Just when the 502nd Heavy Tank Battalion was slaughtering all sides on the Western Front, beating the Americans all over the ground. The 511 Heavy Tank Battalion did not deal with the eastward advancing American forces with the 502 Heavy Tank Battalion as planned, because not long after the plan was formulated, the German aerial reconnaissance suddenly discovered that the French regiments supporting Toulouse were moving very fast and had threatened Moder's flank. In the face of a powerful attack corps composed of about 3 divisions of the French army, Moder, who was conservative by nature, decisively strengthened the 511 heavy tank battalion to the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division on the flank, and when the 502 Tank Battalion was rushing back and forth in the US formation like Zhao Zilong, the 511 heavy tank battalion played the role of the mainstay, with the cooperation of the No. 4 tank and tank destroyers of the 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, it blocked the attack of the French.

The two armoured armies eventually met north of Cahors. The timing of the arrival of the French was excellent. They arrived almost at the same time as the U.S. troops to the west. Here, 48 Tiger tanks of the 511 Tank Battalion will join 85 No. 4 tanks and 37 No. 4 tank destroyers of the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division against one French panzer division and two mechanized infantry divisions under Charles de Gaulle, the elite units of the French, with a total of about 500 tanks and tank destroyers of various types, including the B1 heavy tank (this B1 is not a B1 tank on the historical plane) that the French are proud of. The specific performance is slightly stronger than that of the Type 29 tank. It is considered a heavy tank in the French army in this plane. ）

"We must not attack from the front, the opponent's new tanks are very powerful, and it is difficult for the Type 29 tank destroyer to destroy the opponent from the front. Our only chance is to flank from both sides. The weight of the opponent's new tank is almost twice as heavy as that of the No. 4, and the cost and production difficulty must be considerable. So there won't be a lot of them. We had to take out the No. 4 tank on both flanks first, and then use the Type 29 tank destroyer to raid the flanks. In addition, in order to increase our anti-armor firepower, I hope to bring the Type 29 assault gun to the battlefield, I have read some war reports of the Chinese Army, in fact, if you simply talk about the depth of artillery, the power of the Type 29 assault gun is not weaker than the Type 29 tank destroyer, and now the Huaxia is not equipped with some 122MM tungsten alloy armor-piercing bullets? "After Dayan had completed the first blockade, his troops moved closer to de Gaulle's main force. After meeting de Gaulle. He made his point.

I have to say that Dayan, who has been beaten once, is more experienced than the Americans. (Well, the Americans also took one beating, but the time was too short to digest the lessons of the first battle.) He used the best equipment at hand to develop the most feasible play. Unlike the Americans, he has a clearer understanding of the equipment gap between the two sides, and he knows that even his own best anti-armor firepower can hardly pose a frontal threat to the other side. The difficulty of the second-level anti-armor fire hitting the side is about the same as the difficulty of hitting the front with the first-class anti-armor fire, maybe Dayan doesn't know the allusion of Arita Ji horse racing. But in the tactical arrangement, he used his strongest spear to attack the most vulnerable part of the opponent. De Gaulle, on the other hand, was also a good listener, and after listening to Dayan's advice, he adopted the other party's plan. And at the end he also said something intriguing: "This is the last resort, if this does not work, then France will have no way to stop the German Panzer Corps." ”

Just the French themselves arranged the battle plan. And while a large number of anti-armor weapons were deployed on both flanks, Major General Hubey, who commanded the 511th Heavy Tank Battalion and the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division, was also considering the battle plan. To say that Hubei's military experience can be described as bumpy. He had been brilliant, but more often than not. Although the defeat to the Chinese armored forces was not a shameful thing within the German army, the so-called old people became good and suffered too many defeats, and Hube was more cautious and cunning in deploying troops. In the battle with Xu Huaide, he learned that armored forces must be mixed, unless you have enough funds to equip all units with the most elite equipment, otherwise, elite troops and ordinary troops must try to level their combat effectiveness in the offensive battle.

Although he has the Tiger tank, he also knows that the side of the Tiger tank is not safe in the face of the combination of Type 29 tank destroyer and tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectiles, and if the opponent breaks through from both wings, the Tiger tank will not be able to face various armored units from all directions. Therefore, he must draw out a part of the anti-armor backbone and deploy it on both flanks to defend against the opponent's pincer attack! Considering that the numerical advantage of the French was too great this time, in order to maintain his core combat effectiveness, Hube also specially deployed the Tiger tank and the No. 4 tank destroyer in a slightly backward position, that is to say, the first round went up to the No. 4 tank such cannon fodder, the Tiger tank was only a heavy gunner at the beginning, and when the main forces of the two sides collided, the sharp spearhead of the Tiger tank would come out!

Just when Becker and Walker were inseparable, Hubey's armored group also collided with De Gaulle's three divisions! Hubey's troops were limited in size, and de Gaulle arrived in a hurry, with a lot of heavy artillery thrown behind. So, in a hurry, this battle directly turned into an armored war! Together, nearly 700 tanks and self-propelled guns of various types were gathered on the battlefield, along an invisible line, divided into two distinct parts, in terms of size, the French were about three times larger than the Germans, but the Germans also had some towed 88MM anti-aircraft guns and mobile anti-aircraft guns converted from half-tracked vehicles in the back. From the sky, the tanks on both sides moved slowly on the ground like beetles, they first controlled the speed and maintained the formation, and when the distance between the two sides was close to a certain level, the German tank No. 4 moved first!

"IT'S THE FRENCH B1 TANK, THEIR FRONTAL ARMOR THICKNESS IS 110MM, 45 DEGREES INCLINATION, THE TURRET PART IS POORLY PROTECTED, THE ANGLE IS VERY SMALL, AND THE FRONTAL THICKNESS OF THE TURRET IS ONLY 110MM. Their 90MML42 guns were about as powerful as the Type 29 tank destroyer guns, but the French lacked tungsten alloy, so the number of high-speed armor-piercing shells was small. The opponent's head defense is the best. This is followed by the first and worst of all turrets! "Before the start of the war. The Germans collected data on the B1 tank of the French. After comparison, the Germans had to admit that this tank, which weighed more than 40 tons, was almost the best tank in terms of performance except for the Tiger tank. Despite the lack of mobility and low ammunition reserves, they are still a formidable enemy, but fortunately, they are not very numerous.

Under the cover of a smoke screen, the nimble No. 4 tank rushed forward quickly, braving the sharp fire of the French, and the No. 4 tank used the high speed and high rate of fire of the guns to try to overwhelm the opponent in a mid-to-close range of fire. THE FRENCH B1 TANK PERFORMED VERY WELL IN THIS ROUND OF CONFRONTATION, AND THE SHELLS FIRED FROM THE 90MM GUN FLEW TOWARDS THE TARGET LIKE A SHARP ARROW FOR LIFE. At a distance of 800 meters, all the No. 4 tanks that were hit could not escape the fate of being destroyed, and the Germans also aimed at the huge turret of the B1 tank, almost vertical defense is its biggest hit, more than one B1 tank turret was opened by the 75MML48 gun at a distance of 600 meters, often after a flash of fire, a circular hole appeared on the box-like turret, and then a dull explosion was heard inside the tank, and the tank itself was like a drunk man. He didn't go far before he fell to the side.

It has to be said that the quality of the battle-hardened German armored troops is a cut above the French, and they disrupt the opponent's aiming through various tactical maneuvers such as irregular maneuvers, sudden stops, and sudden acceleration, and even individual excellent tank crews can also carry out dynamic and static shooting at medium and close ranges in low-speed marching. The Germans took full advantage of the high rate of fire to increase their chances of destroying the opponent by repeating their shots. THE FIRST ROUND OF ASSAULT ON BOTH SIDES WAS DRIPPING WITH BLOOD, AND MORE THAN A DOZEN TANKS NO. 4 WERE DESTROYED BY THE BRUTAL 90MM GUNS OF B1 TANKS. Eight B1 tanks and several S35 tanks were also destroyed. Numerically, the Germans were slightly at a disadvantage. In this engagement, the French did not see the Tiger tanks that were difficult for the Germans.

If the two sides are tied in the middle. Then on the flanks it is clear that the French have the advantage. The French pushed the Type 29 tank destroyers and assault guns to the front, forming an iron wall that held down the Germans on both flanks, and they did not advance quickly. But it was unusually stable, and the formations were not interspersed with the Germans at all, crushing all the enemies they could meet like a huge grinding plate!

For example, just now, if the Germans started to put the Tiger in front, then even if they crushed the B1 tank in the front, then with the collapse of the two wings, there will be a large number of Type 29 tank destroyers aiming at your side with 90MM guns, and the 511 heavy tank battalion will definitely suffer serious losses at that time. And now it is different, the French did not find a frontal Tiger tank. So when the target doesn't appear, his wings can't be easily compressed, and he can only move on.

Rumble! A huge fireball suddenly exploded from the front of a advancing B1 tank, tearing a large piece of the entire upper armor apart! Soon, several tanks next to it were also destroyed by the incoming shells. The salvo of the Tiger tank in the rear instantly knocked the French tank rushing in front to pieces! The French know that the Lord is coming! The real battle has begun!

"Attack those heavy tanks first, they are the main enemy!" The French also noticed the Tiger tank under the cover of the smoke screen and the No. 4 tank, but the other side was far away. These horrific killers are nothing more than erratic figures in the scope. At a distance of 1200 meters, the Tiger tank launched the first attack, although the average four guns can hit a B1 tank, but every hit is so deadly, whether it is the B1 tank's proud upper armor or turret armor, under the attack of the Tiger strong charge 88MM gun, it is like paper paste! With the explosions again and again, huge fireballs rose in the French formation, and in the face of the sharp attacks of the Germans, the entire formation had been torn apart. Many French grass-roots units have lost their commanders, and they can only fight by feeling, and some of them can't even grasp the direction of the opponent's attack in the smoke rising. The French, lacking actual combat experience, were gradually at a disadvantage in the face of the German heavy armored battalions, which were equally top-notch in armor and quality, and from the air, the French offensive in the center had tended to come to a standstill.

"Let the troops on both flanks wrap it up!" Eventually, de Gaulle gave the order to close the wings. "Now is not the time, the heavy tank units of the Germans are only partially exposed! According to aviation reconnaissance, their number is around 60, and now only 20 have been exposed! The Germans still had enough forces to defend against our packets. Dayan on the side hurriedly said. The bag clamp pays attention to eating the main force of the other side in one bite, rather than eating part of it and leaving part of it, in this way, the two troops are inside and outside, but they may carry out counter-encirclement of the bag and clamp troops! The two sides are now looking to see who can hide the hole cards to the end, in Dayan's view, the French army has a great advantage in the number of tanks, and the French must have the advantage if they are replaced.

"The Germans chose the battlefield, which will naturally limit the play of our advantages, although this place is relatively open, but it is still not possible to fully deploy all the tanks of our army, and the tanks that are squeezed behind cannot play a role, then the numerical superiority is nonsense! The only way we can do that is to knock a gap! Then interspersed, divide and surround the other side, otherwise, as long as the Germans hold the battle line to the death, with the support of the opponent's superior equipment, we will fight waist-deep blood! "Relatively speaking, de Gaulle had more combat experience than Dayan, who could take on the command of a battalion-sized combat unit, but it was obviously not a good time to command a large army to fight.

THE TANK DESTROYERS ON BOTH FLANKS BEGAN TO TURN, THE 90MM HEAVY GUNS AIMED AT THE TIGER TANKS THAT WERE SNIPING THE FRENCH ARMY HEAD-ON, AND UNDER THE COVER OF VARIOUS MEDIUM TANKS SUCH AS THE S35, THE 29 SERIES SELF-PROPELLED GUNS BEGAN TO AIM THEIR POWERFUL GUNS AT DISTANT TARGETS! 800 meters away! The horned rhinoceros roared! The sour Tiger tanks that were fighting head-on did not realize the threat from the flanks at the first time, and when the No. 4 tanks on both sides were almost divided by the long-horned rhinoceros, the Tiger tanks in the middle of nearly a company and a half found that their flanks were exposed!

A 90MM tungsten alloy armor-piercing bullet hit the side of a retreating Tiger tank from 700 meters away, the extremely hard core tore through the lower armor of the Tiger hull and destroyed the gearbox in the middle and rear of the hull, and the scattered shrapnel bounced back and forth inside the narrow hull, although the tank did not explode, but the people in the car were dead. AND THE SHELL OF THE 29MM HEAVY GUN OF ANOTHER TYPE 122 ASSAULT GUN SMASHED INTO THE LOWER PART OF THE TURRET! LARGE-CALIBER SHELLS ARE NOT SENSITIVE TO SLIGHTLY INCLINED ARMOR, AND AFTER EASILY TEARING OFF THE SIDE ARMOR, THEY DETONATED THE 88MM SHELLS PLACED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HULL, A HUGE FIREBALL ERUPTED FROM THE BREACH, AND THE TURRET OF THE TIGER TANK WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE GUN CIRCLE UNDER THE ACTION OF A HUGE IMPACT!

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