Chapter 949 Unstoppable 3
A division has 14 artillery batteries. If we don't talk about the performance of the artillery, this organization will definitely not suffer when compared with the Japanese army in World War II. The Japanese Army's 2nd War Type A Division only had 36 75MM field guns and 12 120MM howitzers. The regiment also has a 75mm field artillery battery. If we talk about artillery with a barrel of 75mm or above, it would be worse than fighting the Germans in World War I! What's more, the German army in this plane?
"The number of Japanese artillery is very small and scattered, and their artillery skills are also very poor. They just shoot the artillery shells to the opposite side without considering long-distance correction and the suddenness of the firepower. Compared with their artillery, I feel that they The infantry is better." A German soldier who participated in the war said of his opponent.
Looking from the reconnaissance plane, there were clouds of fire and smoke behind the Japanese army. This was a sign that the Japanese artillery had begun firing. Although sporadic shelling was not dangerous, it must be cleared up. At this time, the large forces of both sides have met, and it is time to show some trump cards.
"Let our long-range artillery and heavy howitzers fire!" General Sekter ordered. You know, this major general has three divisions of troops! (Two standard divisions and one reserve division) According to the German army's establishment, one army is also two divisions. Although it is not a key direction, it should be given some army-level equipment. If nothing else, 150MM can fight 19,000 How many K09 cannons should be given to the rice, right? The 210MM heavy howitzer should also be given to at least two companies, right?
These heavy firepower beyond the imagination of the Japanese army, coupled with the German's already top-notch artillery skills, definitely brought a shock to the Japanese army beyond ordinary imagination. Think about it, in the history of World War II, the Japanese army only had a few howitzers over 200MM. ?
Although the Japanese army has also heard that the German military will strengthen the 8-inch heavy howitzer, it is completely different from the actual experience. When a 100 kilogram high-explosive bomb hits, there will be almost no one alive within 50 meters. ! And when these heavy artillery were aimed at the Japanese army group that was launching an intensive charge, everything was doomed! Accompanied by earth-shaking loud noises, a crater that was as deep as one person and several meters in diameter appeared on the ground. With this as the center of the circle, within a range of 30 to 50 meters, almost a small group of soldiers were evaporated directly in this cannon!
When he saw that his comrades were instantly dead and a small mushroom cloud rose into the sky, even the most crazy people calmed down instantly. Those who were a little closer were even knocked to the ground by the huge shock wave. The impact and pressure of the air flow The cold air and the hot air severely impacted the internal organs of these soldiers.
"I endured the discomfort and stood up. I saw the soldier on the island curled up like a shrimp. He coughed violently. Suddenly, his body twitched and a piece of blood-red stuff was vomited out." I went up. I wanted to help him, but when I got closer to the mass, I discovered that it was actually a shattered lung!
"I was so scared that I lost my mind. I opened my mouth to shout, but I couldn't hear my voice, which made me even more panicked. I subconsciously touched my ear with my hand and saw a hand full of red blood.
I know, my eardrums were also damaged. "After the war, a Japanese soldier recalled the situation at that time.
While the 210MM heavy artillery was destroying the Japanese offensive spearhead bit by bit like a slow and heavy hammer, the K09 150MM long-range artillery easily wiped out Japanese artillery positions from the map from a distance of 12 to 14 kilometers. ! Even the remaining officers and soldiers of many Japanese artillery positions were unable to determine where the German artillery shells were fired after the war! You know, the entire Japanese Army has never conducted a shooting with a design distance of more than 14 kilometers! Even when attacking the Lushunkou Fortress in the Russo-Japanese War, the range of those siege guns was only 10 kilometers!
The so-called artillery destroys, infantry captures! During the Franco-Prussian War, the German Army was accustomed to concentrating dozens of artillery batteries and hundreds of artillery to attack the French defensive positions and artillery on the opposite side. After the battle, the infantry went up to clean the battlefield directly. But this time, the Germans felt that they had to do it themselves. They seemed to be more relaxed than their predecessors. Anyway, in the Battle of Sedan, the French artillery jumped a few times, but this time, the Japanese artillery was directly destroyed in the artillery duel. The 150MM cannon originally used for deep suppression soon ran out of work, and could only turn its muzzle to the infantry and some logistics units!
According to German theory, this amount of artillery is still not enough when used on a front line of about 8 kilometers in length. It is very difficult to blockade by firepower alone. Therefore, infantry must be relied on to repel the opponent at critical moments. And those Japanese troops who were not taken care of by the heavy artillery finally had the opportunity to fight face-to-face with the German army soldiers! They shouted and rushed towards their opponents. According to past experience and what the French had given them, Hotchkiss machine guns were deployed on both sides of the position, while the remaining Japanese troops launched an attack in squadrons.
"Our soldiers formed a battle line, while the opposing German army seemed to be scattered into groups. When we charged, it was like a wave. All the troops wanted to close the distance as quickly as possible, and then enter our favorite close combat mode. The Germans didn't think so." After the war, a Japanese major commander described the situation of the infantry units when the two sides fought for the first time.
German infantry units were more spread out, but had great depth, even in less sheltered plain areas! The most elite combat squads are deployed on the front line. Each squad has an MG09 light machine gun or a captured Lewis machine gun. The total number of elite combat squads is about 13 to 15 people, and it has a machine gun. A grenade launcher (or grenade launcher), 4 submachine guns, and at least 3 semi-automatic rifles. There are also several pistols. The entire squad is divided into three combat groups. The combat group with the grenade is at the back and is distributed in an inverted triangle with the other two combat groups.
From squad to platoon, and from platoon to company, the same principle of three-three is also followed. The German army soldiers used intensive firepower to form a temporary defense line with considerable depth! 800 meters! 600 meters! When the Japanese army approached 500 meters, all the Japanese soldiers approaching suddenly rushed to the opposite position like crazy. They shouted, picked up the "spear" in their hands, which was taller than themselves, and was 1.8 meters long, and rushed into the distance. A seemingly scattered formation of German infantry.
The Germans in the distance calmly looked at their beast-like opponents. The ammunition supply man next to him calmly connected a 100-round bullet belt to the machine gun, while the infantrymen with complex protection were divided into two. The first A group of infantrymen with rifles started shooting 300 meters away, while the submachine gunners arranged their magazine belts and drum magazines.
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