Chapter 176 Head to Head
.After night.
The Sixty-Fifteenth True Army, which has never been valued, has become the protagonist on the battlefield.
In the Shenyang Military Region, the 60th Sect Army has a very awkward position. Although in terms of organization, the 65th Sect Army is also a real heavy-armed army, with an armored division, a mechanized infantry division, an independent tank brigade, an independent artillery brigade and an independent air defense brigade.
The total force exceeds 24,000, but because of the existence of the 39th Army, the 65th Army will never make a breakthrough.
Affected by this, the 65th Army's status was even worse than that of the 16th Army.
As early as ten years ago, shortly after the reorganization of the 15th Airborne Army, the General Staff decided to form the second Airborne Army, and the 16th Army was the number one hottest.
Although affected by some external factors, such as failing to negotiate a contract with Russia to purchase a patent for large transport aircraft production, the Domestic Fortune will have to wait until 2018 to enter the sky at the earliest. The Air Force's transport fleet is not enough to support the two airborne armies, and the Sixteenth Army was unable to adapt on schedule. However, as a "potential stock", the Sixteenth Army attached more importance to lightweight in subsequent construction, and even arranged a group of backbone officers and soldiers to conduct airborne scraping and training to prepare for future adaptation. Its status in the military region surpassed the Sixty-Fifth Army in one fell swoop.
Two years ago, in the SCO military exercise, the 16th Army replaced the 65th Army to participate in the exercises abroad.
Maybe an exercise will not explain the problem, but everyone knows that the 65th Army, sandwiched between the 39th Army and the 16th Army, will sooner or later decline. If military reforms progress steadily, perhaps in a few years, with the third large-scale layoffs, the 65th Army will become history.
This embarrassing situation.
It also had a substantial impact.
For example, after the 99-19 main battle tank was mass-produced, the 39th Army first changed the clothes. A few years ago, the 39th Army had just replaced the mass-produced feather and Gu styles. The combat effectiveness was already the best, and many logistics support equipment had not been fully allocated. As a result, all the Gu style main battle tanks withdrawn from the 39th Army were given to the 65th Army. This was nothing. What made the officers and soldiers of the 65th Army not understand was that the better-performance Type 99 was not divided, but was sent back to the manufacturer for improvement, and then all handed over to the 24th Army of the Nanjing Military Region. The Gu style main battle tanks assigned to them had not been upgraded and transformed.
For this matter, the commander of the Sixty-Fifth Army also went to the fourth headquarters to make a big fuss.
Although after a lot of trouble, the General Equipment Department made concessions to provide a complete set of new main battle tanks for the independent tank brigade of the 65th Army. It was changed from Type 99 to 99 when it was delivered, but everyone knows it.
This kind of thing can only be done once. If you make trouble again, the ones you send will not be new equipment, but military inspectors.
That's exactly that.
When he drove onto the Korean battlefield, the situation of the Sixty-Fifth Army was not ideal.
Affected by the equipment situation, the tasks assigned by the Sixty-Fifth Army are different.
Because the main battle tanks of the 39th Army were all 99, and many of them also added additional armor, with a combat weight of nearly 60 tons, exceeding all tanks of the People's Army.
The "several heavyweight" of the South Korean army, not much lighter than the US military's mia2, and the battlefield's ability to pass is greatly reduced. Therefore, when arranging the mission, Qi Kaiwei placed the 39th Army in the main attack direction and pushed the entrance south along the main road leading to Ham Hing
The main battle tanks of the 65th Army were mostly 96-type, with a total combat weight of only more than 40 tons. The third batch of independent tank brigades equipped with feather reform crossed the river and did not participate in the combat operation. As a result, they were sent to the mountainous areas and launched an attack from the flanks, becoming supporting roles invisibly.
Regardless of whether Qi Kaiwei wears tinted glasses or not, this arrangement is very unfavorable to the Sixty-Fifth Army.
The battle was done, and it was the credit of the 39th Army.
If you can't fight well, you have to take responsibility.
But man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. I'm afraid even the officers and soldiers of the Sixty-Fifth Army would not expect that they would operate at a seemingly hopeless time.
This night was both an opportunity for the Volunteer Army and an opportunity for the Sixty-Fifth Army.
After receiving the order, the 65th Army made adjustments to the combat deployment, leaving only one tank battalion and two mechanized infantry battalions to continue attacking Shangcangli, putting two artillery battalions behind to support the attack and combat. All other troops bypassed Shangcangli, which was stubbornly defended by the Korean army, and quickly moved southward.
This time, the Sixty-Fifth Group Army used all its strength.
In order to follow Huang Zhibo's arrangement, invaded Xianzhou before dawn, the 65th Army dispatched two tank battalions, three armored battalions, five mechanized infantry battalions, and also dispatched three artillery battalions and one air defense battalion. The total force was as high as 13,000, of which 8,000 were combat personnel.
According to the information provided by the headquarters, only 7,000 Korean troops guarding Xianzhou.
After the battle in Shangcang, in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the 65th Group Army, no matter whether the 7,000 Korean Army is the main force or the reserve, it is not a problem.
When the Hocfung support does not work.
Not to mention one night, you can invade Xianzhou in a few hours.
The problem is! The headquarters' intelligence is not accurate.
It was dark and the two battalions of the Second Land Warrior Division had arrived in Xianzhou. The US military not only took over command, but also took over the main defensive tasks.
Because the Upper Kawara had been broken by the volunteers, the first thing the US commander did was to use half of the armored forces to strengthen the anti-armor force on the defense line, and then use the other half of the armored forces, plus two Korean infantry battalions to form a mobile force to prepare for defensive counterattacks.
This deployment played a crucial role in the subsequent battles.
At that time, affected by the power strike, the South Korean army did not have decent anti-armor weapons. Not only were all anti-tank missiles unable to be used, but most of the tanks could not be repaired. Although the situation of the US military was not much better, and all anti-tank missiles equipped for infantry and infantry fighting vehicles were all decorations, the US military tried every means to repair the main battle tanks, at least allowing the main battle tanks to perform combat missions.
It can be said that the one that can be used for anti-tank is the US military's mia2 main battle tank.
Without these tanks, the coalition forces could not withstand the Thunder Ichifeng of the 65th Army. The battle in Shangkang already explained the problem. It was precisely because there was no way to deal with the armored forces of the Volunteer Army that the Korean army had suffered heavy casualties and even had to use the "human bomb tactic" to break through.
With more than 30 main battle tanks from two land battle battalions, it is naturally a different matter.
You should know that the armored troops of the 65th Army also have many problems. For example, all Gu tanks have been changed to mechanical sighting devices, and their night combat capabilities are very poor. Some troops do not even have night combat capabilities. They have to attack the front guarded by the US military at night. The difficulty can be imagined.
Tactically speaking, as long as the US military makes full use of the advantages of the defenders, it will be enough to make the Sixty-Fifth Army suffer.
But, that's not all the problems.
If you only face two land battle battalions, the trouble would not be very big. The two battalions, only a few hundred people, were equivalent to a mantis arm chariot in front of the Sixty-Fifth Army with tens of thousands of troops. However, in the evening, Colonel Pitt sent an additional land battle battalion from the Second Land War Division to Hamxing, and it was the only armored battalion in the Second Land War Division that repaired all damaged main battle tanks at that time, with more than 30 mia2 with complete combat power.
At that time, the US military spent a lot of effort to repair these tanks.
In the morning, the US military dispatched more than 20 C-17cs and dropped a large amount of supplies into Hamxing, including equipment that must be used to repair tanks. In order to deliver these expensive electronic equipment to the troops, rather than damage during airdrops, the US military even used more than 100 special forces soldiers to parachute with fragile parts.
In a sense, Colonel Pitt's decision saved Xianzhou.
When he issued this order, there was no sign that the Volunteer Army would attack Xianzhou at night because the Sixty-Fifth Army was still attacking Shangcangli at that time and did not receive orders from the headquarters. More importantly,
The battle in Wulao Town was even more intense, and Colonel Justin had asked for help three times. If it were someone else, the armored battalion would definitely be sent to Wulao Town instead of strengthening the defense in Xianzhou.
There is only one reason why Colonel Peter dared to do this: he firmly believed that the purpose of the Volunteer Army was not to annihilate the Second Land Warrior Division in one fell swoop.
In other words, he always believed that the Volunteer Army did not have enough troops to fight a large-scale annihilation battle in Hamxing. After the steadily retreated, the Volunteer Army was even less likely to annihilate the Second Marine Division in Hamxing, and continued to attack Wu Lao Town, which was just a tactical feint.
By making this judgment, we can conclude that the volunteer army will inevitably attack Xianzhou.
After the battle began, Colonel Pitt's deployment began to work.
In the first round of attack, the Sixty-Fifth Army suffered a pain. The US tanks ambushed in hidden firepower points were like targets, using depleted uranium alloy armor-piercing bombs to name the Ming-style propelling style, while the main battle tanks of the Volunteer Army were unable to aim at the US tanks hidden behind the sand wall.
After the attack was frustrated, the US military's rapid counterattack once again cost the Sixth Fifth Army a heavy price.
If there is no advantage in military strength, the 65th Army will definitely be defeated by the US military.
After stabilizing the situation, the Sixty-Fifth Army adjusted its offensive deployment and began to use artillery to cover fire, and then let the tanks and tanks launch an attack.
However, the tenacious resistance of the US military prevented the Sixty-Fifth Army from pushing further in the first half of the night.
With the arrival of the Second Marine Division's Armored Battalion, the battle in the second half of the night will be even more cruel. The Sixty-Fifth Army had to fight a night battle with the US military without suitable equipment.
At this time, the battle in Anping was in full swing, but the offense and defense exchanged positions.
Chapter completed!