Generally speaking, when there is mismatch between tanks and encounters an unfavorable situation on the battlefield, the approach should be to face the enemy head-on and reverse. Each unit should alternately cover and fire and retreat in an orderly manner until it is out of effective range contact with the enemy, and so on.
Generally, it is most appropriate to retreat on the battlefield.
But there are exceptions to everything. Even the Germans who relied on armored blitzkrieg to boast of their own success still committed the stupid thing of openly leaking the belly of the tank to the Red Army in the late stages of the war.
If you go to the Japanese side, it will be a different situation.
Strictly speaking, the Moon Army, which was accustomed to bullying others with tin cans, had never fought a decent armored confrontation battle in China.
The Lunar Army has experience in armored resistance, and it is not a one-time thing.
The few units of the Kwantung Army that have large-scale armored resistance experience are now buried in various islands dotted around the Pacific Ocean.
You can't bring back the one-time armor mismatch experience that was blasted into the grave by Sherman. Even if you can bring it back, it won't be the miserable experience of being beaten.
There is a mistake in how to fight an armored resistance war, and how to win an armored resistance war.
Almost entirely in the classroom and theoretical stage, the Kwantung Army, which had never had any experience in nuclear warfare, could make such an outrageous and mentally retarded mistake of turning around and running away in front of a heavy tank of the Red Army.
Is this a problem caused by the fact that too many armored soldiers like the Germans died, and even the commander was a new soldier who had never fought in a battle?
But it was because the Kwantung Army had no actual combat experience in large-scale armored resistance, let alone a heavy-duty combined force of various arms at the level of the Leader's Army.
First, there was no actual combat experience with armored resistance, second, there was no timely and effective organized retreat, and third, it was completely defeated by the battle damage of more than 60%.
Based on the combination of various factors, the group of remaining Moon Army tanks that had to rely on flag waving to convey orders in the past made strange moves, some of which reversed and retreated, and some of which turned around and ran away.
"What's wrong with those Tsukimoto Japanese? Can't they even do an organized retreat with alternating cover? Why do some of them reverse, some turn around, and some of them stop where they are and still fire?"
Holding the sight barrel of the main gun with his leg, he was full of doubts as he spoke. Holding the wide-angle periscope on the side, he could see all the strange moves of the Lunar Army. He could probably guess the root cause of the strange moves of the Lunar Army.
The comrade commander then spoke quietly.
"You know? That reminded him of 1941. The Red Army also had a similar situation in 1941."
"Being ambushed by the Germans' highly coordinated armored forces, detouring and outflanking the retreat, without radios and unable to see the semaphore, or missing the semaphore, the East-class tanks were able to fight independently. It was so chaotic that they could not even form a basic formation.
It will completely turn into liquid tea and porridge."
"Then that's the reason why they clearly had better T34 and KV back then, but they were always destroyed by the Germans' junk cars."
"The current Tsukimoto Japanese are in a much worse situation than they were back then, because whether they have synergy advantages or equipment advantages, they are all in their laps."
But I’m going to talk about combat conditions for a long time, but I’m not talking about the comrade commander of the IS7. The comrade commander of the heavy tank company talks too much and doesn’t abide by the combat regulations. Is it because there is no battle left at hand?
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The IS7, which had used up all the ammunition in the rear compartment of the turret and had all the ready-to-fire ammunition, had actively reversed and exited from the shooting position, giving the advantageous shooting position to other heavy tanks that were coming after it.
Indeed, IS7’s commander’s combat regulations also have express provisions.
When the battlefield environment permits and the pressure is low, the IS7, which has used all the ammunition to be fired outside the semi-automatic loader, should alternately retreat to a safe position under the fire cover of friendly vehicles, temporarily stop fighting and prepare for the semi-automatic as soon as possible.
Replenish ammunition outside the loader.
The reason is very simple. Not replenishing ammunition in the semi-automatic loader means that after the first 7 rounds of the IS7 are fired, pure manpower must be used to continuously load the huge and heavy navy-standard 130mm projectiles and cartridges.
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Even though the Slavs have good physiques and strong strength, and the IS7 is equipped with double loading legs, it is still not that frustrating.
In emergencies, manpower reloading is fine, but if you really want to treat manpower reloading as food, do it continuously.
Apart from the rapid overdraft of the leg's stamina without taking a breath, which in the past caused the entire vehicle's combat effectiveness to fall apart, there is no other reason.
Stuff the 130mm projectiles and cartridges into the ready-to-fire ammunition rack in a short burst for later use, and then use the semi-automatic loader to load them quickly and continuously during the battle. This will not only give the two loading legs a break
Opportunity, the sustained and stable combat effectiveness of the crew is also guaranteed.
So look at the IS7 wearing such strong armor and powerful guns, taking advantage of all the advantages, but still following its existing experience and combat regulations, it alternates positions with the IS6 that is following behind. And under the cover of other Red Army heavy tanks, it reverses and retreats.
You can tell when you get out of the firing position and start replenishing your ammunition.
The gap between the Moon Army and the Red Army in the area of armor resistance is not as simple as the equipment gap.
After the first round of output, the IS7 withdrew from their positions in an orderly manner and began to replenish ammunition, but that did not mean that the Moon Army's good months were about to come.
On the contrary, carrying 122 heirlooms, the speed is slightly slower than the IS7 but still fast. The IS6, which has already entered the shooting position in large numbers, is still an unstoppable nightmare for Japanese tanks.
Ding-ding——
The distinctive can-smashing sound of the Red Army heavy tank 122 Heirloom rang out loudly, and the powerful and heavy warhead chased the butt of the fleeing Japanese tank and rushed straight away.
One end ripped open the rear armor of the car, poured it directly into the outside of the engine compartment, punched the small engine through the wrong way, and continued to move forward. It did not finally detonate externally until it penetrated the entire chassis vertically and hit the car body's choke deck.
Boom——
The destruction of the Type 97 was an iconic node, marking that the remaining tanks of the Lunar Army had fallen below double digits and officially reached the single-digit level.
But even so, the Red Army's heavy tank troops, which were hotly pursuing and killing them, still did not let go of the fleeing bereaved dogs.
If you stop and fire, you will eat cannonballs. If you reverse and retreat, you will eat cannonballs. If you turn around and step on the accelerator and run, you will eat cannonballs.
No matter what the Moon Army chooses to do, it will always be the same as it was before.
You can't beat it, you can't carry it. Running in front of the IS7 and IS6, which are especially famous for their maneuverability, with the bow-legged engine that I have built, it is very courageous to dare to say the word "run".
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But the last month of the Lunar Army did not end with the imminent annihilation of the chariot troops.
Those infantry that followed the tank troops and were originally planned to be used to cooperate and expand the results of the positional warfare and connect with the friendly forces after the tank troops formed a breakthrough, at this moment, they were already in danger.
"Captain Gedong, their tanks! All their tanks were given to them by the Russians."
There is no longer any need for the leader next to him who stutters to the point of speaking incoherently to report. The captain holding the telescope on his leg can see clearly by himself.
The Russian monster tank, which was so violent that it shocked people, had already chased the first few escaping tanks of our own side and charged towards them with flying dust all the way.
So what should we do then?
Run? Retreat?
Well, it's a good idea. But the Russian tanks have rushed into visual distance. If the two-legged Japanese infantry wants to run away, they can't escape even if they ride on Amaterasu.
Gritting his teeth and stamping his feet, the captain of the Moon Army had no choice but to order his troops to defend on the spot.
In the open plain with no cover and no shelter, I would rather face the impact of the Russian tanks and be crushed to pieces than be crushed to death by the Russian tracks on the back.
Courage is commendable, but stupid.
And apart from delaying it for an insignificant amount of time, it will not play any more helpful role in the overall situation.
Maybe that group of Lunar infantrymen had indeed prepared some "anti-tank weapons". Not only did they want to be towed behind troop transport trucks when they went to attack, they expected to be out of range and then unloaded to fire at the Russians and provide fire support.
37mm anti-tank gun.
There are even more bizarre ones, such as the "97-type automatic cannon" that requires a full 10 people to serve it - a fire stick that was captured by the Red Army in Nomenhan and shook his head at it.
That 20mm caliber weapon with a total system weight of 68 kilograms without ammunition. The Japanese call it an automatic cannon, but from the perspective of principle and design function, it is actually regarded as an anti-tank rifle.
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The main body of the weapon alone requires 2 people to carry it while marching. If you include the ammunition backpack and the carrying of the matching gun rack and shield, it takes 10 people to carry it and play the battle successfully.
It's not as effective as an anti-tank gun.
It can be said that Yue himself is skilled in making some strange weapons, which is surprisingly similar to their Nasal allies.
The Nazui has 37 leg pullers and the Japs have 20 automatic cannons.
It is true that "a dragon and a phoenix are equally alike".
"Quick! The anti-tank unit is following and setting up automatic cannons! Quick!"
A group of Japanese soldiers in Wuyangyang carried the clumsy 20mm fire stick on their legs and began to set it up on the spot.
Did you also see a large group of Moon Army infantry within visual distance, setting up heavy weapons on the spot in preparation for a stubborn resistance?
The leadership troops, who were initially reluctant to pursue tanks and charge, immediately made targeted tactical adjustments and called for infantry fighting vehicles and infantry at the rear of the tank echelon to come forward for support.
The BMP43 infantry fighting vehicles of the brigade stepped on the accelerator, and dust came flying all the way.
The extremely strong tactical mobility allowed those BMP43 infantry fighting vehicles to quickly cross a distance of only 500 meters, follow the heavy tank troops that were not at full speed, and began to advance hand in hand.
The BMP43 infantry fighting vehicle, which is specially designed for the Red Army infantry and is specially designed to suppress enemy infantry, is in place.
The group of Japanese soldiers who had just deployed on the opposite side were immediately in trouble, and the barrage of 25mm cannons that covered their faces immediately roared like a whip of fire.
The Moon infantry, who were already struggling with the difficult-to-serve crotch-pulling weapons, were even more troubled by the barrage of 25mm cannons that moved forward and shot at them.
Seeing various demands for deploying anti-tank weapons, the captain of the Moon Army, who had just transitioned from marching to combat, was also helpless, so he sent the last one in his leg that could be used flexibly without any need.
The deployed trump card roared.
"Strike the Thunder Explosive Team! Prepare for battle!"
I woke up in the bathroom in the middle of the night and suddenly remembered that I had forgotten to post that chapter. Because there were guests at home, the word count was a bit off, and I didn't finish counting the expected words. He would read more and make up for it tomorrow.