However, despite the bombing, the main Japanese positions in Zhengxiangbai Banner suffered heavy losses. Their main front-line positions in Zhengxiangbai Banner, together with 80% of the deep positions, were severely damaged. The two defensive regiments were in
One-third of the casualties were suffered during the bombing. Most of the artillery positions were basically destroyed.
However, the 26th Division still used the large number of anti-tank artillery reinforced by the North China Front before the war, as well as the artillery groups in several artillery positions that survived the bombing and artillery attacks, and used the parts of the second-line fortification groups that survived the bombing.
The fortifications still put up tenacious resistance.
Although the resistance of the Japanese army was extremely tenacious, all the anti-tank guns the Japanese army had on hand were almost helpless against the slow-moving but thick-skinned Matilda II tanks. They carried explosive bags and carried out meat-bomb assaults.
infantry, but could not break through the cover of the anti-alliance infantry.
In addition, the minefields were almost completely destroyed during the bombing. Facing the anti-tank trenches dug by the Japanese army, sufficient preparations were made before the Anti-Japanese War. The wood carried by the engineer tanks was covered by artillery fire.
Next, quickly build passages. Even in some key areas, directly push the T-26 tanks into the anti-tank trenches to open passages for follow-up troops.
All the fortifications suffered heavy losses during the bombing. The minefields also lost their embers during the bombing. And almost all the anti-tank weapons of the Japanese army were almost helpless against the thick-skinned Matilda II tank. Anti-tank
Tank guns are almost useless against this kind of tank. No matter which part it hits, it cannot penetrate this kind of tank.
The frustrated Japanese army even used 38-type field guns equipped with high-explosive grenades to fire at close range. However, because there was no special armor-piercing projectile, the Japanese-made high-explosive grenades used did not have a large charge, and they still could not defeat this enemy.
This tank will cause no damage. A 75mm grenade will at most only bring this tank to a slight halt.
Even if they occasionally hit the engine of this tank, the Japanese army was horrified to find that their hits only slowed down the tank, but could not prevent them from continuing to move. And their various fortification groups, except for those close to the ground,
Outside the firepower point, they were accurately named one by one with artillery at close range.
The British-made Maltida II tank of the Anti-Japanese Alliance ran rampant on the Japanese army's position, leaving the Japanese army helpless. The only shortcoming was the two-pound tank gun, which was really limited in power. Armor-piercing bullets were not of much use at this time.
There are not many explosive grenades. Ordinary anti-personnel grenades have limited power.
Although the rate of fire of this small-caliber rapid-fire gun is very fast, its power is still too small to deal with the remaining fortifications of the Japanese army. It can only destroy the firepower points of the Japanese field machine guns. For slightly stronger fortifications, you have to count on the rocket launchers of the accompanying infantry.
As well as the newly installed 82mm recoilless cannon of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and the 76mm field gun at the back to destroy it.
Facing sixty tanks on the front line to cover the attacks of a large number of infantry in a triangular formation, the southern front line, which was seriously damaged during the bombing and was lined with white flags, was the first defensive position of the 26th Division. Four days after the attack started,
An hour later, the entire front line was broken through. The battle continued until dusk, and the Japanese army's second line of defensive positions also collapsed. This iron woman maximized her power with her strong skin and thick flesh on the battlefield.
Even Chen Hanzhang, who commanded the offensive group on the Western Front, did not expect that the breakthrough would go so smoothly. In four hours, the Japanese army broke through the heavily defended position. Even with the support of tanks that were as thick as iron lumps, he did not expect it at the beginning.
Passed.
However, Chen Hanzhang had not thought about this, but Yang Zhen, the planner of the overall combat plan, had already thought of it. Yang Zhen, who knew the power of carpet bombing very well, why on the most important Western Front in the entire campaign, the attack was launched at
The latest? In addition to other reasons, a large part of the reason is to prepare everything for this carpet bombing.
Without allowing all the Japanese troops to enter the position to prepare for war, how could this carpet bombing achieve such great results? A 150-kilogram high-explosive bomb would be far more capable of destroying Japanese fortification areas without permanent fortifications.
It is higher than almost all ordinary artillery shells except for those super abnormal ones, such as the fortress gun modified from the captured Japanese 410mm naval gun currently in the resistance alliance.
However, this kind of carpet-like indiscriminate bombing of established positions cannot be carried out at night. In the case of contact between the two armies, the bomber group dropping bombs at an altitude of two thousand meters is likely to accidentally damage his own troops. Therefore, Yang
The earthquake extended the time for the Western Front Group to launch its offensive by several hours, regardless of the objections of others.
But at least for now, this kind of bombing is a huge burden for the defense fortifications in the fortification area. Although it is suspected of being wasteful, it is also a huge burden for the Anti-Alliance, but the effect is pretty good. However, the burden of this kind of bombing can be
It is not something that Anti-Lian can endure too many times.
During the entire battle, thirty-six strategic bombers were dispatched at one go to carry out blanket bombing of Japanese positions only twice. There was no way, the Anti-Japanese Alliance did not have the strength of the Americans to deal with an artillery position.
It can be used as a carpet bombing. If it is used multiple times, the Anti-Union will go bankrupt.
After this battle, although Chen Hanzhang also knew that this carpet bombing was not very cost-effective, it was the headquarters' investment in order to achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible on the Western Front. More than one hundred tons of bombs were very important to the current Anti-Japanese War.
It can be said to be quite a burden.
But the huge power of this bombing was still fresh in his memory decades later. The Japanese positions that were bombed into ruins and the Japanese soldiers who were shocked to death in the fortifications still seemed to be in front of him.
He has always been a staunch supporter of China's strategic air force.
Of course, Chen Hanzhang at the moment is more focused on how to make the most of the results of this bombing. After breaking through the first line of defense with a white flag, Chen Hanzhang, who adheres to the principle of taking advantage of your illness to kill you, in the first
The last independent tank battalion, which was left in reserve for a while, also immediately went into attack.
Cover the infantry along the channel that has been opened by the first echelon and launch an attack on the Japanese army in depth. Try to work hard to completely break through the Japanese defense line in Zhengxiangbai Banner and cut off the ground connection between the 26th Division and the Japanese troops in Guyuan and Zhangbei.
, and broke through the Japanese army's deep positions.
However, compared with the relatively smooth progress within Zhengxiangbai Banner, the attack was launched in the direction of Ulanzhull at the junction of Zhengxiangbai Banner and Sunit Right Banner in the north. According to the plan, it was planned to directly insert Xianghuang Banner and cut off Sunit Right Banner from Zhengxiang.
The contact between the Japanese troops and the white flags divided the entire 26th Division into two regiments: the 1st Armored Brigade and the 17th Division. Although they broke through the front-line Japanese defenses.
However, when developing in depth, they were blocked by the Japanese army between the second-line position and the first-line position. Although Liu Changshun, who was responsible for commanding this direction, carried out repeated assaults, under the desperate resistance of the Japanese army, they were never able to
Succeeded. Between the first and second positions of the Japanese army, they fell into a bitter battle.
The main defense system of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army, in order to connect the Japanese defense lines of Zhenglan Banner and Taipusi Banner to the south, and to cover the Shangdu and Huade lines behind them, is mainly deployed in the territory of Zhengxiangbai Banner. Sunit
Within the Right Banner, it is only used as a flank defense line.
In this direction, only Okamura Neiji was later transferred to this direction. An infantry regiment was used as the basis to strengthen the two independent infantry brigades just transferred from the mainland. Two of the British trophies transferred from Southeast Asia
Twenty-five-pound field guns, 3.7-inch mountain guns, and two British 4.5-inch howitzers formed a temporary artillery brigade to provide fire support.
The main task of this detachment is to use the hilly terrain extending southward from the Yinshan Mountains to ensure the flanks of the main defense system of the 26th Division in the Zhengxiangbai Banner, and to monitor possible actions of the Anti-Japanese Alliance that detour to the northern foot of the Yinshan Mountains.
Although the strength of this detachment is not large, it is a very important forward guard post to the north of the entire Chadong Japanese defense line.
Moreover, it forms a complete connection with the main defense area of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army in the south. There are temporary roads connecting the two defense areas, as well as large minefields. If it is not connected with the main defense area of the 26th Division,
Separating the area will cause considerable trouble for subsequent detours.
The attack goal of the 1st Armored Brigade is to use the impact of the tank cluster to quickly break through the junction between the Japanese detachment and the 26th Division, cutting off the connection between the two. Then surround the detachment with one force.
And the main force penetrated the line of Xianghuang Banner to separate the connection between the Japanese army's first defense system and the depth.
Taking into account the entire defense posture and system of the Japanese army in the entire Chadong area, as well as the key locations and directions of troop deployment. During the carpet bombing of the Anti-Union Alliance, the Japanese troops in this direction were not the key bombing targets of the Anti-Union bombers. Except for some parts governed by the law
In addition to the cooperation of attack aircraft modified from fighter jets, the offensive of the 1st Armored Brigade mainly relied on ground fire support.
It's just that the Japanese defensive positions in this direction suffered heavy losses from the double strikes from the air and the ground. Most of the front-line defenses were destroyed, but the deep defense system was generally intact. The most critical thing was that the Japanese troops in this direction.
In addition to the front-line positions, a considerable part of the entire depth defense system's firing range is southward.
Most of the first-line defense fortifications are a combination of ring defenses and bunkers. The real core fortifications are all placed in the deep zone of the second line. The first-line firepower is mainly light machine guns and Taisho 11-year-old infantry cannons. Heavy machine guns and
The firepower of the anti-tank guns was all placed on the second-line positions.
Between the first and second line defensive positions, a large number of plum blossom-shaped firepower points and inverted firepower points were set up. The terrain modification was used, and a large number of artificially accumulated anti-tank obstacles were combined with light and dark bunkers. All bunkers were three-dimensional.
It shoots at 160 degrees. It also uses super-numbered heavy machine guns and rapid-fire cannons to form a separate fire unit. Within 20 meters of each rapid-fire cannon, there is at least one machine gun for fire cover.
In terms of firepower deployment, although the number of artillery is not large, the range of the artillery is sufficient. Especially the British-made twenty-five-pound field gun, with a maximum range of more than 12,000 meters, even the Soviet-made M-30 Type 1 of the Anti-Alliance.
The 2-2 howitzers are inferior. Although the power of the shells is not comparable, the large range has brought considerable trouble to the attacking troops of the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
These artillery marked the entire first and second line defense zone of the Japanese army. They did not engage in artillery battles with the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but were specifically used to cooperate with the machine gun positions to suppress the Anti-Alliance infantry. Communications were set up between the front positions and the rear artillery positions.
All lines are underground.
Once there is a problem in a certain direction, we immediately concentrate our firepower to intercept the fire at all costs, regardless of artillery shells. However, these artillery bunkers are not deployed on anti-slope positions in hilly areas that are generally considered reliable. Instead, they are basically in front of hilly areas.
Within the semi-underground fortifications, and carefully camouflaged, the artillery positions were deployed, and they also took advantage of the changes in the terrain quite cleverly.