Chapter 104 Recoilless gun
Without attempting to suppress the enemy armored troops in advance with artillery fire, the anti-tank battalion of the 1148th Regiment had already placed a large number of this new type of artillery on the front line, aiming at the Japanese tanks coming from under the dark sky. Major General Sasaki, the commander of the Japanese brigade, sat proudly in the tank. At this moment, he was in the escort of a tank squadron. The huge tank brigade was advancing rapidly, and the majestic momentum seemed to be able to crush all armed forces that dared to resist.
This is the first time in the history of the Japanese army. Major General Sasaki feels that he is about to create history and that the nightmare of the Japanese army's invincible victory over the Sit army will end. Today he will create a miracle here, a miracle belonging to the Japanese.
Under the careful guidance of Instructor Saar, the Japanese tank troops were in a strict formation. They launched a cluster charge towards the Sit Army with small triangular lines. After knowing that the Sit Army garrison did not have any heavy artillery or tank equipment, they were relieved and bold and bold to announce that the entire army would attack without any temptation, and vowed to wipe out the enemy's positions in one fell swoop.
On the 1148th Regiment's position, the atmosphere was also stagnant. In the compulsory military garrison, a soldier only joined the army for three years, so one-third of the regiment were newly enlisted recruits. Even those two-year soldiers or three-year soldiers had never had the experience of fighting on the battlefield, and they were inevitably a little nervous when they first went on battle.
Looking at the white fingers of the soldiers beside him holding the gun with force, Jiang Xianyun knew that the soldiers must be relaxed, otherwise the huge pressure would crush the spirit of these people and eventually cause a collapse on the whole line. Although he had never been on the battlefield, Jiang Xianyun pretended to be relaxed and said in the position: "There is nothing great about fighting. Our seniors have fought with the Japanese army several times, and they have beaten them up every time."
Jiang Xianyun's words made the nearby soldiers laugh. The Seth Army's record was indeed amazing and he remained unbeaten against the Japanese army. Their confidence became more and more strong. Since their predecessors had never lost to Japan, how could they lose after rigorous military training?
The morale of the army is slowly rising, and Jiang Xianyun said again without hesitation: "Don't look at the Japanese army's aggressive momentum, in fact, they are just empty shells. As soon as we open fire, they will immediately become turtle turtle turtle. The guys in our hands are not bad. Even if they are huddled in the turtle shell, they will still smash him open."
This time the laughter became louder. Many people lowered their heads and passed on words, conveying Jiang Xianyun's statement to the entire position. The soldiers' emotions slowly relaxed. When Jiang Xianyun saw that the troops finally relaxed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the Japanese tanks that could be seen vaguely, Jiang Xianyun narrowed his eyes slightly. He took the microwave communicator and shouted: "Article Battalion is ready, with a full coverage of five thousand meters in front of the position, and use ten rapid fires with high explosive bombs."
With Jiang Xianyun's order, the howitzer battalion located in the rear immediately began to shoot. The howitzers equipped by the garrison regiment were all 105 mm caliber. Although their power was not very strong, they were still very useful for Japanese tanks with thin skin and large fillings.
The dense high-explosive bombs exploded among the Japanese tank troops, and some tanks that were unfortunately hit suddenly exploded into flames, and there were many tanks that were overturned by the near-loss shock wave. The Japanese army had not yet entered the range and had suffered some losses, but the Japanese army was mentally prepared for such losses.
Major General Sasaki knew very well that the opponent's artillery fired a limited range. As long as he could rush through this firepower area, the opponent's infantry could be doomed. Therefore, the Japanese tank troops did not retreat, but instead increased their horsepower to rush towards the infantry position.
"Anti-tank battalion fires freely, don't let enemy tanks get close." After Jiang Xianyun's order was issued, the soldiers immediately became busy. The guns with thin support were all flat, and aiming was very simple. The artillery soldiers loaded the bullets and aimed slightly, and then pulled the ropes.
With a loud bang, a fire flashed at the muzzle, and a 75-mm caliber shell flew out, rushing directly towards the leading Japanese tank at a speed of 310 meters per second. What is surprising is that the cannon does not seem to have much recoil, and even the thin and rigidly connected tripod below only trembled slightly. However, while shooting, a firelight ejected a fan of sixty degrees from the tail of the cannon backward, forming a smoke belt about 36 meters long.
The weapon of the anti-tank battalion is the masterpiece of the artillery chief designer Hoffmann. This artillery is only 550 mm in height and weighs only 87 kilograms. The muzzle has 28 right-hand rifles, a maximum range of 6,500 meters and a direct firing distance of 400 meters. Relying on spraying some gunpowder gas backwards to achieve the effect of balancing reaction forces, this artillery does not require a heavy gun mount, which achieves such a low weight. It can be said that the new artillery, the Sit Army, which overturns the common sense of artillery design, is the only new anti-tank artillery in the world today and is also the best anti-tank weapon for infantry.
Although the recoilless gun loses part of the kinetic energy of the muzzle due to offsetting the recoil, it can effectively reduce the weight of the bracket. Although the power of the gun has slightly decreased, it is very suitable for infantry with limited weight. They can have anti-tank weapons portable infantry weapons when a large amount of weight reduction is reduced.
Because considering that all countries have begun to establish special tank troops, in order to give infantry effective anti-tank firepower, the Sit Army set up anti-tank troops in the infantry units a year ago, and equipped the troops with three long-barrel-free recoil guns with a caliber of 75 mm, 100 mm and 120 mm.
With these recoilless cannons, the direct artillery firepower of the infantry was greatly enhanced, which also gave Jiang Xianyun today the confidence to fight against the Japanese tank troops. The twenty-four recoilless cannons of the anti-tank battalion fired one after another. As the firelight at the muzzle flashed one after another, one leading Japanese tank was destroyed.
The Japanese tankers were all frightened. They never expected that the Sit Army had deployed anti-tank weapons on the front line. In their perception, in addition to artillery coverage or tank battles, the only thing that infantry could threaten tanks was anti-tank guns. Unexpectedly, the Sit Army on the opposite side was now equipped with a direct-fired artillery.
Finding that the armor on which he relies on was torn apart like thin paper, the Japanese tankers became nervous, and the gunners turned the turret one after another, looking for the fires flashing on the position. As long as they saw whether there were recoil cannons and started firing, they would soon be collectively attacked by the Japanese army, and the situation of the anti-tank battalion became very difficult.
Chapter completed!