Chapter 781: Tank Battle II
"God! Are the French crazy?" When Wolfgang looked out from the pod of the airship, he was taken aback by the scene on the ground. From the west and southwest, a large number of vehicles were driving fast. The dust even covered the ground. He could judge the attacking direction of the opponent through the billowing smoke and dust without a telescope. The dust was ten kilometers wide and stretched for several kilometers. Like a yellow tsunami, it rushed towards the Bavarian First Armored Division.
Through the billowing dust, Wolfgang can see a large number of French armored vehicles hidden underneath. He hastily estimated that the number of these tanks is more than 200! It far exceeds the scale of the French attack last time, and behind them there are trucks and towed artillery far more than armored units! A torrent of teams of tanks and artillery rushed towards the breakthrough, and the French legion, with the main colors of red and blue, challenged the gray Bavarian legion!
"The Bavarians are in trouble! The long-range artillery simply cannot block so many enemies. We need to report to the Third Army Group and the headquarters immediately!" Wolfgang immediately ordered the report. At the same time, through radio monitoring, the prince also received relevant information.
"Lancers, black bears, fighting dogs, five, seven, ten! Your Highness! We have intercepted the radio callsigns of ten French armored battalions! The French are gathering, and we seem to be in trouble!" An officer immediately Get up and send a document for the prince. Behind the series of names of French armored battalions is information about the strength and equipment of these armored battalions.
"Ten armored battalions?" Rupresit was also a little surprised. The French armored battalion is about the same size as the German armored battalion. This armored battalion means 450 to 500 various tanks! Of course, this is the number of FT10 and Renault. Just as the Germans must follow the mechanized infantry and towed artillery when they attack, the French may not have many mechanized infantry, but it is necessary to bring towed artillery!
Because the first thing they have to do is to control the breach and then block it. Tanks and assault guns are used as offensive weapons. In this case, a large number of flat-fire guns can limit the opponent's attack speed, consume the opponent, and pave the way for the armored force to counterattack. Ping road, in fact, to say that artillery accompanies the progress, the French play no worse than Germany. After all, in addition to the rate of fire of the 75 rapid-fire gun, the biggest advantage is that it can keep up with the infantry!
"We'd better choose to stick to it. At this time, the offensive risk is too great. There are no less than 5 armored battalions in front of us alone!" At this moment, Calypte, who is the chief of the general staff, is really scared. The Bavarian Legion didn't throw half of its armor here to fight it all out! The Bavarian Army is not the end of the Western Front. After the Western Front, they have to return to the Eastern Front to help Austria-Hungary clean up the mess. Although the Eastern Front seems to be stable now, according to the telegram sent by Prince Leopold, the Russian general offensive is about to begin, and the Austro-Hungarian Army is about to go wrong!
"Impossible, we can't let the other party form a solid line of defense. We need time and space. Look here." The prince said slightly on the sand table. "We are now attacking the opponent's position no more than 3 kilometers, and the width is only 6 kilometers. Such an area is obviously very difficult for the deployment of our follow-up corps. According to the plan, we must have at least ten infantry divisions in. In order to provide these The troops provide enough space, in order to be able to completely tear apart the French line of defense, we must penetrate deeper!"
"If we stop and let the French regroup enough rapid-fire guns to form a line of defense, then our pressure will be even greater, and our number of tanks will be significantly less than our opponents. If we want to open the gap in the future, The price to be paid will be even greater. Of course, the most important thing is that this time may be our last chance to change the front. The loss of troops is only on the tactical level. For the sake of strategy, we must be able to bear the sacrifices." Sit calmed down for a while, and then directly issued an offensive order!
"What about the reserve team?" Calypte asked.
"Keep up, but the use requires my consent to make the next two divisions move faster. I need their war defense artillery! All long-range artillery and air force are centralized suppression! All other tasks can be abandoned!" When the order was issued At the time, the prince also got all his chips!
"Don't care about your flanks, give it to your brother, you only use assault! Use our tracks and artillery to kill all the enemies that block!" When Schmidt received this telegram, he finally realized the crisis of the situation. Up. The Bavarian Army seemed unlucky on the Western Front, directly confronting the strongest enemy.
"No, we are very lucky. It is better to fight against the opponent's main force in a shallow position than to fight after traveling hundreds of kilometers. This is our only hope." On the same day, Rupresit was on his own. The battlefield diary reads this way.
"The crickets are ready to unfold and cover the flank of the wasp. When encountering the target, you can choose to shoot freely. Pay attention to keeping the distance. We must tighten the formation!" Following Schmidt's order, the second battalion that was on the offensive began. Change formation ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The cricket tank at the back rushed to the front with its own high speed, but the Vespa assault gun, which had been acting as a siege hammer, reduced its speed, and the wedge-shaped attack formation gradually became an inverted wedge. Like a hero with wings spread out, the Bavarian armored forces ushered in the opponent's first wave of attack!
"It doesn't seem that the situation is bad." Rommel said from the command tower, looking at the Renault tank team's men in twos and threes from the smoke. Rommel is not a Bavarian, but Württemberg and Bavaria have a good relationship as a Catholic state. The two sometimes find trouble with the boss together, so it is not difficult for Rommel to enter the Bavarian army as a Catholic. After all, the latter is a bit tight. .
"All vehicles shoot freely. Vehicles on the edge pay attention to their flanks." After the loader exposed his body and played a semaphore, Rommel’s tank platoon began their first duel between tanks!
"At 2 o'clock, 1200 meters, a Renault car! Get rid of it!" Rommel, who entered the battle for the first time, was so excited that there was some trembling in his words, but he still easily completed the target instructions, Cricket Tank After an emergency stop, the turret then pointed to the 2 o'clock direction. The driver operated the side-by-side machine guns and fired several bursts. The first round was calibrated at 900 meters, and the second round was 700 meters. The flare bullet caught the opponent. Then the gunner calculated a distance of 800 meters based on the trajectory. After a three-shot burst, the opposite Renault turned into a fireball.
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