Chapter 202: Tank Battle Covered in Artillery Fire
300 heavy and light tanks of two models of the armored division of the Dingbei Army, chasing the defeated soldiers of the two armies of the Russian 25th Army and the Russian 26th Army, have been chased for several kilometers, the whole process is like a wind and clouds, the Russian rout has no intention of resisting at all, and countless Russian soldiers are either killed by bullets and tank guns, or are crushed into pulp.
When the tank group of the Dingbei Army ravaged these Russian routs, they found a group of Russian tanks and armored vehicles suddenly appearing in front of the rout. The Russian army's steam tank body is huge, which is larger than the Dingbei Army's T1 heavy car, while the Russian army's armored vehicles are very petite, which is smaller than the Dingbei Army's Z1 armored vehicle.
Zhang Daxiong, the commander of the armored division, almost always rushed to the front, Zhang Daxiong saw the Russian tanks and armored vehicles that suddenly appeared from the observation mirror in the tank, and laughed into the car radio and said: "Haha, maybe the world's first tank battle let us catch up!" Attention to all vehicle groups, I am the No. 1 car, Russian tanks and armored vehicles appeared in front, all tanks gave up the pursuit of the Russian infantry, assembled according to their respective battle groups, and prepared for the Russian army to fight tanks! ”
After Zhang Daxiong's order, 100 T1 heavy tanks and 200 Black Wolf tanks were divided into 50 battle groups, each with 2 T1 heavy tanks and 4 Black Wolf tanks.
The commander of the Russian tank armored division, Russian Lieutenant General Madedarsky, turned out to be the commander of an infantry division, and was suddenly promoted by the War Department to the commander of the only tank armored division in Russia. At the same time, the rank was also promoted from major general to lieutenant general, and it was because he was full of ambition and was ready to lead his tank armored division to establish meritorious service in the war against Lin Daxin's northeast region. It is best to have the rank of general after the war.
After receiving the order of his army commander and commander of the front, Willistov, he immediately led 100 steam tanks and 100 armored vehicles of the whole division to support him, but the speed of the steam tanks was too slow, that is, the speed of advancing at full speed was only 6 kilometers per hour, which made people speechless.
The Russian 25th and 26th armies have been shattered by the tanks of the Dingbei Army. The tank armored division of the Russian army arrived belatedly opposite the tank group of the Dingbei Army. At this time, only 95 steam tanks and 97 armored vehicles remained in the armored tank division of the Russian army, and the other 5 steam tanks and 3 armored vehicles broke down on the way due to malfunction.
Majdarsky saw that the Dingbei Army had more tanks than his own, and he didn't care. He felt very confident about the steam tank equipped with his tank armored division, in his opinion, this steam tank was quite perfect in all aspects except for its slow speed, solid armor, strong firepower, and he was confident that he would defeat no matter how many tanks of the Dingbei Army were.
Majdarsky didn't arrange any tactics, but just ordered himself to ride the flag soldier on the tank, waved an offensive flag to all tanks and armored vehicles, and then the Russian army's steam tanks and armored vehicles were chaotic. Rushed to the opposite side of the Dingbei Army tank group.
Zhang Daxiong saw the Russian tanks and armored vehicles rushing over in a hurry, and immediately smiled, it was himself who had just become the commander of the armored division. I also know that the battle between tanks requires several tanks to cooperate together, and in the battle between tanks, the participation of armored vehicles is no different from sending them to death.
Zhang Daxiong shouted into the car radio radio inside the tank and ordered: "Armored division advance!" ”
The ironclad tanks of both sides soon reached a distance of 500 meters, and then the tanks of both sides opened fire on each other.
A 115-mm armor-piercing shell from a T1 heavy tank hit the front armor of a Russian steam tank with a loud bang. The 115-mm armor-piercing shell pierced through the steel plate behind the 100 mm and exploded inside the steam tank. The shells of the steam tank were all detonated, turning the steam tank into a pile of scrap metal, and the 14 Russian soldiers in the steam tank were blown to pieces.
A 75-mm shell from a steam tank hit the front armor of a T1 heavy tank, and this heavy tank of the Dingbei Army shook and continued to move forward with only a shallow crater in the front armor.
The 75mm shells of the Russian tank could not penetrate the alloy armor of the tank in modern time and space, and the Z1 heavy tank that was hit immediately returned the shot, destroying the Russian steam tank that had just hit him.
Basically, as long as the 115mm armor-piercing shells fired by the heavy tanks of the Dingbei Army hit the Russian steam tanks, these giant Russian steam tanks will be destroyed.
And the 75-mm shells and 57-mm shells of the Russian steam tanks were powerless against the heavy tanks of the Dingbei Army.
However, the Russian army's steam tanks are not useless, and there is still some threat to the black wolf tanks of the Dingbei Army, but each tank battle group of the Dingbei Army has 2 heavy tanks in front, so that the results of the Russian steam tanks are not too large.
The Black Wolf tank of the Dingbei Army did not compete with the Russian steam tanks with rough skin and thick flesh, and these steam tanks were still left to the T1 heavy tanks with rougher skin and thicker flesh! The Black Wolf tanks are targeting the Russian armored vehicles, and it feels better to bully the weak.
These weakly armored armored vehicles of the Russian army only have 15 mm steel plates, and they cannot resist the 75 mm armor-piercing shells of the Black Wolf tank at all, and the tank gun of the Black Wolf tank will almost destroy a Russian armored vehicle with one shot as long as it hits the target.
The world's first tank battle was almost a one-sided massacre of the Dingbei Army's tank group ravaging the Russian army's steam tanks and armored vehicles.
Willistov, commander of the First Far Eastern Front, also rushed to the battlefield of the tank battle not far away, holding a telescope to watch the battle of the tank battles between the two sides, but he didn't look long before he put down the binoculars, and his whole face changed from the first confident, he didn't expect that the only tank armored division of the Russian army, which he had high hopes for, would be almost powerless in front of the tanks of the Dingbei Army.
Willistov frowned and said to Gexam, the commander of the 9th Army next to him, who also had a bad face: "I have only heard that the tanks of the Dingbei Army are more powerful before. I didn't expect that even our heavy steam tanks were no match for them. Now the situation is already very unfavorable for our tank and armored divisions. ”
Gexam watched the Russian tanks and armored vehicles being destroyed, and said anxiously: "What now?" If the battle continues like this, all the tanks and armored vehicles of the entire tank and armored division will be blown up by the tanks of the Dingbei Army. The rest of the troops of our 1st Far Eastern Front were infantry and cavalry. On this kind of plain, we can't resist the impact of the Dingbei Army's steel tank at all. ”
As a commander with many years of experience in command, Willistov did not panic in the face of such a situation, his voice was still very calm, and he turned his head to a Russian staff officer of the command next to him and ordered: "Convey the orders of the command to the 2 heavy artillery divisions of the 4th Army and the 9th Army, fire artillery at the site of the tank battle between the two sides, and carry out covering bombardment!" ”
When Gexam heard this, he suddenly realized: "In this way, the tank troops of the Dingbei Army can be severely damaged!" ”
Then Gexam paused and asked, "Commander, what about our tank and armored divisions?" So fired. And will also drop shells on our own tanks and armored vehicles, the first tank and armored division of our Russian Empire! His Majesty the Tsar attaches great importance to this tank armored division! ”
A gleam flashed in Willistov's eyes and he said: "I didn't expect that the tanks of the Dingbei Army would have such a strong combat effectiveness. The situation on the battlefield was already very unfavorable for our 1st Far Eastern Front, that is, if the heavy artillery division did not open fire, it would not be long before our tanks and armored vehicles would have to be destroyed. There is a saying in the Qing Dynasty. It's called Ci Bu in charge of the troops, and now only by sacrificing our tanks and armored vehicles can we inflict heavy damage on the tank troops of the Dingbei Army and take the initiative on the battlefield back into our hands! ”
The tank group of the Dingbei Army and the Russian tank armored division soon rushed to a distance of less than 100 meters between the two sides, almost becoming the distance of bayonets on the artillery, at this time the Dingbei Army had lost 8 Black Wolf tanks, all of which were destroyed by the Russian army's steam tanks, and 100 T1 heavy tanks were unscathed.
However, the losses of the Russian steam tanks and armored vehicles opposite the tank group of the Northern Army were very serious, and there were less than 60 steam tanks intact. There are even fewer armored vehicles left, just over 40 units.
The tank group of the Dingbei Army was preparing to rush into the remaining tanks and armored vehicles of the Russian army and annihilate all the remaining Russian tanks and armored vehicles. Suddenly, the battlefield where the tanks of both sides were engaged was covered with heavy artillery fire.
"Boom-boom-boom-" Large-caliber shells continued to fall on the tank units of both sides.
Zhang Daxiong, who was in the No. 1 T1 heavy tank, suddenly changed his face, grandma, the Russians actually shelled the place where the two sides were fighting, even ignoring their own tanks and armored vehicles, it was ruthless enough!
Zhang Daxiong shouted into the car radio radio: "I'm Zhang Daxiong!" All tanks retreated! Fast! ”
As soon as Zhang Daxiong finished shouting, 1 shell landed next to the No. 1 T1 heavy tank. almost hit Zhang Daxiong's tank directly, and even Zhang Daxiong, who has always been bold, couldn't help but turn pale with fright. Zhang Daxiong knew that if this large-caliber shell hit the tank directly, even the T1 heavy tank with rough skin and thick flesh would not be spared.
Zhang Daxiong shouted at the tank driver in the car: "Quick! Reversing! Reversing! Get out of here! ”
The tank group of the Dingbei Army began to retreat in the direction of the coming road under the heavy artillery fire of the Russian army, and the remnants of the Russian steam tanks and armored vehicles also began to retreat in a hurry in the direction of their own army.
Shells continued to hit the combat vehicles of both sides, including shells from 152-mm howitzers and 127-mm field artillery shells from the Russian heavy artillery division, while the 210-mm guns of the heavy artillery division did not fire because of the range.
But just these 152 mm shells and 127 mm shells are enough for the combat vehicles of both sides, even the alloy armor of the modern time and space of the T1 heavy tank can not resist the 152 mm and 127 mm shells, and the T1 heavy tank was hit by 152 mm or 127 mm shells on the top of the tank, penetrating the armor on the top of the tank, and blowing up the Z1 heavy tank, not to mention the Black Wolf tank and the Russian army's steam tanks and armored vehicles, and the losses in the artillery fire were even heavier.
The tanks of the Dingbei Army finally broke out of the Russian artillery coverage area by relying on their speed, and retreated until they joined up with the 300 Z1 armored vehicles behind and the infantry of the other two divisions of the Dingbei Army.
Zhang Daxiong climbed out of the tank and counted the losses, and suddenly his face became very ugly, in a short period of time, the Russian artillery fire caused heavy losses to the tanks of the armored division, 6 T1 heavy tanks did not come back, and the black wolf tanks only came back 168, and 32 were lost.
Jiang Yu, the commander of the Fourth Division, and Duan Qirui, the commander of the Eleventh Division, rushed over from behind, and when they saw Zhang Daxiong's gloomy face, Jiang Yu first asked, "Sledgehammer, what's going on?" ”
Zhang Daxiong spat on the ground and said fiercely: "The Russians are ruthless enough, when the tanks of our armored division are fighting with the tanks and armored vehicles of the Russian army, the Russians covered the battlefield with large-caliber artillery fire!" Our armored divisions lost a lot of tanks, T1 heavy tanks lost 6 units, and Black Wolf tanks lost 32 units. Alas, the headmaster has just handed over the armored division to me, and he has lost so much, how can I explain it to the headmaster! ”
Jiang Yu and Duan Qirui glanced at each other, and then Duan Qirui said: "We have defeated tens of thousands of Russian troops, and we have preliminarily reached our pre-war plan. ”
Jiang Yu also nodded and said: "I also think that we can collect the troops, I didn't expect that the heavy artillery units of the Russian army would even bombard their own people, and the armored division will rush into the Russian army again, and their heavy artillery will not be as good as the casualties of the shelling, let's retreat to Dongning City first and then think about it in the long run!" But I don't think the Russian army will necessarily continue to attack our Dongning City! ”
Zhang Daxiong said unwillingly: "Grandma, if there is no large-caliber artillery of the Russian army to stir up the situation, my tank group can rush all the way to the Twin Cities!" ”
The commander of the 1st Far Eastern Front, Willistov, saw that under the bombardment of his own heavy artillery division, the tank group of the Dingbei Army began to retreat, and dozens of vehicles were destroyed by the large-caliber artillery of his own heavy artillery division, but his face did not show a happy look, but his brows furrowed even tighter.
Their own steam tanks and armored vehicles suffered even more severe losses under the fire of their own people, especially the steam tanks, which were very slow, were destroyed by their own shells before the heavy artillery division stopped bombardment. (To be continued) R655