Chapter 146 Differences in Tactics and Styles of Play
In fact, as soon as he led the troops up the mountain, he discovered that there were considerable problems in the use of tactics by the Guanneri troops during defensive operations. In such battles during the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the deployment of troops was generally light in advance.
The firepower is heavy at the front and light at the rear. In an area like Highland 1613, only one platoon is usually placed.
For some positions that are not conducive to defense and are not too important, troops are generally not deployed for defense. Most of them are only controlled by firepower. This way, the effective forces at hand can be concentrated to focus on defending the main position and some important cover positions. Do not use
Their limited troops and firepower were dispersed.
When conducting defensive battles in the main position, most of the troops are deployed on the anti-slope position or behind the ridge. At the same time, a number of tunnels should be dug as much as possible on the defensive position to reduce the risk of damage as much as possible.
The damage caused by the puppet artillery fire. If there is no time to dig tunnels, a number of simple anti-gun holes and troop garrison holes will be dug on the reverse slope position.
Like the Guannai Army on the mountain, a company is placed on a position with a small area on the main peak. Moreover, regardless of priority, troops must be placed on each position for defense. This will cause the deployment of troops in some places to be too dense.
In some cases, they dispersed their own few troops.
Moreover, in this kind of situation where the Japanese and puppet troops have an absolute advantage in artillery fire and do not hesitate to suppress firepower, without the cover of solid fortifications. In places where the troops are too concentrated, a falling artillery shell will cause a lot of casualties. In this situation
, no matter how much troops are invested, it will only be wasted in vain.
And deploying troops in some positions that have no defensive value in the first place will invisibly disperse one's own strength. These large positions cannot be used with large forces, and only small units are not strong enough to persist for a long time. In the battle situation
In an emergency, when the main positions were unable to deploy troops for support, they could only watch helplessly as the defense troops on these positions were eaten up by the Japanese and puppet troops one by one.
If the troops can be divided into echelons during the battle and deployed in the shelter of the anti-slope position. Depending on the battle situation at the front and casualties, the casualties will be much smaller if the troops are thrown into the battle one by one. Give up some unnecessary positions and concentrate the troops to stick to the main line.
positions and the most important flank cover positions. Even if the Japanese and puppet troops had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength and firepower, at least the fight would not be so difficult.
It's just that his consideration was based on the weapons organization of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but he did not consider the difference in equipment between the two armies. The Anti-Union troops each have an automatic rifle, and their firepower is almost as good as that of a light machine gun or a general-purpose machine gun.
The rate of fire and range of the standard battalion 12mm anti-aircraft machine gun are far from comparable to the crooked light machine gun and Type 92 heavy machine gun equipped by the Japanese and puppet troops.
There are also a large number of direct-aimed firepower such as rocket launchers and recoilless guns, which can remotely control those positions. However, these equipment are not available among the Guan Nei troops. Although the Anti-Japanese Federation airlifted a large number of weapons and ammunition to the Guan Nei troops, the Guan Nei troops also
Each squad can only be guaranteed to have one light machine gun, and each battalion can only have a four-gun heavy machine gun company.
This kind of firepower is simply incomparable with the Anti-Japanese War. Especially lightweight direct-aiming artillery, which is extremely lacking. In addition to brigade-level troops having a flat-fire artillery company, troops below the regiment are equipped with some grenades.
In addition, there are no light direct-aimed weapons.
If according to their style of play, the puppet troops in Japan have an absolute advantage and all offensives are organized around companies, then based on the firepower standards of the Sekiuchi troops, they may not be able to defend it for an hour. The gap in firepower and equipment
The distance caused the two sides to use different tactics.
If the advancing troops did not think of building some tunnels on the anti-slope position, then only part of the troops would be deployed at the front, and the rest of the troops would serve as reserves. In order to prevent the Japanese and puppet troops from being killed by artillery fire, they should be placed on the anti-slope.
It’s not that these experienced troop commanders on the mountain didn’t understand.
However, there was no other way to concentrate the limited troops at hand on a small position on the main peak and fight against the artillery fire of the Japanese and puppet troops. After the heavy machine guns, which were the main pillars of firepower, lost their embers, in order to increase the firepower density, the Third Regiment
The troops on the mountain can only devote all their troops to the front line positions.
There is no way. We currently have insufficient troops, and we cannot afford hand-to-hand combat, which was the main mode of combat before. We want to rely on firepower to kill the Japanese and puppet troops as much as possible to defend their positions. However, the light and heavy machine guns, which are the main firepower support, are on the opposite side of the 1052 Highland.
Under the bombardment of the army artillery, heavy losses were suffered.
In order to make up for the lack of firepower, the original defensive forces could only fight in a platoon to increase the density of firepower as much as possible. Although this method of fighting is costly, it is still much better than hand-to-hand combat. On the front line
With only one platoon of troops placed on the position, how could it possibly concentrate enough firepower?
However, the third regiment suffered so many casualties in the battle. In addition to the above reasons, there is another point that cannot be ignored. Some company-level commanders, although rich in actual combat experience, still have some shortcomings in the use of firepower and tactics. In
In battle, we only pay attention to fighting hard and do not pay much attention to the adjustment of troop deployment.
This is also another very important reason for the heavy casualties of the defense forces of the third regiment. If the commanders of the companies going up the mountain could pay attention to tactical adjustments during the battle, the casualty rate might not be so high. Of course, the Japanese and puppet troops
The intensity of the artillery bombardment was unprecedented, and the explosion point of the artillery shells almost followed the footsteps of the attacking troops. This was also the reason why the defending troops had no choice but to resist.
If it were not supported by a strong will, according to the current casualty ratio of the three regiments, any other unit would have collapsed long ago. Except for their current opponent, the Japanese army, no other unit can be effective in the entire regiment.
Even though it was almost completely consumed, it was still possible to hold on on the position.
In view of the tactical errors of the original defenders and the actual situation on the main peak of 1613, it was too late to ask for instructions from the foot of the mountain. The anti-alliance company commander who led the team up the mountain placed most of the troops on the reverse slope.
Only one reinforced platoon was left in the frontal defense position. At the same time, anti-infantry directional mines were quickly redeployed by taking advantage of the gaps between artillery fire and Japanese and puppet attacks.
However, the weakening of the front-line defense force does not mean reducing the firepower of the frontal position. He deployed the recoilless rifles and rocket launchers brought up the mountain, as well as the anti-aircraft machine guns assigned by his superiors to the front. He used the anti-aircraft machine guns to suppress the Japanese heavy machine gun positions on the mountain.
, covering the recoilless gun platoon to find favorable terrain.
The task he gave to the attached recoilless gun platoon leader was very simple. Each of his recoilless guns must keep an eye on the 92 infantry gun on the opposite mountain. It doesn’t matter how you hit him, but there is one thing that must be done.
.That is, we must knock down those 92 infantry cannons in the shortest possible time.
It was already dawn, and the mountains opposite also lacked vegetation. Highland 1613 overlooks Highland 1052, which is much shorter than it. The view can be said to be quite broad. I want to find those 92 Infantrymen.
Positioning the artillery is not a difficult matter.
Moreover, after the Japanese and puppet troops discovered that they had begun to switch defenses here, it was not just Yamashita who increased the intensity of attacks and shelling. The 92 infantry cannons on the opposite highland 1052 that were used as direct firepower also participated.
Shelling. As long as they fire, no matter how well concealed they are, their position can be found.
In addition, although the Type 92 Infantry Cannon is lightweight, the Japanese and puppet troops removed both wheel shields in order to provide as much cover as possible. In this way, the height of the Type 92 Infantry Cannon is even lower than that of the Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun. But
Even if the cannon body is made very low, it is not traceable.
Moreover, the Japanese army also built simple defenses for these 92 infantry cannons and the same 92 heavy machine gun positions on the mountain. Although the Japanese and puppet troops on the opposite mountain were arrogant, they did not think that the artillery would be exposed to the opponent.
Under the eyes, not even a single fortification was repaired.
They have heavy machine guns, and they also have them on the mountain opposite. For the Type 92 heavy machine gun, which is also used on the mountain opposite, it is not impossible or inaccurate at a distance of less than 300 meters. This is why they are using
After going up the mountain, why should we destroy the heavy machine gun position on the main peak first?
The 92 Infantry Cannon can effectively conceal itself by taking advantage of its lightness. However, the most basic sandbag fortifications outside the artillery position cannot be concealed. So I want to find these 92 Infantry Cannon and lock them.
The location is still very accessible.
It's just that the action on this side of the mountain was fast, and the Japanese and puppet troops on the other side of the mountain at Highland 1052 were not slow to respond. As soon as the anti-alliance troops entered the position, before they had time to hand over the defense, the Japanese troops on Highland 1052 on the opposite side also
Upon noticing the defense change on the mountain, they immediately deployed the infantry artillery and heavy machine guns deployed on the mountain to suppress fire frantically at Highland 1613 and the two flanking highlands.
The military uniforms of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the uniforms of the Guanneri Army are not only different in style, but also in the most basic colors. The Japanese and puppet troops on the opposite mountain are not fools. They will not be able to tell the difference between the two teams. The Japanese and puppets on the 1052 Highlands
Army, when they saw a troop coming up from the mountain opposite with uniforms different from those of the advancing army, they immediately noticed something unusual.
In addition to the Japanese and puppet troops on Highland 1052 desperately pouring firepower into the main peak position, the Japanese and puppet troops at the foot of the mountain also adjusted their deployment. They changed their previous tactics of advancing simultaneously on the three highlands on the main peak, regardless of the firepower of the two flanking highlands.
, concentrated the troops to launch an assault on the 1613 Highlands. For the two highlands on both sides, fire suppression was adopted instead.
The Japanese and puppet troops suddenly changed their combat plan, but the garrison troops who took advantage of the gaps in the Japanese and puppet army's artillery fire to switch defenses and readjust their deployment were somewhat unprepared. Fortunately, the troops coming up from the Anti-Japanese Alliance, although they only deployed one platoon in front, had a lot of firepower.
But it is enough. Moreover, automatic rifles are much more powerful than manual rifles in such close-range mountain battles. The firepower of a platoon is enough to defeat a squadron of the Japanese army.
The company commander who led the team up the mountain saw that the Japanese army changed their previous tactics and moved away from the high ground on both wings to attack the 1613 highland. Although he was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength and had almost no fortifications to rely on, he was not timid at all.