Chapter Eighty-Six: Tank Night Battle
You must know that at night, because neither side has night vision devices, it is difficult to tell how many tanks the other side has.
Moreover, tanks fight at night, unlike during the day, where they can easily detect each other and strike quickly.
Tanks fight tanks at night, it is like a blind cat touching a dead mouse, you can only touch it.
These devil tanks, but the latest medium tanks, in short, are a strengthened version, specifically aimed at the Chinese army.
Now the devil has only put in a hundred on the Chinese battlefield, this devil is a medium tank, the crew of four people, namely the commander, the gun commander, the driver and the loader, the 75 mm main gun, capable of firing armor-piercing shells and grenades.
At a distance of five hundred meters, seventy-five mm armor-piercing shells could penetrate eighty mm thick armor.
So this power is also very strong, and now the tank commanders of the devils are already frantically searching for the tank fighting vehicles of the Eighth Route Army, ready to compete.
The two clouded leopard medium tanks really attracted the attention of the devils' tanks, and I saw several devil tanks driving towards the two clouded leopards, and at the same time, one shell after another, they also hit in the direction of the leopard.
Although it is said that it is just a random fight, there is also the possibility of a hit.
And now the clouded leopard tank is also firing back, its 88 mm tank gun is more powerful than the devil's tank gun, the range is longer, and the devil's tank density is large, so these few shots are out, and there is an unlucky devil medium tank that has been shot.
This 88-millimeter tank shell made this medium tank immobile immediately, its tracks were damaged, and now the devils inside are also very angry.
And on the other side, a tank destroyer, aiming at this opportunity, hit the anti-tank gun with a shot, this time on the side, so this devil tank was immediately shot, the turret was lifted away, and the ammunition inside was detonated, which was very powerful.
The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army on several other tank destroyers were overjoyed when they saw this, and they were also looking for an opportunity, as long as they aimed at the medium tank of the devil, they would open fire, and it was easy to hit it from the side, of course, it was not easy to say from the front, and there was also a chance of destruction.
A devil's medium tank, while firing a shell, revealed its position because of the fire from the muzzle, and was locked by a tank destroyer of the Eighth Route Army at this time.
The commander of the destroyer immediately ordered: "Aim at the devil tank in the direction of three o'clock, ready to shoot!" ”
The gun commander immediately turned the gun port and locked onto the devil tank.
The shell loader also immediately moved an armor-piercing shell and pushed it into the chamber.
Excellent artillery commanders, that are able to hit the target with one or two shots, of course, there are not many such artillery commanders.
Therefore, every artillery commander of the Eighth Route Army hopes to become the best artillery commander, and it would be good to be able to hit the first shot.
At this time, the gun commander also locked the direction, and then the muzzle of this tank destroyer, the fire flashed, and the shell flew out, and it accurately hit the devil's medium tank.
Immediately the tank exploded and caught fire, this cannon hit the middle of the hull, causing a fire, if nothing else, the ammunition will soon be detonated, so the devil tank commander and gunner who were on fire jumped out and rolled on the ground, trying to extinguish the fire.
At this time, the tank destroyer changed another grenade, and fired another shot, and suddenly the explosion sounded, and those devils screamed and were sent to the sky.
Now the devils have also discovered the tank destroyers of the Eighth Route Army, and they have also begun to counterattack.
A devil's medium tank, a few cannons were fired indiscriminately, and a tank destroyer was shot, but fortunately, it only broke the wheel, couldn't move, and was not completely destroyed.
And now the comrades have avenged them, a soldier of the Eighth Route Army, with an anti-tank rocket, locked on the devil's medium tank.
Suddenly, the rocket flew over and accurately hit the middle of the devil's medium tank, you must know that the power of the rocket is greater than the artillery shell, so the devil's medium tank was immediately exploded.
Soon this devil tank became a pile of blazing scrap metal, and the devils in it died inside without making a scream.
The battle between the two sides was very fierce, basically you went back and forth, as long as the position was exposed, there was a danger of being destroyed, and in less than an hour, eight medium tanks of devils were destroyed, and two tank destroyers of the Eighth Route Army were also damaged.
But in general, it was the Eighth Route Army that had an absolute advantage, because the Eighth Route Army was a combination of infantry and tanks, assisted by individual anti-tank rockets, and the clouded leopard medium tank was also very strong, resisting the devil's tank guns head-on, and was not seriously injured, so it continued to fight.
Now Li Yunlong ordered a salvo of rocket artillery and grenade shells in the rear, and the attack of the devils was immediately stopped, and some tanks and armored vehicles were hit by artillery fire and exploded.
The night's fighting lasted until dawn, and the losses on both sides were not small, and the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army lost several hundred people, as well as two tank destroyers.
And the devils suffered even greater casualties, more than 2,000 devils were eliminated, and there were quite a few tanks and armored vehicles.
Now the devils are stupid, they found that the Eighth Route Army is too strong, it seems that it has never been so strong, when they first came to China, they found that the Chinese army was really vulnerable, and they ran away before they could hit them.
Now they find that this group of Chinese troops is indeed different, their equipment is still so good, how can this battle be fought.
The Japanese General Headquarters, now the commander is angry, and it is not good to go out of the division, but in order to take the arsenal and aircraft factory of the Eighth Route Army, they must attack.
More troops were concentrated in the area where the two sides were fighting, and this battle could be said to be no less than a general battle.
In addition to Li Yunlong's new regiment, the other brother troops are also in fierce battle, but because their equipment is not as good as Li Yunlong's, the losses are much greater, and the exchange ratio with the devils is about one to one, although it looks a lot worse than the new regiment, but it is actually quite good.
This battle lasted for about half a month before it was over.
The devils were completely defeated, and the attack was a huge loss, with more than 50,000 devils confessing on the battlefield, and more than 30,000 wounded.
On the side of the Eighth Route Army, the casualties were only more than 20,000, and it was obvious that this time it was the Eighth Route Army that won a great victory, and achieved its strategic goal, keeping the arsenal and aircraft factory, the military port and the shipyard, and now it is even more difficult for the devils to attack again.
Li Yunlong and Duan Yunpeng have also made great contributions again, and now the number of devil planes shot down by Duan Yunpeng has reached seventy-two, and it can be said that they have become real ace pilots, although there is still a bit of a gap compared to the top aces of World War II in history, but it will soon be made up.