After the aviation force could only withdraw from the battlefield for the time being, the one that was no longer a threat was under the high-intensity air attack of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and the few surviving ships were even more unstoppable. Under the command of the new flagship Suma gunboat, three-pointers were concentrated
Second, all the artillery fire from the warships was used to implement a fire blockade on the Jintang Bridge and Zizhulin Port area. And some firepower was used in conjunction with the ground artillery to implement a blockade on the Jingang Bridge and Wanguo Bridge.
The threat posed by these Japanese warships to the attacking troops was quite fatal. It was even greater than the threat posed by ground artillery. They even used indiscriminate bombardment when a certain position was about to be lost.
, together with the remaining remnants of the Japanese army, were covered under artillery fire.
Every time the attacking force advances, it has to pay a huge price. The continuous fire support of these warships can be said to have directly led to the failure of the continuous attacks on Jintang Bridge and Jingang Bridge. But after the aviation force withdrew from the battlefield, Tao Jingfei
These warships were helpless.
Several times, he wanted to mobilize a 150 howitzer regiment and a Type 92 105mm cannon battalion assigned to him to join the battle in the city and completely destroy the remaining eleven Japanese warships, large and small. But Haihe
The complicated situation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait prevented him from making this determination several times.
Coupled with the countless large and small alleys in Tianjin, rushing in is like entering the Bagua array, with a special urban structure like a spider web. As well as the repeated attacks of the Japanese army fighting for every inch of land, Tao Jingfei's offensive not only paid a heavy price, but also
And the progress is also extremely slow. The daily progress can only be described in meters.
Faced with the current stalemate on the entire Tianjin battlefield and the increasing number of casualties, Tao Jingfei is helpless. The Anti-Japanese Alliance used a rat-proof weapon. After entering the city, they were unable to use artillery and could only use their troops to push into the city bit by bit.
Advance. However, the Japanese army can use artillery fire unscrupulously, without caring about the life and death of the Chinese.
Use naval guns in conjunction with ground artillery to create dense walls of fire along the troops' attack routes. Especially tanks that can only move along the main streets. One-third of the battle-damaged tanks were lost to Japanese interceptions.
Under artillery fire, no matter how good the armor protection performance of a tank is, it cannot withstand a direct hit from a large-caliber naval gun.
What's more, although the tonnage of the Japanese naval ships on the Tianjin battlefield is small, the Japanese navy has always been crazy about weakening the ship's protection and increasing its firepower. There are very few naval guns with a caliber of more than 100 mm on these warships.
Less. Even the few small gunboats and minesweepers of several hundred tons are equipped with 120mm high-level and flat dual-purpose guns. Even the shallow water heavy gunboat Suma is equipped with two 152mm guns.
of naval guns.
Although the aviation force sank the two largest and most powerful Japanese warships deployed in Tianjin at all costs, the firepower of the remaining Japanese warships was still quite powerful. Although the narrow Haihe River restricted the large-scale maneuverability of the Japanese warships
, but its ability to maneuver quickly up and down is still unmatched by ordinary ground artillery.
Moreover, in addition to installing the 92 Infantry Cannon on the gunboats to strengthen the firepower of those gunboats with only a few dozen tons, the Japanese army also used civilian ships such as barges and motorboats trapped in Tianjin to install the 92 Infantry Cannon and
Type 41 mountain gun, 25mm anti-aircraft gun, converted into a mobile gunboat.
Even the three icebreakers transferred to Tianjin by the Japanese Navy and specially used for winter ship maneuvers were each equipped with a 150mm heavy mortar and a 37 level cannon. In addition to the constant maintenance of
In addition to clearing the channel, the ship also participates in fire support when necessary.
There are a large number of naval guns with a caliber of 76 mm or more, plus an unusually large number of small-caliber machine guns and mountain field guns. Except for those small gunboats, each warship is equivalent to a mobile artillery battery. These warships are along the
They moved up and down the Haihe River. If the Japanese troops there were in a hurry, they would fire in that direction.
At the height of the battle for Jintang Bridge, the British gunboat Suma, a shallow-water heavy gunboat, was modified after the Japanese navy captured it in Hong Kong, and was equipped with a 120mm high-level dual-purpose gun and a 76mm
There is one anti-aircraft gun each, which is actually a super gunboat No. 102 sea sweeper and a small gunboat.
It even parked in front of Jintang Bridge, facing the river on Dongmen Main Street, and fired directly to intercept the anti-union tank troops advancing along Dongmen Main Street. Under the guidance of the artillery observers in front, its 152mm
The naval gun and the 120mm naval gun fired accurately and hard.
No matter how thick the armor of the tanks invested by the Anti-Japanese League was, they could not withstand a direct hit from a shell with a caliber of more than 100 mm. Two tank platoons of the Anti-Japanese League assaulted along Dongmen Main Street, and the Japanese army deliberately blew up the buildings on both sides of the street to create a
In the rubble pile, they were covered by Japanese large-caliber naval gun fire and all were destroyed.
As the largest port city in North China and the largest industrial and commercial city in North China, Tianjin has always been the center for the Japanese army to supply the entire North China garrison. Here, large and small Japanese army warehouses store a large amount of ammunition and supplies, as well as reserve weapons warehouses. These
Sufficient amounts of ammunition and equipment gave the Japanese army considerable confidence to defend Tianjin.
Just one naval warehouse in Tianjin has more than 50,000 rounds of artillery shells. More than 40 25mm anti-aircraft machine guns, nearly 100 13mm anti-aircraft machine guns, plus a large number of artillery shells and bullets. 120 special-purpose weapons for the navy.
There are also more than 20 mm high-level and flat dual-purpose guns and 76-mm anti-aircraft guns.
The reserve weapons stored in the army warehouse are enough to arm a division and several regiments. Among them, there are more than fifty 92 infantry guns and 31-type mountain guns alone in the army warehouse, not counting mountain artillery.
Using these reserve equipment, the Japanese army carried out assault modifications on Tianjin naval ships.
Each ship has at least doubled its firepower. Anyway, these ships do not need to go to sea for the time being. They only stay on the Haihe River to provide fire support for ground operations. There is no need to consider the problem of wind and waves. As for the structural capabilities of the ships
If you can't withstand the damage caused by so many artillery fires, let's not think about it for now.
If Tianjin cannot be defended, none of these ships will be able to escape. Instead of being destroyed by enemy ships one by one, it is better to fight to the death. The army and navy will be happy to defend Tianjin, but everyone will be shattered if they cannot defend it. Therefore, in this battle
, the Japanese army and navy, which have always been full of contradictions, can be said to be unprecedentedly united. The top commander of the Japanese navy in Tianjin also acquiesced to the army's move to increase the firepower of the ships regardless of the ship's endurance.
The Japanese troops guarding Tianjin did not need to consider the consumption of ammunition at all. They used artillery fire in large quantities without scruples, and had no intention of being trapped in the city. Even if there were some troubles, they would use artillery fire to solve them. The anti-Japanese war troops not only had to fight, but also
It was extremely difficult to rescue and evacuate the masses from the Japanese artillery fire.
The Tianjin battlefield has not been able to solve the problem for a long time, which is very worrying for Yang Zhen. After the main force of the army went south to Jizhong, Tianjin's strategic position in the entire Hebei battlefield is crucial. Especially now, Tianjin is responsible for connecting North China and Northeast China.
The role of the link in the battlefield.
With the sides and rear unstable, Yang Zhen could not devote all his energy to the front. After much consideration, Yang Zhen decided to temporarily hand over the responsibility of the Jizhong battlefield to Chen Hanzhang, and rushed to Tianjin himself. At present, the Jizhong battlefield is in the quiet period before the outbreak.
There shouldn't be any big problem if you leave by yourself for a short time.
However, when Yang Zhen arrived at Tao Jingfei's command post at Haiguang Temple and saw Tao Jingfei, he was startled by Tao Jingfei's haggard face. He has always paid attention to the neatness of military appearance, and always shaved his beard cleanly and beat up his leather shoes.
Tao Jingfei can be seen. His face is covered with stubble, his eyes are as red as a rabbit, and his military uniform is also covered in dust.
Looking at the extremely haggard Tao Jingfei in front of him, after listening to his report on the battle situation and taking the responsibility for not fighting well, Yang Zhen shook his head: "I'm not here to hold anyone accountable this time, let alone listen to you
If these people take responsibility, they are here to solve the problem."
"I thought about your entire deployment carefully on the way here. On the whole, I think there is basically no problem with your deployment, and it is in line with the characteristics of the Tianjin battlefield. But since there is no problem with your overall deployment
, so what is the problem? In my opinion, there are some problems in the use of your tactics."
"However, the use of tanks in street fighting is itself a difficult problem to solve. Not just for us, but for any army, how to reduce losses in street fighting is a very troublesome problem. Especially when we
If we are in such a dangerous situation, it is not surprising that the losses are so huge."
"Let me ask you now, have you considered any tactical adjustments? Come up with an effective tactic with you. This is the purpose of my coming to Tianjin this time. The current style of play must
We need to change. If we continue fighting like this, even if all six of your divisions are defeated, we still won’t be able to capture the city of Tianjin."
"And the people in Tianjin will have to suffer the same huge casualties. I saw some people who were evacuated from the city on your periphery, and there were many wounded among them. If we continue to fight like this, even if we take Tianjin, this city will
The largest industrial and commercial city in North China has also become a ruin. If that is true, it is not in line with the original intention and significance of our Tianjin campaign."
After Yang Zhen finished speaking, Tao Jingfei hesitated and said: "No. 1, I have made up my mind to change the current attack method of using battalions and companies as the organization. Spread the troops into companies, or even platoons.
In order to establish the system, we took advantage of the special structure of Tianjin's many alleys to carry out multi-channel penetration attacks."
"Our army has strong communication means. Every infantry company has a walkie-talkie. At the same time, individual weapons are automatic firearms. The firepower of a squad can compete with a Japanese squad or even more troops. And we have also
Conducted independent combat training with a company as the organization."
"Tianjin's urban structure is quite special. There are alleys of all sizes as dense as spider webs everywhere. We adopt the tactics of mercury flooding the ground and multiple penetrations, which can make the Japanese artillery focus on one thing and miss another, and no one will know the direction of our main attack. As long as there are more people in all directions
Open a few gaps, and I don’t believe I can’t break open this hard-skinned walnut.”
"But No. 1, do you think artillery can be used in some necessary areas? I mean, even if it is just to deal with the Japanese artillery positions. As long as the Japanese artillery can be suppressed, I guarantee that it will be used in the shortest possible time.
Take the entire city of Tianjin."
"Also in terms of tactics, I am ready to change the current tactics that can only follow the streets and alleys to attack the Japanese army in depth. Although there are people from the Tianjin underground party leading the way during this battle, we can only follow the Japanese army.
The baton passed. I decided to separate the engineer battalions of each department and equip each company with at least one engineer platoon."
"Drill holes through the wall and avoid several main streets. Multiple attack routes to avoid the Japanese artillery blockade area. However, you must approve that explosives need to be used in some places. Especially within the British Concession, the buildings
It is too strong. It takes too much time to open a hole for troops to pass through with the engineer's pickaxe alone."