HCB Chapter 233 If I had a few of these anti-aircraft guns, I would dare to attack Taiyuan! 3-word chapt
Chapter 233 If I had a few of these anti-aircraft guns, I would dare to attack Taiyuan! 3-word chapt
After the Japanese artillery regiment had been bombarding for half an hour, the Japanese mixed aviation wing that came to reinforce also arrived in the airspace near the front line of the independent regiment. This time, all the fighter planes that could be deployed were directly mobilized.
Lin Zhenhua carefully observed the number and type of the incoming fighter planes through the artillery observation equipment, and shouted in a hurried tone: "The Japanese have dispatched 36 Zero fighters, 18 Type 12 bombers, and Type dive bombers. Sound the air defense alarm immediately!"
Li Yunlong immediately called and ordered the frontline positions to move into the air-raid shelter to avoid the bombing of Japanese fighter planes.
"Zhu Zi, our air defense from now on can only rely on your six anti-aircraft guns. Aim at the incoming Japanese planes and shoot them hard. We will lose the battle even if we lose the lives. The Japanese are coming here so carelessly, and we can't be without any reaction. We have to fire a few shots to scare the Japanese pilots!" Li Yunlong roared on the phone.
Lin Zhenhua turned his head and said in a serious tone: "Old Li, the Japanese have sent out Type 99 dive bombers this time, which poses a great threat to the artillery positions and bunkers we have built. I had not planned to use anti-aircraft firepower before, but now it seems that we must deploy a company of anti-aircraft firepower specifically for the Japanese Type 99 dive bombers. We must not let them rush down!"
"Lao Li, let me take care of the air defense, and you will be in charge of resisting the enemy's infantry attack. The two of us must cooperate well and fight off this wave of attack from the enemy. As long as we can hold out until night, we can use the reserve forces to launch a counterattack!"
Li Yunlong nodded in agreement and replied firmly: "College student, all the anti-aircraft firepower on the position is at your disposal. You must stop the Japanese fighters and dive bombers at all costs. Otherwise, even if we can hold the position today, the casualties will be very heavy!"
Lin Zhenhua left the headquarters and went directly to the location of the first anti-aircraft company. He originally planned to withdraw all the anti-aircraft firepower, but in order to be on the safe side, he left the first anti-aircraft company behind. Unexpectedly, it came in handy this time. As the main force of the anti-aircraft battalion, the first anti-aircraft company was equipped with 24 88mm anti-aircraft guns, 24 anti-aircraft machine guns, and a quadruple 20mm anti-aircraft gun. Its firepower was very fierce, and it had also been replenished, and its combat effectiveness had recovered to % of the pre-war level.
"Sanwazi, the Japanese have sent 66 fighter planes this time. They must have used up all their resources. It is impossible for us to shoot down all 66 fighter planes at once. But if we shoot down a few today and a few tomorrow, and continue doing this for a few days, the Japanese will have no fighter planes left to send!"
"According to the formation plan we set before the war, six anti-aircraft guns form an air defense unit, and six anti-aircraft machine guns form an air defense unit. I will personally operate the 20mm anti-aircraft guns, aiming at four directions to block the invading enemy planes. Today we don't ask to shoot down a few fighter planes, as long as we can block the dive routes of the Japanese and prevent the Japanese pilots from attacking our frontier positions. Pay special attention to the dive bombers of the Japanese. They pose a great threat to our bunker fortifications, and they will be our priority target!"
"Sanwazi, follow the firing table I gave you earlier and set the lead time to six. Don't try to chase after the Japanese. Fire your shells ahead of their flight path!"
Sanwazi promised with a serious face: "College student, after three air battles, my air combat command level has greatly improved. Yesterday, I commanded the Third Air Defense Company to shoot down two enemy planes. Today, I am confident that we can form an air fire interception network and will never let the Japanese fighter planes threaten our comrades on the front line!"
Lin Zhenhua came to the 20mm quadruple anti-aircraft gun. This time, Xiao Zhongyuan and Li Gousheng supplied him with ammunition. They were also responsible for transmitting orders to the outside. There were two field telephones beside him, so he could communicate with the outside world at any time.
"Li Gousheng, call Zhuzi immediately and order the 12 artillery batteries to open fire immediately. We must resolutely beat back the Japanese's arrogance, and focus on attacking their heavy artillery. From the sound of the artillery just now, we can tell that the Japanese have really used all their strength this time, even using 150mm howitzers. We can't show weakness either. Let Zhuzi directly use the extended-range shells and find a way to destroy the Japanese heavy artillery!"
After saying this, Lin Zhenhua quickly operated the anti-aircraft gun to aim at the sky and quickly adjusted the shooting angle and direction. Xiao Zhongyuan also completed the loading of ammunition at this time. There were several ammunition boxes beside him, and two special young soldiers were responsible for filling the empty ammunition magazines with shells. In a short while, Xiao Zhongyuan had 30 complete ammunition magazines, each with shells, which was only enough for Lin Zhenhua to fight for one or two minutes.
Lin Zhenhua had locked onto a Type 99 dive bomber of the Japanese through the anti-aircraft gun aiming device. The distance between the two sides was more than ten kilometers, but judging from the direction of the nose of the plane, it was diving towards the position of the anti-aircraft company.
"Sound the air defense alarm! 24 Zero fighters and six dive bombers are attacking our air defense company's positions. All air defense teams should open fire immediately. We must keep the damn Japanese fighter planes out of the frontline positions. We must not allow them the opportunity to launch an attack on the frontline positions!"
"Raise the lead time to four, using all high-explosive shells. When the enemy is six kilometers away, raise the lead time to three, and use the more than 30 radio proximity fuze shells we urgently produced!"
"Li Gousheng, notify the anti-aircraft rocket platoon. Once the Japanese reach the firing range, set the lead time to two and immediately fire all 36 anti-aircraft rockets in our inventory. We must not let the Japanese fighter planes get close to the frontline!"
Lin Zhenhua took out all his secret weapons this time, especially the 30 or so radio-assisted detonation fuses he got from the system rewards. He took them all out and installed them on the shells. He also produced 36 anti-aircraft rockets that he had tried before, working overtime. He would also fire them all at once this time.
As Lin Zhenhua's order was given, the 88mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun began firing first, firing shells at the incoming Japanese fighter planes at a rate of six rounds per minute. Explosions sounded in the sky, but due to the long distance, none of the hundreds of shells fired hit the target. However, it did cause some interference to the Japanese pilots, forcing them to adjust their course to avoid the scattered debris from the explosion!
At this time, in the front line of the independent regiment, Li Yunlong had ordered the soldiers of the second battalion to come out of the air-raid shelter because the Japanese infantry had launched an attack. Katayama Ichiro went for a decisive battle right from the start and directly mobilized the forces of two battalions. Under the cover of artillery fire, he launched a charge towards the position defended by Li Yunlong.
"Brothers, don't be impatient. Wait until the enemy is within range before shooting. Heavy machine guns should fire when the enemy is about 500 meters away from us, light machine guns should fire when they are about 150 meters away, and submachine guns should fire when they are about meters away. Remember this, no one can shoot in advance!"
"Shen Quan, you son of a bitch, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and push out our Type 92 infantry guns and pound those damned Japs! We have to use all our anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns to beat up those damned Japs!"
Shen Quan did not dare to delay and immediately arranged for people to push 24 Type 24 infantry guns into the firing positions. Three minutes later, the Type infantry guns roared at the attacking Japanese.
Li Yunlong was not idle either. He operated another quadruple 20mm anti-aircraft gun that was firmly protected by armored steel and was laid flat, shooting madly at the Japanese. Its extremely high rate of fire directly created an unmanned area about meters long and meters wide. The Japanese inside were torn to pieces by the shells, and none of them survived.
Shen Quan also operated a flat anti-aircraft machine gun, and fired wildly at the attacking Japanese. With the anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns deployed at the front of the position, plus the continuous firing of the Type 92 infantry gun, the offensive momentum of the Japanese front team was directly blocked, forcing the Japanese to crawl forward. The fierce firepower suppressed the Japanese and made them unable to raise their heads. Li Yunlong did not expect the effect to be surprisingly good. A smile appeared on his face, but his hands did not stop moving.
"Monk, hurry up, you son of a bitch, and reload the ammunition for me. I beat the damn Japs this time. I've never had such a good fight before. This small anti-aircraft gun is really useful. If we had a lot of it, we could definitely beat the Japs to tears. But the number is too small. The college students have only repaired two. After today's battle is over, we have to let the college students repair a few more. Using them on the battlefield to fight the Japs will definitely have a surprising effect!"
Wei Dayong had just thrown away the ammunition box he had used as a laborer and loaded a new magazine with it. He poured a basin of cold water on him and replied, "Captain, this small anti-aircraft gun really consumes too many shells. With our independent regiment, we may not be able to supply it with the current resources. In the more than one hour of fighting yesterday, we consumed nearly ten thousand 20mm shells, and our inventory was reduced by more than half. Now even if we have more of these things, they are useless because we don't have too many shells. An anti-aircraft gun without shells is no different from a pile of scrap metal."
Li Yunlong was about to curse, but when he saw the Japanese soldiers rushing up again, he immediately turned the muzzle of the gun and fired wildly at the Japanese soldiers, cursing as he shot, "You damn monk, can't you let me be happy for a while? I fought an anti-aircraft battle yesterday. Don't I know better than you how much ammunition this thing consumes? But if we want to deal with the Japanese fighter planes, we can't do it without this thing. Even if we have fighter planes, few people in our independent regiment can fly them, let alone take off to fight the Japanese. We don't even have the ability to fly the fighter planes. Even if we can seize a Zero fighter plane from the Japanese, it will still be useless!"
"The college students were so damn brave last time that they dared to fly the Japanese Zero fighter to provide us with air support. Thinking about it now, I am scared to death. If we were not lucky at that time, the Japanese pilot would have crashed into us stupidly, and the college students would have been killed by the Japanese pilot long ago!"