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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 709 (2) Suppress the opponent¡¯s firepower as soon as possible

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    "Baga, Major Sasaki, I have disgraced you. You have an infantry brigade of 1,100 people. The strength is almost ten times that of Colonel Lu's dismounted armored company in China. They can use one  Not only did they beat the Ukrainians till their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, they were screaming, but they were also able to advance and retreat like wind to occupy the opponent's position. How could your entire group not be able to attack the opponent's regiment's position? Colonel Lu said that the opponent's regiment only had two battalions left at most?  It¡¯s just the strength of the army!¡±

    As soon as Ezaki answered the phone, he started yelling and swearing indiscriminately. The coalition air force had already returned. At this time, it was obvious that the commander had no idea how much strength the Ukrainian main infantry division had left.  Seeing that Sasaki, who had previously vowed to drive the Ukrainians into the Kharkov River to feed the fish, was actually complaining and asking for artillery support, Izaki Masago was so disappointed that he got angry.  ",

    Saburo Sasaki's repeated "HaiHai" came from the receiver. When being reprimanded by his superiors or seniors, Japanese generals have developed the habit of lowering their heads and squeezing their necks and shouting "Hai". Of course,  When the captain's roar paused for a moment, the grievances of Saburo Sasaki, captain of the 3rd Infantry Battalion, came from the receiver.

    "Your Excellency, Captain, you taught me the right lesson. The problem is that the enemy opposite me is definitely not a regiment. The number of machine guns and mortars on the other side is not lower than that of my brigade, and the enemy has solid fortifications and defense lines.  , my brigade was lying in the depressions and river ditches. It was obvious that the terrain was at a disadvantage. I judged that there were at least the remnants of the two Ukrainian regiments on the opposite side, with twice the strength of mine. For this reason, I asked for tactical guidance from the artillery brigade of the wing, please.  Please understand! "" See

    Takeuchi Bin, who was attached to the wing next to him, heard Saburo Sasaki's complaints with his sharp ears. The guy held his chin in thought, and then reminded the wing captain Masago Izaki, saying, "Your Excellency, wing captain, the Matsushita Battalion is on the left wing of the Ukrainian Infantry Division.  The position of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division was empty, so the opponent may have withdrawn to the position of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division in front of Sasaki. It seems that the enemy is indeed shrinking its troops and preparing to retreat! "

    "Soga! Captain Takeuchi, pass my order to Matsushita Yutaro, and ask the 1st Infantry Battalion of Matsushita to attack to the southeast and insert itself into the flank of the opponent's middle defense line!" As he spoke, Ezaki Masako pointed at the gun in his hand again.  The microphone shouted, "Major Sasaki, I am ordering the Panasonic Battalion to detour from the left wing to attack the enemy's flank. The artillery battalion will soon be able to open fire and give you tactical guidance. You are limited to breaking through the Ukrainians within half an hour with the support of the artillery battalion and Panasonic Battalion."  position! Otherwise, prepare to commit hara-kiri!"

    The commander hung up the phone ruthlessly, and turned around and shouted at the artillery battalion commander behind him, Major Shohei Abe, "Major Abe, why does it take so long for your artillery battalion to deploy an artillery position? 3  Within minutes I will ask your artillery brigade to hit the Ukrainians with artillery shells, otherwise you will also be prepared to commit seppuku to thank the emperor!"

    The artillery battalion captain Abe Shohei did not dare to neglect. Since his artillery battalion used horses to drag the cannons, its maneuverability and speed were different from those of the Chinese combatants who used Dodge military trucks to tow the cannons. In half an hour, it took only half an hour for the artillery team to pull the cannons.  The rear of the team caught up and deployed the artillery positions, which is a pretty good efficiency. Besides, after traveling all morning, everyone was exhausted and very hungry. The rice balls they had eaten in the morning were already long gone.  There is no trace of it in my stomach. The rice balls at noon are still being made by the logistics staff as soon as possible.

    Unlike the Volga Federal Forces, the Japanese troops in the Allied Forces were accustomed to using rice balls instead of black bread as dry food. The dry food of the Chinese participating troops was unique. The dry food bags contained fried flour cooked with soybean meal, flour, seaweed, and salt.  , add some water to a teapot and stir to make a cup of instant batter. In addition to the slightly different staple dry food, the Allied Allied Forces logistics also provided frontline troops with fish, meat, canned corn and peas, chocolate and beef jerky, nut raisins, lemon candies,  Bags of tea and coffee.

    Shohei Abe grabbed the phone and gave an order to his artillery position. Just as he was preparing to fire according to the azimuth target parameters indicated by the artillery observer of the Sasaki Battalion, a burst of intensive artillery sound came from 5 kilometers away from the east. It turned out that the sound had been transferred to Hal  The artillery unit of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division on the other side of the Kov River actually opened fire first. The artillery shells roared towards the starting position of the Sasaki Brigade's attack 2 kilometers away in the southeast. In an instant, they exploded into pieces on both sides of the road and rose into the air.  The smoke rumbled.

    Both Eizaki Masago and Takeuchi Bin took a breath, Damn, what are you afraid of? The Ukrainian artillery did escape the air attack of the coalition air force, and they really opened fire. The artillery here is huge.  Captain Abe Shohei grabbed a phone and murmured, "The Ukrainians fired at least a 12-gun 75mm Krupp field artillery battalion on the other side of the river. The casualties of the Sasaki Battalion are estimated to be heavy. Your Excellency, Wing Commander, I request a change."  artillery target, ?We should fire at the Ukrainian artillery position on the other side of the river 6 kilometers away, and strive to suppress the opponent's firepower as soon as possible!

    Although Artillery Major Shohei Abe said this, he actually had no idea. With such a long distance and separated by a dense forest and a river, he really didn't dare to just pat his chest and guarantee whether he could accurately hit a target 6 kilometers away.  , but obviously for ground troops, artillery is the best weapon to deal with artillery. As the artillery brigade strengthened by the 18th Infantry Regiment, the artillery brigade commanded by Major Shohei Abe has an establishment of 364 people, with two 170-man  The artillery squadrons are each equipped with four 75mm Type 38 field guns.

    As for Japan's Type 38 field gun, it was originally copied from the production patent of the Krupp 75mm field gun purchased from Germany during the Russo-Japanese War. Its accuracy, power and range are quite good, and it is comparable to that of the Ukrainian National Army.  The performance of the 75mm Krupp field guns equipped by the artillery force is so different that they can be regarded as twin brothers.

    The weight of the Japanese Type 38 field gun, one of the standard equipment of the Chinese participating armies, is 947 kilograms, and its maximum range reaches 8350 meters. This is even better than the performance of the 1912 Krupp 75mm field gun. The German type equipped by the Ukrainians  The maximum range of the 75mm Krupp field gun built in 1912 was 7600 meters, and the weight also reached 1016 kilograms.

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