In particular, the 28th Regiment had to detach part of its troops and strengthen the protection of the artillery that fought during the day and made great contributions to the 28th Regiment's ability to hold its position. This made Kaneoka Masatada feel that the troops were even tighter.
.But he also knew that without artillery cover, he might not be able to hold on for even a day.
Although Kaneoka Masatada, like other senior officers of the Japanese army, believed that the Imperial Army of the Empire of Japan, both officers and soldiers, were absolutely fearless of death and willing to sacrifice themselves for the emperor. But he also knew clearly that after all, Japanese soldiers were also
It is made of human flesh, and no matter how fierce it is, it cannot withstand the attack of a cannonball.
All senior Japanese generals know that the gap in firepower cannot be made up by manpower and tactics alone. Otherwise, the Japanese army would not strive to develop heavy artillery of various calibers, as well as modern weapons such as tanks and aircraft. Although due to technical and
The restrictions on combat targets, and the performance and power of most heavy weapons still lag behind those in the West.
However, the Japanese army has never stopped researching and developing various heavy weapons, and even spent a lot of money to buy samples and patents from the West, and then came back to imitate them. Its sense of the development trend of heavy weapons is quite sensitive. The Japanese are very sensitive to the development of new weapons.
, not slow.
As for Bushido, for the Japanese army, it was only used to coax lower-level officers and soldiers, and to boost morale and make them firm in their determination to devote themselves to the emperor. On the battlefield, firepower had to speak for itself. If Bushido is really useful, then it must be paid back.
Heavy artillery and aircraft, what do tanks do?
Facing an entirely new opponent, this battle was dominated by overwhelming artillery, aviation firepower, and endless new weapons. Colonel Masatada Kaneoka knew that the 28th Regiment was full of heads, and was covered in bullets.
I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for too long, especially on this flat terrain.
During the daytime battle, he had seen the power of the artillery of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, Masatada Kaneoka. Not only was the firepower fierce, but the artillery was complete in both light and heavy artillery. Its shooting accuracy was not inferior to that of the Japanese artillery, which always claimed to be elite. Every barrage was fired.
After that, the bomb craters on his position were neatly arranged like fish scales. But his reaction speed during the war was even faster than that of the Japanese artillery.
Today's battle during the day left a profound impression on Kaneoka Masatada and the soldiers of the 28th Regiment under him. Especially when facing the anti-resistance alliance, the rate of fire is extremely fast, and a rifle can suppress an enemy.
It is an infantry weapon similar to the Taisho 13-type light machine gun.
There are also light, small-caliber artillery pieces that shoot flatly at an extremely fast rate and can easily turn the civil fortifications you build into a hornet's nest. Even tanks and armored vehicles are vulnerable to the fire of this kind of rapid-fire artillery.
If it hits a person, it can easily tear the person in half.
The huge lethality of the 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine gun's level fire made Kanoka Masatada think that the Anti-Japanese Alliance's new equipment was a powerful, fast-firing, and ultra-long-range light artillery. After all, even armored vehicles, light tanks, and
Even civil engineering works cannot withstand the fire of this kind of weapon. So for ordinary people, it is easy to judge it as a cannon or a gun. How can it be so powerful? Can it turn a tank into a hornet's nest?
There are also light direct-aiming artillery pieces that can be carried around by one person, which impressed Masatada Kaneoka even more. The far, medium and near cross-fire network composed of these light weapons gave a huge impact during daytime battles.
The 28th Regiment suffered heavy casualties.
Fighting against such an opponent, without effective artillery support, it would be difficult to defend. For Masataka Kaneoka, not only cannot the troops be deployed to guard the artillery, but on the contrary, it must be strengthened. Who knows, the opponent in front of him will
You won't take advantage of the darkness to sneak in and blow up your own artillery.
Therefore, for Masataka Kaneoka, although he was very reluctant, he still had to deploy a squadron of troops on the already tight defense line to protect those who could only protect those who could only fight because of the air superiority of the Anti-Japanese Alliance on the front line.
The artillery adopts the tactics of dispersed deployment and concentrated shooting at the target in the form of a single gun.
During the daytime battle, as the key target of the anti-alliance aviation, the artillery losses were not large due to their dispersed layout and greatly enhanced concealment. But who can guarantee that at night, the opponent will not use sneak attack tactics to eliminate them during the day?
artillery?
There is no way. Since the beginning of this battle, the Kwantung Army aviation has not known what it means to have an advantage on the battlefield. The disadvantages in equipment, coupled with a large number of veteran pilots, have been transferred to Vietnam and the Southern Army. New fighter jets
The equipment has been deployed to the Southern Army since the beginning of the year.
The aircraft currently used by the Kwantung Army are mainly fighter jets purchased from Germany. In battle, it is difficult to compete with the American fighter jets currently equipped by the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The Kwantung Army aviation force feels that every time it takes off for combat, the opponent is attacking the aircraft it flies.
The performance of German fighter aircraft is very familiar.
This makes it difficult for the Kwantung Army to gain an advantage in air battles. Although it cannot be said that it always returns with a huge defeat, its ground support is extremely limited and cannot even cover the actions of ground troops. The failure of the air battle has left the front line
The artillery of each division can only be deployed dispersedly, for fear that the aviation force of the Anti-Japanese Alliance will be overwhelmed by centralized deployment.
At this time, the Japanese artillery had no longer dared to directly deploy the artillery on the bare positions like last autumn battle and the battle inside the pass. In many cases, they did not even build bunkers. When they needed to be used,
Just find a suitable place, set up the artillery and shoot.
They didn't care at all about the opponent's pitiful artillery counterattack and let their artillery put out the fire. Because to their opponents, that pitiful firepower did not pose any threat at all. Especially on the battlefield in Guanci, their opponents even had a group army.
, there are only a few cannons. Mortars are the main supporting firepower on most battlefields.
As for heavy artillery and mountain artillery, there is very little firepower that can pose a threat to the Japanese artillery. As for air-to-ground support, it has always been a special project of the Japanese army. In the Guanci Civil War battlefield, did the Imperial Japanese Army suffer bombings? But at the moment
At least in the Northeast, the Kwantung Army no longer had the same arrogance as before.
In last year's summer battle, the Japanese army suffered a big loss in this regard. In the artillery battle between the two armies after the battle, they also did not gain much advantage. Especially when they fired against the Anti-Japanese Rocket Artillery, the Japanese army was very unfavorable to this kind of artillery battle.
Once it explodes, one cannon is almost equivalent to the artillery of a group of artillery, and it is impossible to deal with it at all.
Therefore, the Japanese army, which had suffered countless heavy losses, changed its previous arrogance and became unprecedentedly cautious. Not only did they build a large number of solid artillery fortifications during this battle, they also distributed a large number of camouflage nets to cover the artillery bunkers.
Most of them also adopted the tactics of deploying small clusters or even single artillery and concentrating firepower. Whether it was a confrontation or a war, heavy troops were deployed to cover these artillery units.
However, the quality of the Japanese army's artillery is indeed excellent. Although under this tactic, field telephones can only be used for command, but the accuracy of cluster shooting has not dropped significantly. During the daytime artillery battle, the artillery of the Ninth Division was very disappointed.
Suffered a loss. Without these artillery pieces, although the 28th Regiment might not have collapsed, the position would probably have been almost lost.
Therefore, Kaneoka Masatada can conclude that if the Anti-Japanese Alliance launches a night attack, they will definitely focus on artillery. Because if they do not destroy the artillery that caused them heavy losses during the day, they want to eliminate the 28th Regiment at least in a short time.
Impossible within the time limit. Judging from the entire surrounding situation, they will not be willing to be tied up with too many troops and too much time here.
And for Kanoka Masatada, what he has to worry about is not only that the Anti-Japanese Alliance will give priority to his artillery positions for frontal attacks. It is also reported by the Kanto Army Intelligence Department before the war that the Anti-Japanese Army's elusive and powerful firepower is like a ghost.
troops. Even the heavily guarded rear area can be easily penetrated by them, let alone the criss-crossed front lines.
Before this battle, the Kwantung Army Headquarters had issued a notice to all the Japanese troops at the division level and above. Tell them that they must not only do everything possible to prevent counterattacks from the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but also strengthen the attack on key targets, such as artillery positions.
, protection of headquarters at all levels.
Although the Kwantung Army headquarters still does not know the specific situation of this unit and does not have detailed intelligence, at least the Kwantung Army now knows that its opponent is an elusive force that specializes in picking out important targets of the Kwantung Army. Their strike range can even
reaching hundreds of kilometers.
Before this battle, the Kwantung Army headquarters did not pay much attention to the back-and-forth between the two sides on the front line. But before this battle, the incident that occurred at the Gongzhuling Chariot School made the Kwantung Army headquarters very frightened.
Hundreds of kilometers away from the front line, a target that was still within the strategic depth of the Kwantung Army at least for now was unexpectedly attacked by an opponent. This shocked everyone in the Kwantung Army.
Before the war, the Gongzhuling Chariot School, where the Kwantung Army stored the printing equipment of the Central Bank of Manchukuo, was unexpectedly attacked by a unit of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. During this battle, not only the Gongzhuling Airport was attacked under tight security, but also all the people on the airport.
Except for a few people who were lucky enough to survive hiding in some special place, a squadron of security personnel, dozens of pilots and ground guidance personnel were all killed, and no one survived.
As for the Gongzhuling Chariot School, which temporarily served as guards for the so-called financial stability and money printing equipment of Manchukuo, more than 300 students were all killed in the opponent's sneak attack. When the support troops arrived, except for one
Nothing was left except the bullet casing.
Even the bulky money-printing equipment stored in the Gongzhuling Chariot School was stolen. Even the printing technicians there were all missing. They used infiltration tactics to sneak attack and occupy the airport. Then they attacked the airport ten kilometers away.
After seizing the equipment, the tank school used the captured trucks to transport the equipment away in the shortest possible time.
In this sneak attack, the opponent's performance was smooth and smooth. The layout was meticulous, and the actions could even be described as "without a trace" or "without a trace". This made everyone in the Kwantung Army headquarters feel chills on their necks. Today is the batch of money printing.
Equipment, if one day they want to destroy the Kwantung Army Headquarters, can they also sneak attack the conspicuous Kwantung Army Headquarters building in Xinjing City?