700 Collision of Steel Part 8
"Commander, received a notice from the Air Force. High-quality update is here"
Cai Zhonghu had just drilled out of his armored command vehicle and saw Major General Jiang Xianyun, the chief of staff of the 6th Armored Army, walking over with an aluminum alloy tube. Cai Zhonghu recognized that it was a tool used by the Air Force to transmit messages to the Army, stuffing documents, photos and other items into this metal tube, and throwing them from the plane hovering at a low altitude! He accidentally hit people and equipment. If the plane crashed in the enemy's controlled area, the documents and photos might be seized. So it is neither safe nor confidential, but the Air Force still likes to use this backward communication method, especially when they want to transmit pictures and photos, after all, the telegram signal can only transmit text and numbers.
"What's inside?" Cai Zhonghu walked towards his temporary front-line enemy command while asking Jiang Xianyun to open the metal cylinder to see what's inside.
"There are some photos and maps, which seem to be aerial photos around the Yakovlevic Railway Station. They are very clear and specifically indicate the objects suspected of anti-tank firepower points and the location of Soviet artillery positions."
"Really?" Cai Zhonghu raised his eyebrows slightly, reached out to take a photo and looked at it. It was indeed very clear. Even without training, the Soviet positions and artillery could be found from above. "It's really a good thing! What did you take it? It's so clear."
"It should be the fw-189 tactical reconnaissance/artillery school shooting aircraft developed by the German Folk Wolf Company (the merger of Fokker and Wolf Company) that was just put into use. It looks very strange, the main fuselage is very short, and the two tails are strange aircraft. This aircraft has good low-altitude performance, excellent cockpit vision, and very strong structure. It is said that the Armored Forces Command intends to develop anti-tank strike aircraft based on this aircraft. It is now negotiating with the Air Force."
"Anti-tank attack aircraft? Aren't it the same as attack 2 and Stuka?" Cai Zhonghu asked casually again.
"I heard that the design idea proposed by the Armored Forces Command is not to use bombs to anti-tanks, but to install a 45mm anti-tank gun onto an aircraft and attack the top and back of the enemy tank from the air."
"This idea is good. I wonder if we can develop this kind of aircraft with cannons flying all over the sky next year? That way, our armored soldiers will save a lot of trouble."
While the two of them were talking, they had already walked into the temporary command center. This was a large bunker half buried underground and half made of logs, steel plates, and sandbags. It was very strong. It could withstand the damage caused by a direct hit of a 152mm grenade. In the bunker, the staff of the 6th Armored Army were already busy, and some were hanging maps on the walls. Some were guarding a row of phone calls to the military headquarters, division headquarters, and several higher-ranking school-level staff members were discussing something around the map table. Seeing Cai Zhonghu and Jiang Xianyun walked in, they all stopped their work and stood attentively saluting.
"Sir. I just received a notice from the Tulun Cluster Command. The enemy placed some of the Su-75 attack artillery behind the semi-buried civil fortifications as fixed anti-tank fire points, which seemed difficult to deal with." A colonel staff officer sent a telegram. Cai Zhonghu took it and took a look, and asked Jiang Xianyun to spread a map dropped by the air force on the map platform. This is a 1:10,000-yuan topographic map around the Yakovrevic Railway Station. The high-quality update hand-painted the exact location of all the suspected anti-tank fire points and the Soviet artillery positions found on the aerial photos of the Air Force.
"See, the Air Force brothers have helped this time and have found all the targets. They have asked the artillery to formulate an artillery plan according to this map. The artillery preparation time is 60 minutes. Then use firepower to block the rear of the Soviet defense zone to block the Soviet reinforcements. After the artillery is over, the Air Force will launch bombing. Finally, a large-scale armored cluster assault will be launched! Do you understand?" Cai Zhonghu was in the loud attention. The command of the 6th Armored Army quickly started to operate.
"605 Battalion, direction angle: 31-21, distance 4,600 meters, test shot one shot; 606 Battalion, direction angle: 33-16, distance 4,000 meters, test shot one shot; 607 Battalion, direction angle: 35-41, distance 4,900 meters, test shot one shot; 608 Battalion..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The army under the 6th Armored Army, a total of 36 artillery battalions at the two levels of the division began the first round of test firing at the Soviet positions around Yakovlevitch Railway Station according to the coordinates issued by the Artillery General Command of the Group Army. At the same time, two FW-189 reconnaissance aircraft in the sky suddenly drilled out of the clouds, lowered the altitude, and began to observe the results of the test firing in the threat of the Soviet army's ground air defense fire. "Correction of the Yuan, 605th Battalion, 20th Battalion, 5 degrees of distance; 606th Battalion, 25th Battalion, 8 degrees of distance..."
At this time, in the underground Soviet command of Yakovlevitch Railway Station, a short-wave radio station was listening to the communications and contacts made by the Chinese reconnaissance aircraft in the famous language. "Comrade Commander, this is the Chinese reconnaissance aircraft helping artillery fire." Pavlov had a Chinese-speaking consultant, and soon understood the content of the Chinese reconnaissance aircraft intercepted in the short-wave radio station.
"The artillery positions and trench No. 1, trench No. 2, trench No. 3, trench No. 4, and trench No. 5 anti-tank blocking positions have all been reported to be shelled by the Chinese army." Baglamyan put down the phone in his hand and shouted: "Comrade Commander, it seems that the large-scale artillery of the Chinese army is about to be about to..."
"Let the comrades be as concealed as possible, and don't worry if the equipment is not removed." Pavlov frowned and said, "Is there a telegram from Comrade Tukhachevsky?"
"Not yet." Hearing the sudden question that Pavlov had, Bagramiyan couldn't help but shake his head in his heart. The decisive war was about to start. Now the only thing to consider is to fight well like this. Don't think about the other things.
Pavlov shook his head and murmured to himself: "When is it now, I'm still dreaming! This is not the usual style of Comrade Tukhachevsky!"
Rumble, rumbling... Before Pavlov finished speaking, a large-scale artillery bombardment of the Chinese army began. Flashing fireballs rose above the various reserved targets, and 684 self-propelled artillery or towed artillery of 36 artillery battalions began to roar at the same time. Yakovlevitch Railway Station was as if it was in the center of the eruption of volcanic groups! The distance between the earth was trembling, and the sky was completely covered by smoke and dust! In several areas where the shell bomb explosions were concentrated, clusters of orange-red fire balls flashed almost at the same time. The high-quality updated old fire balls had not yet dissipated, and the new fire balls rose immediately, and the entire area seemed to be shrouded in a sea of fire. Explosions that were enough to shake the heart and lungs continued one after another, and finally formed a loud bang.
The Soviet soldiers who had not had time to transfer from the trench all hugged their heads and hugged at the bottom of the trench. Most of these soldiers were veterans who had participated in several practical battles, and the young soldiers were GC-document soldiers who had been educated for many years. Although they didn't look very brave now, they were never intimidated by the Chinese army's shelling. Most of them were silently chanting the sentences in the "Trotsky Quotes" in their hearts, cheering themselves up.
Most of the older veterans participated in the World War. This overwhelming shelling seemed to bring them back to the years of fighting for the Tsar when they were young. Perhaps they remembered the glorious years of the past, and most of the Red Army uncles were muttering. However, they were not reciting the "Trotsky Quotes", but praising the reactionary God! I don't know when the Orthodox Church had revived in various parts of the Soviet Union. Especially some elderly Russians began to keep talking about God's blessing. The ubiquitous special forces in the Soviet territory seemed to be deaf. Now is a special period for everything to be for the frontline! Even Gulag cannot compete with the Red Army for the source of troops.
However, this time the Chinese army's shell landing points were too accurate and too dense. Even if Trotsky and God showed their divine power, they could not protect the Red Army officers and soldiers located in the center of the bullet rain. In a blink of an eye, the artillery positions and anti-tank strongholds exposed to the ground had been blown up all over the ground. The soldiers were either buried by collapsed fortifications or were blown away by blood and flesh. The steel cannon bodies listed on the artillery positions were torn and twisted by the huge explosion power, and they became piles of useless scrap iron. Only the Su-75 powerful guns hidden under civil fortifications escaped with steel armor, but the bunkers covering them were swept away by the powerful artillery fire of the Chinese army. The steel body, which was smashed by the shells, finally revealed its true face.
The terrifying artillery fire just ended, and the buzzing motor roar came from the air. The Attack 2 biplane, which covered the sky and covered the sun, rushed towards the Soviet position under the escort of fighter planes. The harsh whistle sounded over the battlefield, and the 50-kilogram bombs fell on the Soviet position that had not yet dissipated like raindrops. Even if the Attack 2 aircraft had finished throwing the bomb, they would not retreat immediately. Instead, they used their 7.62mm aviation machine guns to repeatedly fire the Soviet position on the ground that was blasted with trenches. Some Attack 2 aircraft did not carry bombs, but installed two 20mm aerial cannons.
The target of the attack is the exposed Su-75. Perhaps due to the rapid progress of Soviet tanks, the Chinese Defense Forces are now paying more and more attention to the development of airborne anti-tank weapons. This kind of air cannon mounted on the Attack 2 biplane is a latest attempt, but the effect can only be described as mediocre. The power of the 20mm air cannon is not enough, and the Attack 2 aircraft is not an ideal carrier for a U-cannon according to this caliber. This aircraft is too small and too light, and the fuselage will shake violently when shooting with a 20mm air cannon, so there is no sight, so you can only expect to destroy a few Su-75s occasionally.
On the attack position of the 6th Panzer Army of the Chinese Army, 185 hunter tank destroyers, 58 C-type tanks and 72 self-propelled artillery were quietly waiting for the order to attack. The commanders leaned out from the hatch on the top of the tank, either smoked heavily to relieve the tension in their hearts, or used a telescope to observe the battlefield that had turned into a sea of fire in front of them. The gunners inside the tank also seemed a little solemn. Most of them participated in the bloody battle of Xiawujinsk and knew that the Soviet army already had a su-75 attack artillery that could fight against the hunter! Although for the senior leaders of the National Defense Forces, the number of stalkers was enough to help the Chinese team defeat the Soviet Red Army, for the tank soldiers on the front line, they still dreamed of being able to drive a tank with absolute advantage in performance and rushing around the battlefield.
Lieutenant General Hu Zongnan, who commanded the armored cluster assault today, had already felt the subtle changes in the thoughts of his armored soldiers. In fact, he himself also had the same idea. More than one proposal to develop a more powerful new tank had been submitted, but the answer was "under development". It is said that a D-type tank destroyer equipped with 88mm anti-tank guns. The front is equipped with 55-degree angle 80mm armored steel, and the combat weight is as high as 45 tons. It is currently being tested. At the latest, it can be
Next year, a small number of troops will be equipped. Although the manufacturing cost of this new type of tank annihilation is said to be 6 to 7 times that of the hunter. Moreover, a D-type tank annihilation will definitely not be able to defeat 7 hunter one. However, Hu Zongnan, who has been in the battle formation for a long time, knew that a powerful weapon could greatly motivate the morale of frontline officers and soldiers (of course, this is only weapon theory, which is suitable for generals like Hu Zongnan). If even a company of D-type tank annihilation is now launched, his officers and soldiers would not be so nervous.
The armored soldiers of the Chinese National Defense Forces were nervous about the opponents that had just appeared, and the armored grenadiers holding Type 31 automatic rifles were still full of confidence. Now the core combat power of the Chinese army is armored soldiers, and the infantry has long regarded various tanks and armored vehicles as the source of confidence to defeat the enemy. Seeing more than 300 tanks and powerful artillery deployed formations in front of the enemy's positions. The infantry who were in charge of the first round of assault missions felt their blood boiling, and their young faces showed confidence and fearless expressions.
"Armored soldiers, assault!"
Hu Zongnan gave the order. All the chariot commanders retracted their bodies back into the inside of the chariot, closed the top hatch door, and all the tanks and powerful guns roared and slowly advanced forward.
"Armored Grenadiers. Advance!"
When the tanks were activated, the officers of the armored grenades shouted loudly and issued orders.
"Run! Kill!"
"Grenadiers...attack!"
As soon as the Air Force bombing ended, hunters, C-type tanks and C-type self-propelled artillery jumped out of their positions. The deafening engine roar suddenly rang through the world, resulting in the strange screams made by the bomb explosion and the plane diving.
Almost at the same time, Pavlov sent reinforcements to the blocking position on the western front of the Yakovlevitch Railway Station. "We must block the enemy! Now is the key to the victory of the counterattack in the Ukinsk. We must block the enemy tightly and we must not let them go!" Pavlov roared angrily. He didn't know that his cluster had become cannon fodder that had been cut off, and he thought Tukhachevsky was organizing more forces to prepare to annihilate the "encircled" Chinese armored cluster.
Moreover, most of his officers and soldiers thought so. So the Red Army soldiers, who knew that they had a great responsibility, rushed to the frontier positions without hesitation despite the blockade of the Chinese artillery fire. However, the firepower of the National Defense Forces artillery and the Air Force was too strong. Even moving forward through the traffic trench, more than one-third of the Soviet officers and soldiers fell into the artillery fire.
When they rushed into the front line of positions that had just been ravaged by artillery fire and bombing, before they could catch their breath, more than 200 hunters and C-type tanks had appeared in front of the positions.
"Let's fire! Open fire! All su-75s fire!"
Amid the shouts of Baglamyan who was personally visiting the front line to supervise the battle, more than 50 su-75s behind the Soviet trenches were fully fired, and countless fiery red and orange-red fire lines rushed towards the Chinese army's chariots. Suddenly, six hunters were shot and caught fire. However, due to the distance too far, the hunters' bodies were short and had good concealment, most of the shells did not hit the target. At this time, the hunters of the Chinese army also stopped advancing and began to use the 75mm main gun to fight back.
"Air Force! Contact the Air Force to support us!"
Hu Zongnan, who was standing on the top of an armored command vehicle, saw that the front line was evenly fighting, and hurriedly ordered the staff to contact the Air Force. However, this was completely unnecessary. The Air Force's FW-189 reconnaissance plane had long reported the scene of the tank gun battle below to the front command of Tulun's Air 3 Army. Stuka and J-3e Dragon Eagle, who had been ambushing above the clouds for more than an hour, roaring and pounced down, towards the blue sky and white sun that was not huge on the top of the vehicle.
The Soviet tanks marked (just show it to the Air Force so that they can't accidentally explode) dive! Both aircraft can carry 500 kilograms of bombs, but they don't need such a large bomb to deal with tanks. So the ju.87 Stuka dive bombers now carry a 250 kilogram bomb (bdomen) and four 50 kilogram bombs (under the wing); while the J-3e Dragon Eagle carries two 30mm cannons under the wings!
The whistling, explosions and artillery roar were connected to the Soviet anti-tank blocking positions, and there were Soviet su-75 guns that were smoky and smoked everywhere. Under the joint attack of the Chinese army's ground and air firepower, more than 50 su-75s behind the Soviet first trenches were destroyed after less than 10 minutes. Then, the powerful ground and air firepower of the Chinese army turned to bombard the Soviet officers and soldiers in the trenches, killing them one after another. The sound of explosions, screams, and the slogans of Trotskyism rang one after another in the broken Soviet trenches.
Seeing that the joint attack of ground-air firepower had already achieved results, Hu Zongnan decisively ordered the armored cluster to continue attacking. This time the torrent of steel under his command was no longer blocked, and soon tore through the Soviet defense line. 15,000 elite armored grenadiers also jumped into the Soviet trenches with the armored cluster and began the most brutal trenches clearance war. The fierce firepower of the automatic rifle continued to kill the remaining Soviet troops in the trenches. Just as the victory balance completely fell to the Chinese National Defense Force, more than 20 76.2mm and 57mm anti-tank guns ambushed in the forests on both sides of the Soviet positions suddenly spit out flames! (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
Chapter completed!