sjar Chapter 976 Artillery Bombardment
Chapter 976 Artillery Bombardment
"Report all the artillery we can currently mobilize."
Captain Canggu jumped up and down on the position, deduced it in his mind several times, and finally said this.
He was very clear about the current situation on the position. The artillery should either be used all at once to inflict heavy damage on the enemy in the first round, or find a place to hide. It must not be used in rounds. This has been done before, and the end result was that neither damage was caused to the enemy nor our artillery was saved.
"Reporting to His Excellency, the Regiment Commander, there are a total of 24 105mm howitzers, 36 Type 92 infantry guns, 14 75mm mountain guns, 12 Type 38 field guns, and 69 mortars of various types."
After hearing the report from his men, Captain Canggu was not very satisfied. These artillery pieces sounded like a lot, but compared with the enemy, it seemed that they were not even as powerful as the exposed firepower of the enemy.
There were at least 50 tanks of various sizes on the entire Luodian position.
Each tank has a 75mm gun.
And the loading speed is much faster than the army's artillery.
In addition to their artillery hidden in the dark, we are far behind them, especially since they have a large number of mortars larger than 100 mm, which can move around with jeeps, and the number of shells fired in a short period of time is astonishing.
"Inform Captain Maruyama of the artillery battalion that from now on, all artillery pieces are under his command. Once the attack order is given, all artillery pieces are to fire simultaneously, targeting the opposing positions. Fire without regard for gains or losses."
Captain Canggu was unwilling to give such an order, because once such an order was given, the artillery on their side would probably be used up.
The Battle of Luodian will definitely last for a long time. For any commander, it would be extremely fatal to use all your artillery at the beginning. However, Captain Canggu knew very well that if you don't do this, your artillery will be of no use in the end, and there will be no results at all.
Rather than leaving with heavy losses, I might as well risk my life and try something big.
If the enemy is stunned by our artillery, our brothers will fight hard and maybe we can rush to their position. Once hand-to-hand combat begins, our chances of winning will be great.
In his impression, all the soldiers of Longguo were pale and thin. Even those of the Central Army could not compare with the physical fitness of the Japanese army. If the two sides were to engage in hand-to-hand combat, the Japanese soldiers would have an absolute advantage.
The messenger nodded heavily, and then immediately went to notify the artillery battalion. He also knew that the two infantry companies were now risking everything, and whether they could capture the Luodian position depended on the moment.
Since the Battle of Pujiang, this was the first time that the Japanese concentrated so many heavy artillery, almost wiping out one and a half divisions.
Guo Shaoqiu was also very clear that the other side had been preparing for so long, if they were still the same as before, that would be really weird. The devils in front of us were very experienced in combat, so unless they did not attack, once they attacked, it would be a big deal.
"These bastards, if you want to fight, do it quickly. This quiet method makes me feel uncomfortable all over."
Commander Fan of the Sichuan Army said with a frown.
This guy now has a group of soldiers who have arrived at the front line, and they are not specifically responsible for transportation tasks in the back.
A group of students passed through Aurora University today. Although they look very young, they are able to take over from them as transport team and do a good job. So his soldiers can support the front-line troops. They have fought for so many days and have seen pigs run even though they have not eaten pork. Now they are able to do it in a competent manner. Anyway, they just need to stay in the position and fire a few shots.
"Captain Fan is getting a little anxious. If that's the case, I'll move first before the enemy does."
Guo Shaoqiu was resting with his eyes half closed. After hearing what Captain Fan said, he looked at his watch. The Japanese should have launched an attack, but they haven't made any movement yet, so we have to make some noise.
"The second assault team will move out and attack along the enemy's defensive positions. Do not enter the enemy's fire range."
After Guo Shaoqiu's order was issued, before Captain Fan could figure out what the Second Assault Team was, two large iron plates immediately fell on the position on the left side of Luodian.
There were several steel pillars below, and a large number of heavy armored vehicles rushed out at this moment. The black smoke coming out of the armored vehicle's engine made the surrounding soldiers cough.
Hog Hound Heavy Armored Vehicle!
More than 40 armored vehicles quickly exited from the two passages, and then began to move towards the Japanese base from the left and right.
After the modification, the armored vehicle has a total of 4 fire points, 1 37mm rapid-fire gun and a coaxial general-purpose machine gun.
A machine gun is mounted on each side of the vehicle.
There is no machine gun installed at the rear, but there are two shooting holes, which allow soldiers to operate their submachine guns and shoot at critical moments.
The Japanese army was waiting for orders from Captain Canggu, but who knew that the other side would rush out with more than 40 armored vehicles and attack their positions fiercely.
The theoretical firing rate of the 37mm tank gun was 29 rounds per minute. In practice, it could only reach 20 rounds per minute when reloading, but even so, it was enough to cause chaos on the Japanese position.
One minute ago, these Japanese soldiers were still elite, lying on their positions and ready for battle. But one minute later, more than 200 shells hit their positions, and these guys started to panic. 200 shells fell in one minute, which had never happened before.
Moreover, the front-line positions were full of enemy bullets. If you stretched your head from behind to take a look, you could basically see nothing except the small sparks on the armored vehicles in the distance. Of course, you could only take a peek. If you stretched your head and stayed there for 5 seconds, your head would no longer be yours.
Another fire raid...
The Japanese military commanders had told them several times that they must always pay attention to the 72nd Army's style of fighting. After their armored vehicles rushed out, we had to use 47mm anti-tank guns. Only this thing could cause certain damage to heavy armored vehicles.
But the opponent is moving at high speed, so it is not easy to hit him.
Of course, the most important thing is their artillery fire, which makes the entire position a mess and does not allow you to calm down and aim.
"Order the artillery to attack."
Captain Canggu spat out the sand in his mouth and finally gave the order.