Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 108 Homemade Reactive Armor
The determination of the Japanese army this time was not only that it dispatched five tanks modified by the turtles in one go.

The artillery fire has not stopped.

After the tanks and infantry were dispatched, they still spared no effort to fire.

It means to empty out the third division's inventory.

In fact, according to statistics after the war, on the morning of the 28th alone, the 36th Infantry Regiment fired 1500 rounds of various artillery shells at the Sixing Warehouse, which far exceeded the artillery shell reserves that an infantry regiment should have.

The Third Division had to deploy 600 rounds of shells from the Division Artillery Wing to send them to the front line of the Sixing Warehouse.

And this kind of artillery fire intensity, in the battle of Songhu, aside from the assistance of heavy artillery and naval artillery, it is definitely the first time for a wing-level battlefield.

In particular, the 200-meter-wide ruins in front of the front of the Sixing Warehouse were almost blown into a piece of rubble, and there were no more ruined walls or houses that had not completely collapsed, just like the demolition team hired by real estate developers after 90 years. .

The light and heavy machine guns in the warehouse couldn't fire at all. Not only were infantry guns stubbornly shooting over, they had to stay away temporarily, but the heavy smoke prevented them from seeing the position of the Japanese army. How to fight?
Shooting by feel does nothing but waste ammo.

It was not until the Japanese army arrived 200 meters before the warehouse that the Japanese artillery completely stopped firing, and they used grenades and smoke grenades to continue to suppress.

The lookout post on the top of the building could barely see the movement of the Japanese army.

About four Japanese infantry squads, each led by two 89 medium tanks, divided into two groups and slowly approached the four-row warehouse.

On the middle road, a tank with thicker sandbags and dozens of Japanese infantry stopped 250 meters away, and three 94 light tanks also approached in a serpentine manner among the ruins.

This is obviously to use 57mm tank guns and 7.7mm heavy machine guns as mobile firepower points to suppress the firepower points behind the sandbags on the front of the warehouse.

It seems that the troops invested are not as good as yesterday's last battle, but perhaps only soldiers like the lieutenant colonel will know that the Japanese have spent a lot of thought and money, and the battlefield situation is more dangerous than yesterday.

The current formation of the Japanese army looks like a feint attack from the front, with the two wings as the key breakthrough direction, but as the battlefield changes, it may become the main attack on the three fronts at any time.

Because of the new investment in the civil engineering work of the frontal Japanese army.

The engineers of the Japanese army are like hardworking ants. Taking advantage of their non-stop bombardment, they dug another 100-meter-long trench 300 meters before the previous field trench, only 400 meters away from the warehouse. within the range of the rifle.

Needless to say, there must be at least one Japanese infantry squadron hidden inside, ready to attack at any time.

Thinking about it, this is more or less due to the fact that they were stabbed severely by the Chinese soldiers before dawn. They continued to build trenches and press the front line step by step. At the same time, they can also greatly reduce the space for the Chinese side to move at night to avoid similar incidents from happening again. .

The trenches dug closer and closer are like ropes around the necks of the Chinese defenders, gradually suffocating the defenders.

However, the Japanese army is fully prepared, and the Chinese side has already made corresponding adjustments.

Four 89-type tanks were more than 200 meters away from the building, and the 57mm tank guns were still firing. When the walls that were already covered with mottled blasts from mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and grenades exposed reinforced concrete were even more potholed. , the mortar on the roof began to speak.

But this time, instead of the previous four doors, there were six doors.

And this time, it wasn't the persimmons picking up the soft ones to fight the Japanese infantry, but to fight against the Japanese tanks.

It takes 15 seconds for a round of shelling to fire six shells, enough for the six guns to fire at least 89 shells. The sudden and intensive artillery fire engulfed the two Type [-] tanks on the left wing in a sea of ​​flames.

But obviously, as long as the mortar didn't just hit the roof of the 89 tank, the damage caused by the explosion around the tank, whether it was a shock wave or shrapnel, would be completely ineffective against the 12-ton steel behemoth.

Even if the frontal armor was hit by shells, the Type 89 tank would only shake the body at most, and still move forward firmly against the flames and gunpowder smoke.

Perhaps the only effect is to keep the infantry behind the tank a little farther away.

"Sure enough, the Chinese are hiding their firepower!" Wakibajiro's eyes flashed a cold light.

"There are two more mortars, isn't it too late to take them out now?" Yin Teng Zhonger showed disdain for this. "Order the front grenadier team to suppress the Chinese on the roof of the warehouse with all their strength."

The more than 12 grenade teams that the Japanese army reacted desperately shot the grenades towards the top of the building. The grenades were almost visible to the naked eye and flew to the roof one by one. Click to retreat into the building.

The original order they received was to fire four rounds quickly from each gun, and the artillery squads were also ordered to withdraw after firing. The 82 mortar body plus the gun mount and chassis totaled 70 kilograms, and two strong soldiers carried it. You can run away.

But even so, there were still three artillerymen who were hit by the flying grenade shrapnel, two were slightly injured and one was seriously injured.

Seeing that the Chinese mortars had misfired, the tanks, needless to say, continued to advance with roaring engines, and the Japanese infantry also emerged from their hiding places, intending to follow the tanks and continue their attack.

Then, the Japanese army on the left saw that two shooting holes about two feet in length and width suddenly appeared on the wall of the Sixing Warehouse facing them.

Such a large shooting hole is naturally not prepared for machine guns, but it is obviously dedicated to the dreaded Su Luotong machine gun.

While the infantry shrank suddenly, a muffled sound of "dong dong dong dong" came out from the two firing ports, which made the Japanese tank crew's hair stand on end.

However, the tankers still bit the bullet and did not drive the tanks to evade, but continued to move forward against the shells of the machine guns.

It's not that the courage has become bigger, but the two layers of sandbags covered on the front armor of the tank. After shooting tests, it can weaken the kinetic energy of heavy machine gun bullets by 90.00%.

The Japanese tankers apparently forgot that they had just rushed out of the shelling area where six mortars were fired.

The mortar blast isn't powerful enough to rip through armor, but it shouldn't be too difficult to blow up some sandbags.

Soon, an 89 tank that had the courage to bite the bullet was really hard.

The two machine guns used nearly 20 rounds of concentrated fire, most of which missed, and a small part fell on the front of the tank. Dents, no real holes in the end.

Unfortunately, there was still one that unfortunately hit the exposed frontal armor.

Then, it penetrates with one blow.

The tank engine is still roaring to drive the tank forward, but the direction is already off.

Run towards the river.

He crashed into several low walls and a severely damaged house in a row, but he still hasn't stopped his frantic footsteps.

In the end, under the fearful eyes of the Japanese infantry, they plunged into the Suzhou River.

Another tank, the Revenant.

(End of this chapter)