In the Battle of Shangganling, the US military mobilized more than 60,000 troops, more than 300 artillery pieces, more than 70 tanks/KLOC-0, dispatched more than 3,000 aircraft sorties, and dumped more than 5,000 shells 1.9 rounds and bombs on two positions of volunteer companies with an area of about 3.7 square kilometers.
The intensity of the battle is unprecedented, especially the artillery fire density, which has exceeded the highest level in World War II. The hilltop of our position was cut down by two meters, and the earth and stone in the highlands were blown away 1-2 meters, becoming a scorched earth. Many tunnels have been shortened by five or six meters. The world-famous Battle of Shangganling lasted 43 days, and the enemy and I fought for positions 59 times repeatedly. Our army repelled more than 900 enemy attacks.
The second stage of the campaign is the most difficult stage of tunnel struggle. There are three large tunnels, eight small tunnels and more than 30 simple anti-gun tunnels in the highland.
At that time, three large tunnels and five small tunnels were under the control of the garrison. Among them, the tunnel 1 entered by Balian Company is the main tunnel, which is located below 1. It is the largest F-shaped tunnel, with a total length of nearly 80 meters, a height of 1.5 meters and a width of 1.2 meters. There are two fork holes on the left and right, and the top is 30 meters thick.
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Shangganling, located at the southern foot of Vu Thang Mountain, a strategic location in the central front line of our country, has a prominent position and directly threatens the Jinhua defense line of the other side. In order to exert military pressure on our army, create a favorable position at the negotiating table and improve the defensive posture in Jinhua area, the other side launched a very rampant attack on our army, which was the biggest military offensive in a year in an attempt to force our army to make concessions.
The enemy mobilized more than 60,000 troops, more than 300 cannons, 170 tanks and more than 3,000 planes, and dumped more than10.9 million shells and more than 5,000 bombs on the volunteer positions of two companies with an area of about 3.7 square kilometers. The intensity of the battle is unprecedented, especially the artillery fire density, which has exceeded the level during World War II.
The top of our position was cut down by two meters, and the earth and stone in the highlands were blown away by 1-2 meters, becoming a scorched earth, and many tunnels were shortened by five or six meters. Although the enemy used the unprecedented concentrated artillery in the history of world war, they could not break the steel defense of the volunteers.
There are more than 40,000 volunteers participating in the war. Relying on the solid defensive positions with tunnels as the backbone, they fought bravely and tenaciously against the attacking enemies, and each surface position was repeatedly contested several times, and the situation was unprecedentedly tense and fierce.
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