Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 320 Tail-Biting Pursuit
That's right, this is the M3 carbine, or night vision carbine, a powerful weapon for night combat during World War II.

The large scope and infrared light on this carbine are active night vision equipment.

As for why it was mounted on a carbine instead of a Garand rifle or a submachine gun...

One of the most important reasons is that the carbine is the lightest weapon, and its range and accuracy perfectly match the detection range of this night vision device. It's worth noting that the detection range of this night vision device is only around 100 meters, while the optimal accurate firing range of the M1 carbine is also around 100 meters.

Although the effective range is said to be 300 meters, the bullets at that range would never actually reach the target.

As for the rifle's range of several hundred to nearly a thousand meters, that is completely unnecessary.

As for submachine guns used in close combat, it would be redundant to equip them with infrared lights and infrared sensing sights, which are not light either. Mounting them on the even heavier Garand rifle would be tiring just to hold.

Of course, it was precisely because he was equipped with such firearms that Wang Gensheng did not shoot the person within 100 meters. After all, shooting within 100 meters would cause a visual obstruction. You should know that the normal visual distance for a person tonight is less than 50 meters, so if the person got too close...

That would definitely suppress the vision of Wang Gensheng's marines, resulting in heavy casualties.

This resulted in Wang Gensheng losing over a hundred kill enhancements. There was no other way, as Wang Gensheng's kill enhancements were only effective within a hundred meters!

Of course, what does a mere 10% kill boost mean when it comes to the safety of the Marines?

Soon, Li Xiu, Duan Peng, and others figured out the effects and usage of the M3 night vision device.

Duan Peng, holding an M3 carbine, said:

"Those Japanese devils really know how to play; they actually came up with such a great night-fighting weapon! With this thing, Li Xiu, your natural night vision isn't much of an advantage anymore. They can even out-of-place your talent with this piece of junk! So don't say you're invincible in night combat anymore."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiu's expression immediately turned somewhat unpleasant, but she did not refute it, since what Duan Peng said was the truth.

It is important to know that there are four key members in Wang Gensheng's navy: Duan Peng, Wei Dayong, Li Xiu, and Baili Xiu!

These four are all skilled. Duan Peng and Wei Dayong, in particular, are exceptionally good at martial arts; they could easily take on a hundred opponents with their bare hands.

And Baili Xiu, needless to say, is a sharpshooter. He can get headshots at 500 meters even using only iron sights, his marksmanship is incredibly accurate.

Only Li Xiu, who was not good at marksmanship, could barely manage to get a headshot at 200 meters with iron sights and 300 meters with a scope after practicing with thousands of bullets. As for martial arts, he was even worse than Duan Peng and Wei Dayong.

The reason Li Xiu was able to become one of Wang Gensheng's four key figures was because of his exceptional night vision ability.

It was precisely because of this ability that Duan Peng, Wei Dayong, and others had no objections; they couldn't simply let someone with such extraordinary talent have it!
However, now a single device can replace Li Xiu's night vision ability, which is why Duan Peng wanted to put some pressure on Li Xiu, so that Li Xiu would practice shooting and martial arts properly and not be outdone by ordinary marines.

Just as Duan Peng was about to say something, Wang Gensheng interrupted him, saying:
“Alright, Duan Peng, everyone’s talent is different. Just like you, Duan Peng, and Wei Dayong have great talent for martial arts, not to mention that there are many people in your Duanjiagou who practice Iron Palm, but how many of them can reach your level, Duan Peng? Besides, Li Xiu’s night vision ability is incomparable to this thing.” Wang Gensheng was right. You should know that the M3 active infrared night vision device has a maximum range of only 100 meters, and Wang Gensheng just tested it, and even within 100 meters, it was still very blurry.

However, Li Xiu's night vision is capable of seeing for several kilometers, or even more than ten kilometers. This shows the difference. Not to mention now, even the four-eyed night vision goggles worth hundreds of thousands that the US military will equip in the future are not as good as Li Xiu's eyes.

Li Xiu was very pleased with Wang Gensheng's words, because Wang Gensheng still approved of him. So Li Xiu immediately glared at Duan Peng, then looked towards the direction of the water gate bridge, and then said to Wang Gensheng:

"Si Ling, the entire US army has been mobilized and is heading this way. They're less than three kilometers away! What should we do?"

With Li Xiu's words, Wang Gensheng's pressure also increased, after all, the higher-ups ordered him to intercept the land-based lion, but despite Wang Gensheng setting up a minefield and other measures.

However, these methods still seem insufficient in the face of sheer numbers.

Even though Wang Gensheng's Marines were all elite, it was still like a mantis trying to stop a chariot when they were trying to hold off the 15,000-strong U.S. Marine Corps.

However, letting them go like this left Wang Gensheng feeling unwilling, so after thinking for a moment, he said:
“We can’t charge in head-on. If we do, we’re no match for them. Li Xiu, check how many of the Marines in the First Lion Army have these night-vision carbines. If you do, take your sniper rifle and smash all those infrared lights! Remember to keep them at a distance.”

After saying this, Wang Gensheng instructed the telegraph operator to send a telegram to the front-line command, explaining the situation and urging the 26th Army to hurry over.

Of course, Wang Gensheng was just saying that, after all, the US military's speed on foot after abandoning heavy weapons was not that slow.

Moreover, the 26th Army is still half a day's journey from Shuimen Bridge, so even if they urged them, it wouldn't make much difference.

Three kilometers is neither a short nor a long distance. After removing his heavy equipment, Smith's Marines took more than two hours to get there on foot.

However, when Smith's Marine Lion passed by, Wang Gensheng did not give the order to attack, but let it pass.

Regarding Wang Gensheng's behavior, Wei Dayong, who was standing nearby, said:

"Si Ling, are we just going to let these American soldiers go? Aren't we going to stop them?"

Wang Gensheng shook his head in response:
"How can we hold them off? Although the US army doesn't have heavy equipment anymore, they still have more than a dozen of our troops! And they don't have any strong fortifications. I don't intend to lose all the elite troops we've trained with such care here! Besides, as Lao Li said, you have to use your brain when fighting a war. You can't just blindly rush in. You have to be strategic! Look how shrewd Lao Li is. He never fights a losing battle."

In response, Wei Dayong scratched his head and said:
"They didn't even try to stop them, they just let them escape. Aren't they losing money?"

Wang Gensheng could only shake his head at this. It seemed that Wei Dayong still didn't understand Wang Gensheng's tactics, so he could only explain:

"Not blocking doesn't mean we won't fight. In fact, there are many ways to block, including frontal blocking, flank blocking, and even tail-biting blocking!"

(End of this chapter)