Zhong Yu had never expected Shengyang to launch a large-scale tank attack.
One had to know that most of the divisions in Shengyang didn't have a large number of tanks. Most of the time, the tanks were only used to assist the infantry in their attacks.
The frontline troops were completely thrown into disarray by the sudden appearance of the Rising Sun tanks. Zhong Yu immediately ordered.
"Order the anti-air artillery units to move forward and fire at the Rising Sun tanks!”
Whether it was the Type 95 light tank or the so-called medium-sized tank, they were still only light Type 89 and Type 97 medium-sized tanks.
Their armor protection could be said to be a mess.
Not to mention the Type 95 and Type 89 tanks, the thickest part of the front armor of the Type 97 medium tank was 25mm. Such armor could even be penetrated by an anti-tank gun from the front.
However, these thin-skinned tanks were able to rampage on the Chinese battlefield, where they lacked anti-tank weapons, and the Chinese troops were forced to abandon their armor.
However, the Qiongya Independent Brigade was not an ordinary Zhongxia army.
The Oricon 20mm anti-aircraft gun equipped by the independent brigade could penetrate 30mm uniform armor within a distance of 400 meters.
Although Zhong Yu had transferred the 75th Mountain Cannon from the battalion level artillery company to the artillery battalion, the four Oricon 20mm anti-aircraft guns in each battalion were retained.
This position was defended by the 522nd Regiment of the Independent Brigade. A total of 12 anti-aircraft guns from the three battalions were aimed at the tanks of the Rising Sun Army. The rate of fire was as high as 320 rounds per minute.
" Boom!" A light tank that was charging at the front was directly shot by several anti-air cannons. The concentrated artillery shells turned the tank and its surroundings into a sea of fire.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
With an even louder explosion, the Type 95 light tank was directly penetrated by the front armor and the internal ammunition exploded.
The infantrymen who followed the tank were also unlucky. The explosive power of the ammunition directly sent a large number of Rising Sun soldiers flying.
More explosions sounded out one after another, and six of the attacking tanks were destroyed in an instant.
Maeda's Type 97 medium tank was also hit by several shells, but due to the angle of the shells, his tank was not penetrated.
However, the continuous huge collisions and explosions shook the tank he was riding into flying nails. His face was also covered in blood, but he still managed to save his life.
Maeda Na endured the pain and poked half of his body out of the tank's roof. The scene in front of him made him instantly furious.
The tank squadron, which had been preparing to take down the Zhongxia base in a fit of anger, had seven or eight tanks lying on the ground, many of them still burning.
"Baka! The Chinese have anti-tank weapons. Destroy them! He shouted in a hoarse voice.
Although the first round of fire had taken out one-third of Sun's armored forces, the Oricon 20mm cannons were all pulled back to the front line in order to attack the Sun's tanks. The huge cannons were really eye-catching.
……
"Quick, quick, quick! There's a tank at our ten o'clock direction! He's spotted us!”
At an anti-air cannon firing point of the 3rd Battalion of the 522nd Regiment, the observer saw a medium-sized tank constantly adjusting its position. The muzzle was already faintly aimed at his position. He could not help but anxiously urge.
The gunner also saw the Rising Sun Tank aiming at him, so he worked even harder to turn the anti-air cannon.
"Bang, Dong"
Both sides opened fire almost at the same time, and the high-speed cannonballs almost collided in the air.
"Boom!"
The anti-air cannons fired several rounds, and two of them hit the Type 89 medium tank. After a moment of shaking, the tank emitted black smoke and stopped moving.
The 57mm shell fired by the Rising Sun Tank exploded right next to the anti-air cannon. The flying shrapnel killed several soldiers and destroyed the anti-air cannon's rotating mechanism. Although it could still shoot, it could only fire in one direction. The anti-air cannon was basically useless.
The battle between the anti-air cannons and the Rising Sun tanks at the front of the formation was relatively short. The collision stopped in just a few minutes.
Although the Oricon 20mm anti-air cannons were powerful, there were too few of them.
After destroying nine of them and injuring three of the tanks, he was exposed to the counterattack of the tanks and artillery. All six of his anti-aircraft guns were destroyed.
Even though the Rising Sun tanks had suffered heavy losses, they still maintained a considerable amount of combat power.
Furthermore, the three paralyzed tanks had only lost their tracks. They were currently using the armor protection as a fixed turret to fire at the 522nd Regiment's position.
Zhong Yu frowned and picked up the radio."
"Mou Fei, is your squadron here yet?”
"Brigadier General, I have arrived at the sky above the camp. What instructions do you have?”
After getting Mou Fei's affirmative answer, Zhong Yu let out a sigh of relief and said,"
"Do you see the tanks of Shengyang?”
"Roger!"
The Independent Brigade temporarily did not have any weapons that could effectively deal with the Rising Sun Tank, but the thin armor on the top of the tank could not block the attack from the air.
Mou Fei, who was in the air, received Zhong Yu's order. He looked down at the charging Sun tank and the three tanks that were unable to move but were firing the most happily. He ordered through the radio,"
"Team One, Team Two, immediately attack the Sunrise Tanks below. Remember to take care of the three tanks that can't move but are fighting the most. Chengdong, Ling Feng, and I will stay behind to guard.”
"Roger that! Roger that!"
The pilot of the 5th Battalion, Ling Feng, who was shot down in the air battle last time, was rescued by the Independent Brigade after parachuting. After being persuaded by Zhong Yu, he also joined the Independent Brigade Air Force. At this time, he was flying beside Mou Fei in the fighter jet number 0111.
"Roar ~"
The eight BF109-E3 fighter jets of the first and second squads began to dive. The fighter jets that rushed down at high speed scraped the air and made a sharp whistle.
Upon hearing the sound of the fighter jet swooping down, Maeda immediately looked up.
He saw eight shiny silver fighter jets rushing towards his tank unit.
"Baka! China Air Force! Quickly maneuver!"
Although he didn't know if the Chinese Air Force had weapons that could destroy tanks, Maeda Naho didn't want to experiment with the remaining few tanks in his squadron.
God Amaterasu will bless them…
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