"Crunch, crunch!" With the tooth-sore sound of the tank tracks, more than 200 tanks rushed towards the German positions. Around and behind the tanks, there were infantry. Tanks provide protection for these infantry to shred through enemy lines. Similarly, these infantry also provide protection for the tank from enemy attacks when the tank is traveling at low speeds.

However, at this time, there were relatively few means of attacking tanks. Therefore, tanks are generally safer, unless they are directly hit by enemy shells. Otherwise, most of the damage to the tank is due to its own reasons.

The attack of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army caught the Germans somewhat by surprise. Almost all of their energy was focused on the attack on Eindhoven, hoping to take it in one fell swoop and further open the way to the heart of the Kingdom of Belgium. It's just that the Belgian Army's persistence has cost them a lot. So much so that it has been delayed here. Now, the position of the attack of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army was precisely the weakest area of German defense. So much so that the empire was able to drive all the way in.

The tracks of the tanks, the wheels of the trucks, directly crushed the resistance of the Germans. The tank guns on the tank directly destroyed the German pillboxes one after another, and the infantry who followed the tanks in trucks and armored vehicles behind them cleaned up the remnants of the enemy under the cover of the tanks. On the whole, the resistance of the Germans was very helpless.

"Dada!" The machine guns on the tanks were firing wildly, and the German soldiers who were cowering in the trenches were shot one by one and fell to the ground. A German heavy machine gun is firing frantically at the tank. However, the bullet was fired at the steel plate of the tank. It's just a white mark. For the tank itself, it is not possible to deal any damage at all.

"Boom!" A tank gun shell accurately hit the machine-gun pillbox. The concrete-poured pillboxes could not withstand the close-range fire of the tank guns at all, and were directly shattered. With that heavy machine gun. It was also blown up into parts. The German machine gunners, who were hiding inside, went to see God. One German firing point after another, all of them were muted by the tank attack, which made it impossible for them to stop the advance of the Imperial Army. It can be said that what the Belgians tasted before is now the turn of the Germans to taste it. Moreover, the taste they tasted was even more bitter than the Belgians had tasted before. After all, tanks used by the Imperial Army. Both the Wolf light tank and the Leopard medium tank were much more advanced in performance than the Germans' No. 1 and No. 2 tanks. It can be said that the two sides are not at all a hierarchical enemy. So much so that the expressions of the two sides in the battle are completely different. The Germans, completely at a disadvantage.

The tank crew of the Imperial Army consisted of 5 people, a commander, a driver, an electromechanical officer and a former machine gun shooter, and a gunner. A loader. In the case of division of labor and cooperation, the combat power of a tank can be fully brought into play. This is also the most reasonable configuration under the current technical conditions. Whether it's a Wolf light tank or a Leopard medium tank, or it's being tested intensively. The Tiger heavy tanks, which have not yet been mass-produced, use such a staffing configuration. Such a configuration was much better than that of the tank crews of the Germans.

Other than that. The German tanks, which were primarily designed to provide fire support for the infantry. as well as destroying the enemy's resistance. And the tanks of the Imperial Army have always put tank battles in the first place. Of course. Support for infantry is also one of the tasks. However, compared to the former, it is slightly secondary. If you can complete the previous task, the later tasks will naturally be no problem.

After the German army was fiercely attacked by the 14th Army of the Imperial Army, the defensive line on the flanks and rear was shattered almost instantaneously. And the more than 300,000 troops they attacked in Eindhoven were most likely encircled by the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army. Such a result made the German commander Friedrich. Feng. Count Wrangel was dumbfounded. After destroying the Belgian Army's defense line on the Maas River, he thought that the gates of the Kingdom of Belgium were open, and the Germans only needed to advance all the way. The Belgian resistance was destroyed in the Battle of the Maas. However, now he knew that he had made a big mistake. Even at this time, the Belgian Army was capable of launching a counterattack, which he did not expect at all. Friedrich. Feng. Count Wrangel ordered the troops attacking Eindhoven to stand by and wait for reinforcements, and on the other hand, ordered the German army, which had already crossed the Maas, to speed up their march towards Eindhoven in order to rescue the encircled army.

Although Eindhoven is only a few dozen kilometers from the Maas, it would take at least a day to reach it on foot by infantry alone. Even if it is transported by truck, it will take a lot of time. This allowed the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army to join forces to launch an attack on the encirclement and encircle and annihilate this German unit. If a force had been deployed to intercept the German reinforcements, they would have had more time.

In fact, the commander of the 14th Army, General Luo Li, did exactly that. He directly ordered the 14th Panzer Brigade to transfer a 'Leopard' medium tank battalion to assist the 68th Army of the 14th Army in building a blocking position and be responsible for blocking German reinforcements. The other four corps of the 14th Army, assisted by two battalions of 'Wild Wolves' light tanks of the 14th Panzer Brigade, launched a fierce attack on the German forces in the encirclement.

The Belgian Army, which had been holding on to Eindhoven, also launched a counterattack, and Admiral Carter sent a telegram to the Belgian Army that had withdrawn from the Maas River defense line, asking them to gather in Eindhoven. As a result, when the counterattack began, the Belgian Army had already committed as many as 200,000 troops. Although the forces invested by the two sides were basically equal, in terms of strength, the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army had an overwhelming advantage.

A skirmish of tank battles broke out in Eindhoven, and in order to attack Eindhoven, the Germans transferred hundreds of No. 1 and No. 2 tanks from the rear. Of these, tank No. 1 is the most numerous. During the attack, dozens of these tanks were destroyed, and only about 60 remained. In order to break through the encirclement of the Imperial Army, the German commander ordered these tanks to cooperate with the infantry and launch a counterattack against the Imperial Army.

Thus, a tank battle broke out between German tanks and the 14th tank battalion of the 2nd Panzer Brigade of the Imperial Army. The Reichs' Wild Wolf light tanks were armed with 37mm tank guns that were capable of destroying German tanks at a distance of 300 meters. In particular, the German Army's No. 1 tank, which weighed only more than 7 tons, was very weakly armored, and in the face of the tanks of the Imperial Army, even if it was a light tank, it was only slaughtered. As for the German tank No. 2, the armor thickness was only about the same as that of the 'Wild Wolf' light tank. The 37mm tank gun it was equipped with was also a threat to the tanks of the Imperial Army. It's just that the number of No. 2 tanks in the German army is too scarce.

"Parking! Aim at the 11 o'clock direction of that No. 1 tank. Fire! The commander of a light tank of the Imperial Army ordered.

"Boom!"

The tank shook, a wisp of green smoke came out of the muzzle of the tank's gun, and the German tank No. 1 in the distance had become a ball of fire. The light shells of the tank guns pierced through its weak armor and detonated the fuel inside. Several members of the tank were burned alive.

Today's tanks, while on the move, the tank guns are usually jolting, which makes it impossible for the tank to fire. If you want to fire, you often have to stop. This also makes the tank vulnerable to other people's attacks when attacking the enemy. However, there is no way around it. Technology directly limits tactics. When technology is not enough, such tactics can only be used.

However, even so, the 14th Panzer Brigade of the Imperial Army completely dominated this tank battle. The German No. 2 tank, carrying tank guns, became the target of their main attack. The tank crews of the Reich also knew that the Germans' No. 2 tank was the most threatening to them, and after the No. 2 tank was eliminated, the remaining No. 1 tank was not a cause for concern.

The tank crews of the Reich took less than half an hour to deal with the German tank troops. The losses paid by themselves were very slight, and only a dozen tanks were destroyed. Moreover, less than one of them was really destroyed. The rest of the tanks had to be abandoned mainly because of their own failures. One of the biggest shortcomings that plagues the tank unit is still the frequent occurrence of breakdowns. This is mainly due to the fact that the materials are not up to standard, and the performance of the guide zhì tank has been greatly affected. Of course, even in World War II, which Long Yufei knew well, tank failures were just as frequent. With the current scientific and technological strength, it is already very good to be able to create a tank with such performance.

After the German tanks were destroyed, the infantry advancing behind the tanks undoubtedly suffered a catastrophe. The Reich tanks went straight into the German infantry, shelling them with tanks, strafing them with machine guns, and even crushing them with tracks, so much so that after the tanks drove over, they left a long blood trail on the ground. When the tankers are maintaining the tanks after the battle, they can even find human flesh in the crevices of the tracks. It can be seen how tragic the battle was.

The German breakthrough failed. And their final result was to be surrounded and annihilated by the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army. (To be continued......)

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