Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 95 Amazing Destructive Power
For example, if Commander Watanabe angered Yoshio Shinozuka, then Yoshio Shinozuka had the power to directly dismiss Commander Watanabe during the war, and he only needed to submit a written report of dismissal to his superiors afterwards.

However, this situation could not have any effect on the regiment staff, because the Japanese stipulated that only the General Staff Headquarters was qualified to dismiss a staff officer.

Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the First Army, had neither qualifications nor power. It was precisely because of this that even a small regiment lieutenant colonel staff officer would not be afraid of a commander like Yoshio Shinozuka.

In addition to gathering intelligence and formulating combat plans, the more important function of the staff in the Japanese army is to play a supervisory role. Therefore, the power of appointment and removal naturally cannot be controlled by superiors.

Of course, Wang Gensheng naturally didn't know what Watanabe Dalang was thinking. He didn't even know that the squadron he had just killed was actually from Watanabe's squadron.

At this time, he was leading the special cavalry company to modify bullets!
It is very simple to remove the tip of the bullet. Just remove the bayonet of the Type 38 rifle, place the bullet on a stone, press the blade of the bayonet on the tip of the bullet, and finally use a stone to hit the back of the bayonet.

The soft brass armor and the even softer lead in the core mean that basically just one hit is all it takes to cut off the tip of the bullet, turning the original pointed bullet into a flat-headed bullet.

However, Wang Gensheng did not make more. He only made two magazines for each light machine gun, which contained sixty flat-head bullets, and then he did not make any more.

After all, flat-head bullets are only suitable for close combat. Once they are used for long-range shooting, their range and accuracy are far inferior to pointed-head bullets.

Seeing that it was almost done, Wang Gensheng gave the order:
"Let's go, and try to get a few more waves tonight. It would be a shame to miss such a great opportunity!"

The entire special cavalry company had no objection to Wang Gensheng's order. After all, the successful night attack just now proved that Wang Gensheng was correct. Although they had experienced a thrilling battle during the day, it was precisely because they were bombed like stray rats by the Japanese heavy artillery during the day.

That's why they had to take this opportunity at night to take revenge. If it weren't for Wang Gensheng's quick thinking and timely issuance of orders during the day, and the arrogance of the Japanese devils, the entire New Second Regiment might have been wiped out in Wangjia Village.

After all, if the Japanese heavy artillery continued to fire during the day, and extended the heavy artillery bombardment when the New Second Regiment retreated from the trenches outside the village to Wangjia Village, and flattened Wangjia Village by the way, then the more than 3,000 people of the New Second Regiment would definitely not have time to evacuate through the underground passage.

After walking more than 20 kilometers along the huge encirclement formed by the Japanese, Wang Gensheng led the cavalry company and found another place where the Japanese camped at night. He immediately asked Li Xiu:

"So, is the Japs' security high here?"

Li Xiu watched through the telescope for a few minutes before saying to Wang Gensheng:
"Deputy Commander, the Japanese here don't seem to be affected. There are only a few sentries on guard. A surprise attack should be relatively easy!"

When Wang Gensheng heard this, he nodded immediately and said:

"Okay, let's do it the same way as before. The grenade launchers will set up their artillery positions 300 meters away, and the commandos will ambush at a distance of 100 meters. Then wait for my order to fire. But this time, we don't need to fire three times in a row, just two will do!"

The reason why only two bursts were used was naturally because Wang Gensheng had incorporated the nine grenade launchers that he had just captured into the grenade launcher group, and the machine gun group just happened to be out of machine guns, so he just had to shoot the grenade launchers.

Anyway, with the grenade launcher assist device, an experienced grenade launcher operator can fix the grenade launcher, calibrate the target and the range of the grenade launcher, and then all that is left is to put in the ammunition and pull the firing pin to fire, so it doesn't matter even if you don't know how to do it at all.

Therefore, the ammunition delivery capacity of 29 grenade launchers in two bursts was similar to that of 20 grenade launchers in three bursts. However, the two bursts took less time, with only two seconds between them to complete two rounds of grenade launcher fire. Wang Gensheng also rushed forward with the assault team after the second round of grenade launcher shells hit the ground and exploded.

At this time, except for a small number of people who were still holding Thompson submachine guns, the remaining 29 people were holding Type 96 light machine guns.

Even Wang Gensheng himself held a Japanese Type 96 light machine gun and started firing at the crowd of Japanese soldiers.

However, what Wang Gensheng did not expect was that the power of the bullet without the tip was really scary. When the bullet hit the Japanese soldier, it directly brought up a blood mist. Even if it did not hit the vital part, it could kill the Japanese soldier with one shot.

Wang Gensheng even saw a Japanese soldier's arm being hit by this flat-head bullet, and his entire arm was broken. The power was really scary.

Of course, there were also some unlucky Japanese soldiers who were hit in the head by this kind of bullet, and half of their head was gone.

So this battle was even shorter than the last one. It was over in just two minutes, and there was no need for even more shooting. Wang Gensheng checked it out.

For example, when a Japanese soldier was hit in the chest, although there was only a hole the size of a little finger in the front, there was a hole the size of a bowl in the back, and his internal organs were pulled out.

The damage caused by the Thompson submachine gun is completely different. Although the Thompson submachine gun has a large caliber, the kinetic energy of the bullet is not as strong as that of the Type 38 rifle bullet. The reason why it stops in the body is entirely because of insufficient kinetic energy, and no flipping cavity is produced.

However, after Wang Gensheng cut off the head of the Type 38 rifle bullet, its kinetic energy did not weaken and was still more than 2,600 joules. Therefore, the damage caused by rolling and breaking inside the body was also huge.

The kinetic energy of the .45 bullet used by the Thompson submachine gun is only 570 joules. The kinetic energy between the two differs by four or five times, so the killing effects are naturally completely different. The previous 38 rifle bullet had weak lethality because the bullet penetrated the body, resulting in the bullet's kinetic energy not being fully released.

However, after the tip is removed, the bullet can easily roll and break inside the body, and the kinetic energy of the bullet is completely released. Therefore, the killing effect is naturally four or five times greater.

Wang Gensheng nodded in satisfaction at the damage caused by the bullets, and then said:

"Hurry up and clean up the battlefield. We'll try to launch a few more night raids like this before daybreak!"

The harvest this time was the same as last time: nine light machine guns, nine grenade launchers, more than one hundred rifles, and more than 20,000 rifle bullets.

After just two seizures, Wang Gensheng had more than 300 Type 38 rifles in his hands, and basically there were three Type 38 rifles tied to every horse.

In addition to the light machine gun grenades, grenade launchers, bullets, and the concentrated feed for the horses themselves, the load of each horse is now almost reaching its maximum value.

(End of this chapter)