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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 732 (3) Artillery is the King of the Battlefield

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    The two infantry brigades of the 6th Japanese Infantry Regiment on the main position 1 kilometer away in the rear were also locked in a bitter battle. The two elite German infantry battalions that detoured from the two wings relied on the 75mm Krupp field in Kharkov.  The artillery battalion's artillery support not only beat back the 2nd Infantry Squadron sent by Taguchi's captain Nishimura Lieutenant Colonel to assist, but also launched waves after waves on both wings towards the positions of the 1st and 3rd Japanese Infantry Teams.  Wave attack.

    Don't underestimate the firepower of the 75mm Krupp field artillery battalion in Kharkov that provides fire support to the 139th German Infantry Regiment. If the 12 cannons concentrate their firepower on a section of the position, they will definitely cause a sea of ????fire. The Japanese troops in the trenches  There is no other way besides holding your head to avoid the gunfire. In fact, it is quite difficult for the more than 800 people of Nishimura's 1st Infantry Team to defend a 2,000-meter-wide position. Although the attacking German infantry battalion only has a strength of 700 people, it can concentrate its attack.  There are 1 or 2 points on the Japanese defense line, and the defenders in front of them are at most one infantry squadron.

    The 1st Japanese Infantry Team that defended the right wing of the main position was not having a good time either. The 12 cannons of the German 75mm field gun battalion in the city focused on bombarding Major Fukushima Tai's position. Due to the tight position of the right wing,  Next to the right bank of the North Donets River tributary, in other words, the enemy is likely to break through the defense line of the 1st Infantry Corps from the river bank and outflank the rear route.

    "Baga! The 1st Infantry Brigade dispatched an infantry squadron to support the Nishimura Brigade. The rest of the troops were on standby to prepare for battle. Notify the Chinese armored battalion behind to prepare to enter the battle to reinforce the front line! Major Isokawa Ryota's artillery battalion fired back with all its strength to suppress Haha.  Enemy artillery positions in Erkov city!

    Report to the division headquarters and the former enemy headquarters that the 5th Infantry Brigade encountered an enemy night attack. The enemy's strength was at least a reinforced regiment. They were Germans, not Ukrainians!  Request the du1i Field Heavy Artillery Regiment and Field Artillery Regiment to quickly deploy their positions and fire. Be sure to suppress the enemy's artillery in Kharkov City!  "

    Major General Kikuchi, commander of the 5th Japanese Infantry Brigade, was livid with anger at the sudden counterattack by the North German Army at night. He was looking at the situation of the main position 500 meters away with a telescope in the semi-underground shelter where the brigade headquarters was located.  , Even with his head" "I gave the order without looking back!

    "Reporting to the brigade commander, Major Ryota Isokawa, he said that the artillery brigade will be able to launch a counterattack in 3 minutes. However, it is calculated that the enemy's artillery position is located a little south of Kharkov, close to the maximum range of our 75mm field gun.  Moreover, the opponent has at least 12 75mm Krupp field guns firing, and the number of cannons is half that of ours. If we barely attack the city, the effect may not be satisfactory. We must either move the artillery position forward 5oo meters, but in this case, it will take at least 20 minutes to prepare.  !¡±

    The brigade chief of staff, Colonel Ogawa Kasumi, was holding the phone receiver with a rather embarrassed expression on his face. Apparently, the artillery positions of the 6th Infantry Regiment were located a bit far from Kharkov City. In fact, Ryota Isokawa's artillery brigade had previously used  The Ukrainian circular defense line north of Kharkov was the imaginary attack target. In addition, if he extended his firing, his 75mm field artillery could hit part of the north of Kharkov. However, he did not expect the German artillery to come back from nowhere.  The battalion deployed its position south of the city of Kharkov. At this time, the firing range was just out of reach for the Japanese artillery.

    In fact, the 38-type field gun equipped by the Japanese army in "Beiyang 1917 Chapter 732 (The Third Artillery Corps is the King of the Battlefield)" has a maximum firing range of 835o meters, a fire rate of up to 81o per minute, and the initial firing range of the gun is 51o meters per second.  , and the performance of the Ukrainian 75mm Krupp field artillery used by the Ukrainian 75mm Krupp field artillery battalion in the south of Kharkiv is actually weaker than the Type 38 field artillery. The maximum range of the Krupp field artillery is only 76oom.

    It stands to reason that the eight 75mm Type 38 field guns of the artillery brigade of Major General Kikuchi's 5th Infantry Brigade have a firing range 750 meters longer than the opponent. However, the opponent's attack target is Kikuchi's main position, and Kikuchi's 5th Infantry Brigade has a range of 750 meters.  The artillery position of the brigade is located 500550 meters behind the main position. This has resulted in the difference in field artillery range between the two sides being almost evened out. Moreover, Kikuchi's artillery is concentrated behind the right wing of the position, with an east-west span of nearly 5000 meters.  The position of the 5th Infantry Brigade made Kikuchi's artillery position awkward.

    Of course, the initiator of the bitter and embarrassing situation that the artillery cannot reach the artillery positions in the opponent's city is still the brigade commander Shinnosuke Kikuchi. This guy is quite afraid of the power of the German 15mm heavy howitzer in Kharkov.  , and the artillery brigade "Beiyang 1917" provided by the 6th Infantry Regiment like gold and jewelry only has a total of 8 75mm Type 38 field guns. Kikuchi would not dare to single out the German 15omm with only 8 field guns.  Heavy artillery.

    Everyone has seen the fate of the artillery unit of the 13th Infantry Division of Voronezh, which was responsible for the middle attack in the afternoon. Although seven German 15mm heavy artillery pieces were destroyed, the two 75mm field artillery battalions of the 13th Infantry Division were almost completely destroyed.  Everyone has seen the lessons learned from the past, and Kikuchi had a good plan. At night, his 5th Infantry Brigade was in the defensive stage of contraction, and the artillery positions were arranged back.  It's enough to cover the other side.For the 15mm heavy field howitzers placed in the city, the farther away the better.

    Since the German 10th Army in Ukraine is a second-line force, and the 29th Infantry Corps commanded by General Hermann von Francois is composed of three reserve infantry divisions, the types of artillery equipped by the troops are  Their performance cannot be compared with the main force of the German army on the Western Front. For example, the medium artillery battalion of von Neuhaus's reserve infantry 47th Division Artillery Regiment is only equipped with the 1913 15mm heavy field howitzer.  Rather than the most recent 1917 "entertainment show" model.

    In fact, brigade commander Shinnosuke Kikuchi moved his artillery brigade back a few hundred meters mainly to avoid the threat of the German 15mm heavy field howitzers in Kharkov. But as the saying goes, every gain must come with a loss.  The dilemma faced by the Kikuchi brigade at this moment is that it is a bit far from the opponent's artillery position in the city. Moreover, there are 8 cannons on one's side and 12 cannons on the enemy's side. In a real artillery battle even if there is a preemptive striker  , may not be able to gain the upper hand!

    "Yo Xi! That's it! Pass my order, and the artillery brigade will change its shooting target and focus on bombarding the Germans who are attacking us!"
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