Chapter 3071 I Will Lead the Team Myself

Without the troublesome anti-aircraft artillery positions, the Tu-2S bomber formation was able to continue its operations, flying smoothly to the bombing distance and pouring black iron bombs on the top of the Japanese skulls.

The power of a 500-kilogram aerial bomb should not be underestimated. The destructive power of a full 250-kilogram warhead charge far exceeds that of any army artillery.

Hundreds of such bombs fell straight down with a piercing whistle, hitting the top of the Japanese skulls and immediately turning them into a sea of ​​fire.

The main target of the bombing was of course not the Japanese trenches, foxholes, and general earthworks on the positions, but the large number of semi-permanent fortifications built in advance by the Japanese on the third position.

These semi-permanent fortifications were the core firepower pillars of the Japanese position defense. They were built with a large amount of concrete, which was absolutely a luxury material for poor imperialism, and a large number of Chinese workers were forcibly conscripted to build them.

In order to ensure the survivability of these semi-permanent fortifications, the Japanese army went to great lengths to dig large pits on the positions to lay foundations, almost turning all of these semi-permanent fortifications into semi-buried buildings.

Only the combat room was protected by heavy concrete on the surface. As for the ammunition and other supplies, they were all stored underground and ammunition wells were built for combat needs.

The important technical weapons that the Japanese army took so much trouble to protect were naturally not as simple as a Type 92 heavy machine gun placed in a bunker.

Although the Red Army's attack was sudden, it was much earlier than the Kwantung Army Command had predicted.

This led to concerns that if important technical equipment was stationed in the fortification bunkers early, it might be destroyed in the artillery and bombing raids at the beginning of the war.

As a result, the Japanese army, which adopted the separation of equipment and fortification bunkers and stationed them when needed during the war, did not have enough time to deliver all the important technical equipment to the fortification bunkers. At this moment, many semi-permanent fortifications on the positions were in a state of lacking the necessary equipment.

But even so, a considerable number of Japanese heavy artillery were rushed into the fortifications and bunkers, and at this moment they were in the final state of readiness before the battle and were ready.

The Japanese army, which was seriously lacking in anti-armor firepower and the Red Army tanks were too powerful, came up with the simplest and crudest way to solve the problem.

Since small-caliber anti-tank guns don't work, I can directly use large-caliber howitzers to shoot at Russian tanks. Wouldn't the problem be solved?

The idea is indeed right. No matter how thick the armor of a tank is, it cannot withstand the overpressure caused by a close chemical explosion.

Even if the crew members in the tank were not killed by the shock, the damage to the fragile structures such as optical sighting equipment, gun barrels, and running gear was enough to make the tank lose its combat effectiveness and be forced to withdraw from the battle.

But the Japanese army overlooked a problem. Can the semi-permanent fortifications built to defend against air raids and artillery bombardments and specially used to protect important technical weapons really withstand the Red Army's bombing firepower projection?

We will know whether we can resist it or not after we try it, and now is the time to test the truth on the battlefield.

call out--

Bang——

The delayed fuse was specially used to bomb the semi-permanent fortifications of the Japanese army. The gravity acceleration brought by the bombing height was enough to penetrate the armor of the battleship deck. The 500-kilogram bomb smashed through the top cover of a large Japanese bunker without any suspense and poured directly into it.

"Bomb! Russian bomb! Run! Get out of here quickly——"

The Japanese soldiers in the bunker were chattering and shouting, and they were frightened by the heavy aerial bombs that hit them head-on.

Looking at the big bomb in front of them, whose warhead was deeply embedded in the concrete ground, the Japanese soldiers who reacted immediately ran away after a moment of shock.

However, the delayed fuse was not set for too long, so as to ensure the killing efficiency of this 500-kilogram bomb, it was obvious that it would not give these frightened devils who were running around like frightened mice a chance to escape.

Boom——

Boom——

There was a sound of stewing pot in the bunker, and the outside of the bunker exploded directly into the sky, like a volcanic eruption.

A large amount of concrete debris, along with hot metal fragments and pieces of flesh and blood, was thrown into the sky, and the small mushroom cloud of the bomb explosion rushed to a height of more than 20 meters.

These semi-permanent fortifications built by the Japanese army with great effort were good enough to withstand the bombing of 50 kg and 100 kg small sweet potato bombs, but they had no power to resist the heavy bombs brought by the Red Army Air Force, let alone block them.

It is not impossible to build fortifications and bunkers built on the surface that can withstand the heavy bombs.

But the engineering budget and various materials required are not something that poor imperialism can afford, and there is no time to toss such a laborious and time-consuming long-term project.

The heavy artillery that the Japanese army, which was used to living in poverty, protected was blown up along with the fortifications and bunkers that protected it.

The Tu-2S bomber formation, which compensated for accuracy with quantity, dropped enough heavy bombs.

These solid fixed targets that had been marked in advance by aerial reconnaissance and could not move or escape were bombed into pieces and smoke everywhere.

And because of the large amount of bombs dropped and the wide coverage, the collateral damage caused by this wave of bombing directly turned the entire core area of ​​the Japanese position into a sea of ​​fire.

Not only did it destroy a large number of Japanese semi-permanent fortifications and heavy weapons, but it also blew up a large number of Japanese manpower and inferior technical equipment that were used to strengthen the defense of the core positions and had no time to evacuate the bombing area.

"Report to the division commander, the front-line scouts have reported that the bombing aviation unit's air strikes on the core area of ​​the Japanese third position have achieved considerable results. The specific damage effect cannot be accurately assessed, but visual observation can at least confirm that the entire core position is completely covered by the bombing area."

"That's enough. The 500-kilogram aerial bomb can destroy any Japanese field fortifications and bunkers it touches, whether they are semi-permanent or not."

It is too far away from the front-line advancement line, and it is impossible to confirm the results of the battle with your own eyes through visual observation of optical equipment.

Kurbalov, who made a judgment based on the information sent back by the scouts, made a prompt decision and blurted out the additional order immediately.

"Notify the artillery positions to continue artillery preparations. After 15 minutes, the artillery fire will be gradually advanced into the depth of the Japanese positions."

"All attacking forces at the front should step up the replenishment of fuel and ammunition. They must also complete the preparations for the attack within 15 minutes."

"The enemy's positions are already riddled with holes and are about to be blown into a rag. We will break through directly without any firepower probing! The first round of charge will tear open the breakthrough. This time, I will personally lead the team and command the attack."