Chapter 706: Tank Duel

The tank groups of the two sides were getting closer and closer, and a Type 39 tank of the 2nd column in the front column fired an armor-piercing projectile. ,!

I saw a muffled sound of "boom", and this armor-piercing projectile accurately hit the target, successfully hitting the frontal armor of a Soviet T-26B tank, and the armor-piercing projectile with a caliber of 75 mm easily penetrated this T-26B tank.

Immediately, a large hole appeared in the front of the hit tank, and it stopped in smoke, apparently, the T-26B tank was completely reimbursed.

Soon, as the Type 39 tank fired its first shot, several Type 39 tanks in front of the entire team also opened fire, not only firing armor-piercing shells, but also firing high-explosive shells.

Suddenly, in the tank group of the Soviet army, several tanks were shot one after another, and the accuracy of the fighters was still very high, the soldiers were all veterans of two or three years, they were very experienced, the level was high, and the accuracy of the shells was naturally good, and they almost hit the target.

Seeing that the tanks of the 36th Army were the first to open fire, and it seemed that they had destroyed several of their own tanks, many tanks in the Soviet tank group also opened fire.

Many Soviet tanks fired 45-mm shells flew towards the fighters' tanks, and some of these shells, except for some misses, still hit the target.

Suddenly, several Type 39 tanks were shot, and the Soviet army's round of shooting, the shells fired may have two kinds of armor-piercing shells and high-explosive shells, and the tanks hit by high-explosive shells are basically fine, and the fighters in the tank just feel the body vibrate, and their ears are buzzing, which is more uncomfortable.

And the tank hit by an armor-piercing projectile. The situation is more serious, all the tanks hit by armor-piercing shells, except for one tank, because of the phenomenon of "ricochet", the rest of the tanks were hit by the location of the pits of different depths, one of which was a tank with a pit that appeared a little large.

But fortunately, the unique design of the Type 39 tank is all beveled armor, which is equivalent to a greatly strengthened armor thickness and 45 mm armor-piercing shells. It is still relatively difficult to penetrate the thick alloy armor of the Type 39 tank.

Seeing that their first round of artillery bombardment had clearly hit several tanks of the 36th Army, these tanks that had been shot were still moving forward at high speed as if they were fine.

Seeing this scene, many Soviet officers and soldiers were nervous and a little unbelievable, the squadron also had such an excellent tank, such a tank level. Even compared to the powerful German tanks, it was not inferior.

However, it didn't take long for the Soviet officers and soldiers to struggle. The tank groups on both sides immediately got mixed up.

The tanks on both sides were driving face to face, a distance of one or two thousand meters, just a blink of an eye, the twin rounds only fired the first round of shells, and immediately, the tanks of both sides were intertwined, and on this Gobi desert of more than ten square kilometers, a large-scale tank battle began.

The whole area was filled with the sound of artillery and the smoke of gunfire. About 100 tanks of the 1st Infantry Division of the 2nd Column and nearly 200 tanks of the Soviet Army began a duel.

At the forefront of the tank regiment were two tank battalions, each with 46 tanks, and the position of the mixed battalion was slightly behind.

The fighters of the tank regiment relied on the excellent performance of the tank, and the fighters were skilled. and Soviet tanks, twice as large as themselves, basically equal, or slightly superior, in just a few minutes of the start of the war.

Because more than a dozen Soviet tanks have been destroyed, and the fighters' tanks have been hit by more bullets. Many Type 39 tanks had holes on their bodies, but the fighters had very few destroyed tanks, basically none.

There was one of the most severely damaged Type 39 tanks, with several large pits in the body that looked shocking, but this tank still did not lose its combat effectiveness and continued to fight there.

The Type 39 tank has thick armor, strong protection capabilities, and is relatively balanced in all aspects, showing strong battlefield survivability at this time.

In addition, the Type 39 tank has a simple structure and reliable machinery, which is not only convenient for mass production, but also has low requirements for logistics and maintenance, and is relatively easy to repair.

This is why the T-34 tank is known as one of the best tanks in the entire World War II, and the prototype of the Type 39 tank is the famous T-34 tank.

As the battle between the two sides progressed, the strong battlefield survivability and powerful firepower of the Type 39 were reflected at this time, and if the proportion of battle losses was calculated, the T-26B tank of the Soviet Army was at an absolute disadvantage.

In just a few minutes of fighting between the two sides, there were almost no Type 39 tanks destroyed, only 20 or 30 Type 39 tanks were damaged to varying degrees, while the Soviet tanks had been destroyed more than a dozen, and the number of damaged tanks was even more, no less than that of Type 39 tanks.

The colonel commander of the tank regiment was also relieved at this time when he saw that the Soviet tanks on the battlefield were constantly destroyed, which showed that the overall performance of the Soviet tanks was one grade worse than his own tanks.

And what about the superiority of the Soviet tanks in numbers? It's not that it's been constantly wrecked.

However, at this time, the fighters of the mixed battalion also arrived, and the two dozen Type 39 tanks of the mixed battalion immediately joined the battle group, and the two dozen armored personnel carriers of the mixed battalion also stopped at this time, and the doors of these armored vehicles were wide open, and the fighters inside got out of the car one after another, carrying 40 mm rocket launchers and entering the battlefield.

At this time, many Soviet tanks saw that the 36th Army had a lot of infantry, more than 20 armored vehicles stopped at the edge of the battlefield, at least 200 soldiers entered the battlefield, and many of these soldiers of the 36th Army were still carrying strange weapons.

Seeing the 40mm bazooka of the soldiers, many Soviet officers and soldiers were puzzled and thought in their hearts, what kind of weapon is that?

But soon, these Soviet troops knew what kind of weapon it was, and for the Soviet army, it was a lethal weapon, a very lethal weapon, and a very terrifying weapon.

The fighters who entered the battlefield, in groups of several people, immediately found a Soviet T-26B light tank that was firing not far away.

"Look over there, there's a Soviet tank over there!"

When this tank was discovered, the soldier in charge of observation immediately pointed to the Soviet tank, shouted excitedly, and followed the direction pointed by the soldier, and the soldier carrying a 40-mm rocket launcher immediately found the target.

Unhurried, very skillful and calm, the fighter aimed at a target a few tens of meters away in a short time, and the T-26B tank not far away did not realize that the danger was approaching.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, a rocket accurately hit the T-26B tank, and suddenly, the tank was pierced by the rocket, and it became unrecognizable in the same place, and the tank was completely reimbursed.

As the soldiers carried a lot of 40 rocket launchers into the battlefield, the Soviet tanks were destroyed one by one, and after several tanks were destroyed, many Soviet officers finally discovered the abnormality.

Seeing such a powerful weapon, their own tanks are like papier-mâché under this weapon, and these Soviet officers' mouths are open, and they can't close them for a long time.

How so? How could the 36th Army have such a weapon of terror?

No one answered these Soviet officers, they were answered by a shell fired by a Type 39 tank, rockets fired by fighters, and the sound of explosions in harmony.

In the middle of the sound, many Soviet officers came back to their senses and began to look at the form of the battlefield, only to see that the battlefield was full of destroyed tanks, these tanks were emitting thick smoke or burning, there were at least thirty or forty such tanks, and these tanks were all Soviet tanks.

When many Soviet officers saw this scene, their hearts sank.

At this time, the morale of the fighters was high, and the fighters were scrambling to destroy the Soviet tanks, even if the Soviet tanks were superior in numbers, the fighters were not afraid.

But soon, the numerical superiority of the Soviet troops was lost, and a large number of tanks of the 4th Infantry Division of the 3rd Column Tank Regiment rushed over.

"Comrades! The comrades of the 4th column came!! ”

Seeing the reinforcements coming, the colonel commander of the 2nd column immediately shouted happily into his wireless phone.

Seeing their own reinforcements coming, a large number of tanks of the 4th Column Tank Regiment were speeding over, and the soldiers immediately cheered, and the soldiers had already seen the dawn of victory.

With the addition of so many tanks in the 4th Column Tank Regiment, the fighters' tanks have an absolute advantage in numbers, and many fighters carrying 40-mm rocket launchers are also a large force.

On the battlefield at this time, the fighters' bazookas also played an important role, and there were many Soviet tanks destroyed by 40-mm bazookas.

In less than half an hour of fighting between the two sides, the number of tanks destroyed by the Soviet army reached 60 or 70, and in addition, many tanks were damaged.

Behind the Soviet tank group, at this time, a large number of Soviet infantry were rushing up, but these infantry had not yet entered the battlefield of the battle between the two sides, and from both sides, a large number of armored personnel carriers and off-road vehicles were killed.

At this time, the fighters of the two mechanized infantry regiments outflanked from the flanks arrived, and on these combat vehicles, quite a few 30-mm machine guns began to fire, and many AK-47 assault rifles in the hands of many fighters began to shoot, and many Soviet infantry fell.

Seeing this scene, many Soviet officers felt a chill in their hearts, and if they continued to fight like this, there would be only one result, that is, a fiasco.

Soon, these Soviet officers gave the order to retreat, the Soviet tank groups were ready to retreat, and the Soviet infantry was ready to retreat.

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