"Director Lin! They're coming, and Lao Maozi's tank has been lured over! The front is T28, the back is T26, there are more than 300 of them! ”

"Are all 75mm anti-tank guns ready? Very good! Listen to it all! Listen to my orders and open fire, all the fire is concentrated on the T28, leave the T26 alone! Leave the T26 to the tank to deal with, and first use tungsten armor-piercing bullets to beat the old Maozi's T28! ”

Hearing the excited shouts in the telephone headset, Lin Zuoda, who personally went to the front line to direct the anti-tank artillery to fight the ambush, immediately issued a combat order. The officers and men hiding in the anti-tank stronghold disguised as sand dunes immediately took action, and one by one 75mm anti-tank guns of 46 times caliber were removed from camouflage, pushed into gun positions, stretched out their long barrels, and aimed in the direction of the smoke and dust rising in front of them. The gunners were also in place, and a shiny tungsten armor-piercing shell was filled into the chamber, just waiting for the T28 tank of the Soviets to crash into itself.

Of course, the "uranium alloy armor-piercing projectile" that Chang Ruiqing made a big deal about in the early years has not been researched now, but the development of tungsten steel armor-piercing bullet has long been successful. Although tungsten alloy is extremely difficult to manufacture, with tungsten carbide technology provided by Germany and the United Kingdom, China still has the ability to produce tungsten steel armor-piercing bullets in large quantities. However, the cost of this tungsten steel armor-piercing projectile is not low, almost several times that of ordinary steel-core armor-piercing bullets, so the inventory of the Chinese Expeditionary Force is not very large, and the inventory of 75mm caliber tungsten steel armor-piercing projectiles is even less, which is used to deal with the killer weapon of the Soviet heavy tanks that have not yet been produced! If it weren't for the appearance of this T28/1932 type with thickened frontal armor, Zhang Zhizhong and Zhao Zongyang would definitely not have been willing to take it out and use it.

60 75mm anti-tank guns hidden in the sea of sand have just been prepared. The Type 31 tanks and infantry (cavalry) in front of them had already fought and retreated. Boom Boom Boom ...... The explosion of the T28's 76.2mm shells is still quite bluffing, after all, the caliber is placed there. Each hit on the Type 31 will cause a large fireball, but once the fireball is gone. Most of the Type 31 tanks that were hit were just scratching off a little paint and still able to retreat at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour. But this slow speed was enough to keep a safe distance between these tanks and the Soviet tank cluster.

Because after the addition of 30mm frontal armor, the total combat weight of the T28 tank has increased from the original 27 tons to 28 tons, and some to 32 tons! However, the engine horsepower of the T28/1932 did not increase accordingly, so this tank with a "perfect balance of speed, armor, and firepower" also became a large iron turtle that could only move at a turtle speed. As for the Soviet T26 tanks, they could have run faster, but their armor was too thin. It couldn't carry the 45mm tank gun of the Type 31 tank at all, so it could only follow the T28 tank slowly, and it couldn't give full play to the advantage of high speed.

"The tanks stay in formation. The infantry pay attention to keep up and do not rush...... The enemy can't run away! Nikonov was already half leaning out of the turret of the T28 tank he was riding, holding a walkie-talkie microphone in his hand and directing the battle. Because he had already seen that something was wrong, he was not in a hurry to pursue. Rather, let the troops stay in formation. Slowly advancing. However, what he was most worried about at this time was the "iron pipe weapon" used by the Chinese infantry, and he was afraid that there would be a large force of Chinese infantry armed with "iron pipe weapons" lying in ambush behind the sand dunes in front of him.

"Stop, all tanks stop, all T28, bombard the dunes ahead with tank guns!"

Therefore, at each stage of the pursuit, Nikonov would order everyone to stop advancing and bombard the sand dunes in front with the 76.2mm infantry gun equipped with the T28 to determine whether there was an ambush. Seeing a qiē in front of you is normal. He breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the tank group to continue the pursuit.

But he never dreamed of it. Just in front of the tank cluster less than 1,500 meters away from the tank cluster he commanded, there were already dozens of cannons aiming the muzzles of the black hole at these precious tanks of his!

"Bah, bah, ......" A few 76.2mm shells had just fallen around the bunker where Lin Zuoda was, and although there was no damage, the sand and soil stirred up by the shell explosion almost submerged the bunker he was in. At this moment, while spitting sand foam, he carried the phone and ordered loudly: "Attention all anti-tank guns, now, fire!" Hit hard, hit me hard! ”

At a distance of less than 1,000 meters, the T28 tank is very tall, and it is not much more difficult to deal with than to shoot a target!

"Boom, boom, boom......"

A series of explosions rang out, and the 60 75mm/L46 anti-tank guns of the five anti-tank artillery battalions under the command of Lin Zuo immediately made the Soviet tank crews realize that their T28/1932 tanks were far from reaching the impregnable Cheng Dù. The dozens of T28/1932 tanks that rushed to the front were all shot in less than half a minute! Tungsten steel armor-piercing shells fired with 46 times caliber 75mm guns are not at all able to withstand 50 to 80mm poor quality armor plates. The tanks that were hit without exception immediately lost their combat effectiveness, some were hit by the ammunition rack and exploded, turning into a pile of parts, and some were on fire, and the T28 tank used an M5 aero engine, which burned gasoline instead of diesel, and naturally it was a dozen, and it turned into a pile of metal torches over time.

Due to the lack of sufficient psychological preparation, the T28 and T26 tanks following behind immediately panicked, some of them wanted to reverse at full speed and exit the area shrouded in death first, while others stopped and opened fire, trying to suppress the enemy tanks or anti-tank guns that did not know where with 76.5mm or 37mm shells.

In just two or three minutes, dozens of T28s were beaten to scrap metal, and the continuous explosions and the roar of shelling frightened the remaining tanks to reverse and retreat, and Nikonov, who was supervising the battle in the back row of the T28 tank cluster, was even more dumbfounded, and the term hunter appeared in his mind!

"Stalker! It's a stalker...... Immediately retreat, let's get out of here! Retreat! ”

Nikonov hurriedly picked up the microphone. Giving orders with a trembling voice. Hundreds of T28 and T26 tanks heard the order and reversed at full speed. At the same time, 75mm armor-piercing shells still hit as if they didn't want money. The goal is huge. The T28 tank, which was moving extremely slowly, had no way to dodge at all, and one after another was hit and caught fire!

"Fire! Shoot back! T26 outflanked from both wings ......"

Seeing that the T28 beside him had all turned into scrap metal, GC fighters like Rao Nikonov were also frightened, and hurriedly ordered a cannon counterattack, and let the high-speed mobile T26 outflank those "hunters" This tactic was actually formulated a long time ago, which was specially used to deal with Chinese and German stalkers.

The remaining T28 tanks, having received the order, had to brake hard. Dozens of 76.2 mm/L17 tank guns were quickly raised, firing back in the direction of the distant fire. T26, which was originally following T28, immediately divided into two teams and attacked from both wings of Zuoyou. Outflank the opponent's zuoyou wings at full speed.

"Play t28, leave t26 alone! Retreat after beating out their t28s! Seeing that the Soviet tanks began to counterattack, Lin Zuoda also picked up the telephone receiver and gave an order loudly.

Compared to the huge T28, the T26 is much smaller. It's also fast. And there are so many of them that it is simply impossible to shoot them out with 60 75mm anti-tank guns. Therefore, it is better to concentrate firepower on those T28s that are parked and do not move, and it is a big deal to abandon the artillery and flee for their lives after hitting the T28...... In fact, it can't be regarded as abandonment, because after the Type 31 tank counterattacks later, these cannons can still be recaptured.

Thundered......

Nikonov's T28/1932 tank was finally hit. The deputy commander of the Soviet tank corps only felt himself thrown into the sky by a huge force. He knew that he had fulfilled the glorious promise of a GCD man and dedicated his entire life for the cause of human liberation, and that he would have a drop of his blood on the red flag that would be planted all over the world in the future. Thinking of this, the commander of the Soviet tank corps, who confessed to being an imperialist agent and Trotskyist terrorist in the Great Purge of history and was sentenced to death. Satisfied, he closed his eyes. It is estimated that the last scene that appeared in his mind was the scene of the red flag planting on the top of the White House spire!

"Get out of here. Get out of here...... Don't blow up the cannons, you'll be able to get them back later! ”

Just when Comrade Nikonov was dedicating himself to the cause of GCISM, the revisionist fighter Lin Zuo Dazheng fled in panic with his men who discarded the cannon! His mission was complete, and in less than 10 minutes, the 60 75mm anti-tank guns under his command had dealt with at least 180 T28 tanks, and the entire battlefield was littered with burning tank wreckage, and the next thing should be completed by the counterattack of the Type 31 tank.

"Armored cavalry, charge!"

Zhao Zongyang, who was watching the battle in the rear, saw such a scene, immediately grabbed the phone and gave an order in a loud voice. More than 100 Type 31 tanks and Type C self-propelled guns, which had been on standby for a long time, rushed out from behind the hidden sand dunes and split into two ways to meet the T26 tanks of the Soviet army. At the same time, the self-propelled guns of 7 and 80 31 tanks, which had just fought and retreated, also stopped retreating and began to counterattack at full speed......

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"Defeated, defeated? How is this possible? How could the tank units of the Red Army be defeated? That's a whole 8 tank armies! ”

Hearing the report of defeat from the front, Pavlov was completely dumbfounded. The Red Army generals and staff officers around them also couldn't figure it out, how could 8 Soviet tank corps not be able to deal with even a single Chinese armored cavalry corps? It's incredible!

There are a few people who have not studied Marxism deeply enough, and they even quietly think in their hearts whether the world revolution will succeed.

"Comrade Commander-in-Chief, Comrade Commander-in-Chief!"

Just when Pavlov and his generals were dumbfounded, a communications staff officer answered a phone call and reported loudly: "Comrade Nikonov reports that the Chinese dispatched a large number of hunter self-propelled anti-tank guns (referring to Type C tank destroyers)!" His T28/1932 tanks were all killed by pursuers! ”

"Stalker? How is this possible...... There are no pursuers in the armored cavalry corps of the Chinese! ”

"Comrade Commander-in-Chief, the Chinese may have transferred a battalion of hunters from China to the Persian Gulf. It's entirely possible! ”

"Even if they had an extra battalion of hunters, they would have just over 600 tanks, and we had 1,600 tanks. How is it possible to lose? 1600 tanks were defeated by 600 tanks, how are we going to give an account to Comrade Trotsky! At this point, Pavlov's face was already gloomy and almost dripping. Although he has a backstage and Tukhachevsky is covered, he has been prosperous all these years, and those political cadres who like to find fault with nothing dare to provoke him.

However, 8 tank corps plus 5 cavalry divisions were defeated by 1 Chinese armored cavalry corps. Tukhachevsky can't hold it! When the matter reached Trotsky, the only thing that awaited him was probably a court-martialed trial and a shot!

Thinking of this, Pavlov's face suddenly turned as miserable as a blank sheet of paper. Can't throw in the towel! You can't throw in the towel. It is necessary to fight until the squadron in front of you is pushed and Kuwait is liberated! As long as you can win, no matter how big the loss is. Trotsky was no longer happy. I won't shoot myself, at most I'll give a pension to the elderly.

"Reserves!" Pavlov stomped his foot hard and shouted: "Throw all the reserves into it!" Order all troops to move forward and not take half a step back! Again...... Send another telegram to the front headquarters, and say that our department encountered an armored cavalry corps and an armored corps of the squadron west of Kuwait Bay! Take on nearly 900 tanks, assault artillery, including 200 Stalker self-propelled anti-tank guns! Our unit has suffered heavy losses and is in dire need of reinforcements! ”

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Pavlov's urgent report. Soon it reached the headquarters of the former enemy of the Middle East Front of the Soviet Red Army in the small city of Abadan on the Persian border. Before this news came, there was a festive atmosphere in this former enemy headquarters.

All that came back from the front was good news. The British line of defense had completely collapsed, and even the British troops guarding the Shatt al-Arab had collapsed. The battlefields from the Persian Gulf to Basra were filled with hordes of fleeing British officers and soldiers, and the roads were lined with weapons, ammunition and baggage supplies abandoned by the British. Iraq's poor middle peasants and working class also spontaneously gathered to welcome the Soviet Red Army, which had come to liberate them, singing and dancing. The vanguard of the Red Army had already stormed Basra, the most important British stronghold in the Persian Gulf, and was currently engaged in street fighting with the few British defenders. The Mobile Corps, consisting of the 9th Tank Corps and 10 Cavalry Divisions, had pursued the retreating British troops all the way to Baghdad, constantly crushing the British troops behind the palace along the way, capturing more than 20,000 prisoners alone, and even the surrender of the British army to the vanguard of the Soviet Red Army, which was far smaller than them! All indications indicate that a complete victory in the Middle East campaign is just around the corner.

However, the hated Chinese revisionist enemy refused to admit defeat, and actually put the mechanized cluster of the Red Army of the entire 8 tank armies into a bitter battle!

"This Pavlov is so useless!" Ubolevich was really a little angry. Before, everyone had great expectations for tank groups, and Pavlov was a recognized expert in tank warfare, so he handed over a whole eight tank corps to him. Who knew that this tank warfare expert was on the verge of defeat in Kuwait Bay, and he was cheeky enough to ask for help. But what do you need to reinforce yourself? The Ninth Tank Army was chasing the British, and for a while it could not be pulled out at all. There are quite a few infantry, and there are hundreds of thousands of Soviet and Persian ones that can be called.

But the problem is that the Soviet and Persian infantry did not have many really useful anti-tank weapons!

Everyone knows that the USSR had the most powerful tank forces in the world and the best tanks in the world, so the tank forces of the USSR would have wiped out all the imperialist and revisionist Panzer Divisions, Panzergrenadier Divisions and Panzer Cavalry Divisions. There were simply no tanks for the Soviet infantry to destroy...... At the mercy of this line of thought, the defense industry of the USSR simply did not spend much effort on infantry anti-tank weapons. The only anti-tank weapons given to each Soviet infantry division by the People's Commissariat of Labor and Defense of the USSR were 12 37mm anti-tank guns, anti-tank grenades and some 12.7mm anti-tank guns. These weapons are not even used against the pursuers, even a Type 31 tank with 30mm frontal armor will not be able to fight.

But it is obviously not possible to see death and not to save, if Pavlov's tank cluster is crushed by the Chinese. Then their flanks will be completely exposed to the guns of Chinese tanks, although with the strength of 2 or 3 armies, it is impossible for the Chinese expeditionary force to defeat its own army of more than 1 million, but it is possible to bring the war situation in the Middle East to a stalemate. Now the British army who lost their armor and fled may also be killed. At that time, he will not be able to fulfill Comrade Trotsky's supreme directive to "liberate the people of the Middle East to the best of his ability."

"Comrade commander, you can use 76.2mm anti-aircraft guns against Chinese pursuers!" Just when Ubolevich was in a dilemma, a young Red Army staff officer on the side suddenly reminded him. "Comrade commander, now the tank battle on the front line of the Gulf of Kuwait has become a tug-of-war. It is when various anti-tank weapons exert their power, although our army is not equipped with large-caliber anti-tank guns, but it has developed tungsten armor-piercing shells for 76.2mm anti-aircraft guns, with which anti-aircraft guns can definitely deal with Chinese pursuers! ”