"If you're alive 30 minutes after the start of the war, then I want to honor you in the auditorium of the station." Before the battle, Walker still gave the order in disguise that he could retreat at the right time, and he was very risky when he gave this order! Because if there is a way out, it is very likely that the subordinates will choose to retreat rather than fight. Of course, Walker also thought about this problem, and he would command a small number of elite tank platoons to cover the retreat of the rest of the troops, if they could hold out until then.

Walker is also an old fritter who participated in the Italian war, although the situation is very unfavorable, but before the other party comes, he still hastily completed the deployment of the troops, all towed anti-tank guns are deployed against the roadbed, after removing the gun shield, relying on the cover of the roadbed, the originally low artillery only exposed a slender barrel. ALL 75MM GUNS WERE AIMED AT THE FRONT, WHILE 57MM GUNS WERE DEPLOYED ON THE SIDES. Walker's armored group was not deployed in the front, but in the flank behind the anti-tank gun positions. Rely on the cover of the terrain to hide yourself as much as possible. THEN AFTER SOME DEPLOYMENT, THE SITUATION BECAME LIKE THIS, IF THE OPPONENT WANTS TO BREAK THROUGH THE DEFENSE LINE OF THE AMERICAN ARMY FROM THE FRONT, THEN IT MUST FIRST BREAK THROUGH THE DEFENSE OF THE WAR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, AND IF IT WANTS TO ATTACK FROM BOTH SIDES, THEN THE VULNERABLE SIDE OF THE TANK WILL BE EXPOSED TO THE ATTACK OF THE OPPONENT'S 57MM GUNS OR TANKS.

At this time, Hube did not know what he was facing. But one thing in common with Walker is that he is also not optimistic about the battle that is about to break out. This may seem like a surprise, but in fact it is, Walker is afraid of Hubey's massive armor cluster. Hube was also distracted for various reasons. So much so that up to now, Hube has been able to concentrate no more than 40 tanks and assault guns. If you count the barrels, it is not as good as the US army that is waiting for the battle!

At this time, Hubei, who was sitting in the tank, also looked depressed. Upon receiving a telegram from Bremanny, Hube immediately withdrew from the battle and prepared to reorganize his army to deal with Walker. But who would have thought. AT THIS TIME, TWO ARTILLERY SCHOOL PLANES APPEARED IN THE AIR IN A SWAYING MANNER, AND THEN THE U.S. TROOPS IN THE OUT-OF-TOWN STRONGHOLD DECISIVELY USED HIGH-EXPLOSIVE SHELLS TO SUPPRESS THE U.S. POSITIONS 8 KILOMETERS AWAY ACCORDING TO THE PRESUMPTIVE FIRING TABLE AND THE HELP PROVIDED BY THE ARTILLERY SCHOOL PLANES, AND IN A HURRY, A 150MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER WAS DESTROYED, WHILE THE OTHER TWO HAD A GUN MOUNT DAMAGED, AND THE OTHER ENGINE RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED. Although it was not a fatal injury, it was clearly impossible to participate in the battle. This is the case with lightly protected self-propelled guns, and you can imagine what happens to unprotected trucks and infantry. Although the overall losses were not large, the Germans were still taken aback by the Americans' use of anti-aircraft guns as long-range artillery. And when Hube made the move of leading the team to meet Walker, both West Islam Abad and the US troops outside the city moved, and even the shadow of tanks appeared in the sea, in order to ensure the safety of his rear and baggage, Hube had to divide another part of his forces to strengthen the defense.

In order to keep an eye on and maintain the wounded vehicles, and to cover the baggage and logistics units in the rear, Hube was able to leave only a significant part of his forces for defense. Among them were quite a few tanks and assault guns. Plus you can't attack. The power that Hube can wield is actually comparable to the power in Walker's hands. Even Hube thinks that if the two sides fight. Then win or lose, Hube must stop. But Hube can't stop, otherwise he is isolated in the depth of the other party, and if he wins, he can at least choose to stick to it and wait for help. And if you lose, you may be wiped out.

But now that the two sides are about to meet, Hube naturally has no time to think about these idle things. Based on the information, he can determine the approximate location of the other party. Even from the dust brought up by the maneuvering of American tanks, it is possible to guess the deployment of the opposing side. But the frontal land-based and anti-aircraft artillery did make Hube a bit tricky. It's not that he can't destroy it, but he thinks that using tanks to fight back against anti-aircraft artillery is a loss-making deal. At this point, it now misses his self-propelled howitzer again. These things are good against anti-tank guns, but it's a pity that there are only two on hand. AND 120MM HEAVY MORTARS ARE LESS POWERFUL. The point is that there are only a few of them! Because the rest remained at the station to defend against a possible charge by the American army! HOWEVER, THE ONLY ADVANTAGE IS THAT HUBE ALSO HAS SOME INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES, AND THE 30MM CANNON ON IT IS VERY EFFECTIVE AGAINST UNPROTECTED DEFENSE GUNS.

"Break through from the front, although the opponent's anti-tank guns are more difficult to fight with the help of roadbed and terrain cover, but they also occupy the position of the tank, and before the anti-tank guns are destroyed, their tanks have no firing position, only when the front is loosened, once their tanks are replenished, then the flanks will be empty, and we can hope to completely defeat them, and a simple outflanking will only expose our flanks to the opponent's blows." Hube said. BREAKING THROUGH FROM THE FRONT, HUBE CAN SLOWLY FIRE FROM A DISTANCE WITH HOWITZERS AND HEAVY MORTARS OR USE 82MM AND 60MM MORTARS CARRIED BY INFANTRY, AND SLOWLY BLOW UP AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 2,000 METERS. At the same time, the tank can also fight slowly at a distance of about 1200 meters. The opponent also has no long-range firepower, so the mortars and howitzers in their rear are still relatively safe, and when the opponent's frontal defense is reduced to a certain range, they will attack again, so the odds of victory will be higher. At least it's much better than a hard rush at the beginning. The key is still in the link of the roadbed. If there is a disconnect between the frontal attacking force and the rear force, it is very likely that they will be broken by each other.

"Let's get started!" ALONG WITH HUBE'S ORDER, 2 150MM HOWITZERS AND 6 120MM HEAVY MORTARS LOCATED IN THE REAR BEGAN TO IMPLEMENT FIRE PREPARATION, WHILE THE MIXED UNITS OF TANKS AND ASSAULT GUNS ALSO BEGAN TO GRADUALLY ADVANCE AND STOP AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 1200 METERS FROM THE ROADBED. Began to design the opponent's bunker with artillery section by piece. The dull sound of artillery and the screeching of shells in the air were terrifying, and a dense rain of bullets exploded one after another in front of the US bunkers, and from time to time people were injured by flying shrapnel. Occasionally, an unlucky anti-tank gun was hit by a grenade falling from the air. It is directly reduced to a pile of parts. The Germans did not seem to be in a hurry, they were attacking the opponent's positions unhurriedly, and there was a great momentum of blowing up the entire section of bunker.

However, there was a lot of bravado in this, because the Germans didn't carry many shells either. After about 10 minutes of attack, it is necessary to attack, otherwise, the mortars and howitzers in the back will only hit soy sauce. Why? No more shells! The rapid shooting in a short period of time did have a great impact on the new US troops who entered the war. The violent explosions and the wails of the wounded resounded throughout the battlefield, and chaos broke out in many places, while the junior officers of the US military struggled to suppress these chaotic soldiers, on the one hand, to maintain order, and on the other hand, to preserve the performance of the other side. In the hastily constructed line of defense, there were no trenches and no anti-artillery holes. Running around is more dangerous than lying on the ground. The sound of the shells exploding was like the drumbeat of the attack, heralding the final collision.

More and more smoke grenades were then replaced, and from the chaotic battlefield, the sound of tanks charging behind the smoke screen could already be heard. Under the commander's loud reprimand, the remaining gunners returned to the artillery, staring nervously at the blurred figures in the distance. I saw that in the distance, something like a box was moving slowly. "Fire!" Without a good position, the U.S. troops became a little less courageous, and they tried to fire at a longer distance, because they didn't know if the other side would be able to find themselves, and it was undoubtedly a better choice to attack the other side in advance. And because of the smoke, they also had problems grasping the distance. Of course, there is also an important reason that they miscalculated the opponent, and in front it was not a tank, but a No. 3 assault gun. A miscalculation of the target's altitude caused the first few waves of shells to fly over the target.

This seems to be due to Hube's helplessness in the face of insufficient armor, but in fact it still has a good effect. Because assault guns are taller and lower, they are easier to hide in undulating terrain. Although there is no turret, the assault guns are equipped with infantry fighting vehicles and mortars behind and on the flanks. THE ASSAULT GUN'S 105MM HOWITZER IS NOT GOOD AGAINST TANKS, BUT IT IS MUCH STRONGER THAN A 75MM TANK GUN AGAINST INFANTRY. Moreover, the width of the opponent's position is not large, so the angle of fire of each corresponding assault gun will not be very large, and in special cases, the offensive effect of this weapon is not even worse than that of tanks.

UNDER THE BLOW OF THE 105MM HOWITZER, THE BUNKER WAS DESTROYED IN SECTIONS. It was only when the distance was close to 500 meters that they could discern the nature of the target. And at this time, the battle has reached a critical moment, after rushing to a close enough distance. The attacking Germans were in full swing, and a dense barrage of howitzers, tank guns, machine guns, and mortars rolled back and forth across the battlefield. A firestorm that heralded death tore the targets that blocked each other to shreds, and the two sides had already entered a close distance. The firing points on both flanks were also activated, and a dense network of fire fixed the attacking German troops in front.

"You had no idea how many weapons were trying to fire at you. The vehicle I was driving was battering almost every second, shells and shrapnel hammering at the hull. The shaking made us all wonder if the tank would fall apart the next minute, and although we were well prepared, the start of the battle was still not good. At this distance we can penetrate each other, and there is no direct difference between anti-aircraft guns and tanks. It was only with the infantry fighting vehicles in the back that they suppressed the opponent with machine guns, and then the mechanized infantry set up the machine guns and mortars, and we finally overwhelmed the opponent in firepower. One of the sergeants who participated in the war recalled.

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