At half past four o'clock in the afternoon of October 27, 1943, in the southern suburb of Los Angeles, the troops of the 49th Armored Division of the US Army, which finally arrived here after a lot of hardship, met strong resistance in this ordinary town. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Like the armored forces of the Ming army, the armored divisions of the US army also use large formations. The 49th Panzer Division, which is a regular army, has more than 300 tanks of various types. However, under the continuous attack of the Ming army's naval bomber force, this force has lost most of its armor force on the difficult road from the San Fernando Valley to here.

No way, who made them armored troops? Once this force reaches the beaches and near the port, it will be a huge blow to the Ming landing force. Back in the time of the staff's plans, the armored forces in the Los Angeles area were targets of the same nature as airfields.

And when the 49th Armored Division of the U.S. Army struggled to disperse a large number of defeated American troops who retreated from the town of Gardena and entered the town in a mighty way, the officers and men of the Ming Marine Corps used a large number of anti-tank rockets to repair them.

It was not impossible for armored troops to enter towns with narrow roads and numerous buildings. Just be prepared to suffer huge casualties. After all, the armored forces are powerful, but they face attacks from all directions inside towns with difficult terrain.

This situation became even more dangerous after the invention of the anti-tank rocket launcher. As an individual weapon, the anti-tank rocket launcher can be very lethal. Within a sufficiently close distance, such as fifty meters. This powerful anti-armor weapon can penetrate the rear of heavy tanks, as well as the wing armor.

And because of the difficult terrain and the fact that you have to be careful to slow down in towns where you have to be careful about driving slowly, these tanks are also vulnerable to attacks from high places within the high-rise buildings on both sides. The weakest point on the tanks is on top of them. And in addition to anti-tank rocket launchers, the kind of incendiary bombs made of gasoline directly filled into glass bottles are also a great threat to armored forces.

About 100 tanks of the 49th Armored Division of the US Army, supported by thousands of infantry, rushed into the town of Gardena in batches, but they hurriedly retreated after just over ten minutes. Two tank companies that had entered the town at the head of about twenty tanks were premeditated on the roads of the town. The rockets flying everywhere were a nightmare for the panzers.

The strong and sturdy front armor was basically no problem, but the Ming army hid in the buildings on both sides and fired at the flanks and rear of the tanks through hidden and narrow shooting holes, such as windows and doors. Whether it is Xia Fei or Sherman, or M26 Pershing, if they are hit directly at this distance, the fate will be the same. Turns into a blazing ball of fire.

As for the infantry accompanying the attack, they were suppressed by the fierce automatic fire of the Ming army. The Ming army was equipped with everything from the MG42 general-purpose machine gun to the submachine gun in the hands of ordinary soldiers, which could pour the fire of an entire magazine chain on the infantry in a very short time. By the time the U.S. tanks turned their turrets to prepare for the attack, the elite Ming officers and soldiers had already shifted their positions.

The 49th Panzer Division, which had never participated in actual combat since its formation, was completely unable to react to this situation. They just dogmatically pushed forward the way they had been trained until they were destroyed.

At this time, fighter planes belonging to the Americans finally began to appear in the sky. These were warplanes that had taken off from other distant airfields that had not been destroyed in the Ming naval attack. They rushed over from afar at great risk to provide air cover for the ground forces. Because of the distance, many US fighters can only stay over the battlefield for a short time. Because they don't have enough fuel.

But this is enough, it is better than the wanton bombing of Ming warplanes everywhere in the sky. At least the officers and men of the 49th Panzer Division feel that the situation is much stronger now than before.

Armored troops are armored forces after all, and their strength is still incomparable to ordinary infantry. After the previous test was hit hard, the U.S. military commanders quickly adjusted their deployment. Put a large number of infantry into the battlefield to protect the tank. These infantrymen went house by house to clear the Ming defenders inside, opening the way for the armored troops to advance at a huge cost of casualties. And the tanks of the armored forces provide them with fire support at a greater distance.

The American armored corps also does not care that they are now fighting on the soil of their own country. As long as it is suspected that the building of the Ming army is hidden, it is directly a cannonball to open the way. This violent advance brought considerable losses to the Ming army's naval and land warfare, and because of the distance, the anti-tank weapons in the hands of the Ming army could hardly pose a threat to those tanks with strong armor.

More than ten minutes later, most of this small town had fallen into the hands of the 49th Panzer Division. Although the Ming army sent many reinforcements from the harbor in vehicles, their machine guns might be able to stand up to the American infantry. But it could not withstand those tanks.

Just as the Ming army was about to be driven out of the town. Thus exposing the rear road directly to the Long Beach area. The Ming army's big killer arrived.

"It's really intense." Wang Cheng, a second lieutenant of the 34th Armored Division of the Ming Army, lay on the turret of his tank with half of his body, raised his head to look at the fighters chasing each other in the sky, and said with a smashing mouth: "These flying in the sky are really enough to play with life." ”

An airplane is a very fast machine. Pilots need to put a lot of effort into controlling the aircraft well. Especially at this time, the fighters on both sides are flying at a very low altitude, and the slightest carelessness is very likely to crash directly into the ground.

With the continuous advancement of science and technology, the threat of aircraft to ground armor has even begun to gradually exceed that of the enemy armored forces themselves. Without strong air support, armored forces on the ground are likely to be overwhelmed by enemy bomber forces. The importance of aircraft among armored troops is also increasing rapidly.

"Attention everyone." Wang Cheng's headset heard the voice of his company commander: "Each car group entered the town ahead. Keep an eye out for contact with enemy armored forces at all times and do not leave the protection of the infantry. Line up in battle formation, let's go! ”

After receiving a call for help from the marines who were fighting fiercely in the town of Gardena, the Ming landing command immediately ordered the 34th Panzer Division, which had already begun to go ashore, to send its own armored forces to support. In any case, those American tanks rushed to the harbor area. It is now full of troops and all kinds of valuable supplies. Panzers of about two tank companies were ordered to go to support.

Waves of American bombers continued to appear in the sky. They flew desperately in the direction of the harbor under the cover of fighters. The Americans also knew very well what a large, largely intact port meant to the Ming army. Because even in the face of the frantic obstruction of thousands of Ming fighters, they still flew towards the port area regardless of the cost of casualties.

The fighter units of the Ming army and the navy have used their forces to the extreme. On the surface of the open sea more than 100 nautical miles away, many aircraft carriers in the huge Daming Navy's many task forces are constantly taking off and landing various types of aircraft. Fighter jets to maintain air supremacy. Bombers went to provide support to the ground forces. Torpedo planes were used as horizontal bombers to attack important strategic targets.

Many of HNA's ground crews and pilots have almost begun to lose their work. They have been busy from the early hours of the morning to the time when they have hardly stopped, and if it weren't for their desperate efforts, the situation facing the Ming army now would definitely be much worse.

"Armor-piercing shells." Look at the town not far away, where flames and smoke are everywhere, and the deafening sound of gunfire almost resounds through the heavens and the earth. Wang Cheng pulled down his military hat and retracted it into the turret.

"Armor-piercing bullets!" The gunner loaded an 88 mm armor-piercing shell into the chamber and shouted loudly.

Wang Cheng's car belongs to the 34th Armored Division of the Ming Army, and it is a cutting-edge Leopard G tank. The base has always been Leopard, but compared to the prototype, many of the improved models have been greatly improved in all aspects of performance.

It didn't take long for the Leopard tank to follow its company into town before it ran into its opponent. After turning around a large building, several U.S. tanks appeared on the opposite side of the road, which was not very wide.

Wang Cheng's Leopard was following behind the leader's car, their company commander's car, and when he turned the corner, an armor-piercing bullet hit the turret of his car. The huge vibration almost caused Wang Cheng to hit his head on the handrail on the side.

Good as an experienced, well-trained group of armored troops. Wang Cheng's tank had already positioned its turret at a seventy-five-degree angle before making a turn. The 76mm armor-piercing projectile fired from the U.S. Sherman tank hit the turret and flew away.

"Turn the body around!" Wang Cheng, who didn't have the kung fu to scold his mother, didn't even straighten up, so he loudly ordered the driver to turn the tank body with exposed flanks to the front. Because the road is very narrow and the size of the Leopard is so huge, only two tanks can be placed on this road at a time. This is also one of the reasons why armored forces do not like urban combat.

"Lock it!" The M4 Sherman chariot on the opposite side could only be placed on the road because of its tall body, and one of the two armor-piercing bullets they fired hit Wang Cheng's car and was bounced away. The other one shot at the company commander's car did not hit at all. In terms of the distance between the two sides, either the US military is super bad in technology or super bad in luck.

It takes time for a tank to reload the main gun shells, and whether it is well-trained in peacetime can be seen from the time when the ammunition is reloaded. (To be continued.) )

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