Chapter 54: The Grim Reaper Who Falls from the Sky
I just don’t like it anymore, but as a soldier, an order is an order. Since the North China Front Army has the 1st Tank Brigade, which is assigned to the command of Lieutenant General Yasu Sakai. So as an Imperial Army Major General, Major General Ano Yasri is nothing more than an uncompromising commander.
Apart from the execution, there is nothing much to say.
For the current Japanese Army, the command of subordinates and superiors has long been a thing of the past. Whether the orders of your superiors are right or wrong, you must resolutely obey them. If you do not obey the orders, you can only be repaired and returned to the country and retired from active service. This
The result is undoubtedly difficult to accept for a person who has already become a major general in the army.
It's just that this Major General Ano Anri immediately launched a hasty attack without coming up. This Major General Ano Anri, who has been paying attention to the tank battles on the Soviet-German battlefield, is one of the very few Japanese generals who has done considerable research on tank battles, and his eyes have always followed the world.
People who follow the trend still adopt relatively stable tactics.
Of course, this guy may not have thought that his tanks are more valuable than soldiers who are consumables. Therefore, he did not adopt the tactic of using tanks to cooperate with infantry to attack directly, but prepared to use infantry to open the gap first.
, a tactic in which tanks rapidly expand deep into the enemy. As for anti-air defense, he only deployed a dozen anti-aircraft machine guns.
It's not that Major General Anri was too careless, but during the tactical discussion on the first day, Lieutenant General Yasu Sakai clearly told him not to worry about the enemy's aviation, because the empire's latest fighter planes and aviation units were still there.
During the fierce fighting on the Wangdu battlefield, they inflicted heavy losses on the enemy aviation forces on the battlefield east of Baoding.
The enemy aviation force has nothing to worry about at the moment. The heroic Imperial Air Warriors will hold up an air protective umbrella for his First Tank Brigade. Although I half-believe the words of Lieutenant General Yasu Sakai, I only have a dozen or so in my hands.
He has an anti-aircraft machine gun, but he doesn't want to accept it and has limited cards, so he can only accept the comfort of Lieutenant General Yasu Sakai.
It's just that the uneasiness in his heart is getting stronger and stronger at the moment, but he doesn't know that a big net in the sky is flying towards his First Chariot Brigade. As for those brave Imperial air warriors, because of the results of the air battle on the previous day,
, and squatted in the nest to lick his wounds.
Liang Futang, among the first batch of pilots trained by the Anti-Japanese Alliance Air Force since its establishment, is one of the few survivors after several years of bloody battles. The current Third Attack Aircraft Flying Group of the Anti-Japanese Alliance Air Force is also the first to completely change their uniforms.
Captain and commander of the flight regiment of the Il-2 attack aircraft.
His regiment was also the first Il-2 attack aircraft formation regiment deployed by the Anti-Japanese Alliance Air Force in the Jizhong battlefield. The two brigades it belonged to had a total of four flight squadrons, and a total of 96 aircraft in twelve flight squadrons.
All attack aircraft were thrown into the Jizhong battlefield.
After receiving a notification from the front, the enemy dispatched an entire tank brigade in the north of Baoding, hundreds of tanks and artillery vehicles, as well as a large number of motor trucks and infantry. So after receiving the order to attack, he simply came
All the troops were dispatched. And as the leader of the regiment, he personally took command in the battle.
There was no way this was an Il-2 attack aircraft. It was the first large-scale dispatch after joining the Anti-Japanese Alliance aviation force. He was not reassured if he did not come to the front line to command in person. When his fleet approached the first brigade of Japanese tanks
At the assembly area, after seeing the large number of Japanese tanks, artillery tanks, and trucks lined up neatly on the ground. Even though he was a veteran of hundreds of battles, Liang Futang could hardly suppress the excitement in his heart.
There are so many targets with almost no defense. Putting them in front of you is simply waving to you. Fighters are rare. If this battle doesn't go well, you will not be able to cooperate with the Japanese. Not to mention that the fleet of aircraft under your command is still there.
It carries the latest weapons specifically designed to deal with Japanese tank groups.
Among the four Il-2 attack aircraft squadrons under his command, each combat squadron, except for the eight Il-2 attack aircraft of one detachment, was equipped with two three-door anti-tank aircraft specially improved by the Anti-Japanese League.
17mm aerial cannon, and two PTAB cluster bomb boxes.
Among the other two detachments of each squadron, there is a detachment of eight Il-2 attack aircraft. Four 82mm rockets are mounted under the wings on both sides, and a cluster is carried in the magazine inside the fuselage.
Bomb boxes. Except for the two 23mm cannons originally equipped, the remaining detachment was all identical and carried four PTAB cluster bomb drop boxes that showed great power on the Soviet-German battlefield.
The 37mm cannons used under the wings on both sides of the Anti-Union Il-2 attack aircraft were copied and improved based on the T-10 37mm cannons on the US-made P-63 fighter jets. They are similar to those of the Soviet army.
The model was not very successful. The 37-type cannon, which was improved from the anti-aircraft gun, was different. Although the power was a little weaker, both accuracy and recoil far exceeded the Soviet 37-type cannon of the same period.
Although these 37 aircraft cannons cannot destroy the Japanese Type 1 tanks from the front, they still have no problem hitting the Japanese Type 97 tanks and penetrating Type 1 tanks from the sides and rear. In addition, each aircraft carries
At least seventy PTABs and a large number of rockets are enough to send the current 1st Tank Brigade back to their hometown.
Unable to suppress his excitement, Liang Futang turned on the airborne radio and ordered to each squadron leader: "The first and third squadrons plus the first detachment of each squadron, concentrate their firepower against the Japanese tank cluster, and the remaining two detachments of the second and fourth squadrons,
To deal with Japanese infantry, vehicles, and Japanese artillery positions."
"Each squadron will launch an attack according to the established tactics. First, give them a shower of bombs as an appetizer. Then use machine guns and rockets to give them a good meal. Let's take on the main combat tasks today and let the big brother of the infantry
Take a breath."
"I can tell you that the big brother of the infantry is watching this battle from the north bank of Caohe River. If anyone embarrasses me, he will be responsible for cleaning up the entire regiment's planes when he gets back." After giving the order, he couldn't contain his excitement.
Liang Futang took the lead in lowering the nose of the aircraft and rushed towards the Japanese tank group on the ground at a height of 150 meters.
Ignoring the Japanese anti-aircraft machine guns on the ground that were firing desperately, they dived over the Japanese tank group that was trying to disperse and prepare for an air attack. They opened the magazine to carry two ptab bomb boxes, including more than 130 bombs.
It fell on the head of the Japanese tank group.
The seventy 2.5-kilogram armor-piercing bombs were like scattered flowers. Although the accuracy was a little worse, they were denser enough. When Liang Futang threw away all the bombs in the two bomb boxes in the fuselage magazine,
After pulling up the plane, more than ten Japanese tanks on the ground were already emitting black smoke. The distance of 500 meters obviously left too little time for the Japanese troops to evacuate.
Seeing that the regiment leader was the first to launch the attack, each squadron leader did not hesitate and followed the regiment leader with his troops to swoop down. With the squadron as the organizational line, they first used the ptab cluster bombs carried in the fuselage to attack the Japanese army.
There's a rain of bombs coming.
Although the ptab bomb only weighs 2.5 kilograms, it was developed by the Soviet army specifically to deal with German tank groups. It is specially used to attack the weakest top of the tank. It is the latest weapon that was put into use in the first half of 2003. Each aircraft
The Il-2 attack aircraft can generally carry 280 missiles without carrying rockets or modifying large-caliber cannons.
It can throw at least sixty bullets at the same time, forming a dense rain of bullets in a short period of time. With the protective power of the Japanese tanks, it is difficult to escape as long as one is hit. The ninety-six Il-2s invested by the Anti-Japanese Alliance attacked.
Although the aircraft generally only carried two bomb boxes each equipped with seventy bombs, the bombs dropped in one attack were enough for the Japanese army to drink a pot.
Although the anti-alliance attack aircraft group was less than 500 meters away from the assembly point of the first brigade of Japanese tanks, the Japanese observation posts already felt something was wrong from the Bayi Red Star on the aircraft. But the 500-meter
The distance was too late to give the Japanese troops any time to react.
When the first wave of attacks passed, Liang Futang took his attack aircraft group, climbed and turned to prepare for the second round of attacks. The first brigade of Japanese tanks on the ground threw away the losses of the previous day. The remaining hundred
Of the remaining tanks and artillery tanks, only one-third are still operational.
If two-thirds of the fleet were not assigned to deal with the Japanese infantry, after the first wave of attacks, I am afraid that there would be very little left of the Japanese First Tank Brigade. But even if only two-thirds were invested
The Japanese army also suffered heavy losses in the first round of attacks.
And not only the Japanese tank troops, but also the infantry and artillery attached to the first tank brigade suffered heavy losses. The ptab bomb was not only extremely powerful when used against Japanese tanks, but also against the Japanese infantry and artillery.
, seems to be more powerful than Japanese tanks.
The first wave of attacks achieved good results, so Liang Futang immediately launched the second wave of attacks without any hesitation. The attack aircraft group that dropped light-carrying PTAB bombs began to use 37 and 23 mm in accordance with pre-war training.
The machine guns and 82mm rockets began to dive and attack again.
Although the reaction speed of the Japanese anti-aircraft machine gun group on the ground was not slow. After the first wave of strikes passed, they immediately opened fire back. However, their 13mm anti-aircraft machine guns had no impact on the armored Il-II.
For attack aircraft, there is almost no way.
Many aircraft have received a few rounds, or even more than a dozen rounds of 13mm bullets that would have shot down any aircraft. But these powerful anti-aircraft machine guns against other fighter-bombers are not as effective against this tough-skinned aircraft.
The attack planes were thick, but there was nothing they could do. The intensive firepower unleashed by the Japanese army did not shoot down a single plane.
Instead, he was targeted by a pack of wolves that had smelled meat. Several IL attack aircraft separated from the anti-alliance attack aircraft group used the onboard 23mm cannon to directly attack them with their personnel and equipment.
It turned into a pile of parts. The Japanese anti-aircraft machine gun group failed to achieve any results and was completely silenced in just a few minutes.
As for the remaining dozens of Japanese tanks on the ground, they tried their best to maneuver to avoid the anti-alliance attack aircraft group. However, their hasty maneuvers were hit by the rockets of the Il-2 attack aircraft, mixed with
It was so fragile and slow under the attack of 37 and 23mm aircraft shells.
In the second round of attacks, the thirty-two Il-2 attack aircraft, which accounted for one-third of the total number of anti-alliance attack aircraft clusters and carried two 60-round 37-mm aerial cannon pods, played a major role in the attack.
The 37mm machine gun shells, which had a decisive and huge power. The shooting accuracy was not low, easily tore through the side and rear armor of the Japanese tanks, and paralyzed the Japanese tanks one by one.
The Anti-Japanese Alliance attack aircraft group in the air made it impossible for the Japanese tanks on the ground to escape. They wanted to hide but had nowhere to hide, and wanted to fight back but were helpless. Although the tanks that survived the first round of attacks continued to
He turned in circles and fled in all directions, trying to avoid the overwhelming artillery shells and rockets. However, he found that his maneuvering to escape was in vain for these gods of death falling from the sky.