This is a Soviet T-34 medium tank marked 215. It was awarded the title of "People's Hero Tank" by the Chinese People's Volunteers Headquarters 58 years ago. Now it is quietly parked in the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution and has become the Volunteer Army Tank Corps 1 The legendary witness of the victory over 5.
The summer offensive campaign of 1953 was the largest offensive campaign of the Volunteers since they switched to strategic defense. In this battle, four tank regiments of the Volunteer Army who participated in the frontal defense engaged in counterattack operations. In the 12 day and night counterattack, the Volunteer Army dispatched 25 tanks and fought 11 times, destroying or injuring 18 enemy tanks, destroying 11 artillery pieces and 67 bunkers, effectively cooperating with the infantry, and repelling as many as 187 U.S. troops. The counterattack consolidated the position, restrained the eastward aid of the US military on the western front, and ensured the victory of the entire battle. More than 3,500 enemies were wiped out in this battle, and the "People's Hero Tank" stood out on the battlefield.
On July 6, 1953, in the summer offensive campaign, the No. 215 tank of the 2nd Company of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Volunteer Army Tank Division accompanied the reinforcement of the 199th Regiment of the 23rd Infantry of the Volunteer Army to attack the North Mountain of Shixiandong, which was held by the 17th Regiment of the 7th Division of the US Army.
In order to achieve the suddenness of the battle, the No. 215 tank went to the forward position in a covert one day in advance. Their task was to eliminate the three American tanks on the 346.6 high ground and support the infantry to capture the north mountain of Shixiandong.
Taking advantage of the protection of the night, the No. 215 tank drove into the forward position in the rain. Before dawn, the tank soldiers had used mud and branches to disguise the tanks like small mounds, and the gun barrels were like a log resting on the "earth bag". All traces of tank tracks on the ground were wiped away.
At dawn, the commander Yang Aru found that the tank was about 100 meters away from the firing position and about 2400 meters away from the main peak of 346.6 Highland. Through the tank periscope, you can clearly see that the three M46 heavy tanks of the US military on the main peak are firing at the positions of the volunteers on other highlands.
At this time, the command post issued an order, requiring them to destroy the three American tanks on the main peak before 9:09 pm the next day, and cooperate with the infantry to seize the enemy positions. Because these three tanks can directly shoot the front positions of the Volunteers, they are a great threat to the attacking troops. On behalf of everyone, the commander Yang Aru ensures that the US tanks will be eliminated before the infantry attack
! According to the command of the commander Yang Aru, the artillery commander Xu Zhiqiang aimed at the first American tank based on the observation and calculation during the day.
"Armor-piercing bullets!" Xu Zhiqiang shouted.
The breech of the gun clicked, and the loader, Hong Shan, filled the armor-piercing projectile into the barrel.
With a click of "Boom!", the tank jumped up, and a ball of fire flew towards the US tank.
The commander Yang Aru saw the fireball streak a green light on the U.S. tank, and flashed away to the upper left.
"Ricochet! Aim down, release!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Tank No. 215 fired 3 shells in a row, and a cloud of smoke rose from a US tank.
"Hit!" Xu Zhiqiang shouted excitedly.
The other two U.S. tanks woke up, turned their turrets in a hurry, and fired at the No. 215 tank. The depth artillery of the U.S. military position also started to fight back, but because they could not find the target, they could only fight blindly.
Cannon commander Xu Zhiqiang suppressed his joy, rubbed his eyes that were filled with tears, and quickly pointed the muzzle of the gun to the light of the US tank muzzle. After several more bursts, the second enemy tank of the U.S. military was shot and caught fire, and the fire light clearly illuminated the third tank next to it.
Xu Zhiqiang moved the turret slightly, and another 3 shells were fired in a row, and the enemy tank was suddenly stunned. But strangely, the third U.S. tank was hit by three shells, but did not catch fire.
"Is the enemy pretending to be dead?"
"Three more shots!" Yang Ah gave the order.
All three shells hit the third tank of the U.S. military, so everyone can rest assured.
At this time, Xu Zhiqiang turned around and asked the driver Yang Aru proudly: "Has the time passed?"
"It was only 25 seconds before the specified time!" Yang Aru said.
"Really happy!" Xu Zhiqiang expressed his feelings.
Under the cover of the No. 215 tank, the infantry of the Volunteer Army captured the northern mountain of Shixiandong in only 15 minutes, completely annihilating a company of the US army defending the enemy. But during the mobile transfer, the No. 215 was stuck in the mud, and the tank was completely exposed to the U.S. military. Although it was dark and the enemy was not sure about the exact location, the shells poured down, and No. 215 was at stake.
What should we do? The driver Chen Wenkui came up with a clever plan: According to past experience, the enemy knows that we are used to fighting at night, and we will run away when we fight, so they do not chase, but track and shoot with the sound of our tank's motor. If we start the tank right away, start slamming the accelerator, make the sound of the start louder, and then reduce it, we can fool the enemy's artillery fire. As expected, the U.S. military really thought that the tanks had driven away, and rows and rows of artillery shells desperately chased back. This made the No. 215 tank soldiers happy! After another day, the No. 215 tank was stuck in the mud and had not yet opened, so everyone had to camouflage the tank.
On the morning of the third day, the tank radio received another order from the command post: Tonight, the troops will counterattack the enemy's attack. You must drive out the tanks before 21:00, cooperate with the counterattack, and destroy the two US tanks on the enemy's 346.6 height. And send 4 engineers to cooperate with you in troubleshooting.
During the day, the U.S. military seemed to have discovered something. Artillery fire always blocked the road to the forward position. The three U.S. F-80 planes kept bombing in turn, but fortunately, the tanks were well camouflaged, and the U.S. military was in vain. The warriors of the No. 215 tank were very tired after two days and two nights of fighting and clearing obstacles, but for the night counterattack, they all gritted their teeth and worked hard.
The key to troubleshooting a rescue vehicle is to find wood. Only when the road is paved with wood can the tank be driven out. In order not to be discovered by the enemy, the No. 215 tank soldiers wrapped themselves in a layer of mud and tied grass, climbed to a hill several hundred meters away, and tied the trunks and branches of the trees that were blown up by the enemy's artillery fire to their waists with ropes. Just dragging and pulling over and over again, and finally gathered more than 70 logs in the evening, and with the help of sappers, the road was filled. The No. 215 tank finally drove out of the quagmire and hid in the dark half an hour before the battle, but everyone one by one He was already shabby, and there were wounds all over his body. But the effort was worth it, because the No. 215 tank that got out of the quagmire quietly aimed at the two new reinforcement tanks of the US military on the 346,6 high ground.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, darkness enveloped the earth again, and the U.S. military launched a violent counterattack on the northern mountain of Shixiandong. The two new American tanks on Height 346.6 were frantically bombarding the Volunteers' positions, but they knew that death was imminent.
The No. 215 tank fired several times in a row, and two American tanks were shot and caught fire. The American soldiers in the car did not know what was going on, so they died.
After eliminating the U.S. tanks, the warriors of the No. 215 tank continued to search for the light and dark firepower points of the enemy's positions, and eliminated them one by one. In total, they destroyed more than 20 enemy bunkers and 3 artillery pieces, and cooperated with the 199th Regiment of the Volunteer Infantry to capture the U.S.-occupied area. Shifan's Beishan position, and eventually took control of the Shixiandong Beishan position.
In this battle, the No. 215 tank destroyed a total of 5 American tanks, 5 artillery pieces and more than 30 bunkers.
The Volunteer Army No. 215 tank was witty, nimble and brave in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. It destroyed and injured 6 enemy heavy tanks, including 5 destroyed, 9 enemy mortars, 1 car, and 26 enemy bunkers, tunnels and There are 1 command post each, which has successfully completed 7 combat missions with infantry. For this reason, in addition to awarding the No. 215 tank with the honorable title of "People's Hero Tank" by the headquarters of the Volunteer Army, all crew members recorded a collective first-class merit, and the commander Yang Aru was awarded the first-class merit and won the second-class combat hero title.
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