Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 1516

Chapter 1516 makes a grand appearance (Part 2)

“Boom! Boom! Boom!” Earth-shattering explosions resounded across the battlefield.

The flames soaring into the sky filled the eyes of the Japanese Army Lieutenant General almost at that moment!

Before the violent air waves swept across a distance of nearly a thousand meters, what filled Ochiai Jinkuro's eyes was endless pain and a little loneliness!

"My God, this is also the artillery of our regiment? This is too scary!" Luo Dahu, who was hiding in the trench, ignored the dust and gunpowder smoke coming towards his face and kept his mouth wide open.

This kind of devastating scene is simply more powerful than the 150 heavy artillery shells fired by the Japanese army before. Or for Luo Dahu, it is more awesome in terms of visual, auditory and tactile effects.

After all, when the Japanese artillery shelling took turns, he and his friends were hiding in the tunnel eating steamed buns. At this time, he was only more than 200 meters away from the site of the artillery explosion.

In the face of this devastating covering artillery fire, even the squad leader A Dong, who he regarded as fearless, immediately hid himself in a deep trench after receiving the news that his own artillery fire was about to cover the front line of the position. They huddled up in a circle, for fear of being affected by the gunfire.

As a new recruit, Luo Dahu was a little disapproving at first, thinking that he was hiding in a trench more than 2 meters deep, and there were individual gun-proof holes behind it to hide in. What kind of artillery could scare the veterans into being like this?

In fact, not only Luo Dahu, a new recruit, thought so, but A Dong also thought so at the beginning. Even if the 150 heavy force was not like this, what new artillery could make Platoon Commander Cao extremely serious on the walkie-talkie to inform all the officers and soldiers on the front line to take precautions? Gun ready?

"The battalion commander said that this is a new type of artillery that the arsenal spent two years developing. It is very powerful, but the accuracy is still a little bit off. The regimental commander has been reluctant to use it, and is just waiting for the Japanese to attack with all their strength to remember them. Te Liang's Anyone who fails to take care of the damage caused by people in his squad looking over to see the situation will go to the battalion commander for military justice after the war," Boss Cao roared on the walkie-talkie.

As soon as Adong heard that this was a secret weapon specially developed by the regimental commander, the alarm in his mind went off wildly.

His regimental commander is definitely a **** in the eyes of all the officers and soldiers of the Four Elements Regiment. It is said that the three-sided military spurs that can leave **** holes that are difficult to heal and the anti-infantry mines that are specially designed to explode eggs are all made by him. They are very powerful. The inaccurate artillery reminded him of the "Flying Thunder Cannon".

Is it possible that this new type of artillery is a 'flying thunder cannon' with an extended range? The accuracy of that thing is not just a little bit off, but extremely off!

Thinking about the possibility of a 20-kilogram explosive bag hitting his head, even Adong, who has 4 years of military experience, feels his bladder is a little tight.

Let alone the fragility of the human body, it is a solid bunker that can be blown open by such a shot, okay?

Soon, Luo Dahu paid the price for his 'irrational' behavior. The wind and sand were swept by the terrible air waves and rushed to the Chinese position. The half-meter-thick sandbags were as fragile as eggs in the face of this huge force. The shell was easily swept up into the air, and was thrown to an unknown location. Luo Dahu, who had his mouth wide open in fear, was filled with a mouth full of dust.

Of course, it's okay to eat some soil. On the way to escape, the hungry northerners ate everything from leaves to grass roots. Earth is about to be written on the recipe book.

What's scary is that the stones and soft human tissue falling from the air hit the trenches like rain.

Luo Dahu was so hit that he grimaced, which means he was lucky enough. A stone the size of a fist hit the helmet and made a hole in it. His head was buzzing, but at least he didn't have any major problems.

At this time, he finally understood the purpose of squad leader A Dong curling up into a ball. It was the same as being beaten by a group, minimizing the area of the body being beaten.

Fortunately, the front-line position is still more than 200 meters away from the area being shelled. Otherwise, the falling stones would not be the size of fists, but the size of washbasins. The infantrymen of the Fourth Row Regiment in the front-line trenches would really be beaten by their own artillery. It was a disaster.

It was like this in the Huangchaling trenches. What about the Japanese infantry area that was shelled?

People and various human tissues fly together, flames and sunset are the norm of the Japanese infantry on the ground at this time.

"Baga! Damn the furry bear man." The Japanese Army Lieutenant General's eyes were full of pain, but he could not help but clenched his little fists.

Because he knew that his old rival, the Four Elements Group, had evolved again. Damn it, they actually had a secret weapon that the Bears were proud of—bazookas!

Yes, rocket launchers are not a new term in this era. As early as 3 years ago in the Battle of Orsha in the Furry Bear Kingdom, the Furry Bears had used the first-generation rocket launchers to stupefy the German Empire's famous general Guderian, and Hence the title of 'Devil's Cannon'.

And this artillery, which was eventually named the Katyusha rocket launcher, relied on its powerful firepower that could launch all 16 rockets within 10 seconds, and eventually became the well-deserved 'king of firepower' in land warfare throughout World War II.

The Germanic Imperial Army conquered nearly 10 million square kilometers of land and was almost invincible in defeating all of Europe. The only thing they were afraid of was the "Devil's Artillery".

Because, facing this kind of terrifying artillery that can throw hundreds of rockets within seconds and cover the entire battlefield of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of square meters, even the infantry in the trenches cannot escape death. , not to mention the infantry who are still exposed on the surface.

In the Battle of the Icefields a few years later in time and space, the Chinese army entered actual combat for the first time after acquiring the Katyusha rocket launcher. 24 "Devil Cannons" fired a salvo and fired 389 rockets. The American cowboys were still in the trenches. The two infantry battalions were directly defeated, with more than 700 casualties!

At this time, the Four Lines Regiment was not that powerful. There were only 9 artillery pieces named 'Storm 3' shipped this time, each with 12 barrels. A salvo can only project 108 rockets. .

A single rocket weighing 18 kilograms flies at a speed of 370 meters per second, which is as slow as a snail compared with shells fired by traditional artillery. This is why the human eye can see white gas traces in the air. If placed at night , perhaps the scene of hundreds of rockets attacking is beautiful.

That was like a meteor shower!

However, those who were lucky enough to witness the meteor shower with their own eyes did not have the opportunity to record in writing the shock that came from their hearts at that time.

Because, they are all dead.

Taihang Arsenal spent two years developing a rocket weighing 18 kilograms. The warhead alone weighs 8.5 kilograms. With the help of cyclone explosives, its killing radius reaches a dizzying 16 meters.

Converted, the effective killing area is a terrifying 800 square meters, which is close to the area of two standard basketball courts.

And if these nine "Storm 3" artillery fire 108 rockets in a saturation salvo, the total damage area will be about 80,000 square meters, equivalent to an area the size of 12 standard football fields.

Perhaps someone will deduce the huge size of this 'Storm 3' rocket launcher based on the huge power of rockets. The actual situation may shock your eyes.

This rocket launcher, whose design concepts and principles were proposed by Tang Tuanzuo and jointly developed by future Chinese scientific giants, can be described as "small and exquisite."

The entire cannon is 2.6 meters long, 1.4 meters wide, and only 1.1 meters high. When placed on the ground, it is only the size of a trolley.

In addition, in terms of weight, the total weight in marching state is 390 kilograms, and the total weight in combat state is 620 kilograms. Not to mention marching with pack horses, even the 12 people in the artillery squad can pull it in different shifts.

Of course, the Storm rocket launchers currently located in several firing positions in Hengyang City 4 kilometers away are pulled by assault jeeps. After a salvo is completed, they will be moved immediately.

There is no way. The biggest shortcoming of the rocket launcher is that it makes too much noise when launched, especially the flames erupting from the tail of the rocket, which is extremely obvious even in broad daylight.

Are these parameters familiar to you? Yes, this rocket launcher is the black technology of China's military industry in the future. It is the Type 63 107mm lightweight towed rocket launcher that is famous on the global battlefield.

At that time, Chinese military engineers who just wanted to have a fire support artillery that could freely walk in the mountains may never have imagined that they would design an artillery that could change the pattern of world war.

There is a saying: "If you are poor, move around, if you are rich, let me have fun!" ', since the establishment of the Chinese army, it has always used Xiaomi rifles to fight against domestic opponents, the Japanese or the Americans.

Although they all won in the end, only the Chinese soldiers themselves knew the hardships best. They had to fight with blood, life and the enemy's steel flames. Both the first and second generation Chinese soldiers suffered from extremely strong 'Phobia of lack of firepower'.

The ability to chase fire is something that is engraved in the genes of every generation of Chinese soldiers. It has never been cured because of the passage of time. It is a "terminal disease".

The same goes for the 107 rocket launcher. Despite its small size, its firepower is not weak at all. It can be equipped with up to 12 launch tubes and can complete a salvo within 7 to 9 seconds, with a maximum range of 8,500 meters.

In other words, the 107 rocket launcher, which weighs only one-tenth of the original Katyusha rocket launcher, has gained huge mobility while only sacrificing a quarter of its ammunition load in terms of firepower. It can be called a military masterpiece.

While acquiring powerful firepower, Chinese soldiers have never forgotten their origins. The positioning of the 107 rocket launcher with strong mobility is also very clear-born for guerrilla warfare.

When it comes to guerrilla warfare, probably no one in the world understands the essence of tactics and equipment pain points better than Chinese soldiers. In guerrilla warfare, all weapons and equipment must meet one prerequisite: portability. Therefore, the entire structure of the 107 rocket launcher has a detachable design. From the gun mount, the slide to the launch tube, high and low wheels, everything can be disassembled and assembled. Individual components weigh no more than 30 kilograms, just slightly heavier than a bag of rice.

During the design, the military also made clear requirements: no more than the neck, no more than the hips, no wider than the shoulders, and a close center of gravity. Therefore, even if it is carried on the shoulder, it will not cause too much burden on the soldiers.

In addition, a traction ring is reserved on the rocket launcher's tow bar, which is specially used to connect to vehicles, mules and horses and other transportation vehicles. This makes the 107 rocket launcher fundamentally different from bulky traditional rocket launchers - as long as people can Wherever you go, you can set up a 107 rocket launcher.

These design concepts have been perfectly inherited by the Taihang Army Factory. When the most urgent situation arises, the 'Storm 3' artillery can even be disassembled and a single rocket can be used to fire at the enemy at close range.

The firing principle is the same as that of the "Sky Monkey" that I played with as a child. The muzzle is aimed forward and is ignored after ignition. The only difference is that the rocket propelled into a spiral flight state by the tail flame can maintain a relatively long distance. The trajectory is straight, unlike the flying monkey.

The maneuverability is so awesome, so how powerful is the 107 rocket launcher? After all, firepower is directly proportional to size.

For example, the weight of a 75mm mountain gun is generally around 800 kilograms, the weight of a 105mm caliber howitzer has skyrocketed to around 2,000 kilograms, and the Japanese Taisho 4-year-old 150mm howitzer is even closer to 3,000 kilograms.

Perhaps no one knows the answer to this question better than American cowboys.

Thirty years later, in the battle of the southwest jungle, the fledgling 107 rocket launcher was used as aid to the suffering Cochin people.

In the eyes of American cowboys who pursue extreme power and violent aesthetics, "little guys" like the 107 rocket launcher cannot be put on the stage. However, the people of Cochin soon used practical actions to let Americans understand what "products made in China must be high-quality."

At 1 o'clock in the morning on August 1, 1972, the Cochin special agent team quietly walked to the edge of the US Air Force base with four single-barreled and two 12-barreled 107 rocket launchers.

They fired at the US military base from 6 different directions. Under the ground-washing attack of more than 250 rockets, the oil tanks in the US military base exploded, and a B-52 heavy bomber and 74 fighter jets were destroyed. The entire airport was reduced to a sea of flames, thousands of American soldiers died, and until the final stage of the war, the airport could not fully recover.

In addition, during China's southwest counterattack against Cochin, the Chinese army also used 107 rocket launchers to educate the Cochin people.

According to Cochin Colonel Ruan Shaoxiong, during the Battle of Lang Son, his regiment was ordered to defend Highland 331 and was violently attacked by at least 20 107 rocket launchers from the Chinese army.

Under the 107 rocket attack, Ruan Shaoxiong had only 72 of the 1,450 soldiers hiding in trenches on the top of the mountain.

Perhaps some people in Jiaozhi relied on tunnels and deep trenches to avoid air waves and shrapnel, but the 107 rocket also has a type of bomb called phosphorus aluminum incendiary bombs, which can not only be attached to any object and burn, but also consume a large amount of oxygen, making it difficult for hiding Creatures in confined spaces die from suffocation.

Among the 108 rockets fired by the artillery battalion of the Fourth Line Regiment, there were as many as 30 incendiary bombs!

　　The flames scattered like flowers scattered by a goddess at the front of the vast Huangcha Ridge position were actually somewhat magnificent under the afterglow of the setting sun.

But beneath these short-lived magnificence, countless flowers of life have withered!

Countless Japanese infantrymen avoided the surging air waves and shrapnel by clinging to the ground, but when these almost beautiful flames fell on them, they howled miserably and rolled on the ground, and then were swept away or blown away by the next air wave. Whether it is torn into several pieces depends on the angle of force of the air wave.

In short, this round of salvo stopped the Japanese troops who had advanced less than 200 meters from the front position of Huangcha Ridge.

According to post-war statistics, in this round of firepower output, the 27th Division suffered more than 700 infantry casualties on the spot, and almost wiped out an entire infantry brigade.

But this was by no means the biggest loss suffered by the Japanese army in front of the 'Storm 3' artillery on July 9th. Lieutenant General Ochiai Jinkuro, who had been waiting for his old rival's trump card, immediately became cautious after being stunned by a heavy punch from his old rival. , in the subsequent attacks only squadron-level infantry was used to attack in turns.

This kind of troop-level attack was obviously not taken seriously by the 'Storm' rocket launchers. The nine rocket launchers that moved their positions again aimed their muzzles at the artillery coordinate area sent by the 10th Division.

In front of the position at the southern end of Wugui Ridge of the 9th Company of the 28th Regiment of the 10th Division, the 116th Division invested an entire infantry brigade like crazy, with a strength ratio of astonishing 1:5.

After half an hour of hard fighting, the infantry company suffered nearly half of its casualties. The entire defense line was already shaky and could not even wait for the arrival of an infantry company for emergency support from the 10th Division.

Ge Youcai, commander of the 10th Preliminary Division, even had to call Tang Dao again 5 minutes ago, asking him to provide fire support, even if 9 guns fired 9 shells in one salvo.

It can be said that a dignified lieutenant general division commander was humbled to the core at this time. For the legendary 9 rounds of artillery shells, he had to personally call an army colonel.

But even so, the legendary 9 cannons did not fire until 5 minutes later.

Because after a single salvo of the Storm Rocket Launcher, even the most skilled gunner would need 10 minutes to reload the rocket.

　　Hearing the earth-shattering explosions and soaring flames from the distance, Mr. Ge's heart that had been hanging around finally died.

He did not wait for Tang Dao's artillery support, but actually waited for the Japanese army's terrifying 150 heavy artillery bombardment.

This movement, apart from the 150mm howitzer, what other artillery can do it?

"Tell Zeng Jing that I will send another company to him. If the position is lost, I will recapture it. If it cannot be recaptured, then let him die in Wugui Ridge for me, and I will personally lead people to recapture it." Ge Youcai gritted his teeth and roared angrily.

This time, we don't need to make some extravagant stories in newspapers about “Mr. Ge fights shirtless against the Japanese invaders”, but actually do it.

Before the divisional combat staff had time to make a call, the call came from the 28th Regiment.

“Master's seat, Master's seat, the position of the 9th Company is held, held.” Zeng Jing's voice of surprise and joy on the phone was like a lightning strike, which stunned the well-informed Master Ge.

They were all bombarded by 150mm grenades, but they still managed to hold on? Who are you fooling!

"You dare to lie about the military situation, I will kill you!" Ge Youcai's eyes flashed with cold light.

"Master, it's true. It wasn't the Japanese artillery attack just now, it was our artillery support. It should be the 9-gun salvo of the Four Lines Regiment you mentioned. That is, the Four Lines Regiment's artillery is so scary. There What's 9 doors? I can't stop looking at 90 doors!" Zeng Jing explained hurriedly on the phone.

“Fart, with these extra 90 cannons from Teliang, we have already destroyed the stubborn Japanese. Is it their turn to besiege us?” Ge Youcai didn't believe it.

But it was true that the position at the southern end of Wuguilin was defended. With just one round of shelling, the Japanese infantry brigade that was attacking with the slogan "on board" was directly wiped out from the battlefield.

According to the battle report of the 116th Division, after that round of shelling, only 42 of the 830 infantrymen of the infantry brigade that went into the attack remained, and the battle loss rate was as high as 95%.

It wasn't until Zhangjiashan's frontal position was once again fired by a salvo of nine storm rocket launchers that Master Ge, who arrived at the 30th regiment headquarters in person, knew that the salvo Tang Tuanzuo had promised was what nine rounds of artillery shells were there. That was 100 Frequent.

In fact, the 6 rounds of volley fire were not completed at all, and only 3 rounds were fired. The 116th Division gave up. The tactical plan that originally expected to attack at 12 o'clock ended before the battle reached 8 o'clock.

The 15 infantry brigades invested have become 11 in these two hours, and 3 of them can be declared to be reorganized. The infantry brigades in front of the Wuguiling position can even be declared to be abolished.

As soon as the Storm 3 rocket launcher came on the scene, it fired four salvos, costing the Japanese army more than 3,000 casualties, and directly stunned the four Japanese army lieutenant generals in front of Hengyang City and Yu Hengshan who was far away in Tanzhou.

Chapter end

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