"We're going to kill two! Germans, go see your Frederick! The French officers and soldiers shouted as they looked at the Tiger tank, which had been reduced to rubble. The shadows of the battle just now were swept away. The French gradually gained the upper hand, they gained a good attacking position, and the two troops clamped the sharpest spears of their opponents like huge pincers!

"The French have played their cards, it's time for us to press them all!" When he saw that the French concentrated their forces to encircle and annihilate the Central Corps, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, although this engagement was destined to pay some price, but the overall situation had been decided, and when the other half of the Tiger Tank Battalion and the No. 4 tank destroyer that he hid in his hands were put into the battlefield, then everything was over, and the winner of this engagement was destined to be the German Army!

When the French encircled the two wings as soon as possible, the relatively powerful Type 29 tank destroyers and assault guns also exposed their flanks to the Germans, and when the low-profile No. 4 tank destroyer and Tiger tank rushed up from the two wings, both the S35 medium tank and the 29 car family with the side body became fish on the chopping board! The ultra-high rate of fire of the 75MML60 cannon and the roar of the 88MM heavy gun of the Tiger tank overwhelmed all the sounds on the battlefield.

The formation of the French medium tanks on both flanks was quickly shattered and stripped off the battle line like a wallskin! The Tiger tank, which has no worries, is not afraid of the opponent's blow at all, and even bravely launched a counter-charge under the cover of other battlefields, and the tactics of the French armored vehicles that accompanied the tank action tried to rely on the high speed to approach the target and then attack also lost its effect this time, the side fragility of the Tiger tank is relative to the front, and it is not at all that those 57MM guns can penetrate! These brave light vehicles finally approached the massive Tiger tank at great cost, but the shells only left shallow holes in the Tiger tank's armor!

Although the French also introduced the 29 series of cars from China like the Entente, the actual number was very limited, and even fewer could be used on the battlefield. By the time the core of the French offensive was gradually depleted, even with more medium tanks, they had no chance of winning against the Hedgehog No. 4 and Tiger tanks. Subsequently, with the help of interdiction fire from smoke screens and long-range fire. The remaining French armored forces began to gradually withdraw from the battlefield. Thus, to date, the curtain came down on one of the largest tank battles of the 2 War, and in this battle. France completely lost 180 tanks of various types. This includes 6 out of 6 Type 29 tank destroyers and half of the Type 29 assault guns. And the Germans also lost 75 tanks of various types in this exchange. In proportional terms, the Germans lost almost half of their forces, while the French lost only a third. But in terms of quality, de Gaulle almost wiped out all the offensive forces in his hands in the first battle!

"Very good, although the heavy armies of the two sides have not yet fully contacted. But for now, we have the initiative on the battlefield, the sharpest offensive spearhead of the French and Americans has been broken by us, with the help of new tanks, even with a small number of armored troops can maintain the stability of the defensive line, we can free up more forces for mobile combat, and if we use the Tiger tank as the spearhead of the attack, we will be invincible. After receiving the front-line battle report, Moder was very excited and said to his subordinates, this is it. He is very optimistic about the future of the war, because just yesterday, another Tiger heavy tank battalion assigned to him has also been put in place, and by now, he already has 3 Tiger heavy tank battalions plus some Tiger tanks to replenish them, and his comrade-in-arms Guderian also has 3 Tiger tank battalions! Add up to a total of 6 battalions and about 250 Tiger tanks! With a battalion of heavily armed tanks in their hands, the Germans were not afraid to engage in field combat with any opponent!

At this point, in fact, the outcome of the battle of Toulouse had already been decided, and the German army, which had already preempted the area around Toulouse, gained the initiative in the war. They are not afraid that the Entente will continue to increase their troops, on the one hand, the excellent performance of the Tiger tank has made the attack of the Allied armored forces break their teeth again and again, and it has become a meat grinder for the Entente ** regiment, and the Germans prepared a total of 30 Tiger heavy tank battalions before the war! There are also several separate units. Not even a fifth of the Tiger tanks currently in service to the French battlefield are there. Only two disgruntled battalions took part in the battle, and with the continuous landing of German troops in southern France, the balance of forces between the two sides was shifting in favor of the Allies. Even Brauchitsch and others believed that at this rate, German armored forces would soon reach the west coast of France and take advantage of the trend to the north. Cut off all foreign aid from France, and when the time comes, the French government will have only one way to choose, and that is to surrender!

Another reason is that the outbreak of the Allied air force has reached the end of the period, that is, the current Allied air force, whether in terms of scale or geographical location, the Allied air force is weaker than the Allied air force, for this wave of offensive, the Allied air force took out its own strategic reserves in advance, temporarily smoothing out the gap between the front-line aviation forces of the two sides, but this kind of thirst-quenching style of play has prematurely overdrawn the combat effectiveness of the Allied countries. Then it will be a relatively long period of weakness, and even before this period of weakness has passed, the US and British air forces will have to say goodbye to France.

At the tactical level, Major General Hubey, who was on the front line, found the shadow hidden under the glory of victory. Although the Germans won the battle, the engagement also proved that the opposing side did have weapons that could destroy the Tiger tanks, in which 9 Tiger tanks were completely destroyed and another 10 were damaged, 5 of which were in need of major repairs. After a battle, only half of the Tiger tanks remained, and if it were not for the Germans taking control of the battlefield, I am afraid the losses would have been even greater. "In a conventional engagement, the frontal defense and firepower of the Tiger tank are completely trustworthy, but there are still big problems on the flank, and Huaxia's Type 29 tank destroyers and assault guns can penetrate the flank defense of the Tiger tank at normal engagement distances. EVEN THE BOW AND TURRET OF THE FRONTAL DEFENSE ARE NOT COMPLETELY INVINCIBLE, AND THE 122MM HEAVY GUN USED BY THE TYPE 29 ASSAULT GUN IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE 90MM CANNON IN THE FACE OF LARGE INCLINATION ARMOR, WHICH WE MUST NOTE. Hube summed it up in the training.

In just a few days, because of the Tiger tank, the Entente lost no less than 300 tanks, and an entire armored division was wiped out! This battle can be said to have played a majestic game, a forced style, and a level! It completely overturned the perception of German armored forces. The light cavalry, which was originally known for its high speed and mobility, was replaced by a large heavy cavalry. For a time, various rumors spread within the Allied forces. Even with the control of the higher commanders, all kinds of rhetoric about the Tiger tank still permeated the barracks.

"The Germans had a new tank, which was very large, at least a lot bigger than the Type 29 tank we were using. His turret is prismatic. It is very different from the boxy turret of Tank 4. NONE OF OUR WEAPONS CAN PENETRATE OUR OPPONENTS, NOT EVEN 90MM GUNS. ”

"I saw with my own eyes a Sherman tank firing less than 300 meters from the German tank! 4 shots were fired in succession, but they were all bounced off by the opponent's armor, and the Germans took out the poor Sherman tank with one shot. Our artillery is like a burning stick. ”

"The tanks of the Germans had an automatic repair function. When we damage it, a puff of black smoke will come out of its side, and we can wait a few minutes before we can continue fighting. One of my companies had a tank that concentrated on the side of the German tank and penetrated, but it looked like an immortal vampire. Keep fighting. God, what kind of adversaries are we fighting against? ”

The so-called three people become tigers, and all kinds of rumors spread more and more within the Entente ** team, until the end they can even be described as myths. Faced with a demoralizing army and a helpless front, even the combative Barton admitted that the battle to save Toulouse had failed before it had even entered its intended combat territory! Although the top commanders of the Entente were not half frightened by their own rumors like the soldiers below, almost all the generals who knew the truth believed that if the Tiger tanks could not be effectively contained, the situation on the French battlefield would be in an extremely dangerous situation.

"I heard that the Germans designed a new tank, and all our weapons could not destroy it, is that so?" It didn't take long. Even Roosevelt, who was far away in Washington, heard of the prestige of the Tiger tank, and although he was skeptical of all kinds of rumors, he still wanted to know what kind of effect this terrible weapon had on the Entente.

"It's just a rumor below, a rumor to be precise. Such tanks are not indestructible, in fact we have a lot of successful cases. Marshall thought for a moment, then said in as tactful a tone as possible. HOWEVER, THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS TANK IS INDEED TERRIFYING, JUDGING FROM THE CURRENT MILITARY STATISTICS, EVEN THE 90MM GUN OF THE TYPE 29 TANK DESTROYER PLUS TUNGSTEN ALLOY ARMOR-PIERCING PROJECTILE CAN ONLY HOPE TO PENETRATE THE OPPONENT'S FRONTAL ARMOR AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 300 METERS, AND THE PENETRATION DISTANCE ON THE SIDE CAN REACH ABOUT 600 METERS (COMBINED WITH THE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE IN THE ENGAGEMENT). If you use ordinary armor-piercing bullets, this distance will be cut a lot. ”

"The use of precious tungsten alloy armor-piercing shells can only penetrate the opponent at a distance of 300 meters?! IF YOU CHANGE TO SHERMAN, WHO IS ARMED WITH A 76MM GUN, IT MEANS THAT YOU CAN'T DESTROY YOUR OPPONENT AT ALMOST ZERO DISTANCE? I wonder how much our army will have to pay for the destruction of a new German tank. Roosevelt's words revealed a deep sense of dissatisfaction.

"This. There is no detailed data, or only guesswork. In just one sentence, Marshall actually said it for nearly a minute!

"It's okay, I've had times when it's even worse than this. To be bold, even the disability of my legs can't knock me down, how can I be defeated by a word? Roosevelt squeezed a smile out of his face.

"At the moment, we're about 15 to 1 to 20 to 1!" Moments later, Marshall uttered a number that made Roosevelt despair! 15 to 20 American tanks for 1 Tiger! After hearing the news, the teacup in Roosevelt's hand fell to the ground with a click and shattered!

"Huh. Could it be that our tanks are all made of mud? Roosevelt trembled and tried to take his eyes off. But he didn't succeed in picking it three or four times, and finally he gave up. "Then the generals of the army now haven't come up with a way to deal with this thing?"

"ATTACKING THE FLANK WITH A 90MM CANNON IS EITHER ATTACKING THE TRACKS OR HANGING TO GET THESE NASTY GUYS OUT OF THE FRAY FOR A WHILE. There is no better way. Marshall ultimately decided to tell the truth.

"So none of the tanks we design now can effectively deal with the existence of the Tiger? Timely is not designed and produced by ourselves, and it can be bought. Isn't there one? I don't believe in this result, although I don't want to admit it, but I have to say that the country on the other side of the ocean is more prepared than we are, and they should have something to deal with the Tiger tank. Is that so? Roosevelt's words were filled with affirmativeness. Although he didn't receive any information, he could say what he felt by feeling. Assumptions inevitably arise in the discourse.

"This, it seems that there is no official channel, but through some special channels, our intelligence agency has collected some information about the new Chinese tanks, which are named the dragon type, named after the Chinese totem. However, they should be testing now, and at most they are in small mass production. Even if we want to buy it, I'm afraid it's hard to get it. After all, this is the top equipment of the Chinese Army. Marshall thought about it for five minutes before he remembered something from a corner in his mind! It is said that the military attache learned from the mouth of the Chinese officer who had been in a mess when he was at a wine table with a Chinese officer, who only revealed a few pieces of information in the half-hour-long chatter, one was that the Chinese were preparing to install a new tank, the first in the world, and that a larger artillery was used. As for the specific performance, no one really knows! You can't expect a drunk person to memorize a long list of data!

"I knew that this would be the case, and told Situ Leiden to immediately negotiate with Huaxia about the purchase of new tanks, and the price and conditions were not a problem." Roosevelt was like a drowning man finding a plank, and the intelligence of a military attache chasing after the wind and shadows became a lifesaver in his eyes!

"But this is just a rumor, the authenticity has not been confirmed!" Marshall the Great Khan said.

"It's true, I say it's true, it's true!" Roosevelt said arbitrarily.

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