Chapter 3078 Heavy Artillery Damage

The 105mm windshield armor-piercing grenade is useless, and it only scratches the paint when it hits the arrowhead of the IS7.

The Japanese army, who will not cry until they see the coffin, continues to use heavyweight magic weapons. The 150mm heavy howitzer, which is also placed in the fortification bunker, is officially used for aiming.

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

If the Type 91 105mm howitzer is still the heavy firepower that the general division of the Japanese army can have, then the Type 96 150mm howitzer must be equipped by the elite.

This artillery, which is also based on French technology, is regarded as an absolute heavy weapon by the Japanese army and can be regarded as a campaign-level strike force of the Japanese army.

On the other hand, the same type of equipment on the Red Army side is just a regular division artillery. The difference is really like the ground and the sky.

This kind of extremely valuable heavy artillery is not available in many cases, even for a "rich family" like the Kwantung Army, which has its own troops and the ability to research and produce heavy weapons.

Conventional three-digit divisions are definitely not qualified to equip this thing, and it is already the best to have a 105mm howitzer.

At present, this 150mm howitzer was specially provided by the Kwantung Army from the only newly formed heavy artillery regiment. A squadron of 6 guns came to support it.

The Japanese army, who treasured this thing very much, knew that it was too heavy, difficult to move, and a conspicuous target. If it was simply placed on the artillery position, it would most likely be taken care of by the Russians before it could be fired.

Wanting to use it but afraid of accidents, and being too poor to give up the treasure, the Japanese army, who were entangled in various ways, finally chose a helpless solution.

Put the heavy artillery directly into the solid semi-permanent fortifications built in advance, and directly abandon the mobility of the transfer position.

Anyway, in the face of Russian air raids, it is unrealistic to expect trucks to tow this thing away, so it is better to build a solid fortress and let this gun fight to the end.

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

Therefore, this heavy howitzer, which is not used to deal with tanks, is not equipped with special armor-piercing shells, and the Japanese army can only use ordinary full-caliber high-explosive grenades to bombard it.

But the result made the Japanese army overjoyed.

The high-explosive grenade with a caliber of up to 150 mm hit the lower crotch of the IS7 with one blow. 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 by an instant explosion of fire.

Boom——

"Suka! Heavy howitzers, there are still heavy howitzers surviving in the enemy fortifications! The largest bunker at one o'clock, all crews concentrate their firepower to destroy it!"

I thought that the large Japanese bunker with half of its top blown down should be dead, but it looked like it was hit by a 500 kg bomb dropped by the bomber unit earlier, and half of it was directly blown down.

It is not uncommon for enemy firepower points to suddenly "revive" on the battlefield, and it is even defined as a resurrected firepower point in special military terms.

The leader's attacking force, which reacted quickly, did not just take the beating without fighting back. While the front infantry was still clearing out the Japanese infantry, the heavy tank unit in the rear that had been attacked immediately retaliated.

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

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

The left and right tracks were all broken and paralyzed in the powerful explosion, and the solid and heavy composite armor plate under the front was cracked and collapsed, revealing several layers of composite armor interlayers.

Although the armor was not directly penetrated, the driver of the front vehicle, who was closest to the center of the explosion, was still inevitably seriously injured by overpressure.

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

The commander, who was slightly injured and had almost no impact on his mobility, issued an order to abandon the vehicle.

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

"Cover! Get the people, quick!"

After realizing that their tanks were destroyed, the infantry soldiers immediately gathered around and rushed to rescue the wounded crew members.

Then they sent the people to the BMP43 infantry fighting vehicle that was accompanying them.

After the wounded were transferred to a relatively safe location and put down, the BMP43 infantry fighting vehicle, which was handed over to the battlefield medical staff for rescue and further evacuation, would quickly return to the battlefield and continue fighting.

So the BMP43 only undertook the emergency evacuation and rescue mission of seriously injured people from the front line to a relatively safe location, with a distance of about 50 to 300 meters, depending on the situation.

It is unrealistic to use the BMP43 completely as an ambulance. The front troops are still relying on this thing to fight, so it can only be used for emergency rescue.

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

Most of the overpressure damage was wasted in the air, and only a small part of the driver's window actually penetrated into the vehicle through the gap.

Because the explosion center was a little too far from the driver's observation window, the upward overpressure damage was blocked by the arrow-shaped front of the vehicle. The remaining overpressure shock that actually penetrated into the vehicle did not kill the driver, but only seriously injured him.

If the 150mm grenade directly hit the front of the turret or the upper front, a large amount of overpressure shock would rush into the vehicle from the turret body connection, observation and aiming periscope and other parts, and the entire crew would have died or even been wiped out. There would be no such good luck as being able to abandon the vehicle and escape now.

The IS7, whose 130 main gun could not penetrate its armor with full-caliber armor-piercing shells, was easily defeated and withdrew from the battlefield by a 150mm high-explosive grenade of the Japanese army. The truth that no matter how powerful and solid a heavy tank is, it is difficult to resist large-caliber grenades has been fulfilled again.

Witnessing the Russian tank being blown up and abandoned, the overjoyed second lieutenant gunner holding a telescope was so excited that he almost took off.

The monster-like giant tank of the Russians can finally be destroyed! That thing is not indestructible, and our 150mm heavy artillery is really effective!

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

The Japanese second lieutenant standing next to the gun position with a command knife in hand and giving orders was already beaming with joy. If one of these terrifying Russian tanks can be destroyed, the second one can be destroyed. Our position can be saved now!

The idea is right, but it's a pity that it was only put into the bunker to strengthen the defense. There is no mechanical hoist to help, and the loading of the 150mm heavy artillery, which is still purely manpower-powered, is still extremely slow.

Moreover, the Russians on the opposite side will not just take a beating and stand there stupidly. Several IS7s are aiming and firing at the same time.

The 150mm heavy gun has a fatal damage effect on the IS7, so conversely, the IS7's 130mm main gun is the same for the Japanese bunker.

"Semi-armor-piercing shells are ready! Loaded!"

"Aimed!"

"Fire! Send the Japanese devils to the sky!"

Considering everyone's viewing pleasure, the pure Japanese leeks and crazy crushing battles will get boring after watching too much. The subsequent battles will gradually increase the difficulty for Lao Ma and the leader's army.

At the same time, everything will be based on a reasonable arrangement. There will be causes and consequences, which will not make everyone feel abrupt. The confrontation will gradually escalate and progress step by step. Please look forward to it.