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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 780 (2) Exciting artillery battles

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    The casualties of the coalition artillery on the opposite side were also considerable. Since the two Japanese artillery brigades of the Muto brigade were the focus of the attack on the Ukrainian 105mm light howitzer battalion, 12 of the 16 75mm field guns of the 4 artillery squadrons were lost, and the gunners' casualties were high.  It is also quite huge. The 1st company of the artillery battalion commanded by Chinese Major Wu Keren lost two 75mm Type 38 field guns, the 2nd company lost 3 75mm Krupp field guns, and the 3rd and 4th batteries were captured.  Each 105mm German light howitzer company lost 2 guns

    The coalition artillery, which also stopped designing and began to transfer due to the exhaustion of the ammunition it carried, lost 17 of the 28 75mm guns and 4 of the 12 105mm guns. The comparison of losses between the two sides was 17:20 and 4:8. On the coalition side, Muto  The artillery was a tragic victory. Of course, the sequelae of the coalition artillery shooting speed being faster than that of the Ukrainians was that although they had more artillery shells than the Ukrainians, they also consumed more while the dense forests and towering ancient trees  The power of the artillery shells on both sides was weakened to the maximum extent. At least 20% of the artillery shells hit the big trees in mid-air and were detonated in advance

    During this half hour of bloody battles between the artillery of both sides, the ground forces of both sides were not idle. After the Xiangzui Brigade attacking on the left lost the fire support of two artillery brigades, it faced more than 100,000 troops from the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division.  The counterattacks of the four infantry battalions were unable to continue the breakthrough. In the end, our position shrank to a position 800 meters to the left of the forest road. It was only about 2 kilometers away from the starting point of the attack, and the Duomen Brigade in the middle was  The progress was a little better, because the Ukrainian way in the middle was guarded by 5 battalions of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division commanded by Mihalik the Frightened Bird, and behind him were 2 more battalions of the 21st Infantry Group of the 7th Infantry Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Domen.  The company's Chinese armored units followed closely behind to provide fire support

    In Wang Geng's previous life, Major Domen, who had a deep connection with China's September 18th Incident, commanded his brigade to repel the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division for more than 3 kilometers in one breath. If the Ukrainian 3rd and 4th Divisions had not each sent a battalion,  Troops were reinforced from both wings to block the gap. Mihalik's 2nd Infantry Division was inevitably going to become the Ukrainian army that was defeated twice in two days.  wwwdyzww No. 1,

    Muto used two infantry brigades, supported by the 2nd and 4th companies of the Chinese Armored 2nd Battalion, to push the Ukrainian front 23 kilometers eastward. After that, the contradiction of insufficient troops became more and more prominent. After all, the two brigades of Xiangzui and Domen  The total strength is only about 2,500 troops, but the Ukrainian 3rd and 2nd Divisions have 10 infantry battalions and more than 6,000 troops on the front line. Not to mention the 4th Infantry Division of Yarmolenko on the right.  While Zhu Ya was fighting to the death with the coalition artillery, he also sent troops to reinforce Mihalik's defense line in the middle.

    As one of the biggest variables, the Okamoto brigade sent by Muto to detour to the south of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division was hindered by the large swamps. While avoiding the bombardment of the earliest Ukrainian 75mm field artillery battalion, it moved farther  The south side of the swamp continued to detour along the swamp, so when the artillery battle between the two sides came to an end due to exhaustion of ammunition, the Okamoto brigade had just rounded the southern end of the swamp, but the 1,200-plus No. 1,200 members of the Okamoto brigade were exhausted by the swamp and mosquitoes.  The imperial warriors faced the positions of five infantry battalions of the 11th and 12th regiments of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division, which were waiting seriously

    Lieutenant Colonel Renichiro Okamoto tentatively sent a squadron to attack, but was driven back by the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division with fierce machine gun and mortar fire, relying on its huge advantage in strength. The woodpecker tactics of roundabout operations on the southern front were  It was obviously a stalemate. Although Yarmolenko's infantrymen of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division had average individual skills and poor marksmanship, they were victorious in numbers. Moreover, the indomitable performance of the 4th Ukrainian Artillery Regiment also greatly inspired them.  These Ukrainian soldiers who were volunteers

    The roundabout attack of the Okamoto Group was obviously in an embarrassing situation due to insufficient troops and firepower, as well as the strong terrain of the opponent. If the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division was commanded by German Major General von Neuhaus, he would probably be exhausted and go deep alone.  Instead, the Okamoto brigade was in danger of being counterattacked, surrounded and divided by the Ukrainians.

    July 31, 1918 12:30 Japanese 23rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters on the eastern forest battlefield of Kharkiv

    "Brigade Commander, it's a pity that the artillery shells on the front line are consumed too quickly, otherwise the Ukrainian artillery will not be able to escape The losses of our brigade's artillery brigade are too great The Okamoto brigade's roundabout attack failed, and they ran into the Ukrainian  The main force of the 4th Infantry Division, the opponent's strength is at least two and a half times that of Okamoto, and they are familiar with the terrain. The Ukrainians are not only equipped with 76cm light infantry mortars, but also a large number of mg08 heavy machine guns, and even Borgman 1915  The light machine guns are equipped to the platoon level We are at a disadvantage in terms of troop strength and firepower"

    Brigade Chief of Staff Takagi had a solemn look on his face. The artillery performance of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division was beyond the expectations of most Japanese generals. Of course, many people also gasped, thinking that yesterday the Chinese Lu and Kikuchi brigade's performance was beyond the expectations of most Japanese generals.  The 18th Infantry Regiment faced two artillery regiments under the enemy's two main divisions, and they didn't even know who they were.?How did they win? Today, the Ukrainians set up their battle array and put into battle only one artillery regiment. Our artillery did not take much advantage If the opponent had 2 artillery regiments or 3 artillery regiments, this would  There's no way the battle can be fought

    "Pass my order, the Xiangzhui Brigade and the Domen Brigade gather their troops to defend their existing positions. The medical soldiers will remove the lightly and seriously injured as soon as possible. The Okamoto Brigade in the south will retreat 1 kilometer first to avoid leaving any space for the Ukrainians to counterattack.  Later, the Jianchuan Brigade moved to the right wing of the Ukrainian 3rd Division position on the northern front, but do not alert the enemy" Muto Nobuyoshi's brows furrowed. The opponent's artillery performance was also beyond the expectations of the brigade commander, not that the Ukrainians  Are they just a bunch of guerrillas? Why did the artillery of the 4th Infantry Division on the opponent's right wing perform so well today

    ??Almost on par with our own artillery Moreover, the opponent's artillery suffered more than one-third casualties and refused to retreat. They gritted their teeth and fired the last shell like their own artillery before starting to move positions

    Muto ordered the Kenchuan Brigade as a reserve force to go north to fill the flank gap of the Xiangzui Brigade. Apparently, he planned to change the focus of the roundabout attack from the flank of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division in the south to a roundabout attack on the flank of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division.

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