Chapter 952 Kruger’s Circus 3
Although some people say that it is not easy to use the century-old navy to describe the construction of the navy, and although the army is easier, it is not just a matter of bringing together the German troops of two countries. This time the collaborative battle between tanks and infantry is simply synonymous with tragedy! The German infantry is responsible for clearing minefields and obstacles. At the same time, the accompanying mortar team will clear the combat anti-aircraft guns that pose the greatest threat to the tanks based on feedback from the front. The machine gun crews were on both sides, and the submachine gunners and semi-automatic riflemen were in the center, forming a cross fire network to provide cover for the tanks.
But what about your own side? What are a group of soldiers doing squatting behind a tank? Encountered a German minefield, where are our engineers? And where are the German anti-tank guns? No one can give me directions? Where are the mortars going? Why are you always hitting the opponent's back? There is no view at the back, and you can't deploy anti-tank guns! And the Japanese soldiers behind you, can you jump faster with your short legs? Spread out your formation. If the other side shoots from the side at this moment, you will all be finished!
Also, is it really okay for you to have such a narrow front? It is true that the tank is the spearhead of armor, but it does not say that everyone must follow the tank! You should just go to the side. Don't you say that Japanese people like to penetrate each other? Major Nick complained crazily about the Japanese Army's cooperation. He even couldn't help but want to lean out and see what the Japanese were doing now! Then he would find their officers and coordinate them carefully. The firepower on the opposite side was not very fierce, the machine gun fire points did not dare to be exposed, and the artillery would not fire first from 500 meters away. Because facing the superior British and Japanese troops, exposure means death!
However, just as he was about to open the hatch cover, he heard the sudden sound of glass breaking from the control tower above his head. Nick looked up and saw that the glass on the side of the control tower was shattered! "The Germans detoured our flank?" A bad thought appeared in Nick's mind.
The sudden side fire was not powerful, but mainly machine gun fire. Most of the machine guns passed over the charging British tanks and accompanying infantry, but were aimed at the follow-up troops behind, forming a web of fire intertwined by flaming snakes. A large area of the infantry behind was cleared away, while the remaining people honestly chose to lie down and wait for their own machine guns and mortars to clear away the German machine gun fire.
However, this time the German machine guns used indirect fire. The bullets drew arcs in the air and fell, forming moving oval bullet drop areas. Although the accuracy was poor and it failed to kill many people, it did separate the Japanese follow-up troops at the back. After a brief hesitation, the Japanese infantry behind began to set up machine guns and fire at the Germans. The mortars originally used to support the tanks also began to suppress the enemies appearing on the flanks. The Japanese seem to think this is okay, but the British don't think so!
At this time, the British army was only about 500 meters away from the German position! If you advance a little further, the opponent's anti-tank gun can fire, but at this time, your own direct firepower is dispersed! What a terrible thing. Major Nick spent a very short time weighing it up. It was definitely not possible to stay. Once the tank stopped, it would be a target, and he could only continue to move forward. The German minefields were very scattered, and if they relied on anti-tank guns, There won’t be many opponents, either.
You can always crush your opponent! Thinking of this, he asked the gunner to fire three red flares. This was the order to start the attack!
At the last distance, the Japanese army finally launched a charge from behind the tank. The mk1 tank also began to clear the suspected targets. The 6-pound gun opened fire at a rate of more than 8 rounds per minute, sending out plumes of smoke on the distant position. The 36 tanks were divided into two echelons, advancing alternately with each other. When the first British tank approached 400 meters, a ray of fire burst out from a ruins! A 77mm armor-piercing round hit the target and penetrated the turret of this British tank!
This attack was like blowing the horn of attack. All anti-tank guns began to attack. If it was just to penetrate, they could shoot from 700 meters away, but in order to ensure the hit rate, the target was moved as close as 400 meters! And at this distance, the 77mm rapid-fire cannon can definitely be loaded with bullets to bite the flesh! In the first round of shooting, at least 6 mk1 tanks were destroyed or damaged.
The fighting time between the two sides was very short. The 77mm rapid-fire cannon in this plane could guarantee a maximum theoretical rate of fire of more than 12 rounds per minute. Balls of flames spurted out from the muzzle, and they fired wildly at the British 57mm rapid-fire cannon, just like the top swordsmen fighting each other. The victory or defeat was just a matter of minutes. Another mk1 tank exploded with a ball of fire from the side. Fire, accompanied by the sound of tracks falling, the tank finally stopped. Flames continued to spurt out from the breach, mixed with a large amount of black smoke. Slight explosions continued to come from it, and a I pushed open the hatch of the tank, but no one came out for a long time. The people inside must have died.
However, the British tank counterattack firepower was more fierce. More than 20 artillery pieces sprayed deadly bullets at the target not far away. High-explosive bombs tore the bunker into pieces, smashing the artillery and artillery crews behind into pieces. . From time to time there were loud noises on the battlefield, which meant that a certain artillery group and the ammunition next to it were detonated. After losing the advantage of surprise attack, the God of War always tends to the side with more guns and cannons.
The fire support points deployed by the Germans were quickly stripped away, and the professional 77mm rapid-fire guns were quickly destroyed. The Germans even used a small number of Japanese artillery, but they still could not make up for the huge quantitative gap, and just before the British tanks When the opponent's fragile defense line was about to be torn apart, the battlefield situation changed quietly. The Japanese troops behind were still entangled with the German flanking machine guns, and the Japanese infantry who followed were killed by the firepower of semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns in close combat. Quite a part. The originally small accompanying infantry was now even thinner.
The British finally felt that something was wrong. They stopped and continued to use firepower to suppress the German troops on the opposite side while waiting for the follow-up infantry. At close range, it was not uncommon for tanks to be injured by grenades or explosives, so they were already slipping. The British also need to maintain a safe distance when facing the opponent's infantry. Anyway, there are Japanese cannon fodder, why not use them? The British continued to use Wells machine guns and 57mm cannons to shoot at distant fire points 400 meters away, providing fire cover for the Japanese attack!
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