Chapter 1350: Blood and Fire 1
"The Lynx has entered the attack position, the Germans are gathering 5 kilometers in front of the position, do we call for an artillery attack?" Under a camouflage net, a mink wheeled tank destroyer was in a bunker observing the German regiments in the distance, where at least 2 companies of German troops were gathered, the dust raised by tanks and various vehicles almost obscured the entire view, and tanks and vehicles loomed in the smoke screen, there was no doubt that the Germans were attacking. Your own howitzers are at a distance of 7 km, and the direct distance between the artillery and the enemy is almost at the optimal range of the artillery. The nimble vehicles, equipped with the new 75MML48 cannon, have recently arrived in Iran. These 10-wheeled combat vehicles are faster, more maneuverable, better protected than their predecessors, and have a smaller frontal projection. They are the eyes of the rear artillerymen and the assassins on the battlefield, hiding on the flanks of their positions, like a hidden arrow against the enemy's attack.
The Germans began their attack very carefully, repeatedly testing the fire deployment of the Huaxia line with armored vehicles and tanks, taking care to keep their distance and moving laterally outside our range to attract us to open fire, sporadic exchanges of fire broke out between the two sides, and hidden anti-tank guns occasionally attacked targets that were just within range. The Germans tried to determine the location of the Huaxia defense artillery through repeated probing, and Huaxia also lured the other side into their encirclement by exposing the firing points appropriately. This temptation did not last long, and after the last attempt, the main German forces, which were already ready to go, finally set off. Their front was very wide and their forces were relatively scattered, which seemed to have taken advantage of the weakness of Huaxia's lack of troops.
"The opponent began to attack head-on. In the rear there seemed to be equipment similar to rocket artillery, while on the flanks they deployed a number of wheeled combat vehicles. Once again, the Bobcat sent back a message from the front. The Germans seemed to know that Huaxia would not deploy valuable tanks at the front. So this time their Weasel also moved with the tank, which was slow and steady. And the weasel chariot is agile and fast.
AT 1200 METERS, 1000 METERS, 800 METERS, ONE HUAXIA GUNNER LOADED A 75MM ARMOR-PIERCING SHELL INTO THE BREECH, AND ANOTHER GUNNER TURNED THE HANDLE TO POINT THE GUN AT THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE TURRET AND THE BODY OF TANK 4 IN THE DISTANCE. They are waiting for their time, and the best firing distance is about 500 meters. THEIR BIGGEST ENEMIES AT THIS POINT WERE NOT THE SLIGHTLY CLUMSY TANKS, BUT THE TANKS ARMED WITH THE MK103 30MM CANNON, WHICH WERE EXTREMELY FAST AND RESPONSIVE AND COULD EASILY DEAL WITH CIVIL FORTIFICATIONS.
A shrill screech rose from the rear of the German assault force, the German heavy mortars, which first attacked the gun emplacements exposed during the tentative operation, and then formed a rolling barrage as the tanks advanced. A powerful 150MM mortar shell smashed into a nearby gun. Like a heavy hammer, the cannon and the surrounding running groups were smashed to pieces. Under the cover of artillery, the Germans began to lay down the infantry, and at this time the distance between the two sides was already approaching 500 meters, and it was time to open fire!
"Fire!" Orders sounded at each gun position, and the guns less than half a meter above the ground spewed out deadly tongues of fire, and the scorching shells drilled into the tanks on the opposite side in an instant, and the German tanks that were showing off their might half a minute ago instantly tilted to the side like wild dogs whose backbones had been broken. However, more tanks and infantry fighting vehicles dodged the sudden blow and quickly launched a counterattack.
The firepower of both sides was quickly activated in a very short time. The fire points of the anti-aircraft guns deployed in a ring spewed deadly flames in all directions. The roar of machine guns and artillery resounded throughout the battlefield. The infantry behind the tanks began to spread out in companies, and the German infantry deployed their offensive around machine guns and mortars. They suppressed the opponent's machine-gun fire with machine guns, and used mortars against those anti-tank guns. The submachine gunners braved the hail of bullets along with the tanks and armored vehicles, knowing that at close range, an armor-piercing rocket would pose a deadly threat to these land gods.
Assault guns also quickly followed. RELYING ON THEIR LOW PROFILE AND POWERFUL 105MM GRENADES, THEY ATTACKED EXPOSED FIRE POINTS FROM A DISTANCE, ALTHOUGH THEY HAD THE UPPER HAND IN THE FIRE OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS AND TANKS. However, under the three-dimensional strike firepower of the Germans, the overall shape was still not optimistic. From time to time, flames rose in the position. Direct and curved shells of various calibers were fired intensively at various support points. Accompanied by a dense explosion sound. One artillery piece was destroyed. Leaving a gray-black pit in the ground and some broken parts. The Germans, having concentrated their forces to knock a gap, did not rush to the depths, but turned to the flanks to expand the breakthrough.
While the armored forces were in high spirits, the German attack aircraft once again flew over the battlefield. Their height is such that their emblem can be clearly seen on the ground. These planes did not stop at the battlefield where the breakthrough was about to be broken through, but rushed to the rear, because just now they received a report from a reconnaissance plane that a group of rocket artillery was heading to the launch position in the distance.
The Germans seemed to have attacked smoothly, opening a long and narrow passage through which they could maneuver quickly forward, the frontal defenses had been shattered, and the flames and deafening explosions rising in the rear of the enemy seemed to have extinguished the enemy's long-range support fire. In a good situation, the Germans finally decided to advance quickly, and the originally wide front was quickly closed, and all the troops began to enter the depth of the other side through this narrow breach. The Lynx, who were on the flanks, continued to carry out their mission faithfully, keeping a detailed record of the progress of the German attack, and when they saw the Germans' self-propelled howitzers and rocket launchers in view, a radio wave sent far away with a message that could turn the tide of the battle. The Bobcat and his comrades began to prepare for the attack, and the thunder of the counterattack began to brew in front of the German armored forces. Flying Fox fighters emerge from the far edge of the sky and hover in the air like a grim reaper, but this time they are not on an air mission, but on a ground attack!
The first to fire were the various wheeled chariots lying in ambush on the flanks, and they witnessed the rout of the friendly forces on the frontal line and endured it for the sake of now. The assault force of the Germans was very strong, but it was followed by a force. The Germans on both flanks, unlike the Hube group, did not have enough mechanized infantry to accompany the advance. Even in order to ensure the strength of the attack, the forces that should have been used to consolidate the breakthrough were strengthened to the first line, and at this moment, the German legion, which had just hit a combination punch and leaned forward a little, was hit from the rear!
These high-speed light cavalry-like vehicles burst out of their semi-buried bunkers, their high guns tearing through the camouflage nets on the top, and guns of all calibers aimed at the forward, aiming at the slow-moving German artillery and baggage units at a distance of 4 kilometers. At this moment, some officers with a keen sense of smell had realized that the German headquarters' estimate of the number of Chinese troops had been skewed, but it was too late. Even if they had troops behind them, they could not save the rear team that was on the verge of destruction.
Shells like flying locusts flew towards the German self-propelled howitzers that were struggling to turn and prepare to level the artillery for a counterattack, these large, clumsy howitzers, and even lacked the most basic protection fired a shot, and the huge shells landed about 50 meters on the side of a wheeled battlefield, and these guns were not even directly aimed at the equipment! They had never been so close to the enemy as they were today. The panicked Germans began to fight back with all the weapons they could find, howitzers, mortars and even machine guns and rifles! But these things have little effect on armored vehicles with high-speed impact! AFTER BEATING SEVERAL ACCOMPANYING 75MM SELF-PROPELLED ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS INTO A PILE OF SCRAP METAL WITH 6MM GUNS AND 30-POUNDER GUNS, THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO STOP THE ATTACK OF THE HUAXIA ARMY!
Powerful rocket artillery is still a threat. HOWEVER, THIS THREAT IS FOR THE GERMANS THEMSELVES, NOT THE ENEMY, WITH A DOZEN OR EVEN DOZENS OF ROCKET LAUNCHERS AROUND TO AVOID THE ENEMY'S ATTACKS, THEY ARE MOBILE AMMUNITION DEPOTS, AND THEY CAN IGNITE THEM WITH A SINGLE 30MM INCENDIARY BOMB! The clumsy tank could not escape the fate of being hit in the end. A 57mm shell accurately hit the 150mm rocket launcher on top of a half-track, and in an instant, the entire vehicle erupted like a volcano and spewed deadly flames and shrapnel in all directions. Ignited rockets flew out of the bent rails, horizontally, vertically, and even tumbling over. The shells landed on nearby vehicles and crowds, causing horrific damage once again. Violent explosions came from among the German troops. Even the ground jumped slightly, and the German army, which had already been blown up by its own shells, did not need to be done by Huaxia himself. It's already on the verge of collapse!
This was accelerated by the subsequent attacks of machine guns and rapid-fire guns, and the Germans were shattered by heavy artillery fire and a barrage of chariot attacks before they could even organize a decent resistance. And the German tank troops in front of them were not very mixed, they didn't even have time to save back, the Grim Reaper from the sky used a large net to envelop them in it, a shot of anti-tank submunitions using shaped charges was detached from the dive plane, the pylons were slightly sent, and a 250KG submunition fell from the air, and then in the process of descending, the body of the bullet fell off to reveal the dense small bombs inside. Then the bombs, known as the Devil's Egg, rained down on the already messy German Panzers below!
A flame burst out of the engine compartment at the rear of a moving tank, followed by a screeching sound of metal breaking and twisting, and clouds of black smoke came out of the engine compartment, although the tankers quickly extinguished the open flames with fire extinguishers, but unfortunately the tank could no longer move, and it was a fool's dream to change the engine in this case, but at this time, the commander of the tank was still alive, and an unlucky guy next to him was completely finished, and the armor-piercing shell hit the tail compartment at the rear of the turret, METAL JETS UP TO THOUSANDS OF DEGREES LIGHTLY PIERCED THE TOP 15MM THICK ARMOR AND THEN IGNITED THE SHELLS IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT. The energy generated by the detonated shells overturned the entire turret like a big hand, and the multi-ton turret even flew into the air more than ten meters and landed more than ten meters away from the wreckage of the tank!
The blow from the sky not only cost the German tank troops some valuable vehicles, but also disrupted their next plan, whether the Germans wanted to continue the attack or turn around and eat the guys who dared to kick the tiger's ass, because the tank forces were already in disarray, and the infantry had also suffered heavy losses, and after the first wave of anti-tank bombardment, those damned twin demons also dropped waves of high-explosive shells against the infantry. And this is not the most critical moment, just when the Germans have just closed the formation disrupted by the bombers, the Chinese tank group that appeared in the distance once again put this German unit on the verge of annihilation, and the German armored forces, which have lost their supporting firepower, some self-propelled anti-tank guns and lack of infantry, have no confidence to compete with their opponents!
At this time, the German attack planes that were originally hovering in the sky had long since lost sight of where they had been driven, and the shape of the entire battlefield had been reversed within ten minutes! The German armored forces, which had been advancing at a high level just now, were now on the verge of annihilation. In the front, the Huaxia armored cluster launched a charge, and in the back, the Lynx and his "brothers", who had just finished cleaning up the follow-up troops, stabbed from behind like a sharp sword!
"While they're still in the chaos, rush over!" THE GERMANS WERE SCRAMBLING TO REDEPLOY THEIR DEFENSES, BUT THE HOWITZERS THAT HAD BEEN SILENT IN CHINA FOR A LONG TIME DID NOT GIVE THE GERMANS TIME TO REGROUP, AND A 155MM GRENADE DREW A DEADLY ARC IN THE AIR AND FLEW TOWARDS THE GERMAN TROOPS WHO WERE READY TO HUG TOGETHER. This time, Huaxia used artillery shells equipped with radio proximity fuses, all shells exploded at a certain height in the air, and almost all the energy generated by the explosives was used to push shrapnel, and the flowers of death that bloomed in the air wantonly harvested the lives of German soldiers! The scattered shrapnel flew to the ground with the roar of death and took away all the lives that lacked armor protection, and even individual tanks were hit by a near-miss, and countless fragments hit the skirt plate on the side of the hull, making small holes in the thin steel plate, and even more directly knocking the steel plate into the air and then slamming it into the suspension equipment on the side! Then the entire tank was paralyzed.
The attack of the Huaxia Corps was well connected, just when the infantry was blown up by the shells falling from the sky, and when the German tank troops were trying their best to adjust their deployment to prepare for the next impact, the wheeled combat vehicles in the rear had already entered the attack distance, 800 meters away, the Bobcat made a neat short stop to stabilize the hull, and then slightly turned the muzzle to aim at a No. 4 tank that was reversing. The tank was busy retreating behind a bunker, ready to fend off a frontal charge, but unexpectedly sent its most vulnerable parts under the Assassin's muzzle behind it, and the muzzle of the gun flashed, and the No. 4 tank in the distance turned into a flaming tin box.
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