readx; Bao Erqing's luck is good, with the beginning of the army's attack on Europe, he did not get the opportunity to fire his 1911-style pistol, most of the time, he drove his T18 tank on a rampage, and because of the T18 tank's toughness, and excellent protection capabilities, basically in the early stage of long-distance combat with the German army, unless you encounter a number of King Tiger tanks or Tiger Hunter, Ferdinand and other tank destroyers equipped with 88L71 main guns, Otherwise, the T18 tank would simply ignore most of the German anti-tank fire at long distances, and only at close range would it be afraid of being hit by ordinary enemy anti-tank fire, but this situation is relatively rare. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info.

Most of the time, Bao Erqing drove his T18 tank on a rampage, participated in the war for several months, and successively destroyed a German Leopard tank, two half-track armored vehicles and three wheeled trucks, and also supported the infantry to destroy a number of German fortress positions.

This armored soldier outstanding service medal for ordinary armored soldiers, it is relatively easy to obtain, generally speaking, the armored soldiers who have achieved results can get one, this armor soldier outstanding medal is a series, in addition to the armored soldiers, there are artillery outstanding service medals, engineering outstanding service medals, infantry outstanding service medals, etc., is the Chinese [***] side in the early stage of World War II during the Southeast Asian War, for the fierce ordinary soldiers and specially set up a medal series, all major arms have, Soldiers who have made meritorious contributions in the course of their service are widely awarded and are referred to as the 'Distinguished Medal'. In World War II, the Chinese side added a variety of medals, and the total category of medals on the Chinese side was very small, only the Double Sword Medal at all levels, the Blue Star Medal awarded to ordinary military meritorious, and the five-color star medal that can only be obtained by the war wounded. As for the rest, there are only battle medals, and these medals do not have a universal surname. At the same time, because it is too difficult to obtain military medals among the three Chinese armed forces, let alone the Double Sword Medal, many non-commissioned officers have been in the army for many years and cannot even obtain a Blue Star Medal. So much so that many non-commissioned officers who have been in the army for many years have their chests bare when they are in military uniforms, which is too ugly compared to the large number of medals on the chests of those soldiers of other countries.

For the sake of this face, and in order to motivate the bravery of ordinary soldiers, the National Military Commission added many types of medals after 1940, including the 'Distinguished Service Medal', which was added in 1940 to recognize soldiers who have achieved more than one battle in the course of a battle or who participated in more than five assault or defensive battles.

In 1941, during the Sino-Russian War, the State Military Council added the 'Medal of Valor', which is a special honor for outstanding soldiers who have achieved many victories and bravely suffered wounded. At the same time, the level of the Order of the Five-Color Star was increased, from the previous single Order of the Five-Color Star to four types of the Order of the Five-Color Star, namely, the Bronze Order of the Five-Color Star, which is used to commend soldiers who have been wounded once, the Silver Five-Color Star Medal, which is used to recognize soldiers who have been wounded three times, the Gold Five-Color Star Medal, which is used to recognize soldiers who have been wounded more than five times, and the Red and Gold Five-Color Star Medal, which is used to recognize soldiers who have been wounded more than ten times. The 'Double Sword Distinguished Service Medal' was launched, which can be regarded as an upgraded version of the first edition of the Outstanding Service Medal, which is mainly used to recognize soldiers who have participated in more than 20 specific battles.

This distinguished service medal is awarded not only to front-line combatants, but also to those who provide operations in the rear, such as ground crews in the Air Force, who have provided more than one maintenance service for sorties in wartime. For example, logistics and transportation personnel who have performed many transportation can also obtain the Outstanding Service Medal, and the specific conditions obtained by each small branch are different, but in general the difficulty is not great.

The Medal of Outstanding Service or the Medal of Valor is not too difficult for non-commissioned officers who have been in the army for many years, but for the Order of the Blue Star, it is very difficult for ordinary soldiers to obtain, and the method of the Chinese [***] side of the Order of the Double Sword is very strict, and the award of the Order of the Blue Star, which is second only to the Order of the Double Sword, is also very strict, and it is not so easy for ordinary soldiers to obtain the Order of the Blue Star.

Bao Erqing was awarded the Order of the Blue Star for destroying a number of German armored vehicles and covering an infantry platoon in an infantry assault battle to successfully withdraw from the German encirclement. And because these medals are generally made of precious metals, and the commemorative significance is very large, so the soldiers generally do not wear the original, only on major occasions will wear the original medal, usually wear a copy of the medal, usually a miniature version of the military ration of the badge, which is also a measure to prevent the soldier from being captured by the enemy as a trophy after the soldier died on the battlefield.

Now on Bao Erqing's left chest, there is a Blue Star Medal, and then there is an Armored Corps Outstanding Service Medal, holding a pistol in his hand Bao Erqing poked his head back and looked twice, although he could vaguely hear the roar of tanks in the distance, but because the terrain was not smooth enough, he couldn't see the US tanks from his point of view, but he knew that there were at least four or five US tanks there.

"Let's go, there should be our friendly troops ahead!" Bao Erqing continued to walk back with the big black man, and sure enough, they didn't walk for long, they just heard a low engine roar, and as soon as Bao Erqing heard this sound, he immediately knew that it was his own T18 tank.

The engine used in the T18 tank is the HTE700 series diesel engine produced by Hantong Machinery Company, which is officially designated SV700 within the army. where S stands for Army Armored Vehicles and V stands for Primary. The meaning of the number is 'the main engine of the army armored vehicle in the 700 hp class' The T15 tank uses the SV550 gasoline engine, the number seems to be similar, but it is produced by different manufacturers, this SV550 is a 550-level gasoline engine developed by Shanghai Power Company, and the internal model of Shanghai Power Company is SHV-550-3, which is the third 550-class gasoline engine of Shanghai Power Company.

The sound of the SV700 engine is lower than that of the SV500 of the T15 tank and the gasoline engine of other armored vehicles, and the noise is also relatively loud, even inexperienced soldiers can easily remember the sound of the T18 tank after listening to it.

Bao Erqing hurriedly ran over, and sure enough, after passing through a small forest, he saw a T18 tank passing in front of the woods, and it was obvious that the crew of the tank also found Bao Erqing who suddenly rushed out, and soon the turret turned, and Bao Erqing hurriedly waved his hand and shouted.

At this time, it would not be good to be beaten as an enemy.

At this time, Bao Erqing was wearing the standard autumn and winter combat uniform of the Chinese Army tank soldiers, and he also wore the ear caps of the tank soldiers on his head, coupled with his unique yellow appearance, which made the commander of the T18 tank quickly determine that this was not the enemy, so the tank commander's cabin door was opened, and then a sergeant full of beard and scum popped out, and the sergeant shouted to Bao Erqing: "Bao Er, what's the matter, where is your car?" ”

This is the No. 314 tank that is going to reinforce Bao Erqing, and it is obvious that he knows Bao Erqing.

Bao Erqing said: "Don't mention it, I met a few Yankee tanks just now, not only four steamed buns but also two American Pershings, this is not ......"

"It's good that people are okay!" Captain No. 413, who was full of beard scum, also comforted: "Just the two of you escaped? ”

Bao Erqing sighed: "The drivers and gunners under my command have not been able to come back!" But we didn't suffer a loss, we knocked out their two steamed buns, Lao Li, you still don't want to go over now, at least four American tanks over there, wait for our people to come up and go over! ”

The U.S. Army's M4 tank is also known as the Sherman tank, and the Chinese soldiers feel that this Sherman tank not only looks like a steamed bun, but also has a man in the name, and I don't know who called it, so I unconsciously called the M4 tank a steamed bun among the tank soldiers.

Bao Erqing didn't talk too much with Lao Li, his tanks were lost, and now he is a soldier without a gun in his hand, staying on the battlefield is waiting for death, he must leave here quickly, and then change to a second T18 tank to continue fighting.

The sergeant commander of the No. 314 car heard Bao Erqing say that there were two M4 tanks and two M26 tanks ahead, and it would not be good if he continued to move forward.

Stubbornly launching an offensive when one's own forces are weak, that is definitely not the style of the Chinese Army during World War II, the style of the Chinese Army should be like this:

Commander No. 314, who was full of beard and scum, returned to the car, and then immediately contacted the company headquarters by radio, and then contacted the nearby No. 136 and No. 138 cars, and reported the situation while requesting coordinated operations, and at the same time, the company headquarters also called back and requested air support, in addition to another T18 tank No. 311 car in the third row, which was already on the way. Ordered car No. 314 to wait for car No. 311 to arrive and then coordinate the attack, while car No. 136 and car No. 138 will attack forward from the right and cooperate with the attacking American tanks from the side.

With the communication of the commanders in the wireless phone, and half a minute later, No. 136 reported that they and No. 138 had cooperated with the No. 138 car to destroy a U.S. military M26 in front of them, and were in the forward assault, and it was expected to arrive at the predetermined position in a minute to provide side cover for the No. 314 car.

Lao Li waited for about half a minute before he arrived in a hurry for car No. 311. In the combat manual of the Chinese Army's tank troops, a tank platoon generally forms a basic combat unit, and the four tanks under it form two combat groups. Two tanks cover each other.

The reason why the previous No. 137 car fought alone was because the turret of the No. 139 car, which was originally cooperating with it, broke down shortly after the attack, forcing the No. 139 car to stop for emergency repairs, which has not been repaired until now, and has now been ordered to withdraw first, while the other combat group in the second row is the No. 136 and No. 138 cars, at this time they have cooperated with the operation and have knocked out an American M26 tank.

And now Lao Li's No. 314 car is not alone, and it is this No. 311 car that belongs to the same combat group as him.

In this way, the two tanks can cooperate with each other to ensure their own safety while giving full play to their combat effectiveness. The main reason for this is that there are too many tanks and equipment in the Chinese army, and there are not enough infantry in comparison, and there are only six mechanized infantry battalions in a mechanized infantry division or armored division, and although this mechanized infantry battalion has nearly 1,000 people, in fact, half of them are drivers, heavy weapons operators, and auxiliary personnel, and the real combat infantry is actually less than 500 people. This has also created a situation where there are so many tanks, but there are not enough infantry to provide cover, and the proportion of combat infantry alone is unrealistic, and now the fixed establishment of a mechanized division has reached 16,000 people, and if the combat infantry is increased, it must not directly soar to more than 20,000 people.

In this case, the tank must cover itself, so this 22-system combat mode will be developed, that is, two tanks form a battle group, two battle groups form a tank platoon, and the two tank platoons cover each other to form two offensive directions, and the two offensive directions add up to four tank platoons, plus the company commander's command tank, then a standard tank company is formed, such a tank company has sixteen battle tanks, and a command tank has a total of seventeen tanksIn a tank battalion, there are generally three medium tank companies equipped with T15 or T18, a light tank company equipped with T14 light tanks, plus a tank platoon at the battalion headquarters, then a standard medium tank battalion in the Chinese Army is formed, with a total of 70 tanks. Interestingly, the number of tanks in the tank battalion establishment of China and the United States was the same in 1945, and it doesn't matter who copied whom, anyway, I changed the establishment at first sight, and I immediately changed it, but there are differences, that is, the US tank battalion is still equipped with half-tracked armored vehicles, but the Chinese tank battalion is generally equipped with full-track infantry fighting vehicles. In addition, in terms of reconnaissance, the US military tends to use 0.25-ton light jeeps, while the Chinese army is equipped with a six-wheeled 0.75-ton armored reconnaissance vehicle, and a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun is also erected on it.

Lao Li waited for the No. 311 car, and soon the two T18 tanks were driving quickly to the south, at this time Lao Li did not shrink back and hide in the tank, although the T18 tank commander's line of sight has been quite good, but it is still insufficient for combat, so many heroic tank commanders in the battle are ignoring the rain of bullets outside, leaning out half of their bodies to get the best line of sight to command their tank battles. This situation is not a special situation, but a general situation in World War II, the Chinese Army, the German Army, the Soviet Russian and British and American armies are similar, this is mainly a matter of personal courage, and there are no rules and regulations with hard surnames.

If the commander's personal courage is enough, then he will lean out to command, if he doesn't have the courage, he will hide in the car to command the battle, the previous Bao Erqing just didn't dare to directly stretch out his body to command the battle, but this Lao Li leaned out directly, and also took out a telescope to directly observe the front.

It didn't take long for Lao Li to suddenly shout: "Stop!" ”

Although the noise inside the tank is very loud, the communication between the crew inside the tank is generally directly communicated with headphones, and the tank cap of the Chinese Army armored corps is equipped with headphones, so don't look at Lao Li shouting directly in the car, as if it will be drowned out by the roar of the tank, but in fact, it is accurately transmitted to the driver's ears through the headset, and in order to prevent the headset from malfunctioning, the tank training still retains the early tank combat time. The 'touch' method of communication was common during World War I and the twenties, such as what the commander was going to give orders, kick the driver in front of him, pat the loader, etc., while the communication between the crew and the crew relied on the flag language during the day and the light language at night, which was funny to say, but it was the most effective and only method of communication for tank crews in the early days.

After the No. 314 T18 tank stopped, Lao Li continued to observe the lower left in front of him with a telescope, and after a while, he retracted his body and closed the hatch while saying through the headset: "Target Pershing, azimuth 270, distance 1800, continue to load No. 1 bomb!" ”

The No. 1 bullet is the 1943 tungsten alloy APDS armor-piercing projectile, Lao Li continued to observe with the periscope, and the gunner below had already turned the turret and started aiming, and the loader also put a 1943-style APDS armor-piercing bullet into the gun chamber.

After a few seconds, the loader reported: "Reloaded!" ”

The Gunner's Pack reports: "Aim complete!" ”

Lao Li said without hesitation: "Fire!" ”

In the next moment, a 1943-style APDS armor-piercing projectile was going straight for an M26 tank that was unexpectedly 1,800 meters away! ――

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