Chapter 945 Confrontation
The outermost line of defense failed to hold in the end. Under the illumination of flares, when the German troops guarding the first line of defense discovered the Japanese troops like a tide between light and shadow, the officers who had realized that they were unable to defend immediately began to arrange alternate cover for their troops. Withdraw from the battlefield. This was a battle between the two sides at the company and battalion level. Although it seemed small in scale, it fully demonstrated the grassroots combat capabilities of both sides.
"Wei Gang, take your men to the side. There is another preset flank attack position. The remaining machine guns guard key points. Everyone retreats under the command of the squad leader. Don't get separated! Let's go to the battalion headquarters. Evacuate!" A German company commander began to give the order.
When the Japanese forwards rushed to a distance of about 100 meters from the main position, the artillery at the rear of the Japanese army finally stopped firing. If they were still firing, it would be hard to tell whether more Japanese soldiers were killed or more Germans were killed with one shot. , according to the Japanese experience, it depends on the infantry at this time. After throwing a round of offensive grenades, everyone just rushes up with bayonets. Amidst the crazy howling, the red-eyed Japanese rushed towards the trench not far away with their rifles in hand!
"Let's leave after this round!" When they reached the last 70 meters, under the command of company commander Hoffmann, a dozen German grenadiers holding MP09 submachine guns stepped on the ammunition boxes under their feet. Looking out, the Germans concentrated 18 submachine guns on a front that was no more than ten meters wide. This guy who could theoretically fire out 500 rounds of bullets in one minute was absolutely terrifying in the hands of a well-trained gunner. !
This MP09 submachine gun uses 9*25mm bullets. The barrel length is longer than the historical mo18. There is also a small grip on the handguard under the barrel, which is suitable for holding. Different from the 32-round spiral drum that was inserted from the side in history, the MP09 submachine gun uses a downward-inserted 50-round drum or 30-round magazine. The two-hand grip is more stable and has more firepower.
Unlike the screeching sound of the mg07 machine gun caused by the high initial velocity of the bullet, the MP09 submachine gun, which uses pistol bullets and is equipped with a flash suppressor, makes a quieter sound when shooting. Only a popping sound can be heard. It seems dull, like a sprayer. As a result, this machine gun later received the nickname Bullet Sprayer!
At the last 70 meters distance, the advancing Japanese army could already see the blurred figures of the German soldiers in the firelight. They exposed half of their bodies and held a strange-looking weapon in their hands. Then after a high-pitched order, A dozen groups of dancing fires suddenly appeared in front of them!
Countless shells flew out of the ejection port next to the gun body. The firepower of a dozen submachine guns at close range was definitely no less than the same number of light machine guns, and the 50-round drum drum made the firepower of these weapons even more powerful. The sustainability is very good. When the Japanese see their opponents, their lives can actually be counted in seconds. More than three digits of bullets are tilted towards the opposite side every second. The Germans don't even need to aim accurately, because The Japanese have already come together to make it easier for them to fight with bayonets!
The fierce firepower directly dented a large piece of the Japanese front line! The first batch of people to rush forward,
They were swept away like wheat, and the second group went up, almost stepping on the footprints of the people in front and falling. The third batch finally reacted better, but they still couldn't outrun the bullets. The fierce firepower formed a death trap within a range of 50 to 120 meters!
The Japanese at the back finally realized that this group of Japanese officers and soldiers finally had some actual combat experience, regardless of the surrounding hills. Craters or other places, they subconsciously look for a place to hide, and then take out the rifle next to them to attack the target. Of course, under night conditions, aiming at a target more than 100 meters away with the naked eye, how can it only be described as "blind" ! Scattered rifle shots rang out. At the same time, some soldiers subconsciously threw grenades, not to hit the target, but to rely on the smoke screen to cover the attack.
Generally speaking, the Japanese's performance was quite satisfactory. After the first round of heavy blows, the Japanese grassroots officers were able to quickly reorganize their troops to charge. As for the part of the Japanese army that was not covered by firepower, they continued to attack. They jumped into the depth of more than one person. Prepare to clear out the remaining enemies in the trenches. At this time, the close combat between the two sides has just begun.
The Japanese, who are accustomed to using bayonets to solve problems, are still very satisfied with the Lebel m1886 rifle with a bare gun length of 1.3 meters. With this length and the heavy spear that exposes about half a meter of the front end, it can already be called a spear. , so-called one inch longer, one inch better, this thing is said to be very powerful in close combat. Some Japanese military officers even reported that the current Japanese rifles are too short and not suitable for stabbing.
But when the Japanese army entered the close combat, they suddenly discovered that what they thought was completely different from reality! The rifle with the bayonet is 1.8 meters long, which is long enough, but can you shoot longer than pistols and semi-automatic rifles? When a small group of Japanese soldiers captured a squad of German soldiers under the command of the squad leader, the first round of shooting by two submachine gunners smashed the five or six Japanese soldiers at the front into a sieve, while those who tried to roundabout from the flanks The people were blocked by the firepower of the semi-automatic rifles equipped by the squad leader and deputy squad leader. The lethality of these rifles with 20-round large magazines at close range is amazing! There's no problem at all if you shoot two people through with one shot! Moreover, after penetrating the first person, the point rolled violently, and shot horizontally into the person behind, opening a huge wound directly behind the second person!
Accompanied by the roar of various guns, more than 20 Japanese soldiers gathered in a circle were first brought down by three-digit pistol and rifle bullets before finally getting within a few meters. At this distance, Some German soldiers took out various self-purchased pistols. After bursts of crisp gunshots, the Japanese suddenly discovered that their numerical advantage had turned into a numerical disadvantage. After instantly killing more than average personnel, the Japanese still It collapsed without a chance to take advantage of the spear in hand. (Historically, many soldiers did spend their own money to buy pistols and other self-defense weapons during World War I.)
The bayonet advocated by the Japanese and the firepower advocated by the Europeans were clearly differentiated in the first round of fighting. Of course, it is undeniable that hand-to-hand combat between the two sides did occur. At this time, the Japanese who had specialized in bayonet training and those with stronger physiques The bayonets and engineer shovels in the hands of good German soldiers can only be used at a 50-50 ratio.
The casualties on both sides were not obvious in the dark night, but when dawn came, the Japanese corpses and a small number of German corpses everywhere made the losses on both sides clear at a glance, and this also made the Japanese really question the role of the bayonet!
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