Chapter 249: The Death of the U.S. Tank
On the battlefield, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and there were shouts of killing everywhere.
"Boom!"
Li Youming in the Rhino tank watched his tank muzzle spewing fire, and hundreds of meters away, a disabled M3 tank was easily destroyed.
"Lao Tzu has never seen such an ugly tank, and the aesthetics of the Yankees are really called dogs." Looking at the destroyed tank in the distance, Li Youming couldn't help muttering, and then immediately ordered the gunner to reload the shells.
There are ace pilots in the sky, and ace tank commanders on the ground.
Within the Red Police Corps, there is a benign competitive environment.
The battlefield of World War II was not only a contest between the Red Police and the Air Force, but also an arena between the commanders of the armored forces.
Li Youming, as a veteran tank commander and one of the first commanders to drive a rhinoceros tank to participate in the war, once faced an enemy who was nothing more than a weak chicken opponent like the water tank, and there was nothing to be proud of in defeating such an enemy.
The battlefield of World War II was different, and the tanks equipped by various countries could make the Red Police tank troops feel some excitement.
All the previous battles were not calculated, because the defeat of the French Renault tank and water tank was not a record at all.
Landing in World War II, everything starts from scratch.
As the ace armored division of the expeditionary force, Li Youming's unit was the first to launch a general attack.
Three hours have passed since the launch of the general offensive, and Li Youming, who is fighting with the infantry, has successfully destroyed 18 US tanks, most of which are M2 tanks and a few ugly M3 tanks.
This record was not high, and in the internal communications of the armored division, he already knew that more than one vehicle group had managed to destroy twenty enemy tanks.
On the ridge in the distance, there are more than 30 burning tank wreckage, which was destroyed by Li Youming's tank company, and the difficulty is simply different from the design training.
The fragile firepower of American tanks simply cannot threaten the Rhino tanks that can reload defenses, and unless it is a gun of hundreds of millimeters, the Rhino tank is completely unafraid.
Holding a telescope and looking at the large number of American tanks behind the ridge, there seemed to be an M4 Sherman tank among them, Li Youming suppressed the idea of attacking in his heart.
It's not that he doesn't have the courage to attack, it's that he has the desire to attack more than anyone else. But as the tank leader at the moment, he needs to consider the operational requirements given by the division headquarters.
"The tank group, according to the plan, all retreated, and everyone left the woods. 056, 057 Beware of the hillside left and right. After looking at the time, Li Youming knew that there was no time to fight with the US tanks that appeared again at this time, so he withdrew for the time being.
Beside him, there were also four Rhino tanks, and five tanks formed a makeshift tank crew, which fought as a team, and everything had to be ordered by the team leader.
The five tanks began to retreat, in an orderly manner, leaving behind some bewildered American armored units in the distance.
In front of Li Youming was a tank division of the US army, and until now, this tank regiment has not organized an effective attack.
Between the US tanks, the command is chaotic, there is no effective coordination, and the communication between the tanks is also full of all kinds of chaotic shouts.
The commander of an American tank destroyer, standing on a turret without top armor protection, looked into the woods in the distance with binoculars in hand, and shouted hysterically: "I see them, in the woods below, they are retreating." ”
The commander of another tank destroyer on the side, looking at a destroyed tank destroyer below, immediately shouted loudly: "We have no chance to catch up and destroy the enemy, the armor of the destroyer cannot stop their attack at all, and our front armor will be easily penetrated." ”
This war gave American soldiers a comprehensive understanding of the strength of the enemy, especially the contest between tanks.
The American armored forces are all desperate for development, and the tanks in service of the American army simply do not have the firepower to destroy the enemy's tanks.
The 76-mm tank gun on the tank destroyer has not destroyed a single enemy tank so far.
And this armored division of the US army, in the three hours since the beginning of the engagement, has achieved zero damage record.
What made the American soldiers despair the most was that the tank they used was a living coffin in front of the enemy's tank.
Fortunately, not everyone among Americans does not know what to do.
When Li Youming and the others withdrew from the woods, the dense artillery fire covered the woods where they were before, but this belated artillery fire was just a waste of firepower in the uninhabited woods.
Li Youming and the other five tanks, which had retreated to the other side of the woods, had already stopped retreating, crossed a road behind the woods, and rearranged sniper points on the other side.
The tank, which stopped, pulled up a camouflage net and carried out camouflage under the slope not far from the side of the road.
Camouflaged tanks, quietly waiting for the appearance of the enemy.
Behind the tanks, there were quietly dormant mechanized infantry, with a strength of about a company.
Several tanks, or armored vehicles, to cooperate with the strength of the company, is a common configuration on the battlefield at this time.
After all, the encirclement is very large, dozens of kilometers long, and the hundreds of thousands of US troops in it also have combat effectiveness.
Most of the battles were fought between small units, and of course there were battlefields everywhere, and the gunfire hardly stopped.
After the tank was just camouflaged, on the opposite road, a scout wearing a gilly suit rushed to the side of the tank, approached the side of the tank, and reported to Li Youming: "Sir, the US tanks have caught up, there are dozens of them, and there is at least one battalion of US infantry behind them. ”
Li Youming nodded, and asked the scout to go back to the back, dozens of tanks, although the tank performance is not enough to threaten the existence of the rhinoceros tank, but the huge number is enough for him to take it seriously.
Grabbing the communicator, Li Youming called: "Old wolf, do you hear it?" ”
"My old wolf, please."
"Whether to confirm the location of artillery positions." Li Youming said.
"It has been confirmed, the Air Force has been called to destroy, and the bomber is expected to arrive in five minutes."
"Thank you, old man, and when the battle is over, please drink." Li Youming finished his words and closed the communication.
At the same time, in the rear of the US armored division, in a hidden valley, 18 large-caliber howitzers of the US army were hiding in the valley.
In the jungle not far from this artillery position, a special forces team of twenty people was lurking around.
This artillery position is the ground artillery fire on which the US armored division relies the most, and at present the US military has lost air supremacy, and the US Air Force is unable to support ground operations.
The artillery on the ground has become the only heavy firepower of the US military, so the Americans are very careful.
Around the artillery position, two infantry companies were arranged to protect it, and in the surrounding woods, there were also concealed anti-aircraft guns to prevent enemy aerial bombardment.
The previous artillery strike, which exposed the location of the artillery position, quickly arrived with a special operations team, confirmed the precise location of the artillery position, and called for air support.
The special operations team continued to lurk, and the two sniper groups were all aimed at the anti-aircraft guns on the artillery positions.
After the end of the communication with Li Youming, the roar of bombers came from the sky, and the artillery positions of the US troops suddenly burst into shouts, and four anti-aircraft guns were ready to defend.
In the distant sky, two air fortress bombers appeared, and the American anti-aircraft guns were about to open fire, and the snipers had already pulled the trigger.
The American soldier who operated the anti-aircraft gun was directly shot in the head, and the other two anti-aircraft guns also had the same fate.
While the other artillerymen were hurriedly pulling down the corpses in the anti-aircraft guns, several rocket launchers roared from the individual bazookas in the woods hundreds of meters away.
The explosion injured all four anti-aircraft guns, and the surrounding US soldiers were also killed and wounded.
The commander of the American air defense next to several anti-aircraft guns was also killed.
Bombers roared in the sky, dropping a large amount of explosives, easily destroying the artillery positions of the American army.
At the same time, on the battlefield on the front line, in front of Li Youming, a large number of US tanks were rushing out of the woods after the artillery fire.
The five tanks under the camouflage net attacked one after another.
"Aim at me a little, destroy the tanks on the left and right flanks of the target first, and if people learn to be smart, they will outflank the left and right flanks." Li Youming grabbed the communicator and reminded.
The rotating turret, the raised barrel, emitted a mechanical mosa. With a sound, Li Youming quickly entered the tank and closed the hatch.
In the first round of attacks, they hit their targets one after another, and among the dozens of US tanks that were rushing over, the five fastest tanks were all killed.
The sneak attack under the dormancy, the US tanks were completely defenseless, and the sudden shelling, the smoke emitted from the barrels, exposed the position of the attack.
However, what made the American tanks depressed was that the other side was hiding under the opposite road, and the depression angle of the artillery had no angle to attack at all.
"The infantry company is ready to fight, 058, 059 and I are in charge of the tanks in front, 056 and 057 are in charge of the tanks surrounded by the left and right flanks, fire freely, and kill the big meal in front of you." Li Youming ordered excitedly.
The group of American troops in front of them is indeed a big meal, more than forty tanks, divided equally among them, at least eight, and behind these dozens of tanks, there are also dense American soldiers.
"Leave it to us."
"Understood, sir."
The voices of the other four commanders were heard in the headphones, and the second round of attacks quickly kicked off.
The American tanks could not retreat at all, so they could only rush over with all their might, and the second battle began.
All the American soldiers were holding back a fire, and such a battle was too embarrassing for them.
The enemy is not only better than its own weapons and equipment, but also very cunning in combat, which makes the US military very uncomfortable.
If you're in a hurry, a mouthful of old blood is about to spurt out.
On the battlefield at this moment, for the battle-hardened Red Alert armored troops, the battle process can be described as easy.
"Boom"
The tank gun roared again, painted with green camouflage, and the tank under the camouflage net could not even be seen, and the number on the tank was also very vague.
"At 1010 meters, the target is an M2 tank, hit, the target is completely destroyed, thief God, these thin-skinned coffins, even the turret flew several meters." Li Youming operated the commander's periscope, watched the new round of attacks, and shouted loudly: "Be careful of the enemy's infantry, they are approaching, machine gun fire strikes." ”
When Li Youming was excitedly commanding, the American soldiers who accompanied the tank attack also fired frantically at the tank, and on the armor of the tank, a large number of bullets flew indiscriminately, almost hitting the commander's periscope.
"Wait a minute, I'm reloading," the coaxial machine gun shouted, and the secondary gunner shouted as he quickly loaded a chain of bullets into the coaxial machine gun.
Li Youming's fast remote-controlled commander's machine gun fired intensively at the gaps between the US tanks, and the dense bullets flew indiscriminately.
Bullets rained down on the U.S. infantry, which had approached 200 meters away, and the U.S. soldiers who boldly attacked fell in rows like harvested wheat.
However, the killing is effective, because most of these American soldiers are hiding on the ground by themselves.
And the nervously charging US tank, it was too late to turn around, and an American soldier who was hurriedly dodging did not see the rapidly approaching tank behind, and just lay down, the tracks of the tank pressed directly over his body.
"Ahh The American soldier who was crushed by the tank let out a terrible wail, and the tank tracks quickly crushed him, and even the helmet was torn into pieces.
The other American soldiers on the side all shouted and cursed:
"Damn it."
"Trash, executioner."
"God ,......"
Inside this US M4 tank, the commander's shouting and scolding was also heard, but the tank driver was helpless about what had happened.
Originally, the tank driver's vision was very limited, not to mention the tense combat area, which could only be regarded as a bad fate if it pressed his own people.
However, the most important thing is that there is a very serious problem in the coordination between the US armored forces and the infantry.
The infantry following the tank in front should be prepared to avoid the rear tank after the front tank has been destroyed and cannot continue the attack, and the rear tank should also avoid the infantry in front at any time.
In fact, this situation, not to mention the US military itself, even in the German Army, is not too uncommon.
The battlefield is changing rapidly, and not everyone is able to react in a timely manner, and often tragedy is unavoidable.
And this car that just appeared in the M4 Sherman, and it was too late to confess to God, and played a small role for a day, Sherman's appearance was like a firefly in the night sky, so dazzling, so outstanding.
The 055 tank aimed at the Sherman for the first time, the tank gun roared, the Sherman's high chassis front armor, a round hole appeared in an instant, and the explosion opened the Sherman's huge turret, and the tank was full of flames, and the flames soared into the sky.
Sherman, the strongest in the U.S. military, couldn't stop a shot from the Rhino tank.