Start as a young leader, grow bigger and stronger, and create more glory

The No. 3 charge shell is the one with the most gunpowder among the several types of shells used by the Bofors mountain gun. It has the fastest initial velocity and the longest range.

The previous artillery battle was actually the 176th Division and the Japanese jointly using artillery to fire at the opponent's front-line positions, not just a confrontation between artillery units.

Because no one knows the location of the enemy's artillery group.

In order to conceal the position of his own artillery group, Wang Dafu set up two lines of defense to prevent Japanese artillery reconnaissance.

The first line of defense was the artillery battalion's machine gun platoon, which was hidden in ambush near the artillery battalion to prevent detection by the Japanese artillery scouts.

The second line of defense is the escort team's precision sniping, which is the most important and has the highest safety factor.

In addition, there is one last measure, which is to take advantage of the Bofors mountain gun's shooting range advantage over the Japanese mountain gun. The Japanese Type 8.3 mountain gun has a maximum range of 9 kilometers, while the Bofors mountain gun is kilometers.

Although it was impossible to determine the exact location of the Japanese artillery group through the impact point, the approximate distance could be guessed, so Wang Dafu tried his best to move his own artillery group as far away as possible.

Boom boom boom...

The theoretical maximum firing rate of the Bofors mountain gun is 28 rounds per minute, but the actual combat firing rate is about 8 rounds, and 10 rounds of rapid firing can be regarded as regular firing.

As shells flew over the frontline, both the soldiers of the 176th Division and the Japanese soldiers were stunned and looked up to the sky unconsciously as the shells broke through the air.

Because the shooting distance was almost the maximum, the shells took about 30 seconds to reach the position of the Japanese artillery group.

Boom boom boom....

Dense artillery shells exploded at the Japanese artillery regiment's position. This was a fire coverage caused by precise shooting, and even the Lord could not stop it.

"Report, the target has been hit! The enemy is fleeing to the north, distance is 9100." This was the news sent back from the forward observation post of the 666th Regiment.

Wang Dafu immediately passed the coordinate information to the artillery camp.

Soon, a new round of shells was fired.

Two rounds of rapid fire, in just three minutes, involved nearly 3 shells weighing 1500 tons. Except for a few soldiers who escaped the firing range, most of the Japanese artillery regiment was killed and all the artillery was destroyed!

"Communicator, before the Japanese can react, pass the order down. All companies and platoons will coordinate with the mortar platoon and artillery battalion to cut off the Japanese infantry's retreat and wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

Wang Dafu seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Such a chance would be fleeting. In only three minutes at most, the Japanese would withdraw from the range of firepower coverage.

This is a cooked duck. Now that it is at your fingertips, there is no reason for it to escape.

The class-level walkie-talkies once again played a huge role.

The company and platoon levels work together with artillery battalions to use long-range cluster artillery fire to block the enemy's retreat.

The squad level cooperated with mortars to carry out precision strikes on the Japanese troops blocking their positions.

The entire position opposite the mountain village turned into a sea of ​​fire. The Japanese and puppet troops were like ants on a hot pan, fleeing all over the mountains.

But the retreat route was blocked, and retreating would be a definite suicide.

There were dozens of guards lying in ambush on the flanks at both ends. Without their firepower coverage, the automatic rifles could not provide long-term firepower suppression, otherwise the barrels would be scrapped after firing hundreds of bullets.

The guards are only responsible for sniping and will kill the commanders who flee to the edge area, such as squad leaders, team leaders, etc. This is the actual commander of the infantry on the battlefield. As long as the commander dies, the infantry will lose their leader and fall into chaos.

The only way left is to charge towards the 176th Division's position in the mountain village. All in all, this is the best way.

The first line of fire they had to pass was the MG42 general-purpose machine gun, which had a firing rate of over 1000 rounds per minute, 7.92mm high-powered Mauser rifle bullets, and an effective range of 1000 meters.

Half of the Japanese soldiers died at the hands of the MG42 machine gun.

But the Japanese had no way to retreat. Faced with such huge losses, Numata Tokushige hurriedly ordered the cavalry regiment to launch a charge, using its super mobility to disrupt the front positions of the 176th Division.

The Japanese had an insufficient supply of horses, and a fully staffed cavalry regiment consisted of less than 600 cavalrymen, plus a machine gun squadron.

Although the number was small, a small number of cavalry still quickly broke through the MG42's fire circle.

But this does not mean that the Japanese succeeded. The soldiers of the 176th Division were equipped with an M16 automatic rifle, which had high accuracy and long range. Each squad had two precision shooters. They were not snipers, but they were proficient in using optical sights and could carry out precise strikes on moving targets at a distance of 400 meters.

The cavalry charged forward in a straight line, making them a perfect target for the sharpshooters, resulting in the loss of some cavalry.

By the time the Japanese cavalry charged to within 200 meters of the frontline fortifications, there were less than 50 men left.

At this time, the hidden ordinary infantry soldiers collectively climbed up the trenches and fired in the M16 three-round burst mode. At this distance, the hit rate was terribly high.

At the Japanese command post, Tokushige Numata watched through a telescope as the cavalry regiment commander was shot off his horse, and he had no way to do anything.

Once the cavalry launches a charge, they will either succeed or fail. There is almost no possibility of recalling them, and they can only wait until the battle is over!

He thought that the 176th Division would also send out cavalry to respond. In order to avoid accidental injuries, the 176th Division would definitely reduce its firepower, and then he could order the troops to launch a large-scale charge.

But he didn't expect that all his usual fighting methods would be cracked one by one.

First, the artillery suppression was gone, then the coordinated combat of the armored vehicles and tanks was destroyed by enemy artillery fire, and even the final cavalry charge was ruined.

"Baga, pass on my order, tell the frontline soldiers to withdraw at all costs!"

He panicked and underestimated the enemy he was facing!

However, the command center did not dare to get too close to the frontline. The scouts sent out seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit. They disappeared as soon as they went out, and no one has come back to report any information about the enemy.

He could only see through the telescope that his own people were falling one by one, but he could not see where the enemy came from or what weapons the enemy was using.

The unknown is the most terrifying. In the face of such a huge loss, his pride was crushed to the ground.

He began to become timid and did not dare to fight head-on. At least the fighting methods that had worked for him before were of no use here at all. Eight regiments under his command, including the artillery regiment and the cavalry regiment, were completely wiped out, and one infantry regiment was almost completely lost.

He couldn't afford the loss, so he had to retreat, no matter how many he could get back!

.............