Chapter 264: Down's Wolverine (Part 2)

ps: I'm too lazy to split it into two chapters, and the 6000-word big chapter was sent together. The students voted!!!

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Hankyung, presidential palace.

While the armored clusters of Britain, France and Germany were fighting fiercely on the French plain, Wen Desi and the others sat leisurely on the sofa, holding teacups and watching the live broadcast from Europe. In order to record this unprecedented drama, in addition to having the photographers of the Military Observer Corps shoot at the scene, Wen Desi also mobilized three unmanned exploration vehicles to participate in the filming work. Shoot from multiple angles and layers.

"The picture is still very clear, but the sound effect is not very good. Hey, if there's no sound, no matter how good the show is......" Mr. Wen picked up a grape and threw it into his mouth, saying very unscrupulously. His picture of "other people's children can't die" shows the most classic posture of an onlooker watching the fire from the other side.

Our Chief of General Staff Xin is even more of a child's expression watching ants fight, and when he heard the words, he said: "This voice still has to rely on post-production, and the sound recorded on the spot is not always so perfect......"

"You have to add commentary, subtitles, and soundtracks. For example, when the Anglo-French troops appeared just now, it should be accompanied by a rousing march......" commented Wen Deji like a film critic.

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A bunch of cabinet officials and generals in the room were all turned into onlookers at this time, eating snacks and drinking drinks, and watching the battle between the two armies comfortably. Send out a few comments from time to time.

At this time, Gu Xiaolan and the others who were eating melon seeds in another room suddenly screamed: "Ah, our wolverine has been blown up......"

That's right, a group of girls from the Secretariat are also here to watch the fun. Don't say that women don't like war, at least these girls still love this kind of live-action war blockbuster, and they are all very involved in watching it. Of course, they were watching in another room.

"That's a French super-heavy tank, it's so powerful, even Wolverines can't beat ......"

"No, no, the Germans can't stop it, I think they will definitely hit the street today......"

"Not necessarily, wolverines are much faster......"

At this time, the picture on the screen made the girls excited, and they were noisy like thousands of sparrows.

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The picture they just saw was the picture on the east side of the battlefield. The British tank group was located on the western side of the battlefield, and their opponent was the German 1st Panzer Division. And the French units, which were responsible for attacking the eastern side of the battlefield, were the task of the German 2nd Panzer Division.

The German 2nd Panzer Division on the screen is struggling to hold on, seeing that the formation is about to be broken up by French tanks.

Originally, according to the German army's ideas, the Renault FT16 tank, as the main force of the French army, was very backward in performance, and it was a little stronger than the fake and shoddy products of the FT13, and it was not the opponent of the Wolverine at all. Although the French also have the FCM2C super-heavy tank and the "St. Chamond" assault tank, these two tanks are not numerous and relatively bulky. So it should be easy here, and they even planned a plan for the 2nd Panzer Division to go over and flank the British after defeating the French army.

The 2nd Panzer Division also adopted the tactic of flanking and attacking the enemy's flank. However, the ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny. Their luck was far inferior to that of the 1st Panzer Division, because there was a tributary of the Seine on the east side of the battlefield, and their detour was not as wide as the west side, and the distance between them and the French troops was not enough, while the French troops had super heavy tanks and assault tanks equipped with 75mm tank guns, and the range was far greater than that of the 57mm guns on the British side.

Moreover, the French also equipped all of their only 60 FCM2C super-heavy tanks with the forward troops, and they were also lucky, in the air raids and artillery bombardments ahead, none of these 60 FCM2C super-heavy tanks were lost, and they did not fall off the chain. The most important thing is that the French FCM2C super heavy tank also has an electric turret, and the reaction speed is not slow at all. At the same time, they also had an advantage on the inside line over the Germans who were making roundabouts.

As a result, the German 2nd Panzer Division was attacked head-on by French tanks when it made a roundabout turn.

Due to the influence of China, the performance of the FCM2C super-heavy tank on this plane far exceeds that of the eponymous work of the original plane. They are powered by two Tuojiang 11 250 kW diesel engines imported from China, which enable the 2C tank to move at a speed of 1,823 km/h (1,215 km/h in the original) depending on the road conditions, and to travel up to 250 km (150 km in the original), and the obstacle crossing performance has also been greatly improved.

The improvement of mobility is just that, but the most excessive thing is that in order to occupy an absolute advantage in firepower and completely suppress the German Wolverine chariot, the French took the lead in loading the anti-aircraft gun on the tank, this anti-aircraft gun is the 75mm 1897/1917 anti-aircraft gun in the original time and space, this 36 times diameter anti-aircraft gun that came out a year ahead of schedule has quite terrifying firepower (for the combat vehicle), and can penetrate the Wolverine's frontal armor at a distance of 1500 meters.

This, combined with a nimble electric turret and sights from China, makes them several steps more dangerous. No, their first battle had already become a nightmare for the Germans.

Because of the terrain restrictions, the German wolverines were less than 1,500 meters away from the French tanks, and they were still facing the enemy from the flank. So they were tragic, more than 30 tanks were damaged by 75-mm shells in a row. By the time they finally completed the detour, the French tanks took advantage of the inside line and had already completed the turn, turned into facing them, and launched a counter-charge against them.

Although the Renault tanks, which accounted for the majority of the French armored group, were not very powerful, their FCM2C super-heavy tanks and "Saint-Chamond" assault tanks posed a great threat to the German army.

The French tanks that launched a counter-charge rushed to the Germans like an unstoppable torrent of steel, the FCM2C super-heavy tank caught the Germans at a loss, its large-caliber guns and extremely thick front armor had almost no opponents, and at long range, the 2C tank could easily destroy the German Wolverine tank, while the 45mm gun of the Wolverine tank could not help the frontal armor of the 2C tank, you must know that the armor of this cargo is required to be immune to its own artillery at a distance of 500 meters.

The German wolverines were dismayed to find that they were completely helpless in the face of this 70-ton steel troll, and they were not even able to fight back.

Not to mention, there was also a group of "St. Chamond" assault tanks gags next to it. The main gun of this turretless tank protrudes directly from the front of the body, which makes it difficult to adjust the firing range, but they are armed with the same specifications as the FCM2C, which is a powerful 75mm 1897/1917 anti-aircraft gun. Although its main gun cannot be rotated and has only 5 degrees of adjustment, it is very terrifying when attacking head-on.

Moreover, its body prototype is from the "Schneider CA1" barbed wire sabotage vehicle, in order to destroy the barbed wire, the front of the Schneider CA1 tilts forward at a large angle and protrudes greatly out of the chassis, and the "Saint-Chamond" also inherits this. It is unclear whether this form of front is good against barbed wire, but it has a good side effect, which is the heavily sloping armor. That is, its frontal armor is even more difficult to penetrate than the FCM2C. This is also a typical example of infinite willow insertion.

Under the impact of these two tanks, the German Wolverines were defeated and retreated, and if it were not for the absolute advantage in speed, I am afraid that they would have hit the streets long ago.

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"I miscalculated, I really didn't expect the French tanks to be so powerful......" The defeated German army on the screen couldn't help but shake his head when he saw it.

Seeing the wolf-like appearance of the Germans, the expressions of the generals also became stern. It's not that they care about the lives of the Germans, but the tanks used by the Germans are Chinese models in service, and if they all hit the streets, it won't be much better if they are replaced by Chinese armored forces.

Xin Jie's face flushed slightly, and he said with some embarrassment: "Yes, we are really negligent." We have been influenced by history, and we have indeed despised France, and have not paid enough attention to their weapons research and development capabilities...... "Foreign affairs reports are mainly in charge of the Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff, which is directly under him, the chief of the General Staff.

Wen Desi knocked on the teacup and said as usual: "Fortunately, there are Germans testing the water now, and it is not too late to correct it." You must remember that all the industrial countries of this era cannot be underestimated, and the countries that can fight their way out of this law of the jungle are not fuel-efficient lamps. As a strong man in the world of the jungle, there is some ...... in any way."

Army Commander-in-Chief Rossi also nodded and said: "Mr. Wen is right, if the Germans don't test the water this time, we don't know how long it will take us to find out." It seems that our intelligence level for France needs to be turned up. As the boss of the army, he was also very uncomfortable watching his active-duty equipment being beaten by a rooster.

However, Mr. Wen did not blame the intelligence department for this little mistake, and just knocked it out. Because their impression of France is from later generations, France did seem very watery at that time, and the Sino-French Annam War on the same plane was also won relatively easily, so it is normal for them to be a little contemptuous. Not to mention Xin Jie, even Mr. Wen himself didn't treat France as a dish at all, and his attention was mainly focused on Britain, the United States, Germany and Russia. They are all a little biased about the perception of France at this time.

Of course, although the French tank forces at this time were somewhat outstanding, Mr. Wen would not have thought that there was much threat. Let's not forget that the Wolverine tank is based on the Soviet T80 light tank, and it would have been impractical to expect light tanks to compete with heavy tanks. The Wolverine chariot is only the first generation of Chinese combat vehicles, and its follow-up models have already come out, but they have not yet been officially installed in the troops. In the face of this new type of combat vehicle, FCM2C's little ability is not enough.

At this time, Meng Shu, commander-in-chief of the Air Force, suddenly shouted: "Look, the German army has adjusted its tactics......

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At the critical moment when the formation was about to collapse, the German soldiers seemed to suddenly find that the French panzer cluster had turned almost 90 degrees to the right, and although it was facing the German 2nd Panzer Division to the east, it was facing the west.

The western flank was where the British Panzer and the German 1st Panzer Division were fighting. Contrary to the situation in the east, the British Mark 4 tanks were bullied by the "Wolverine", their silhouettes were too large, the side armor was too thin, and although they used over-the-top tracks with stronger cross-country ability, they were also more vulnerable to bullets and damage.

There is also the fact that the tactics of the British are not very reasonable, they still mix male and female tanks in tank duels, and those mother tanks without artillery only have machine guns as weapons, for Wolverine tanks, this kind of 7. 7 machine guns were completely incapable of posing a threat. Instead of playing a role in the slightest, the mother tanks became a burden to the British, and the cunning German armourers often used them as sandbags, blocking the firing range of the male tanks.

The mother tanks hurriedly released the loaded infantry in an attempt to salvage the situation. But it is clear that these infantry, lacking anti-armor weapons, have become targets instead of being able to turn the tide. The German armourers fired heavily on the British infantry with machine guns and artillery, leaving the British corpses all over the place. In particular, the "Hound Dog" air defense combat vehicles that followed the operation of the "Wolverine" became a bad star for the infantry. Their twin 20mm cannons were of little use against enemy tanks, but they were a nightmare for infantry.

Although the number of "hounds" is small, their weapons are fast and powerful (only for infantry), as long as they hit one, they are basically finished, the thug breaks his hand, the foot and foot are broken, the body is cut in two, and if he hits the head, the whole head is gone. Under this frenzied firepower of the British infantry, they were completely knocked out, and they were so frightened that they threw down their guns and fled in all directions.

In this chaotic situation, the male and female tanks and infantry of the British army were mixed together, and instead of playing a role in complementing each other's strengths, they influenced each other. The German tanks seized the opportunity and gave priority to attacking those threatening male tanks, but the male tanks were already caught off guard and surrounded by the surrounding "pig teammates", and less than sixty percent of their strength was exerted. And so it was a tragedy.

When the German Second Panzer Division was about to be unable to stop, the First Panzer Division defeated the British army, and the entire British armored force completely lost its formation and was about to win it.

However, it is not realistic to expect the 1st Panzer Division to come to help, compared to the British army, although it was violently beaten, but it was not completely defeated. If it is given up at this moment, the British army will have time to reorganize, and if it is not done, it will fall short. At least for now, the 1st Panzer Division is not free.

But the Germans also had a 3rd Panzer Division as a reserve, which had been left behind and did not enter the battle.

The commander of the 3rd Panzer Division found that the shortcomings of the 2C tanks and their bulky and slow speed were very obvious, and their hulls were very large and the bomb area was large. "Saint-Chamond" is the kind of thing that cares about the head, as long as you go around to the side or behind them, you can shoot at ease with confidence.

At first they didn't move, but they thought it was not yet time, and when the British army on the west side fell into disarray, the opportunity came.

200 tanks of the 3rd Panzer Division inserted at maximum speed, directly from the junction of the British and French troops, and then made a left turn and turned their butts in the direction of the British. At this time, the British army was already difficult to protect itself, and even if they saw this good opportunity to attack, they could only sigh with joy. And while the British army only had the strength to parry, the German armored personnel carriers and cars equipped with steel plates also rushed in from the connection with the third division.

The German 3rd Panzer Division was now in an excellent position, and the French tanks were basically butt against them. The Wolverines approached the most dangerous Type 2C tanks and St. Chamonds at full speed, and then rushed to within 100 meters to shoot at close range. In order to ensure the hit, some German tanks even rushed to within 20 meters before firing, almost putting the muzzle of the gun against someone's butt and firing.

The Type 2C was also a multi-turret tank, with two turrets laid out on an axis, but the turret in the back was only equipped with a 13mm machine gun, which had no effect on the rushing Wolverine. And the "St. Chamond" tanks were even weaker, their weapons were all concentrated in the front, and there was no counterattack at all in the back. Under the desperate assault of the 3rd Panzer Division, the Type 2C tank and the "St. Chamond" tank were brutally exploded, and most of them were quickly destroyed.

As a result, the French armored cluster fell into an embarrassing situation of being attacked at both ends. At this time, the German infantry, which was following up, also jumped out of the vehicle and began to cooperate with the tanks. Because of the military exchanges between China and Germany, the German infantry was still specially trained in anti-tank, and they also had special anti-armor weapons, which were not as powerless as the British infantry in the face of enemy armored targets.

The German bazooka men rushed to the back or side of the French tank from all directions according to the drill code, and used the "iron fist" in their hands to blast the opponent's chrysanthemum. The anti-tank bombardiers were even more exaggerated, they rushed to the tank under the cover of their own tanks and threw anti-tank grenades, and even simply jumped on the opposing tanks, stuffed the incendiary grenades into the car and ignited them.

In less than fifteen minutes, the battlefield to the east was reversed. The French armoured group, which was flanked from both sides, was defeated even faster than the British armoured forces, and when their Type 2C tanks were all killed, the remaining Renault tanks became completely targeted, and they were named by the wolverines one by one, and they couldn't even run, no way, their speed was completely incomparable to that of the wolverine.

The entire battlefield was littered with tongue-in-flame tanks, exchanging fire at close range. There were even some crazy German tanks that relied on their thick armor and directly rammed into them, playing the tactics of ramming only in naval battles. And some of the red-eyed British and French armored soldiers also followed suit and collided with the Germans.

More than 2,000 tanks and armored vehicles from both sides participated in the engagement, and a large number of aircraft supported the battle. The tanks of both sides of the battle launched a rare tank "hand-to-hand combat" in the history of world warfare in an area less than 40 kilometers south of Down. The tanks on both sides even bumped into each other, "hand-to-hand" like cavalry in the age of cold weapons, and even collided with each other.

At this time, the Entente saw that the situation was not good, so they hurriedly took off the second wave of planes to come to support, but the German army was also prepared, and when they saw the Allied planes appear, the German army also unceremoniously greeted them. The whole battlefield was in a mess, and this time the Entente had much fewer aircraft, because the losses in front were relatively large, now less than 200 aircraft, while the Germans made more than 400 sorties. In less than half an hour, the Allied air force lost half of it, and the remaining planes fled in a hurry.

At this time, the German bombers also sorted, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Anglo-French ground forces being swept away by German tanks, they took advantage of the fire to loot and threw bombs at the Allied forces below, and soon the fighters also joined the attack, using machine guns to strafe ground targets. The Allied forces, which were almost unable to hold on, suddenly collapsed and began to flee frantically.

The tank battle lasted more than six hours, and at half past five in the afternoon, when the tide of battle was reversed, the British and French troops began to retreat in a hurry, while the Germans pursued them all the way from behind. It wasn't until just after ten o'clock in the evening that the remaining British and French troops fled back to their defensive positions in Orleans, and the curtain came down on the world-famous tank battle.

The Great Plains from Downp to Orleans were littered with the wreckage of tanks and long queues of prisoners. The attacking Allied troops, who were full of confidence, did not expect such an outcome, and lost more than 300,000 men, thousands of artillery pieces, nearly 2,000 vehicles, more than 200 aircraft, and countless supplies to the Germans in this half-day battle.

As for the loss of the "protagonist" tanks of this campaign, it is even more shocking, originally they participated in the battle of 1,340 tanks and more than 500 armored vehicles, and after fleeing back to Orleans, they found that only 104 tanks had returned, and almost all of them were wounded, and only five of them came back with all beards and tails. Less than 100 units of various armored vehicles returned. In this battle, Britain and France lost more than 1,200 tanks and more than 400 armored vehicles, which can be called almost completely annihilated.

In fact, really in. After the war, statistics found that many of these losses were caused during the retreat, and a large number of wounded tanks could not escape at all, so they had to be abandoned on the way to escape. The loss of personnel, artillery, vehicles and supplies was also almost the same as in the rout.

As a result of this battle, the Allies' offensive forces suffered great losses and were almost demobilized. However, the losses of the Germans were not small, they lost 360 tanks and nearly 100 armored vehicles, tens of thousands of personnel, more than 70 aircraft and 200 vehicles, and more than 100 artillery. But with their victory, they were able to clean up the battlefield, and after capturing nearly 200,000 Allied officers and soldiers, they also captured a large amount of equipment and supplies.

This battle, known as the "Downpup Chariot Armageddon", ended with the German victory, completely bankrupting the Anglo-French counterattack on Paris, and returning the Western Front to a state of tug-of-war. The mastermind of the campaign, Admiral Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force, resigned. Captain Guderian of the 1st Panzer Division was awarded the Iron Cross of the First Class and promoted to major for destroying 15 tanks and 20 cars and capturing more than 400 people. In addition, there were two company commanders, Rommel and Manstein, who also achieved good results and were also awarded decorations and promotions.

After this battle, the "tank" or "armored fighting vehicle" completely showed its face, and various powers rushed to invest great efforts to start developing their own "armored fighting vehicle". Of course, the most showy thing was the Chinese Wolverine chariot, and soon China received orders from all over the world, the number of which exceeded 3,000 units. situation. At this time, the German infantry, which was following up, also jumped out of the vehicle and began to cooperate with the tanks. Because of the military exchanges between China and Germany, the German infantry was still specially trained in anti-tank, and they also had special anti-armor weapons, which were not as powerless as the British infantry in the face of enemy armored targets.

The German bazooka men rushed to the back or side of the French tank from all directions according to the drill code, and used the "iron fist" in their hands to blast the opponent's chrysanthemum. The anti-tank bombardiers were even more exaggerated, they rushed to the tank under the cover of their own tanks and threw anti-tank grenades, and even simply jumped on the opposing tanks, stuffed the incendiary grenades into the car and ignited them.

In less than fifteen minutes, the battlefield to the east was reversed. The French armoured group, which was flanked from both sides, was defeated even faster than the British armoured forces, and when their Type 2C tanks were all killed, the remaining Renault tanks became completely targeted, and they were named by the wolverines one by one, and they couldn't even run, no way, their speed was completely incomparable to that of the wolverine.

The entire battlefield was littered with tongue-in-flame tanks, exchanging fire at close range. There were even some crazy German tanks that relied on their thick armor and directly rammed into them, playing the tactics of ramming only in naval battles. And some of the red-eyed British and French armored soldiers also followed suit and collided with the Germans.

More than 2,000 tanks and armored vehicles from both sides participated in the engagement, and a large number of aircraft supported the battle. The tanks of both sides of the battle launched a rare tank "hand-to-hand combat" in the history of world warfare in an area less than 40 kilometers south of Down. The tanks on both sides even bumped into each other, "hand-to-hand" like cavalry in the age of cold weapons, and even collided with each other.

At this time, the Entente saw that the situation was not good, so they hurriedly took off the second wave of planes to come to support, but the German army was also prepared, and when they saw the Allied planes appear, the German army also unceremoniously greeted them. The whole battlefield was in a mess, and this time the Entente had much fewer aircraft, because the losses in front were relatively large, now less than 200 aircraft, while the Germans made more than 400 sorties. In less than half an hour, the Allied air force lost half of it, and the remaining planes fled in a hurry.

At this time, the German bombers also sorted, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Anglo-French ground forces being swept away by German tanks, they took advantage of the fire to loot and threw bombs at the Allied forces below, and soon the fighters also joined the attack, using machine guns to strafe ground targets. The Allied forces, which were almost unable to hold on, suddenly collapsed and began to flee frantically.

The tank battle lasted more than six hours, and at half past five in the afternoon, when the tide of battle was reversed, the British and French troops began to retreat in a hurry, while the Germans pursued them all the way from behind. It wasn't until just after ten o'clock in the evening that the remaining British and French troops fled back to their defensive positions in Orleans, and the curtain came down on the world-famous tank battle.

The Great Plains from Downp to Orleans were littered with the wreckage of tanks and long queues of prisoners. The attacking Allied troops, who were full of confidence, did not expect such an outcome, and lost more than 300,000 men, thousands of artillery pieces, nearly 2,000 vehicles, more than 200 aircraft, and countless supplies to the Germans in this half-day battle.

As for the loss of the "protagonist" tanks of this campaign, it is even more shocking, originally they participated in the battle of 1,340 tanks and more than 500 armored vehicles, and after fleeing back to Orleans, they found that only 104 tanks had returned, and almost all of them were wounded, and only five of them came back with all beards and tails. Less than 100 units of various armored vehicles returned. In this battle, Britain and France lost more than 1,200 tanks and more than 400 armored vehicles, which can be called almost completely annihilated.

In fact, really in. After the war, statistics found that many of these losses were caused during the retreat, and a large number of wounded tanks could not escape at all, so they had to be abandoned on the way to escape. The loss of personnel, artillery, vehicles and supplies was also almost the same as in the rout.

As a result of this battle, the Allies' offensive forces suffered great losses and were almost demobilized. However, the losses of the Germans were not small, they lost 360 tanks and nearly 100 armored vehicles, tens of thousands of personnel, more than 70 aircraft and 200 vehicles, and more than 100 artillery. But with their victory, they were able to clean up the battlefield, and after capturing nearly 200,000 Allied officers and soldiers, they also captured a large amount of equipment and supplies.

This battle, known as the "Downpup Chariot Armageddon", ended with the German victory, completely bankrupting the Anglo-French counterattack on Paris, and returning the Western Front to a state of tug-of-war. The mastermind of the campaign, Admiral Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force, resigned. Captain Guderian of the 1st Panzer Division was awarded the Iron Cross of the First Class and promoted to major for destroying 15 tanks and 20 cars and capturing more than 400 people. In addition, there were two company commanders, Rommel and Manstein, who also achieved good results and were also awarded decorations and promotions.

After this battle, the "tank" or "armored fighting vehicle" completely showed its face, and various powers rushed to invest great efforts to start developing their own "armored fighting vehicle". Of course, the most showy thing was the Chinese Wolverine chariot, and soon China received orders from all over the world, the number of which exceeded 3,000 units