Chapter 140: The Fierce Battle of Baku (6)

"That guy is on the front again?" A field command car with a forest-like radio station parked next to a potholed road, surrounded by a group of armored vehicles, transports, various other vehicles, and a large number of infantry. The door of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info was knocked open, and Zhang Cheng, who was wearing a straight military uniform, walked into the command car, glanced at the car, and looked at the chief of staff of the Second Armored Division with a slight frown.

"Sir." The chief of staff with two beautiful mustaches looked at Zhang Cheng with some embarrassment, and didn't know what to say. As a senior commander, Major General Lu Zhiyuan's style of liking to drive tanks to the front line in person made him very helpless.

"Forget it." Zhang Cheng sighed lightly, waved his hand and stopped continuing the topic. Stepping up to the map table, he looked at the map with various markers, and asked aloud, "How's it going?" ”

"Sir." The chief of staff hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to the map, and replied, "Here, our tank group has already encountered the Russian tanks. Now it is in the midst of a fierce battle. ”

"What about the support of the Army Airlines?" Zhang Cheng asked.

"The Third Air Force called and said that it could not fully grasp air supremacy, and dive bombers could not provide support to ground forces." The chief of staff hurriedly responded.

"Oh." Zhang Cheng nodded. Frowning, he carefully looked at the map for a while, then turned and left the command vehicle. Went outside and walked on the roof of an armored car, raised the binoculars hanging on his chest and looked into the distance. There, a fierce steel collision is erupting.

There was a hint of blood in the sweltering air, and the sound of dense and mournful shelling resounded throughout the battlefield. Flying shells and tracer bullets for calibration flew freely across the battlefield. From time to time, it fell to the ground and splattered large expanses of hot earth.

Major General Lu Zhiyuan regrouped his 2nd Tank Division before entering the battlefield. The huge tank cluster was headed by about thirty heavy Tiger tanks. The Leopard tanks following behind the heavy tank battalion pulled out battle lines in armored companies, and more than a hundred tanks formed a wave-like assault formation, surging like a rock towards the Russian tank unit opposite.

Thanks to the technical help of the Germans, the tanks in the Russian army were basically equipped with radios that the Germans helped produce. As a result, their ability to coordinate and command each other has been greatly improved. Although they belong to two tank divisions, at least there are no major problems in terms of coordinated operations.

"We've been hit!" The driver's mournful shouts made the hearts of several crew members tremble at the same time. At that moment, when the shell fired by the Russian tank hit Lin Shuo's tank, the whole tank trembled. The dull sound of steel pounding made the crews in the tank twitch suddenly.

"Shut up!" Lin Shuo roared angrily to silence his crew. Due to the shock of the hit, his captain's periscope was displaced, and he was unable to obtain specific data information through the periscope.

Lin Shuo frowned, and suddenly pushed open the hatch above his head and poked himself out half. This practice is definitely looking for death on the battlefield where shells and bullets are flying, and it is completely up to luck to survive. But this gives you the best view, and only the brave have the courage to do so.

Lin Shuo, who was holding a telescope, took a closer look at the battlefield, then pressed his throat intercom and shouted, "One o'clock direction, Russian tank!" Adjust the turret and prepare it for firing. ”

With the roar of grinding machinery, the Tiger tank's turret began to rotate to the right, and then soon came to a halt. After the coaxial machine gun fired a few shots to determine the trajectory, Lin Shuo shouted, "Fire!" ”

"Boom!" A cannon rang out. An 88 mm armor-piercing projectile flew out of the muzzle with a scorching flame and rushed towards its target at a speed that was indistinguishable to the naked eye. An extremely fast BT7 was punctured in an instant, and soon turned into a jumping flame.

"Reload!" The roar of the gunners rang out inside the tank. It didn't take long for another heavy 88-mm armor-piercing shell to be sent into the breech.

"Fire!" With Lin Shuo's order, another T26 tank turned into a brilliant flame in the shelling.

Lin Shuo, whose eyes danced with a cluster of flames, stared at the Russian tanks, constantly ordering the gunners to adjust the turret angle and firing angle, and set off fireworks one Russian tank after another. As for the counterattack of the Russian army, all artillery shots below 50 mm caliber can only be heard and left a trace.

Most of the new T34 and KV heavy tanks of the Russian army are deployed along the Ural defense line, and only a small number of the two tank divisions of the Caucasian Army are deployed. Most of them are armed with light tanks such as BT7 and T26.

In fact, because the intelligence reconnaissance and counter-espionage work were carried out very well, the specific information of the new equipment of the Ming army was almost not leaked. Dense possible. The Russians did not know the performance of the Ming tank, especially the performance of the new Haw Par. They can only take it for granted that their opponents will be judged by their own level. Then, when it comes to the real confrontation, it is dumbfounded.

Whether it is BT7 or T26, these two light tanks are vulnerable in front of the Ming tank in terms of firepower and armor protection in addition to speed. The Ming Haw Par could easily destroy these Russian tanks from a distance of 1,000 meters, and the 37mm and 45mm guns on the Russian tanks were a tickle for the Haw Pars.

In this case, the commanders of the Russian army simply have no choice. He could only curse angrily at the tank designers while ordering the fast tanks to accelerate from the flanks to the flanks and rear of the Ming tank cluster, trying to attack closely. After all, the closer the distance, the stronger the penetration ability of the armor-piercing projectile. In addition, if you go around the flanks and rear, you can attack the rear and side armor where the armor is weak. These truths are still known to the armored soldiers.

However, the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

More than 100 fast tanks of the Russians made a detour from both flanks to attack the Ming armored forces. But more than half of them had already been knocked out on the way. Those so-called armor was thinner than paper in the face of the shelling of the Ming tanks. As long as they are hit, they are all killed by one shot.

In the end, there were only about 20 Russian fast tanks that managed to go around the flank during the shelling of the Ming tanks. And these armored soldiers on the tank, who had reached a distance of just over a hundred meters, were still desperate. Even at this distance, they will not be able to penetrate the armor of the Daming tank!

"Those damn bastards!" Watch as the tanks under your command become piles of twisted scrap metal. The Russian commander was furious, but there was nothing he could do. Now the distance between the two sides is close to five hundred meters, and it is a joke to want to withdraw from the battlefield at this time. The reversing speed is not enough, and turning around and running away is even more dead. Now this situation can only be gritted teeth and rush through!

The T34, which had high hopes, did not penetrate a Ming tank at a distance of 1,000 meters, and the same was true when it approached 500 meters! The commander of the armored forces of the Russian army felt like he wanted to die. In fact, the Russian tank designers cannot be blamed. After all, who let them meet Zhang Cheng, who opened the hanging? And the Daming tanks on the front line are all Tiger types known for their strong defensive strength!

"Stop!" Seeing the Russian tanks approaching at high speed on the opposite side, Major General Lu Zhiyuan quickly gave the order to shoot in place.

The Leopards in the back quickly stepped forward to fill the gap between the Tigers, destroying the Russian tanks with precise artillery strikes. However, as the distance got closer, the Russians finally achieved their results. Except for those luck that hit the observation hole, hit the hatch. Several Leopards failed to fly armor-piercing shells and were damaged in battle.

Overall, though, the ratio of battle losses between the two sides is staggering.

"Boom!" Rear Admiral Road's tank opened fire again, but this time the shells hit the clearing, kicking up a cloud of hot dirt. More than 100 destroyed Russian tanks smoked and burned across the unobstructed wilderness. And this smoke drifted in all directions by the wind, which seriously affected the accuracy of the artillery of the Daming tank, which used optical aiming.

"Are these Russians crazy?" Major General Lu Zhiyuan was surprised to see through the periscope that the Russian tanks that were no more than 100 meters away were still approaching his side, and shouted in shock.

Not to mention the terrifying battle damage ratio, just in this desperate asymmetrical contrast of firepower and defense, the commander with a modicum of sanity should have ordered a retreat. If we continue to fight, we will only be completely annihilated.

In fact, the Russians have withdrawn. Their only dozen or so KV heavy tanks were left behind because of their slow speed. At this time, having received the order of the commander, he withdrew from the battlefield under the cover of smoke from the destroyed tank, and quickly retreated under the protection of the infantry in the rear. There is no point in continuing to fight.

"Boom!" There was a dull metal knock, and Major General Road's tank shook suddenly. Although the heavy armor was not penetrated, the headlights and sighting equipment on the car were damaged.

"Damn." After scolding, Major General Lu Zhiyuan raised his hand and pushed open the hatch above his head, leaning out and using his eyes to guide the target of the turret. It's just that after looking at it for a while, Major General Lu Zhiyuan was surprised to find that there was no resistance on the other side. The entire battlefield was littered with burning or smoking tank wreckage, and he couldn't find a target to attack.

"It's over?" Looking at the tragic scene in front of him, smelling the air mixed with the smell of blood and all kinds of strange smells, Major General Lu Zhiyuan let out a long breath.

The Russians behaved very bravely. If the Second Armored Division hadn't been equipped with new tanks, today's battle losses would definitely not be so small!

With the advent of a new era of war, the power of science and technology has begun to become the most critical factor in determining the outcome of the war! (To be continued.) )