Chapter 297: Reasons why Yang Zhen attaches great importance to it
At this moment, Yang Zhen, who was meeting with the deputy commander of the 1st Armored Brigade, who was responsible for commanding all the armored troops in the Linxi battlefield, was carefully observing the battle situation and constantly evaluating the gains and losses. How could he care about his sudden appearance here?
What kind of impact does a deputy leader bring?
After asking his guard platoon to assist Qi Zhibiao in cleaning up the remnants of the Japanese army, he quickly shifted his eyes and thoughts to the battlefields where he had already been in contact with the Japanese army. This was the first battle between the anti-alliance tank unit and the Japanese tank regiment since its establishment.
This was the first regular tank battle fought by our troops. It was also the first time we had a face-to-face battle with the enemy's tank troops.
It can be said that this is the first face-to-face showdown between Chinese and Japanese tanks since the July 7th Incident. During the four-year war, the Chinese and Japanese tanks have faced each other face-to-face. Although the previous National Government also equipped some tanks, firstly, the number was not enough.
Secondly, there are quite a few misunderstandings in its use, just like the Japanese army.
In addition, the tanks of the Chinese army were either lost early on the battlefield due to errors in use, or were abandoned during the retreat due to lack of fuel replenishment, as well as some deliberate actions to preserve strength. Therefore, even if they are invested
On the Songhu battlefield, which was the most powerful place, the tanks of both sides basically never met. Therefore, this fierce battle on the Twelfth Front can be said to be the first tank showdown on the Sino-Japanese battlefield.
Therefore, Yang Zhen attached great importance to this battle. He even rushed to the Twelve Tu front lines to watch the battle in person when the battle situation had reached a critical point. However, although Yang Zhen rushed to the Twelve Tu front lines, he did not
Participate in the actual command. Instead, he observes the battle situation from the side. The specific command is still handled by the deputy brigade commander of the armored brigade.
I have an advantage in terms of military strength, and my advantage in equipment is not comparable to that of the Japanese army. Although this battle is the first tank showdown between China and Japan on the Northeast battlefield, there is still a certain gap in the strength comparison between the two sides. Although losses are inevitable,
But Yang Zhen believed that this was a rare opportunity to train his troops.
Although Yang Zhen also knows that due to differences in national strength and combat thinking, the scale of the Japanese armored force is far from comparable to that of European countries. However, with local design and production capabilities, although there is a certain gap in performance compared with Western powers, it is completely capable of establishing a foothold.
Under its own production conditions, the Japanese army can expand its armored forces on a large scale at any time.
What we encountered this time was a Japanese tank regiment. Next time we may encounter two or even more Japanese tank regiments. Training on the training ground is always just training and cannot replace real actual combat. Only on the battlefield
Only by fighting a real actual battle with the Japanese tank troops can the troops truly grow up. They can also test the shortcomings of their own troops so that they can better improve their tactics.
Although Yang Zhen also knew that on the Northeast battlefield, or even on the entire Chinese battlefield, due to the contrast in strength between the two sides, there was almost no possibility of a large-scale tank battle like the one on the Soviet-German battlefield. As an island country with poor resources, in the military
In terms of construction and development, the Japanese are destined to focus on the navy, a metal-devouring behemoth.
The development of the army can always only be placed second. Even if the Japanese fight for their lives, they will not produce too many tanks. Let alone the large-scale tank battles on the Soviet-German battlefield, just carry out
Tank battles at the armored division level are not easy.
Even in the near future, the scale of tank battles that the two armies may engage in on the battlefield will probably be more at the regiment level, or at most the so-called brigade level by the Japanese army. Under this situation
, this tank battle at the Japanese regiment level and the Anti-Japanese Alliance reinforcement battalion level on the Twelfth Front is undoubtedly a rare opportunity for the Anti-Union armored forces.
Because a battle of this scale will be the main battle scale they will fight against the Japanese armored forces for a long time in the future. It will also be the first time to fight against the results of the previous combat training with the Japanese tank troops.
A real test.
In order to exercise the ability and consciousness of the troop commander in this rare opportunity, and considering that he is not a professional in the field of on-the-spot command of the armored forces. Taking into account that it is not an amateur to lead an expert, although Yang Zhen is here
During this battle, he went to the front line to watch the battle in order to show his importance, but he still took a hands-off approach.
This time he came to the front line to observe the battle. He still wanted to observe the performance of the armored brigade on the battlefield and the gains and losses in the use of tactics, and what adjustments needed to be made in training and tactical use in the future. He did not want to personally command these tank units.
Fight a decisive tank battle with the Japanese Third Tank Regiment.
In order not to interfere with the command, he didn't even say a word at the beginning of the battle. He just held a telescope and carefully observed the battlefield. However, although he didn't say a word, he sat there and let him be the commander.
Wang Ziyang, deputy commander of the armored brigade, felt a lot of pressure.
In fact, this counterattack was somewhat hastily organized for Wang Ziyang. At this moment, the main force of the tank regiment of the armored brigade and the motorized infantry regiment were assigned to the two battalions of the cavalry brigade. A regiment of the first division was commanded by Li Mingfeng on the left side of Bahrain.
Fighting inside the banner. Except for five tank companies, the tank troops remaining in Linxi territory are mostly tanks that were injured on the battlefield and are currently being repaired.
Even among the only five companies, the tank troops stationed on the Sunjiayingzi front line did not participate in this battle and stayed in place to prepare for possible Japanese counterattacks. The two tanks behind the Twelve Tu line
Because they were already in a relatively unimportant position after seizing Linxi, these two companies were actually temporarily formed from three tank companies after excluding the battle-damaged tanks that were being repaired in Dajing.
The two tank companies were originally supposed to have a total of 28 tanks according to the establishment of the Anti-Union Armored Brigade. However, in fact, the two companies currently only have a total of 19 tanks. Three of the tanks were imported from the Soviet army warehouse in Outer Mongolia.
The second-hand tanks purchased have not been equipped with additional armor and explosive reactive armor due to spare parts. According to the standards of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, these three tanks cannot be used in front-line combat for the time being.
In previous battles, although the Japanese tank unit did not cause much trouble to the 1st Armored Brigade, its main equipment, the 37 rapid-fire gun, was not able to penetrate an anti-Union tank on the battlefield. But the 23rd Division
The crazy energy of the regimental infantry in the battle caused considerable losses to the 1st Armored Brigade.
Although the infantry cover was relatively effective and the number of tanks that could not be repaired was no more than fifteen, the number of lightly or seriously injured tanks was quite a lot. Most of the main battle-damaged tanks of the 1st Armored Brigade that participated in the battle were damaged.
The Japanese drove the struggling infantry to death, using grenades to break off the tracks, or blow up the road wheels.
There are about twenty tanks with this kind of battle damage. It is the main cause of battle damage to the tank troops in the Linxi battle of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. In addition, other engines are damaged, or artillery malfunctions, and other damages.
Tanks. After the main battle in Linxi ended, the number of injured tanks undergoing emergency repairs reached more than 40, and three companies were temporarily organized to perform emergency repairs on the Dajing front line.
In addition to the tank units deployed on the front lines of Twelve Tu and Sunjiayingzi, the number of complete tanks organized into the entire reserve force is actually only two companies. This is also the case when the outflanking troops continue to seize the left and right flags of Bahrain in the north.
Under this, Wang Guangyu can deploy the maximum mobile force.
The reason for this situation is mainly because after capturing Linxi County, Wang Guangyu devoted his main efforts to the northern line. He tried to seize the big board, the Lindong line, and open up the direct connection with Du Kaishan in the shortest possible time.
Contact. At the same time, stabilize the entire northern front to concentrate on facing the Japanese counterattack.
In order to achieve this tactical goal, he incorporated the main forces of the 1st Armored Brigade into the troops heading north. Although he had a certain reserve force in Linxi territory, the main force of the Japanese army in Linxi under consideration had been defeated, except for those in Linxi territory.
In addition to deploying a small number of tank troops on the Sunjiayingzi front line and the Twelve Tu front line to prevent possible counterattacks by the Japanese, only two companies of troops were concentrated in the reserve force.
At the same time, all the battle-damaged tanks will be left behind. On the one hand, it is to seize the time for repairs and restore the combat capabilities of these battle-damaged tanks. On the other hand, when necessary, these battle-damaged tanks can be recovered in the shortest time when necessary.
Tanks are used as a mobile force.
Although Wang Guangyu had not previously thought of using tank troops to fight a tank battle with the Japanese Third Tank Regiment deployed in Linxi. However, the tanks currently stationed in the northeast and southeast of Linxi, as well as in Wengniute Banner,
The remnants of the 23rd Division have not completely lost their ability to launch counterattacks.
Especially the third tank regiment, which has not used all its strength before and only dispatched a small number of troops to participate in the battle, is still a considerable threat to Wang Guangyu. For the time being, it is necessary to concentrate its forces to seize the left and right flags of Bahrain.
After doing his best to repair these battle-damaged tanks, Wang Guangyu also had a trump card in his hand.
If it weren't for the repair battalion of the 1st Armored Brigade, the two repair companies left in Linxi did their job well. They ignored the Japanese artillery fire and infantry counterattacks on the battlefield and immediately dragged down the tanks for repairs as soon as they discovered that there was battle damage.
In the case of insufficient spare parts, all means were used to carry out repairs day and night.
Before the reserve team was dispatched, most of the battle-damaged tanks were repaired. With the strength of the two tank companies on the Twelfth Front line alone with a total of nineteen tanks, without mobilizing the Sunjiayingzi front-line tank troops to participate in the battle, it would be impossible to
It would be impossible to gather enough troops to fight.
Although they still have a clear advantage in terms of equipment performance, when more than 40 tanks fight against the Third Tank Regiment, which still has 60 tanks of various types even after the previous battle losses are removed, the chance of victory is still not good. Ant
If there are too many, the bear will be killed in many cases.
However, the sixty-one tanks participating in the battle, except for the four under-equipped companies originally deployed in the 12th direction and the reserve team, were still in good condition. Those tanks that had just come out of the repair camp, due to time
It was too hasty, and quite a few of them had more or less defects that had not been completely repaired.
Some tank artillery can only stay on a horizontal line when firing, and cannot shoot upward or downward. Some tanks' road wheels that were damaged in previous battles were still used from destroyed Japanese tanks because they could not be replenished for the time being.
It was dismantled and temporarily replaced after modification.
The anti-aircraft machine guns on some tank turrets were knocked out by Japanese rapid-fire cannons or artillery fire. Due to the lack of spare supplies, they could only be temporarily replaced with Soviet-made DP machine guns, or they were not installed at all. A considerable number of them were even destroyed by Japanese infantry fire.
The damaged additional armor had not had time to be replaced. It was just because of the urgent situation that it was forced to join the battle on the front line.