"We overestimated the German tanks a little, and at the time of the engagement, we made a battle plan completely according to the standards for dealing with the Huaxia Type 9 heavy tank, but in fact, the German No. 4 heavy tank was not as defensive as our Type 9 heavy tank, and the No. 3 medium tank was as vulnerable as paper in the face of 9mm anti-aircraft guns." Afterwards, Zhou Xuan commented on the battle.

Boom! With two clouds of smoke rising on the ground, two 9mm armor-piercing shells flew quickly towards the two No. 3 tanks at the head, and the final firing distance was about 76 meters, the ultra-high muzzle velocity and the straight trajectory made the two shells very accurate, one of the shells flew past a meter next to a tank, although it did not hit these two tanks, but hit a half-track car behind. Naturally, the fragile half-track could not block the attack of armor-piercing shells, and with a loud bang, the vehicle, along with the infantry of a squad that had not had time to put down on it, was blown into a pile of fragments. Another shell hit the frontal armor of tank No. 3. The sharp warhead directly tore through the vertical armor of the front...... Then the gearbox was destroyed, and all the members of the interior were finally killed, and smoke was spewed from the muzzle and observation port, and it was clear that the tank was dead and could not be ......... dead.

Subsequently, the remaining artillery also erupted tongues of fire, and at the first time of the guys on both sides, at least five No. 3 tanks were destroyed. "The fire of the opposing side is fierce, and at this distance, in the face of the opposing anti-tank guns. Our tanks did not differ in any way from ordinary armored transporters. It's beyond our imagination. Afterwards, a German official recalled. Although the Germans themselves tested the defense of tanks. But the imaginary enemy is a 37mm, 47mm or 7mm short gun. The Germans did not expect to encounter the new 9mm anti-aircraft gun as soon as they first engaged, and what was even more unexpected was that the other side used precious sub-caliber high-speed armor-piercing shells!

After a brief period of shock, though. The quality of the German armored forces allowed them to quickly recover from the blow. Although it was not yet the distance to charge, the personnel carrier behind immediately put down the accompanying infantry. And the tanks in front also began to strike at the exposed points of fire of the opposing side. "They hid it too well. Most of our shells flew over their heads. Watching a mm grenade fly over a 9mm anti-tank gun, the German gunner said with remorse. It doesn't matter, we have a numerical advantage, they don't have tanks, we can always destroy these guys, try again. The captain next to him comforted..........

The loader in the back quickly loaded a grenade into the breech. Just as the gunner was about to fire the second shot, a black shadow suddenly rose next to the target in the front. Shrapnel and fire instantly filled the entire scope. "Looks like we don't have to do it. The next target, in the direction of 11 o'clock. "The commander quickly spotted a new target from the conning tower on the roof of the car, and the turret began to turn to the opponent. At this moment, the cannon that had just been judged to have been destroyed slowly turned, and the thick barrel was aimed at the head of the tank. With a flash of fire, in less than 1 second, a 9mm armor-piercing shell directly turned the tank into a burning iron box.

"Release the smoke, let's withdraw first, and hand over the exposed fire points to the heavy mortars and self-propelled guns on both sides." Paul commanded decisively. He saw that in this confrontation it was clear that the Germans were at a loss, and their tank targets were relatively large. The opponent's target is relatively small, and the opponent must have set a ruler at the beginning, and the grenade is too powerful for an opponent with some protection. And the opponent's 9mm armor-piercing bullet is a knife to the eye. In terms of the power of grenades, their own mm guns are inferior to 8mm mortars in the hands of infantrymen, as the saying goes, professional things should be left to professional people. In the face of these bunkers, it is better to leave it to the heavy mortars and infantry guns in the back to solve it! …………。

Under the cover of the smoke screen, the German tanks began to slowly withdraw, and the Chinese anti-aircraft artillery could not attack targets a few hundred meters away under the smoke screen. There was soon silence on the battlefield, but quickly. Heavy mortars and heavy infantry artillery in the rear of the German army broke the tranquility of the battlefield. Nearly 16 kg of high-explosive grenades, heavy infantry guns, and anti-bunker shells weighing up to many kilograms smashed heavily on the newly exposed anti-tank gun positions. The former relied on a higher rate of fire to make up for the lack of accuracy, while the latter's huge power can cause serious damage to the gun nest even if it is close to missing, and a huge black smoke rises into the air, instantly covering the first line of defense, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the German tank rushed out of the smoke and used mm tank guns to cover the infantry to move forward, at this time the distance between the two sides has been shortened to about a meter, machine guns, tank guns, mortars and other weapons frantically want to fire at each other. In front of the position, it was woven into an impermeable web of fire.

Another grenade fell into the nest of a 7mm anti-tank gun. Like a hammer smashing a watermelon, it directly restores the entire cannon to its part state...... The eight men of the surrounding artillery crew reduced their weapons to a pile of ashes, and with the continuous attack of the rear support fire of the German attacking forces, the first line of defense had been smashed and the situation was precarious..........

"The opponent's heavy mortars are mobile and have a certain amount of armor protection, and it is difficult for our 8mm and mortars to destroy the opponent, and direct fire is out of reach. Could our long-range artillery in the city be able to clear the support fire behind the opponent? A staff officer said.

"No, the opponent's long-range fire must be on standby somewhere. It's okay to have a short surprise attack, but after a long time, you'll definitely be locked. We have three lines of defense, and we can look at it again. Another officer disagreed.

"Passive defense alone will definitely not work, the opponent's forces are superior, even if a battle defense gun is exchanged for three units of the opponent, it may not be able to block it. And with the proximity of the distance, the opposing side has an advantage in the number of infantry and light mortars. And look to your own side. Although three lines of defense were designed, they were all very hasty and very likely to be directly penetrated, so the only feasible way now was to organize half a company of Type 9 tanks and armored reconnaissance companies of wheeled reconnaissance vehicles in their hands, start from the weak flanks of the opponent, and clear out the anti-tank guns and heavy mortars behind. Zhou Xuan thought about it and said. Ordered, long-range artillery to carry out suppression of the anti-follow-up forces, covering the attack of armored detachments. ”。 …。

The order was quickly conveyed, and the long-range artillery, which had been silent since the beginning of the war, finally fired the roar of the cannon throughout the town, and a +kg grenade fell into the German offensive formation, although the flying shrapnel had little effect on the tank, but it caused heavy losses to the infantry next to it. Huge columns of smoke rose from the ground, and the continuous falling shells made the attacking Germans a little panicked. But soon. Hubey's long-range artillery began to suppress the long-range artillery positions in Huaxia.

"They are laying artillery behind the town, we don't have artillery school aircraft, it won't work very well, we can only let them move their positions." An officer said to Hube as he looked at the rising plumes of smoke in the distance.

"That's enough, the closer Paul charges, their artillery won't work, supposedly they should have put in artillery as soon as possible, why now?" Hube was a little confused, but there was obviously no time to think about it now, once Paul broke through the opponent's position, or the enemy forces in front of him wanted to fill the gap in the flank, then it was time to attack!

At this time, the direct distance between this armored unit and the self-propelled guns deployed in the rear of the Germans was less than 6 kilometers, and the distance was closer than the self-propelled anti-tank guns deployed in the front of the guns, only about 4 kilometers away, taking into account the range of about 1 meter of the artillery, the time to incorporate the opponent's self-propelled anti-tank guns into their own range was no more than 8 minutes, and for wheeled armored vehicles, this distance was even shorter! …………。

"It was confirmed that there were no commendable anti-armor forces on the flanks, except for a couple of anti-tank guns. Even with anti-tank guns, they could not penetrate the frontal 3mm inclined armor of our armored vehicles at medium distances. We first concentrated our forces to destroy their anti-tank guns, then the armored reconnaissance vehicles attacked the infantry and support artillery in the back, and I commanded the tank troops to stick a knife in the back! The battle plan was quickly drawn up, and after the long-range artillery caused confusion among the attacking Germans, the German armored forces not only did not flinch...... Instead, they stepped up their charge, and soon the two sides were completely entangled. As the battle heated up, the long-range artillery on both sides died down, and the battle was won or lost by tanks and infantry fighting on the front line.

Just when the smoke and dust raised by the shelling had not yet dissipated, the armored detachment from the side had already rushed to the flank of the German army, thanks to the smoke bombs just fired and the obscuration of the terrain, when the Chinese tank was discovered, the distance between the two sides was only about a kilometer! Eight tanks lined up and pressed straight over. And the same number of infantry fighting vehicles continued to move closer to the target. The slender 3mm cannon was pointed at the panicked German infantry next to him. Tanks destroy anti-tank guns, machine guns destroy infantry ..........

"Ready to shoot!" With the order of the commander, 8 tanks stopped at a distance of 1 meter. The German anti-tank guns in the distance did not move, and the gunners were desperately pointing their guns at each other. The Germans, who were on the defensive, fired the first round of shelling. 6 shells flew towards distant targets. Two of them hit the opponent. One shell hit the turret of one tank and was ricocheted off, while the other left a shallow crater in the upper part of the hull.

"The other side has fought, now it's time to look at us, everyone shoots freely." Ten seconds later, the first round of attack began, and 8 rounds of 7mm armor-piercing shells flew out of the chamber of the gun, and in less than 4 seconds, they fell into the opponent's position.

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