The core plot of the last few episodes of "Scout Heroes" is not the surprise attack on the regimental headquarters of the Black Panther Division, but the battle of Condor Ridge.
One reconnaissance company defeated four or five companies of the South Korean troops, and even blocked a reinforced battalion of heavily armed US troops, holding out until reinforcements arrived despite extreme difficulties.
Where did you win the Battle of Condor Ridge? Fundamentally speaking, it was won by the strong combat effectiveness of the scouts, followed by Liang Chen's excellent command ability, but this article also has to talk about a key point, that is, the three walkie-talkies carried by the reconnaissance company.
1. The difficulty of the Battle of Condor Ridge.
Condor Ridge is a typical series of battles, in which the reconnaissance company led by Liang Chen occupied the high ground of Condor Ridge ahead of the enemy.
To the north of the heights were the reinforcements of four or five companies of the Black Panther Division of the South Korean Army, commanded by Deputy Division Commander Kang and Lieutenant Colonel Baek Chang-ho of the intelligence team, and to the south of the heights were the positions of the US troops, and the US troops successively dispatched a company and a battalion to cooperate with the Black Panther Division to attack the Baldling Ridge with the support of tank and heavy artillery fire.
Behind the reinforcements of the Panther Division was the reinforcement of the reconnaissance company, although only half a battalion of more than 300 people remained, which was not a small number but enough to annihilate the remnants of the South Korean army. To the north of this half battalion were thousands of men and horses of the 2nd and 3rd regiments of the South Korean Army's Panther Division, and behind the 2nd and 3rd Regiments of the South Korean Army's Panther Division were the advance of a certain division of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
As long as the reconnaissance company held the Condor Ridge, the entire Black Panther Division of the South Korean Army would have nowhere to escape and would be annihilated, so Baek Chang-ho led four or five companies to desperately defeat the Condor Ridge even if they were all killed, and the American troops on the southern side of the Condor Mountains would also support them, and the position of the Condor Ridge with only one reconnaissance company could hardly hold out for too long under the attack from the north and the south.
Under these circumstances, Liang Chen went the opposite way, giving full play to the reconnaissance company's characteristics of strong individual combat capability, changing the concentration of troops to dispersing troops, first making covert sorties to defeat the South Korean army, then turning back to repel the US troops, and then returning to deal with the regrouped South Korean army, focusing on a time lag.
I have to say that Liang Chen's method may be the best way to fight at that time, if he fights hard, not only will the whole army be wiped out, but he will not be able to hold out until the reinforcements arrive.
Second, the key point is in the walkie-talkie.
Liang Chen's method of dispersing his forces to fight the time difference is certainly very clever, and the reconnaissance company's individual combat capability is indeed strong enough, but it still needs a key point to promote the success of the battle plan, that is, three walkie-talkies.
First of all, the observation post that observes the movements of the US troops near the US military camp needs a walkie-talkie, so that he can report the movements of the US troops to Liang Chen as soon as possible, and this is also the primary factor in the time difference between Liang Chen, although the difference in the attack time between the US army and the South Korean army is only more than 40 minutes, but this time is enough time for the reconnaissance company to defeat the South Korean army first.
Secondly, the reconnaissance company is divided into troops, and the machine gun platoon is a single position, for the sake of safety, they can't get too close to the Vulture Ridge Heights, and when the artillery bombardment needs Liang Chen's order, so the commander of the Meng company took a walkie-talkie and the machine gun together.
Then, Liang Chen is the hub and center of the entire battle plan, he needs to summarize the reports of the observation post, and then command the machine gun platoon**, he naturally needs a walkie-talkie here.
Therefore, Liang Chen's battle of the time difference at Condor Ridge needed at least three walkie-talkies, and he also needed a separate radio station to contact the division headquarters.
Liang Chen himself said that he specially asked for a few more walkie-talkies from the division headquarters before this operation, and whether he could win this battle must ensure smooth communication.
It is conceivable that if there were no walkie-talkies, although the reconnaissance company could also rely on horns, signal flares, or communicators to transmit incoming reports, it was obviously far inferior to walkie-talkies in terms of timeliness and accuracy.
In this battle of the time difference of Condor Ridge, timeliness is the first, so in addition to people, the three walkie-talkies equipped by the reconnaissance company are also indispensable for the heroes of this battle.
3. Correspondence of the Volunteer Army.
During World War II, in order to solve the communication problem at the squad and platoon level, Motorola developed and produced the famous wireless walkie-talkie, which is the kind used by Chu Yunfei in "Bright Sword".
This kind of wireless walkie-talkie looks very similar to the "big brother" after it, although the communication distance is short, but the call timeliness is very good and portable, which is very suitable for squad-level combat use.
In the Korean War, the South Korean Army, which was fully equipped with American equipment, also used the same walkie-talkie, and there are many shots of the South Korean Army using wireless walkie-talkies in "Reconnaissance Heroes".
In the early days of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the main force of the Chinese People's Volunteers could only assign radio stations to the regimental and battalion levels, and the combat communications below the company level mainly relied on traditional communicators, loudspeakers, signal flares, and flags, and they could also use flashlights at night.
On the basis of the wireless walkie-talkie equipped by the US military, the famous 712 radio factory in Tianjin first imitated the 701 walkie-talkie, which was used by the scouts in the old movie "Fighting the Invaders".
Due to some problems with the 701 walkie-talkie, Tianjin 712 Factory independently developed the famous 702 walkie-talkie (also known as walkie-talkie), while Nanjing Radio Factory (Panda Factory) developed the 71 two-watt tactical radio.
As soon as the Type 71 tactical radio and the 702 step walkie-talkie rolled off the production line, they were sent to the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and were specially distributed to battalions, companies, platoons, and artillery for use.
Front-line fighters can't put down domestic radio stations and walkie-talkies, especially the portable 702-step walkie-talkie has been evaluated better than the American goods, and the volunteers are equipped with more than 8,000 702-step walkie-talkies.
The one Wang Cheng carried in the movie "Heroes' Children" was the Type 71 tactical radio produced by Nanjing Radio Factory.
The one in the arms of the Eighth Company operator in the movie "Shangganling" is the 702 step walkie-talkie produced by Tianjin 712 Factory.
Let's look at "Reconnaissance Hero" again, Liang Chen's guard Zhang Zhicheng is carrying a big bag, and at first glance you will think that he is carrying the same 71-type radio station as Wang Cheng.
After careful observation, it was found that Zhang Zhicheng was still carrying a long 702-step walkie-talkie, and Commander Meng and the observation post were also carrying the same 702-step walkie-talkie.
It can be said that without these three 702-step walkie-talkies, the difficulty of the time difference battle in Condor Ridge would have greatly increased to the extent that it was impossible to complete.
Interestingly, "Reconnaissance Hero" added two familiar call signs to the small section of the regimental command post contacting the division headquarters: Zhang Zhuang Zhang Zhuang, I am Li Zhuang.
Obviously, this is "Scout Hero" paying tribute to the old movie "Shangganling".
"Scout Heroes" also appears many times that scouts use walkie-talkies to connect with "whirring" and "poof" sounds, which is not only a reproduction of history, but also a tribute to the old movie "Fighting the Invaders".
After the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, when inspecting the Nanjing Radio Factory, General Peng specifically mentioned that in fighting a war in Korea, one is to fight logistics, and the other is to fight communications.
"Reconnaissance Heroes" not only highlights the glorious achievements of our army's scouts, but also shows a history of China's battlefield communication equipment, which is called the real restoration of history and tribute to the predecessors.