"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The earth-shattering explosion sounded throughout the battlefield.
The flames soaring into the sky filled the eyes of the Japanese Army Lieutenant General almost at that moment!
Before the violent air wave swept across a distance of nearly a thousand meters, Ochiai Jinkuro's eyes were filled with endless pain and a little loneliness!
"My God, this is also the artillery of our regiment? This is too scary!" Luo Dahu, who was hiding in the trench, ignored the dust and smoke coming towards his face and kept his mouth wide open.
This destructive scene is simply worth it compared to the 150 heavy artillery shells fired by the Japanese army before, or for Luo Dahu, the visual, auditory and tactile effects are more awesome.
After all, when the Japanese artillery shelling took turns, he and his friends were hiding in the tunnel eating steamed buns. At this time, he was only more than 200 meters away from the explosion site.
In the face of this kind of devastating artillery fire, even the squad leader A Dong, who he regarded as fearless, immediately hid himself in a deep trench after receiving the news that his own artillery fire was about to cover the front line of the position.
They huddled up in a circle for fear of being affected by artillery fire.
As a new recruit, Luo Dahu was a little disapproving at first, thinking that he was hiding in a trench more than 2 meters deep, and there was an individual soldier's gun-proof hole in the back to hide in. What kind of artillery could scare veterans into being like this?
In fact, not only Luo Dahu, a new recruit, thought so, but Adong also thought so at the beginning. Even if the 150 heavy force was not like this, what new artillery could make Platoon Commander Cao extremely serious on the walkie-talkie to inform all the officers and soldiers on the front line to take precautions?
Cannon ready?
"The battalion commander said that this is a new type of artillery that the arsenal spent two years developing. It is very powerful, but the accuracy is still a little bit off. The regimental commander has been reluctant to use it, and is waiting for the Japanese to attack with all their strength. Te Liang's
Anyone who fails to take care of the people in his squad who pokes his head in to see the damage caused by the battle should go to the battalion commander for military justice after the war." Boss Cao roared on the walkie-talkie.
As soon as Adong heard that this was a secret weapon specially developed by the regimental commander, the alarm in his mind went off like crazy.
His regimental commander is definitely a god in the eyes of all the officers and soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment. It is said that the three-sided military spurs that can leave bloody holes that are difficult to heal and the anti-infantry mines that are specially designed to explode eggs are all made by him. They are very powerful.
The inaccurate artillery reminded him of the "flying thunder cannon".
Is it possible that this new type of artillery is a 'flying thunder cannon' with an extended range? The accuracy of that thing is not a little bad, but very bad!
When he thought about the possibility of a 20-kilogram explosive bag hitting his head, even Adong, who had 4 years of military experience, felt his bladder was a little tight.
Not to mention the fragile human body, it is a solid bunker. It can be blown open by such a shot, okay?
Soon, Luo Dahu paid the price for his 'irrational' behavior. The wind and sand were swept by the terrible air waves and rushed to the Chinese position. The half-meter-thick sandbags were as fragile as eggs in the face of this huge force.
The shell was easily rolled up into the air, and was thrown to an unknown location. Luo Dahu, who had his mouth wide open in fear, was filled with a mouth full of dust.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with eating some soil. On the way to escape, the hungry northerners ate everything from leaves to grass roots. Earth is about to be written into the recipe.
What's scary is that the stones and soft human tissue falling from the air hit the surrounding trenches like rain.
Luo Dahu was hit so hard that he grimaced, which means he was lucky enough. A stone the size of a fist hit the helmet and cracked it. His head was buzzing, but at least he didn't have any major problems.
At this time, he finally understood the purpose of squad leader A Dong curling up into a ball. It was the same as being beaten by a group, minimizing the area of the body being beaten.
Fortunately, the front-line position is still more than 200 meters away from the area being shelled. Otherwise, the falling stones would not be the size of fists, but the size of washbasins. The infantrymen of the Fourth Row Regiment in the front-line trenches would really be hit by their own artillery.
It was miserable.
This was already the case in the Huangchaling trenches, so what about the Japanese infantry areas that were shelled?
People and various human tissues flying together, the same color as the blazing flames and the setting sun, were the norm for the Japanese infantry in the open field at this time.
"Baga! Damn the furry bear..." The Japanese Army Lieutenant General's eyes were full of pain, but he could not help but clenched his little fists.
Because he knew that his old rival, the Four Elements Group, had evolved again. Damn it, they actually had the secret weapon that the Bears were proud of—bazookas!
Yes, rocket launchers are not a new term in this era. As early as 3 years ago in the Battle of Orsha in the Furry Bear Kingdom, the Furry Bears had used the first-generation rocket launchers to stupefy the German Empire's famous general Guderian, and
Therefore it has the title of 'Devil's Cannon'.
And this artillery, which was eventually named the Katyusha rocket launcher, relied on its powerful firepower that could launch all 16 rockets in 10 seconds, and eventually became the well-deserved 'king of firepower' in land warfare throughout World War II.
The German Imperial Army conquered nearly 10 million square kilometers of land and was almost invincible in defeating all of Europe. However, they were afraid of the "devil's artillery".
Because, facing this kind of terrifying artillery that can throw hundreds of rockets in a few seconds and cover the entire battlefield of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of square meters, even the infantry in the trenches cannot escape death.
, not to mention the infantry who are still exposed on the surface.
In the Battle of the Icefields a few years later in time and space, the Chinese army entered actual combat for the first time after acquiring the Katyusha rocket launcher. 24 "Devil Cannons" fired a salvo and fired 389 rockets. The American cowboys were still in the trenches.
The two infantry battalions were directly defeated, with more than 700 casualties!
At this time, the Four Lines Regiment was not that powerful. There were only 9 artillery pieces named 'Storm 3' shipped this time, each with 12 barrels. A salvo can only project 108 rockets.
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The reason why the human eye can see white gas traces in the sky is that if it is placed at night, the scene of hundreds of rockets attacking may be beautiful.
It was like a meteor shower!
However, those who were lucky enough to witness the meteor shower with their own eyes did not have the opportunity to record in writing the shock that came from their hearts at that time.
Because, they are all dead.
Taihang Arsenal spent two years developing the rocket, which weighs 18 kilograms. The warhead alone weighs 8.5 kilograms. With the help of cyclone explosives, its killing radius reaches a dizzying 16 meters.
Converted, the effective killing area is a terrifying 800 square meters, which is close to the area of two standard basketball courts.
And if these nine Storm 3 artillery fire 108 rockets in a saturation salvo, the total damage area will be about 80,000 square meters, equivalent to an area the size of 12 standard football fields.
Some people may deduce the huge size of this 'Storm 3' rocket launcher based on the huge power of rockets. The actual situation may shock your eyes.
This rocket launcher, whose design concepts and principles were proposed by Tang Tuanzuo and jointly developed by future Chinese scientific giants, can be described as "small and exquisite."
The entire cannon is 2.6 meters long, 1.4 meters wide, and only 1.1 meters high. When placed on the ground, it is only the size of a trolley.
In addition, in terms of weight, the total weight in marching state is 390 kilograms, and the total weight in combat state is 620 kilograms. Not to mention marching with pack horses, even the 12 people in the artillery squad can pull it along in shifts.
Of course, the Storm rocket launchers currently located in several firing positions in Hengyang City, 4 kilometers away, are pulled by assault jeeps. After a salvo is completed, they will be moved immediately.
No way, the biggest shortcoming of the rocket launcher is that it makes too much noise when launched, especially the flames erupting from the tail of the rocket, which are extremely obvious even in broad daylight.
Are these parameters familiar to you? Yes, this rocket launcher is the black technology of China’s military industry in the future. It is the Type 63 107mm lightweight towed rocket launcher that is famous on the global battlefield.
At that time, the Chinese military engineers, who just wanted a fire support artillery that could freely roam the mountains, may never have imagined that they would design an artillery that could change the pattern of world war.
There is a saying that "if you are poor, you will move around, if you are rich, you will bomb me!". From the establishment of the Chinese army to the ice war, whether it is domestic opponents, the Japanese or the Americans, it has always been Xiaomi rifles against the enemy.
Although they all won in the end, only the Chinese soldiers themselves knew the hardships best. They used their blood and lives to fight against the enemy's steel flames. Both the first and second generation Chinese soldiers suffered from extremely strong
'Phobia of lack of firepower'.
The ability to chase fire is something that is engraved in the genes of every generation of Chinese soldiers. It has never been cured because of the passage of time. It is a "terminal disease".
The same goes for the 107 rocket launcher. Despite its small size, its firepower is not weak at all. It can be equipped with up to 12 launch tubes and can complete a salvo within 7 to 9 seconds, with a maximum range of 8,500 meters.
In other words, the 107 rocket launcher, which weighs only one-tenth of the original Katyusha rocket launcher, has gained huge mobility, but only sacrificed a quarter of the ammunition load in terms of firepower. It can be called a military masterpiece.
While Chinese soldiers have acquired powerful firepower, they have never forgotten their origins. The positioning of the 107 rocket launcher with strong mobility is also very clear-born for guerrilla warfare.
When it comes to guerrilla warfare, probably no one in the world understands the essence of tactics and equipment pain points better than Chinese soldiers. In guerrilla warfare, all weapons and equipment must meet one prerequisite: portability.
Therefore, the entire structure of the 107 rocket launcher has a detachable design. From the gun mount, the slide to the launch tube, high and low wheels, everything can be disassembled and assembled. The weight of a single component does not exceed 30 kilograms, which is only slightly heavier than a bag of rice.
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During the design, the army also made clear requirements: it does not go up to the neck, does not go down to the hips, is not wide enough to the shoulders, and the center of gravity is close to the body. Therefore, even if it is carried on the shoulder, it will not cause too much burden on the soldiers.
In addition, a traction ring is reserved on the rocket launcher's tow bar, which is specially used to connect to vehicles, mules and horses and other transportation vehicles. This makes the 107 rocket launcher fundamentally different from bulky traditional rocket launchers - as long as people
Wherever you can go, you can set up a 107 rocket launcher.
These design concepts have been perfectly inherited by Taihang Army Factory. In the most urgent situation, the 'Storm 3' artillery can even be disassembled and a single rocket can be fired at close range at the enemy.
The firing principle is the same as that of the "Sky Monkey" that I played with as a child. The muzzle is aimed forward and fired. The only difference is that the rocket propelled by the tail flame into a spiral flight state can maintain a relatively long distance.
The trajectory is straight, unlike the flying monkey.
The maneuverability is so awesome, so how powerful is the 107 rocket launcher? After all, firepower and size are in principle directly proportional.
For example, the weight of a 75mm mountain gun is generally about 800 kilograms, the weight of a 105mm caliber howitzer has skyrocketed to about 2,000 kilograms, and Japan's Taisho 4-year-old 150mm howitzer is even closer to 3,000 kilograms.
I am afraid no one knows the answer to this question better than the American Cowboys.
In the battle of the southwest jungle 30 years later, the fledgling 107 rocket launcher was used as aid to the suffering Cochin people.
In the eyes of American cowboys who pursue extreme power and violent aesthetics, "little guys" like the 107 rocket launcher cannot be put on the stage. However, the Cochin people quickly used practical actions to let the Americans understand what "made in China must be high-quality"
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At 1 o'clock in the morning on August 1, 1972, the Cochin special agent team quietly walked to the edge of the US Air Force base with four single-barreled and two 12-barreled 107 rocket launchers.
They fired at the US military base from 6 different directions. Under the ground-washing attack of more than 250 rockets, the oil tanks in the US military base exploded, and a B-52 heavy bomber and 74 fighter jets were destroyed.
The entire airport was reduced to a sea of flames, thousands of American soldiers died, and until the final stage of the war, the airport could not fully recover.
In addition, during China's southwest counterattack against Cochin, the Chinese army also used 107 rocket launchers to educate the Cochin people.
According to Cochin Colonel Ruan Shaoxiong, during the Battle of Lang Son, his regiment was ordered to defend Hill 331 and was violently attacked by at least 20 107 rocket launchers from the Chinese army.
Under the 107 rocket attack, Ruan Shaoxiong's 1,450 soldiers hid in trenches on the top of the mountain, and only 72 of them were left.
Perhaps some people in Jiaozhi relied on tunnels and deep trenches to avoid air waves and shrapnel, but there is another type of 107 rocket called phosphorus-aluminum incendiary bombs, which can not only be attached to any object and burn, but also consume a large amount of oxygen, making hiding
Creatures in confined spaces die from suffocation.
Among the 108 rockets fired by the artillery battalion of the Fourth Line Regiment, there were as many as 30 incendiary bombs!
The flames scattered like flowers scattered by a goddess at the front of the vast Huangcha Ridge position were actually somewhat magnificent under the afterglow of the setting sun.
But beneath these short-lived magnificence, countless flowers of life have withered!
Countless Japanese infantrymen avoided the surging air waves and shrapnel by clinging to the ground, but when these almost beautiful flames fell on them, they howled and rolled on the ground, and then were swept away or blown away by the next air wave.
How many pieces it is torn into depends on the angle of force of the air wave.
In short, just this round of volleys stopped the Japanese troops who had advanced less than 200 meters from the front position of Huangcha Ridge.
According to post-war statistics, in this round of firepower output, the 27th Division suffered more than 700 infantry casualties on the spot, and almost wiped out an entire infantry brigade.
But this was by no means the biggest loss suffered by the Japanese army in front of the 'Storm 3' artillery on July 9th. Lieutenant General Ochiai Jinkuro, who had been waiting for his old rival's trump card, immediately became cautious after being stunned by a heavy punch from his old rival.
, in the subsequent attack only squadron-level infantry was used to attack in turn.
This strength-level attack was obviously not taken seriously by the 'Storm' rocket launchers. The nine rocket launchers that moved their positions again aimed their muzzles at the bombardment coordinates area sent by the 10th Division.
In front of the position at the southern end of Wugui Ridge of the 9th Company of the 28th Regiment of the 10th Division, the 116th Division invested an entire infantry brigade like crazy. The strength ratio was an astonishing 1:5.
After half an hour of hard fighting, the infantry company suffered nearly half of its casualties. The entire defense line was already crumbling, and they could not even wait for the arrival of an infantry company from the 10th Division for emergency support.
Ge Youcai, the commander of the 10th Preliminary Division, even had to call Tang Dao again five minutes ago, asking him to provide fire support, even if the nine guns fired only nine shells in one salvo.
It can be said that a dignified lieutenant general and division commander was humbled to the core. He had to personally call an army colonel for the legendary 9 rounds of artillery shells.
But even so, the legendary 9 cannons did not fire until 5 minutes later.
Because after a storm rocket launcher fires a salvo, it will take even the most skilled gunner 10 minutes to reload the rocket.
Hearing the earth-shattering explosions and soaring flames from the distance, Mr. Ge’s heart that had been hanging around finally ‘died’.
He did not wait for Tang Dao's artillery support, but actually waited for the terrifying 150-meter heavy artillery bombardment from the Japanese army.
This movement, besides the 150mm howitzer, what other artillery can do it?
"Tell Zeng Jing that I will send another company to him. If the position is lost, I will recapture it. If you can't recapture it, let him die in Wugui Ridge for me, and I will personally lead people to recapture it."
Ge Youcai gritted his teeth and roared.
This time, we don’t need to make some extravagant stories in the newspapers about "Mr. Ge fights the Japanese invaders shirtless", but we are really going to do it.
Before the division's combat staff had time to make a call, the call came from the 28th Regiment.
"Master's seat, Master's seat, the position of the 9th Company is held, held." Zeng Jing's voice of surprise and joy on the phone was like a lightning strike, which stunned the well-informed Master Ge.
They were all bombarded by 150mm grenades, and they still managed to hold on? Who are you kidding?
"You dare to lie about military information. I will kill you!" Ge Youcai's eyes flashed with cold light.
"Master, it's true. It wasn't the Japanese artillery fire just now, it was our artillery support. It should be the 9-gun salvo of the Fourth Army Regiment you mentioned. That is, the Four Lines Regiment's artillery is so scary. There
What's 9 doors? I can't stop looking at 90 doors!" Zeng Jing explained hurriedly on the phone.
"Fart, with Te Liang's extra 90 cannons, I've already defeated the stubborn Japanese, and it's their turn to besiege us?" Ge Youcai didn't believe it.
But it was true that the position at the southern end of Wuguilin was defended. With one round of shelling, the Japanese infantry brigade that was chanting the slogan "on board" to attack was directly wiped out from the battlefield.
According to the battle report of the 116th Division, after that round of shelling, only 42 of the 830 infantrymen of the infantry brigade that went into the attack remained, and the battle loss rate was as high as 95%.
It wasn't until Zhangjiashan's frontal position was once again fired by a salvo of nine Storm rocket launchers that Master Ge, who arrived at the 30th regiment headquarters in person, knew that the salvo Tang Tuanzuo had promised was what nine rounds were there. That was 100
Frequent hair.
In fact, the 6 rounds of volley fire were not completed at all, only 3 rounds were fired, and the 116th Division became intimidated. The tactical plan that originally expected to attack at 12 o'clock was called off before the battle reached 8 o'clock.
The 15 infantry brigades invested have become 11 in these two hours, and 3 of them can be declared to be reorganized. The infantry brigade in front of the Wuguiling position can even be declared to be abolished.
As soon as the Storm 3 rocket launcher appeared, it fired four salvos, causing the Japanese army to pay the price of more than 3,000 casualties, directly knocking out the four Japanese army lieutenant generals in front of Hengyang City and Isamu Hengshan who was far away in Tanzhou.
