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    With the roar of thousands of engines, the largest Kurgarson tank battle since the war broke out.

    Baranov was indeed very cautious. Even though the troops turned and shrank to prepare to cross the river, they still deployed defense lines in several directions.  Although the defense on the northern back is the worst, there is still a complete infantry regiment and 31 T26 tanks.  In addition to six 76mm anti-tank guns, the infantry regiment also has four 122mm howitzers.  When Zhao Dengyu's 510th Regiment rolled up mud and appeared ten kilometers away, the sentry discovered the sneak attack from behind in time.  The infantry who had no time to dig bunkers immediately used big trees and rocks to deploy anti-tank firepower, and also leveled the 122mm howitzer, preparing to rely on its caliber to withstand the impact of the tanks.

    Zhao Dengyu certainly doesn¡¯t like this firepower. The front of the Type 36 main battle tank can resist the attack of 122mm grenade within 500 meters.  But what depressed him was that the first shot of this long-awaited tank battle was still taken first by the Air Force.

    Fourteen H-10s that came from the second-tier airport arrived at the battlefield first. Captain Luo Jun, who was in the driving seat of the lead aircraft, was cursing this newly prepared new aircraft all the way.  For pilots who are used to seeing elegant appearance, the H-10 is an ugly and difficult-to-operate aircraft.  It has a short and stubby appearance, a large nose, and wide wings. The two engines are embedded inside the reinforced and narrow wings, and the increased weight of the armor makes it only have a top speed of 470 kilometers per hour. In addition, in order to meet the needs of large bomb loads and armor  For protection, almost all the internal space is used to reinforce and increase the ammunition load, which results in the four-man crew having to be squeezed into a narrow space. The maximum range is less than 1,600 kilometers, and the maximum combat radius is only 380 kilometers with a full load.  What really made the Air Force decide to purchase it was that the Army was very critical of the Snake B combat attack aircraft, including its insufficient bomb load and its inability to stay in the air for long periods of time.  The Air Force purchased this twin-engine short-range front-line support aircraft when the Snake fighter jet had no potential for improvement.

    Although the H-10 is not taken seriously by the Air Force, it satisfies short-distance frontline support for the Army.  And it has requirements such as long endurance and large bomb load.  In particular, its twin composite pylons are considered to be the biggest technological innovation of the Air Force after the war began.  After arriving at the war zone, Luo Jun received Fan Shaobo's guidance signal to blow up the bridge and floating equipment first, so he stopped complaining, made a big turn over the river, lowered his altitude and rushed towards Kurgason along the river.

    "Fire the guns! Fire the guns!" The political commissar who personally supervised the bridge construction rushed onto the anti-aircraft truck and directed the anti-aircraft artillery to fire into the air.

    Before he could wake up from the shock of an enemy tank suddenly appearing from his back, Major General Baranov had to deal with the air threat first. The vehicle-mounted 7.62mm anti-aircraft machine gun and 37mm anti-aircraft gun he carried immediately sprayed dense rain of bullets.  But in addition to being careful about direct hits from the 37mm anti-aircraft gun, the bottom armor of the H-10 is completely immune to the 7.62mm anti-aircraft machine gun.  So Luo Jun quickly lowered to 800 meters and aimed at the first pontoon bridge being built.  When the thin line-like bridge enters the center of the target, click lightly with your finger.

    Rockets in groups of two sprayed out from under the wings. Although the hit accuracy of the ground rockets was not very high, the H-10, which relied on its rough skin and thick flesh to lower its altitude, increased the probability of hitting the target.  When Luo Jun pulled the trigger for the fifth time, several fireballs burst out on the pontoon bridge being erected, and the entire bridge was broken into two parts from the middle.  After blowing up the first pontoon bridge, Luo Jun had already lost altitude, so he did not continue to take credit but pulled up the plane first.  After turning a corner, they went to deal with the main force of the Soviet army in Kurgason, and handed over the subsequent bombing mission to their comrades.

    The H-10 Squadron took turns passing over the river at low altitude, quickly destroying the three pontoon bridges being laid, and repeatedly strafing the Soviet engineering regiments on the shore with rockets.  In the rumbling explosion.  The Soviet Engineer Corps suffered heavy casualties, and a large number of trucks and bridge-building equipment were destroyed by rockets.  The Romanian army that turned back had already reached the sky above Kurgason and began to use the twin 40mm cannons on the nose to launch attacks on ground air defense and armored targets.  Even for the T34, the top armor cannot stop the armor-piercing projectiles fired by the 40mm gun.  If planes were not able to obtain the best armor-piercing angle when hitting tanks, and their own speed was too fast, resulting in low hit rate, his squadron alone could kill half of the Fifth Tank Corps.

    "Manchurian Tiger. It's Manchurian Tiger! Retreat, retreat!" When the H-10 fleet repeatedly attacked the ground targets in Kurgason, Zhao Dengyu finally rushed 15 kilometers to the north.  Seeing the approaching Type 36 main battle tank, the Soviet tank regiment once again screamed "Manchurian Tiger".  There is really no other way. Throughout the Central Asian battlefield, the Type 36 main battle tank has almost become synonymous with death.  In order to deal with it, the Soviet army used all the firepower except the 57mm tank gun they had just prepared, and even the 152 howitzer was pulled in to fire flatly. However, it was still difficult to destroy the opponent, so heavy losses that many frontline troops did not dare to attack it.  The number of damage caused by the "Manchurian Tiger" was included in the report.  From this point alone, we can see how much of a deterrent the Type 36 main battle tank exerted on the Soviet tank troops.  Many commanders of the front-line armored divisions of the National Defense Forces communicated privately that if it were not for the poor road conditions and logistics in Central Asia, and if the positions of China and Germany were changed, they would be able to rely on the six Type 36 and eight Type 31 armored divisions equipped before the war.There is a 70% certainty of advancing to the gates of Moscow.

    The bigger problem for the Soviet Army is that the Wehrmacht¡¯s strict confidentiality and complete destruction after damage, as well as the policy of concentrating superior forces to retrieve even the corpses, have made it impossible for the Soviet Army to obtain accurate data on this tank.  Based on the analysis of the appearance and defensive performance of all its own artillery, the Soviet Army Staff even concluded that its frontal armor thickness exceeded 130 mm and was tilted at 40 degrees.  This conclusion means that, except for the Navy 130 naval gun with hooded armor-piercing projectiles, the "Manchurian Tiger" within 1,000 meters can be immune to all Soviet firepower!  In view of this conclusion, the T26 tank regiment, which knew that the 45mm tank gun was completely powerless, immediately retreated, preparing to use its speed to attack from both wings.  The front is 130mm, but the sides can¡¯t be that strong, right?

    Hearing the shouts of "Manchurian Tiger" from the tank soldiers, the infantry regiment became more chaotic and poured out all its firepower regardless of what happened.  "T26, 1700 meters, armor-breaking shells from the 1st Battalion! Pincer impact from the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, don't stop!" As the shells exploded around the 510th Armored Regiment, Zhao Dengyu, who had a fiery temper but was delicate, immediately realized that the Soviet tanks were about to escape.  .  He didn't have the confidence to catch up with the strangely fast T26, so he picked up the microphone as soon as he entered 1,700 meters and chose armor-breaking bullets.

    The Armored Division of the National Defense Forces has a lot of room for ammunition selection. Not only ordinary hooded armor-piercing projectiles and high-speed tungsten projectiles are available, but also armor-breaking and armor-piercing projectiles are fully equipped.  But I have to mention that in addition to the armor-piercing discarding shells under development.  Currently, the most powerful armor-piercing projectile, capable of penetrating three times the armor thickness of the muzzle caliber, has not been distributed to Central Asian troops.  This is because the General Staff is worried that this artillery shell, which has low technical content and is easy to manufacture but has great damage effects, will be reversely imitated by the Soviet Union after being captured.  You must know that the armor-breaking projectiles currently developed by various countries can only penetrate 1:1 cannon caliber armor. This means that even the 152mm howitzer armor-breaking projectiles cannot deal with the front of the Type 36 main battle tank.  The armor-piercing bullets equipped by the National Defense Force are post-war models with modified charges and powder covers using drawings. The 85mm armor-piercing bullet has a penetration depth of up to 250 mm!  This power means that once captured, the Soviet Union can imitate them in batches. In addition, the Soviet army likes large calibers.  If equipped with a 122mm howitzer, it can directly disintegrate the technical advantages of the Type 36 main battle tank.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT off out of the blue, Zhao Dengyu is actually very careful when he usually wears a big sword.  He was actually very particular about choosing armor-piercing bullets, because armor-piercing bullets are light in weight and their hit rate will decrease over 1,500 meters. Facing the fast T26, they cannot guarantee that they will all be destroyed.  However, armor-breaking shells are comparable to anti-personnel grenades, the shells are heavier, and their hit rate at long distances is higher than that of armor-piercing shells.  When the sound of the gunner's reloading came from the earphones, the rushing tank had quickly stopped.  "Free fire!" Zhao Dengyu shouted.  His tank fired the first armor-breaking shell first.

    The leader¡¯s crew is of course the most elite.  With thousands of hours of motorcycle experience, the top gunner in the regiment accurately hit the front of a T26 that was reversing and about to hide behind a tree with his first shot.  High-velocity armor-breaking rounds impact the steel plate.  The softer warhead was quickly squeezed and shattered, and the filled plastic explosive instantly adhered to the armor surface. Finally, under the action of the delayed fuse, it exploded and hit the surface of the steel plate like a heavy hammer.  A damaged spot the size of a washbasin is formed on the surface.  It seems that the markings did not cause any damage, but the shock wave has shattered the inner wall of the steel plate of the T26, and dozens of sharp fragments suddenly burst out like a goddess emanating from it.  Debris flew everywhere inside the tank compartment.  Not only did they hang all three Soviet tank soldiers, they also wantonly destroyed the internal equipment.

    Although the internal performance cannot be seen, the sudden stop of this T26 undoubtedly tells outsiders that it is finished!

    As the T26 was finished, the other tanks of the first battalion followed closely and opened fire at their respective targets.  Every time a damage spot appears, it means that a T26 has been destroyed.  In just ten minutes, a total of 23 T26s were continuously destroyed, and several of them even caused secondary detonations due to internal fragments hitting the shells.  While the first battalion used armor-breaking shells to continuously destroy the Soviet tank regiments blocking the road, the second and third battalions had already rushed to less than 1,200 meters.  "Boom." Several Soviet armor-piercing rounds hit the front of the Type 36 main battle tank, but the Soviet infantry was desperate again. The most equipped 76mm anti-tank gun was completely powerless, and the shells continued to ricochet off the front of the tank.  The heavy 122mm grenade hitting the surface can only make the opponent pause for a moment, and then resume action after a few minutes.

    "Grenade!"

    After the Second and Third Battalions joined in and quickly killed all T26, Zhao Dengyu once again issued a concise and clear order.  The 36 tank replaced with grenades became a mobile fort. More than a hundred cannons were blown to pieces by the Soviet army who could not build a position in time. The anti-tank guns exposed on the ground could not block such strong firepower.  "Machine gun ready, rush over!"

    With just four instructions, Zhao Dengyu successfully demonstrated all the abilities of a good leader.  From selecting ammunition to accelerating two battalions into a pincer formation.  From the priority of attacking the tanks to the subsequent fire damage to the infantry, to the final machine gun fire, the strength and command skills of the front-line armored forces were fully demonstrated.  In just half an hour, theyAt the cost of two tanks being hit on the side and causing damage to the transmission parts, Baranov broke through the rear guard deployed in the north.  When the half-track vehicles from behind came up with the infantry, there was only a group of pure infantry who had lost all their heavy weapons and were dejected and demoralized.

    The speed of the 510th Regiment was so fast that it completely exceeded Baranov's expectations.  By the time Luo Jun left with the record of one downed, three pontoon bridges, 122 trucks, 21 tanks and more than a dozen anti-aircraft weapons, Zhao Dengyu had already appeared less than 8 kilometers north of Kurgason.  To the despair of the Soviet army, Zhao Dengyu, who was advancing crazily like a red-hot dagger thrust into butter, had not been blocked. Two more armored regiments appeared in succession along the north bank and northeast of the river.

    Baranov has no choice, either cross the river or retreat!  For the sake of Zhukov in Uletau Mountain, he decided to take a gamble and organize resistance first.  Then he asked all the soldiers who could swim to go into the water to piece together the broken pontoon parts. After it could barely be opened to traffic, he asked the political commissar to lead the 17th Tank Division, which was all composed of T26 fast tanks, the Cossack Reconnaissance Cavalry Regiment and two infantry divisions.  Cross the river first and lead two tank divisions and one infantry division to break up the rear.  It should be said that Baranov was very decisive and brave. In order to complete the mission, he knew that he could not stop the impact of the Type 36 main battle tank, but still chose to cut off the rear in person.

    But this general who participated in the Soviet-Finnish War and personally led a tank regiment to launch an assault to destroy Finland, ignored the south bank, which he considered absolutely safe.  When a battalion of the 17th Tank Division just came ashore, it followed the parallel northwest side of the river.  The billowing dust appeared again.  The 4th Armored Regiment and the Kazakh Cavalry Division led by Zhou Yawei made Baranov and the soldiers of the Fifth Tank Corps dizzy.  The tank battalion crossing the river panicked and tried to return, but because the leading tank crew was too nervous, they drove directly into the river, and the tracks and gun barrels tore off the weak pontoon bridge again.

    The chaotic scene made Baranov know that it was impossible to complete the mission, so he immediately ordered to retreat eastward and concentrated the most elite T34/57 regiment to the front, trying to use the armored regiment assembled with 44 T34/57 vehicles to open up the situation.  Breakout towards Uletau Mountain.

    The T34/57 tank regiment is Baranov¡¯s last hope.  All of these tank soldiers who had participated in the Finnish Isthmus Assault Battle with him were veteran veterans who rarely had more than 500 hours of motorized experience, but this time they encountered a group of madmen with red eyes!  "For Katyn! For Poland, boys, charge!" Major General Odzinski, who had served in the Cavalry Division, had just arrived at the scheduled location.  They ran head-on into the T34/57 tank regiment that was breaking out to the east.  Since everyone didn't know at the time that the T34's defense strength had dropped significantly after the simplified process, the Type 31 tank could penetrate the opponent at a distance of 1,000 meters, and the Polish army did not distribute expensive high-speed tungsten bombs and armor-breaking bombs, so he immediately ordered a charge  .  Actively zoom in to 700 meters and then fire.

    At this distance, the t34/57 can also penetrate the main armor of the 31.

    The most tragic scene in the entire Kurgason tank battle broke out between the Soviet and Polish armies. Major General Odzinski and the Polish tank soldiers, who were bent on revenge, ran rampant like madmen.  In addition, many tank soldiers have only taken over the tank for a short time and are not familiar with its performance. Therefore, in order to ensure destruction, they wait until within 500 meters or even 300 meters before firing.  There is a Type 31 tank numbered 70142, which even rushed to the opponent within 30 meters!  The two tanks with their muzzles facing each other died together immediately!

    "Come in!"

    Seeing that the Polish army, which was unfamiliar with the equipment, was about to be dispersed, the 11th Independent Armored Regiment led by Wu Qiwen inserted itself in from the rear waist of the T34/57 Regiment.  Compared with the Polish armored forces that rushed into battle, although the 11th Independent Regiment was formed late, it was more familiar with the performance of its weapons than its opponents, so it quickly formed an encirclement on the Soviet tank regiment.

    Under the bright red sunset, on the 300-square-kilometer plain centered on Kurgason, a total of 1,676 steel beasts fought against each other. Artillery shells of various calibers rushed out of the muzzles crazily, and explosions and fireballs continued one after another.  The worst thing was the Soviet infantry who lost the protection of tanks. Because the tanks were constantly being outflanked and eliminated, they became living targets.  Especially the Furious Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion, which Zhuo Fan ordered to launch horizontal fire. With the Air Force always controlling the air superiority, the 64 35mm chain-type anti-aircraft guns with 230 rounds per minute became the nemesis of the infantry chasing lives and souls. Not only did they die in  There were countless infantrymen under the gun muzzle, and even the Soviet armored vehicles could not stop this crazy firepower.

    The front was blocked by the crazy Major General Odzinsky and the 11th Independent Armored Regiment, and behind him were three full armored regiments, plus the seven encircled infantry regiments and the Kazakh Independent Cavalry Division. Baranov was at night.  He completely lost control of his troops before.  The fleeing Soviet army panicked and many tanks and soldiers fell into the river and drowned.  However, this is not their biggest killer. The real cold-blooded ones are the two Polish armored regiments!  These crazy Polish tank soldiers completely ignored any surrender movements. After destroying the tanks, they directly chased the Soviet infantry with dozens of tons of steel and crushed them. In the end, Zhuo Fan stopped them and finally stopped.

    Post-war statistics were considered by Zhuo Fan to be as high asIn fact, the total number of 80,000 Soviet troops was only 46,000, of which 5,000 drowned while escaping, 15,000 were beaten to death by the Polish army, and more than 3,200 were missing.  Zhukov sent out the Fifth Tank Corps and three infantry divisions to outflank. As many as 574 tanks were directly destroyed. Only 5 BT7s and less than 2,000 infantry took advantage of the chaos to escape. It took two days to join Zhukov's main force.

    Zhuo Fan, who established his position as a future general through this battle, only had 77 tanks and 22 half-track armored vehicles destroyed, including 37 of Major General Odzinski's tank regiment alone, and a total of 3,300 casualties.  Slight price.

    At noon on May 4, with Baranov being killed, the Soviet army¡¯s last position was breached, and the Kurgason tank battle was declared over.

    The 1940 spring offensive launched by the Wehrmacht reached a turning point (To be continued)
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