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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 882 Comparison of Artillery Power

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    Therefore, there was such a strange atmosphere on the battlefield. The coalition armored troops and Japanese infantry squadrons that rumbled forward on the hilly grassland at the intersection of the Kharkiv River and the Uda River did not wait for the expected German armored train.  Artillery attacks and interceptions, and the silence of the artillery positions at the rear of the coalition forces, seemed to sound the clarion call for the German troops guarding the Lopan River Bridge position to counterattack

    Two infantry battalions of the 139th German Infantry Regiment suddenly emerged from the position. The masonry blocking the gun holes in the fortress that had not been destroyed by the coalition artillery fire was poked open, and then at a distance of less than 500 meters,  Nearly 10 mg08 water-cooled heavy machine guns roared in a dull and heart-stopping manner. The dense machine guns scattered sparks on the turrets and front armor of the ten wheeled armored vehicles of the 3rd Alliance Armored Company that rushed ahead.  ¡­¡­

    At the same time, the 7.6cm light infantry mortars in the German hidden trenches were quickly put in place and began to fire accurately. Of course, the target was not the 3rd Allied Armored Company rushing at the front, nor the right wing along the Uda River north.  Kishi released the smoke while the 4th Armored Company sneaked forward

    The sudden opening fire of the German army on the Lopan River position broke the suffocating depression on the battlefield. The infantry detachments of the 217th Japanese Infantry Squadron, which followed the attack behind the Chinese wheeled armored fighting vehicle, all fell in unison.  He fell to the ground, then began to crawl and move back. It was obvious that the anti-tank trench 500 meters away from the opponent's position that he had just broken through became the closest and best defensive position for the Japanese infantry. Read the full text of Dao Xianfan.

    Otherwise, the 32-year-old Japanese Army Captain Toichi Sasaki jumped out of the Chinese Humvee FJ18 reconnaissance and combat command vehicle owned by Captain Dong Yingbin of the 3rd Armored Company like a frightened rabbit, while waving the weapon in his hand.  Nagant revolver, while shouting hoarsely, commanding the infantry of his own squadron following the Chinese Armored 3rd Company's wheeled combat vehicle to seize the anti-tank trench less than 10 meters behind him?  

    Of course, the firepower of the German counterattack on the Lopan River Bridge position did not exceed the expectations of the Chinese Armored 3rd Company. Captain Dong Yingbin, commander of the 3rd Company, also left his Chinese Hummer FJ18 off-road reconnaissance and command vehicle at some point, and boarded  After boarding the fd17ii wheeled armored fighting vehicle at the company headquarters, the command vehicle equipped with the m1918a2 Browning air-cooled heavy machine gun had already turned around and drove backwards with a sharp sound. Of course, the on-board gun mount  The heavy machine gun on board fired fiercely at the Lopan River Bridge position with its muzzle relentlessly.

    In the establishment of the German army in 1918, the number of combatants in a German infantry company was also 126, plus the company headquarters squad, about 140 people, a battalion of infantry, about 560 people, plus the battalion headquarters platoon, about 600 people, plus  Motorized platoon and heavy machine gun company (administered three 2-gun heavy machine gun platoons, one battalion has about 700 troops, and each infantry company is equipped with 6 Borgmann 1915 light machine guns and the same number of 7.6cm  Light infantry mortars, and the battalion directly administers a heavy machine gun company equipped with 6 mg08 water-cooled heavy machine guns.

    At this moment, the Germans guarding the Lopan River bridgehead position are only two infantry battalions, with a total strength of less than 1,400 people. They are equipped with 12 mg08 heavy machine guns and 12 Borgmann 1915 light machine guns. Of course, there are also 12 maximum range guns.  It is a 1,000-meter 7.6cm light infantry mortar. They faced the firepower of the M2 Browning large-caliber heavy machine guns on 20 wheeled armored combat vehicles of 2 armored companies of the coalition, as well as 8 armored battalions.  Men M81 battalion mortar

    The 6 Browning squad machine guns and 6 60mm platoon mortars deployed by the 217th Japanese Infantry Squadron commanded by Captain Sasaki were basically not included in the calculations of Li Shang and Dong Yingbin. In the view of the Chinese armored force commander,  Captain Sasaki's squadron only played a role of cheering and cheering In fact, the vehicle-mounted infantry of the 3rd Armored Company did not get off their vehicles to fight at all, but the M60 platoon's mortars were at the anti-tank trench 1,000 meters away from the German position.  Just expanded.

    As a result, the heavy machine gun firepower of both sides formed a 20:12 situation. In terms of light machine guns, the Japanese army had 6. The 20 Browning squad machine guns of the Chinese armored forces and their shooters did not get off the car at all, forcing them to  In terms of artillery, the coalition forces have 8 M81 battalion mortars 2,000 meters away and 18 M60 platoon mortars 1,000 meters away. The German army has 48 7.6cm light infantry mortars with a range of 1 kilometer and  48 Borgmann 1915 light machine guns

    The long-range artillery on both sides has died down and has no support. The advantage of the German army lies in the amazing number of 7.6cm light infantry mortars. The disadvantage is that it can only reach a range of 1,000 meters, and within the distance of 1,000 meters to 500 meters, Borgmann  The power of the 1915 light machine gun obviously does not pose a threat to the 20 wheeled armored fighting vehicles of the coalition In fact, even the mg08 heavy machine gun can do anything. In addition to sending sparks flying across the coalition armored fighting vehicles, if you want to rely on mg08  It is a foolish dream for a machine gun to penetrate the armor of the Chinese fd17ii wheeled armored fighting vehicle

    The biggest threat to the coalition armored forces comes from the bombardment of the 48 German 7.6cm light infantry mortars Since this German mortar was originally an improved trench mortar, although it has a short range and a short range,  But the explosive power of a mortar weighing 4.5 kilogramsBut it exceeded the 3.6 kilogram power of the coalition m81 mortar, and the German mortar position was located in the trench, completely avoiding the firepower threat of the large-caliber heavy machine gun of the coalition armored vehicles

    If Dong Yingbin's 3rd Armored Company began to reverse and retreat after the Germans opened fire, the reason why they did not turn around was because they did not want to expose the relatively weak flank armor and tail armor of the Chinese fd17ii wheeled armor battlefield to German machine gun and mortar fire.  force¡­¡­

    For the Germans who dared to open fire, this counterattack launched after the opponent's long-range artillery fire stopped bombarding seemed a bit risky. Although the good news was that the train carrying the 140th German Infantry Regiment had arrived three kilometers south of the Lopan River Bridge, but  The bad news is that the armored train detachment 2 commanded by Lieutenant Colonel von Rundstedt is currently outside the firing range of the opponent's 105mm howitzer. This means that the German counterattack launched hastily can severely defeat the coalition forces rushing to the front of the position.  Armored troops and Japanese infantry accompanying the attack(.)
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