Chapter 33 Shelling of the Type 94 Ultralight Tank Group
"tank?"
"Is the Japanese army preparing to launch a coordinated counterattack with infantry and tanks?"
When Liu Feiyang saw the Japanese thin-skinned tanks appearing, he
The first thought in his mind was to cooperate with tanks and infantry to fight together.
As for all the officers and soldiers in front of him and behind him, whether they were the Northeast Army or the Sichuan Army, their nerves became tense in an instant.
Because of the Japanese tank attack,
They have all tried it,
It is a huge danger for them who do not have tanks now.
Even the Northeastern Army, which was equipped with dozens of French Renault FT-17, British NC-27 light tanks and American M-1917 light tanks, was the strongest armored force in China at the time.
It’s also very bitter at the moment,
Because they don't have tanks at all to coordinate operations now,
Even if there are, they do not have tank drivers and tank gunners to conduct tank operations here.
But the person who was different from everyone's fear and nervousness was Liu Feiyang.
Because he has anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-tank guns, and tank guns.
So I am not afraid of the Japanese thin-skinned tanks at all.
Unless they are attacked by large-scale tank armies like the Soviet Army, the American Army and the German Army,
Otherwise, he really wasn't afraid at all.
Just at this moment,
"Da da da da..."
"Boom boom boom!"
"Kill me!"
"assault!"
In another position less than 30 kilometers away from Liu Feiyang and the others, intensive gunfire, the surprised and high-pitched shouts of the soldiers, and the sound of artillery were intertwined.
A large number of national soldiers in another defensive position were either hiding in the fields or lying in temporary bunkers, shooting at the steel monsters that were slowly approaching them.
These steel monsters are the Japanese army's latest tank, the Type 94 ultra-light tank.
Looking through the smoke-filled position, I looked at the dozen Type 94 ultra-light tanks advancing slowly but firmly.
In front of them, groups of slightly frightened Chinese troops were shooting wildly at these Japanese tanks that suddenly appeared.
In particular, more than ten Type 24 heavy machine guns and twelve 7.92mm Type 08 Maxim heavy machine guns are pouring out ferocious firepower, and powerful machine gun bullets are constantly firing.
These bullets, which are enough to tear people into pieces, can only make little sparks and clanking sounds when they hit these Japanese tanks.
Can the Maxim heavy machine gun penetrate the light tanks of the early World War II?
During the Anti-Japanese War, basically all tanks had minimum armor requirements that could resist conventional bullets and grenade fragments.
Therefore, it can be said that a heavy machine gun that fires conventional bullets will cause a lot of damage to armored targets.
"This...how is this possible!"
Li Daili, the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 8th Division, who was lying in a bomb crater, suddenly turned pale and muttered to himself.
Previously, he thought that as long as he gathered a large number of machine guns to shoot at the Japanese tanks,
How can we generate some battle loss rate?
But now it has no effect at all.
A moving Type 94 ultra-light tank suddenly stopped. After the turret rotated slowly, it sprayed out a stream of orange-red fire.
"boom……"
The fire flashed, and a huge explosion sounded from a machine gun position not far from Battalion Commander Li Daili.
Suddenly, a Type 24 heavy machine gun that was pouring out tongues of fire turned into parts and flew into the air. Accompanying it were the two machine gunners, the pieces of flesh and broken limbs that were blown up.
"You bastards... those stupid Japs... prepare a death squad for me immediately. I'm going to blow up all these Japs' tanks!"
"Not a single one left!"
Seeing this, Battalion Commander Li Daili's eyes suddenly turned blood red and he jumped like thunder.
Because the two machine gunners were the sons of his distant relatives.
Now, they were watching helplessly as they were blown up by a Japanese tank and turned into pieces of flesh and limbs.
Faced with such a bloody feud,
Why doesn't Battalion Commander Li Daili look so ferocious? His heart is bleeding.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!......"
"Rumble..."
However, the direct artillery fire from these Japanese Type 94 ultra-light tanks showed no sign of stopping.
Moreover, it became even more ferocious and unusual, in a battle that lasted less than ten minutes.
Originally at the civil bunker position where Battalion Commander Li Daili seemed to be more resistant to shelling,
Suddenly, they were all blown to pieces in the gunfire from Japanese tanks.
The bunker was filled with the remains of blown-up soldiers and machine gun parts, as well as broken rifles and helmets.
The fortifications that could have served as a bunker to prevent enemy attacks were now like toys and were easily destroyed by artillery fire from the Japanese tank group.
After seeing another machine gun and two machine gunners killed by tank gunfire,
"All the troops who stand up for me will knock down or blow up the Japanese tanks no matter what the cost!"
"Damn it! Let me die for these little devils!"
"Even if he dies, we have to bring one more little Japanese tank to bury him with him!"
Battalion Commander Li Daili immediately turned red and shouted hysterically at the death squads that had been organized around him.
"Da... da da... da da da..."
But at this moment, as the distance to cooperate with the Japanese infantry and tanks became closer and closer,
The submachine guns in the hands of the Japanese infantrymen following the Japanese Type 94 tank group also fired wildly, and the dense rain of bullets ruthlessly fired at the national troops hiding in various temporary bunkers.
In an instant, a dense rain of bullets killed a large number of national soldiers who had not yet reacted. Blood flowed into rivers and corpses were scattered everywhere.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!......"
"Rumble..."
Even the Chinese army battalion commander Li Daili, who had just shouted for the death squads to attack the enemy, and his members of the death squads were also intensively bombarded by the Japanese Type 94 ultra-light tank group at the same time.
Suddenly, battalion commander Li Daili and his death squad members suffered heavy casualties.
The sounds of howling and wailing could be heard continuously.
Seeing this,
"..."
Liu Feiyang.
"..."
All the officers and soldiers around Liu Feiyang.
It turns out that the Japanese army’s primary target of attack was not them.
It's their friendly forces.
Because the Japanese tank group they saw was five Type 92 ultra-light tanks and three less maneuverable Type 89 medium tanks, but they were just gathering in the distance.
There was no coordinated attack between infantry and tanks.
Even if it is shelling,
It's just a few occasional shellings from a distance.
There was no large-scale coordinated infantry-tank counterattack against Liu Feiyang's defensive position.
Liu Feiyang and all the officers and soldiers around him were puzzled by this.
I don’t know the real purpose of the Japanese troops and what they are planning.
However, it also allowed them to see how tragic the shelling of the Type 94 ultra-light tank group was when facing the national army without anti-tank weapons and equipment.
Chapter completed!