However, on the open plains and without fortification cover, infantry anti-tank weapons and anti-tank guns alone cannot stop an armored cluster composed of hundreds of tanks/armored vehicles/self-propelled artillery. Moreover,
Even among the anti-tank guns with a relatively long range, the effective range is actually only 500-1000 meters, while the armored cavalry
However, from this distance, the officers and soldiers of the division used anti-aircraft machine guns and small-caliber anti-aircraft cannons on tanks and armored vehicles to shoot at all the enemy troops within their sight.
Flying, and those anti-tank guns with larger targets were specially taken care of by the tank guns and self-propelled artillery of the Armored Cavalry Division...
After clearing out the dozens of anti-tank guns with relatively long ranges in the field of vision, the forward troops of the Armored Cavalry Division immediately began to accelerate and boldly broke into the depth of the Japanese army. The few Japanese officers and soldiers who were lucky enough to survive were killed by the Armored Cavalry Division.
More than a hundred special shooters carried on dozens of armored vehicles used their machines to
The guns or rifles were quickly cleared. Just in case, even the Japanese who fell on the ground and did not know whether they were alive or dead were shot in the head one by one by Type 24 semi-automatic rifles. It was still the old rule of the 15th Army - "No surrender with hands raised."
All the Japs have to be shot again, even if they have fallen to the ground."...
From the perspective of technical characteristics, these special marksmen are not snipers, but should be called quick shooters to be more accurate. Their shooting accuracy at targets 400 meters away is not as good as professional snipers, but for targets within 200 meters, they are more accurate.
It can maintain a very high hit rate even if the average rate of fire exceeds 1 shot per 2 seconds. And if it is against
It is almost possible to hit a fixed target at 100 meters. The effective range of the Japanese rifle grenade is only 100 meters. Even if there are rocket launchers in the future, for a long time, the Japanese rocket launchers will be more effective in anti-tank operations.
The effective range will not exceed 200 meters, which is precisely restrained by the configuration of this armored vehicle equipped with a quick shooter.
In addition, this special formation has caused long-term debates in later generations. Military history experts from Eastern countries such as China, Japan, and North Korea generally believe that they were the earliest mechanized infantry formation put into actual combat in the world, but Western military historians believe that they were the first mechanized infantry formation to be put into actual combat.
The size of this force is too small. And it has
The tasks performed by the armored forces are also very different from those of orthodox mechanized infantry. They are more inclined to regard it as a special formation that appeared briefly in the history of the development of armored forces, just like the armored forces that also bloomed with dazzling light but were eliminated soon after the war.
Just like the armored cavalry that the Chinese themselves gave up...
"Only three people were injured. One tank was slightly injured but can still drive?" Du Yang, as the commander of the only "armored regiment" (Note 1) of the Armored Cavalry Division, should be the most experienced armored commander in China at present.
Although he was one of the officers, he failed to completely defeat a Japanese infantry regiment of nearly 4,000 people.
The loss of one soldier and one tank really surprised him. The reason why the casualty rate of the armored cavalry division was so low was directly related to the fact that armored cavalry tactics relied more on firepower to kill the enemy rather than cluster attacks. But this
But it is not the most powerful part of armored cavalry tactics...
Moreover, although this style of play reduces its own losses, it also affects the speed of the armored forces' advance. In addition, the Japanese have suffered losses from the Chinese armored forces several times. Whether it is the psychology of the Japanese officers and soldiers or the technical, tactical and
The preparation of weapons and equipment is far from what it was in the early days of the War of Resistance. Therefore, the Armored Cavalry Division wanted to defeat the Japanese army in one fell swoop as it did in the past.
It is simply impossible to destroy them all. When Du Yang's armored regiment was destroyed with only one tank, and one tank was injured and parked for emergency repairs, it defeated three Japanese infantry regiments in succession at the small cost of sacrificing three people.
Thousands of people later, the Japs in the rear had used the precious time their comrades had bought with their lives to build the first complete Golan trench.
"It's quite similar." After Du Yang saw it, he immediately ordered the troops to retreat. At the same time, he shouted through the vehicle radio on the tank to the two "armored cavalry regiments" that had followed the armored regiment, "Ashamed.
.Let the Japanese dig out the anti-tank trenches, and then it’s up to you.”
Although Du Yang still cannot fully understand the essence of armored cavalry tactics, it can be seen from Ma Zhongying's attitude during training that his armored regiment, which is stronger on paper, is actually just the icing on the cake and dispensable in this tactic.
The characters, on the contrary, are all played by Qing
The two armored cavalry regiments composed of large tanks are the backbone of this armored cavalry division. Even the self-propelled artillery has a greater status than the medium tanks of the armored regiment. So now Du Yang also wants to see with his own eyes, those thin-skinned cavalry regiments
What is the use of a light tank with a small gun?
In fact, there is a simpler way to deal with the Japanese anti-tank trenches, which is to let the infantry carried by armored vehicles get out of the car to fill the trenches, and then the tanks and armored vehicles can continue to drive in. Du Yang also thought about doing this, but Ma Zhongying
This was strictly forbidden before the war, so he had no choice but to wait here and see what the two armored cavalry regiments did.
However, Du Yang is not an idiot. After calming down and thinking about it, he realizes that Ma Zhongying's ban is indeed reasonable. The total number of armored vehicles of the 15th Army is still too few, and the number of infantry that can be carried is naturally very limited, so they are carefully selected.
They can only be sent to perform some special tasks, and if they are consumed in large numbers like ordinary infantry, not only will it be a waste of natural resources, but their small number of people will probably not be able to fill a few trenches. The total strength of the Japanese is no less than 200,000.
, doing this is simply letting them die in vain. Filling the trenches at the same time is tantamount to telling the enemy that we will continue to advance in this direction. The enemy's defense will definitely be more resolute, and the enemy forces deep in the rear will definitely be more targeted.
Arrange positions in a timely manner. And it also takes time to fill in the trenches. This is equivalent to buying time for the enemy on the one hand, and on the other hand, it encourages the enemy to use this time effectively...
Note 1: At this time, the Armored Cavalry Division has an armored regiment (equipped with Japanese "medium" tanks, which has relatively strong armor protection capabilities and can forcibly break through the enemy's line when necessary. However, in many cases, due to relatively poor terrain adaptability, China
Due to the mountainous terrain within the territory, many in-depth surprise attacks could only be carried out on the wall.
View.), two armored cavalry regiments (equipped with various light tanks and armored vehicles), two mechanized artillery regiments (self-propelled artillery), in addition, the division headquarters also directly administers an air defense battalion (air defense tanks), a guard battalion (mechanized infantry) and
A car regiment (that is, a baggage regiment, which is generally not carried when long-distance cross-country operations are required.).