Chapter 197: The base camp where you want to save face
As the first commander of the armored forces of the Anti-Japanese War, and also the only commander of the armored forces, Chen Hanzhang is now extremely proficient in the centripetal assault tactics of tanks and the penetration tactics of large depths. As for the use of various tactics of tank troops,
It has reached the point of perfection.
As for the fourth independent tank brigade of the Japanese army currently being used by Eitaro Uchiyama, although it is equipped with new Japanese tanks, he really doesn't pay much attention to it. He is not afraid of the Japanese army's tank group assault, and now Eitaro Uchiyama is among them.
He even ignored him when he used the chariot brigade dispersedly.
In Chen Hanzhang's view, the number of tanks he currently invests is nearly twice that of the Japanese army. And in terms of performance, it far exceeds the performance of Japanese tanks. Even the light M-3 tank may not be without a fight against the new Japanese tanks.
The strength. Coupled with the fact that it is concentrated versus dispersed, and the troops have formed a tacit understanding of infantry and tank tactics. Facing the Fourth Independent Tank Brigade, Chen Hanzhang and the participating troops, it can be said that they are quite confident.
But he didn't expect that the rapid outflanking of the two wings, led by tanks, would progress far less quickly than expected. The key problem did not lie with the infantry, but with the soldiers on whom Chen Hanzhang had placed great hope.
Regarding the tank unit, this was undoubtedly something that Chen Hanzhang did not expect at the time.
The Japanese army, which had suffered countless heavy losses against the Anti-Japanese Alliance tanks' deep penetration and tank-led centripetal attack tactics, this time can be said to have made full efforts to deal with the Anti-Japanese Alliance tank clusters. Not only on the right wing and the Texas battlefield
Between them, a large number of anti-tank guns and infantry anti-tank weapons were deployed to form a large-depth defense position.
The only undispersed troops of the Fourth Independent Tank Brigade were deployed on the right wing. On the right wing, with some tank forces as the core, an extremely solid anti-tank defense system was formed. Facing the
The anti-tank artillery positions equipped in the anti-alliance trapezoidal shape, as well as the anti-tank firepower level combining light and heavy, failed to lead the infantry attack with tanks.
The Japanese army learned and sold it now, and built similar positions on their flanks in a decent manner. However, the Japanese army lacked the high-performance cannons of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and could only replace them with Type 88 anti-aircraft guns. Moreover, the Japanese army was in this battle.
Among them, he also put his anti-tank rocket launcher on the battlefield for the first time.
Since last year, the Japanese army, which has suffered heavy losses from the Anti-Japanese Alliance tanks many times, whether in the Northeast or on the battlefield of Guanhan, has made great efforts to develop anti-tank weapons. However, due to its own insufficient technical reserves, it can only
Asked for help from its ally the Germans.
Not only did it introduce the German 50mm anti-tank gun, the Japanese army finally had an anti-tank gun that basically met the performance requirements and could finally pose a threat to the Anti-Alliance tanks. It also introduced a batch of newly developed German guns.
The Panzerfaust anti-tank rocket launcher was only started to be equipped on a large scale last year.
However, after the drawings of this rocket launcher arrived, the Japanese military leaders have been worried about whether to equip this infantry anti-tank weapon. Some radical officers are worried that after this weapon is equipped, it will make it difficult to compete with the navy for resources.
It fell behind and affected the production of tanks.
As a result, there was a war of words for several months. Finally, under the strong request of the Kwantung Army and the Chinese Expeditionary Forces, mass production was started at the Fengtian Arsenal and the Kokura Arsenal at the end of 43. In the first stage of this battle, no one was able to
To catch up. Among the various divisions of the Japanese army participating in the war, only the 100th Division and the 9th Division scheduled to carry out the landing operation were equipped.
Originally, the 72nd Division was also included in the first batch of equipment. However, the base camp was worried that this new weapon would fall into the hands of the Chinese, which would affect the investment in subsequent tank units. Therefore, only 100 Divisions were given, and
The two divisions scheduled to carry out landing operations were each assigned 90 guns to be used as infantry anti-tank weapons.
The 100th Division is not only equipped with ninety anti-tank rocket launchers, but also another infantry anti-tank weapon developed by the Japanese army, the relatively retro anti-tank rifle grenade. The 100th Division uses these anti-tank weapons to develop anti-tank guns.
Due to insufficient numbers, a defensive position was set up on the most critical right wing.
In fact, regarding the decision of the Japanese base camp, both the Kwantung Army and the China Expeditionary Force believed that the base camp was in trouble. The so-called anti-alliance forces in China had long been equipped with similar weapons and had been put into use on the battlefield. The Japanese army also had certain
The capture was quite powerful and the trophies were left unused, so they had to go far away to seek help from the Germans.
It also limited the distribution among the troops and only gave the equipment quantity to a few divisions. What else could this be if it wasn't a convulsion? Others already have a large amount of equipment and have used it in actual combat for a long time, but here they are.
You are deceiving yourself behind closed doors. Are you afraid that a large number of them will fall into the hands of the Chinese army? They have already equipped similar ones, okay?
In fact, no matter what the reason is for the Japanese base camp to do this, the people below generally understand the real reason. In a word, the weapons used by the Anti-Japanese Alliance were developed and developed by the most despicable Chinese people in the eyes of the empire. Let
For an advanced empire to imitate a weapon developed by the backward and ignorant Chinese people, the base camp really can't let go of this face.
Although it is under tremendous pressure from the front-line commanders, the base camp still wants to save face and would rather look for its allies, the Germans, than to leave ready-made excellent weapons to imitate them. For the base camp, the following troops use captured weapons.
Weapons are the behavior of the troops below. The Imperial Army's face is very important and this cannot be lost.
Although their friendly Japanese Navy has already begun to use salvaged Chinese naval ships. But for the army, what to do is the navy's business. With a weapon developed by the Chinese as the standard equipment of the Imperial Army, then
It's something you shouldn't even think about, and it's absolutely something you can't do.
No matter how many criticisms there are below, the Japanese army finally has a new anti-tank weapon suitable for infantry equipment. At least the 100th Division has a lightweight weapon that can partially make up for the lack of anti-tank guns. As for that model
All Japanese officers at all levels invariably ignored the firing of anti-tank grenades.
Not only is this 100th Division equipped with new anti-tank rocket launchers, but the two tank squadrons equipped on the right wing are also improved models based on the original Type III tanks. Although the protective power is not improved at all.
increased, but its firepower exceeded the original 50mm tank gun.
Although this latest Japanese tank, originally numbered Type 3, suffered heavy losses in the face of the anti-tank forces of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, it is currently the only main battle tank of the Japanese army that can barely compete with the main battle tanks equipped by the Anti-Japanese Alliance. It is equipped with
Although the 50mm tank gun, as always, lacks capped armor-piercing bullets with excellent performance and can only use ordinary steel-core armor-piercing bullets, its overall range and power are still excellent.
Its 50 mm thick frontal armor is also the thickest among all the tanks of the Japanese army. This tank invested by the Japanese army is the first one among all the tanks equipped by the Japanese army that can compete with some tanks of the Anti-Japanese War in terms of firepower and armor.
A model that can barely compete in terms of protection.
The armored group that was outflanking Chen Hanzhang on the right wing, and the two Japanese tank squadrons that started the first round, were not only Type III tanks that could compete with the anti-alliance tanks to a certain extent, but also the entire Japanese army.
Among the many tank units, the only two squadrons of Type III improved tanks currently equipped with 75mm tank guns.
The Type III tank was developed by the Japanese army in order to deal with the threat of the Anti-Japanese Alliance tanks and for the so-called homeland defense operations under increasingly unfavorable conditions in the war. It was rushed from trial production to finalization. However, after all, Japan's industrial base is pretty good
The good old foundation is still there, and the tank developed is quite satisfactory, with good armor thickness and maneuverability.
If the Type 1 modified tanks invested by the Japanese army in the first phase of the battle are currently the main tanks produced and manufactured by the Japanese army, then this tank that has just been installed in the army is the latest model of the Japanese army. Only this kind of tank
The production of tanks had only begun before this war, and due to the interference from the bombing of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the output of this tank was not high.
Under the situation that it is necessary to produce a one-type modification with a simpler structure and a higher cost-efficiency ratio, this tank is in a weaker position due to the competition for resources. So far, it only has less than 300
The total output of vehicles is far from being able to meet demand.
Among the entire Japanese Army's tank units, only the Second and Fourth Independent Tank Brigades that were put into combat this time have been refitted. The remaining newly formed tank units include the tank units mobilized by the Japanese army to the North China battlefield before this battle.
Still mainly based on Type 1 or Type 1 modified tanks.
Of course, the Type 1 modified tank that the Anti-Japanese Alliance encountered before was also an advanced tank for the Japanese army. This Type 3 tank is actually based on the Type 1 modified tank, with some enhanced armor protection and replacement
An improved model with slightly higher horsepower was installed. Other things like the walking structure and the like were basically copied from the modified tank due to time constraints.
It’s just that although this tank is the latest tank of the Japanese army, the tank gun cannot be developed due to time constraints, so it can only use the 50mm tank gun used in the Type 1 modified tank. For most of the performance of this tank, especially the good one
The Japanese Army is quite satisfied with its mobility and the best protection performance among all tanks in the Japanese Army.
The only dissatisfaction is that except for the light tanks, the Chinese medium tank guns have a caliber of more than 70 mm. The 50 mm gun equipped with the Type III tank is already the most powerful among the Japanese army tank guns.
However, compared with the enemy, it is still far behind in power and range.
For the front-line commanders of the Japanese Army, who had been ravaged by the Anti-Japanese Alliance's 75mm-caliber tank guns and felt that they were humiliated, and at the same time truly felt the power of the Anti-Japanese Alliance's medium-caliber tank guns, they all insisted that
The power of the 50mm tank gun is still a bit small.
After all, for a weapon, the feelings of frontline commanders are the most direct. Therefore, as the North China battlefield where this tank was first deployed, after the arrival of the two tank brigades, although major changes were impossible,
I still tried my best to make certain changes.
However, although the Japanese Army is still somewhat dissatisfied with its firepower, the development of a new tank gun takes time, and the development of a weapon cannot be done haphazardly. In the absence of preliminary research, in a short time
It is basically impossible to come up with a tank gun in Japan. Compared with their allies, the technical strength of the Japanese still has a considerable gap.
But the Japanese Army, which has become ruthless and reckless, just likes to do this. It doesn't matter if a powerful tank gun cannot be developed in a short time. You can find a way to replace it. Although the eight-gun is currently used by the Army as the best anti-tank gun
Why can't the Type 8 anti-aircraft gun fit into the tank turret? Aren't there other weapons to choose from?