Chapter 518: Exercise three

When the infantry unit moved to the starting position, it was accompanied by three red flares ascending into the sky, and the long-awaited Vespa assault gun rushed out of the concealed point. At this time, the artillery suppression of the offensive troops reached its peak! The barrage from the 105mm howitzer and 120mm heavy mortar rolled back and forth on the opponent's defensive position.

"This is actually a double barrage?" Xiao Moqi was surprised to find that when the barrage from the howitzer swept the first position and then began to extend back, the second barrage from the heavy mortar replaced the former. Work, continue to suppress the opponent's front-line troops, this special artillery support method is the first time that Xiao Maoqi has seen it.

"When the first barrage extends in depth, the opponent will often send troops in the shelter to enrich the first line of defense. At this time, the second barrage can effectively kill this part of the enemy. We. The blow to the breach is three-dimensional. Use fierce artillery to squeeze the opponent's lines of defense at the same time!" Major General Schmidt explained.

With the rumble of the engine and the sound of the crawler crushing the ground, one by one, the steel behemoths with low stature rushed out of the smoke. They used machine guns and artillery to quickly harvest the exposed fire points on the opposite side. These tough guys are of no use.

The infantry that moved to the starting position also began to attack. Under the cover of machine guns and 60 mortars, the engineers moved forward with barrier-breaking tools. The first thing they had to solve was the minefield in front of the trench, which was one of the few. The thing that can block the advancement of the tank, the blasting tubes are connected and extended forward, and with a series of muffled noises, a channel is blown out in the originally complete minefield.

Under the cover of the tanks, infantry squads began to advance alternately. The firepower group with machine guns as the core suppressed the exposed firepower points of the opponent. At the same time, they were vigilant against side attacks and downsides. The commandos formed by armored units formed a ladder line. On the short side, together with the infantry, they cut like a chisel like the opponent's line of defense!

Before the advent of the tank, there may not have been a special anti-tank gun, but it did not prevent the defense from leveling the infantry or field artillery for firing. The fundamental reason why the prince increased the weight of the original breakthrough tank all the way was to defend against the opponent's high-explosive shells or those not very powerful shells. In this exercise, although the defender did not level the 3-inch rapid-fire gun, it still had some small-caliber infantry guns.

"Prioritize attacking flat-fire artillery!" Several fire support groups carrying 12.7mm machine guns appeared 500 meters in front of the position. These large-caliber machine guns had great lethality against small artillery with gun shields. The ordinary 5 to 7mm steel plate can't stop the attack of large-caliber machine gun armor-piercing shells at all. Xiao Moqi personally saw a simulated 57mm infantry gun being broken into pieces by a series of armor-piercing shells with his binoculars.

"Is this kind of large-caliber machine gun inconvenient to carry?" Xiao Maoqi asked the person next to him.

"They are actually not much heavier than our first-generation heavy machine guns. Because of the use of air cooling, they do not have heavy buckets. At the same time, after adopting a new tripod and a series of weight reduction measures, the body and frame of this machine gun can be completely controlled. Three people carry, plus a certain amount of ammunition, seven people can handle it. Although it is a bit laborious." An officer explained.

Although this is the No. 3 assault gun that is imitated with the technology of the 1st battle, it is still not the high-explosive shell fired by the small-caliber infantry gun after the track shoes are added! The grenade fired by the defender did not have much effect except for knocking out the track shoes hung on the front armor. The low profile cannot protect them from such a dense large-caliber machine gun, mortar and flat gun fire. , With the gun positions being removed one by one, the path to the first line of defense was finally opened!

A large number of infantry with submachine guns and grenades jumped into the trenches under the cover of the chariots, using weapons called "bullet sprayers" in their hands to quickly clean up the resistance elements in the trenches. The enemy will not give up because a line of defense is breached. The reinforcements on the second line begin to move towards the breach, trying to block the breakthrough point.

At this time, the team carrying semi-automatic rifles and machine guns quickly seized positions and established defensive positions on both sides of the breakthrough point. With the help of cricket-style assault tanks, they began to tear the opponent's line of defense laterally. They wanted to make the gap in this line of defense larger. some! Although the thin crickets do not have the heavy armor and artillery of the Vespa tank, their flexibility and high mobility make up for these shortcomings. When the opponent does not have heavy flat firepower, their performance is even more eye-catching than the Vespa!

"To be honest, these little guys who are only equipped with machine guns behave a bit beyond my expectations. They are agile and fast, cutting the opponent's defense line like a sharp scalpel, although they may encounter some solid support points. There are some minor troubles, but I have to say that we need this new era of cavalry to perform this task."

The entire offensive force continued to advance, a small number of crickets and grenadiers continued to expand their positions ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and the main armor group continued to attack in the depth direction, they must thoroughly penetrate the opponent's defense line! The distance between the two defense lines of the opponent is 800 meters to 1000 meters. If it is normal, this inverted defense line can completely exhaust the soldiers on the offensive side. After all, carrying more than ten kilograms of equipment to fight on the battlefield is It was very difficult, and they had just penetrated the first line of defense, but with the help of a half-track conveyor, the soldiers responsible for attacking the second line of defense drove directly across the battlefield and went into battle!

The attacker's speed obviously exceeded the defender's expectations. The attacker continued to attack the opponent in depth without any pause. The distance of more than 800 meters is simply too close for the Bavarian Army that uses wheels instead of feet! In just a few minutes, the muzzle of the wasp assault gun was on the opponent's forehead! At a distance of about 300 meters, the 75mm artillery shot was stable and accurate, and the second line of defense did not have enough space to deploy minefields and various obstacles.

"Their offensive speed is too slow, without any pause in the middle, as easily as cutting butter with a hot knife to cut two very tightly arranged lines of defense." Xiao Maoqi described in his report. After piercing through the two lines of defense in a row, the defense forces were exhausted, the rear command center, logistics units, and artillery positions were completely exposed, and the cavalry, who had never had a chance to perform, could finally rush across the defense line. At this point, the entire exercise ended with the victory of the offensive side.

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