Indonesian Caliphate
16. The Battle of Liaoyang

The Battle of Liaoyang (2 Ryoyo-kaisen) (russian: ⁇ ⁇ udikansian) was a ground battle fought during the Russo-Japanese War outside the city of Liaoyang in southern Manchuria. It is a very strategic city for Russia and is located on the South Manchurian railway line connecting Port Arthur with Mukden. The Russians tried to defend the city with three lines of defense.

The battle was started on August 25, 1904 by Japanese artillery fire, and then the Imperial Japanese Guard under the leadership of Lieutenant General Hasegawa Yoshimichi attacked the right side of the Third Siberian Army Corps, where the Japanese Imperial Guard, under the leadership of Lieutenant General Hasegawa Yoshimichi, attacked the right side of the Third Siberian Army Corps, but this attack could be broken thanks to more powerful Russian artillery. Subsequent Japanese attacks could also be broken (and again thanks to Russian artillery), but Russian General Aleksey Kuropatkin did not allow retaliatory strikes. He continued to underestimate the number of Japanese troops and did not want to send his reserve troops to the battlefield. On 1 September, the Japanese Second Army captured Cairn Hill and about half of the Japanese First Army troops had crossed the Taitzu River about eight miles east of the Russian line. Kuropatkin then decided to abandon his defensive line and ordered his troops to retreat to the deepest line of defense. As a result, Japanese forces were able to advance until they were able to fire on the city of Liaoyang, including its railway station. Eventually Kuropatkin allowed a counterattack with the aim of destroying the Japanese forces crossing the Taitzu River and securing a hill called “Manjuyama” by the Japanese to the east of the city. He decided to send the entire First and Tenth Siberian Army Corps and thirteen battalions under the leadership of Major General N. V. Orlov, but the messenger sent by Kuropatkin gets lost, and the outnumbered Orlov's forces panic after seeing the Japanese divisions.

“Hasegawa alike! Enemies are near Liaoyang City!” They had obtained information from the Indonesian Caliphate Intelligence that the Russian Forces led directly by Aleksey Kuropatkin were heading to Liaoyang City with many people and Tanks.

“Prepare the Artillery and attack them! Don't wait too long because it can be bad! Gos! Gos! Go!”

Despite this, the Russians did not remain silent to see the Japanese soldiers preparing their artillery. The Russian Empire's Tsar Tank, the largest tank at the time, was deployed against the Japanese. The tank was fighting the Japanese Artillery Battle while the Russian Army was making an attempt to repel the Japanese forces and the unexpected and unexpected thing Aleksey Kuropatkin expected happened.

“Sfx: Dor Dor Dor! A creep! Jbam!” The HAN-122 MLRS R with the 12 cm Rocket quickly took over the course of the battle. The Tsar Tank that initially dominated the battle with its enormous size was even helpless, The large wheels were removed due to the Vibration caused by the explosion of a high-explosive rocket exploded in the Axle section of the wheel so that the Tank Becomes unbalanced eventually collapsed.

“Japanese Artillery Expenses! Look at it tonight! Me and my army will be a scourge for you Japanese people!” Aleksey Kuropatkin did not expect that the huge Tsar Tank could be damaged, other production of Tsar Tanks was stopped by the Russian government because they were ineffective compared to the light and fast Japanese Tanks.

“Wait for me! Don't leave me here alone! We follow” Russian Soldiers who survived the Battle had to temporarily retreat.

On September 3, Kuropatkin received a report from the defensive line in that their ammunition was running low. Upon news that the Japanese First Army was about to cut off access to the northern city of Liaoyang, Kuropatkin decided to leave the city and retreat to Mukden.

It differs from modern tanks in that it does not use the — caterpillar trail however, using a tricycle design . Both front wheels have a diameter of almost 9 meters (30 feet); the rear-mounted third wheel is only 1.5 meters (5 feet) high. The upper cannon tower reached a height of nearly 8 meters (26 feet). The hull is 12 metres (39 ft) wide with two more cannons on the sponge . Additional weapons are also planned under the stomach. Each wheel is powered by a 250 hp (190 kW) Sunbeam engine.

The large wheel was meant to pass through significant obstacles. However, due to weight calculation errors, the rear wheels are prone to getting stuck in soft ground and trenches, and the front wheels are sometimes not enough to pull it out.

The next Coatalen machine is an enlarged Crusader and is called Mohawk . The Mohawk was a V12 side valve engine, and (like the Crusader) was originally made with an 80 mm bore, which was soon upgraded to 90 mm. With the initial hole it developed 200 hp, when enlarged to 90 mm, it developed 225 hp and was known as Sunbeam 225 . Short amphibious aircraft using this engine are often called “225” because of this. The engine has two poppet side valves per cylinder, water-cooled, 905 lb dry weight, four Claudel-Hobson carburetors, and two magnets.

The Japanese occupied all of southern Manchuria and the Russian Army retreated to Northern Manchuria. The Japanese fort consisted of 262,900 infantry, 7,350 cavalry, 992 rifles, and 200 machine guns. And Russia, consisting of 340,000 troops, 1,219 rifles, and 88 machine guns. Victims of the Japanese:

75,504 souls:

• 15,892 dead

• 59,612 injured

Meanwhile, on the Russian side:

88,352 souls:

• 8,705 dead

• 51,438 injured

• 28,209 were lost during the battle, and 22,000 of them were taken prisoner.

The battle was won by the Japanese, so the Russian forces had to retreat to Northern Manchuria. However, due to the long supply lines, Japanese forces failed to destroy the Russian forces in Manchuria. However, this battle had destroyed the morale of the Russian troops, and the unfinished railway line was now controlled by the Japanese. This victory shook the imperialist countries in Europe, as Japan proved to be able to defeat Russia even though Russia had more troops and resources. The Russo-Japanese war was finally ended by the battle in Tsushima waters that the Japanese won.