After Jiang Shanggui climbed up and fixed himself on the branch, Lian Mingyang handed over the telescope and pointed to the plain in the east.

The woods were on a small hill, and the door of the explosion-breaking "Shileka" was on the other side of the woods.

Climbing to a canopy more than ten meters above the ground can bring the entire battlefield into view.

Xiluosha's armored cluster was severely damaged, but it can be confirmed that more than 50 tanks were destroyed, and there were nearly 100 other armored vehicles.

But it's far from being defeated.

In the northwest of the woods, the second armored cluster has arrived, and the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that shot down Lian Mingyang and others belongs to the cluster.

Now, the cluster has rushed to the front and continues to advance southeastward.

The battle situation is clear at a glance.

The mission of the Xiluosha army was not only to surround Volgasky, but also to advance along the Volga River southeast, that is, the downstream Astrakhan.

Judging from the continuous deployment of armored clusters, the Xiluosha army may not have thought of attacking Volgasky forcibly.

This is understandable.

The greatest value of Volgasky is nothing more than serving as a bridgehead for the march towards Astrakhan. If the Xiluosha army uses other methods to solve this problem, that is, it is to obtain a bridgehead that can replace Volgasky, then there is no need to spend troops and time to capture this city that has always been used as a military fortress, and to use precious troops in other places, which is also a more important place.

As long as you continue to advance eastward, it will be inevitable to take down Volgasky.

Lian Mingyang asked Jiang Shanggui to climb up, not to let him see the destroyed tanks and tanks, but to observe the upcoming ground battle.

That's right, it's armored warfare!

In the northeast direction, an armored force is advancing here.

Although it is still a little far away, the dust raised, which is precisely the smoke and dust generated by the rapid advancement of armored vehicles, is at least the force of a battalion.

It is likely to be a tank battalion of the 22nd Armored Division of the East Loss Army deployed in Elton.

The 22nd Armored Division is one of the ace troops of the Dongluosha Army, and it was the first unit to obtain the "ZT-99AG". Its base camp is in Elton.

The primary task of the unit is to launch a counterattack after the war breaks out and do its best to delay the enemy's advancement speed.

Of course, we also need to rush to help Volgasky.

Don't forget that there is an infantry division in Volgasky.

During the "Forward to the West" joint exercise held in previous years, the 22nd Armored Division of Dongluosha performed a counterattack mission to buy time for the reserve team in the rear.

In fact, this is also the key to the deployment of the 22nd Armored Division in Elton.

This city is not only next to the railway to Astrakhan, but also exceeds 100 kilometers from the Volga River, outside the range of the enemy's long-range artillery.

The key is that this distance is not very far, within the assault range of the armored forces.

Because facing a strong enemy that is several times or even dozens of times is more likely to be fighting alone, and the counterattack task undertaken is of vital value. Even if it can only be won for a few hours, it is enough to give way to the combat troops on the second line of defense. Therefore, the 22nd Armored Division has the best equipment of the Dongluosha Army, and all the main combat weapons are imported from the Liangxia Empire, and the combat readiness rate is also very high.

In fact, the first person to win the "ZT-99AG" was Dongluosha Army.

In the 142nd year of the New Calendar, the second year after the "ZT-99A" was equipped with the Imperial Army, Dong Luosha obtained the import license of this tank.

At that time, even the Gaoji Kingdom and Pakistan did not obtain this privilege.

It was only after the imperial authorities approved the export to Dongluosha that the "ZT-99" manufacturer developed an export type according to custom.

In the following years, Dong Luosha imported 1,200 "ZT-99AGs" from the empire, and was mainly equipped with three ace troops including the 22nd Armored Division.

Later, Dongluosha also purchased the production license of "ZT-99AG".

According to the arrangements of the Dongluosha authorities, the "ZT-99AG" will be replaced by the self-produced "ZT-55" series in the future, and the "ZT-80" series in the next front-line troops will be replaced. The estimated final production volume will exceed 6,000 units, becoming the absolute main force of the main combat equipment.

Unfortunately, the tank production line located in Chelyabinsk is expected to be put into production next year.

In addition, the Dongluosha Army is the largest user of the "ZT-99" series except the Imperial Army, and its number of equipment far exceeds that of the third-ranked giant kingdom.

However, the first batch of "ZT-99AGs" sold to Dong Luosha were actually "ZT-99As" of the Imperial Army. They only removed some sensitive equipment and lowered the supporting ammunition by one level, such as the use of old-style armor-piercing bombs, but there was no difference in other aspects.

The reason is also very simple. The Xiluosha Army had already obtained the T-80B at that time, and the combat effectiveness of this new tank was obviously above the "ZT-80" series of the Dongluosha Army.

About one-third of these "ZT-99AGs" are equipped with the 22nd Armored Division.

Lian Mingyang had long heard from the base officers and soldiers that last month, the Imperial garrison provided a batch of standard ammunition to the 22nd Armored Division, mainly armor-piercing ammunition for tanks.

Because it is not much different from the "ZT-99A" of the Imperial Army, the "ZT-99AG" of the 22nd Armored Division can use the Imperial Army's armor-piercing missiles.

If you want to say it, it is also about eliminating inventory.

The reason is that the Imperial Army has begun to purchase the "ZT-99B". This improved main battle tank is equipped with a new tank gun with a full-packet shell, so the separate shells purchased for the "ZT-99A" are not used at all, so we must find a way to deal with it.

The Imperial Army has commissioned manufacturers to transform part of the "ZT-99A" into an export type and then export it in the form of second-hand goods.

According to the previous plan, even if it is not sold, it will be sealed within a few years.

Of course, judging from the current situation, the possibility of sealing is gone.

Now, these "ZT-99AGs" equipped with new armor-piercing bombs are rushing towards the armored cluster of the Xiluosha Army.

"head!"

Lian Mingyang nodded, indicating that he had seen it.

Although it is several thousand meters away, the flickering light of the muzzle when the tank gun fires is still clearly visible.

When the Xiluosha armored cluster was almost 3,000 meters away, the "ZT-99A" opened fire. Judging from the number of flashes of the muzzle, there were about 30 main battle tanks rushing on the front line, and this was almost the number of armored battalions.

But, this distance is too far!

“…11,12,13…”

"How many hits?"

“14 or 15.”

After Jiang Shanggui's answer, Lian Mingyang nodded slightly.

The hit rate of less than 50% doesn't look very high, but it's actually very good.

The distance was more than 3,000 meters, and the "ZT-99AG" did not stop when the fire was opened, and the tanks of the Xiluosha Army were also moving.

In actual combat, the hit rate of dynamics with a nearly 50% is already very high!

In fact, the enemy's reaction can better illustrate the problem.

After being hit suddenly, the T-80Us did not fire and fight back immediately, even if they had gun-fired anti-tank missiles with a theoretical range of 5,000 meters.

Obviously, the enemy's tankers did not have much confidence in this missile.

The enemy's first reaction is to release the smoke screen!

In just a few seconds, dozens of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles all threw smokescreens.

The key is that most tanks are reversing, that is, they hide in the smoke screen, maneuver with the cover of the smoke screen, and seek favorable counterattack opportunities.

This is a basic, or very common tactic.

Although Lian Mingyang is not a tank soldier, as a pilot of an armed helicopter specializing in fighting tanks, he must know the tank tactics well.

At this time, the maneuverability of the T-80U was fully demonstrated.

However, the "ZT-99AG" opposite was not at a disadvantage.

To be said, advanced electronic equipment, especially sighting equipment, partially makes up for the lack of maneuverability, and the acceleration performance of the 1200-horsepower diesel engine is indeed slightly worse.

When the fire was opened, the "ZT-99AG" did not stop, and even slowed down, with a speed of up to 30 kilometers per hour.

More than ten seconds later, these "ZT-99AGs" fired again, but aimed at infantry fighting vehicles that were farther away and had not had time to release the smoke screen.

Then, the "ZT-99AG" rushing in front began to move westward, and the infantry fighting vehicles following behind were still advancing southwest.

This is also a typical armor tactic.

The smoke screen cannot last for a long time, and it will only last for a few minutes at most, and the retreating T-80Us will definitely rush out from another direction.

By allowing infantry fighting vehicles to suppress opponents with anti-tank missiles at the front and slightly farther away, the tanks can be surrounded from the side.

It must be admitted that the 22nd Armored Division is indeed an elite unit of the Dongluosha Army.

Of course, this is related to the years of confrontational training with the Imperial Army.

As for this tactic, it was actually learned from the Imperial Army. The key point is that the tanks of the Xiluosha Army did not hit the high hit rate when fighting from a long distance, so they had to try to control the combat distance to avoid entering within 2,000 meters too early.

As for ammunition consumption, it is not a big problem.

Of course, what needs to be worried about is the enemy's gun-fired missiles.

However, for the "ZT-99AG", the problem is not too big, that is, the protective strength of the turret of the "ZT-99AG" and the front armor of the vehicle body are equivalent to 1,000 mm homogeneous armor. However, the 9M119 gunfire missile equipped for the T-80U must have a depth of less than 1,000 mm of armor-breaking depth.

According to the information provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau, the armor-breaking depth of 9M119 is about 800 mm, and the maximum is 900 mm.

It’s not that I look down on Xi Luosha, but that the caliber of the tank gun limits the diameter of the missile armor-breaking warhead, which also limits the power of armor-breaking.

The infantry fighting vehicles behind need to worry about it.

This is also the key to maintaining a distance of more than 2,000 meters between infantry fighting vehicles and tanks and advancing speeds slightly slower.

Don't forget that the range of gunfire missiles is only 5,000 meters.

On the contrary, the maximum range of heavy anti-tank missiles carried by infantry fighting vehicles can reach 8,000 meters, and the actual range will definitely exceed 6,000 meters, which can open fire outside the range of enemy gun-fired missiles to avoid entering the strike range of gun-fired missiles too early.
To be continued...