Chapter 1655 Wilderness Rangers 5

Chapter 1655 Wilderness Rangers 5

If the attack is hasty, then even if the French do not deploy their artillery positions perfectly, the entire battle will still enter a very difficult battle. You must know that the Storm Battle Group did not suffer losses in two consecutive battles, especially in the battle just now. At least a dozen armored vehicles and half-track vehicles were destroyed or injured. Behind enemy lines, damaged vehicles have no other option but to be completely destroyed.

Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, the major general could only give the French an "opportunity" to deploy artillery positions so that the French thought they could deploy their positions in a more suitable place. In fact, when the French positions were constructed Almost there, the artillery began to move out from the chaotic crowd, and when it was ready to deploy, when the French were at their weakest, the German army launched the most deadly wave of attacks!

A good fighter is so important. The so-called win or lose half of the game in the beginning is often a problem of fighter! If the Bavarian Army had charged hard, it would have been a disadvantage. But now, before the French battle line was about to unfold, the sudden attack had already defeated half of the Storm Battle Group!

Hundreds of 40MM shells and tens of thousands of large-caliber machine gun bullets formed waves of fire that swept across the flanks of the entire French artillery force. The Germans controlled the front very well, and all vehicles carrying artillery and large-caliber machine guns Always keep a distance of 600 meters! At this distance, even machine guns using tungsten alloy bullets are useless, but machine guns and large-caliber machine guns can kill people on the opposite side of the vehicle and cavalry!

The accompanying infantry also began to spread out on both sides of the tank. They used mortars and machine guns to provide flank fire support for the tank. The infantry also jumped out of the vehicle to attack the French positions. They pounced directly on the French artillery positions. , there, several artillery pieces that had arrived in advance had been deployed, and their dark muzzles were aimed at the attacking German armored vehicles.

Even under extremely unfavorable circumstances, the French still resisted for 45 minutes. The remaining French soldiers, led by officers, launched a countercharge in an attempt to drive the German infantry from the position. The infantry of both sides was defeated by less than 400 soldiers. There was a crazy exchange of fire at a distance of 300 meters. The roar of the German MG machine guns and the French Hakis and Chauchat light machine guns resounded throughout the battlefield. Plumes of mortar and grenade smoke abounded.

Groups of Frenchmen rushed forward with bayonet-mounted rifles and shouts, and then they turned into corpses lying on the road of the charge. The machine guns that formed crossfire were enough to crush any sea of ​​people charging, and the fire coming from all directions. Bullets harvest fresh life with ease.

Several French artillery pieces did cause some trouble for the Germans. The power of the 75MM rapid-fire gun with more than 12 rounds per minute within 2,000 meters is simply BT! The 75MM rapid-fire gun is simply a super powerful large shotgun when using shrapnel. Pieces of steel pillars swept across the German offensive front like a heavy rain. In the absence of bunkers, dense shrapnel shells even dented the front! Instead, the 75MM rapid-fire gun using armor-piercing projectiles also poses a huge threat to armored vehicles in the distance.

1,000 meters away, a truck gun was directly blown into pieces by a 75MM shell. The Germans were frightened and immediately concentrated their firepower for counter-suppression.

However, the disadvantage of the entire situation cannot be reversed simply by relying on the bravery and skills of individual individuals. In particular, after seeing the anxious situation of the war, Major General Mike decided to abandon part of the French infantry and bring troops to encircle the French artillery unit. After that, the entire battlefield situation completely turned towards the Germans! No matter how powerful the French troops counterattacked, they were still crushed bit by bit by the German troops with absolute firepower and mobility advantages. And when the battle lasted for 2 hours, except for the prisoners, there were finally no living Frenchmen on the battlefield!

"How much have we lost?" Major General Mike said with a complex expression, looking at the battlefield covered in flames and smoke that stretched for several kilometers.

"The loss of personnel was not too much, but the loss of armored vehicles has exceeded half. Even if we had the upper hand, facing an ordinary French army, the loss was still huge. After the battle, we probably counted Once on the battlefield, it is estimated that about 3,000 enemies will be annihilated and more than 1,500 prisoners will be taken. The number of personnel in this unit is about 9,000, which means that about half of them have escaped," said an officer.

"It makes sense." The major general nodded, indicating that it was understandable. After all, the Storm Battle Group always attacks at a certain point. If there is no way to encircle it, it can only defeat it. Seeing that the situation was not good, the French naturally ran back. In theory, the Storm Battle Group could naturally pursue it with vehicles, but looking at the current situation, the major general was in no mood to pursue the French troops scattered in the wilderness.

After losing more than half of the armored vehicles and some artillery, Major General Mike knew that if a force like his wanted to attack the French army in its current state, the effect would be very bad. Because the combat effectiveness has been reduced to a certain critical value. Although the mobility of the troops is still there, but the firepower is insufficient, what can you do? Once the first wave fails to destroy the opponent and allow the opponent to react, apart from other things, they will at least have no problem protecting themselves. Once the 105MM artillery and 155MM howitzer are deployed, if they continue to charge upward, the only result will be GG!

If he continues to do so and just do odd jobs, it is of course okay. However, this is definitely not a result that a person like the Major General is willing to accept. He begins to think about what to do next!

"If it were on a frontal battlefield, our capture this time would be considered a huge profit." At this time, a German officer next to him said somewhat depressedly.

"Seized?" Major General Mike turned his head and said somewhat strangely.

"Those machine guns are nothing, the key is the artillery. After our attack just now, we didn't destroy too many artillery, and the French didn't have time to destroy it. They left at least a dozen 75MM rapid-fire guns, 5 Two 105MM cannons and three 155MM heavy howitzers. If it were on a frontal battlefield, we would definitely drag them back, but now, I'm afraid we can only destroy them," the officer explained.

The damage done by small-caliber artillery to steel objects in this era is really limited. The total weight of 40MM shells is only 2 pounds, and the explosives loaded inside are only tens of grams. It is enough to blow up people, but it is not enough to completely destroy an artillery. It's too difficult. In the previous attack of the Storm Battle Group, the number of small-caliber artillery was the largest. Therefore, in a random sweep, the personnel, horses and flammable vehicles were almost beaten, but the usable artillery could save less than half. It's still reasonable.

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