12dz Chapter 345 You'll be numb if you stomp on me
Chapter 345 You'll be numb if you stomp on me
Yoshio Shinozuka picked up the telescope and saw dozens of fighter jets appearing in his field of vision. He felt like he was ascending to heaven.
Ever since he destroyed all the Japanese planes stationed in Shanxi, the Taiyuan Airport has become a decoration. After the Taiyuan Campaign ended, Shinozuka Yoshio vowed that he would set up another flying regiment!
"Yoshi! Let's turn those armored vehicles and tanks into burning iron lumps!"
Wang Meng looked at the dozens of fighter jets flying towards him, but the aviation division's fighter jets were still nowhere to be seen. He was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. Now he could only put all his hopes on the anti-aircraft guns.
"Fire all your anti-aircraft guns! Don't save ammunition!"
Ninety anti-aircraft guns of the artillery division's anti-aircraft artillery regiment and the anti-aircraft artillery battalions of the artillery regiments of the 4th and 5th Armored Divisions kept firing. The gunners' feet were numb from stomping, and they tried to create a fire net in the sky.
However, the Japanese fighter planes hid outside the barrage of bullets and dropped all the bombs mounted on the belly of the plane at the cost of reducing the hit rate.
Half of the dozens of aerial bombs fell on the charging 4th Armored Division, overturning a Tiger tank, four Type 5 tanks, and destroying five armored vehicles.
Ding Wei looked at the burning armored vehicles and the tanks whose lives were in danger from afar, and he was so angry that he cursed.
"You damned little Japanese planes! Wait until our planes come and we'll shoot you down!"
Wang Meng raised the telescope and saw that the Zero fighter plane that dropped the bomb became more agile. It actually pressed its wings, penetrated the barrage of bullets, and dived towards Da'an Mountain and Xiao'an Mountain!
"Damn it, our 37mm caliber is still too small and the range is not enough. If we had a 128mm anti-aircraft gun, would we still be able to give the Japanese a chance to drop bombs?"
Complaints aside, the 37mm anti-aircraft guns continued to rain bullets into the sky. Thirty planes rushed down, probably ten were shot down, and the remaining twenty strafed the position.
The large-caliber aircraft machine guns were like a whip lashing through the positions, but the tanks were fine, as they were thick-skinned and tough, and could withstand the heavy machine guns for a day. They would just have a lot more densely packed pits.
The half-track armored vehicles were not so lucky, especially the soldiers in the rear tank. Although they tried their best to shoot down the planes with MG34 general-purpose machine guns, it was useless. Instead, they were shot in two by the Japanese machine guns.
The more Ding Wei watched, the angrier he became. He wished he could grow wings so he could fight the Japanese.
Looking at the Japanese planes with plaster flags painted on them, constantly diving and rising, Yoshio Shinozuka knew that the Independent Column had suffered a lot of losses this time.
"Yoshi, Pingshun Airport must have been destroyed by General Okamura Neiji! It's all up to us now!"
Yoshio Shinozuka, who was dazzled by the victory, actually pulled out the First Army's direct artillery team, equipped with 24 Type 91 105mm howitzers.
The Type 91 105mm howitzer was originally designed and produced by the Japanese at the Schneider Company. After it was finalized, 300 units were produced. Later, it was domestically produced and thousands more were produced.
The elevation range of this howitzer is -5 to +45 degrees, the directional range is 20 degrees to the left and right, the rate of fire is 6 to 8 rounds per minute, the range is 10 kilometers, and the sustained rate of fire is over 60 rounds per hour.
91式105毫米榴弹炮，配备91式榴弹（弹丸重量16千克，装药2.52千克，杀伤半径31米）、91式尖头弹（弹丸重量15.7千克，装药2.27千克，杀伤半径28米）。
另外，它还配合91式破甲弹（弹丸重量10.91千克）和穿甲弹，在100米距离可以击穿83毫米装甲，500米距离可以击穿76毫米装甲，1000米距离可以击穿70毫米装甲，1500米距离可以击穿63毫米装甲。
Therefore, on the Pacific battlefield, the Japanese not only used this howitzer to attack infantry, but also liked to use it as an anti-tank gun, specifically targeting the M4 tanks of the M Army, and they could kill them without making a sound.
Yoshio Shinozuka deployed 24 howitzers in Taiyuan City and fired at Da'an Mountain and Xiao'an Mountain according to the pre-set firing parameters!
Shell after shell landed on the position, overturning a number of tanks and armored vehicles.
"Wang Huaibao, bomb the Japanese artillery positions for me!"
Wang Huaibao took the order, tore off the camouflage net on the heavy howitzer, adjusted the firing angle, and contacted the artillery scouts who had been hiding in the city.
When the Japanese fired the first round of artillery shells, the scouts finally found the Japanese artillery position.
The scout pulled out a marked map and then a walkie-talkie.
"Wolf Den, I am Wolf Cub, defend C30, enemy artillery position, one round of calibration fire!"
With a "bang", the shell landed on the north side of the Japanese howitzer position.
"Correct one position to the left! Three rounds of rapid fire!"
After reporting his position, the artillery scout immediately ran at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, fearing that he would be deafened by the explosion.
The roar of the salvo of thirty 150mm howitzers was terrifying, and when the Japanese artillery saw the impact point of the first calibration shell, they realized something was wrong and hurriedly moved their positions.
But their speed is indeed slower than that of artillery shells.
Ninety 100-jin bombs razed the Japanese howitzers to the ground, and those seemingly solid fortifications were also blown into pieces.
The 24 Type 91 105mm howitzers that the Japanese were so proud of were also turned into pieces of iron twists.
Just when the Japanese artillery fire stopped abruptly, the Japanese planes found Wang Huaibao's howitzer position and began to dive down!
Wang Huaibao looked at the Japanese planes and stamped his feet in anxiety.
"Order the anti-aircraft artillery regiment to destroy our heavy artillery even if they have to destroy the barrels of their guns!"
However, ideals are full and reality is cruel.
Ten Japanese planes dived, and seven of them broke through the rain of bullets and flew towards the howitzer position, ready to fire!
Wang Huaibao stood next to the 150mm howitzer, closed his eyes in despair, and prepared to go to the sky with his baby.
But suddenly there was a whistling sound, and Wang Huaibao's body trembled. He thought he had become an immortal, but after waiting for a long time, apart from a little numbness and lightness in his feet, he didn't feel anything else.
"Commander, all the Japanese planes have been shot down!"
"Don't lie to me. Am I blown to pieces now? Are we both in the sky together?"
"Oh, if you don't believe me, open your eyes and see."
Wang Huaibao just opened his eyes, but immediately closed them again, fearing that his ghost would see his body turned into minced meat and cause psychological trauma.
"Don't be afraid of me, I can't even feel my feet, I feel so light, like I'm flying!"
"Master, if I stomped my feet on the stone like you did, I would be numb too!"
Wang Huaibao opened his eyelids slightly and looked around.
After not seeing the bloody scene, he opened his eyes wide and looked at the Japanese planes falling from the sky, stamping his feet in excitement!
"numb!"