Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 500 Cannon fire extension, Xu Jin barrage

"You guys call it an artillery battalion, but the artillery regiment of our Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is even thicker. No wonder the deputy chief of staff said that when it comes to artillery, the Tainan Military Region is top-notch within the Eighth Route Army!" Chief of Staff Tang said with a smile.

In contrast, the artillery models of the Tainan Military Region are uniform, and it is more convenient for the artillery units to conduct unified command during operations. Although the 1902-type field artillery and the M30/76 [-] field artillery used are old-fashioned artillery, they are sufficient in the Chinese battlefield. used.

Several comrades from the Artillery Regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region looked enviously at the equipment of the Artillery Battalion, touched the iron guy in front of them, and couldn't even move their legs.

"Comrade Weihan, the artillery regiment of the military region has left twelve of the 76mm field artillery supported by the big brother this time, but the usage is not as good as expected, and there are still some troubles. How is your situation?"

Zhou Weihan looked directly at Chen Feng after hearing this, and saw Chen Feng say: "Chief, the artillery produced by Big Brother is rough and resistant to manufacturing. This M1902/30 76mm field artillery was used as a division artillery long before the First World War. used.

It is based on the M1902 of the Tsarist Russian period, but it has been greatly improved in 1930. In addition to changing to a barrel with a diameter of 40 times, there are also many improvements in other aspects. It can be said that it is already a brand new artillery. "

"The combat weight is 1350 kg, and the rank weight is 2380 kg. Although it is not as good as the M1936 field gun currently installed by the big brother in all aspects, its 13000-meter range is not inferior to any of the same type of artillery in the Japanese army."

"It's just that the weight is relatively large, but it is at the same level as the 38-75mm field gun currently used by the Japanese army."

"Comrades, you can see that the field artillery supported by Big Brother is made of wooden wheels. Wooden wheels have an advantage in the process of manpower transfer. Only eight soldiers can move at a speed of 7 kilometers per hour." Chen Feng continued.

"Good guy, I've learned a lot. I didn't know the comparison of these subtleties before. How about a demonstration of the specific tactics?" Chief of Staff Tang said.

"Yes!" Zhou Weihan waved his hand to signal Chen Feng to arrange.

Since Chen Feng became the commander of the artillery battalion, Zhou Weihan obtained artillery textbooks from various countries, and several Japanese artillery officers gave guidance from them. At this time, Chen Feng's research on the use of artillery can be said to be quite deep.

The camp of the Artillery Battalion is connected to an open space in the back mountain. The two 105 howitzers did not move, and the 12 field guns were dragged by the soldiers to the usual training ground.

The 12 field guns are respectively arranged on a reverse slope and a mountain depression. The gunners of each gun quickly step forward to operate, and a professional surveyor team conducts calculations. The instruments used are artillery mirrors, telescopes, measuring Remote machine, steering wheel.

The planned attack targets directly ahead are four trenches, and scarecrows in various poses are arranged in the trenches as targets.

"Tom tom tom!" After a round of test firing, everyone could clearly see from the telescope that the scarecrow in the selected area was blown away.

"Hiss!" Chief of Staff Tang gasped, "Is this a test firing?"

"Hey, don't be surprised. This is the training ground of the artillery battalion. You don't need to calculate it. The azimuth coordinates have long been familiar to you. You can hit it with your eyes closed. If you change the battlefield, the actual combat effect will definitely not be comparable to what it is now!" Zhou Weihan explained. road.

"That's powerful enough!"

"Comrades, the following demonstration is the artillery extension and Xu Jin barrage used by the Japanese army in infantry coordination!" Chen Feng continued to introduce.

Although it is a training ground, it actually imitates the battlefield scene. A company of infantry is responsible for assisting the artillery battalion in conducting exercises.

With Chen Feng's order, six [-]-type field guns fired at the first trench, and the infantry immediately charged.

When the infantry was about 50 meters away from the trench, six 76-type field guns immediately covered the second trench with artillery fire. At the same time, the six [-]-type field guns quickly adjusted their shooting positions and extended the artillery fire to the third trench. .

Repeatedly, the two field artillery companies bombarded the front trenches continuously, and the infantry broke through the positions one after another under the cover of artillery fire.

Through the close coordination of infantry and artillery, the line of fire of the shelling is extended forward at regular intervals. With the impact of the attacking troops, the artillery fire is gradually extended to the depth of the enemy's defense, forming a barrage of barrages.

The infantry attacked behind the barrage. Xu Jin's barrage was like a "protective wall" that could protect the infantry from advancing towards the enemy's position.

Zhou Weihan looked at the scene in front of him and nodded in satisfaction. Although it was just a drill, objectively speaking, under the leadership of Chen Feng, the Artillery Battalion has been completely reborn.

After the exercise, Chief of Staff Tang smacked his tongue: "How much ammunition will this consume?"

"Chief, it depends on how deep and long the Japanese army's positions will be on the battlefield in the future!"

Although not all experts were present, they were all gunplayers. How could they not understand how difficult the scene just now was.

"Good guy, let's not talk about the consumption of shells, even this kind of infantry coordination tactics can't be achieved in a short time!"

"Yeah, I just saw it through the binoculars. The nearest artillery shell was [-] meters away from the infantry!" Comrades from the Jinchaji Artillery Regiment exclaimed one after another.

After hearing this, Chen Feng said: "Xu Jin's bullet screen is very simple to say, but it is not easy to achieve the desired effect. It requires a high degree of cooperation between artillery and infantry, and it must be accurate to the second."

"Achieving the current effect is also the result of frequent drills in this field. The artillery unit must have a complete reconnaissance and command system. It must adjust the shooting elements in real time according to the infantry's impact and allocate firepower appropriately. This requires a lot of combat experience. support."

"At the same time, the infantry must also be well-trained. If they run too fast, they will easily enter the artillery's killing range, and if they run too slowly, the firepower net will lose its cover. In order to maximize the coordination of infantry and artillery, every For a period of time, two to three infantry companies were conducting drills with my artillery battalion!"

"The artillery tactics of the Japanese army first learned from Germany, and then learned from Britain and France. When we fought the Japanese army, we learned from the Japanese army!"

"During the previous drill, each artillery position had a measurement team, which drew the shooting area into a precise grid coordinate table. As long as the artillery observers worked on the map, they could find out the precise shooting elements, so that You can launch a surprise attack without a test shot!"

"At the same time, our department has also innovated in tactics. In the future, most of the operations will be carried out around the base area. Therefore, we have dispatched surveyors to measure and calculate the shooting parameters in advance for the suitable artillery positions in various places in the base area. The set conditions include various wind directions and wind forces. Temperature, altitude difference, etc., and then record the shooting parameters under each condition on a piece of paper.

"In this way, each paper card records the adjustment parameters of the artillery corresponding to various distances under certain conditions. After the shelling order is issued, the commander will find the paper card corresponding to the current condition from the paper card. Then put the paper card on the target square of the map and the straight line of the square where the artillery is located, and compare the parameters corresponding to the two. In this way, it only takes three to five minutes from the order to the artillery coverage !"

"It's a pity that even the Japanese army doesn't have radio communication equipment at the moment, so they can't conduct precise artillery guidance."

Those present listened to Chen Feng's eloquent talk, but they didn't know if they understood.

"Comrade Uyghur, you Tainan military region really has a talent. Although I didn't understand it very well, I really benefited a lot this time. I think you guys will stay in Tainan to study for a while, so let's start Starting from the most basic use of measuring instruments, drawing coordinate grids must also be learned!" Chief of Staff Tang finally said.

　I don't understand either

　　
　
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