It turned out that even when both sides were stationary, the hit rate from 1400 meters away was still not high, and only three of the eight shells in the first round of fire hit the opponent, but even so, nearly half of the anti-armor fire on the flanks was knocked out in this round of attacks. At the same time, 8 armored personnel carriers have also reached a distance of less than 600 meters from the other side. Each Type 28 infantry fighting vehicle is armed with a 30mm cannon above the hull and a machine gun in front of the vehicle. At the same time, there are shooting holes on the sides of the hull so that the infantry carried inside can shoot outward. In order to guard against a possible attack by anti-tank guns, the armored vehicles did not get too close, but kept a distance of more than 500 meters, and they also targeted mortar crews and other light vehicles, without too much entanglement with the infantry. But even so, the 30mm cannon with a super high rate of fire and high-explosive shells still caused a lot of damage to the opposing infantry.

When the cannon fires, it sounds like a pildriver, accompanied by a whistling cannonball sweeping towards the target. At a distance of less than 1,500 meters, face lightly protected or unprotected targets. Machine guns are more lethal than medium-caliber guns, because the opponent's rate of fire is extremely high, which can correct the trajectory faster, and at the same time, the ammunition hit by machine guns is an area, generally speaking, as long as a point of fire is passed, it can cover the target. A barrage of cannonballs twisted through the air like a fire dragon and flew towards the target. In a matter of seconds, the 30mm gun fired 15 high-explosive rounds. The landing points were evenly distributed on an 82mm mortar position. In an instant, the flames and debris from the explosion tore the entire gun crew to shreds. Even with him, he brought a machine gun crew next to him ..........

"These fast runners are as scary as ghosts. We tried to aim at a target 600 meters away. But their speed is at least 40 kilometers or more. The extremely high speed and small size made it very difficult for us to aim, and the opponent also took a serpentine route, which sabotaged our school firing again and again. Their 30mm cannon can easily destroy all targets except tanks. We have never encountered such a weapon, and its appearance has brought great shock to our army. "After the war, a Lieutenant Colonel Paul gave an extremely high evaluation of the Type 28 armored reconnaissance vehicle.

With the last 75mm self-propelled anti-tank gun on the flank being fired into a fireball by a barrage of 30mm machine guns, the right flank of the German attacking force was already wide open. The armored units rushed towards the opposing tank units, while the fast-moving armored reconnaissance vehicles were targeted at the mortars and heavy infantry guns that were hurriedly shifting behind. The former has no way of doing so. Faced with the shells like flying locusts, the Germans could only pray that the other side would aim their guns at others, not at themselves. From time to time, a retreating half-track was pierced by 30mm shells. Although the latter has the ability to shoot flat, the narrow angle of fire and the tragic rate of fire make counterattacks only a luxury. After a flat-fire cannon shuddered a shell. It was smashed to pieces by a combat vehicle 500 meters away, and in just ten minutes, the rear of the German troops was in a mess ..........

But the happy times soon passed, as the interspersed panzers beat the defenseless self-propelled guns and other units in the German rear. Having realized that the German troops who were flanked quickly broke away from the frontal battlefield, in front of them were relatively solid positions with anti-aircraft guns and anti-tank guns, their rear support firepower was greatly reduced, and the sharp sword stabbed from behind could kill them at any time, so they immediately chose to release smoke grenades to cover the retreat, but only tore off the frontal defense line, Paul pulled out a company of No. 3 tanks and turned to the left to prepare to meet the opponent's interspersed troops, and the No. 3 tank that was better than would also attack after covering the withdrawal of the infantry. According to Paul's vision, if he could use the numerical superiority of tanks to annihilate this enemy army. Then it is not impossible to attack the defensive line again. …。

The sound of diesel engines coming from the smoke screen attracted the attention of the Chinese interspersed troops. From the hastily released smoke, Sun Demin could vaguely see that the other party was turning. At least one company or so of tanks were aiming their hulls at themselves. "We rushed too close and were ready to reverse. Everyone gets together. Through the radio in the car, Sun Demin immediately ordered. The most important principle in tank engagement is to aim the thickest armor in front of the opponent, and try to keep yourself out of the distance that the opponent's artillery cannot penetrate, and from the appearance of the opponent's tank, Sun Demin has judged that the opponent's tank should be 20 tons. The gun should also be of caliber up to 75mm. For opponents of this level, Sun Demin still trusted the ......... of the front armor of the Type 29 tank.

Receiving the order, the tanks began to slowly retreat, waiting for the arrival of the opposing counterattack. Germany also seems to have found the frontal guys difficult to deal with, in more open areas. There is no better way to deal with this situation, and that is to rush until you get close enough that the artillery can penetrate the opponent.

The armor and firepower of the tanks in China are really good. But the mobility is a little worse. In reversing, the speed is even slower. "At 2 o'clock, 750 meters, one armor-piercing bullet!" With a burst of fire from the muzzle, a tank No. 3 was hit 2 seconds later, and the armor-piercing shell directly ignited the ammunition placed in the turret, and with a loud bang, the turret weighing several tons was overturned from the turret. And just after Sun Demin successfully destroyed the tank, the body of the vehicle shook violently, and the whole tank shook violently as if it had been hammered.

"Damn, 500 meters won't work?" Paul glanced at the craters left on the opponent's frontal armor and gritted his teeth. Although Paul led a complete tank battalion, at this moment, after the early stage and the attrition of the anti-aircraft artillery, there were no more than 20 tanks that could be used against the opponent at this time. There is a numerical advantage of about 3 times, and it is his established tactic to attract firepower from frontal tanks and attack around the flank, but the opponent's sharp firepower and the constantly destroyed No. 3 tank make him hesitate a little ......... plan.

Almost simultaneously, there was an explosion in the Huaxia tank unit, and in the distance, the side armor of the hull of a Type 29 heavy tank responsible for guarding the flanks was pierced by a 50mm cannon shell. Although it failed to detonate the ammunition inside, it was apparently no longer operational, and as the Germans fired from the front, the more vulnerable parts of the front of the hull were damaged, such as the tracks, observation windows, and conning towers. The left track of Sun Demin's tank was concentrated by a 50mm armor-piercing projectile, not only the track was broken, but the load rate was dropped by two. And the gun mount of a tank next to him was hit, jamming the artillery. Tank No. 5 was even worse, the viewing window was hit. The driver inside should have been killed. Plus the tank No. 6, which was destroyed just now. and a tank that was wounded by a 75mm anti-tank gun at the beginning of the engagement. There are only 3 tanks in the entire battle group that can maintain their combat effectiveness, and the opponent has at least 10 tanks or more to continue fighting.

It seemed to Paul that victory was in sight, because the 6 heavy tanks that had made a detour from the side were already less than 700 meters away from the opponent! But at this moment, Paul noticed that some extremely fast guys suddenly appeared behind the tank that was circuiting around his side, and the speed of the other party seemed to him to be about 60 kilometers! The opposing side quickly passed through the not open battlefield and came to the rear ......... of the German flank tank units.

"They are literally fighting bayonets with chariots! The distance from which they fired for the first time was even less than 500 meters! Our assessment of the combat effectiveness of such armored vehicles is always on the low side. The 30mm cannon and sub-caliber armor-piercing shells equipped on the Huaxia tank were powerful enough to pose a serious threat to the rear and side armor of our tanks at close range. And they were so fast that when we got closer, our turret speed couldn't even catch up with them. At a distance of 500 meters, the opponent can even maneuver and fire at the same time, compensating for the lack of accuracy with an ultra-high rate of fire. A German officer who survived the catastrophe wrote in the report. …。

The blow was so swift that it was not even detected by the opponent when a barrage of 30mm armor-piercing shells smashed the rear of the hull of a tank No. 3 into a sieve. But it was too late at this moment, 6 armored reconnaissance vehicles had already rushed to the range of 400 meters, and the machine guns could easily penetrate the 30mm thick rear armor of tank No. 3 at this distance. Almost before most of the German tanks could react, four of the six German tanks were destroyed. However, this melee combat is no less deadly for armored reconnaissance vehicles. In just a few minutes of engagement, Paul's frontal tank group fired at these vulnerable assassins with dense fire, piercing the weak armor of the opponent without hindrance, and although the final attack plan was destroyed by these guys, the Germans destroyed 4 armored reconnaissance vehicles ..........

"We have lost this battle. Retreat. Hopefully, the frontal attack will make a breakthrough. Paul looked at the wreckage of the various vehicles that littered the battlefield and sighed secretly. The originally designed outflanking plan ultimately failed, and only 12 of Paul's squadron of medium tanks were withdrawn from the battlefield. In addition, 6 self-propelled anti-tank guns and 8 self-propelled mortars were destroyed. It can be said that almost all armored vehicles were hitched. The other party's losses are much smaller than their own.

"We probably destroyed 3 heavy tanks of the opposing side. 3 vehicles were damaged, 5 armored vehicles were destroyed, and at least 10 more anti-tank guns were built. The opponent's heavy tanks were superior in performance, and in a head-on confrontation in the open field, our medium tanks were at an absolute disadvantage. After the battle, Paul wrote in his report. The German heavy tanks were defeated in the battle against the Chinese tanks, and on the other side of the battlefield, Hubey's No. 4 heavy tank had also exchanged fire with the Chinese heavy armored battalion in front.

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