As the Syrian tanks rumbled closer, the Jewish militiamen prostrate on their makeshift positions were nervous. www.biquge.info In front of these rough-skinned iron guys, the rifles in their hands are similar to burning sticks, and the military training on weekdays only allows them to master the most basic combat skills, relying on fortifications such as buildings to fight against Arab thugs, and dealing with the enemy's chariots is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, if it weren't for the strong Russian men of the Irish Foreign Legion sitting next to them, they may have fled in a panic at this time.

The Syrian army unit in front of him is not a novice on the battlefield at first glance. Despite the extremely stubborn resistance of the opponent, and the terrifying scenes of flesh and blood flying in front of them, they did not stand still, and the chariots, armored vehicles, and infantry were almost always moving forward at a constant speed - in the face of the defender's shells and bullets, there was a huge difference between being protected by steel armor and being directly exposed, and the infantry was able to keep up with the rhythm of the advance of the combat vehicles, and they had shown plenty of courage!

On the defender's side, the four "heavy infantry" that slowly retreated sometimes attacked the Syrian combat vehicles with armor-piercing shells, and sometimes bombarded the Syrian infantry with high-explosive shells. The battle lasted about ten minutes, and they each consumed forty or fifty shells. Most active combat vehicles, including the Teutonic Knights, typically had a bomb load of around 80-100 rounds, and when the Irish engineers designed the "heavy infantry", the British were seen as the number one imaginary enemy. In order to defend against British attacks on the island of Ireland, the "heavy infantry" had a combat range of only 220 kilometers, and was a "short leg" among diesel-powered vehicles, and correspondingly, the shells and machine guns of the early models had a load of 121 rounds and 4,650 rounds respectively, which can be called a mobile point of fire on the battlefield.

Through the periscope on the turret, Frederick Anderson kept a close eye on the battlefield in front of him. Prior to their arrival in Palestine, they had received detailed information from intelligence officers about the active armed forces of the countries of the Middle East, thus gaining a prior understanding of these potential adversaries. The absolute size of the Syrian Army is small, but its combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and it can be said to be the most difficult opponent. Seeing the large force of Syrian troops in his sight approaching the temporary positions ambushed by his infantry, Anderson couldn't help but be a little worried, once those Jewish militiamen could not bear the mental pressure and collapsed and fled, the battle was very likely to develop in an unpredictable direction, and the loss of control of the right front would directly affect the overall battle situation.

"Hold on! Hold on! Anderson prayed in his heart.

At this moment, on the temporary blocking positions of the defenders, a total of five two-man anti-tank combat teams composed of Russian soldiers are ready to enter the battle at any time. The shooters in improvised camouflage lay motionless on the ground, their eyes coldly staring at the approaching Syrian tank, the loaders crouching or crouching behind the shooters, with a spare rocket in their hands and three more in a special bullet bag behind them. At first glance, this kind of infantry anti-tank group is mobile and flexible, and as a defensive side, it can effectively contain the enemy's combat vehicles, but judging from the existing experience of the Japanese-Soviet war, the infantry is only suitable for small-scale battles against armored units, and in large-scale and high-intensity battles, infantry units are almost vulnerable to fierce armored forces.

The rumbling sound became clearer, and there was a slight tremor on the ground, and the shouts of the Syrians could be faintly heard in my ears. This dead queen, a small group of Jewish militiamen at the forefront of the makeshift position, simply did not dare to look up and take another look. Suddenly, there was a "boom...... The long sound of "......", and the strange smell of gunsmoke also followed.

The Jewish militiamen turned their heads to see that the anti-tank bazookas in the hands of the Russian soldiers had "spoken".

At this time, the Syrian army tank was within the effective range of the 1944-type 50-mm rocket launcher, and the first rocket fired by the Russian soldier accurately hit the "Teutonic Knight" at the head of the Syrian army. Seeing this mighty iron guy instantly shrouded in the flames and smoke of the explosion, the Jewish militiamen felt an indescribable joy in their hearts.

After the rocket is fired, the shooters return to the prostrate evasion position from the crouching or lying position, and the loaders immediately reload with the spare rockets. Before the Syrian army's guns and artillery fire covered it, the groups tacitly cooperated and quickly completed the reloading. Immediately afterward, the loader cautiously and nimbly poked his head out to look ahead, then made a tactical gesture toward his companion.

Quickly or late, the shooter carries the anti-tank bazooka horizontally on his shoulder, crouches again or props himself up with his arms, and spends up to three or four seconds aiming and adjusting, and then firing the rocket again......

In this way, armor-piercing rockets flew one after another from the defender's temporary positions to the Syrian combat vehicles. At the same time, the "heavy infantry" detachments, which deliberately retreated to show the enemy, stopped and advanced with weak detachments, and constantly carried out short-stop firing on the way, although they were seven or eight hundred meters away from the Syrian tanks, the probability of the shells penetrating the "Teutonic knights" was still very low, and as soon as the tactical counterattack was launched, they quickly suppressed the opponent in momentum.

In response to the change in the pace of the battle, several heavy mortars deployed in the defender's second-line positions also opened heavy fire on the Syrian attacking troops within range. After the first shot, the burly Russian non-commissioned officer quickly calculated the corrective parameters and passed it aloud. After swift and skillful adjustments, the second shot of these heavy mortars blew up the Syrian infantry.

Having tasted the sweetness of defeating the opponent in the Syrian War of Independence and the Turkish Civil War, the Syrian army did not slow down the pace of the offensive or change the way of assault in the face of a sudden increase in casualties, but forcibly accelerated the pace of its advance. In a short time, the Syrian tanks had rushed to the front of the defenders' temporary positions, and it looked like they were about to crush the resistance of the Jews with any more strength, but the sudden and violent explosion stopped their unstoppable offensive - the power of those 1939 anti-tank mines was so great that the Syrian tanks that struck the mines were almost overturned, and even if the crew on them were lucky enough not to die, they would inevitably break their muscles and bones.

In the later stage of the Turkish Civil War, small and medium-sized armored collisions were common, and Syrian soldiers were no strangers to anti-tank rocket launchers and anti-tank mines, but the tactical literacy of the old Ottoman army was unsatisfactory, and it was already unintentional to fight, often as soon as the cannon sounded, there were groups of escapees, and the Syrian armored forces experienced another form of test on the Turkish battlefield, and now they came to Palestine with a disdainful attitude, It is expected that it will be subjected to complex modern defenses in such an obscure seaside town. Seeing that his own tank had hit a mine, the driver of the Syrian tank behind him hurriedly braked urgently. After stopping, they poured ammunition at the defenders' positions at any cost, but this conventional means did not play the role imagined, mortar shells from the rear of the defenders' positions fell one after another, although they could hardly threaten the Syrian combat vehicles, the impact of the explosion and the ensuing smoke interfered with the shooting of the Syrian armored troops, the defenders' positions suppressed by fire still had rockets flying from time to time, and what annoyed the Syrians even more was that two light and nimble "patrols" suddenly appeared on their flanks, Two 42 times diameter 75 mm guns could not gnaw at the frontal armor of the "Teutonic Knights", but it was more than enough to deal with the armored vehicles and infantry of the Syrian army, as well as the side armor of the "Teutonic Knights"!

More than half of the nine "Teutonic Knights" were lost, four of the more than a dozen armored vehicles were hit by bullets and caught fire, three were damaged and broke down, and no less than 100 infantry were killed and many were wounded...... As the losses of equipment and personnel intensified, the Syrian troops, which had been blocked by the storm, finally wavered. The chariots in front were in a dilemma and fell into a situation of being passively beaten, the infantry behind did not rush or retreat, one by one lying on the ground, firing in vain at the positions of the defenders, and the tracked and half-track armored vehicles sandwiched in the middle hurriedly unloaded the infantry, and then hurriedly turned around and drove away from the battlefield......

Behind the Syrian assault force, a wheeled armored vehicle with a loop antenna was parked in an open area, and the Syrian officer with a hideous facial scar stood in his seat, holding a pair of binoculars in his hand, his brow furrowed almost together.

"Our opponent can never be just a Jewish army of militias, with heavy tanks, infantry rockets, and mines, and they are well organized and fearless...... Damn it, they must have received direct support from a certain country to have such a powerful combat effectiveness! ”

"If that's the case, Lieutenant Colonel, what do we do now? Retreat? The thick-bearded staff officer asked, looking up.

The Scarface officer gritted his teeth and said, "In my opinion, the enemy's strength in front of us is only half of ours at most, and the equipment is not better than ours. ”

The staff officer was puzzled: "At the Ankara Military Academy, Colonel Balta once taught us that a temporary retreat is not the same as defeat, but a new offensive with regaining strength. ”

"Batar? He is only worthy of bragging in the military academy, and he is a sheep on the battlefield! The scarface officer said angrily, and after hesitation, he finally made up his mind to take a desperate gamble:

"I'd like to see if it's the enemy's fighting skills or our fearlessness! On my command, all the reserves are attacked, and three red flares are fired! ”

In this Syrian army, three red flares are a command to "attack to the death" to the officers and soldiers who are engaged in battle. After this signal, if anyone dares to retreat without permission, the overseer has the right to shoot him or her on the spot. Judging from past combat experience, as soon as the reserve unit is on board and the three signal flares are released, the Syrian officers and men will inevitably enter a state of violent offensive and launch a wave of charging regardless of losses, thus breaking the enemy's resistance.

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