Chapter 507: Anti-tank weapons (2200 votes plus updates)

"General Ludendorff, after the firepower preparations are over, let's launch an attack! The armored troops also dispatched. However, after breaking through the British's outer defense line, the armored troops stopped moving. The infantry attacked the city of Rouen." Crue. General K said.

  Although, with the assistance of armored forces, street fighting will go more smoothly. However, the loss of armored forces will inevitably soar. Admiral Crook doesn't want to be wasted in urban street battles in the armored units that are treated like treasures.

   Lieutenant General Ludendorff nodded, fully agreeing with General Crook's point of view. Although armored units are protected by armor, their defense is undoubtedly much stronger than that of infantry. However, in the face of anti-tank weapons, tank armor may not be able to withstand it. Especially fighting in the narrow streets of the city, tanks and tanks are easily destroyed. When fighting on the Eastern Front, the Russians lacked anti-tank weapons. At most, they carried explosive packs and cluster grenades to die with the German tanks, so the 8th Armored Division participated in those street battles.

  However, the Western Front was different. Although the British and French allied forces are not equipped with tanks yet, they are equipped with anti-tank weapons. Of course, the performance of those anti-tank weapons may not be as good as that of the German army. However, there should be no problem dealing with tanks equipped by the German army. Therefore, Qin Tian also specifically told the armored troops not to engage in street fighting lightly.

   "Yes, General. Our armored forces have greater uses." Lieutenant General Ludendorff said.

   Admiral Crook laughed immediately, he understood what Lieutenant General Ludendorff meant. In addition to the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force in Rouen, the British and French allied forces also have part of the 3rd Army of the British Expeditionary Force and part of the 1st Army of the French Army that are heading towards Rouen. If it is possible to wipe out the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force and at the same time severely damage or even wipe out part of the 3rd Army of the British Expeditionary Force and part of the 1st French Army, then the British and French Allied Forces will be severely damaged. They can even change their strategy appropriately, divide the left-wing cluster into two parts, and advance towards Paris along the banks of the Seine.

  The German firepower preparations took a full two hours. After that, the German 1st Army and 8th Army immediately launched an attack on Rouen. For this attack, the officers and soldiers had already had lunch in advance and had a good rest, so that they could devote themselves to the attack with a more enthusiastic and energetic state of mind.

  The 1st Armored Division and the 8th Armored Division, with a total of more than 500 tanks, participated in this attack. These tanks, divided into multiple lines, assisted the infantry in breaking through the British lines.

   "Crunch, crunch!"

  The tank's tracks were crushed on the ground, making a tooth-piercing sound. Numerous infantry followed the tanks and attacked the British positions.

  At this moment, the British army's position had already become dilapidated under the heavy shelling and bombing of the German army. The British troops stationed on these positions also suffered heavy casualties. There were corpses and broken limbs all over the position. But even so, there are still many British soldiers standing firm on the ground. I have to admit that the soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force still have a very tenacious will to fight. Although they were fighting in France, they all knew that no matter where they were, as long as they defeated the Germans, they would undoubtedly defend the British Empire.

   "Quick, the German tanks are coming. Anti-tank guns and anti-tank guns are ready." A British officer ordered loudly. Facing the attack of German tanks, he was very nervous, and his palms were covered with sweat.

   "Yes, sir." The soldiers immediately began to prepare.

   On this position, the British army deployed a total of two 37mm anti-tank guns and 4 anti-tank guns. If you are lucky, it will undoubtedly cause considerable casualties to the German army.

  When the German tanks were only 500 meters away from the British defense line, the British anti-tank guns opened fire.

   "Boom! Boom!"

  Two 37mm anti-tank gun shells accurately hit two German tanks. The frontal armor of the tank, which could not resist the shells of the anti-tank guns, was torn open at once, leaving a bullet hole the size of a fist in the armor. At the same time, the resulting fragments ran wild in the small space inside the tank, easily killing the tank soldiers inside.

   Two tanks were destroyed at once, which made the German armored forces very nervous, and even the formation appeared a little chaotic.

"here you go!"

  The officers of the British army applauded loudly. In their view, as long as they can defeat the German armored forces, it is not difficult to defeat the German army.

  Seizing this opportunity, the British anti-tank guns continued to fire, destroying two German tanks again.

   However, their luck ended here.

  The armored forces of the German army, after the initial panic, have calmed down.

  Some tanks began to look for the position of the British anti-tank guns, and the turrets of the tank guns even rotated.

   Soon, a tank found the position of an anti-tank gun of the British army.

   "Fire!"

  The commander gave an order, and the gunner opened fire.

   "Boom!"

  The muzzle of the tank gun was shining with orange flames, and a shell had already flown out. In the blink of an eye, one of the British anti-tank guns was hit. Not only the anti-tank guns were blown into parts, but the anti-tank gunners were also killed.

   A minute later, another anti-tank gun was also destroyed. After eliminating the threat of the two anti-tank guns, the German tanks continued to advance.

  When they arrived two hundred meters away from the British defense line, the light and heavy machine guns on the British defense line started firing. Although, these machine guns do not pose any threat to tanks. However, for infantry hiding behind tanks, it was deadly. Therefore, the German tanks carried out fixed-point clearing of the firepower points of these British machine guns one after another, and destroyed all these firepower points.

  As the German tanks got closer and closer to the British line of defense, the remaining British anti-tank guns also opened fire.

"when!"

  An anti-tank bullet hits a German tank. However, unfortunately, the frontal armor of the tank is very thick, so it has withstood the bullets fired by anti-tank guns.

  The people in the tank were all terrified. They almost thought the tank was going to be penetrated. In that case, the tank soldiers hiding in the tank will surely die.

   Later, when they found that the tank had not been penetrated, the tank soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, but they all felt like they had survived the catastrophe.

  The machine gun of the tank opened fire immediately, killing the few British soldiers who were manipulating anti-tank guns.