This is indeed purgatory. The rockets of the National Defense Force are all rockets with a caliber of 123 mm. The vehicle is an improved Minsheng brand 75 5-ton truck. This rocket launcher is called the "Storm 75 40-tube self-propelled rocket launcher"

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This rocket sports car has a range of up to 23 kilometers and a base ammunition of 120 rounds.

This is based on

The new rocket launcher vehicle developed based on the M-13 should be considered the most perfect rocket launcher vehicle of this era.

The original Katyusha has eight launch rails and can load sixteen 132mm rockets at the same time. However, after improvements, the Storm 75 produced by the National Defense Forces can load forty 123mm rockets!

The accuracy, attack power, etc. have all been greatly improved, and the maneuverability is no worse than the original version. Each of the original Kotyusha has the attack power of eighteen self-propelled artillery pieces.

Although the rockets of the National Defense Forces are slightly smaller, their power is not bad at all! When hundreds of rocket launcher vehicles gather and launch together, it is an extremely magnificent scene.

It would be an exaggeration to say that even the entire Yaoji area was covered! So one can imagine the situation of the Japanese positions that were bombarded.

Purgatory is already an implicit term. To be correct, there are not even complete bones here. Countless rockets roared towards the Japanese positions, causing horrific damage.

There is not a single intact tunnel in the entire position. The positions here are not permanent fortifications like those built by North Korea. Under the crazy bombardment, these fortifications only lasted for more than ten minutes before falling apart.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The roar of the explosion roared throughout Tianjin. Even though they were several kilometers apart, those rocket launchers could still clearly feel the trembling of the earth.

Juichi Terauchi, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese North China Front, closed his eyes in pain and couldn't bear to look at the position that was flooded by artillery fire. The division commanders nearby also put down their telescopes in silence.

Under such overwhelming artillery fire, trying to survive is tantamount to dreaming. Such artillery fire would melt even the steel?! How can it withstand a simple temporary fortification?!

At this time, Terauchi Shouichi somewhat understood why North Korea's Kwantung Army spared no effort and spent a lot of money to build such a long permanent fortification on the 38th parallel.

The purpose is to defend against the strong attack of the National Defense Forces. Looking at this overwhelming artillery fire, the chill in the heart of Shouichi Terauchi became heavier. Can he withstand it?!

"Commander, what should we do now?! Do we need to call for naval support?!" Chief of Staff Major General Okabe Naosaburo saw everyone in silence, so he had to break the silence and face Touichi Terauchi.

After hearing this, everyone immediately turned to look at Juichi Terauchi. The commander-in-chief of the North China Front smiled bitterly at his chief of staff and said: "Do you know how many fighter casualties the Navy collected for me?!"

Major General Okabe Naosaburo was stunned for a moment and shook his head casually. He really didn't know about this matter. It was a private discussion between Iru and Terauchi Juichi from the Navy in the office.

"The Navy has lost more than 200 fighter jets until now." Juichi Terauchi took a deep breath and said solemnly to his chief of staff: "Our Army Aviation has also lost more than 150 fighter jets."

"Hiss~~" They generally knew about the losses of the Army Aviation. But the losses of the Navy were so huge, which was beyond their expectation.

Adding these up, the Japanese army lost more than 400 fighter jets in Jinmen alone! This does not include the losses caused by the National Defense Force's attack on the Japanese positions during this period.

The troops with less than 200,000 soldiers have lost more than 30,000 soldiers so far. At the beginning, Juichi Terauchi thought that the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces was no more than this.

But a subsequent counterattack he commanded proved that the Wehrmacht's combat effectiveness was more than that.

In that battle, Juichi Terauchi lost more than 10,000 troops. From then on, the entire front fell silent. Except for the probing attacks by the National Defense Forces from time to time, Juichi Terauchi never launched any war against the front.

The cost of defending is to constantly watch its soldiers and fighter jets being consumed. Japan cannot afford the consumption, and they cannot produce their own resources. What is being used in the current war are all reserves over the years.

The National Defense Forces cannot afford consumption. Although they have a certain industrial base, their output is too low. Just like fighter jets, Japan can produce more than a thousand aircraft per month at full power, while the three northeastern provinces can only produce three hundred per month even if they fight for their lives.

Remaining frame.

Both sides are testing each other's bottom line. After reaching a certain level, the Japanese army no longer sends aircraft to participate in the battle. Coincidentally, all fighter jets of the National Defense Force have also entered a standby state.

Except for some pilots on duty, all the remaining pilots entered the National Defense University

ěi Jing Branch conducts fighter pilot training. There is no way, the foundation of the National Defense Force is too weak, and the losses in North Korea and Tianjin are too great.

It is necessary to constantly replenish the pilot force with new blood in order to withstand the attrition on the battlefield. So far, more than 250 members of the National Defense Forces Air Force have died in the airspace of Tianjin.

Needless to say, the consumption on the North Korean side has not stopped since the National Defense Forces entered the country. The consumption has become even more serious, and Chen Haihua is now red-eyed.

The words of Juichi Terauchi silenced everyone present. Obviously, air cover should not be considered. The Navy and Army Air Force had suffered such heavy losses, and it was impossible to send out troops again.

At this time, the explosions on the Japanese army's position gradually subsided. At this time, Shouichi Terauchi's expression changed, he walked to the observation port, raised his telescope and looked forward.

But as the smoke gradually dissipated, countless broken corpses of Japanese soldiers fell on the battlefield. Bombed and smashed Japanese weapons and equipment, half-broken heavy machine guns, and light machine guns twisted like iron blocks were everywhere.

The head was in tatters, half of the face was missing, and there was only a section of the calf. Intestines and internal organs were scattered everywhere, as well as unknown, broken and bloody corpse pieces that could not be identified.

Terauchi Shouichi could hardly bear to watch any longer, and traces of wails and screams reached his ears like heart-wrenching sounds. At this moment, Terauchi Shouichi suddenly remembered the pleasure he had experienced in using heavy artillery to bombard Han Fuju's troops in Shandong.

At that moment, he smelled the smell of blood in the air and felt a trace of satisfaction. But at this time, he was just filled with heartache. It was still heavy artillery, but the targets of the bombardment were changed to them.

Through the binoculars, Terauchi Shouichi saw a soldier on the position who had one arm and one leg blown off. He screamed and struggled desperately, trying to get up from the position.

But with one hand and one foot missing, this effort seemed to be in vain. However, he was seen inside the telescope in the temple, tragically rolled to the ground. There was a pile of smoke and dust stuck to the wound, and he could not stop wailing.

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"Kerala..." At this time, bursts of roaring sounds came from the position. Shouichi Terauchi looked through the binoculars and saw tanks one after another heading towards the position like tigers.

Suddenly, Shouichi Terauchi's heart tightened! He knew that the current situation of the position would make it difficult for even the charging infantry, let alone those tanks.

The National Defense Forces on the opposite side started fighting in this posture, obviously hoping to break through the entire Japanese defense line in one go.

"Quick! Let Issaku Nishihara lead his troops to block it. We can't let the National Defense Forces break through our defense line!" Hisashi Terauchi blushed at a glance. He knew that if he didn't stop it now, the entire Japanese front would be doomed.

At the meeting at the headquarters, there was also Issaku Nishihara. After hearing the order from the temple, he responded loudly without saying a word, and then excitedly rushed down to prepare the troops for the attack.

It has always been the wish of Lieutenant General Itachi Nishihara to compete with the armored forces of the National Defense Force on the battlefield. However, this wish was suppressed by Juichi Terauchi, who did not allow Issaku Nishihara to drag his troops onto the battlefield.

In Terauchi Juichi's view, this unit should exert greater power on more important battlefields. But there is no other way now. The tanks of the National Defense Force have already rushed to the position.

If the chariot troops are not allowed to attack at this time, even if more ground troops rush forward, they will only die.

The emperor is not afraid of death, but not being afraid of death does not mean seeking death. This is the current thinking of Juichi Terauchi, at least this is the thinking after being knocked unconscious by the National Defense Force.

"Rumble, rumble..." The Tiger Type B of the National Defense Force roared and charged towards the Japanese position!

"Thud, tut, tut, dat, dat..." On the battlefield, there were always some Japanese soldiers who had escaped the bombardment and did not die directly. They found weapons that had not been smashed, gritted their teeth and kept firing at the Tiger B of the National Defense Forces.

shooting.

Just like they use tanks to rush into battle, machine gun bullets are simply ineffective against tanks. Moreover, the Wehrmacht's Tiger Type B is inherently thicker than the Type 97 modified armor.

Apart from the clanging sparks that set off bursts of sparks, it did not damage the tank at all.

"Thud, tug, tug..." The Tiger Type B did not fight back after being beaten for thousands of times. The heavy machine gun on the vehicle fired wildly at the Japanese army! The 12.5mm bullet directly penetrated the already loose fortifications.

Those Japanese soldiers who tried to fight back by relying on the fortifications were beaten to pieces. The entire tunnel was filled with splatters of blood and limbs shattered by large-caliber machine guns.

The Japanese soldiers had no choice but to watch in horror as the Tiger B came over them. There was nothing they could do except pray.

"Hey... all attentive! All attentive, our reconnaissance force discovered that a large number of Japanese tanks are approaching! All in accordance with the No. 2 combat plan, change the battle formation and prepare for combat! Repeat, our reconnaissance force discovered that a large number of Japanese tanks are approaching!

A large number of Japanese tanks are approaching! All personnel in accordance with the No. 2 combat plan, change combat formations and prepare for battle!"

"Ah...I understand!"

"Ah... received it!"

In the tank, the commanders immediately reported to the command vehicle that they had received the order.

After clearing away the Japanese troops on the position with "burst, burst, burst...", the entire tank convoy of the National Defense Force formed a new attack formation. This is an attack formation specially used for raiding armored troops, derived from the cavalry phalanx.

The tank troops of the Wehrmacht in front have completed forming their own armored phalanx, while the following tanks continue to clear the position. At the same time, the infantry troops have also caught up.

"Kakaka..." At this time, the Japanese tank troops finally arrived at the position! The Third Tank Division was under the jurisdiction of: the Fifth Tank Brigade, the Sixth Tank Brigade, two Tank Brigades and four Four Tank Brigades

Tank Regiment and 3rd Motorized Infantry Regiment.

According to the establishment of the Japanese tank division, each tank regiment of the division has 73 tanks of various types and 27 other vehicles. Four tank regiments have 292 tanks.

With nearly 300 tanks, it is no wonder that Lieutenant General Nishihara Issaku was so confident. However, he saw these Japanese tanks "rumbling..." towards the position. Hundreds of tanks charged together, and the formation was overwhelming.

In comparison, the tank formation of the National Defense Force was a little weak. There were less than a hundred tanks, and they fought against the Japanese tank formation.

From a distance, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Defense Forces Tu Qianjun held up a telescope and looked at the Commander of the Guards Armored Group Zhu Zhong beside him and said cheerfully: "Old Zhu, this is the biggest armored battle you have ever fought. Don't give me a scare here.

Otherwise, see how I deal with you!"

"Hey! Commander-in-Chief, don't worry, I have carefully selected all the boys who will go into battle this time!" Zhu Zhong said with a smile: "I was afraid that I would scare away these bastards and not let the entire army go up! Just one of them will go up.

Master, if you can't get it, I'll come to see you!"

In a few years, he has trained a young young man into a steel soldier. Zhu Zhong fought against floods and rescued dangers, and also shouted to fight on the Korean battlefield.

He fought hard all the way to his current position as commander of the Guards Armored Group.

"Hmm... It's good that you have confidence in your mind. If the Japanese army's position is broken in a while, you and your armored group army should stop squatting for me. Go up quickly and kill them. If the position is broken, we can chase them!"

"Yes!" Zhu Zhong flushed with excitement and responded loudly to Tu Qianjun.

At this time, the Wehrmacht tanks in the telescope had already entered the shooting range. After many actual battles, the training syllabus of the Wehrmacht armored forces has been revised repeatedly, and now the firing distance of the tank units is set at two thousand meters.

But they saw those tanks maintaining their formation and suddenly stopped two thousand meters away from the Japanese army. The Japanese army on the opposite side was stunned at first, but then their whole bodies became cold!

The tanks at this time were not equipped with laser rangefinders and two-way balance systems, so nine out of ten shots fired while moving would miss. Except for some elites who could hit three or four out of ten, the rest would basically miss.

Therefore, tanks at this time almost did not fire while moving. Until the end of World War II, some of the tanks in Nazi Germany, such as the Panther and King Tiger, were equipped with laser ranging instruments and had the preliminary ability to fire while moving, but the real meaning

The tanks that can fire guns while moving were born after the 1970s.

Therefore, when the Japanese soldiers saw the Wehrmacht tanks on the opposite side stopping uniformly, the Japanese soldiers driving the tanks couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts! They were preparing to fire!
Chapter completed!