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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 808 Company Level Attack Queue

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    Of course, the speed of the entire offensive queue is not high. On the one hand, it is to take care of the traveling speed of the Japanese infantry accompanying the attack. On the other hand, it is impossible to increase the speed of wheeled vehicles on the grass in the hilly areas to a very high speed  The important thing is that the German long-range artillery and even machine gun mortars have not counterattacked or intercepted so far, which makes the attackers move more cautiously

    On the coalition artillery position behind a forest five kilometers away to the east, only four 105mm howitzers were still firing. However, they roared over the heads of the attacking troops and exploded one after another on the German bridgehead position.  The artillery fire is still very popular Many Japanese infantrymen followed the Chinese armored vehicles while carrying their 38 rifles, while muttering and wondering: Could it be that the German armored train that beat the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment to a pulp has already evacuated?  Erkov?  Or could it be said that the Germans guarding the bridgehead were all wiped out by the 20-minute bombardment from eight captured 105mm howitzers at the front and rear?  

    It is of course a bit excessive to describe the attacking coalition forces as trembling. We can use 120% vigor and 120% caution to describe the 3rd Chinese Armored Company and the 55th Infantry Battalion of the 23rd Japanese Infantry Brigade that are attacking at this moment.  The 217th Infantry Squadron is not exaggerated at all Except for the sound of coalition artillery and the occasional bursts of long and short bursts from the armored vehicle's M2 heavy machine gun, there is no trace of German counterattack and interception firepower. It is the Ukrainian volunteers on the other side of the Kharkov River on the right wing.  On the troops' position, after receiving several rounds of M81 mortars, the Ukrainian machine gunners also stopped

    The atmosphere on the battlefield seems quite strange

    "Pass my order, the 4th Armored Company is advancing along the river bank while releasing smoke. The wind is blowing from the southeast, and the wind direction is strong against us!" Li Shang groaned and gave another order.  Welcome to reading

    The smoke (English: smokegrenade) is theoretically a hand grenade carried in a metal can. It is used as a ground-to-ground signal, and can also be used as a signal for airborne areas or attack targets. In addition, the smoke serves as cover, distracts the enemy, and sends signals.  The smoke is not a lethal weapon unless it is used incorrectly. The smoke contains a steel container and several holes (located at the head and tail of the smoke) specially made for the emission of gas.  end.

    How to make temporary smoke: Heat 60g potassium (potassium nitrate) and 40g sugar over slow heat, stir until the sugar melts and the potassium blends together like peanut butter. Remember to use a low heat because the sugar can easily burn. Then add a spoonful of soda  powdered sodium).  Be careful, there may be a fire here.  Stir evenly and add 3 tablespoons of dye powder (organic dye) orange or blue for better results!

    Then continue to stir, be sure to stir evenly. Use cardboard to make a small tube. Pour the evenly mixed ingredients into the small paper tube. Then insert a thick pen into the middle and let it sit for an hour.  Let it dry ~ then pull out the pen, then prepare a fuse, use a small piece of cotton to fix the fuse, and finally use tape to stick the whole thing together, remember!  Leave a small hole on it (where the fuse is), this is the simple way to make smoke~

    The other kind of smoke is more explosive, and its internal component is mainly white phosphorus.  Once this kind of smoke comes into contact with the air, it will detonate immediately, and will also emit a conspicuous yellow spark, accompanied by an excess of white gas (white phosphorus). This explosive power is equal to two ordinary combustion (combustion is done with  To deal with enemy armed vehicles, it is fired from a portable grenade launcher. At the same time, the user must also pay attention to the wind direction at the time to facilitate hitting the target.

    However, Li Shang now ordered the 4th company, which was attacking 300 meters behind the 3rd armored company, to release smoke. It was not firing smoke, but heating kerosene, diesel, and gasoline at a special shooting position on the hood of the hot armored vehicle.  The mixture releases smoke¡­

    The Chinese FD17II wheeled armored vehicles of the coalition were still using Ford 4-cylinder inline gasoline engines at this time, which also burned gasoline. However, as a simple means for the armored vehicles to release smoke, each vehicle carried a mixture of diesel, kerosene and gasoline in a small container.  The mixed oil in the barrel is a mixture of diesel, light petroleum products, and complex hydrocarbons with carbon atoms (about 10 to 22), which is generally diesel fuel.  It is mainly prepared from diesel fractions produced by crude oil distillation, catalytic cracking, thermal cracking, hydrocracking, petroleum coking and other processes; it can also be produced from shale oil processing and coal liquefaction.

    But compared with gasoline, diesel contains more impurities, and it is easy to produce smoke and dust when it burns, causing air pollution.  But diesel does not produce toxic gases like gasoline, so it is more environmentally friendly and healthier than gasoline.  In order to reduce the pollution caused by soot, in recent years in Western European countries, diesel-burning machines, including cars, must be equipped with dust filters before they can be used, and its sulfur oxide (sox) pollution is also a problem. Therefore, various automobile companies are developing  Technology to reduce pollution: In order to reduce pollution, the sulfur content of diesel is also a focus. For example, Taiwan has diesel with a sulfur content of less than 50 ppm.

    ?The purpose of Li Shang ordering the 4th Armored Company to release smoke was to block the sight of the German armored train artillery lurking on the south bank of the Ouda River. Although for well-trained long-range artillery, direct fire attacks outside the line of sight are basic skills.  , as long as the German army has previously determined the coordinates and position of this battlefield and uses fire coverage to bombard it, the smoke it releases will not have much effect. At most, it will affect the opponent's observation of the bombardment effect.

    Shortly after Li Shang ordered the 4th Armored Company to release smoke, the 3rd Armored Company was already close to the second anti-tank trench and wire 500 meters ahead of the opponent's bridgehead position. Since the Kharkiv River and the Uda River separated from the east, north and south,  The sides gradually formed a bell mouth, and the distance between the two rivers had slowly narrowed from the previous width of nearly 1 kilometer to about 800 meters. At this time, the width of the Kharkov River on the right was more than 300 meters.  The width of the Uda River on the left wing is as high as 600 meters

    The leader of the 3rd Company of the 3rd Armored Battalion was Captain Dong Yingbin of the 5th Baoding Phase 1,000 meters away from the opponent's position, all the M60 mortar operators in his armored company's vehicle-borne infantry had already dismounted and began to build positions.  The M60 mortar team of the 217th Infantry Squadron also stopped near the anti-tank trench 1,000 meters away to build a temporary mortar position.

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