Rise From Eight Hundred

Chapter 53: The killing weapon is a little timid (double monthly votes, please vote!)

Tang Dao is naturally not overly worried.

Although Jiro Wakiitata was in pain when facing the Sihang Warehouse that was still unmoving under the crazy bombardment by his own side, he would never stop moving forward. Not to mention that his boss would chop off his dog's head with a knife, and even he would never do it. Giving up so easily.

You can say that the island nation is rigid, cold-blooded, and not a toy, but it is undeniable that they are one of the nations with the strongest execution capabilities in the world.

During the half-hour bombardment, Toyoda Hide, who was eager to restore his impression in front of his superiors, had actually requested Wakita Jiro to move the position forward, but was rejected by Wakita Jiro.

 He was waiting for the arrival of the squadron of chariots.

Hide Toyota cannot afford to lose, so how can he, the co-captain, afford to lose?

The 1st Infantry Brigade has now suffered more than 200 battle losses. An infantry squadron of the 3rd Infantry Brigade has been directly beaten to half a disability. The battle losses of more than 300 are close to a quarter of the accumulated battle losses in more than a month.

Even though Jiro Wakiba gave Toyota Hide a death order and the warehouse building must be captured before evening, this man was no fool.

He is not Nogi Nogi, he is the teacher of His Majesty the Emperor and the God of War. He can spend tens of thousands of the lives of the Imperial Army in desperate charges, and he can also gain a reputation as a brave and capable warrior.

If he did this, after this battle, he probably wouldn't have anything to do with Itajiro.

 Once the chariot squadron arrives, the infantry can follow the chariots forward, and the losses will be reduced exponentially.

However, when the six Type 94 armored vehicles and four Type 89 tanks of the tank squadron rumbled over, the leader of the team, Major Tokugawa Ichiro, became a little ugly when he learned that there was a 20mm cannon in the warehouse.

The reason is very simple. During the Battle of Songhu, the tank brigade directly under the 3rd Division suffered a lot from the disadvantages of the Chinese army, which could raise its head to shoot aircraft and lay down its tanks and machine guns.

The tank squadron under Tokugawa Ichiro originally had three tank squadrons, each with three Type 89 medium tanks, two Type 89 tanks at the squadron headquarters, and three Type 94 armored vehicles used for reconnaissance, for a total of 14 tanks.

As a result, there are now 6 Type 94 tanks and 4 Type 89 tanks. That is because the Songhu Dispatch Army Headquarters replenished them with 5 Type 94 armored vehicles, which means that they have lost 7 Type 89 tanks on the battlefield. Two Type 94 armored vehicles were almost destroyed.

 At least one-third of these terrible losses were caused by China’s terrible 20mm machine guns and 37mm rapid-fire cannons.

  In fact, it’s not that the 20mm cannon is so brutal, it’s mainly that the two tanks currently equipped by the Japanese army are inferior to each other.

The Type 94 doesn't even have the name of a tank. The thickest frontal armor is only a measly 12 mm. It is just an armored vehicle equipped with a 7.7 mm machine gun. Even the Chinese who have no armor dare to jokingly call it "Little Douding". said.

 Another type 89 B medium tank called the main battle tank is actually not much better.

It is said to be a medium tank, but in fact it can only be regarded as a light tank, with a total combat weight of only 12.1 tons and a crew of 4. Its main weapons are a 57mm short-barreled howitzer and a 7.7mm heavy machine gun. It is mainly used to support infantry. Combat.

The most terrible thing is the thickness of its armor, which is so stingy that even the Japanese Army itself admires it.

 The thickest part of its frontal armor is only 17 mm, which simply refreshes people's understanding of tanks.

At the same time, the Western powers, whether it was Germany’s ‘Tiger IV Medium Tank’, the Red Polar Bear’s ‘T34’ or the American Cowboys’ ‘Sherman’, all had armor above 50 mm.

These are only medium-sized tanks. If they are replaced by the "Tiger", "T34", and "Sherman" heavy-duty tanks, their frontal armor will be as high as 100 mm.

If the Japanese main battle tanks faced off against Western powers, really, the 57mm howitzer could only scratch the opponent's itch, while its own 17mm armor could be pierced by its barrel even without firing.

 In popular terms, it is not one-dimensional. Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed on the stinginess of the Japanese Army Ministry. In fact, China must also bear most of the responsibility for this.

 Because, as Japan’s number one target, China and Baga don’t even have tanks.

They don’t even have tanks. No matter how thick the armor of their tanks is, what’s the point? Then, make it as thin as possible! Save some money for the empire, which is not rich either.

 On the battlefield in northern China, they were undoubtedly successful.

Six years ago on September 18th, 300,000 Chinese troops retreated without a fight; four years ago in the Battle of the Great Wall of Jehol, 200,000 troops also failed to withstand the Kwantung Army; at Marco Polo Bridge more than three months ago, Pingjin fell.

Japanese tank troops are active on these battlefields. The rifles, light machine guns, heavy machine guns and even mortars of the Chinese army are helpless against them.

 Only when they arrived in Songhu, the Chinese military came up with the best of the best, including the Tax Police Corps, the 36th Division, the 87th Division, the 88th Division, and the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps.

These elites may not be the most determined in fighting, but their equipment is definitely the best in China.

The Sulotong 20mm machine gun and 37mm anti-tank gun were able to hit Japanese tanks within a distance of 500 meters, which was like punching holes in them.

During the battle around Dachang Town, an important town in northern Songhu, there was even a situation where seven or eight Japanese 89 tanks did not dare to attack a 37mm anti-tank gun of the Chinese army.

It can be said that in the Battle of Songhu, it was the infantry who were beaten to the death by the Chinese army and vomited blood, but it was the originally complacent Japanese tank soldiers who were really chilled.

And that was still in street fighting. At least there were mountain artillery and aircraft to help suppress it. If such a machine gun was hidden in a fortress that even infantry artillery could not penetrate, the Japanese tank crew who had been chilled would not look good. ?

If it were someone else, even if he was not his direct subordinate, Colonel Wakiitajiro just couldn't shout at him with a big mouth, and he would probably have a donkey face to ask the other party to obey the command.

Although Tokugawa Ichiro is only a major, having the surname Tokugawa means that His Excellency, Captain Jiro Wakiba, will not dare to do anything wrong to him.

Japan was actually a feudal **** country during this period. The power of the country was actually in the hands of the nobles. Common people were incited to join the army and invade foreign countries. They just wanted to make achievements, obtain the title of nobles and stand at the top of society.

The emperor who sits at the top of power is naturally the eldest brother, and the other nobles with surnames such as "Source", "Taira", "Tachibana", and "Fujiwara" are the younger brothers. Although the Tokugawa family seems a little lonely now than before. , but still has enough foundation, naturally it is not something that a small nobleman like Wakiitajiro can easily rebuke based on his high military rank.

Some of the more powerful "second generation nobles" in the army will not even take a serious look at officers at the rank of colonel. To them, civilians and minor nobles are just domestic slaves!

Seeing that the commander of the tank squadron, who had high hopes for the division, looked ugly, the Japanese colonel felt numb for a while.

Hide Toyoda, who was standing aside politely, would have almost lost his lips slightly, if there was not the tyrant Jiro Wakiita here.

did you see? It's not that I am incompetent, but that the enemy is so powerful that even the tank squadron is intimidated!

However, the Japanese major who was slapped hard and hoped that his superiors would be helpless apparently forgot that this was no longer the headquarters of his 1st Infantry Battalion, but the regiment headquarters.

There is not only him as a major captain, but also two others.

One of them is a certain fisherman whom he particularly dislikes.

That man was able to climb to the position of Major just by relying on my mother's background as a palace maid, he has such a nimble mind!

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