About half an hour before the 11th and 1533rd Battalions entered Kadena Air Base, the 153rd Battalion occupied Futenma Airport, and then the 15211, 1522, 1523, and 1524 Battalions, which were responsible for blocking the mission, completed their combat missions and built a perimeter defense line. 【】

Receiving the operational reports of the various units, Pei Chengyi issued the second combat order at 1:15.

Two groups of Y-15B transport planes, which were hovering over the East China Sea, immediately turned to Ryukyu Island and airdropped the various supplies they were carrying to the airborne troops who had already occupied the airfield.

It is not war materials that are airdropped, but engineering materials!

In the early stage of fire preparation and fire support, in order to hit the Japanese army to the maximum extent and slow down the movement of the Japanese army, the air force and naval shore-based aviation destroyed the airfield runway. After the airborne troops occupied the airfield, the runway had to be repaired as soon as possible to allow transport planes carrying reinforcements and heavy equipment to land.

At this time, the qualities of the Airborne Forces were thoroughly reflected.

The Airborne Forces were transformed into sappers and took on the task of repairing airfields.

In fact, the work on the restoration site is not complicated.

Before the repair work begins, the airborne troops have to use ~ equipment (mainly small remote-controlled robots) to remove unexploded ordnance from the runway, and detonate the ammunition in an open area that is not in the way, so as not to pose a threat to the troops who arrive later. The crater is then "shaped" with a small power tool to match the size of the prefab, filled with quick-setting cement, and covered with the prefab before the cement sets, and the repair work is completed. Although such restoration work does not guarantee the long-term normal use of the runway, it can make the runway usable in the shortest possible time. How to repair it later is not a matter for the Airborne Forces, but for the specialized engineering troops.

The first batch of supplies arrived around 2 o'clock.

It's only been an hour. Before dawn, both the Tena Air Base and Futenma Airport were restored to take-off and landing capabilities.

6:30. The first Y-14Cs arrived one after the other. Officers and soldiers of the 77th Army combat camp were sent along with some equipment for engineering maintenance.

By this time. After 8 airborne operations, it ended.

Relatively. The battle ground did not last long. The main thing is that the combat effectiveness of the Airborne Forces far exceeds expectations.

Eliminate the quality of officers and soldiers. If you talk about heroes. The first is the airborne combat vehicle.

It is the world's first armored ground vehicle equipped with an electromagnetic cannon and high-strength alloys. The KZ-25's combat effectiveness is enough to be proud of the others, and most of its performance indicators are no worse than the main battle tank. In some respects, it even surpasses the vast majority of national landlord battle tanks. If it weren't for the prohibitive cost. It is quite possible that the republic will develop a new tank on the basis of the KZ-25. It completely replaced the DZ-211 main battle tank, which made great achievements during the Peninsula War. In accordance with the Army's land development plan. After the KZ-25 was fully equipped with the Airborne Forces. Army armored units will be re-equipped in due course.

Actual combat proved that the KZ-25 did not disappoint the army.

In a confrontation with the Japanese T-20 (i.e., the Type 20 main battle tank), the Z-25 had the absolute upper hand. After the reinforcements of the 77th Army arrived, the Army sent two technical teams to Ryukyu Island to inspect the engagement of the KZ-25 and the T-20, and the captured T-2C to test the firepower and protection capabilities of the KZ-25. Both the conclusions of the battlefield investigation and the results of professional tests have proved that the KZ-25's electromagnetic gun can penetrate the frontal armor of the T-20 within 25C0 meters, while the 1 mm tank gun used by the T-20 can only penetrate the frontal armor of the KZ-25 within 800 meters even if the most advanced long-rod poor ~ > alloy armor-piercing shells are used. In other aspects, the KZ-25's strategic mobility, tactical mobility, self-sustaining capabilities, multi-mission capabilities, and joint combat capabilities far surpass those of the T-20.

If we talk about the shortcomings of the KZ-25, the biggest problem is the power supply!

The KZ-25s of the Airborne Forces before the delivery of power supply equipment to the front line did not have to wait in long queues to recharge the composite batteries with captured fuel generators. Because all subsystems require electrical energy, the KZ-25 requires more electricity than the DZ-211 and becomes a veritable "electric tiger".

It can be said that the KZ-25 caused no less impact than an "electromagnetic bomb".

According to the assessment made by the US Army after the war, if the Republic develops the main battle tank on the basis of the KZ-25, the main battle tanks all over the world will face the threat of being eliminated!

In fact, the appearance of the -25 announced the end of the "main battle tank".

"Lighter, faster, stronger, and more complete" is the direction of the development of future ground main battle weapons. The main battle tank, which weighed tens of tons and could hardly be transported by air, had to leave the battlefield long ago because of its inherent flaws, giving the title of "king of land warfare" to "light tanks" like the KZ-25.

However, the battles on the night of the 28th and the early morning of the 29th did not fully illustrate the superior performance of the KZ-25.

Before the combat units of the 77th Army entered the battle, the 152nd Airborne Battalion began to expand its defensive positions in advance, launching an attack on the Japanese troops entrenched in other parts of the island, and two of the battalions moved south from Kadena in the direction of Naha Port. If it weren't for the trouble with logistics, the General Staff did not take into account that the Airborne Forces could launch an attack alone without the support of the Quick Reaction Force, and they did not provide enough ammunition and materials for the Airborne Forces in time, I am afraid that the 2 battalions of the 152 Airborne Army would have entered Naha before the 77th Army entered the battle and annihilated the tens of thousands of Japanese troops guarding Naha!

Bae Chengyi is not a legalistic commander.

After discovering that the airborne troops were "invincible", Pei Chengyi immediately adjusted the operational deployment, left the 77th Brigade in the rear, and delivered the ammunition materials and charging equipment urgently needed by the airborne troops to the front line in advance, and at the same time ordered the 7711 Brigade of the Fast Counter, which had arrived on Ryukyu Island, to immediately go south to support the airborne troops in attacking Naha.

This readjustment has, to a great extent, accelerated the course of the campaign.

According to many captured Japanese soldiers, when they first faced the KZ-25, most of the Japanese officers and soldiers believed that the airborne combat vehicle could be easily destroyed; After fighting the KZ-25 and finding that all the anti-tank weapons could not destroy it, the fighting spirit and morale of the Japanese army quickly zeroed, and many Japanese soldiers even committed suicide by disembowelment in desperation!

War, never sympathize with the weak.

With the most advanced airborne combat vehicles, the airborne troops changed from defensive troops to offensive troops, and for the first time the paratroopers without the support of "armored troops" entered the battlefield as the "main offensive force", and achieved proud results in battle that were enough to make any enemy fearful.

After combat testing, the flaws of the KZ-25 were also revealed.

In addition to the aforementioned electrical problems, the biggest problem of the KZ-25 was the lack of effective means of dealing with strong fortifications. Although it was equipped with an electromagnetic cannon that could easily destroy the Japanese main battle tank, it was limited by its caliber, and it could not use large-caliber shells, and even if it could penetrate the outer walls of the fortifications, it could not inflict a fatal blow on the enemy inside the fortifications because of the limited charge of the shells.

Almost all airborne units involved in offensive operations reflected this problem after the war.

In the face of strong Japanese fortifications, it was often necessary to stop the attack and let the infantry fighting in vehicles use individual anti-tank missiles to destroy the Japanese fortifications before continuing to advance. This "stop and advance", wasting time is nothing, and exposing the airborne combat vehicle to enemy fire is nothing, mainly after leaving the protection of the combat vehicle, the surrendered troops can easily become the target of the Japanese army, especially the Japanese snipers. Later, when encountering Japanese fortifications, front-line commanders often let officers and soldiers stay in their vehicles, and the on-board radio called for air support or artillery support. In some cases, the attacking troops simply crossed the Japanese fortifications, cutting off the Japanese defense line and forcing the Japanese to retreat on their own initiative.

Another flaw of the KZ-25: the lack of resistance to mines!

In order to reduce the cost - 25 used high-strength alloy armor only on the front and sides, and the base plate still used ordinary armor steel. Although the inverted V-shaped floor is adopted, which can effectively disperse the energy generated by the explosion of the mine, it is still unable to ensure the safety of the people in the vehicle when encountering anti-tank mines.

Of the 37 KZ-25 destroyed during the battle, 34 were blown up by mines!

All relevant problems were reported to the design and manufacturing unit of the KZ-25, and the army immediately asked the design and manufacturing unit to improve the KZ-25. Of course, that's all for later.

The battle against Ryukyu Island went very smoothly, so smoothly that Pei Chengyi was a little unbelievable.

By the evening of the 29th, in addition to the two airborne brigades and the 771st Rapid Reaction Brigade, the 1611 Airborne Brigade and the 171st Airborne Brigade arrived at Ryukyu Island one after another, and the aircraft group also sent tens of thousands of tons of combat materials to the attacking troops. It can be said that the excellent performance of the Airborne Forces "accelerated" the offensive operation by at least 12~12 ~ hours!

On the night of the 29th, after completing the preparations, the 7711 Brigade entered the battle.

According to the battle plan, the attacking force had to capture the port of Naha as soon as possible and prepare for the Marine Corps and the convoy.

The battle for the attack on Naha Port began on the afternoon of the 29th, and the two battalions of the 152nd Airborne launched several rounds of assaults, but because of the limited strength and lack of follow-up, they had to withdraw after breaking through the Japanese defense line and waiting for reinforcements.

With the arrival of the 7711 Brigade of the Rapid Counter, the battle to attack Naha has only entered the white-hot stage.

Compared with the Airborne Forces, the rapid reaction forces were not given priority, and most of the equipment was "old goods" during the Peninsula War.

The battle lasted until the early hours of 3 and the situation changed dramatically.

According to the plan, the 7711 Brigade should be charged by the Quick Counter Brigade and the 152 Rear of the Airborne Palace. After the 7711 Brigade launched an attack and suffered heavy losses, the two units switched positions, with the 152 Airborne Battalion charging in front and the 7711 Brigade sweeping the battlefield behind.

Immediately after the transposition, the situation changed.

The Japanese army, which had already tasted the power of the KZ-25, hardly posed much threat to the offensive operations of the airborne battalion, and even took the initiative to retreat when the airborne battalion launched an attack, avoiding a head-on confrontation with the KZ-25, in a vain attempt to deal with the KZ-25 from the side or rear according to the method of the day.

With the support of the 7711 Brigade of the Quick Counter, the Airborne Forces no longer have any worries.

The Japanese tactics quickly fell through, and the defensive line collapsed at an alarming rate.

By dawn on the 30th, the airborne troops and the rapid reaction force had already entered the Naha port area and began to sweep away the remnants of the Japanese army.

With no way to defend it, the Japanese army made the most crazy move.

In order to prevent the port of Naha from being used by the republican ** team, the Japanese army began to blow up the port infrastructure when it was about to collapse and put up a final resistance! (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in n, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )