The Moon Army, which was fed cannonballs with its front legs and bombs with its rear legs, had never seen such a battle before.
The defense line, which took nearly half a year to build in advance, was unacceptably fragile in the face of the Russians' destructive power.
Except for some solid semi-permanent fortifications and a few large underground tunnel bunkers, almost all the simple civil artillery holes in the front-line positions were blown to pieces by the Russians' overwhelming array of heavy artillery shells.
Needless to say, there is no need to say more about the Japanese soldiers hiding in Dongchang. If they don’t get blown into the sky along with the bomb-proof holes, it would be fine. If they are buried alive by the bomb-proof holes, it is better to leave a whole body.
East field.
To the east of the eye, the Moon Army was soon being entangled and strangled by nightmares.
Rows of heavy artillery barrages continued to extend deep into the defense line, and aerial bombs dropped like raindrops in the sky, otherwise they would further blast the front of the Lunar Army's position, which had already been screened by heavy artillery, like the surface of the moon.
Kulbalov's prediction was indeed correct. The front of the Lunar Army position, which was blown up by heavy artillery barrages and filled with thick smoke, was very eye-catching even when viewed from an air-based perspective.
Rounding it off, it would be the best air raid indicator smoke for the bomber formation.
When the leader's artillery fire began to extend deep into the Lunar Army's defense line, the Lunar Army in the forward position naively thought that the Russian army would be ready to attack.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the front leg came out of the bomb hole, the back leg saw a formation of bombers flying over in the dark sky.
One on each wing, and two more in the belly bomb bay.
The Figure 2S tactical bomber formation, which adopts the mounting scheme of four 500-kg aerial bombs, is specially designed for the critical bombing mission of the forward positions of the Moon Army.
A heavy aerial bomb with a single warhead charge of 250 kilograms has extremely devastating destructive power when used in various fortifications and bunkers in the Moon Army's forward positions.
The firepower of the heavy field artillery group is very fierce, but it is still far less destructive than the destructive power of aerial bombing.
Too many of the fortified Lunar Army bunkers that had survived the brief artillery preparations from the east were directly blown to the sky in the ensuing air raids because the targets in fixed positions could not run or hide.
Destroyed once.
The first two rounds of artillery bombardment and air raid were completed, and the remaining soldiers of the Moon Army who were bombarded to the point of doubting their life could finally take a breather.
But the third ax that followed was more deadly than the first two.
"Chariots! Russian tanks!! Lots of Russian tanks!!!"
"Earthquake. Earthquake! Run! Earthquake!"
"Baga! My pig head! What kind of earthquake!? Then there are too many Russian tanks!"
Unexpectedly, the Japanese soldiers in Bu Xiyue charged in groups of tanks in large enough numbers to cause the earth to tremble and tremble.
This kind of common sight on the Eastern Front battlefield has long been a common sight, but it is the first time that almost all the Moon soldiers have ever experienced it personally.
"Enter the attack! Prepare to attack, the anti-tank artillery team is ready!!!"
Perhaps it's because the cannon is small enough that it can be dragged into an anti-gun cave and hidden with people.
A considerable number of the 37-inch cannons in the enemy's legs, which were regarded as treasures, survived the shelling and air strikes just now.
Just when the Japanese sergeant shouted loudly, the Japanese soldiers, who were covered in rotten flesh and trembling, worked together to push out the artillery hole and positioned themselves in position.
"Little tiger, will that work? The Russian tanks on the opposite side are simply bigger than the mountains, but their guns-"
"Stop talking nonsense! Load and prepare to shoot!"
"Hi!"
Those tanks that were bigger than mountains in the eyes of the Moon Army were the IS7 heavy tank troops that took the lead in the attack.
The IS7, which combines extremely strong firepower, super mobility, and terrifying protection, is really suitable for the vanguard mission of attacking a city.
Covering the accompanying BMP43 infantry fighting vehicles, the IS7 came all the way. The IS7, which was still 700 meters away from the Moon Army position, had already started shooting on the move.
The ultra-long range advantage brought by the large-caliber heavy machine gun can be said to be fully utilized in the IS7.
There is a coaxial IS7 and a twin mount on the top of the turret. There are a total of three 14.5mm KPVT heavy machine guns on the forward course. Even if the main gun is not used, it can still cause a terrifying suppressive effect on the Lunar army.
Or maybe it's because the distance is far enough to almost ignore most of the Moon Army's firearms.
The commanders of the IS7 were able to lean out of the turret with half their body in a safe environment, and target any targets with bright flashes of fire at the Moon Army position, and responded with ultra-long-range machine gun barrages to suppress fire.
The crimson tracer barrages were like fire dragons, roaring from a distance of 700 meters that almost made the infantry's small weapons despair.
It is true that the accuracy of such ultra-long-range shooting is poor and the hit rate is worrying, but there is no such thing as "wasting ammunition" in the dictionary, so it is not possible to pursue precise killing by oneself.
It is true that his accuracy is not good, so when he fires 50 rounds of 14.5 heavy machine gun bullets, he should be able to kill me as a Japanese Japanese, right? He should be able to ignore most of the civil bunkers and beat the Moon Army hiding behind them to pieces.
, turned into parts on the spot, right?
Just ask for the soldiers of the Moon Army to be torn into pieces and die suddenly on the spot. Just ask for the devil's head to be pressed against his ears, and the screams and screams of terror are continuous and dense.
Then this seemingly "waste of ammunition" move by the leader's army has achieved its goal.
Human beings are not made of flesh and blood, nor are they mortal bodies, nor are they cold and ruthless fighting machines.
Even a fanatical militarist like the Moon Army cannot completely turn a blind eye and not be affected in any way when the 14.5mm barrage roars around him and his teammates around him are smashed into pieces one after another.
"Fill it! Load it quickly and get ready to shoot!"
Bang——
The sergeant who was directing the artillery team to fight shouted impatiently. Before he could finish his words, the sound of a cannonball missing its leg and falling to the ground suddenly rang out.
Jun Caodong, who was startled by the sound of the shell hitting the ground, turned his head and saw the recruit in charge of loading the shell, Shima Xuan, looking at him in horror, his legs trembling at the same time.
The sergeant was furious and furious.
"idiot!!!"
Snapped--
The battlefield was inconvenient and it was difficult to beat and scold the Eastern subordinates, but the grumpy sergeant couldn't bear it.
After a slap, he rushed forward and grabbed the new recruit Dao Xuan by the collar. He held his legs together, looked at the frightened and rapidly swollen face, and said viciously.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
"I have no choice but to fight, do you understand!? If you fight bravely, the Russians may not be able to kill me, but if you are a coward, I will definitely be killed by him! Go back and reload his shells!"
"Hey--hey! He's red, Gedong!"
"get out!"
Pushing the recruit Shima Xuan, he threw him back to the position of the loading leg, then bent down again to pick up the 37mm fixed-loading artillery shell that fell to the ground.
With no time to waste, the sergeant held the command knife with his legs. He was just about to return to his command position and fire at Dongling. He never thought that the heavy machine gun barrage of the Russians would come faster.
crackling——
call out--
An armor-piercing incendiary indicator bullet with a crimson tracer hit him head on, and by accident, it hit the sergeant directly on the Adam's apple on the neck.
The entire neck disappeared, and the head was moved and unloaded.
A very warm head rolled to the feet of the new recruit.
He looked at the sergeant's eyes wide open with a look of death, and looked at the expression of confusion and horror in the last moment of his life.
The cannonball that had just been picked up in the leg of the recruit once again lost its leg and fell to the ground. By coincidence, the bullet pointed eastward and hit the sergeant's head, which was rolling around like a ball.
"Mom! Mom!! He doesn't ask for a war, he doesn't ask for a war!!!"
"Baga! My guy comes back quickly! He will die!!!"
The young recruit, who was so frightened by the billowing heads that he had a nervous breakdown on the spot, turned around and ran away. The other Yue soldiers at the artillery position quickly called to stop him, but they did not expect that his own death would come faster than the recruit Dao Xuanjiu who was running around in fear.
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Cracking hooting hooting——
Ding-ding-crack--
"Uhhhhhh!!!"
The 14.5mm heavy machine gun barrage mixed with armor-piercing bullet chains directly penetrated the anti-artillery shield. Together with the metal fragments and deformed and unstable warheads set off at the moment of penetration, the Moon Army artillery crew hiding behind the anti-artillery shield was killed on the spot.
Scattered all over the place, screaming in agony.
"Each tank crew continued to suppress the heavy firepower points of the Lunar Army, the infantry fighting vehicles concentrated their firepower to open the gap in the position, and the infantry prepared to charge!"
The command from the radio rang in his ears. Alsim, who had thrown away the wired microphone, lifted the AK in his leg and pulled the charging handle, with the bullet in the chamber.
The initial charging distance of 700 meters passed by in a blink of an eye, and it was already time for Dong's car to rush into the enemy's formation.
"Get ready, stay with him!"
"Ula!!!"
boom--
He kicked open the car door and was the first to rush eastward. When Alsim turned around from outside the car, he not only saw the boiling and rolling battlefield in front of him, but also the strong smell of blood and gunpowder smoke that filled the air.
Straight to the nerves.
"Follow the tank! Charge forward, fast!"
Perhaps because the suppression effect was too good, the IS7 heavy tank echelon rushing at the front decided to go one step further.
He directly opened up the formation, and with the infantry and infantry fighting vehicles cooperating to cover the east, he rolled the wide and heavy tracks and ran over the trenches of the Moon Army, driving the body that looked like a giant in the eyes of the Moon Army directly to the position.
cutting edge.
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!"
The head of the Japanese rifleman who had no time to dodge was crushed like a watermelon, and his whole body was forced into the soil by the wide tracks of the IS7, and was physically compressed into "Tsukimoto Japanese.rar".
Regardless of what happened to the Japs in front of him who had already been photographed, Alsim, who followed IS7 and used cover to rush into the trenches, immediately raised his gun and shot.
“Onboard!!!”
"Onboard my mother Suka!"
Da da da da——
With their bayonets sticking out, the Japanese soldiers who were trying to fight hand-to-hand but were unable to move outside the trenches had no time to get close. Alsim, who was being beaten and scolded, shot him and knocked him to the ground on the spot.
"Fire blockade! Don't let the enemy rush over along the traffic trench, hurry!"
Following Alsim, he jumped into the trench, and Sulovechenko, who immediately put his gun on alert, shouted loudly.
He commanded the soldiers who were following closely to rush over and take advantage of the Red Army's unsteady footing to suppress the Moon Army that had driven out of the position to the east.
At the same time, the BMP43 infantry fighting vehicle, which was following closely behind the infantry, also drove to the front of the formation, but did not drive into the position with the tanks.
Instead, they stopped in front of the formation and began to use the 25mm machine gun and 7.62 coaxial machine gun in the turret to provide direct fire support for the infantry attack.
The infantry detachments of the leading army are not equipped with heavy machine guns outside the organization, but those BMP43s that play the role of mobile machine gun bunkers are more lethal than traditional infantry-portable heavy machine guns.
The brief infantry fire suppression charge was endless. They were already overwhelmed by the full-automatic small-arms fire and could not even lift their heads. It was almost impossible for the Lunar infantry to rush back and retake the position.
Nadong was then greeted by even more brutal direct fire from 25mm cannons and coaxial machine guns.
Wherever the 25mm cannon barrage mixed with high-explosive bombs hits, there will immediately be a burst of flying sand, rocks, and dust. Even the high-speed fragments hitting the face from an extremely close distance are enough to kill the Japanese.
Not to mention that the 25mm cannon barrage contains not only high-explosive bombs, but also armor-piercing incendiary bombs with ballistic indicating effects. The brutal firepower of the continuous explosions and penetrations can almost make the Moon Army despair on the spot.
If you continue to hide, you will be penetrated. The fragile civil bunkers cannot stop the 25mm armor-piercing warhead.
It would be a dead end if he rushed out. When he rushed out with his front legs, his back legs were blown into pieces by high-explosive bombs. A Japanese thigh, which was very hot, was displayed in front of the surviving Japanese.
"Captain Yoshikawa! What should I do!? If you continue to stay there, you will only increase casualties!"
It’s okay to hide, and it’s okay to rush.
Retreating is even worse. How can Dong dare to retreat without even touching the Russians?
"Baga. Everyone, follow his command sword! Charge towards the Russians -"
Da da da da da——
Before squad leader Gedong could finish his words, the combat engineer's machine gun legs, charging straight at him with an RPD light machine gun, had already killed him.
He held a 100-round bullet belt directly in his arms and fired at his waist. He rushed while shooting, and the armored combat engineer with a machine gun pointed at him and took off a humanoid tank.
The Japanese, who had never seen how powerful a machine gun could be, were unable to dodge, and were mowed down seven or eight people in the trench by sugar-coated haws on a stick.
Yu Dong's Japs took advantage of the opportunity when their teammates' human shields risked their lives to resist, and hurriedly ran through the intersection of the traffic ditch without looking back, and hid in the blind spot.
After hearing the sound of Russian machine gunfire from the opposite side, Dongzhi thought that the Japanese soldier who was not changing bullets for the Russians was being smart. The two of them took a wrong look and knocked their heels with the leg grenade with the ring removed. They stood up and asked for help.
Leg throw.
But he didn't expect that the Russian machine gun in the trench not far away would temporarily disappear, but something more terrifying than the machine gun was already in sight.
call out--
Alsim, who was about to lean out of the trench, pulled the trigger, and the 100mm super-caliber rocket-propelled grenade immediately spurted out.
Looking at the subsonic speed, large-caliber rocket-propelled grenades grew larger and larger outside the field of vision, heading straight towards the face.
The Moon Army's bomb-throwing leg, which had only a few tenths of a second to react, felt frightened, but could not even make the slightest dodge move. After an explosion, dozens of pieces of minced meat were seen flying into the sky wrapped in dust.
Not caring to see the results of the battle, he placed the tail end of the smoldering launch tube facing east on the ground, and called to Alsim, who was carrying an ammunition bag and had his legs in front, to speak loudly.
"That's enough! Quick, one more shot!"
Later in the second update, there will be a big chapter