Chapter 1158: Steel Graveyard
Although the Huaxia armored forces want to keep their distance, it is obviously more difficult to carry out such a deployment in the heat of fire for the first time, although everyone is an elite, although they have been honed countless times during training, but this qiē is only on paper, and the actual operation will definitely not be as perfect as it appears on paper. All the moving tanks began to slowly reverse and then stop to shoot. In the final stages of the Germans' formation, Huaxia again succeeded in destroying 4 mechanical units, but at the same time 3 Type 29 heavy tanks were damaged, two of which could only stay in place. In the absence of the protection of their teammates, the fate of these two tanks was already sealed in the face of an advantageous enemy.
THE 105MM CANNON, WHICH HAD MOVED TO THE FLANKS, FINALLY TOOK PLACE, AND THE FOUR THICK BARRELS LET OUT A ROAR, AND A WARHEAD WEIGHING MORE THAN 10 KILOGRAMS FLEW OVER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 1 KILOMETER AND SMASHED HEADLONG ON A TYPE 29 TANK LOCATED AT THE VERY EDGE. After the cap was shattered, the sharp bullet pierced the heavy sloping armor like a spear, and with a loud bang, a huge hole was opened in the right front of the entire hull. It was the first tank destroyed by the Germans in a head-to-head engagement, and the German gunners celebrated their success with cheers. The behemoth on the other side was finally destroyed, and it was a blow that pierced through the opponent's frontal armor! No tricks! The Germans cheered and sent another armor-piercing shell weighing more than 20 kilograms into the chamber of the gun, ready to attack the next prey. AND AT THIS TIME, 3 TYPE 29 TANKS IN THE DISTANCE CONCENTRATED THEIR FIRE ON THE EXPOSED 105MM SELF-PROPELLED CANNON.
Without orders from the commander, the gunner and loader fired almost at maximum speed. AS SOON AS THE GUN WAS RESET, THE LOADER OPENED THE HOT TURRET AND QUICKLY DELIVERED A 75MM ARMOR-PIERCING ROUND INTO IT. Then lock up and aim, fire! In less than half a minute, three tanks fired at least 10 shells! It wasn't until the opponent turned into a fireball in the scope that the commander breathed a sigh of relief. The blow just now was so shocking that it was impossible for officers and men who had just entered the battlefield not to be afraid.
WITH THE FOCUS ON THE CARE OF THE HUAXIA ARMORED FORCES, THE FEW SELF-PROPELLED 88MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS AND 105MM CANNONS IN HUBEI'S HANDS WERE KILLED IN THE FIRST TIME, ALTHOUGH THEY ALSO CAUSED SOME CASUALTIES TO THE HUAXIA ARMORED FORCES. But the sharp but fragile sword was broken less than 20 minutes after the first shell was fired. So much so that in the following time, the Germans could only fight with the Huaxia with tanks that were at a disadvantage in performance, and it turned out that the distance to destroy the opponent in real combat was much closer than theoretical.
First of all, countries do not use 100% as the standard when testing the breakdown rate. Generally speaking, if you can have a high probability of penetrating the opponent, then you will be fine. And sometimes the shell penetrates, which does not necessarily completely incapacitate the opponent's combat effectiveness. It is possible that several people died, and the remaining two were still able to operate artillery. Secondly, almost all of the actual combat tests are designed with the target in mind. In practice, however, there is some angle between the shell and the target. Therefore, the Germans believed that 700 meters could destroy the front armor of the opponent. But in fact, if the angle is not good, sometimes you can't penetrate the opponent for 500 meters. Huaxia's long-range success in destroying the opponent's tank was also due to the powerful tungsten alloy armor-piercing bullets and luck.
"If our 88MM anti-aircraft guns and 105mm cannons can have the same defense as tanks, or if I can replace half of my tanks with high-powered self-propelled cannons, then I will definitely be able to completely annihilate this heavy armored force!" When he went back to report on his work, Hube repeated this sentence endlessly, lamenting this large-scale armored battle.
Huaxia cut off the sharpest spearhead of the other side, and in the same way, the Germans finally closed the direct distance between the two sides at a heavy price. At this time, the battle began to develop in the direction of chaos. Macro command can no longer play a big role, now all you can do is to quickly find the target, lock the target, and then destroy the target, don't pick the fat and thin, just hit the first target you find!
The formation of both sides quickly became chaotic as the free attack unfolded, and at 700 yards, the Germans unleashed a relatively neat final volley. More than 30 tanks spewed fire snakes at the Huaxia tank groups on both wings. In this volley, the opponent managed to destroy one tank and cripple three. The tank units on both flanks of China retreated to both sides while counterattacking, and at the same time, the armored company, which had been in the middle and rear positions, successfully filled the gap between the left and right flanks. At this point in the battle, both sides almost immediately pulled into a linear formation that was most suitable for firepower, and the roar of the engines, the roar of the artillery, and the sound of shells and armor colliding were intertwined, turning the entire battlefield into a purgatory!
"550 meters, 2 o'clock, armor-piercing shells!" THE GERMAN LOADER, WHO HEARD THE ORDER, QUICKLY SENT A 75MM CAP-PIERCING SHELL INTO THE CHAMBER, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE FIRE FLASHED, AND A SHARP SHELL HIT THE OPPONENT'S INCLINED ARMOR, CREATING A FLASH OF FIRE ON THE SURFACE!
"Hurry up, the second shot, with high-speed armor-piercing shells! Even if you're a solid Iron King, you can be pierced! The German commander said through gritted teeth. HOWEVER, HE COULD NEVER HIT THIS SHELL, AND A 75MM ARMOR-PIERCING BULLET FLYING OUT OF THE SIDE EASILY TORE THROUGH THE FRAGILE TURRET SIDE ARMOR OF THIS TANK, DIRECTLY KILLING ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE TURRET, AND CAUSING AN EXPLOSION THAT OVERTURNED THE ENTIRE TURRET. It was as if he had been decapitated.
However, as the distance closes, the Germans can easily tear through the side armor of the Huaxia tank, or challenge the frontal armor if the angle is better. Under the attack of German tanks, from time to time there were Huaxia tanks destroyed. After successfully blocking four attacks with frontal armor and using luck to deflect an armor-piercing bullet from the side, a second-caliber armor-piercing bullet fired from 400 meters away was finally pierced through the hull by an RP overdraft.
Explosions resounded throughout the battlefield, and tanks were constantly destroyed by shells fired from close range. The steel behemoth, which had been imposing just a few seconds ago, turned into a pile of burning scrap metal in the blink of an eye, and from time to time injured members struggled to crawl out of the cabin, the lucky ones could find a crater or destroyed tank to hide themselves, and the unlucky ones were torn to shreds by bullets that flew out of nowhere.
"We're always fighting, and even if we lose the battlefield we're riding, we'll pick up our submachine guns, pistols, and even daggers in our hands and look for enemies we can kill." At this moment, the most primitive hand-to-hand combat of the war and the most advanced armored warfare appeared on the same battlefield at the same time. I have to say that it is a very magical thing. At this point, there is no way back for both sides. If there is no external force to intervene, any side that escapes will be easily killed from behind by the opponent. The Huaxia believed that they could achieve victory, and the Germans thought so! Two equally strong and proud armies fought for the final victory!
"The tactics of the Huaxia tank are very strange, in this case, we try to cut the opponent, and then part of the tank will go around and attack the opponent's flank. Huaxia responded in a peculiar way, and even restrained our tactics from a certain point of view, taking a company of 4 tanks as an example, with two of their tanks facing the opponent and the other two tanks diagonally to each side. And to minimize the area of the front, from our point of view, the opposing tanks located behind the sides only exposed a small half of the body in front. It was very difficult to aim, and just as our tanks were about to go around, they fell right under the guns of the opposing side, and they aimed at our side, and we could only aim at their front! After the war, Hu Bei had studied the battle situation between the two sides in close combat, and he was very puzzled about Huaxia's tactics in actual combat.
"But I have to admit that in a chaotic situation, this kind of small team cooperation is very effective." In the end, Hube affirmed this tactic. As for the question of the origin of this tactic, the answer is very strange, because the place where this tactic first appeared has nothing to do with the armored corps, but is derived from hand-to-hand combat. Standing directly in a row is definitely a rookie style of play. The really better option is for 2 people to attack and the other two to protect the sides. Although technology is developing, ancient tactics can also play a role in the face of similar battlefield shapes. (This passage has elements of the author's assumptions, and high fingers are welcome to teach.) )
As time passed, the tanks became the coffins of the warriors who rested forever. In this violent collision, relying on more effective tactics and the advantages of tank performance, the Chinese armored forces actually killed the German army with a numerical advantage, and gradually gained the upper hand after the opponent's high-power cannon was destroyed. After almost an hour of fighting, Hubey's armored forces lost more than 6 percent. The rest of the tanks were also wounded almost individually. And the Huaxia armored forces still have almost 20 tanks left. Of course, almost all of them were injured. It seems that the situation on the battlefield has become clearer. But at this moment, the shadow that appeared from the edge of the sky made everyone on the battlefield feel an inexplicable palpitation. No matter how powerful the tank is, it can't hit the plane! At this time, the victory or defeat in the battlefield is no longer dominated by the steel beasts on the ground, and the iron eagle hovering in the air will be the final terminator, and for either side, the result of staying in the open space and being attacked by the opponent's ground and air can only be a dead end. Although the accuracy of the Air Force's air attack on tanks is very poor, and it is somewhat difficult to completely destroy tanks, there are some threats to tanks from both bombs and large-caliber aerial guns. Of course, the more important thing is that the difference between the two sides on the ground is not too big.
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