Chapter 471 Encounter
At night.
The heavy combined brigade encountered an enemy tank division.
The 201st Tank Division was formed by Annan with the help of the Soviet Union according to the Soviet organization. The tank division has 3 tank regiments, 1 motorized infantry regiment, as well as artillery regiments, anti-aircraft artillery regiments, independent tank battalions, independent rocket battalions, independent reconnaissance battalions, engineering battalions, communications battalions, medical battalions, transportation battalions, chemical defense companies, and traffic command companies.
The 201st Tank Division has 11,000 personnel, 320 tanks, 240 armored transport vehicles, 4 tactical rocket launchers, 160 artillery and mortars, 9 anti-tank missile launchers, 20 anti-aircraft rocket launchers, 21 portable anti-aircraft rocket launchers, 457 anti-tank rocket launchers, 25 tank tractors, and 1,970 vehicles.
The 201st Tank Division is the most elite unit of the enemy and also the only tank division.
This time, they were sent to the battlefield in an attempt to annihilate the heavy combined brigade and reverse the situation on the battlefield.
It can be said that the enemy command has invested a lot of money.
The entire 201st Tank Division is equipped with both Type 59 main battle tanks and T-54 main battle tanks, and even 40 T-60 tanks!
As for the T-72 main battle tank, there is none.
Among them, the T-54 tank has been mass-produced since 1947 and is currently the world's largest tank in history. Its total number is estimated to be as high as 86,000 to 100,000.
After discovering this tank division, Li Fuguo began to hold a meeting. The tank division's big movement could not be concealed from reconnaissance satellites, aerial reconnaissance aircraft, and ground reconnaissance personnel.
Although the 201st Tank Division has more people than the heavy combined brigade, and its tank armored force is much greater.
But Li Fuguo still decided to fight.
After all, on the battlefield, quantity is one aspect, and quality is another.
The effective range of the Type 59 tank is only 800 meters, and at most 1,200 meters. The T-54 tanks are similar, with thin armor and slow speed.
As for the T-60 tank, it is a light tank produced from 1941 to 1942. A total of more than 6,200 were produced. The combat weight is 6.4 tons, the armor is only 7~35mm, and the weapons are equipped with 20mm tank guns and 1 7.62mm machine guns, with an effective range of about 500 meters.
These tanks and armored vehicles have night combat capabilities.
And it seems that the 201st Tank Division did not discover the heavy composite brigade in advance.
It was drizzling in the sky, and the road was slightly muddy.
The 201st Tank Division was driving very slowly, and the lights illuminated the front.
"Swish, swish, swish~~"
Just when the 201st Tank Division was marching at night, the sound of breaking through the air came.
"No, artillery!" The commander was terrified.
It was clear that the reconnaissance situation was safe within two kilometers around, so where did the artillery attack come from?
But now there was no time to think more, he quickly let the troops disperse.
"Boom boom~~"
Bombs fell one by one, and tanks, armored vehicles and vehicles were destroyed.
"Boom~~"
A shell landed on a car, blowing it up.
"Boom~~"
A shell landed next to a car, exploded, and the air wave directly overturned the car.
The 201st Tank Division, which was several kilometers long, was bombarded!
The artillery of the heavy composite brigade covered the 201st Tank Division with artillery fire.
The Type 80 main battle tanks were scattered. In terms of night combat capabilities, the Type 80 main battle tanks are very strong.
Through thermal imaging, even in the dark, the target can be clearly found.
The target of the Type 80 main battle tank is to hunt down the tanks and armored vehicles of the 201st Tank Division!
A Type 80 main battle tank, the main gun has adjusted its position and aimed at a tank 3.5 kilometers away.
The thermal imager is enough for the Type 80 main battle tank to observe tank targets at a distance of 7 to 9 kilometers at night or in complex weather conditions.
The tank's main gun roared, and the shells flew out and flew towards the target.
"Boom~~"
A T-54 main battle tank was blown up by a shot.
This kind of tank armor-piercing shell, let alone the T-54 main battle tank, even the T-72 main battle tank can hardly withstand it. Once hit, it will be blown up.
Other Type 80 main battle tanks are launching attacks to hunt these tanks and armored vehicles!
However, the position of the Type 80 main battle tank is outside the attack range of the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles.
It can be said that in terms of night combat capability, attack range and attack power, it has formed an absolute crushing advantage over these tanks and armored vehicles.
After firing a shot, the Type 80 main battle tank will move immediately. Even if it is dark now, the enemy can hardly find the Type 80 main battle tank, but this has become a habit, firing a shot and moving.
Even if it is only 10 meters away, safety is greatly improved.
The pitch-black night was streaked with light by the flying shells, which flew towards the tanks, armored vehicles and vehicles on the opposite side with the breath of death.
The tungsten alloy steel core of a discarding sabot armor-piercing projectile pierced the main armor. Then, the high-temperature heat flow penetrated into the interior of the tank, and the most unlucky gunner had a hole in his body. A smell of burnt meat came, and the commander saw the heat flow entering the body of the vehicle before he lost consciousness. Then, a huge explosion was heard.
The high temperature had ignited the internal ammunition, and with the explosion of the ammunition, the turret flew directly into the sky.
Unable to see the enemy, unable to hit the enemy, completely passive.
The commander of the 201st Tank Division already knew that his tank division could not fight against the enemy at all, and the only way was to retreat.
But this retreat was a complete defeat.
The Type 80 main battle tanks and a group of self-propelled artillery continued to fire while advancing and chasing.
Tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed, and cars were blown up.
The distance of three or four kilometers is far away, but also close.
In the dark night, this tank division was completely in the ravages of the heavy synthetic brigade.
Even if it retreated, it was inevitable to be bombarded.
"Boom~~"
With a flash of fire, the shell flew out of the tank's main gun.
A Type 59 tank was hit by a shot and was directly penetrated. The skin of the tank was easily torn open, and it drilled into the interior and exploded.
The heat generated by the explosion directly caused the tank to explode and burn, igniting a raging fire that illuminated the dark night sky.
Rockets, mortars, mortar-howitzers, etc. continued to bombard the middle in order to cut off the 201st Tank Division.
It was drizzling in the sky, and the road was not as easy to walk on as usual, and it was slightly muddy.
However, the current situation is not a big obstacle for tracked armored vehicles.
If it is wheeled, the difficulty will increase a lot.
Artillery fire and rumbling.
It can be said that this is the biggest tank battle between the two sides since 1979.
It’s just that the 201st Tank Regiment could still have a brilliant performance back then. After many years, the heavy synthetic brigade encountered, although it has changed from the 201st Tank Regiment to the 201st Tank Division, has improved a lot in strength, but suffered a crushing defeat.
Without seeing the other side, it has been defeated.
In the dark night, one side is retreating, and the other side is pursuing the victory.
The road on the ground is no longer a road, but mud.
The soil is bloody, that is the blood of the enemy, and the bloody smell in the air proves the cruelty of war.
The winner is fine, but the loser is doomed to suffer heavy casualties.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, it has been the same since ancient times!