s: Second update asking for votes On May 5, a regiment of the 102nd Infantry Division and the 145th Light Armored Division under the Fourth Army arrived at the Strait of Johor, across the sea from Singapore.
In the history of the original time and space, because the Singapore Fortress lacked firepower deployment on the land, the Japanese army took advantage of the low tide to attack Singapore.
In the end, the Japanese army successfully landed and forced the British army to surrender a week later.
However, you can't play like the Japanese in this plane.
The weak points of the land defense of the Singapore Fortress have long been made up.
A considerable part of the fortress cannons in the fortress can shoot towards the land side, and there are also some artillery pieces that are specially designed to target the land side. land side.
"Our fortress of Singapore has more cannons than grapes in a Christmas pudding.
We can defend Singapore no matter what the opponent is."
Before the war, a British newspaper so vividly dispelled readers' suspicion of Singapore.
Anxiety about the future.
The description in the newspaper is not too exaggerated.
The Singapore Fortress in this plane is so impressive.
Faced with such a turtle shell, no commander with a passing IQ would be stupid enough to attack directly.
Lieutenant General Wang Qiu, commander of the Fourth Army, has a normal IQ and has never been kicked in the head by a donkey.
Naturally, he will not be hit like the second one.
So the 102nd Infantry Division and the 145th Light Armored Division stopped 22 kilometers away from the Johor Strait.
Yes, they didn't even go to the seaside.
This was all because of the 18-inch heavy guns in the Singapore Fortress.
The guy's maximum range reaches 48 kilometers.
Although this kind of thing is an old-fashioned product from twenty years ago, if it is shot, it will taste so sour that it can make people go to grandma's house.
These big guys that have been transformed into fortress cannons can not only fire armor-piercing and high-explosive shells, but also can launch shrapnel shells specifically targeted at people.
With one such giant grenade, there would be no one left alive within the area of two football fields.
Therefore, it must be stopped outside the maximum range of this product to ensure safety.
The British indeed guessed Wen Desi's idea correctly.
He would never agree to using people to build a fortress, and no one of the generals below dared to do so.
In fact, it was not the 102nd Motorized Infantry Division that came fastest, but the 26th Mountain Division.
They had arrived 40 kilometers away from the Strait of Johor the day before yesterday.
A reconnaissance team also took advantage of the cover of night to conduct a reconnaissance on the shore of the Strait of Johor.
I also walked around the Xinjiang Causeway, which was bombed by the British army, and took stock.
The Johor-Singapore Causeway is a land channel that crosses the Strait of Johor and connects Singapore and Malaysia.
This plane was only built in 1925 due to colonial turmoil.
The embankment is a little over one kilometer long and 26 meters wide, and is entirely built of granite.
There is a railway in the middle of the embankment, a highway on the west side, and a water pipe on the east side.
Water is diverted from Johor to Singapore.
A few days ago, the Singapore-Johor Causeway and nearby railways were bombed by the British army to prevent the imminent People's Liberation Army from conquering Singapore.
In other words, the defense forces of the Singapore Fortress are now all huddled across the Strait of Johor, looking like a turtle with no head left.
However, the main task of the 26th Mountain Division was to occupy.
After leaving a battalion to meet the friendly forces, they marched as a family to Kota Tinggi in the east to occupy the territory.
They ignored the defenders on the island because they were outside the defenders' sight. , and was not even discovered by the defenders.
There is no way.
The poor infrastructure here in the Malay Peninsula makes it difficult for mechanized and motorized troops to deploy.
Except for some areas with good road conditions, other areas cannot go.
Matters like our territory can only be left to the mountain divisions, light infantry divisions and the armed police forces that came later.
The 102nd Motorized Infantry Division and the 145th Light Armored Division were sent by Wang Qiu to monitor the Singapore Fortress, and it took them a lot of effort to get here.
Although they only have two regiments in place now, they are very confident in their combat effectiveness.
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As long as the British troops on the other side dare to come over, they will Seeing that the Chinese had indeed stopped far outside the range of the heavy artillery, the officers and soldiers in the fortress became proud.
"Hahaha, that's what I'm saying.
The Chinese don't dare to come.
The Singapore Fortress is an invincible fortress.
They can't defeat it at all."
Captain Weeks proudly said to his companions: "Our 18-inch gun is the most powerful in the world."
Terrible cannons, I’ll see how many of them come to die.”
Captain Weeks is the commander in charge of gun position No. 65.
He commands an 18-inch 47-caliber cannon.
"But the Chinese still have planes, captain, and our heavy artillery can't reach the sky," said a second lieutenant.
"What does it matter?
Chinese planes have been here before.
They dropped so many bombs and did not cause any damage."
Captain Weeks said proudly: "Look at our heads.
There is a layer of 300 mm thick armor steel plate." , 4 meters thick reinforced concrete, and a layer of 3 meters thick soil on the outside.
This is a much stronger defense than a battleship.
What kind of bomb can work?"
"Don't be afraid even if they use cloud bombs."
He patted the oxygen mask on his waist again.
He smiled and said: "The cloud bomb must be hung with a parachute.
This time is enough for us to put on oxygen masks and hide in the concealment room.
The cloud bomb mainly relies on suffocation to kill people.
If it does not hit directly, its power is not enough.
"To destroy our gun emplacements, and if there are no land and sea targets, it won't be our turn."
He was right.
Starting from the morning of April 24, Chinese Air Force planes came over to say hello.
We have bombed at least a dozen times so far.
Although we have not used cloud explosive bombs, we have used a lot of semi-armor-piercing bombs, high-explosive bombs, shrapnel bombs, and incendiary bombs.
However, in addition to destroying some areas outside the fortress, such as airports and docks, Apart from similar facilities and some temporary firepower points, they have no effect on the fortress itself, which further increases the confidence of the defenders.
Moreover, due to the strong anti-aircraft firepower of the fortress, those Chinese aircraft did not dare to drop bombs at low altitude, and the hit rate was not high.
On the first day of bombing, some Chinese bombers lowered their altitude in order to increase their hit rate.
Two H-9 "Red-headed Eagles" and five H-8 "Shoehead Storks" were shot down, and a dozen more were shot down.
Wounded.
The British actually used the VT fuse.
The Chinese aircraft suffered a lot and later did not dare to lower their altitude.
Anti-aircraft guns with fuses are also very stressful.
Besides, the performance of the British 37-inch 94mm anti-aircraft gun is still very good, much better than the famous German 88 gun.
Some people may ask, doesn’t China have a Rocket Force?
Why is it useless?
This is not because Wen Desi deliberately held back, but because he planned to use this turtle shell as a test subject.
Of course, he wanted to try all kinds of methods. one time.
Just kidding, it’s hard to find such a good target in the Singapore Fortress, and you don’t have to spend money to repair it.
You know, even building a shooting range like this according to the standards of the Singapore Fortress would cost a lot of money.
Therefore, during the bombing in the past few days, there were more than a dozen satellites and more than a dozen observation aircraft in the sky recording the entire process.
After trying all kinds of "iron bombs" of various specifications and types, the General Staff came to the conclusion: For this kind of powerful and extremely strong fortress, the effect of "iron bombs" conventional aerial bombs is not ideal.
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Iron bombs don't work, okay, it doesn't matter, let's try another one.
Fort Singapore, Battery Position 65.
It was noon at this time, and the officers and soldiers at the gun position were having dinner.
The 18-inch heavy gun is an artifact and cannot be moved lightly.
Even if there are targets on land and sea, it will not be moved if it does not have a certain value.
This is not one of those cheap small-caliber cannons.
One shell is so expensive.
These days, the Chinese army stays far away from the shooting range.
Even the naval ships are far away.
Naturally, nothing can happen without them. .
Contrary to them, the officers and soldiers on the anti-aircraft gun emplacements were exhausted.
Dealing with the Chinese bombings several times a day is a tiring job.
Captain Weeks was very fortunate that he was in charge of the 18-inch heavy artillery.
Now he only had to go to the gun emplacement to check a few times a day, and the rest of the time he could enjoy the fun.
Today's main course is the famous British dish "stargazyie".
This dish is one of the masterpieces of British dark cuisine, also known as the pie with your eyes open to death.
I saw a few sardines stuck head-up on the browned dough, "looking up at the stars" with unblinking eyes.
The side dish is magical licorice candy, a gummy candy flavored with peppercorns and star anise.
There is also black pudding.
The main raw material of this product is animal blood.
It is made with minced offal, meat, lard, onions, black pepper, etc.
It has a slightly salty and bloody taste and is very strong.
Each person also had a few slices of blue cheese, um, a musty-smelling cheese.
Finally, there is chocolate eggplant, which is basically steamed eggplant topped with chocolate sauce.
The soup was luncheon soup with beans and the main course was brown bread with mashed potatoes.
These are unappetizing things for the Chinese, but Captain Weeks and several officers ate them with gusto, praising the cook's skills while eating.
Happiness comes from comparison.
In Britain, officers and soldiers do not have the same habits.
Only officers can enjoy such things.
As for the big soldiers, there is only one dish: fried salted fish with potatoes.
While we were eating, a second lieutenant on duty ran over: "Captain, the Chinese plane has arrived again.
This time it is a jet."
"Damn Chinese, don't they have lunch?"
Captain Weeks complained angrily.
"It's none of our business, just keep eating.
Hey, those poor anti-aircraft artillery soldiers can't even eat well."
At this time, at an altitude of 12,000 meters, a group of H-11 "Dapeng" long-range strategic bombers were about to arrive over the fortress, but they were not here to present iron bombs this time
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