Historically, Rommel waited for a day and waited for the arrival of the large forces before starting to cross the river, but now, with the upgrading of their equipment, they don't need to wait any longer, only one of them, an armored division, can also fight to the other side of the river, and can easily cross the river!

Rommel looked behind him, and behind the Panther tanks was the infantry fighting vehicles of the 7th Motorized Rifle Battalion. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

During the Spanish Civil War, the Sd Kfz 232 heavy armored vehicle was tested for its strong combat effectiveness and battlefield adaptability, and at the same time, the improvement of this heavy armored vehicle continued.

Now the newest model, called the Sd Kfz 234 heavy armored vehicle, and in the troops, more directly and customarily called it an infantry fighting vehicle.

It was still eight-wheel drive and four-axle, but the entire body was wider, and after the interior space was redesigned, this heavy armored car opened from the rear, just like the infantry fighting vehicles of later generations.

At the same time, the turret on the top is equipped with an automatic tank gun improved from the 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun, which has fierce firepower, and there is no need to be afraid of ordinary tanks.

And from the outside, this heavy armored car, the hull is larger than before, the front end is shuttle-shaped, this cross-section, is completely for water navigation.

This infantry fighting vehicle is capable of sailing on the water!

In its tail section, there are also two propellers, which are used to propel the armored car forward on the water, and the entire armored vehicle is still ten tons, but the increased volume gives it enough buoyancy!

This new type of armored vehicle has begun to be equipped with troops in batches, and needless to say, some middle-level commanders can guess that the ability to navigate on the water is, of course, to cross the English Channel at some point in the future.

In Europe, where the water network is everywhere, this armored vehicle is also useful.

Although Rommel's 7th Panzer Division was designed to fight in North Africa in the future, the wide hull of this vehicle made it easy to install a huge exhaust fan.

Yes, in North Africa, heat is the first natural enemy, and many soldiers will not be able to bear it, and at this time, this kind of armored vehicle with a wide hull shows its superiority.

In this era, air conditioning is a thought, and the wide body of the car can at least make the internal air convection smoother and reduce the physical exertion of the members inside. At the same time, the ability to sail on the water has also been preserved.

Due to the limited production of weapons in Germany, the 7th Motorized Battalion was equipped with this kind of infantry fighting vehicle, but the 6th Motorized Infantry Regiment in the back was not fully equipped with armored vehicles for the time being, and they came in six-wheeled cars.

They don't have armored vehicles to cross the river, but they have rubber boats!

This hour is for them to prepare.

Opposite them was the French 9th Army, which had also hurried into Belgium and moved to the Maas, and it barely took long to see the German troops on the opposite side.

The commander of the army group, Lieutenant General Kora, listened to the reports of the front-line scouts and sensed that the situation was not good.

If you compare in terms of numbers, the number of his group army far exceeds that of the other side, but, in terms of combat effectiveness, his side is definitely not advantageous.

"Call in for help from the headquarters immediately, we need more troops." Lieutenant General Cora said that at his headquarters here, he could use a telescope to see the tall and powerful tanks on the opposite side, which made Lieutenant General Cora feel very uneasy.

Fortunately, there is no bridge on this side, and it is obvious that the other side is waiting for the bridge-building troops to come and force the river to cross, which makes it easier for the other side, at least, there is no need to worry about facing those terrible tanks directly.

Until now, the French army did not seem to have come up with a very good way to deal with those terrible tanks.

Now, he needs more troops, which gives him peace of mind.

"Report, the Germans on the opposite side, lined up their tanks on the river bank!" Just then, an even more surprising news came.

The opponent's tanks are lined up on the riverbank, and if there is heavy artillery on their side, they can bombard the other side! It's a pity that I arrived in a hurry, and those heavy artillery are still behind!

Raising the binoculars and looking at everything on the riverbank over there, Lieutenant General Kora's uneasiness gradually intensified, could it be that the other party was about to attack?

The other party's actions are really fast! Lieutenant General Cora held up a high-powered telescope and saw behind the other party, there were some rubber boats, which were being inflated, and he was immediately even more shocked: "Immediately fortify along the river bank, enter the position, the Germans are going to cross the river!" ”

At this time, the tactics of the Germans were already obvious, it was really hateful to use tanks to provide fire support and use those rubber boats to cross the river, they actually did not rest, and as soon as they arrived, they immediately began to cross the river!

Although you don't have heavy weapons, you have all kinds of machine guns, as long as you spread along the riverbank, the opponent's rubber boat can shoot at the river when crossing the river, it must be an easy task.

If you want to force your way across the Maas River, no way!

The French soldiers on this side hurriedly entered the positions on the bank of the river, and there were quite a few machine gunners, who were quietly waiting and waiting.

When the sun began to set in the west, at four o'clock in the afternoon, the battle to force the crossing of the Maas River finally began.

"Three minutes of artillery coverage, hit me!" Standing on the riverbank, looking at the other side, Rommel shouted loudly.

Fire!

"Boom!" An 88-mm tank gun, which opened heavy fire, a high-explosive grenade, flew towards the opposite position.

After the development of the 88 mm tank gun matured, the newly built tanks began to be equipped with 88 mm tank guns, the reason is very simple, that is, cost and man-hours.

In terms of power, it is about the same as a 75 mm long-barreled gun, but it is enough to build two 88 mm guns to build one 75 mm gun.

High-powered high-pressure tank guns are generally not used as howitzers, after all, the barrel itself has a limited lifespan, but in battle, no one has taken it seriously.

Winning the battle is more important than anything else!

An increase in caliber means an increase in power for a high-explosive grenade!

"Boom!" 88-mm grenades, accurately hitting one of the machine-gun positions opposite.

The German light machine gun, very similar to the Czech-made one, with a magazine on it, this 7.5mm Saterila light machine gun is very reliable and is the standard equipment of the French army.

They did not expect that at the beginning of the battle, as machine gunners, they were already the most dangerous, how did the Germans on the opposite side accurately discover this machine gun position on their side?

For the tankers, with their high-precision sights, they can look at every inch of land on the opposite side, and the muzzle of a machine gun can expose the target, and for an hour, they are searching for the target, and now, they are firing!

"Wait, I'll go up with me!" Amid the heavy sound of artillery, Rommel shouted at a wheeled armored car.