The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 471 Encounter

night.

The heavy combined brigade engaged in a skirmish with an enemy tank division.

The 201st Tank Division was a tank division formed by Annan with the help of the Soviet Union in accordance with the Soviet organization. The tank division consists of 3 tank regiments, 1 motorized infantry regiment, as well as an artillery regiment, an anti-aircraft artillery regiment, an independent tank battalion, an independent rocket battalion, an independent reconnaissance battalion, an engineering battalion, a communications battalion, a medical battalion, a transport battalion, a chemical defense company, and a traffic command company.

The 201st Tank Division has a total of 11000 personnel, including 320 tanks, 240 armored personnel carriers, 4 tactical rocket launchers, 160 artillery and mortars, 9 anti-tank missile launchers, 20 air defense rocket launchers, 21 portable air defense rocket launchers, 457 anti-tank rocket launchers, 25 tank tractors, and 1970 vehicles.

The 201st Tank Division was the enemy's most elite unit and also its only tank division.

This time they were sent to the battlefield in an attempt to annihilate the heavy combined brigade and reverse the situation on the battlefield.

It can be said that the enemy command spent a huge amount of money.

The entire 201st Tank Division is equipped with Type 59 main battle tanks, T-54 main battle tanks, and forty T-60 tanks!

As for the T-72 main battle tank, there is none.

Among them, the T-54 tank has been mass-produced since 1947 and is currently the most produced tank in the world's history, with a total estimated number of 86000 to 100000 vehicles.

After discovering this tank division, Li Fuguo started a meeting. The tank division's movement was so loud that it could not be hidden from reconnaissance satellites, aerial reconnaissance aircraft, and ground reconnaissance personnel.

Although the 201st Tank Division has more people than the heavy combined-armor brigade, it also has much more tank armor.

But Li Fuguo still decided to fight.

After all, on the battlefield, quantity is one thing and quality is another.

The effective range of the Type 59 tank is only 800 meters, at most 1200 meters. The T-54 tank is similar, with thin armor and relatively slow speed.

As for the T-60 tank, it is a light tank produced from 1941 to 1942. A total of more than 6200 units were produced. Its combat weight is 6.4 tons, and its armor is only 7~35mm. It is equipped with a 20mm tank gun and a 1mm machine gun. The effective range is about 7.62 meters.

Whether these tanks and armored vehicles have night combat capabilities is another matter.

And it seems that the 201st Tank Division did not discover the heavy combined brigade in advance.

There was a drizzle in the sky and the road was a little muddy.

The 201st Tank Division was moving slowly, its lights illuminating the front.

"咻咻咻~~"

Just as the 201st Tank Division was marching at night, the sound of breaking through the air was heard.

"Oh no! Artillery fire!" the commander was horrified.

The reconnaissance situation within two kilometers was clearly safe, so where did the artillery attack come from?

But there was no time to think any more, he quickly ordered his troops to disperse.

"Boom~~"

As shells fell, tanks, armored vehicles and vehicles were destroyed.

"Boom~~"

A shell landed on a car and blew it up directly.

"Boom~~"

A shell landed next to a car and exploded, with the blast directly overturning the car.

The 201st Tank Division, which was several kilometers long, was bombarded!
The artillery of the heavy combined brigade provided artillery coverage for the 201st Tank Division.

The Type 80 main battle tanks are dispersed, and in terms of night combat capabilities, the Type 80 main battle tanks are very strong.

Through thermal imaging, the target can be clearly detected even in the dark.

The goal of the Type 80 main battle tank is to hunt down the tanks and armored vehicles of the 201st Tank Division!
A Type 80 main battle tank, its main gun has been adjusted to aim at a tank 3.5 kilometers away.

The thermal imager is sufficient to allow the Type 80 main battle tank to observe tank targets at a distance of 7 to 9 kilometers at night or in complex weather conditions.

The tank's main gun roared, and the shells flew out, heading towards the target. "Boom~~"

A T-54 main battle tank was blown up by a single shot.

This kind of tank armor-piercing shell is difficult for the T-54 main battle tank, and even the T-72 main battle tank to withstand it. Once hit, it will be blown up.

The other Type 80 main battle tanks are launching attacks to hunt down these tanks and armored vehicles!
However, the position of the Type 80 main battle tank is outside the attack range of enemy tanks and armored vehicles.

It can be said that in terms of night combat capability, attack range and attack power, it has already formed an absolute crushing advantage over these tanks and armored vehicles.

After firing a shot, the Type 80 main battle tank will move immediately. Even though it is dark now and the enemy can hardly find the Type 80 main battle tank, this has become a habit, and they will move after firing a shot.

Even if you only walk 10 meters, safety is greatly improved.

The pitch-black night was marked by streaks of light from the flying shells, which carried the breath of death as they flew towards the tanks, armored vehicles and other vehicles on the opposite side.

The tungsten alloy steel core of a discarding sabot armor-piercing projectile pierced the main armor. Then, the high-temperature heat flow penetrated into the interior of the tank, and the most unlucky gunner had a hole in his body. A smell of burnt meat came, and the commander saw the heat flow entering the body of the tank before he lost consciousness. Then, a huge explosion was heard.

The high temperature had ignited the internal ammunition, and as the ammunition exploded, the turret flew straight into the sky.

I can't see the opponent, I can't hit the opponent, and I'm completely in a passive position.

The commander of the 201st Tank Division already knew that his tank division was simply unable to fight against the enemy, and the only way was to retreat.

But this retreat was a complete defeat.

The Type 80 main battle tanks and a number of self-propelled artillery advanced and pursued while firing continuously.

Tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed and cars were blown up one after another.

The distance of three or four kilometers is very far, but also very close.

In the darkness of the night, this tank division was completely devastated by the heavy combined brigade.

Even if they retreated, they could not avoid being bombarded.

"Boom~~"

There was a flash of fire, and the shell flew out of the tank's main gun.

A Type 59 tank was hit by a cannon, which directly penetrated it. The shell of the tank was easily torn apart, and the bullet penetrated into the interior, causing an explosion.

The heat generated by the explosion directly caused the tank to explode and burn, igniting a raging fire that illuminated the dark night sky.

Rockets, mortars, and howitzers continued to bombard the center in an attempt to cut off the 201st Tank Division.

There was a drizzle in the sky, and the road was not as easy to walk on as usual, it was a little muddy.

But the current situation does not pose much of an obstacle to tracked armored vehicles.

If it is wheeled, the difficulty will increase a lot.

There was a lot of rumbling sound and bombardment.

It can be said that this was the largest tank battle between the two sides since 1979.

It's just that the 201st Tank Regiment could still perform well back then. Many years later, when it encountered a heavy combined brigade, although its strength had greatly increased from the 201st Tank Regiment to the 201st Tank Division, it still suffered a crushing defeat.

Without seeing the enemy, he was already defeated.

In the darkness, one side was retreating while the other side was pursuing the victory.

The road on the ground is no longer a road, but mud.

The soil is stained with blood, which is the blood of the enemy. The bloody smell in the air proves the cruelty of war.

The winner is not so bad, but the loser is bound to suffer heavy casualties.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, it has been the same since ancient times!
(End of this chapter)