There were a lot of earthbags on the Japanese position at Meilin Bridge, but the Japanese heavy tanks were nowhere to be found. It was hard to pick up the slack. Although the Japanese army had launched a number of new types of tanks, they were all lost in the battle with the mandrills. Defeated, and the performance of the mandrill is still being optimized. One thing is ebbing and the other is ebbing. At present, the Japanese army not only does not have a tank that can compete with the mandrill, but even the special attacks that have always been invincible have little effect. In view of this , what the trainees in the tank unit of the Army’s Army longed for most was to have a head-on collision with the Japanese tank unit, and then crush the opponent with overwhelming force. The trainees in the tank unit thought so, which was completely unacceptable to the Type Zero. The pride of heavy tanks and Zero tank destroyers was at heart. However, as the supreme commander of the counterattack on the Western Front, He Zhengjiang did not dare and could not ignore the existence of the Japanese heavy tank troops. Tian Ji horse racing, the Japanese Zero heavy tank The Zhanhe tank destroyer may not be the opponent of the Mandrill, but it still has certain advantages against light and medium tanks such as the Alligator. The tactical characteristic of the tank unit is flexibility and maneuverability, and the Japanese commanders are not fools. If they specifically choose to If we target the weak link of the enemy, it will become a decisive strategic force. Therefore, after receiving the detailed information about this tank unit from Hu Tong, He Zhengjiang paid special attention to the various reconnaissance units and asked them to be particularly vigilant about this Japanese army. chariot troops,
For three consecutive days, there was no information about this chariot unit in the intelligence compiled by the reconnaissance force. He Zhengsheng could not help but cast his eyes on several places along the Xiangjiang River in Xiangtan that were suitable for hiding the chariot unit, and he began to worry that Kanda Masane would use this chariot unit to hide. The vehicle troops were used as surprise troops, and they came out silently when the war entered a stalemate. He was intending to ask the Langya Squadron accompanying the army to send personnel to investigate these suspicious areas. Reports were sent back from the battlefield that the Zero Heavy Battle was found.
The 3rd Guangxi Police Division was responsible for the first offensive mission of the 19th Regiment of the 7th Brigade of the Guangxi Police. Under the command of the regiment leader Xie Yuchun, in accordance with the arrangements made by He Zhengjiang at the pre-war meeting, after the bombardment was over, the troops gathered to defend the Japanese like knives. When the depth of the position is penetrated, the first two thousand meters are like being in an uninhabited land. A large group of Japanese troops defends a defensive width of nearly three thousand meters. The strength of the troops is already limited. In addition, the Sixth Division at this time and Nanjing at that time During the battle, its combat power was completely different, so in the face of the "mandrill-shaped" heavy hammer of the Xuebing Army, it only resisted symbolically for less than a quarter of an hour and was defeated. The first line of defense collapsed like spring snow melting. The Japanese on the second line of defense never expected that the Xuebing Army's attack would be so fast. They hurriedly responded to the challenge, but after holding on for about twenty minutes, the line of defense was also torn apart. The third line of defense deployed by Miyamoto was composed of The two brigades of Park Min-tae's regiment are responsible for the defense. The reason why Miyamoto made such arrangements was to fully consider the factors of low combat effectiveness and low morale of the Korean Communist Army. He hoped that they could get enough learning time after the war started and learn from the imperial army. After learning how to fight the student army, and supplemented by the Zero heavy battle fortress, it can play a role at critical moments, at least blocking the student army in front of the third line of defense. "As long as the third line of defense can If we block the Xuebing Army for three days, then Kanda-dono's previous arrangements will take effect. Then it will not be a question of whether we can hold it, but how we will choose to launch a counterattack against the Xuebing Army." When explaining his defensive intentions. At the tactical meeting, Miyamoto explained his intention to set up the formation in this way to Park Min-tae. Miyamoto used the Zero Heavy Battle as a fortress. In the eyes of the tank commanders, it was naturally overqualified and an out-and-out layman's method. But for the infantry, For military officers, especially Park Mintai, this is the most effective medicine that can help them resist "mandrill phobia". At that time, after listening to Miyamoto's explanation, Park Mintai sincerely praised the arrangement and believed that this would be a change. The finishing touch of the Battle of Meilin Bridge will definitely cause the Chinese people to suffer a lot. It is precisely because of the existence of these Zero-type heavy battle fortresses that Park Mintai also has a desire for victory in his heart. However, now because of the people in charge of the first and second lines of defense, The imperial army collapsed so quickly that they had to face the mandrills in advance. Bangzi no longer remembered Miyamoto's tactical arrangements. His first thought was to stay away from the tanks of the cadet army, and then silently hoped that the Zero Heavy Battle Fortress could play a role in resisting the offensive of the Xuebing Army,
The appearance of the Zero Heavy War Fortress really shocked Xie Yuchun. He Zhengjiang asked those earthbags standing behind the trenches to be treated with caution. After gaining the range, he organized mandrills to bombard those earthbags, and
The defense of the Zero Heavy Combat equipped with steel plate armor is really strong. No matter whether it fires ordinary artillery shells or armor-piercing projectiles, the most it can do is penetrate the steel plate blocking the outside and blow it up, but it cannot effectively kill the Zero Heavy Combat itself.
The armor, the fake steel plates on the outside were blown away, and the Zero Heavy Battle revealed a little bit of its true appearance, but because a lot of its body was still buried in the soil, the Xuebingjun still couldn't tell what it "is."
At this moment, a Zero Heavy Battle caught the opportunity. The commander of the vehicle was none other than Akino San, the captain of the Zero Heavy Battle Group. Akino San had a strong reaction to Miyamoto's use of the Zero Tank as a fortress.
, and even threatened to commit suicide. After being unable to change Miyamoto's decision, the little devil devoted himself passionately to the specific layout, feeling that "this might not be a good way to defeat the mandrill tank unit of the Academy Army."
If you can't win a mobile war, then it seems good to just sit back and wait.
The designed maximum range of the Zero Heavy Battle is 2,650 meters. Within this range, if armor-piercing projectiles are used, it can completely penetrate the front armor of the Mandrill. This is the Zero Heavy Battle and the Zero Tank Destroyer.
What the designer Keiichiro Ishihara said to the participating Japanese Army officers at the press conference, and in the subsequent demonstration, the armor-piercing projectile launched by the Zero Heavy Combat indeed penetrated at a distance of 2,650 meters.
The steel plate has the same thickness as the front armor of the Mandrill, but the performance of the Zero tank destroyer is even better. At a distance of 3,500 meters, the same specifications of armor-piercing projectiles actually achieve the same effect. This is why in Japan
So why do you admire the Zero heavy combat vehicle and the Zero tank destroyer?
Akino San actually doesn't believe in the so-called technical parameters of the Zero Heavy Fighter provided by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. However, now they are only about 1,200 meters away from the target mandrill. He believes that at this distance, let alone the Zero Heavy Fighter
An 87mm large-caliber cannon, and even a 50mm combat anti-cannon should be able to cause damage to mandrills. Therefore, when he pressed the launch button, he was full of expectations.
The car body shook, and the shells flew out with a roar. The five Japanese in the car shouted at the same time: "Explode, explode."