group Army is still too small, and the infantry that can be carried is naturally very limited, so they are all carefully selected, and they can only be sent to perform some special tasks, so that they can be consumed in large quantities like ordinary infantry, not only will they be brutal, but they will not be able to fill a few trenches in terms of their number of people, and with the total strength of no less than 200,000 devils, it is simply for them to sacrifice in vain. At the same time, filling in the trenches is tantamount to telling the enemy that they will continue to advance in this direction, that the enemy's defense will be more resolute, and that the enemy forces in depth in the rear will also be more targeted. It also takes time to fill in the trenches, which on the one hand buys the enemy time, and on the other hand, encourages the enemy to use this time effectively

Note 1: At this time, the armored cavalry division had an armored regiment under its jurisdiction (equipped with Japanese "medium" tanks, with relatively strong armor protection capabilities, and could forcibly break through the enemy's line if necessary, but in many cases, because of the relatively poor terrain adaptability to the terrain and the mountainous terrain in China, many in-depth interspersed surprise attacks could only be watched from the wall. ), two armored cavalry regiments (equipped with various light tanks and armored vehicles), two mechanized artillery regiments (self-propelled artillery), in addition to an air defense battalion (anti-aircraft tank), a guard battalion (mechanized infantry) and an automobile regiment (that is, a baggage regiment, which is generally not brought when long-distance cross-country combat is required. ）。 (To be continued.) )