Chapter 938: Getting Ready for the Battlefield 1

Think about it, even a simple thing like the Shaosha machine gun was not completed after 3 weeks. It would be uncomfortable for them to make a more complicated tank with more problems! (In addition, let’s take a look at the Chauchat machine gun. At the beginning of history, the French trained Chauchat machine gunners for one week, and then because there were too many problems and too much to learn, the time became two weeks!) The French do not have this production capacity for the time being, and there is no need for it!

But the British are different. Although British labor needs to supply ammunition and production to colonial forces such as Australia and New Zealand, in terms of the overall size of the army, it is still unable to compare with the French. At most, it is not as large as the French. half. Therefore, the British are relatively well equipped. And unlike France, which has retreated its main sphere of influence to Europe and Africa, Britain is still a worldwide empire. It needs to consider its relationship with regional powers, especially Japan.

The British need the Japanese navy to solve their own difficulties and need Japan to take into account their own interests when expanding in the Far East. Therefore, they are naturally unwilling to offend Japan. The French are indeed short of configuration, but it is reasonable. The British are allies. They also need to give something, such as allocating some tanks to the Japanese troops. Of course, these tanks and the infantry attached to the armored units are also British. The British also have no intention of giving these treasures to the Japanese.

"I think we should also strengthen the anti-armor combat capabilities of the Japanese 6th Army. They don't have many flat-fire guns that can accompany the troops moving forward, and some German troops have begun to switch to Bavarian insects. So, I am worried that they will face The German tanks will collapse at the first touch." Another French regiment said.

"Okay, two weeks at most, we can't wait any longer." Finally, General Pétain, who had become the commander-in-chief of the French Army, said that the entire Japanese Army on the Western Front now has 80,000 people, which is about Organized into 4 divisions, they will serve as the main offensive force in a theater. This is also considered the first large-scale battle in which the Japanese Army participated. Britain and France also wanted to see the quality of the Japanese Army.

"Leave this matter to us." The British still value their younger brother very much. The French provide equipment and infantry training for the Japanese army. The British decided to personally provide anti-tank combat training to the Japanese army. To this end, the British specially pulled a platoon of mk1 tanks from the front line and a breakthrough company accompanying the tanks as imaginary enemies.

"This is simply a steel fortress. I don't know how to stop such a war machine." People are born with a yearning and awe for something huge. When Juichi Terauchi saw the British mk1 tank for the first time, he was impressed by the top war machine of this era!

"Is the 3m thick steel plate on the front enough to be immune to attacks from machine guns and small-caliber artillery? With these big guys, the pressure on the infantry will be much less. We can win by just following these tanks, right?" Terauchi Shouichi said in his heart while listening to the British introduction.

"A 57mm cannon and 4 machine guns,

This tank can definitely be regarded as a battleship on the ground, and it is difficult for me to imagine anything that can stop its progress. "Shou Terauchi said in a half-formal and half-complimentary tone.

"Of course there are. For example, the enemy's tanks. The Germans also have tanks, and their performance is at least as good as ours. You may encounter several types of tanks in battle. Among them, the most terrifying are two. One is equipment. A cricket tank with a 4m gun. This tank shoots shells as fast as a machine gun! This machine gun can cover a large area with one shot. The other model has no turret, and its combat room is It is fixed, but equipped with a 75mm gun. This assault gun, known as Hu Feng, has very good defense. It is difficult to completely destroy." British Major Wellington introduced to Terauchi Juichi.

"We have some 47mm artillery. Can't these artillery penetrate the armor of German tanks?" Terauchi Juichi said in surprise.

"How should I put it? The 3-inch or smaller artillery assigned to you is actually mainly used to deal with German bunkers and machine gun bunkers. If we face tanks, we will use 57mm tank guns to attack the sides, or use 75mm artillery to annihilate them. Of course, if you accidentally encounter a Hu Feng tank, the 75mm gun also needs to be very close. The German Hu Feng is very strong, especially for defense against Hu Feng tanks. They will add additional armor. ." Major Wellington said.

And just when Major Wellington was introducing these steel behemoths to Juichi Terauchi, the "anti-tank training course" on the other side had also begun. One thing that needs to be explained is that there were no shaped-charge anti-tank grenades in this era. Although this principle was discovered very early, it has not been put into practice. In this era, in addition to guns, infantry anti-tank can only rely on grenades and Molotov cocktails. Fortunately, most of the tank armor in this era is made of lug joints, so violent explosions may still damage the tanks.

Some Japanese combat anti-tank gunners began to learn how to use anti-tank guns weighing about one ton to accompany the troops. At the same time, they began to target tank models pulled by trailers, simulating attacks on moving tanks. Commanders also needed to learn how to distinguish hidden tanks, as well as against the infantry next to the opponent's tanks. In short, the Japanese need to learn a lot this time.

"First of all, facing such a huge guy, we must try to avoid conflicts with them from the front. But fortunately, the tank's field of vision is relatively narrow. If there are no following infantry, it can easily be copied to the sides and behind. Kill the demolition crew. So, if you are facing a tank without an anti-tank gun, the first thing you need to do is kill the infantry behind!"

"The Germans have very powerful machine guns and close combat firepower, so what you have to do first is to use your own machine guns and grenade launchers to suppress the opponent's firepower points, and then cut the opponent's line and slow down the advance of the infantry. At this time, if the opponent's If the tank continues to advance, you can use mines, grenades, or incendiary bombs to deal with the target."

"Third, when attacking, you must choose the tracks of the tank and the motive at the rear of the body. It is also possible to attack the observation port with a machine gun. We will equip each heavy machine gun group with a bullet plate equipped with hardened bullets. This kind of Bullets can attack the opponent's machine gun muzzle, observation port and other vulnerable parts."

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