Chapter 3078 Heavy artillery damage

The 105mm hooded armor-piercing grenade has no effect. Hitting the bow of the IS7's arrow-shaped hull is just scratching the paint.

The Japanese army, which did not shed tears even after seeing the coffin, continued to use its heavyweight magic weapon. The 150mm heavy howitzer also placed in the fortification bunker was officially launched for aiming.

The Type 96 150mm howitzer with large caliber and high magnification is definitely regarded as the top weapon among the Japanese artillery.

If the Type 91 105mm howitzer is still the heavy firepower that ordinary divisions of the Japanese army can possess, then the Type 96 150mm howitzer must be equipped by only elites.

This kind of artillery, which also comes from French technology, is regarded by the Japanese army as an absolutely important weapon, and it can be regarded as a battle-level strike force of the Japanese army.

On the other hand, if the same type of equipment is placed in the Red Army, it is just a regular divisional artillery. The difference is really as big as underground.

This extremely valuable heavy artillery is not available even to "rich families" like the Kwantung Army who have self-respect and the ability to develop and produce heavy ordnance by themselves.

Regular three-digit numbered divisions are definitely not qualified to equip this thing. Being able to possess a 105 howitzer is already as high as the sky.

The current 150mm howitzers were specially selected by the Kwantung Army from the only newly formed heavy artillery wing on hand, and a squadron of 6 guns in total was specially selected to support them.

The Japanese army who took this thing very seriously knew that this thing was too bulky, difficult to move, and the target was conspicuous. If it was simply placed on the artillery position, there was a high probability that it would be taken care of by the Russians before it could fire.

Wanting to use it but fearing something might happen, and being too poor to part with it, the Japanese army was so entangled that they finally chose the last resort.

Install heavy artillery directly into strong semi-permanent fortifications built in advance, directly giving up the mobility ability to transfer positions.

Anyway, in the face of Russian air strikes, it is unrealistic to expect a truck to drag this thing away. It is better to build a strong fortress and let this gun fight to the end.

But there is a problem. Because the importance is too high and the number is too scarce, the Japanese army has never tried to use this thing to deal with tanks before. This is the first time the Kwantung Army has been forced into a hurry, and there is no precedent to follow.

Therefore, this heavy howitzer, which was not designed to deal with tanks, was not equipped with special armor-piercing projectiles. The Japanese army could only use ordinary full-caliber high-explosive grenades to blast them.

But the result was overjoyed by the Japanese army.

A high-explosive grenade with a caliber of up to 150 mm hit the IS7's crotch area. The high-explosive projectile weighing 36 kilograms hit the armor at a supersonic speed of more than 400 meters per second. The powerful kinetic energy impact was followed immediately. It was an explosion of fire that exploded instantly.

Boom——

"Suka! Heavy howitzer, there is still a heavy howitzer surviving in the enemy fortification group! The largest bunker at one o'clock, all vehicle crews focus their firepower to destroy it!"

I originally thought that the large Japanese bunker that had half of its roof collapsed was dead. It looked like it was obviously hit by a 500-kilogram aerial bomb dropped by the earlier bomber force, and half of it collapsed.

It is not uncommon for enemy fire points to suddenly "resurrect" on the battlefield, and are even defined as resurrected fire points in specialized military terms.

The leader's attack force, which responded quickly, did not fight back even after being beaten. While the infantry in the front continued to clear out the Japanese infantry, the heavy tank force in the rear, which had been attacked, immediately retaliated.

Several loaded IS7 heavy tanks quickly began to turn their turrets to take aim, and the huge 130mm main gun was aimed directly at the enemy's resurrected firepower point that was half destroyed.

At the same time, the IS7, which was directly hit by a 150mm high-explosive grenade, completely lost its combat effectiveness and was forced to withdraw from the battle.

The two tracks on the left and right were all blown off in the powerful explosion and paralyzed on the spot. The strong and thick lower composite armor plate was blown apart and collapsed, exposing several consecutive layers of composite armor sandwich.

Although the armor was not directly penetrated by the blast, the driver at the front of the car who was closest to the explosion center inevitably suffered severe overpressure damage and was seriously injured.

"Quick! Abandon the vehicle, everyone! Get out of the tank, quick!"

Comrade Commander, whose injuries were minor and had little impact on his ability to move, gave the order to abandon the vehicle.

The two loaders, who were almost unharmed, each took charge of the other. They helped the slightly injured gunner and the most seriously injured driver, and immediately climbed out along the opened turret roof, abandoning the vehicle and escaping.

"Cover! Get the people down, quickly!"

The infantry soldiers who realized that their tanks had been knocked down immediately gathered around and hurriedly rescued the battle-wounded crew members.

Immediately afterwards, the people were sent into the BMP43 infantry fighting vehicle that was accompanying them, and they were escorted away.

After the wounded are transferred to a relatively safe location and put down, the BMP43 infantry fighting vehicle, which is handed over to field medical personnel for rescue and further evacuation, will quickly return to the battlefield and continue fighting.

Therefore, BMP43 is only responsible for the emergency evacuation and rescue mission of seriously injured personnel from the fire line to a relatively safe position, with a distance ranging from about 50 to 300 meters, depending on the situation.

It is unrealistic to completely use the BMP43 as an ambulance. The frontline troops are still using this thing to fight, so it can be used as a temporary rescue.

It should be said that the luck of this IS7 crew was relatively good. The part that was hit was the lower part of the body, not the upper part or the front of the turret.

Most of the overpressure damage is meaninglessly lost in the air, and only a small part of the driver's window actually penetrates into the car along the gap.

Even because the explosion center point is a bit too far away from the driver's observation window, the upward impact of overpressure is largely blocked by the arrow-shaped front of the car. The remaining overpressure impact that actually penetrates into the car does not even kill the driver. seriously injured.

If the 150mm grenade hits directly on the front of the turret or on the nose, a large amount of overpressure impact will rush into the vehicle from the turret body connection, observation periscope and other parts, and the entire vehicle crew will die at least several people or even the entire army. If the car is destroyed, the good luck of being able to abandon the car and escape will not be as good as it is now.

The IS7, which could not even penetrate its own armor with full-caliber armor-piercing rounds from its own 130mm main gun, was easily defeated by a 150mm high-explosive grenade from the Japanese army and exited the battlefield. No matter how powerful and sturdy a heavy tank is, it is difficult to withstand large-caliber grenades. The truth has been fulfilled once again.

Witnessing the Russian tank having its legs broken and abandoning it, the overjoyed second lieutenant gunner, holding a telescope in hand, was so excited that he took off.

The Russian's monster-like giant tank can finally be destroyed! That thing is not indestructible, our own 150mm heavy artillery is really effective!

"Quick! Load, load and fire again! Prepare to shoot! Aim at the next Russian tank, quick!"

The Japanese second lieutenant, who was standing by the gun emplacement with a command knife in his hand and giving orders repeatedly, was already elated. One of these terrifying Russian tanks could be destroyed and the second one could be destroyed. Our position was now saved!

The idea was correct, but it was a pity that it was only put into the bunker to strengthen the defense. There was no mechanical hoist to assist, and the loading of the 150mm heavy artillery was still purely manual work, and it was still extremely slow.

Moreover, the Russians on the opposite side will not just be beaten and stunned. Several IS7 vehicles are firing and aiming at the same time.

The 150mm heavy artillery has a fatal damage effect on the IS7, and conversely, the IS7's 130mm main gun has the same effect on the Japanese army's bastard shell bunker.

"The semi-armor-piercing bullet is good! Loading is complete!"

"Aimed!"

"Fire! Send the Japs to heaven!"

Taking into account everyone's enjoyment, you will get tired of watching the pure devil's leeks and crazy crushing battles too much, and subsequent battles will gradually become more difficult for Lao Ma and the leader army.

At the same time, everything will be done from the perspective of reasonable arrangements. There will be causes and effects that will not make everyone feel abrupt. The confrontation will gradually escalate and proceed step by step, so stay tuned.