Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> Beiyang 1917

Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 727 (1) Artillery with Expanded Line of Fire

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    "The Voronezh Division Commander wanted to force the enemy's concealed artillery in Kharkov to open fire, so after the right wing launched the attack, our left wing was always gathering. To put it bluntly, it was just an armed parade. At first, we did not actually attack the enemy's position, but later  As expected, Erkov's enemy artillery opened fire. As soon as the enemy opened fire, the artillery of the 13th Federal Infantry Division caught the target, and we officially charged at the enemy's position at full speed!

    It's a pity that the artillery battle was ping-ping-pong at the end. Both sides were backing up each other. In the end, the Germans still had two 150mm heavy artillery batteries. Now they couldn't charge forward, and they couldn't stand even if they charged forward. Voronezh  The division commander ordered the entire line to withdraw to the starting positions. This is the general situation. According to my judgment, the enemy's artillery ambushed in Kharkov City is definitely well-trained. Although the positions are scattered throughout the city, they can actually concentrate their firepower to attack us.  This is a rare place in the square formation!  "¡¾¡¿ Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!

    Wang Tingxue was a little scared as she said this. If the German heavy artillery ambushed in Kharkov city was not targeting the artillery positions of the 13th Federal Infantry Division, but the attacking armored company, what would happen to her company?  The 10 wheeled chariots may not have such good luck that they can be withdrawn intact!

    "But what about the enemy's infantry? Are the Germans wearing Ukrainian military uniforms or volunteers guarding the position? How come the left and right wings can hold on to the position without chaos? It looks worse than the 1st Infantry Division, which is known as the main ace of the Ukrainian National Army in the morning.  If we can fight, the enemy on the left wing can only defend it with an infantry regiment, right?" Major Tao Dayong, commander of the 1st Battalion, couldn't help but ask.  ""Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!

    "We only rushed to a position 800 meters away from the front of the opponent's position. The enemy was almost an infantry regiment. The firepower of machine guns and mortars was similar to that of the main force such as the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division. They did not have as many machine guns as we did.  There are many sides, but the 7.6cm infantry mortar is very accurate. In addition to the shorter range, I think it is much more powerful than our 60mm platoon mortar. Anyway, I think the opponent's combat effectiveness is not weak.  ¡­

    If both sides have no artillery support, the strength of the federal infantry division alone can give us a slight advantage, but not a big one. But if we add the firepower of our armored vehicles, the other side will be defeated. If not for the other side's ambush in the city in the afternoon  The threat of heavy artillery is too great. It is estimated that we have occupied the enemy's position by now!  Wang Tingxue, commander of the 4th Armored Company, replied while recalling the afternoon battle.

    Lu Huanyan pondered for a moment, and after asking a few questions about the situation in front of the two armies in the afternoon, he comforted himself, and then told Wang Tingxue to go down and have a good rest, and let the armored soldiers of the 4th Company seize the time to eat, and also called the machine repair platoon to go quickly.  After inspecting the vehicles and striving to repair the battle-damaged tanks, Wang Tingxue stood up, saluted the regimental commander and battalion commander, and left the war room with a gust of wind.

    "Commander, let me tell you, in the next battle, we have to find a way to knock out the German heavy artillery. Otherwise, our armored vehicles will not be able to withstand the bombardment of the opponent's 150mm heavy howitzer, that is, the 75mm field gun. If it hits directly  We are in trouble" Tao Dayong, commander of the 1st Battalion, frowned and said to his regimental commander.

    "It's quite embarrassing. That Liukin Alexeevich Voronezh must be a leader who can make decisive decisions. If he hadn't made a quick decision, at least one regiment would have been thrown into the attack in the afternoon. The opponent's 150mm heavy artillery  No matter how much the formation was dispersed under the bombardment, it was useless. The 42kg grenade exploded in the open and was so powerful that it could knock over half the company! I would say Wang Tingxue's 1st Battalion and 4th Company escaped the disaster! "The one who spoke was just leaving!  Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Xuewu of the regiment entered the regiment headquarters, followed by Li Shang, commander of the 3rd Armored Battalion.

    "Commander, let me tell you, we were spoiled by the air superiority of the coalition air force. Once we left the air support, we didn't know how to fight this battle. Moreover, the former enemy headquarters was too hasty and believed that the enemy in Kharkov was out of thin air.  The strength is weak, and it is most likely an empty city defended only by volunteers. This is good. The 13th Federal Infantry Division has been kicked to the iron plate, right? The artillery regiment has been almost completely destroyed. Now our three-way troops are on the front line.  There are less than 20 cannons, and they are all 75mm field guns. Are you going to be blind now? "

    Li Shang, the commander of the 3rd Armored Battalion, walked to the table, picked up the teapot, poured himself a glass of water, and drank a gulp of water. At the same time, he scolded Utsunomiya Taro's former enemy headquarters for giving blind orders. Of course, at this moment, this guy  But he forgot that in the afternoon he was still clamoring for the regiment to send the 4th Armored Company of its 3rd Battalion to assist the 13th Federal Infantry Division in the attack.

    "The latest order from the former enemy headquarters is for all front-line units to build defense lines on the spot, seize the time to replenish ammunition and material personnel, prepare to evacuate the wounded, and wait until the 150mm heavy artillery of the ** Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Division in the middle is in place.  I guess we have to continue the attack tomorrow!" Lu Huanyan, the commander of the armored regiment, frowned and looked at the combat map on the wall, which had marked the positions of the attacking and defensive forces.Based on the current situation, the number and strength of the troops, the 5-kilometer area on the left side of the attacking side is the position and defense line of the 1st Armored Regiment.

    "Captain, what should we do with the Ukrainian prisoners? Xue Juru and the others captured more than 600 people on the right bank of the Kharkov River. In addition to the more than 200 prisoners we previously captured on the left bank, what should we do with these more than 800 prisoners? Yes.  Keep it with you or hand it over to the prisoner of war camp behind the Central Route Army?" Zhang Xuewu, attached to the armored regiment, asked for instructions.

    "Zhang Tuan, when will the artillery on the right bank of the Kharkov River be pulled back? I heard that Xue Juru also captured a lot of 105mm artillery shells on the right bank. If this medium-sized artillery battalion can be armed on the spot, our regiment can remotely  The strength of the artillery fire has gone up!" Tao Dayong, commander of the 1st Armored Battalion, asked.

    "I just received a telegram from Xue Juru. The 2nd company he led and commanded the Ukrainian prisoners have pushed the cannon across the river along the pontoon bridge built by the engineer battalion. At this moment, the truck of the supply camp is already dragging the cannon back.  I think I can catch up in an hour. This time Xue Juru and the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion fought very tenaciously and beautifully. They captured a total of 12 105 Krupp howitzers and 6 75mm Krupp field guns. I  Look, our regiment¡¯s artillery company can be directly upgraded to an artillery battalion!¡±

    Lu Huanyan's words made the battalion commanders at the regiment headquarters wink and bump each other's shoulders in joy. Zhang Xuewu, the regiment commander here, couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you say that only one 75mm Krupp field gun was left intact?"  Why did it become 6 doors now?¡±.
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report