coobybook Chapter 936 Tanks, We Still Have Tanks!
Chapter 936 Tanks, We Still Have Tanks!
The First Regiment was the strongest of the troops Chu Yunfei brought this time, with more than 4,000 men. If it were placed in other local troops, it would be comparable to a division in terms of numbers.
Our Commander Yan has gone to great lengths to build an elite force, even using his savings.
Many things are modeled after the Eighth Route Army's organization. For example, we now basically have about five infantry regiments under a column, plus the troops directly under the column headquarters.
The situation was similar for the Jin-Sui Army. Each infantry division consisted of infantry regiments and technical branches, which reduced many unnecessary command systems and greatly improved the troops' flexible combat capabilities.
Of course, the reason we dared to do this was largely thanks to the rapid development of the electronics industry in our base area.
Basically, each infantry battalion is equipped with several military radios, so if necessary, the division headquarters can issue combat orders to the infantry battalions.
Infantry battalions and below used walkie-talkies and landlines for battlefield communication, which was extremely convenient and quick.
All of the above communication equipment can be mass-produced in our base, and sold at only one-fifth of the previous market price.
This has led to the fact that Chinese military forces have basically caught up with or even surpassed the enemy's level in the field of military communications.
After all, our precision machining capabilities are on par with the world's advanced levels. The Japanese industrial strength, especially in research and development, is still far behind other industrial powers.
This is also why Regiment Commander Zhang was so excited. Heavy howitzers and heavy mortars belong to the division headquarters, but light mortars and recoilless rifles must be assigned to the front-line combat units.
With the addition of these weapons, and the timely replenishment of artillery shells, it is estimated that the overall combat effectiveness will increase by 50% without any problem.
After the bicycle convoy had passed, everyone thought it was finally over and was preparing to return to their camps when they discovered that no order to disband had been issued.
Commander Zhang, growing impatient, asked curiously:
"Old Sun, can you analyze what's going on here? Now that the show's over, I have to admit it was really exciting. I even want to lead my troops and fight those Japanese devils for three hundred rounds now."
"Commander, according to past practice, either Division Commander Chu or Chief of Staff Fang will stand up and speak to everyone, and give a pre-battle mobilization speech."
"With the support of this heavy firepower, the brothers' morale has reached its peak. In future battles, one of them will be worth two."
"Another possibility is that the show is not over yet, and the grand finale is yet to come."
"Old Sun, don't scare me. They've already brought out a 105mm heavy howitzer, how could there be anything good left? That doesn't make sense."
Seeing that the regimental commander was startled by his idea, Chief of Staff Sun was extremely pleased. He had just been stunned by his own crazy idea.
At the same time, he had another hope in his heart: if things really turned out as he imagined, then they would be incredibly lucky.
And so, more than 10,000 Jin-Sui Army soldiers stood there for half an hour, as the enthusiasm ignited by the heavy artillery gradually faded.
Suddenly, a violent tremor came from the ground. Chief of Staff Fang put down the walkie-talkie and said with a smile:
"Here they come. Here they come."
Chu Yunfei did not take the binoculars handed to him by his adjutant. Instead, like everyone else present, he held both binoculars to his eyes to watch the tank troop approaching from afar.
At this point, you need to be there in person to fully experience the feeling, especially the vibrations caused by a medium tank passing by.
"Tanks, it's actually tanks."
When the soldiers at the front of the line realized that tanks were approaching, the entire unit immediately descended into chaos.
Many experienced veterans were already looking for cover, because encountering a well-organized tank unit in such an open area was tantamount to suicide.
In addition, since they were there to welcome friendly forces, they didn't even bring any weapons; only the officers had some pistols.
However, the panic was quickly quelled, as Chief of Staff Fang dispatched many operations staff to inform those present of this amazing good news.
When everyone learned that it was their own tank unit, they immediately went crazy.
You have to understand, this is a tank, one of the rarest things in the Chinese army, even rarer than the heavy howitzer.
Back when we were in the 358th Regiment, they had a mountain artillery battalion. To be honest, artillery wasn't anything special, but the tanks in front of us were a first.
As a result, the formation at the scene could no longer be maintained, and everyone wanted to squeeze to both sides of the road to get a closer look, and it would be even better if they could touch it.
At this moment, Chu Yunfei couldn't hold back any longer and quickly stepped down from the platform to join the front of the line.
At this moment, the two tanks at the front suddenly stopped, and the tanks behind them stopped as well after receiving the order.
Then a short, middle-aged man wearing a tank helmet emerged from the top of the tank, jumped off, ran to Chu Yunfei, gave a crisp military salute, and loudly proclaimed:
"Reporting to Commander Chu, the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Armored Regiment of my unit has been ordered to come to your unit to provide support. I am the battalion commander of the 3rd Armored Battalion."
Chu Yunfei returned the salute and asked, seemingly with a hidden meaning:
"It's Battalion Commander Li. No need to be so polite. We're old friends. We met back in the Independent Regiment. Let me report on the organization of your battalion."
He intends to use these things to boost the morale of his troops again, and then lead his highly motivated men to wipe out those damned invaders.
The chief of staff was also given a few operations staff officers with walkie-talkies to relay the information to the crowd.
This kind of thing is within his responsibilities as chief of staff. The tasks were assigned last night, so there won't be any problems. This is also why Chu Yunfei has always been very satisfied with this chief of staff.
"Reporting to Commander Chu, our 3rd Armored Battalion is divided into four companies, including a medium tank company with 10 medium tanks; a light tank company with 10 light tanks; an armored reconnaissance company with 15 armored reconnaissance vehicles; and a logistics support company with 30 transport trucks."
As these data circulated among the crowd, and someone even explained the differences between medium tanks, light tanks, and armored vehicles, another burst of cheers erupted.
Especially when the soldiers learned that the Japanese tanks they had faced before could not even penetrate the armor of our light tanks, many of them immediately showed expressions of disbelief.
In the past, whenever soldiers encountered enemy armored forces, even tiny tanks, it would cause them great shock.