Chapter 168 Reinforcements Arrival

The first to come up is the 5th Tank Division, which is the fist force of the Far East Military Region. It is equipped with T-64 tanks. As high-end tanks, the production volume will not be particularly high, otherwise the Red Empire cannot afford it, and it is not convenient to mass-produce them during wartime.

Therefore, when the Soviets replaced the T-64 tanks, they also used a simplified and cheaper tank to replace the T-54s that were widely equipped in the army, and also exported them. This tank is the T-72.

This is also the result of competition between the two tank design bureaus. The large number of reliability problems of the T-64 in the early days of its service made the armored troops anxious. As a result, the T-72, which was slightly inferior in performance but more stable and mature, was finally born in the Nizhny Tagil Design Bureau.

Since the focus of Soviet strategy was in Europe, the T-64 only equipped one tank division in the Far Eastern Military District, while the T-72 was equipped in large numbers.

With the unique V-shaped wave-breaking plate in front, six pairs of road wheels, a high 125mm gun barrel, and the roaring B-46 4-stroke 12V60° water-cooled multi-fuel supercharged engine, one T-72 tank after another drove onto the port.

At this time, faint sounds of gunfire could be heard in the distance, and it was obvious that the battle was still going on.

"Kill them!" A colonel of the island country's Ground Self-Defense Force stood up and shouted to the infantry behind him.

During the day, they were always suppressed and couldn't rush in at all. Now, it was finally night. Due to the limitation of vision, the tanks' range advantage during the day could not be brought into play. Under the illumination of infrared headlights, they were lucky to be able to aim and shoot at armored vehicles within 800 meters.

Relying on the advantage of night, the Japanese launched another fierce attack!

Several Type 61 tanks led the way, followed by the members of the island nation's Self-Defense Forces, who crouched and rushed forward.

The tank soldiers stared at the infrared periscope and continued to move forward with the help of infrared headlights. At the same time, the tank guns kept aiming at the fortifications along the way.

The fighting during the day allowed them to understand the Soviet defense line clearly. The Soviet tanks were powerful, but their numbers were small, so now they were attacking from the southern defense line. There were only airborne combat vehicles here, which were simply unable to withstand the attack of the Type 61 tanks.

The infantry followed closely behind. If the Soviets wanted to get closer and destroy them with anti-tank weapons, they would have to see if the infantry agreed!

"Attention, there are tanks!" Seeing the steel monster coming out of the street ahead, the commander of the Type 61 tank in the lead sounded the alarm and continued to order his loader: "Prepare the armor-piercing shells!"

If the enemy is a Soviet airborne tank, our 90mm artillery can easily destroy the enemy.

The distance between the two sides was closing rapidly, and the tank crews of the Type 61 tanks felt inexplicably nervous.

Judging from the outline, it seems much larger than the paratrooper tank. Could it be that the enemy has mobilized the tanks on the western defense line? Judging from the shape of the turret, it doesn't seem like that.

"Armor-piercing discarding sabot shells, fire!" On the opposite side, the commander of the T-72 tank shouted.

At the same time, the driver in front stepped on the brakes. Just as the tank paused, a ball of fire came out of the muzzle. With a huge roar, the 3BM26 armor-piercing shell threw away the cap and flew forward at a speed of 1,800 meters per second.

Although the 125mm main gun has dual-axis stabilization, the T-72 can theoretically aim and shoot while moving. However, the T-72's fire control system is too simple, so the hit rate at long distances is not ideal. Therefore, if possible, the commander still prefers to stop and fire at moving targets to achieve a higher hit rate.

"Boom!" In less than half a second, a huge explosion was heard in front. It was obvious that the Japanese tanks had been destroyed.

The Self-Defense Force soldiers of the island country behind them quickly retreated. They had already discovered that there was a loud roar in front of them. It was the Soviet armored forces! And the number would not be less than ten tanks!

Reinforcements, reinforcements have finally arrived! The soldiers of the 105th Division who were responsible for the defense here breathed a sigh of relief. They had already begun to retreat gradually. If the reinforcements did not arrive, they might have to fight street battles.

Seeing their own tanks rumbling past, they immediately cheered.

Long live the Soviets!

The T-72 tank continued to move forward, pushing the destroyed Type 61 tank away. At the same time, the coaxial machine gun on the tank turret began to fire at the island soldiers behind it.

The arrival of the 14th Tank Division immediately consolidated the defense line, drove the 5th Division of the miscellaneous army out of Kushiro, and established a new defense line outside Kushiro.

At the same time, the 3rd Motorized Infantry Division, after disembarking, quickly joined the defense of Kushiro. With their arrival, Kushiro had become impregnable.

The fighting gradually subsided in the second half of the night.

"I heard that the 5th Tank Division fought very hard and even reached Chitose." In a tank, the gunner sat in the seat of the turret basket and said to the commander next to him.

"Yes, they are very fast! I really hope they can give us the next mission and let us go directly to Tokyo." said the driver in front.

The engine was turned off and the turret cover was opened. The commander lit a Dnieper cigarette, took a deep puff and said, "Don't dream. We are still separated by a strait! Don't count on attacking Tokyo. The most combat-capable unit in Hokkaido is the 7th Division. As long as we fight the 7th Division and beat the Japanese people to tears, we will have enough to eat."

"Isn't the 7th Division in Chitose?" asked the gunner.

"No, the 5th Armored Division did not encounter them." The commander said, "According to the superiors' analysis, the 7th Division must have rushed towards Chuanlu."

At this moment, the commander's voice came from the radio: "Attention, 67th Tank Regiment, a large number of Japanese tank troops have been spotted in the southern suburbs, attack immediately! Repeat, Japanese tank troops have been spotted in the southern suburbs of Kushiro, attack immediately!"

A large number of tank troops! Everyone was immediately excited.

"Buzz, buzz." With the sound of the motor, the B-46 engine roared again, shifted into gear, and the tank began to move forward and attack!

After leaving Kushiro and continuing south, we soon saw small red dots appearing in the periscope, and we had already encountered the armored forces of the islanders!

"Attention, turn off the infrared headlights!" At this moment, the voice of the regiment commander Tikhonov came from the headset: "Use the cannon to fire missiles and show the Japanese some power!"

Turn off the infrared headlights!