bullyxtreme Chapter 110 He Zhiyuan was shocked. Is this a cannon or a tank?
Chapter 110 He Zhiyuan was shocked. Is this a cannon or a tank?
"Liao Jie, commander of the 11th Armored Division of the First Corps of the Renaissance Army!"
"He Zhiyuan, commander of the First Army of the Saibei Army!"
After the two exchanged military salutes and identities, He Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Commander Liao, for bringing your troops to our aid."
"This is as it should be. Fighting against the invasion of Japanese pirates is the responsibility of every ancient nation, let alone our Fuxing Army."
After the two chatted for a while, one Panzer IV H tank after another drove into a flat ground in the camp and were lined up in an orderly manner.
Hundreds of BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles began to enter the venue.
Looking at the convoy that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see, He Zhiyuan sighed.
“Your army has so many tanks and armored vehicles that it’s dizzying.
I have a very curious question: Do the soldiers of your 11th Armored Division never have to walk, and all ride in tanks and armored vehicles?
When Liao Jie heard this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly and he smiled unconsciously.
"Yes, our 11th Armored Division is a purely mechanized armored division.
In fact, not only our armored division, but also the mechanized infantry division and motorized infantry division all march in armored vehicles and various cars.
Unless it is a place that cannot be reached by car, there are very few cases of marching on foot."
Hearing Liao Jie's words, He Zhiyuan opened his mouth slightly.
It is not difficult to judge from the serial number of the 11th Armored Division that the Fuxing Army still has ten divisions of troops ahead of it.
Even though the Renaissance Army only has eleven divisions, it is a bit exaggerated to say that all of them have been motorized and mechanized.
At the same time, I was also very envious.
Looking across the country, the weapons and equipment of the Saibei Army are among the best.
It is not inferior to the Northern Frontier Army and the Southern Alliance Army.
But compared with the Renaissance Army, it is completely different.
No wonder the Fuxing Army was able to rush from Beire to Jinchuan so quickly.
They are all motorized and mechanized marches, and their mobility is not comparable to that of ordinary troops.
Perhaps they can also enjoy this treatment if they join the Renaissance Army.
Thinking of this, He Zhiyuan's heart began to waver.
"Big... big cannon... How can this cannon be mounted on a tank?"
Just when He Zhiyuan and Liao Jie were having a pleasant conversation, a burst of exclamations came from the crowd.
He Zhiyuan immediately looked up and saw the target of the crowd's exclamations.
One after another, M7 Priest self-propelled howitzers were approaching at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour.
Although its caliber is only 105 mm, it is considered very small among self-propelled artillery.
But in ancient countries, 105mm is definitely considered a heavy artillery level.
"Is this a cannon or a tank?"
He Zhiyuan asked in amazement after seeing the M7 Priest self-propelled artillery.
"This is artillery, which we also call self-propelled artillery. It can be regarded as artillery mounted on a tank chassis. It can improve the artillery's mobility and follow the troops in mechanized marches.
This is just the 105mm in our artillery unit, and there are even larger ones in the future."
He Zhiyuan once again felt that his cognition had been overturned.
It turns out that cannons can be mounted on tanks.
As a battle-hardened general, he knew very well how great an advantage highly mobile artillery had on the battlefield.
Self-propelled artillery like this can be fired at any time, eliminating the time required to switch between marching and shelling.
If you encounter enemy artillery fire or air strikes, you can just drive away.
The survivability is much higher than that of ordinary artillery.
At this moment, He Zhiyuan thought a lot.
He was also very interested in the larger-caliber self-propelled artillery that Liao Jie mentioned, and watched it intently.
At the same time, he also counted silently.
There are a total of 105 of these 54mm self-propelled artillery pieces, from the first to the last.
That is to say, the 105th Armored Division has 64 mm guns alone.
The configuration of this artillery is simply too luxurious.
Not to mention the envy in my heart.
If their First Army had this configuration, would it still be the Fuso Army's turn to act so recklessly?
"Commander, here we come!"
紧随M7炮团其后的则是M41炮团，也就是M41型155毫米自行榴弹炮，数量为18辆。
This time, the entire artillery regiment of the 11th Armored Division arrived ahead of time.
With the artillery units present, the pressure on defense will be less.
When He Zhiyuan saw the huge body of the M41, he was shocked again.
Just as Liao Jie said, it was a big one.
"Good boy, you guys even moved a 150mm cannon onto the tank."
He Zhiyuan couldn't hide the shock in his tone.
Liao Jie nodded, then corrected, "It's not 150mm. The caliber of our cannon is larger, 155mm."
"..."
At this moment, He Zhiyuan's desire to join the Fuxing Army became particularly strong.
If he could command such an army in battle, it would be worth it even if he died.
A 155mm caliber cannon. Their Northern Sai Army has never been equipped with such a large caliber cannon.
"155mm caliber, this is the caliber of the artillery from the United States. Could it be that the Renaissance Army is related to the United States?"
"But hasn't the United States always supported the Southern Alliance? Why would it go north to support the Restoration Army?"
At this time, the crowd began to murmur.
After hearing their murmurs, Liao Jie just smiled.
"Another 18..."
Only He Zhiyuan himself knows how shocked he is at this moment.
18 155mm self-propelled guns...
This can be used to equip an entire heavy artillery regiment.
What kind of unit is the 11th Armored Division? It has dozens of 105mm and 155mm cannons, and they are all self-propelled artillery.
It took half an hour just for these dozens of cannons to pass by.
And there seemed to be more to come, but at this time He Zhiyuan already felt a little numb.
Sure enough, one M40 self-propelled cannon after another came into their sight.
He Zhiyuan observed carefully and found that the caliber of this self-propelled artillery should also be 155 mm.
However, the barrel of the gun is very long.
"Is this a cannon?"
"Yes, this is a self-propelled cannon with a range of over 20 kilometers. It is also the main long-range suppression firepower of our division."
This was not a secret, so Liao Jie said it openly.
Just when He Zhiyuan wanted to say something else, the roar of cannons suddenly came from afar.
He Zhiyuan and Liao Jie both looked in the direction where the gunfire came from.
"It's the West Mountain Defense Line. The Fuso Army has launched a new round of attacks.
Commander Liao, now that your troops have arrived, the safety of the West Mountain defense line is now in your hands."
"Don't worry, the West Mountain defense line will definitely not be lost."
Liao Jie then said to the officer beside him: "Record the order!"
"Order all artillery units to support each battlefield in company units, giving priority to destroying enemy artillery units.
The cannon regiment concentrated its firepower on the front line of the Bauhinia Mountain Heights.
Let our artillery tell the Fuso Army that we, the Fusion Army, have arrived!"
The artillery troops in the camp were engaged in the battle before they had time to get off their vehicles.
One after another, self-propelled artillery began to move out of the camp and forward.
The M40 self-propelled cannon does not require such trouble.
Self-propelled artillery pieces were deployed directly on the flat ground outside the camp, with their muzzles pointed towards the front line of Zijing Mountain.
Xujiatun is only about 12 kilometers away from the Zijingshan front line.
For a cannon with a range of more than 20 kilometers, the range is fully within reach, so there is no need to move forward.
He Zhiyuan looked at the rows of M40 self-propelled cannons with fiery eyes.
There are not many of these things in China, let alone in the world.
As for the long-range cannons mounted on tanks, it seems that only the Restoration Army currently possesses them.
He Zhiyuan was very excited and thrilled at the moment to be able to witness the roar of such a huge cannon.
The Zijing Mountain Heights received special attention from the Fuso Army's field heavy artillery units.
One reason is the importance of Zijing Mountain.
The second reason is that the Fuxing Army is on the high ground of Zijing Mountain.
Therefore, Fuso's field heavy artillery regiment concentrated all its firepower here, as if it wanted to use artillery to kill all the Restoration Army on the high ground.
This heavy artillery regiment of the Fuso Army was also brought from the Korean Peninsula by Hatoyama Shinya.
Its number is the 4th Independent Field Heavy Artillery Regiment.
It is equipped with a total of 24 Taisho 4-year type 150mm caliber field howitzers, which are also the main suppression artillery of the Fuso Army.
It has been in service since 15.
However, compared with current artillery, its performance is completely outdated.
Take the range for example, the longest is only 8.8 kilometers.
Even the M7 Priest's 105mm howitzer has a range of over 10 kilometers.
However, for Dongzhou, the performance of this artillery is sufficient.
But this time they encountered the Renaissance Army.
“Boom…Boom…Boom…”
The 150mm field guns roared continuously.
After a shell was fired, the gunner stuffed the next shell into the barrel and waited for the next fire.
The commander of the 4th Heavy Artillery Regiment was very satisfied as he looked through a telescope at the Zijing Mountain position that was engulfed in explosions like raindrops.
"Yoshi, continue bombarding at this tempo. Once you spot the Restoration Army's air force, disperse and hide immediately."
What they fear most now is the Renaissance Army’s air force.
Therefore, he only dared to show up during the gap after the Renaissance Army's air force returned.
"Woooooooo..."
Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from overhead.
The captain looked up and saw a scene that made his face change drastically.
Shells whizzed past his head and landed on the heavy artillery position two kilometers behind him.
“Boom…Boom…”
Balls of fire rose one after another from the artillery positions in the rear, and the roar of explosions could be heard from afar.
"Baga, my cannon!"
The 155mm caliber shells fell like raindrops on the positions of the 100th Heavy Artillery Regiment and the surrounding areas, and the distribution area did not exceed meters.
In an instant, the entire battlefield was filled with flames and smoke.
The artillery and the artillerymen on the positions were like a lone boat in the vast ocean amid the continuous explosions, and could be overturned at any time.
Artillery shells continued to explode in the position, raising huge clouds of smoke, dust and dirt.
The immense force ripped through the battlefield, throwing men and equipment into the air.
Limbs flew everywhere and blood splattered everywhere. It was a horrific sight.
Some Fuso artillerymen who were closer to the explosion were directly evaporated into balls of blood mist in the explosion.
Even if they were farther away, shrapnel and shock waves continued to take their lives.
The artillery on the position was also not spared.
With one shot, the cannon weighing several tons disintegrated directly in the flames of the explosion, and the gun barrel was blown more than ten meters high.
Some shells even fell into the fortifications where the shells were hidden.
When the shells exploded, there were bursts of deafening noises, and wherever they passed, both people and guns were destroyed.
They were precisely targeted by an entire artillery regiment's 18 155mm long-range cannons. How could they possibly survive such an intensive counterattack?
When the double-edged reconnaissance helicopter, acting as an artillery reconnaissance aircraft, reported the intelligence to the rear artillery command.
The artillery regiment adjusted the parameters again, and this time they aimed their guns at Yang Changhui's Third Army and Fuso's 19th Division, which were in the process of attacking.