Chapter 300 Airborne Combat Expert? Armored Wizard?

Chapter 300 "Airborne combat expert"? "Armored wizard"?

When Zhao Gang introduced the various types of equipment of the Marine Corps 1st Regiment to the deputy commander-in-chief and his entourage, the brigade commander sitting in the middle of the audience nudged Huang He's arm with his elbow.

"Speaking of which, how do we solve the maintenance problem of tanks?"

"Don't let it become a situation where someone drives it, but when it breaks down, no one repairs it. Our Eighth Route Army has just lived a prosperous life, but we are not so extravagant as to throw away equipment when it breaks down."

The brigade commander has never driven a tank, nor has he had experience in commanding armored forces in combat. But as a knowledgeable commander, he pointed out the most critical problem very keenly.

The more modern the equipment, the higher the requirements for logistics personnel. For equipment like tanks that combine mobility, protection and firepower, ordinary soldiers and maintenance workers can't handle it at all.

Fortunately, the Awakening Brave Tiger system provides detailed user manuals and technical manuals on board, and the comrades of the Marine Corps 1st Regiment are elites from all levels of troops, with amazing cultural foundation and learning ability.

Coupled with the patient teaching of the teachers of the Border Motorcycle School, the above problems have naturally been solved.

"Don't worry about the maintenance problem. The mobile combat company of the Marine Corps has completed the first phase of training. They can now independently carry out basic maintenance and upkeep."

"Take a look at the house in front of us on the left. There is a maintenance workshop specially built by their regiment, which contains equipment for repairing tanks such as hoisting."

"This is a pilot project. After the training is completely completed, the level of the instructors will be improved, and then it can be promoted throughout the army."

After hearing Huang He's answer, the brigade commander nodded with satisfaction.

The current number of Cicada is insufficient, and it can only give priority to meeting the training needs of the Marine Corps.

But sooner or later, the three main forces will be equipped with various types of tanks, and his inquiry about logistics is also a precaution.

According to the current development momentum, after the Border Region completely pushes the devils into the sea, there may be multiple "armor experts" in the army. Even a commander on the Fourth Master's side is very likely to be upgraded to an "armor wizard."

Li Yunlong's growth experience will also change. As the first commander of the Eighth Route Army's airborne troops, he is likely to become an "airborne combat expert" before the end of the war.

As for how many stars he can carry on his shoulders and whether he can become a master level like Student, it depends on what size of troops the Marine Corps can eventually expand into.

While the brigade commander and Huang He were chatting, Zhao Gang's portable communicator on his waist moved. He first stopped explaining and signaled the bosses to wait for a while, and then turned the volume of the communicator to the maximum.

Soon, Lao Li's rough voice echoed above the audience.

"Report to the commander! The 1st Marine Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has made all preparations for the exercise! Please give instructions!"

Hearing this, the deputy commander took over the communicator and ordered with a serious face:

"Okay! The exercise officially begins!"

"Li Yunlong, most of the commanders above the brigade level of the three main forces are on the scene today. Perform well and let everyone see the true strength of your regiment!"

"Yes! Guarantee to complete the task!"

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After the conversation, Li Da, the commander, signaled the soldiers in front of him to start boarding.

In order to ensure the authenticity and safety of the exercise, everyone wore a full set of equipment and carried out inspections in advance. After receiving the order from their own commander, the comrades quickly boarded the plane in the groups they usually trained.

The ground crew also completed the troubleshooting in advance, and the voice of Principal Chang soon sounded in the cabin.

"Attention to all crews! Attention to all crews! The exercise officially begins! Everyone takes off in the scheduled order!"

One minute later, the air overlord where Li Yunlong was located began to move forward slowly, driving from the apron to the runway.

Arriving at the starting point, the entire transport plane paused for a while and then began to add power. The four propellers of the engines on both sides also turned faster and faster, and even the audience seats in the distance could hear the huge noise.

Because the weight of the transport plane and the glider is very large, a special runway is needed to accelerate in order to take off smoothly. The whole flight process is full of violent aesthetics, with a sense of flying with great strength.

When the six transport planes formed a formation over the Wusu Airport, they flew south with the soldiers.

Seeing the plane disappear from sight, Zhao Gang first put down the telescope in his hand, and then explained to the big guys behind him:

"In order to simulate real airborne operations, the transport plane will fly with the troops for a while."

"In about ten minutes, the soldiers participating in the exercise will start parachuting or landing over the base training ground."

Hearing Zhao Gang's explanation, the deputy commander nodded to show his understanding.

Then he turned his head and looked behind him, and asked the commanders who had not yet recovered from their state of shock:

"Everyone, how do you feel about watching the first Marine Corps exercise for the first time? Do you think it is an eye-opener?"

"Haha, my condition in May this year was not much better than yours. I was afraid that Li Yunlong would fall from the sky with my elite troops."

"Old Xu, Little Liu, you two can express your opinions. The transport plane will not be back for another ten minutes, and there is no point in us just sitting here in a daze."

Suddenly being called by the deputy commander-in-chief, 103 quickly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

If all the commanders watching the exercise were ranked by age, his ranking would definitely be in the bottom ranks. Looking at the whole audience, the only one younger than him was Commander Yang of the First Division of Jizhong.

Being young means being relatively sentimental.

Seeing that the Eighth Route Army had such advanced arms and high-tech products, he was happy for the troops from the bottom of his heart.

As a commander who had climbed snow-capped mountains and walked through grasslands, he also remembered the comrades who fell on the road of transfer, and felt sorry for his comrades who could not witness today with their own eyes.

If the Red Army had the current strength at that time, perhaps it would not have needed to walk those 25,000 miles at all.

"I think in the field of airborne troops, we have already come to the front of major military powers. I have studied in the north for more than two years, and I have never heard of the possibility of tanks being airborne."

"Today is the first time I have seen the Marine Corps perform a mission. I feel very honored to fight side by side with this unit."

"If possible, I hope to have the opportunity to participate in the combat of the airborne troops in the future and experience the feeling of being a paratrooper in person."

As soon as these words came out, the big guys smiled.

Obviously, there are not a few people who want to try to fall from the sky. But due to their physical fitness and the reasons of the troops, the ideas in their minds are unlikely to be realized.

As if he could see the sadness of his subordinates, the tiger in the forest made an exception and joked:

"You still want to experience the feeling of being a paratrooper? I remember you felt dizzy as soon as you got on the plane. What's the difference between jumping off in that state and committing suicide?"

"What's more, the Marine Corps 1st Regiment is a technical branch. You learned infantry tactics at the Frunze Military Academy, which is not professionally appropriate."

"What are you going to do? Teach Li Yunlong how to polish shoes?"

A series of complaints made 103 forget his sadness temporarily. He scratched the back of his head and smiled a little embarrassedly.

Just now, he was so busy looking forward to the sky that he forgot the fact that he was airsick.

The Marine Corps 1st Regiment is not only a special force directly under the headquarters, but also a subordinate unit of the Air Force. As a person who gets dizzy when getting on a plane, I guess I will never have anything to do with the Air Force in my life.

After 103 expressed his opinion, everyone present looked at the infantry expert.

Everyone was basically an old comrade who followed the troops to form the Eighth Route Army, and they knew something about the teacher-student relationship between each other and Li Yunlong.

"Although it was also the first time for me to see the 1st Marine Regiment take off, I often discussed various tactical possibilities with Li Yunlong when I was giving him a lesson."

"Including the use of airborne tanks in the future, some of my efforts are also in it."

"If you ask me what I think of the only airborne unit in our Eighth Route Army, I can only say that I have no other thoughts except pride and pride."

The above answer did not exceed everyone's expectations. It is normal for the master and apprentice to communicate privately. Perhaps dissatisfied with everyone's reaction, the infantry expert decided to add some more explosive material.

"Comrades, you must not underestimate the Marine Corps just because it has only been in contact with tanks for a short time."

"If the current Li Yunlong is put in Kunlun Pass, his performance will definitely not lose to the armored commander of Guo Jian. That kid is now like a sponge, and his learning ability is far beyond your imagination."

"Everyone must watch carefully, the next exercise will definitely not let you down!"

After the infantry expert's revelation, the big guys once again raised their expectations for the exercise.

Even Huang He was a little excited. After all, after delivering the Cicada to Li Yunlong, he has been busy with the communication network and armored train-related work.

He also had a question mark in his mind about what the airborne tanks could do in the hands of the other party.

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After ten minutes of flight, six air overlords pulled the Hamilcar glider back to the sky above Wusu Airport.

After gradually approaching the target area, the transport formation began to slowly and orderly descend in altitude, preparing to perform parachute and airdrop operations.

In the cabin, the soldiers of the Marine Corps also began the final inspection work. The pilots were highly focused, waiting for the order from Principal Chang to start separating the gliders.

"Attention, all crews! Next, release the gliders in order of number! Number one, start releasing!"

As soon as these words came out, the steel cable at the tail of the first transport plane was unhooked. Hamilcar, loaded with Cicada tanks and soldiers, began to glide, gradually descending towards the destination.

After successfully completing the separation work, the hatch of the transport plane opened with the indicator light.

After listening to the instructions of his own regiment leader as usual, Wei Dayong, who was at the front of the queue, jumped out of the hatch with ease. Whether it was daily training or combat missions, the monk was always the first person in the whole regiment to parachute.

In just a few minutes, the sky above Wusu Airport was filled with huge white umbrellas, and the whole process was silky smooth without any accidents.

After successfully completing the mission, the transport plane began to adjust its angle in the air. As long as it landed safely, the pilots could end all the exercises today.

Under the watchful eyes of the big guys, the first Hamilcar glider landed successfully.

Perhaps because of the heavy load, the pulley actually bounced up to a certain height when it touched the ground.

Fortunately, it has a 34-meter-long wing and a sturdy fuselage. Although the process looks extremely dangerous, it finally completed the landing smoothly.

After landing, the first to come out was not the tank, but a dozen soldiers who rushed out from the side hatch. They rushed to a position suitable for defense with weapons in hand and entered a state of high alert at the first time.

At the same time, the nose of the glider was opened from the inside, and a passage for tanks to enter and exit appeared in front of everyone.

Based on the skilled operation procedures of the soldiers, the bigwigs watching the exercise from afar can conclude that the training intensity of the Marine Corps is definitely not low on weekdays.

To be able to achieve such a level in less than a month must be the result of talent and hard work.

A moment later, the paratroopers handled their respective parachutes and began to move closer to the position of the airborne troops.

"Zhang Dabiao! Count the non-combat casualties!"

"Xing Zhiguo! I will lead the soldiers to follow tanks 1 to 3! You lead the people to follow tanks 4 to 6!"

"Depart immediately in five minutes, the troops must move quickly to the designated attack area, time is life!"

Watching hundreds of soldiers act quickly under the command of their own regiment leader, Zhao Gang in the audience cleared his throat and began to explain by heart.

"Any parachute operation requires suddenness. Our regiment will always try to appear in an unexpected position of the enemy and catch the devils off guard."

"This exercise will be set in the hinterland of the Mongolian army. Considering the opponent's mobility and a large number of puppet army spies, the troops need to move faster than before."

As soon as the voice fell, the deputy commander saw a small number of soldiers jumping on the tank.

Among them, Li Yunlong sat on the right side of the tank numbered one, while Xing Zhiguo sat on the right side of the tank numbered four. Soldiers without positions could only run behind.

After advancing about one kilometer, the team stopped and all the soldiers riding the tanks got off from the left side.

Without waiting for any of the leaders to raise questions, Zhao Gang, who was responsible for explaining the tactics, took the initiative to explain:

"Tanks only carry soldiers when they are moving and are not expected to engage in firefights. As the chief and deputy chief of the regiment, Li Yunlong and Xing Zhiguo should be the first vehicles of two tank platoon leaders according to combat regulations."

"The reason why they sit on the right side is to be close to the position of the tank commander's hatch, so that they can communicate with each other at any time. On the opposite side of the two is the firepower team leader who is responsible for commanding the infantry on board. His task is to guide a light machine gun and two rifles to shoot."

"Everyone gets off from the left side so that the driver can see every infantryman leaving the tank to prevent accidental injuries to friendly forces. If the battle is urgent, the soldiers will get off from both sides, and the commander will report to the commander."

The big guys in the audience were all in contact with their own tanks for the first time. They were all amazed when they heard that there were so many tricks just to get on and off the car.

After all, they used to study how to kill the devil's tanks, and never thought about the details.

In the eyes of everyone, the infantry gathered behind the tank again. But what was a little strange was that the soldiers did not disperse but gathered very densely.

The doubt did not last long, and soon they found that the comrades of the 1st Marine Regiment adjusted their formation while advancing, and finally launched a charge with the tanks.

"Our regiment divides the offensive process into four areas according to the region. These areas are the offensive starting area, the impact starting area, the formation deployment area and the firefighting area."

"The offensive starting area is generally far away from the enemy's front-line positions. It is not suitable for infantry to start charging there. After all, flesh and blood cannot keep charging all the time."

"So between the offensive starting area and the enemy's position, there is also a need for an area dedicated to the infantry to complete the pre-charge preparations, which is the impact starting area I just mentioned."

"The infantry responsible for attacking with the tanks do not have a fixed battle formation from the moment the attack begins. They need to make real-time changes according to the enemy's firepower distribution. During this process, they can get a little closer to maintain contact and rescue."

"After the adjustment, the tank troops came to the firefighting area, and then it was time for the official attack."

Zhao Gang's meticulous segmented explanation made it very easy for the big guys to understand the tactical details of the Marine Corps 1st Regiment. In fact, all the above steps are, to put it bluntly, the most basic infantry-tank coordinated operations.

The purpose of this tactic is to give full play to the advantages of the two arms, make up for each other's shortcomings, and ultimately achieve the effect of 1+1>2.

For example, the firepower of the tank is strong, and the armor is enough to withstand the shooting of most of the Japanese infantry, and there are sighting equipment that is stronger than the naked eye.

Although the firepower of the infantry is relatively weak, it is small and flexible, and the vision of the veterans is definitely much better than that of the tank.

If each takes its own strengths, the tank can take advantage of its firepower, easily destroy the Japanese fortifications and bunkers, and suppress the Japanese at any time.

In this way, the infantry can approach the enemy without injury or light injury, and engage in close combat with the enemy.

The infantry is responsible for observation and instruction, and provides close-range and blind-spot alerts for the tank.

After all, armored vehicles can never be allowed to act independently, otherwise the enemy may use blind spots to approach the tank. If the airborne tanks of the Marine Corps 1st Regiment allow the Japanese to develop thorn mines in advance, wouldn't they be hit by a Taijun happy stick?

In addition to providing vigilance, infantry can also enter buildings, woods and other locations that are inconvenient for tanks to enter to clear out the enemy, and try to eliminate the possibility of sneak attacks by the old spies.

In fact, infantry-tank coordination is not a particularly advanced existence in army tactics, but the premise is that the troops have advanced communication equipment.

Take the Type 3 and Type 4 tanks of the German Army as an example. Their performance in the early stage of the war was not outstanding. It was precisely because each tank had a radio that the two brothers were invincible in the war.

In a coordinated combat unit, if there are enough communication tools between tanks and tanks and between tanks and infantry, then even if the team is large, the difficulty of organization will not be too high.

The Marine Corps 1st Regiment just has the above conditions.

As the most elite unit of the Eighth Route Army, the soldiers can even delegate portable communicators to the squad level, and the main feature is the luxury of resources.

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During Zhao Gang's explanation, the six tanks of the Marine Corps 1st Regiment had been divided into two platoons and changed into a rear triangle formation, with two tanks leading each platoon.

Because the observation and weapons of the tanks have blind spots, and the combat environment may be complex and narrow terrain, the advantage of this formation is that each tank has a certain azimuth inspection range.

At this time, the distance of the infantry following can be very close, but not more than 200 meters.

When the enemy has no anti-tank weapons, this attack method can bring out the greatest advantages of the two arms.

Tanks will first point out the enemy's machine gun fire points to help the infantry reduce losses during the attack. When approaching the enemy's position, the infantry will rush up to harvest the enemy.

For the above tactics, we have a very simple and easy-to-understand professional term: mixed gold shield.

Zhao Gang did not open his mouth to make extra explanations for this exercise. The deputy commander and his entourage are commanders who have fought for many years and can see the advantages of such a battle at a glance.

After a while, the Marine Corps changed its formation again, with infantry in front and tanks in the back.

"The tactics just now are suitable for the Japanese without anti-tank weapons. The current assumption is that the enemy has certain anti-tank capabilities. At this time, the infantry needs to take the initiative to attack and try to kill all anti-tank means in sight."

"This formation is more difficult, because the comrades are in front of the tanks, and they need to communicate in real time to avoid being crushed by the tanks, and they must also prevent being accidentally injured by the weapons on the tanks."

"In the future, the field troops will have larger caliber tanks, and they must also consider whether the main gun will shock the accompanying infantry when firing."

As soon as the voice fell, the tanks of the Marine Corps made the last change of formation.

The three tanks in one row formed a triangle formation, and the tanks in the second row slightly adjusted the angle and followed closely behind. There were also infantry in between the two, and the entire unit instantly became an indomitable arrow.

If it really happened on the battlefield, the enemy's casualties would definitely increase explosively.

"The current formation of the rear tanks is called a horizontal formation, which is suitable for terrain with good vision or wide attack channels. The tanks can also change their formation into left and right echelon formations by changing their speed. In this way, not only can the firepower advantage of the tanks be brought into play, but also the risk of being wiped out in one go can be reduced."

"With the infantry, it is a mixed infantry-tank charge, which is said to be one of the favorite tactics of the north."

"The front row of tanks suppresses the enemy's firepower points in a stable triangular formation, with infantry behind the tanks, and tanks behind the infantry, so that the offensive forces of the own side can be seamlessly connected."

"The tanks at the head of the team attract firepower to resist the line, and cooperate with the infantry behind to gain more output time for the second row of tanks."

After the whole exercise, the Marine Corps 1st Regiment began to move closer to the audience under the leadership of Li Yunlong.

At this moment, the sharp-eyed deputy commander found that the soldiers participating in the action seemed to be quite energetic. After more than half an hour of high-intensity combat, they still have the energy to run forward.

"In addition to normal physical training, our regiment also practices 400-meter obstacle courses every day."

"All of this is to allow infantry to follow tanks even without motorized equipment."

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