LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 52
The artillery positions of the First Heavy Artillery Division were set up in the Xincun area , about 20 kilometers away from Yingkou.�B-Type 4 203mm howitzers stood quietly in the artillery fortifications.
5 kilometers ahead, a total of 48 V1 self-propelled rocket launchers were also ready.
In addition to the First Heavy Artillery Division.
There were also self-propelled artillery with their muzzles raised next to them.
They were the self-propelled artillery brigade of the Third Mechanized Infantry Division and the self-propelled artillery brigade of the Fourth Armored Division.
There were a total of 48 Wild Bee self-propelled howitzers (155mm), 24 Black Panther self-propelled howitzers (210mm), and 48 V1 self-propelled rocket launchers.
The total number of these heavy artillery alone reached 156.
There were also 96 V1 self-propelled rocket launchers.
The V1 self-propelled rocket launcher was equipped with a 122mm caliber 40-mounted directional launcher.
40 rockets can be launched within 20 seconds.
These 96 vehicles can pour out 3,840 rockets at a time.
Basically, the logistics troops have to run several times for a round of rockets.
This does not include the 105mm self-propelled howitzers equipped by the howitzer battalions of each brigade.
"The order has come, ordering all artillery units to launch artillery attacks according to the established parameters, and the time will be more than three hours."
As the order was issued.
Suddenly, heavy artillery roared on multiple artillery positions.
The muzzles of heavy artillery flashed with fire, and dense shells whistled out into the distance.
The water vapor in the sky met the whistling hot shells.
Immediately, it left a series of clearly visible white marks.
The Japanese Army's 38th Mixed Brigade was stationed in Yingkou.
This unit was composed of part of the 20th Division, with a total strength of about 6,000 people.
In addition to this mixed brigade.
The Japanese army also hid two artillery regiments in Yingkou.
One was mainly equipped with 70mm infantry guns and 75mm field guns.
The other was a heavy artillery regiment equipped with 105mm cannons.
These artillery pieces were transported to Yingkou in secret.
There was no way to keep it secret.
There was a heavy artillery regiment in Shenyang that was exposed and suffered several rounds of artillery fire, losing most of its artillery.
""Artillery fire!"
Looking at the whistling shells overhead, the Japanese soldiers on the defense line rushed into the nearest anti-artillery holes.
They had experienced the artillery fire of the Red Alert Corps.
They had seen the craters caused by the 450mm railway guns in Shenyang.
"Boom boom boom......"
Heavy artillery shells fell on this line of defense like hail.
Suddenly, there were violent explosions on the ground.
The power of 155mm, 203mm, and 210mm shells was extraordinary.
As the flames rose, a huge crater was left on the ground.
The trenches built by the Japanese army were like paper under the bombardment of heavy artillery, and were easily blown across.
Feeling the violent shaking from the ground, the sound of the explosion hit the hearts of the Japanese army like a heavy hammer. Even the old soldiers who had seen the world could not help but curl up in the corner of the anti-artillery hole and tremble.
They had experienced artillery bombardment, but they had not experienced such a fierce bombardment.
The pride of being the Imperial Army seemed so pale at this moment.
A 210mm heavy high-explosive bomb fell near the trench, and there was a large anti-artillery hole just below the trench.
There were more than 20 Japanese soldiers hiding in it.
Although the anti-artillery hole was more than 5 meters deep, ordinary heavy artillery would have difficulty penetrating it unless it was directly hit.
But this time, it was a 210mm caliber high-explosive bomb.
With a violent explosion, the violent energy blew away everything around it.
Accompanied by flames, dust and gravel rising into the sky.
The Japanese soldiers in the anti-artillery hole lost consciousness before they felt the pain coming.
""Fire!"
At the rocket launcher position.
With the order, the launchers of the V1 tracked self-propelled rocket launchers began to emit thick smoke.
"whoosh whoosh whoosh........"
One after another, 122mm rockets rose up like machine gun bullets.
Amidst the continuous whistling sound, smoke and dust instantly filled the entire sky.
Rockets seemed to be endless, whistling out one after another.
A rain of bullets like a meteor formed in the sky.
The tail flames even dyed the daytime red.
All the people who saw this scene at the Japanese brigade headquarters in the rear were stunned.
Then one rocket after another hit the ground.
"Boom boom boom boom........"
They had never seen such a high density of explosions.
Balls of fire rose up densely on the defense line.
Words seemed unable to describe the shock at the moment.
The flames of the explosion seemed to engulf the entire defense line.
It was hard to imagine that even with fortifications, they could survive such a dense explosion.
More than 3,000 rockets were poured onto this defense line of only more than 10 kilometers in a short period of time.
There were more than 300 rockets falling per kilometer. The density can be imagined.
Not to mention the Japanese, even Xie Ning, the commander of the right-wing army, was shocked when he saw this scene.
"Is it a bit too much?"
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