Chapter 703: Cavalry vs. Tanks (Medium)
"Boom, boom, boom"
Outside the town, the 75-mm field guns arranged on the position were violently bombarding the town in front of them. Inside and outside the town, many of the officers and soldiers of the two sides who were killed fell to the ground, silently announcing the cruelty of the battle.
The violent explosion sent several puffs of smoke into the town, and the buildings hit by the shelling were also blown to the ground.
I saw several soldiers flee quickly from a house that had begun to shake, and before they could run far, the house, which was already overwhelmed, collapsed. The smoke and dust in the sky made the soldiers not embarrassed, but fortunately no one was injured, which was a great luck.
In one of the strongest houses in town, Captain Martin Lehmann breathed a sigh of relief at the loss of the shelling, but fortunately the enemy had only 75 mm field guns, which were not as powerful as they were devastating. Or to put it another way, fortunately, the townspeople are relatively wealthy, and their houses are relatively strong.
And then at this moment, the words of another officer came in his ear. "The enemy shelling is coming to an end, and Captain Martin Lehmann has the soldiers ready for battle."
Captain Martin Lehmann, who heard the order, could only salute helplessly and replied. "Yes, Major Bobble."
As if he hadn't heard Martin Lehmann's grievances, Major Barber turned his head to look at him and asked. "Captain, are you trying to get the enemy to snipe me?"
This sentence immediately made Martin Lehmann quickly put down his saluting hand, although he hated the guy in front of him very much, and wished that a bullet flew from a distance to hit him. But absolutely unwilling to fall into it myself, absolutely unwillingly.
Well, Martin Lehmann admits that this Major Gbagbo is his sworn enemy, and some people are like that, and you don't like him no matter how you look at him, and both of them happen to be like that, so in the military they both have a bad relationship.
Previously, after Martin Lehmann reported the enemy's information, he immediately received the order to hold on to this place and wait for reinforcements. In the previous Polish attack, they suffered serious losses, losing four of the more than ten combat vehicles in their hands. Of course, if it weren't for the presence of these combat vehicles, they would have been overwhelmed by a wave of Polish troops.
And just as he was in a bitter battle, a battalion of reinforcements joined in to give him a lease of life. It's just that when he saw that it was his mortal enemy who led the team, Martin Lehmann completed the complex psychological activity of turning from sadness to joy and from joy to sadness.
And Major Barber lived up to his expectations, knowing that the Israeli army was in charge of everything, and directly commanded his battle without discussing with him, completely using him as a high-ranking herald. This made Martin Lehmann, really not know what to say.
"I'll go down below to command the battle, and I'm afraid that the soldiers won't be able to stand it when I attack next."
Martin Lehmann left the place with that, feeling that if he stayed any longer, something might be wrong with his heart.
And in the face of Martin Lehmann's departure, the corners of Major Barber's mouth showed a hint of mockery, so he couldn't stand it, it was simply difficult to make a big deal.
Before Martin Lehmann could go far, the shelling stopped. I saw more than a dozen 7TP and TPL tanks with nearly 1,000 officers and soldiers of the cavalry brigade, holding weapons in front of the town.
It seems that this time the Polish army wants to launch a large-scale attack, and the officers and men of the 3rd Panzer Division, who know this, naturally did not dare to slack off, and did not dare to wait for them to approach, and the machine guns opened fire under the orders of the non-commissioned officer.
"Dada......"
The G42 machine gun in the hands of the defenders was pulled on the trigger, and the muzzle of the gun was blazing, and the ammunition was thrown at the enemy.
That's right, this G42 is also a product of someone's influence, and after borrowing from the artifact machine gun of the Ding Daming, even the name was copied together.
This machine gun, which is simple to maintain and has strong firepower, has been unanimously praised by the troops as soon as it is equipped, and has quickly become a reliable guarantee for officers and men. In addition to the need to carry more ammunition, other aspects of the machine guns in various countries have exploded.
I saw that under the ferocious fire of the G42, the attacking Polish soldiers obviously had a pause, and they were afraid of the sound of tearing cloth.
And the officer leading the team obviously knew this, and saw him shouting loudly. "Fire cover."
Several mortars made a gurgling sound, and the point of explosion fell near the machine-gun position. Knowing that his situation was critical, the machine gunner immediately stopped firing, and with his hands with thick gloves, he even picked up the machine gun and ran. You can't stay here any longer, you have to shift positions.
And taking advantage of the fact that the positional machine guns were suppressed, the soldiers of the cavalry brigade immediately increased their pace. The tanks also opened fire non-stop, shelling possible locations where the defenders might be hiding.
In the face of the fierce offensive of the Polish army, the soldiers stationed in the garrison naturally gave the maximum counterattack, and the G33 semi-automatic rifle in their hands kept firing at the Polish soldiers who rushed towards them. Although the G33 semi-automatic rifle has a poor reputation, it is particularly easy to use in actual combat. The metal storm of G33 semi-automatic rifles was even more deadly, and many Polish soldiers fell in pools of blood without explanation.
For the tanks of the Polish army, the officers and men of the 3rd Panzer Division, who were holding firmly, were more confident. Who are they, is it an armored division, can they still lack anti-armor forces, I saw several R231 wheeled armored vehicles and R10 tanks, including an R20 tank, and the Polish 7TP and TPL tanks that came out to attack were a firepower output, and these thin-skinned tanks were the opponents of the defenders' tanks, and they were paralyzed on the battlefield by name.
It was the R20 tank, which was like a god descending from heaven, completely unafraid of the enemy's anti-tank fire, and countless 37-mm anti-tank shells fell on it as if it were tickling. And its 75 main guns are even more dead, but because the main guns are too powerful, its main target falls on the TPL tank adapted from the jackal.
The Polish commander who watched the battle jumped to his feet, this R20 was definitely brought by reinforcements, and there was no tank like a god descending from heaven before. All his own anti-tank means have no effect on it, and the 47mm tank gun on the TPL tank, the largest weapon in his hand, is also helpless.
Now his only recourse was to attack the infantry and use the anti-tank grenades in his hands to strike him. It's just that the casualties will be very large, but now there are not so many of them. Because the intelligence showed that an armored force was approaching behind it, and if it could not be disabled, it would not be able to retreat at all.
In fact, it was too late for him to receive this news, and it would be better if he received it before the battle began, so that he could evacuate calmly. But now that the other party has come to reinforce the army, if you want to evacuate, you have to ask the other party if you agree. And now he can only use the advantage of strength to deal with the opponent, although this will cause huge casualties, but he can't take care of it.
I saw that the Polish army was suffering from casualties and quickly approached the position, and at this time, the defenders immediately packed up their equipment and retreated to the town.
That's right, the defenders faced the superiority of the Polish army, there were few options, but to use the buildings to further divide the enemy, inflict a lot of casualties, and wait until the enemy suffered insufficient casualties and retreated.
That's right, this is the tactics of the defenders, and it's still so negative.
But there is no way to do it, who let the defenders add up to only more than four hundred, and the Polish army outside has at least six or seven thousand troops. With a force advantage of up to seventeen to one, this can only be used.
And when the Romanian defenders retreated to the town, another group of Polish soldiers poured up, again in the size of nearly a thousand, and saw that this time the Polish commander did not intend to give the defenders a chance to repel themselves.