Chapter 162: First Battle Victory

As if this was a signal, powerful firepower suddenly appeared all around, and Soviet tanks suddenly appeared at each camouflage point.

It cannot be entirely blamed on the 5th Tank Corps' carelessness. There was no warning at all from the surrounding fire points. Even the tank crew in the back could see through the periscope that the wall of a building opposite suddenly collapsed, and then a tank rumbled out.

Most of the buildings on the island country are made of wood or brick and wood. Tanks hide behind them and can just drive out directly, making them impossible to defend against.

"Quick, shoot, kill them!" Although he was in a hurry to fight, Taro Nakamura also keenly discovered that although the Soviets had strong firepower, there were too many of them. Think about it, how much equipment could be transported by transport planes? Moreover, if they wanted to transport, they must have light tanks, and even if they had strong firepower, their armor was very thin!

They were speeding on the road just now, and after being hit hard, they left behind several burning tanks in front, and the Type 61 tanks behind them rumbled off the road, trying to surround the Soviet tanks from the side.

Unfortunately, the Soviets' firing rate was too fast! It was so fast that it was unimaginable. Were the gunners carrying the shells not human?

In World War II era tanks, at least five people had to be crammed inside. But now, most tanks have four people. The most impressive one is the tank commander, the most stylish one is the driver, the most powerful one is the gunner, and the most miserable one is the gunner. Carrying shells is a physically demanding job. Moreover, carrying shells in a speeding tank is always dangerous. If the tank suddenly turns, shells may fall and hit someone's feet. When the gun door is closed, the tank may bump and get their hands squeezed inside and out. There are all kinds of injuries. In addition, the gunner must be ready to stick his head out at any time to operate the machine gun above, and that is where the bullets are most likely to hit you.

Due to the gunner's physical strength, the tank gun's firing rate, although theoretically six rounds per minute, is still impossible for even the most skilled loader in training to reach this speed in actual combat.

The other side was simply too abnormal! When Taro Nakamura was maneuvering his tank sideways, he stared at the other tank and found that it was constantly firing while moving, almost eight rounds per minute! Moreover, the accuracy was quite high, and almost every shot hit the target!

Baka! Within one minute, more than 30 chariots brought by Nakamura Taro were lost, which made Nakamura Taro even more angry. Regardless of the cost of sacrifice, his chariots had already rushed forward!

"Open fire!" Taro Nakamura shouted. At this moment, a Soviet tank was facing him from the side, and the distance was only 500 meters. At this distance, he could definitely penetrate the opponent's armor!

"Boom!" The capped armor-piercing bullet flew out of the muzzle. Taro Nakamura was very confident in his tank. In last year's exercise, his tank won the first place.

Sure enough, the sight saw the hit tank, shook it, and hit it accurately!

Sweep! Just as Nakamura Taro was feeling happy, he saw that the tank that was hit was fine! The enemy's turret quickly turned around!

When the T-64 was designed, it was aimed at the new generation of firepower protection, such as the British Centurion tank equipped with a 105mm L7 rifled gun and the American M60 Patton tank equipped with the latest modification of the M-68 gun. The level of 105mm guns in Western countries far exceeded expectations, and the current tank armor could not withstand the firepower of the main guns of these two tanks. It was impossible to simply increase the thickness of the armor, so the Morozov Design Bureau used a composite armor with a layer of aluminum alloy sandwiched between two layers of high-strength steel plates.

This type of tank has excellent bulletproof capabilities. It can withstand direct fire from the 105mm tank gun from the front and can also withstand fire from the 90mm tank gun from the side. Moreover, the tanks of the island country are originally inferior products with weak firepower and armor, and they do not have advanced armor-piercing shells. The shell just now was simply unable to tear open the T-64's strong armor.

Although the T-64 was built earlier than the T-72, the T-72 was just a low-end tank designed to simplify production and increase the number of equipment. The T-64 was the high-end tank of the Soviet tank army, and its armor performance was even stronger than that of the T-72.

"Boom!" The T-64 tank that was attacked turned its turret and opened fire. Taro Nakamura only saw flames coming out of the muzzle of the opponent's tank gun. Then, a terrible explosion sounded in his ears. At this moment, he lost all consciousness.

Ten T-64 tanks, plus more than twenty paratrooper vehicles, successfully destroyed a tank convoy of the islanders who came to launch a sneak attack. Dozens of dilapidated Type 61 tanks were all lying on the battlefield, smoking.

This is a battle without suspense!

The commander of the battle, the battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 345th Regiment, Molenko, opened the turret and crawled out of the turret of a T-64 tank.

The smoke has not yet dissipated, and the battle has just begun! The battle we are facing will be very cruel. The heavy troops coming from the sea, the 5th Tank Division and the 73rd Guards Motorized Infantry Division, almost took advantage of the night to leave after arriving here. For the time being, only the 105th Division remained in Kushiro. They had to face the crazy counterattack of the islanders' Ground Self-Defense Force and hold on until the arrival of the 14th Guards Tank Division and the 3rd Guards Motorized Infantry Division from the sea.

This is already Soviet territory, and we must not let the Japanese counterattack here! Even if the 105th Division is wiped out, we must hold on here! Paratroopers are born to be surrounded! Facing a powerful enemy that is several times stronger than themselves, paratroopers are absolutely not afraid, not to mention now, before the Japanese arrived here, transport planes had already transported enough supplies and heavy equipment, they are not afraid at all!

"Quick, restock the ammunition!" Molenko shouted, "Restock more high-explosive shells this time!"

The islanders' army does not have many heavy equipment. This time they destroyed a tank convoy, and the next ones coming up should be ordinary mechanized infantry.

Our mission is to hold on here. The 5th Tank Division and the 73rd Guards Motorized Infantry Division are the vanguards of the siege!

Chitose Base, central Hokkaido.

The Rising Sun Flag was flying high, and the entire base was echoing with the passionate Swordsman March. Some islanders had even begun to wrap their heads with a tattered scarf, just like the samurai of old.

Attack, attack! Even if we are all shot down, we must seize air supremacy over Hokkaido!