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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 787 (1) A close-quarters battle begins

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    Since the coalition forces had already experienced the solidity of the forts and fortifications built with the help of the Germans when they captured the Ukrainian first trench defense line near the border, King Tanaka's field artillery regiment did not take pains to concentrate its artillery fire on the opponent.  Strong fortifications, but focus on attacking the opponent's communication trenches, field fortifications, trenches and areas suspected to be hiding holes for troops

    The effect is unknown, but the fact that all the parts of the opponent's position that could be burned was burning brightly gave Tanaka's field artillery unit some comfort As for how many Ukrainians on the opponent's position were killed and wiped out by the bombing, only God knows.  ¡­¡­. .

    The attack launched by more than 3,600 coalition infantrymen under scorching machine gun fire and long-range artillery fire obviously put huge pressure on the defending side. Originally, the trump card of the defensive position of the 2nd Brigade of Ukrainian Volunteers was the hundreds of solid fortresses and machine gun fortifications.  After all, the opponent's 75mm field artillery shells can't help you, and it is quite difficult for the 75mm mountain cannon to accurately hit the gun port at 1800 meters. This distance is within the firing range of the mg08 heavy machine gun, although it cannot accurately aim and fire.  , but after all, the mg08 has high fire speed and dense bullets. The Japanese mountain artillery raining down on it will still cause casualties even if it has a shield. ¥ì.si³ke.?˼?·&c³bs;¿Í¥ì

    But the performance of the coalition's m191837aa anti-aircraft gun/anti-tank gun is very different after it is put into battle. Compared with the slow-firing 75mm mountain gun, the coalition's 37mm high-shelf anti-tank gun shoots to death much faster, which means that in  At a distance of 1,800 meters, a coalition 37mm anti-aircraft gun can fire while adjusting its continuous firepower to send armor-piercing shells and high-explosive grenades into the fortifications of the defenders

    This posed a fatal threat to the fortifications and fortresses on the defensive position of the 2nd Brigade of Volunteers. The coalition's m191837aa anti-aircraft gun was strictly speaking a single-barreled high-flat dual-purpose anti-aircraft gun. It was used as a Xuanhua Arsenal gun.  The workshop finalized the m191837aa single-barreled anti-aircraft gun during the development process of the 37mm series of guns. This gun is installed on a special chassis that can rotate 360 ??degrees.

    The key is that the gun developed and produced by China's Xuanhua Arsenal can use the following specially developed ammunition:

    m1918apc armor-piercing grenade and m1918hc high-explosive grenade

    These two latest types of ammunition have given wings to the Chinese m191837 series of guns. They are much more powerful than the German 20mm small-caliber anti-aircraft guns, and even surpass the Germans¡¯ old 57mm anti-aircraft guns.

    The outstanding performance of the 18 coalition m191837aa anti-aircraft guns. When the defenders' positions showed inevitable wavering, the Ukrainian fortresses on the 4-kilometer front were penetrated and exploded one after another by the coalition m191837aa anti-aircraft guns.  Defeat, of course, a direct hit on the outer wall of the opponent's fortress cannot penetrate the armor, but once it hits the gun opening of the fortification, it will be a purgatory and nightmare for the defender's machine gun team

    In just ten minutes, 18 coalition anti-aircraft guns silenced at least nearly 10 Ukrainian machine gun fortifications. The attack distance was as far as 1,800 meters away, so the 7.6cm German light infantry mortars were risked to fight back.  The Ukrainian mortarmen were completely at their wits' end The counterattack of the mg08 heavy machine guns in the hands of the machine gunners of the 2nd Volunteer Brigade looked quite pale. The contest between the 7.92 and 37mm was not at the same starting line Even,  Every Ukrainian installation that dares to fire at the anti-aircraft artillery position becomes the preferred target of the coalition anti-aircraft artillery, and the flames sprayed from the gun nozzles are the best indicators.

    With just such a little effort, the six main federal infantry battalions launched by the coalition forces have advanced to a place about 600 meters away from the Ukrainian position. The "Ula" sound of the mountain roar and tsunami can be clearly heard. Of course, due to the terrain, Halko  The north of the city is high in the north and low in the south. This is why the Lopan River, Yudi River, and Kharkov River converge from north to south in the low-lying Kharkov.

    The terrible thing is that until this moment, the large fleet of coalition fighter planes hovering overhead still did not engage in air strikes and bombings. This made the entire Ukrainian staff in the frontline headquarters of the German-Ukrainian coalition anxious. Even several German staff looked at the battlefield and wrinkled.  frown

    "What should we do? Sven, the coalition forces are unkind. Although the opponent's 75mm field artillery can't do anything to our strong machine gun fortifications, these nearly 20 anti-aircraft guns are too great a threat. They can destroy one of our machine gun forts almost every minute.  How can we hold the position like this? The enemy's artillery fire is so fierce. If the infantry of the 2nd Volunteer Brigade enters the trench, it will become a trap for the enemy!" The Ukrainian Prime Minister tried his best to control his panic, but his hands were unconscious.  He climbed onto the arm of the German major general next to him and cried in pain.

    "Commander-in-Chief, Your Excellency General, I believe that our artillery ambushing in Nancheng District must fire in time, otherwise it will be too late to wait for the opponent to get closer!" A Ukrainian major staff officer couldn't help shouting. This sentence greeted the audience.  There were voices of response and agreement, several German staff officers nodded gently, and almost everyone in the command center focused their attention on German Major General Feng.On Ihouse.

    "Let our artillery fire! If it's any later, once the coalition infantry rushes to the position, it will be too late for the 2nd Brigade to withdraw" Simon Petliura pulled the sleeve of the German Major General and shouted hastily.

    July 31, 1918 13:35 Former enemy headquarters of the coalition forces north of Kharkiv

    "Ha well done. The power of this new 37mm anti-aircraft gun is really great The two anti-aircraft artillery squadrons of the Imperial Army have done a lot of credit!" Colonel Hisashikari Taka, chief of staff of the Japanese 3rd Division  Holding a telescope, he couldn't hide his happiness. The division commander beside him, Lieutenant General Ting Ting, also showed a smile, thinking to himself, who said that the old generals are all masters who only know the human sea tactics, this Liu Jin.  Alexeyevich Voroney still has two brushes. The main force of a brigade and two regiments pressed forward under his command with overwhelming momentum, and long-range artillery, M81 mortars and M191837aa  The anti-aircraft artillery/anti-tank infantry and artillery coordination organization is quite outstanding

    If the Kikuchi Brigade of the Japanese 3rd Division launched the attack, it is estimated that the brigade commander Kikuchi would have to give up command to the division commander and former enemy commander Lieutenant General Oba
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