Chapter 1994 Hand-to-hand combat (seeking the moon)
Chapter 1994: Close combat (please vote for me!)
After the Anjia Army entered West Asia, at An Yi's suggestion, the General Staff secretly formulated an "absolute defense circle" plan at the end of the year before last, initially including the West Asia region that had been acquired, and the Soko area that must be controlled to protect the South China Sea in the future.
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, Seychelles Islands, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Chagos Islands, Cocos Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea, Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands and even Australia are included in this "absolute defense circle"
Within.《》
The part involving West Asia is: in order to resist the threat from Europe, ensure the security of the Mesopotamia, Persia and the Gulf, and then protect the normal order of Afghanistan, the subcontinent, Central Asia and the heart of South China, it is necessary to actually control the area in West Asia,
Build a complete and permanent fortification.
In response to a sudden attack by hostile forces, this permanent fortification will delay the enemy's offensive and buy three to five days for reinforcements to gather. In this way, even if the enemy breaks through the defense line, due to the uneven progress during the attack,
It will inevitably create a local salient point, and the Anjia army can seize opportunities in the movement, choose the opportunity to destroy the enemy, accumulate small victories into big victories, and then create conditions for a strategic decisive battle.
After nearly two years of construction, Anjia Army engineers and millions of immigrants who moved here built more than 20 fortress groups from north to south, guarding almost all traffic arteries. Between each fortress, there were layers of
Layers of anti-tank trenches, barbed wire and minefields
Barrier. Most of the fortresses and fortresses in the north are built on the complex mountain terrain of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, the Dabil Mountains and Kurdistan, and are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The fortresses in the south are located in plains and desert areas, and are generally built near rivers and transportation routes.
On a hill near the line.
The main offensive directions of the German Middle East Army on the southern front led by Rundstedt faced an intricate three-dimensional defense system. The outermost defense line was a very deep maze-like trench and dense minefields.
Behind them are intricate reinforced concrete fortresses connected by tunnels extending in all directions. The bare hills are hollowed out and filled with anti-aircraft guns, cannons, howitzers, mortar emplacements and machine gun positions.
In the Qayim area, which is the center of defense, there is a third line of defense, which is a huge fortress. The outside of the fortress is the bulwark of a ten-meter-high concrete fortress, and the fortress itself is a huge armored turret. Inside the fortress
Extending to tens of meters underground, there are power plants, water pipelines, and armory of field hospitals. The fortress is very strong and is surrounded by countless trenches, barbed wire fences, and bunkers.
The artillery emplacements built on the hillside would be difficult to destroy unless hit directly, and many mines were laid in the front and defense depths. A trench three meters wide and four meters deep was dug around each fort. (""
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The German army's artillery preparations were launched at 5 pm West Asian time. Thousands of cannons from nearly 300 artillery batteries roared in unison, including one that the Germans were proud of and could penetrate 25 meters of concrete or
350mm homogeneous steel plate, the Carl mortar known as the "fortress can opener".
For a moment, the sky and the earth changed color, violent explosions resounded through the sky, the earth kept shaking, and the entire border area was completely covered by thick smoke.
From the position of the German army, it looked like countless rolling thunders colliding in the sky. Countless shells cut through the airflow and hit the bunkers, trenches, barbed wire fences and shelters on the opposite side of the Anjia Army position.
The targets of the German artillery strikes, from front to back, were to first destroy the trenches that blocked the tank attack. The shells of the 600mm Carl mortar were like detonating powerful bombs one after another. Those deep trenches, after several shots,
, it collapsed completely, and as long as a little tidying up during the attack was enough to allow the tanks to pass.
The artillery fire was like a slowly moving carpet, slowly extending forward. The German army tried to completely destroy the mine array deployed by the Anjia Army through intensive shelling.
An hour later, the entire front line of the position had been cleared, like a beautiful woman taking off her clothes, waiting for guests to come.
Just when the beastly Germans were about to extend their artillery fire forward again and use large-caliber mortars to shoot down all the fortresses blocking the way forward, the trailing missiles that the Germans had seen during the day
, quietly arrived over the artillery position.
The F-2 missile with a range of only 350 kilometers has demonstrated its own value in the desolate land of West Asia.
As the missiles descended at high speed in the air, the missile weapon part containing forty-eight small napalm bombs exploded in the air nearly 100 meters under the radio control from behind. Then each napalm bomb was like a goddess.
Spreading like flowers.
Since the German artillery positions are widely distributed, if all the weapons of the missiles are high-explosive, the area that each missile can reach after explosion is only one or two hundred meters. If it misses, the threat will be doubled.
Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Yin Jinan ordered the use of napalm bombs with a larger lethality range.
The German army was very strange. Forty or fifty missiles exploded in the air, and at the same time, more than two thousand hexagonal napalm bombs trailing colorful silk fell from the sky at high speed. The German anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine gun positions were waiting in a daze.
I am at a loss and don’t know how to deal with these “little guys” weighing 20 to 30 kilograms. (《》)
The napalm bomb, which dragged a piece of colorful silk more than one meter long, exploded quickly when it hit the ground.
Almost instantly, with the explosion point as the center, fire mushrooms 20 to 30 meters high shot up. Those fire mushrooms were like large rotating umbrellas, and the napalm blocks spurted out, like a volcano erupting.
It continuously sputtered onto the artillery positions far and near, quickly engulfing the artillery pieces and ammunition that were hurriedly avoiding them into a sea of flames.
Terrible screams came one after another. The German officers and soldiers, who had no experience in dealing with napalm bombs, tried their best to put out the fire on their bodies. Instead, they passed the flames to the people around them, causing second and third blows. No
After a while, each artillery position went silent one after another.
Not to mention, the burning napalm adhered to the artillery shells and ammunition boxes, causing violent explosions. For more than an hour after that, the entire German artillery position was immersed in one after another explosions, and the air waves scattered the burning napalm blocks everywhere.
Spread, the entire German position was in panic, and screams and calls for help could not be heard.
General Ruf, commander of the German 17th Group Army, who was in a bunker behind the front line, could hardly believe his eyes. In the planned plan, the high-range cannon positions on the second line were already ready. As long as the guns of the Anjia Army on the opposite side
The group dared to fight back and immediately used long-range cannons to destroy them.
In the research on giant artillery, the Germans, who have the giant Krupp, declared very confidently: If Germany's artillery is second in power, then no country in the world dares to claim the first place.
but--
What kind of situation is this now? The enemy's position on the opposite side didn't even give a basic indication, and our own artillery was inexplicably gone. This kind of weapon was called an "attack rocket" by the commander-in-chief Marshal Rundstedt on the phone.
, how much does the opponent have? How can we prevent a sudden attack from a distance?
Seeing that the situation on the front line was out of control, Ruf sent people to the artillery position to rescue the officers, soldiers and artillery caught in the flames. At the same time, he reported the situation to the Army Group A headquarters and requested guidance on the next step of operations. Specifically, it was the original artillery that opened the way.
The plan has completely failed. How to conquer the opponent's strong fortress without the support of artillery?
At this time, Rufu, who had once been ambitious and prepared to use the blood of the Chinese to build the marshal's base, had to completely put aside his contempt for the An family army, lowered his noble head in embarrassment, and racked his brains to think of a good response.
Half an hour later, Marshal Lister called back - the two-hour artillery fire should have basically destroyed the anti-tank trenches and mines on the way forward, so that there would be no need for artillery preparations for the evening attack. The headquarters would send tank troops to clear the way.
Cover the infantry attack. At that time, the empire's powerful automated artillery units will use artillery fire to cover the advance of tanks and infantry on the move, so that the opponent's all-pervasive rocket weapons will be useless.
Rufu felt a little at peace in his heart, but when he thought about the mysterious weapons that the opponent appeared one after another today, he couldn't be optimistic.
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Time passed and it was already early morning in the blink of an eye.
In the night, the German army's large tank troops formed a formation and pressed menacingly towards the Anjia Army's defensive position. Behind the tanks were densely packed infantry in a loose formation.
On the outer defensive position of Qayim, Sergeant Gu Shaopei stood in front of the firing port of the first-line fortress, commanding several air defense soldiers to operate an I-type 75mm anti-aircraft gun, leveling the barrel and extending the dark muzzle.
Outside the fortress, it aimed at the land on the other side of the national border.
On this fort, which is about five meters above the ground and covers an area of about one hectare, twelve I-type anti-aircraft guns weighing 5.25 tons are deployed. During the day, these anti-aircraft guns can be used for air defense. At night, after the muzzles are laid flat,
It is the best anti-tank weapon.
"Swish swish——"
As a flare suddenly rose into the sky, the traces of the German troops were suddenly exposed to broad daylight.
As the gunner of this gun room, Gu Shaopei had already numbered all areas of the field of view in front of him. Without any hesitation, he reported the firing positions of the enemy tanks. With an order, the 75mm anti-tank shells came out of the gun.
The tank immediately emitted black-red fireworks and smoke and lay motionless.
Without too much excitement and joy, the loader quickly operated the automatic loading machine and loaded the next shell into the barrel. At the same time, Gu Shaopei once again reported new shooting parameters. The main gunner and the assistant gunner quickly rotated the wheels on the gun body.
, adjust the gun body and shoot at the new target.
Repeated training during the day has made this artillery group of six officers and soldiers very skillful and fast.
This kind of training has been carried out almost every day during their several years of artillery career, just to wait for this moment. During the anti-aircraft shooting during the day, Gu Shaopei's team successfully shot down two JU87 Stuka bombers. Now they are facing
The ground shooting still performed perfectly. Before the attacking German tanks could aim their counterattack shells at the firing holes of the fortress, the second shell escaped and accurately destroyed the second German tank.
The flares were the order. When Gu Shaopei's team took action, they were aiming at more than a dozen border fortresses on the other side of the border. They opened fire together. A dense barrage was fired at the enemy, and huge explosions were heard.
The behemoth turned into balls of red balls amidst the fierce gunfire.
The German troops accompanying the tank attack were caught off guard. The hundreds of soldiers rushing in front suddenly froze, and then fell straight to the ground. The German soldiers behind them quickly fell to the ground.
At this time, the German automated artillery accompanying the attack finally opened fire.
The earth was sobbing, and the shells fired by self-propelled howitzers, cannons, and mortar trucks of various calibers, intersecting various arcs and lines, rushed to cover the border line, swallowing up all the fortresses on the border line in an instant, and exploding.
The fire burned half of the sky red.
"Back off, hide—"
Gu Shaopei loudly warned his comrades, the gunner, auxiliary gunner, loader and two transport soldiers, and pulled the cannon back. When the barrel completely exited the shooting port, Gu Shaopei pressed the button, and the thickness in front of the shooting port
An iron plate of about 300 millimeters quickly descended, firmly covering the shooting port.
The six artillerymen, including Gu Shaopei, all let out a sigh of relief.
Everyone sat leaning against the wall at the back, listening to the rumbling explosions coming from outside, and feeling the violent shaking after the fortress was shelled.
Because there are partitions to separate the inside and outside, and the fortress has also undergone special shock-absorbing treatment, the huge shock waves emitted when the large-caliber artillery shells exploded did not cause non-combat casualties among the officers and soldiers.
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