HCB Chapter 628: Sniper? Bullshit, direct fire coverage, physical transcendence
Chapter 628: Sniper? Bullshit, direct fire coverage, physical transcendence
The image of the national army's daily life flashed through his mind.
Every shell is extremely valuable and will never be used lightly.
Demining? Pay with human lives! Pay with time!
Compared with Nanyang...it's like heaven and earth!
No wonder people say that modern warfare is fought with logistics, industrial strength, and money.
After the rocket launchers had swept the ground, several Sherman tanks came up with a grunt.
Instead of ordinary shovels, these tanks were equipped with huge rolling mine rollers covered with heavy iron chains on the front.
The mine roller rumbled and turned, and the iron chains on it lashed the ground violently like a mad whip.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
A few sporadic explosions were heard. These were the remaining mines that had fortunately not been detonated by the rockets and were triggered by the mine rollers.
A wide and safe passage was just opened up.
Sun Fumin subconsciously glanced at his watch.
From the time the troops stopped to the time the passage was opened, it took... about half an hour?
If this happened to domestic troops, it would take the engineers half a day to clear the mines, and they would lose several or even dozens of lives!
On the opposite hilltop, a few angry gunshots from the Japanese soldiers were faintly heard, but they soon died down.
Obviously, the Japanese sniper in ambush was also dumbfounded.
They were ready to call out the engineers, but they didn't follow the rules and just used rockets to wash their faces! What a fight!
Sun Fumin put down the artillery scope, feeling an indescribable mix of emotions.
He once again turned his gaze to the Lynx off-road vehicles pulling rocket launchers.
The car looks simple, with six wheels and a canvas roof. The workmanship is even a bit rough, so it is estimated that it was not expensive.
But it’s really good stuff.
It can carry people and goods, its off-road capabilities seem good, and it can also tow this kind of light artillery. Its mobility is very strong.
"If only my new 1st Army could be equipped with this kind of vehicle..." Sun Fumin couldn't help but have this thought in his mind.
He took a deep breath of the air smelling of gunpowder and dust and forced himself to calm down.
Everything he saw today completely overturned his understanding of war.
The Nanyang Army's fighting style was simple and brutal, yet incredibly efficient.
Behind this is the terrifying industrial strength and logistical capabilities.
He suddenly felt that what he had done and practiced in China seemed... a bit outdated.
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After the minefields were violently cleared, the 6th Nanyang Division's offensive resumed.
Sun Fumin put away his complicated feelings and raised his artillery scope with full concentration. He wanted to take a good look at the tactical quality of this unit with powerful firepower.
The first one to move is not the main force.
Several teams of dark-skinned, relatively short but very strong soldiers advanced cautiously in sparse lines towards a hilly area covered with shrubs and coral rocks in front of them.
"That's the native battalion we formed," the Nanyang staff officer beside him whispered at the right moment. "It's mainly composed of natives from Pegu and Malay. They're familiar with the jungle terrain and are good at reconnaissance and harassment."
Sun Fumin nodded. He could recognize that these soldiers were obviously not Chinese.
Sure enough, as soon as the native camp reached the edge of the hill, intensive gunfire suddenly broke out in front.
“Da da da!” “Bang! Bang!”
The Japanese Type 99 light machine guns and Type 99 rifles opened fire, and the bullets hit the coral rocks, splashing white smoke and debris.
Almost at the same time, cold shots were fired from the dense canopies of several large trees and from several extremely hidden caves on the hills.
A Japanese sharpshooter who specializes in sniping officers and machine gunners.
The native battalion immediately lay down and fought back, relying on the terrain, but they were obviously suppressed and the momentum of the attack was stagnant.
"There is indeed an ambush." Sun Fumin thought to himself, this is the old trick of the Japanese.
Next, it depends on how the Nanyang Army will crack it.
Should we send an elite team to investigate and extract the enemy? Or...
Before he could finish his thought, he heard the teeth-grinding sound of a motor running behind him.
He turned around suddenly and saw two M16 quadruple-mounted anti-aircraft vehicles of the type he had just seen, and an M15 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun a hundred meters behind him. The densely packed barrels and stubby muzzles were slowly being lowered.
"What do they want to do?" Sun Fumin's heart skipped a beat.
The next second, the answer is revealed!
“All, all, all, all—!!!”
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The quadruple-mounted 12.7mm heavy machine guns and 37mm anti-aircraft guns emitted completely different but equally terrifying roars.
The 12.7mm barrage of bullets was like a scorching steel storm, instantly enveloping the large trees where snipers were suspected to be hiding.
Branches as thick as bowls were smashed to pieces, and leaves flew all over the sky as if torn by a strong wind.
The Japanese snipers hiding there and their shelters were torn to pieces in an instant.
The shooting from the 37mm anti-aircraft gun was even more violent.
It was targeting caves and bunkers on the hill 800 meters away that were suspected to be machine gun firing points.
Every 37mm shell that hits it causes a small explosion.
The coral rock was blown to pieces, and the simple earthen shelters were completely vulnerable.
Sniper? Bullshit.
Direct fire coverage and physical transcendence.
Sun Fumin's eyes twitched as he watched.
It’s too... too fucking luxurious and too bullying.
Just when the Japanese frontal firepower was dizzy and suffered heavy casualties due to this sudden "anti-aircraft barrage", Sun Fumin saw through the artillery telescope that the main force of the Nanyang Army had moved.
On the left and right wings, flanking troops appeared almost simultaneously.
They moved extremely quickly, with teams cooperating well with each other and making continuous advances by taking advantage of the terrain.
What shocked Sun Fumin even more was their communication.
He clearly saw that almost every class monitor or deputy monitor was carrying a walkie-talkie with the antenna erected high.
They kept shouting into the microphone and receiving information at the same time.
"Left wing squad three, clear ahead, requesting advancement."
"Right wing second squad encountered sporadic resistance, which has been cleared."
"Attention, artillery platoon, coordinates XXX, XXX, suspected Japanese grenade launcher team, come in for a round of rapid fire."
Commands, reports, and calls for support flowed rapidly between squads, platoons, and companies, as well as between rear command posts and firepower units.
The entire battlefield was almost one-way transparent to the Nanyang Army.
Each small unit is clearly aware of the location of its friendly neighbors and the enemy situation, and can also receive timely fire support and command adjustments from superiors.
This coordination efficiency, this battlefield perception ability...
Sun Fumin took a breath of cold air.
This is a whole level higher than any other army he has ever seen. It is no longer a tactical advantage, but a generational gap.
The Japanese, whose attention was attracted by the frontal feint attack and terrifying firepower, had no idea that the flanking attack from both wings would come so quickly and so fiercely.
By the time they discovered it, the Nanyang Army's pincer attack was about to close.