546. The German Rhine-style heavy artillery of the Nationalist Army
After the Japanese artillery bombardment was over, Company Commander Zhong climbed out of the bunker and gasped, fortunately he slipped away quickly just now, and fortunately only sent two cannons out.
His artillery company has four guns, four platoons, each platoon is responsible for one gun, in addition to the gunner and ammunition man, the others are transportation, logistics, guards and other personnel, many people can serve a gun.
Company Commander Zhong also kept an eye on it this time, and reported to the above that one cannon was broken and could not be repaired for the time being, so he only pulled three cannons over.
In fact, he wanted to leave a way back for the anti-aircraft artillery company, or a seed, otherwise it would all be fought out, and the artillery company that he had worked so hard to build would be gone.
In this first battle, he also left one cannon as a reserve, in case two cannons were entangled by devils, there was one cannon to rescue.
It's just that I didn't expect that I thought that two guns could solve all the tanks of the devil, but I only hit three, which is a pity when I think about it.
In addition to the fact that the artillerymen's skills are not strong enough, they also have little actual combat experience, for example, when they hit the three tanks behind, the battle defense artillery positions have already begun to be attacked by the devil's 92 rifle guns.
Under the threat of the enemy's artillery fire, some artillery did not pass the psychological quality, which led to the impact on technology, but after all, artillery is not infantry, and where is there infantry on the battlefield who is so desperate.
But for the infantry, especially for the three battalions and nine companies that bore the brunt of the attack, the anti-aircraft artillery company was a great help to them.
Killing three tanks without blood, this was unthinkable before, and in the past, it was often crushed, impacted, divided, strafed and so on on their positions by devil tanks as if they were in a no-man's land.
But Company Commander Zhong didn't want to do this this time, and the artillery regiment above also took the battle defense artillery position and was discovered by the enemy as a reason, so he transferred these guns and transferred them to the interior of Zhuangzi.
Commander Huo was a little disappointed, but he still won a chance with the artillery regiment to bombard the devil, this time it was not the 37th battle anti-aircraft artillery to fight, but the German-made Rhine heavy howitzer.
THE CALIBER OF THIS CANNON IS 150MM, AND THE MAXIMUM RANGE IS 15 KILOMETERS, WHICH IS THE LONGEST-RANGE AND MOST POWERFUL FIELD HEAVY ARTILLERY IN THE CHINESE ARMY AT THAT TIME, WITH ONLY THREE ARTILLERY REGIMENTS.
Of course, these guns were not pulled into Taierzhuang, but were set up in the defense area of the 30th Division on the south bank of the canal behind Taierzhuang.
Originally, they tried not to hit as much as possible, for fear of exposing the target, but once they were bitten by the devil's heavy artillery group or aircraft, then China's most sophisticated land weapons would be immediately reimbursed.
The principle of the five theaters is also that unless it is absolutely necessary, try not to use this weapon of mass destruction.
But why was Regiment Commander Huo able to impress the artillery regiment this time?
Mainly because of Commander Huo's reconnaissance company, although Commander Huo arranged all the main forces of the 184th Regiment in Taierzhuang, this reconnaissance company has been cruising around Zhuangzi.
The main direction is around Jinzhuang in the northwest of Taierzhuang, because that side is the closest place to Taierzhuang on the Jinpu railway line.
Originally, I wanted the reconnaissance company to be a scout, spy on some Japanese intelligence, or blow up the railroad to delay the devil's baggage transportation.
However, it was discovered that the devil was on the railway west of Jinzhuang, and a railway station and several ammunition depots and warehouses were temporarily built, and the goods were piled up in the past few days, and they were continuously transported from the northern section of the Jinpu line.
As soon as the reconnaissance company saw this piece of big fat meat, its saliva immediately drooled, but the devils were very well defended, and no one was allowed to enter except for the Japanese army in the surrounding areas for a few miles.
Looking at the reconnaissance company that couldn't eat fat, he was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, and there was really no way to get down, so he had to send someone to give the information to Commander Huo.
Commander Huo hurriedly looked at the map, I'll go, devil, you dog, so arrogant, this temporary railway station and ammunition depot are only less than five kilometers away from Taierzhuang.
The devil is bullying the Chinese army that there is no heavy artillery, and those mountain artillery have a maximum range of about 3,000 meters.
Therefore, the devils built the ammunition depot five kilometers away from the first-line position, thinking that it was already very safe, but they did not expect that the Chinese army also had 150 howitzers that could hit ten kilometers.
As mentioned earlier, the Chinese military artillery regiment has three German-made Rhine heavy howitzers with a maximum firing range of 15 kilometers, but the effective firing range is within 10 kilometers, so there is basically no problem.
Therefore, Regiment Commander Huo's first reaction was to think of the heavy artillery of the artillery regiment, although the commander's department of the Fifth War Zone said that this heavy artillery should not be used unless it was a last resort, but if he could convince and impress the commander of the artillery regiment, Lao Peng, maybe there would be a chance.
Commander Peng of the 10th Artillery Regiment is an old qualified artilleryman, and he can be said to be the leader of China's first generation of modern artillery, Lao Huangpu.
After graduating from the Fifth Artillery Department of Huangpu, he was selected to study at the Japanese Field Artillery School, and after returning to China, he served as an instructor at the Central Artillery School, and later as the commander of the first artillery brigade, one regiment and one battalion.
Before the Battle of Songhu, Commander Peng served as the commander of the 10th Artillery Regiment, which was the first mechanized heavy artillery regiment in Chinese history and represented a new height of China's artillery units.
Note: Gossip, Commander Peng was successful in the Battle of Xuzhou, and then his official fortune was prosperous, and he was promoted to major general immediately after the Battle of Xuzhou, and it is rare for a regiment commander to become a major general.
Regiment Commander Peng was then promoted to deputy brigade commander, brigade commander, theater artillery commander, etc., and when the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was about to be won, he was promoted to lieutenant general commander of the Chinese theater army artillery.
After that, he went to Taiwan and was promoted to first-class general of the army, chief of staff, and chief of staff of the presidential office. His daughter-in-law is the sister of Hong Kong's first chief executive, Chief Executive.
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Lao Peng has learned a lot of skills, and has the most cutting-edge weapons, naturally he wants to serve the country eagerly and show his strength, I heard Commander Huo say that there is a Japanese ammunition depot within five kilometers, this is simply a big fat meat sent to the mouth.
If it was another regiment commander, Lao Peng not only didn't believe what he said, but it was even difficult to see him in person, what was Lao Peng, he was a celebrity in the Ministry of Military Affairs, and even Commander Li of the Fifth War Zone was polite to him.
But Regiment Commander Huo is different from others, they used to be classmates in the Whampoa Military Academy, and at that time in Huangpu, Guangzhou, one of them was a foot department and the other was an artillery department, not the same department, and they were at most nodding friends.
But because of fate, the two came together because of some things and became friends in different departments, although they went their separate ways after graduation, they also often contacted, and this time they met, it was naturally different.
This old Huo, that is, his temper is too hot, he can't go against his boss for his subordinates at every turn, originally according to his qualifications and military exploits, it is possible to be a division commander now, but he has been in the position of regiment commander for many years.
Most of the classmates in the same period, as long as they did not sacrifice, had a brigade commander, and someone with outstanding ability like Lao Huo was still a regiment commander, which was relatively rare.
Now, after receiving Lao Huo's news and accurate positioning data, the commander of the heavy artillery regiment Peng immediately deployed the position of the heavy artillery, specially choosing a time in the evening to prevent being bitten by Japanese planes.
At the same time, it also designed the route and concealment of the rapid transfer of heavy artillery after the bombardment of the Japanese ammunition depot.