Chapter 779: Sword of the Holy Angel 2
The fire of rapid-fire guns formed an almost coherent line of fire on the battlefield, and the French gunners frantically vented their previous anger, shells were loaded into the chambers, and after a short period of excitation, they withdrew from the hot copper shells, and the shells fell in the formation of the German armored forces, and the smoke from the explosions even blocked these huge tanks. The French infantry rushed out of the trenches with a shout www.biquge.info according to their previous experience, the tanks had been destroyed, and the opponent would fall into a temporary state of "incapacitation" after being hit by sudden fire at such a close distance, and this would normally be the time when the French loyal soldiers used their bayonets to teach the Germans how to behave.
Da Da, just as the French rushed out with a shout, the sound of tearing oilcloth that had just stopped sounded again, and the spitting fire snakes of the machine guns of the German armored units easily nailed the first wave of French rushing up to the ground, and the second wave of people rushing up if they were lucky, they still had the opportunity to crawl back into the trench and survive.
Of course, considering the strong deterrent power of the French 75mm rapid-fire guns, not only the new tanks paid attention to keeping their distance, but at the same time, the mortars and sappers in the back also began to release smoke to cover the armored units that were too far forward to retreat back into a safe distance.
Heavy smoke blocked the view of both sides, and when the smoke cleared, it was also the time when the French rapid-fire artillery positions were killed! Compared to tanks with armored defense and rapid mobility, once the battle defense artillery position is exposed, then their survival time can already be calculated in seconds, there is never a single cover in this world that cannot be defeated by artillery, if there is, then shoot a few more!
The poor straight-line position left the French without a position to deploy enough anti-defensive guns, and when the German tanks retreated back to a distance of 500 meters, the French 75 rapid-fire guns were no longer helpless!
"Concentrate your fire on the opponent's flat-firing guns!" With the order issued, more than 20 tanks spread out in a straight line and spewed flames at the enemy, and in a very short period of time, the flat-trajectory flat-firing artillery shells and mortar shells with arcs drawn from the air successfully turned the entire French anti-aircraft artillery position into a sea of fire. At the same time, this also means that this French defense line has been breached. The tank roared through the wreckage and scrap of flesh on the ground, leaving blood-red tracks in its wake, while the infantry behind them returned to the truck or other vehicle to continue on.
After crossing the middle ground of about 3 kilometers, Mike finally ran into the second line of French positions. Taking advantage of the terrain, the French not only deployed 3 companies of rapid-fire guns on the front, but also deployed flank positions on the flanks. A natural pocket was formed, waiting for the Germans to jump into it.
"The 1st Panzer Company continues to advance, and the 2nd Panzer Company spreads out to the flanks!" With Mike's order, two platoons in the armored company located in the second combat sequence suddenly turned to the left, and the other two platoons turned to the right, just like the infantry queue exercise, and the tanks on both sides formed a protective wall to ensure the safety of the first armored company as the main attack mission.
This time, considering that the enemy firepower will be relatively strong, the three attack surfaces deployed at the same time are all in the form of a double-column cross layout, if it is a normal tank battalion, the number is simply not enough, but with the support of a large armored battalion of 75 tanks and follow-up troops, the French defense line is not so strong.
Temptation, discovery, shooting, retreating. At a distance of 400 to 600 meters, the Bavarian armored forces and the French 75mm rapid-fire guns launched a series of wonderful battles, the cricket tanks used their mobility advantages to test the French artillery positions again and again, they would quickly advance, and then after firing a row of shells, they began to reverse and retreat, or move diagonally, and when the French began to counterattack, they quickly withdrew from the effective range of the opponent under the cover of the covering shells.
The Hu Feng assault gun in the back concentrated fire on the exposed French gun position like a sniper, and at the same time, for some indestructible targets, it was handed over to the wild bee self-propelled gun loaded with 150mm heavy infantry guns in the back, although this self-propelled gun carried only 10 shells, but the reinforced concrete armor-piercing projectile weighing 100kg was definitely a nightmare for the defenders!
The 100kg shell, like a heavy hammer, made a graceful arc in the air, and then smashed heavily on a concrete bunker, which was very well built, with a 0.8-meter reinforced concrete layer on the front, and the height of the exposed ground was only more than half a meter. Almost within the dead end of the tank's artillery, two 75mm rapid-fire guns and four machine guns successfully blocked an 800-meter offensive passage. Whether it's a 75-gun or a 2-pounder gun, there's no way to take him.
However, this bombshell put an end to the pillbox and about half a company of troops inside! The round and blunt warhead easily smashed open the top cover as thick as half a meter, smashing off the entire top of the bunker. Then accompanied by the explosion of explosives, a shock wave mixed with debris and dust rushed out of the various gun ports and vents of the bunker, and when the smoke cleared, only a half-collapsed ruin fell.
As the French line of defense was stripped away layer by layer, the armored forces began to advance in the direction of depth, and the entire armored company began to attack, and today their task was to advance 10 kilometers. This task has been accomplished, all that remains is for the armored forces to cooperate with the infantry to tear apart the opponent's position on both flanks, so that the breach becomes a little bigger.
"Do you feel strange? Why didn't we run into massive armored units of the French? Looking at the battle report in his hand and the map laid on the ground, Mike was a little confused. The French had only three lines of defense in this defensive zone, and if nothing else, they would be able to break through the last line by noon tomorrow at the latest, and then they would be faced with the unsuspecting French rear. I moved so much today and fought so fiercely, it is impossible for the French to be so sluggish that they do not react, right?
"So now the question arises, what are the French doing?" Mike was a little confused.
"Hold the grass! That is, Ruprecht and the French went against each other? Moltke looked at the telegram in his hand and said in surprise. It was at this time that the first large-scale collision between the Bavarian Panzer Corps and the French broke out in another breakthrough area! The 1st Panzer Division and the Reserve Panzer under the command of Ruprecht collided with the largest armoured group on the French front!
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