The Archive · 1940

Modern War Material

Modern war material played a major part in the assault upon Hing-Tuntsi as ground and aerial forces: joined each other to make the attack success, Meld dispatches reaching here said.

As nai preparations for a simultaneous bayonet attack on the town's defences from four directions were completed by 9 o'clock in the morning, Japanese tanks began rumbling slong the harm mountain roads opening the way for the infantry.

'Low ying Army aircraft launched an intensive bombardment of the Chi-hose positions, 'The Chinese, momen {arily' silenced, turned their' machine uns upon the airplanes, whereupon the tanks and infantry began pressing forward. Simultaneously a heavy fire was opened against the Chinese machine gun nests to Interfere with their anti-aircraft fire—Domei.

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