When the Eighth Route Army instructors captured Tianjin, they seized 30 tanks, 60 armored vehicles, and 200 cars from the Japanese warehouse in Tanggu. Liu Yimin immediately ordered them all to be equipped with the Second Teaching Regiment. Later, the Eighth Route Army fought consecutive battles and captured some tanks one after another.
Armored vehicles and cars. After the occupation of Qingdao and Jinan, more and more seizures were made. The 1st Teaching Regiment and the 3rd Teaching Brigade were also equipped with some tanks, armored vehicles and cars. This time the Eighth Route Army instructor division expanded its troops to include the 1st Teaching Regiment and the 2nd Teaching Regiment.
All the tanks of the Third Teaching Brigade were gathered together to form an armored regiment.
The newly established armored regiment has two light tank battalions, a baggage battalion, a repair company, an engineer platoon, and a reconnaissance platoon. Each of the two light tank battalions is organized into three tank companies, with each company having a total of 10 Type 95 light tanks.
.Including the vehicles used by the regiment headquarters and battalion headquarters, the entire regiment is equipped with a total of 70 Type 95 light tanks, 12 armored vehicles, and 50 cars.
As for the other armored vehicles and cars, they were all equipped with the First and Second Regiments, making the two regiments basically mobile regiments.
The Japanese Army's Type 95 light tank was designed by the Japanese Army Technical Headquarters and developed by Mitsubishi Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and was finalized in 1935. This tank, which the Japanese call a light tank for infantry combat, has a dead weight of 6.7 tons and a total combat weight of 7.4
tons, with three crew members: commander, driver, and machine gunner. The vehicle is 4.3 meters long, 2.07 meters wide, and 2.28 meters high. It uses an in-line 6-cylinder air-cooled diesel engine produced by Mitsubishi Company, with a power of 120 horsepower and a main fuel tank capacity.
It is 100 liters, the auxiliary fuel tank capacity is 30 liters, and the speed can reach 40 kilometers per hour; the weapon is a 37mm tank gun, with a high and low shooting range of -10 degrees to +24 degrees, and a directional shooting range of 10 degrees to the left and right, and can be fired
Armor-piercing bullets and grenades, the ammunition base is 120 rounds; the auxiliary weapon is two Czech-made Type 97 7.7 mm heavy machine guns, which can fire automatically. The crew needs to shoot from the shoulder. There are 20 rounds of machine gun ammunition in the magazine, with a 1.5 times
A sight, one of which is a front machine gun, and the other one is a rear machine gun, carrying a total of 3,000 rounds of ammunition. The front machine gun is operated by the machine gunner, and the rear machine gun of the turret is operated by the commander. The front machine gun
The shooting range is: -10 degrees to +35 degrees in height, 25 degrees to the left and right in the direction; the machine gun behind the turret: -10 degrees to +25 degrees in height, 25 degrees to the left and right in the direction.
It should be said that the Type 95 light tank is very suitable for the Chinese battlefield. Except that the Chinese Army basically lacks both tank troops and anti-tank capabilities, the Type 95 tank has high maneuverability and reliability. It can run for 1,000 kilometers without a single tank.
A faulty car. Another point is that the Type 95 uses an air-cooled diesel engine. Compared with the mainstream water-cooled gasoline engine of this era, it is safer, easier to maintain, not afraid of cold weather, and has fuel economy.
Of course, this is only suitable for fighting on the Chinese battlefield. If it encounters a heavy tank from the US military, the Type 95's weak armor and weak firepower will become fatal.
When the Armored Regiment was established, the Eighth Route Army modified the tanks, changed the two machine guns from magazine-fed ammunition to belt-fed ammunition, and installed a vehicle-mounted radio, which improved the tank's combat effectiveness and command and coordination capabilities.
As for the cadres and soldiers of the armored regiment, they were selected from the 1st Teaching Brigade, the 2nd Teaching Brigade, and the 3rd Teaching Brigade. Among them, the 2nd Teaching Regiment selected the most. After the troops were organized, they concentrated on running-in drills near Jinan and summarized the results of past battles.
Experience and lessons learned to improve contract tactics. In order to support the armored regiment, each unit took out all the disassembled parts of Japanese tanks captured in past battles and gave them to the armored regiment as spare parts.
The commander of the Eighth Route Army Armored Regiment is Zhao Dahe, the former commander of the Second Regiment, and the political commissar Wang Ping is from Pingjiang County. During the army reorganization in the west, he was transferred from the Third Red Army to the Eighteenth Red Regiment. He was originally the deputy political commissar of the First Regiment.
The post of leader of the Second Religion Regiment left by Zhao Dahe was taken over by Sun Manxi, the former political commissar of the Second Religion Regiment and the leader of the new First Regiment. The political commissar was taken over by Wang Chijun, an old Red Army veteran of Xing nationality and deputy leader of the former Second Religion Regiment. The leader of the new First Regiment was
Political commissar Zhang Shuxiang took over, and political commissar Zhang Zhengguang, director of the *** Department of the First Teaching League, took over.
After the general attack signal flare was launched, Zhao Dahe and Wang Ping boarded their command vehicles, commanded the entire regiment to drive out of the hiding spot, and guided the assault group to start the assault.
Seventy tanks led hundreds of armored vehicles and hundreds of cars to attack, which was definitely a tsunami-like force.
Zhao Dahe leaned out from the turret of the command vehicle, stared at the battlefield, and issued orders through the vehicle radio to direct the entire regiment to assault forward.
According to the battle plan, the armored regiment is the assault arrow. It must catch up with the Japanese, tear apart the Japanese attack position, and let the troops of the 1st Teaching Brigade, the 3rd Teaching Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade, the New 1st Brigade, the New 3rd Brigade, and the Heavy Machine Gun Brigade follow up.
The heavy machine gun regiment used firepower to drown the Japanese. Therefore, behind each tank were armored vehicles and cars, and behind the cars were huge cavalry and infantry.
Zhao Dahe knew that the division commander was bullying the Japs and wanted to use his superior force to devour the Japs in one fell swoop. Think about it, after such powerful artillery fire, how could the Japs maintain their organizational integrity? This has been demonstrated in all major battles in the past.
Zhongdu has been verified, the 21st Brigade is like this, the 21st Division is like this, the 8th Division, and the 10th Division are like this.
Although it was night, there were so many cars and armored vehicles behind them with their headlights on, illuminating the terrain in front of the tank so brightly that Zhao Dahe was not sure whether he could see clearly. In his eyes, the little devil was covered by the hunter's mine lamp.
Rabbit has nowhere to hide.
When the artillery group extended its bombardment, the armored regiment had already pounced on them. One tank after another rushed across the Taifei Highway and ran over the little Japanese.
At this time, the little Japs of the 35th Division who had gathered around Tai'an City and had just been scattered by the Eighth Route Army's artillery group were as stunned as rabbits. They couldn't hold on any longer. Some Japs in the center of the shelling tried to avoid
Bombardment began to run around unconsciously.
When he saw this scene, the commander of the 35th Division, Maeda Haru, ordered his troops to retreat westward.
The initial order issued by Maeda Haru was to stand firm on the spot and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops. However, the powerful artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army awakened Maeda Haru. His troops were on the offensive and did not build a solid defense line. If the troops were allowed to hold on, they would
It can only become the target of repeated attacks by the Eighth Route Army artillery group. Especially when the Eighth Route Army Assault Group turns on its headlights and the East Group commanded by Lei Ming lights up its torch, Maeda Haru realizes that resistance on the spot will not last long, and the outcome can only be the destruction of the entire army.
Therefore, he decisively issued an order to retreat westward and join the 14th Division. The purpose was to seize time with the Eighth Route Army and to join forces with the 14th Division before the Eighth Route Army's assault troops caught up.
Strengthen your strength, repel the Eighth Route Army's attack, build a line of defense, and support it until dawn.
An important reason why Maeda did this was the heavy artillery brigade attached to the command of the 14th Division. Maeda believed that the heavy artillery brigade could launch artillery counterattacks, block the Eighth Route Army's pursuing troops, and let his 35th Division,*
**The mixed 13th Brigade was able to retreat relatively safely and join forces with the 14th Division.
In this era, armored group operations were still in the theoretical discussion stage. Only the German army in the world was organizing actual combat exercises and preparing for blitzkrieg. Like the Japanese army, only high-level officials had been exposed to such theories. This time the Japanese army sent an additional armored unit to the Eastern Front.
The brigade should be said to be an experiment for the Japanese army to implement armored group operations. Unfortunately, the Japanese army did not raise the understanding of armored group operations to a strategic aspect. The armored brigade was only used to cooperate with the infantry to speed up the attack.
The Eighth Route Army on the Eastern Front was under Liu Yimin's strict order, and it only carried out harassment and small-scale blockades, which prevented the Japanese armored brigade from exerting its power, and also affected the Japanese military's top brass' assessment of the effectiveness of the armored group.
The Eighth Route Army Armored Regiment is different. When they did not have tanks, they accepted Liu Yimin's advanced combat theories such as armored group operations and large-scale detours. In the previous wars, the Eighth Route Army's tanks played a decisive role in actual combat.
The huge role of the armored regiment, from the regiment commander to the tank soldiers, is very clear about the role and tactics of the armored forces. Tonight is the first battle after the establishment of the armored regiment. From the regiment commander to the political commissar, every tank soldier has a burning heart.
, determined to show the prestige of the armored regiment.
If this battle had started after the German troops stormed Poland, Maeda would never have issued an order to retreat. This would be inconsistent with his military quality. But now, Maeda has no concept of armored group operations in his mind, and thinks that the tanks of the Eighth Route Army's assault group
, armored vehicles, like the Japanese army's use of tanks and armored vehicles, launch offensive operations under the cover of infantry. In this case, if the 35th Division moves fast enough and is covered by the heavy artillery brigade, it should be able to escape the Eighth Route Army's assault.
The troops pursued and achieved a rendezvous with the 14th Division.
Of course, Maeda Haru is not only an artillery expert, but also a senior general who has received formal military training. He will not disperse like bandits, but will leave behind blocking and covering troops to fight step by step and cover the retreat of the main force.
The first ones to assume the role of rearguard were the lightly and seriously wounded Japanese troops. Each of the severely wounded were given two grenades, allowing them to perish together with the Eighth Route Army. The lightly wounded were organized to stop the attack on the spot. In addition to these, Maeda strictly ordered the 219th Infantry Regiment to
The team was responsible for the blocking mission, blocking the Eighth Route Army's pursuing troops and covering the main retreat of the division.
The ignorant are fearless!
In armored group assault operations, the primary issue is speed. Speed must be used to destroy all attempts by the enemy to resist.
When the Eighth Route Army's armored regiments lined up in front and rushed towards the Japs, Maeda Haru, Morita Masanori and the commander of the 14th Division Sekii Takamasa discovered that the Eighth Route Army's tactics were beyond their imagination. It was pure
Armored forces fight. Tanks are in front, armored vehicles, and cars are behind. It is not a method of using tanks to cover the infantry and infantry to protect the tanks. Instead, tanks, armored vehicles, and cars are used to launch assaults, and the tracks of the tanks and the armor are used.
The wheels of the army, armored vehicles and cars crushed all resistance.
The Eighth Route Army tank opened fire, its front-mounted machine gun spitting flames, and roared as it rushed over.
The Eighth Route Army's armored vehicle opened fire, the machine gun on the roof of the vehicle roared, bullets sprayed out, and the little Japanese staggered around.
The Eighth Route Army vehicle opened fire. The small steel cannons and light and heavy machine guns on the vehicle roared and rattled, spraying the flames of revenge towards the little devil.
At this time, the 35th Division was no longer the 35th Division that ran away as soon as it heard the sound of gunfire when it first entered the battlefield. Under the strict orders of Maeda Osamu, the Japanese rear blocking troops fought desperately to stop the attack.
, machine guns, and rifles fired non-stop. Occasionally, regiment guns and brigade guns fired non-stop, exploding in the attack formation of the Eighth Route Army assault troops.
At this point in the fight, the little devil also understood in his heart that if he could not block the Eighth Route Army's attack, everyone would die. If he could block it, some people could escape and avenge them.
Had it not been for the Eighth Route Army's aircraft bombing and artillery bombardment, the 35th Division might have been able to fight against the Eighth Route Army's assault group. At least their artillery regiments and chariot convoys could still cover the infantry. Now after two
After this attack, the heavy firepower of the 35th Division was basically lost. The infantry and light firepower were used to deal with the torrent of steel composed of tanks, armored vehicles, and cars, and there were no effective anti-tank means. The infantry left behind to cover was a matter of marksmanship.
, no matter how brave the soldier is, he cannot escape death!
Everyone learns war in war. In view of the characteristics of many cars but poor car protection, the instructor welded a thin layer of steel plate on the carriage to protect the vehicle-borne infantry. In this way, if there is no artillery fire from the little devils, the instructor will usually
It is difficult for rifles and machine gun bullets to harm the soldiers on the car. The Eighth Route Army's light and heavy machine guns and grenades can fire directly on the car.
Militarist thinking really kills people. Even though they know they are not opponents, the Japanese soldiers who left cover still shoot and drop bombs tenaciously. However, as long as the Japanese machine guns and the few infantry guns and grenade launchers are fired, it is equivalent to
It guided the tanks, armored vehicles, and cars of the Eighth Route Army to attack targets. The tank's butt was hit by a shell, and the machine gun on the car made a loud sound, and the exposed little Japanese were quickly sent back to Japan.
Finally, the red-eyed kid simply picked up the explosive bag and rushed up like crazy with a grenade, trying to blow up tanks, armored vehicles and cars. Unfortunately, the Japanese know China well and know that China does not have enough numbers.
In the armored forces, the training subjects did not include subjects such as infantry fighting tanks and armored vehicles. The soldiers lacked training in this area and were exposed to the guns of the Eighth Route Army as soon as they took action. They also did not develop any anti-tank mines or rocket launchers.
Weapons like these are specially designed to deal with tanks, not to mention some home-made weapons such as Molotov cocktails that cannot be put on the table. The only combat anti-cannons that can be used are very few in number. I don’t know if they can survive the bombardment of the Eighth Route Army artillery group.
They can only rely on the bravery of their soldiers.
Those little devils who tried to blow up tanks, armored vehicles, and cars were basically beaten with wounds, and lay on their backs on the cold ground with eyes wide open. The Eighth Route Army tanks, armored vehicles, and cars ran over them, and their bones made a slight rattle.
With the squeaking sound, Amaterasu may know that his people are flocking to his arms again.
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