Chapter 3185 Katyusha Attacks

Kurbalov's original plan was to wait until the two Japanese destroyers were almost destroyed, not to mention sinking them, at least to the point of being almost completely incapable of combat.

Then he would send troops that were already approaching the port area and were currently maneuvering in the low-lying terrain in the blind spot of the Japanese army to launch a charge.

By then, the Japanese firepower encountered was no longer a threat, and the two burning destroyers posed no threat to the heavy synthetic army.

But the situation did not wait for anyone, and the plan could not keep up with the changes. Kurbalov, who could not gamble on whether the two transport ships were loaded with cargo, could only give a decisive order.

"It's too late. Order the attacking troops to charge immediately! First, let the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles keep a distance and follow behind, try to avoid the direct fire line of the Japanese naval guns. Once they are in range, immediately fire and destroy any Japanese naval gun turrets that can still fire! We must intercept the two transport ships and not let them escape!"

After giving the updated order to the attacking troops, Kurbalov, who still felt it was not enough, thought for a while and then gave another order.

"Notify the artillery to continue firing, use the maximum rate of fire, and focus on firing at the two destroyers! Put all the artillery that just arrived into battle, don't care about any organizational affiliation, one car counts as one car, and drive them all up to fire!"

The chief of staff on the side also understood the urgency of the situation and immediately went to convey the order of the division commander.

At this moment, the various artillery of the Kurbalov Division that came in a steady stream have been gathering more and more.

And not only the tracked self-propelled artillery, but also the wheeled Katyusha has come on the dirt road and barely arrived after a bumpy journey.

This kind of weapon, which can project a firepower far exceeding that of conventional artillery in a short period of time, was stopped by the chief of staff as soon as a team of six arrived. He personally directed it to drive to the designated firing position and fire at the fixed coordinates marked by the artillery observation post.

With the height difference brought by the firing position on the reverse slope of the highland, the Katyusha, whose range has been greatly improved, does not need to move forward too much, and can bring the two Japanese destroyers anchored in the port 10 kilometers away into the attack range.

The six Katyushas firing at the extreme range fired 96 132mm rockets at once, using up all the ammunition on the vehicle at one time, leaving no one behind, and weaving a dense rocket barrage in the sky and rushing straight towards the port.

Just half a minute ago, the rear of the bridge and the middle of the hull were directly hit by a 203mm high-explosive grenade.

The huge destructive power not only blew through the power compartment downwards, but also affected the bridge command room where Nagano Koji was.

The whistling high-speed fragments flew in all directions in the narrow and closed command room, hitting dozens of Japanese sailors and staff officers and falling to the ground with wailing and screaming.

Even Nagano Koji himself was scratched on the arm by a fragment, and blood gushed out in an instant, and the pain was excruciating.

Nagano Koji, who felt that his entire right arm was almost broken, was unwilling to admit defeat and had no intention of giving up. He gritted his teeth and fought to the end to live and die with the warship.

"Commander! The fire can't be controlled! The damage control team, the damage control team has almost been destroyed! Now there are wounded lying everywhere on the burning deck!"

Captain Yoshimura, who was almost smoked into an African refugee by the fire and smoke, stumbled in from the deformed hatch, and almost fell to the ground, but he didn't care about himself at all. He helped Nagano Koji who was still lying on the ground and said in a hurry.

Nagano Koji, who was gritting his teeth and gritting his lips in pain, heard this, and a strange look suddenly flashed in his fierce eyes. He was about to say something, but before he could open his mouth, he heard someone screaming.

"Bombs! Lots of shells! Coming towards us!!! Hide quickly!!!"

Swish, swish, swish--

"Not good! Commander, be careful!"

Boom, boom, boom--

Boom, boom--

I couldn't see clearly what was happening outside the porthole, nor did I know what kind of attack the Russians were launching.

Nagano Koji, who felt the explosions like a bolt from the blue, felt that his flesh and bones were about to be torn apart by the shock of the horrific explosion, and even his consciousness and vision were blurred and almost dissipated.

"Commander! Commander?"

I don't know how long it took, maybe one or two minutes, but it's hard to say whether it was half an hour or even longer.

His head felt like a mass of paste, and his concept of time was completely blurred. Nagano Koji faintly heard someone calling him. When he gradually regained consciousness, he opened his eyes.

"Ahem - ahem - help me up, quick!"

The young sailor who dared not neglect did as ordered. Nagano Koji, who felt that his waist was about to be broken, stood up slowly and subconsciously looked at his feet.

He was shocked to find a familiar warm body lying in a pool of blood at his feet.

"Yoshimura, Captain Yoshimura died!"

Nagano Koji, who looked unbelievable, had not finished speaking when the soldier next to him immediately answered.

"Hey! Commander, Captain Yoshimura threw you to the ground to protect you, but he himself failed to dodge the Russian rocket attack."

"Ahhhhhh! Damn it!!! These Russian pigs!!!"

Nagano Koji was so angry that he went berserk on the spot, ignoring his own injuries, and swung his bleeding right arm and punched the bulkhead beside him, blurting out vicious words through gritted teeth.

"All ships, prepare for battle! The Russian tanks are coming, fire the main guns immediately!"

"Commander, we, we only have one turret left, only turret number one!"

"What!? How could this happen! Hasn't the fire on turret number two been put out?!"

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The sailor, who dared not speak again, could not say anything more, but raised his hand tremblingly, pointed out the window, and motioned Nagano Koji to go and see for himself.

Nagano Koji turned his head suddenly in the direction of the finger and looked at the front deck, only to see that the entire front deck was like a trench dug by an army deer. Not only was turret number two completely blown up and destroyed, but it also opened a very deep crack that led directly to the lower cabin and crossed the entire front deck.

That is, the Akizuki-class destroyer is large in tonnage and durable. If it were a small destroyer of one or two thousand tons, it would be hard to say whether the bow and the hull are still connected.

"What weapons did the Russians use? How could the army's artillery have such a huge destructive power?"

That being said, we still had to fight.

It didn't take long for Nagano Koji to recover from the shock. He saw that the Russian tanks that had already rushed out of the port area were already in range.

He didn't care about the sailors in the No. 1 turret. They had been killed by the explosion and the falling debris. There were few left. He blurted out the order to fight to the end no matter what.

"Call the sailors to the No. 1 turret! Take over the battle position! Destroy the Russian tanks!"