The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 194: The Fierce Firepower of the Combined Battalion
Two kilometers away.

Two tank companies were ready, with each tank extending its huge gun barrel and aiming at the target.

Each tank was aiming at its target, and their target was the tank battalion in front.

Now the situation is very clear. The enemy's tank battalion is equipped with 10 Type 59 tanks and 20 T-34 tanks, all of which are medium tanks.

Everyone is familiar with these two tanks.

59式坦克有效射程700~1200米，T-34坦克有效射程也差不多是1公里。

Two kilometers is beyond the maximum range of the Type 59 tank and the T-34 tank.

This is the advantage of the third-generation tanks. They can attack from a distance, while the first-generation and second-generation tanks cannot detect the third-generation tanks, and even if they do, they cannot attack them.

They were waiting, waiting for the infantry company to arrive at the location.

Finally, Li Fuguo gave the order to attack.

"fire!"

The commanders of the two tank companies gave the order at the same time.

"Boom boom boom~~"

20 tanks fired at the same time, and the 125mm tank guns roared.

In order to destroy the enemy's tank with one shot, fin-stabilized discarding sabot armor-piercing projectiles were used this time. The export price of this type of armor-piercing projectile is US$6 per round.

The reason why it is so expensive is, first of all, because the construction material is very special. The front part of its shell has a long steel needle, which looks very sharp. After the shell is fired, it can reach a speed of 1800 meters per second to hit the target. The powerful impact force helps the shell to penetrate the enemy's armor protection to the maximum extent, and it has an extremely sharp power.

Tungsten alloy is used to make the core of the projectile. This is because tungsten has the strongest characteristics, is impact-resistant and can withstand high pressure without deformation. It is the hardest material and is most suitable for making the core of artillery shells. Compared with steel cores, it is more powerful and its striking efficiency is doubled.

Such a fin-stabilized armor-piercing discarding sabot projectile would destroy not only the Type 59 tank and the T-34 tank, but also the Leopard 2 tank and the T-72 tank.

After a round of salvo fire, some of the shells had hit the enemy tanks steadily. If they hit the tanks, the entire tank would be scrapped.

Even if it misses, the damage can still be incredible if it hits someone nearby.

The tanks that were not hit immediately reloaded with fin-stabilized armor-piercing discarding sabot shells, adjusted the angle, and fired again.

The entire tank battalion suffered a sudden attack and immediately fell into chaos.

Not only was the tank battalion in chaos, but the 191st Regiment was also caught off guard and in chaos.

At this moment, the prepared rockets were fired at the command. The soldiers from the three infantry companies immediately used the Type 80 rocket launchers and fired at the same time.

That’s a total of 330 rockets, and it’s even equipped with fuel-air explosive bombs.

This is equivalent to 330 80mm cannons firing at the same time.

"Boom boom boom~~"

The rocket flew over a distance of nearly 300 meters and attacked the 191st Regiment, causing great suffering to the soldiers of the 191st Regiment.

Even if it is a fuel-air explosive bomb, it will directly generate high temperatures and burn people to death. Even if they are not burned to death, they will suffocate to death due to lack of air.

After launching the rockets, 330 soldiers immediately threw away their rocket launchers and fired at the 78st Regiment on the other side of the river with Type 191 automatic rifles or machine guns.

The 191st Regiment was stunned by the fierce firepower and was in chaos.

Some commanders reacted and wanted to come out to organize the troops, but they were all killed by snipers in the dark.

At the same time, the two tank companies that had destroyed the enemy's tank battalion had already started moving, firing as they advanced.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Every shot fired by a tank was equivalent to the roar of a 125mm large-caliber cannon, and the shells fell among the crowd of the 191st Regiment.

At this time, the 20 tanks were not using armor-piercing shells, but explosive shells.

High-explosive bombs are specially used to kill people and buildings. The lethality of a high-explosive bomb is often extremely shocking.

After all, the killing radius of a 125mm high-explosive bomb reaches 25 to 35 meters, which is absolutely amazing.

At this time, the combined battalion had 20 125mm howitzers to provide artillery support, which made the enemy doubt their lives.

The tanks moved forward and drove directly towards the river. Even if the water was one meter deep, the Type 80 tanks could drive straight across.

At this time, the two tank companies were responsible for dividing the battlefield into two halves so as to better annihilate the enemy.

Many people in the 191st Regiment were killed, and the remaining people were unable to organize any resistance. They were in chaos and fled.

What they didn't know was that they had no way to escape.

There were snipers from the combined battalion on both bridges, and they would even blow up the bridges at critical moments.

The situation on the battlefield at this time was photographed by the photographers and reporters accompanying the team.

Although the photographers and reporters did not participate in the battle, they were still excited watching it because the battle was so exciting.

It was a one-sided massacre!

At the same time, the trumpet has sounded.

"Surf the gun and don't kill!"

"Put down your weapon, put your head in your hands and squat down!"

As for whether the monkeys could understand, that was not something Li Fuguo and others considered.

If they don't understand and don't know how to surrender, then they will be shot decisively.

With the bitter lesson learned two years ago, the education received by the combined battalion during this period was that anyone who did not put down their guns or squat with their hands on their heads would be regarded as resisting, and they would be shot as soon as they found something wrong.

The soldiers of the combined battalion rushed across the river and harvested the battlefield at this time.

At this point in the battle, the 191st Regiment and the Tank Battalion had been defeated.

How many monkeys can be killed or captured next depends on the efforts of the soldiers.

Perhaps some people with agility might be able to escape to the mountains, but there are definitely not many.

In addition, there were people guarding the bridges on both sides, which was truly a case of catching a turtle in a jar, a true annihilation war.

Night fell and the battle was over.

There were more than 500 prisoners. They were gathered together and guns were pointed at them. Anyone who dared to move would be shot.

Other warriors were cleaning up the battlefield, these were their spoils.

The 42nd Division sent a regiment to help, but when they arrived, the battle was over.

They could only help guard the prisoners and help clean up the battlefield.

The vehicle-mounted radars of the two self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are rotating, ready to conduct air reconnaissance at any time.

The fireman had already prepared the meal and the soldiers were eating. They would then rest here for one night.

After all, it was dark, and marching in the mountains at night was not safe and could easily attract enemy aircraft bombings.

As for the killed monkeys, their bodies will be collected and buried anywhere.

Li Fuguo was counting the results of the battle and the spoils. Once the statistics were completed, he would report them to the 42nd Division Command.

Li Fuguo was eating dinner while looking at the statistical data. After confirming that there were no problems, he began to contact the 42nd Division Command via the radio. At the same time, he also had to prepare ammunition replenishment.

The results of this battle were very brilliant, but the consumption of ammunition was also very high.

Pistol bullets, rifle bullets, and machine gun bullets can be replenished by captured weapons and ammunition, but tank shells, Type 80 rocket launchers, etc. cannot be replenished from captured weapons and ammunition. These ammunition are only available at Panshan Machinery Factory.

(End of this chapter)