It turned out that even when both sides were stationary, the hit rate from 1400 meters away was still not high, and only three of the eight shells in the first round of fire hit the opponent, but even so, nearly half of the anti-armor fire on the flanks was knocked out in this round of attacks. At the same time, 8 armored personnel carriers have also reached a distance of less than 600 meters from the other side. EACH TYPE 28 INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE IS ARMED WITH A 30MM CANNON ABOVE THE HULL AND A 12.7MM MACHINE GUN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. At the same time, there are shooting holes on the sides of the hull so that the infantry carried inside can shoot outward. In order to guard against a possible attack by anti-tank guns, the armored vehicles did not get too close, but kept a distance of more than 500 meters, and they also targeted mortar crews and other light vehicles, without too much entanglement with the infantry. BUT EVEN SO, THE 30MM CANNON WITH A SUPER HIGH RATE OF FIRE AND HIGH-EXPLOSIVE SHELLS STILL CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE OPPOSING INFANTRY.

When the 30mm cannon fires, the sound of a pile driver is accompanied by a whistling shell sweeping towards the target, and at a distance of less than 1,500 meters, it faces lightly protected or unprotected targets. Machine guns are more lethal than medium-caliber guns, because the opponent's rate of fire is extremely high, which can correct the trajectory faster, and at the same time, the ammunition hit by machine guns is an area, generally speaking, as long as a point of fire is passed, it can cover the target. A barrage of cannonballs twisted through the air like a fire dragon and flew towards the target. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, THE 30MM GUN FIRED 15 HIGH-EXPLOSIVE ROUNDS. THE LANDING POINTS WERE EVENLY DISTRIBUTED ON AN 82MM MORTAR POSITION, IN AN INSTANT. The flames and debris from the explosion tore the entire gun crew to shreds. Even with him, he brought a machine gun crew next to him.

"These fast runners are as scary as ghosts. We tried to aim at a target 600 meters away, but their speed was at least 40 kilometers or more, and the extremely high speed combined with the small profile made it very difficult for us to aim. Moreover, the other side also took the serpentine route, destroying our school shooting again and again. THEIR 30MM CANNON CAN EASILY DESTROY ALL BUT TANKS. We have never encountered such a weapon, and its appearance has brought great shock to our army. "After the war, a Lieutenant Colonel Paul gave an extremely high evaluation of the Type 28 armored reconnaissance vehicle.

WITH THE LAST 75MM SELF-PROPELLED ANTI-TANK GUN ON THE FLANK BEING FIRED INTO A FIREBALL BY A SERIES OF 30MM MACHINE GUNS, THE RIGHT FLANK OF THE GERMAN ATTACKING FORCE WAS ALREADY WIDE OPEN. The armored units rushed towards the opposing tank units, while the fast-moving armored reconnaissance vehicles were targeted at the mortars and heavy infantry guns that were hurriedly shifting behind. THE FORMER HAD NO WAY TO DEAL WITH SUCH A TARGET, AND IN THE FACE OF LOCUST-LIKE SHELLS, THE GERMANS COULD ONLY PRAY THAT THE OTHER SIDE WOULD AIM THEIR GUNS AT OTHERS INSTEAD OF THEMSELVES, AND FROM TIME TO TIME A RETREATING HALF-TRACK WAS PIERCED BY 30MM SHELLS. And the latter, although it has the ability to shoot flat. But the narrow angles and tragic rate of fire make counter-attacks a luxury. AFTER A 150MM FLAT-FIRE GUN FIRED A SHELL TREMBLINGLY, IT WAS SMASHED TO PIECES BY A COMBAT VEHICLE 500 METERS AWAY, IN JUST TEN MINUTES. The rear of the German units was in shambles.

However, the happy times soon passed, and as the interspersed panzers beat the defenseless self-propelled guns and other units in the German rear, it was realized that the flanked Germans were quickly detached from the frontal battlefield and were preceded by more fortified positions with anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns. The firepower of their own rear support was greatly reduced. The sword stabbed from behind could kill him at any time, so he immediately chose to release smoke grenades to cover the retreat, but only tore off the frontal line, Paul pulled out a company of No. 3 tanks and turned to the left to prepare to meet the opposing interspersed troops, and the No. 3 tank that was better than would also attack after covering the withdrawal of the infantry. According to Paul's assumption, if he could use the numerical advantage of tanks to annihilate this enemy army, then it was not impossible to attack the defensive line.

The sound of diesel engines coming from the smoke screen attracted the attention of the Chinese interspersed troops. From the hastily released smoke, Sun Demin could vaguely see that the other party was turning. At least one company or so of tanks were aiming their hulls at themselves. "We're too close. Ready to reverse, everyone gathers. "The radio on the car. Sun Demin immediately ordered. The most important principle in tank engagement is to aim the thickest armor in front of the opponent, and try to keep yourself out of the distance that the opponent's artillery cannot penetrate, and from the appearance of the opponent's tank, Sun Demin has judged that the opponent's tank should be 20 tons. THE ARTILLERY SHOULD ALSO BE CALIBER UP TO 75MM. For opponents of this level, Sun Demin still trusts the front armor of the Type 29 tank very much.

The tanks that received the order began to slowly retreat and wait for the arrival of the opponent's counterattack, and the Germans also seemed to find that the frontal guy was not easy to deal with, and in the more open area, there was no better way to deal with this situation, that is, to rush until it was close enough that the artillery could penetrate the opponent's Cheng dù.

The armor and firepower of the Huaxia tanks are really good, but the mobility is a little worse. In reversing, the speed is even slower. "At 2 o'clock, 750 meters, one armor-piercing bullet!" With a burst of fire from the muzzle, a tank No. 3 was hit 2 seconds later, and the armor-piercing shell directly ignited the ammunition placed in the turret, and with a loud bang, the turret weighing several tons was overturned from the turret. And just after Sun Demin successfully destroyed the tank, the body of the vehicle shook violently, and the whole tank shook violently as if it had been hammered.

"Damn, 500 meters won't work?" Paul glanced at the craters left on the opponent's frontal armor and gritted his teeth. Although Paul led a complete tank battalion, but at this moment, after the early stage and the war of attrition of the anti-aircraft artillery, at this time can be used to deal with the opponent's tank at most more than 20, the number of about 3 times the advantage, the frontal tank attracts firepower, around the side to attack is his established tactic, but the opponent's sharp firepower and the constantly destroyed No. 3 tank made him also have some hesitation about the plan.

ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION IN THE CHINESE TANK UNIT, AND IN THE DISTANCE, THE SIDE ARMOR OF THE HULL OF A TYPE 29 HEAVY TANK RESPONSIBLE FOR GUARDING THE FLANKS WAS PIERCED BY A 50MM CANNON SHELL. Although it failed to detonate the ammunition inside, it was apparently no longer operational, and as the Germans fired from the front, the more vulnerable parts of the front of the hull were damaged, such as the tracks, observation windows, and conning towers. THE LEFT TRACK OF SUN DEMIN'S TANK WAS CONCENTRATED BY A 50MM ARMOR-PIERCING PROJECTILE, NOT ONLY THE TRACK WAS BROKEN, BUT THE LOAD RATE WAS DROPPED BY 2. And the gun mount of a tank next to him was hit, jamming the artillery. Tank No. 5 was even worse, the viewing window was hit. The driver inside should have been killed. PLUS TANK NO. 6, WHICH WAS DESTROYED JUST NOW, AND TANK, WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY A 75MM ANTI-TANK GUN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ENGAGEMENT. There are only 3 tanks in the entire battle group that can maintain their combat effectiveness, and the opponent has at least 10 tanks or more to continue fighting.

It seemed to Paul that victory was in sight, because the 6 heavy tanks that had made a detour from the side were already less than 700 meters away from the opponent! But at this moment, Paul noticed that some extremely fast guys suddenly appeared behind the tank that was circuiting around his side, and the speed of the other party seemed to him to be about 60 kilometers! The opposing side quickly passed through the not open battlefield and came to the rear of the German flank tank units.

"They are literally fighting bayonets with chariots! The distance from which they fired for the first time was even less than 500 meters! Our assessment of the combat effectiveness of such armored vehicles is always on the low side. The 30mm cannon and sub-caliber armor-piercing shells on the Huaxia tank were powerful enough to pose a serious threat to the rear and side armor of our tanks at close range. And they were so fast that when we got closer, our turret speed couldn't even catch up with them. At a distance of 500 meters, the opponent can even maneuver and fire at the same time, compensating for the lack of accuracy with an ultra-high rate of fire. A German officer who survived the catastrophe wrote in the report.

THE BLOW WAS SO SWIFT THAT IT WAS NOT EVEN DETECTED BY THE OTHER SIDE WHEN A BARRAGE OF 30MM ARMOR-PIERCING SHELLS SMASHED THE REAR OF THE HULL OF A TANK 3 INTO A SIEVE. BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AT THIS MOMENT, 6 ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLES HAD ALREADY RUSHED TO A RANGE OF 400 METERS, AND THE 30MM MACHINE GUN COULD EASILY PENETRATE THE 30MM THICK REAR ARMOR OF TANK NO. 3 AT THIS DISTANCE. Almost before most of the German tanks could react, four of the six German tanks were destroyed. However, this melee combat is also deadly for armored reconnaissance vehicles, and in just a few minutes of engagement, Paul's frontal tank group fired at these vulnerable assassins with dense fire, and the 50mm armor-piercing shells penetrated the opponent's weak armor without hindrance, although the final attack plan was destroyed by these guys, but the Germans still destroyed 4 armored reconnaissance vehicles.

"We have lost this battle, retreat. Hopefully, the frontal attack will make a breakthrough. Paul looked at the wreckage of the various vehicles that littered the battlefield and sighed secretly. The originally designed outflanking plan ultimately failed, and only 12 of Paul's squadron of medium tanks were withdrawn from the battlefield. IN ADDITION, SIX SELF-PROPELLED ANTI-TANK GUNS AND EIGHT 120MM SELF-PROPELLED MORTARS WERE DESTROYED. It can be said that almost all armored vehicles were hitched. The other party's losses are much smaller than their own.

"We probably destroyed 3 heavy tanks of the opposing side, damaged 3, destroyed 5 armored vehicles, and at least 10 or more anti-tank guns. The opponent's heavy tanks were superior in performance, and in a head-on confrontation in the open field, our medium tanks were at an absolute disadvantage. After the battle, Paul wrote in his report. The German heavy tanks were defeated in the battle against the Chinese tanks, and on the other side of the battlefield, Hubey's No. 4 heavy tank had also exchanged fire with the Chinese heavy armored battalion in front.

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