Chapter 1357: Reversal
The Imperial Army's 'Tiger' tanks took the lead, followed by the 'Leopard 2' tanks, and the US 4th Armored Division was dizzy, and tanks and armored vehicles were constantly destroyed. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn such a situation, it is impossible to attack forward at all, so you can only evacuate in a hurry.
As soon as the U.S. 4th Armored Division withdrew, the U.S. 30th Infantry Division and the Australian 5th Infantry Division following them were exposed, and these infantry were immediately attacked by the armored forces of the Imperial Army.
"Da Da Da!" The heading machine gun in front of the hull and the coaxial machine gun on the turret continued to fire, and the bullets rained down like a torrential rain, frantically pouring down on the infantry of the American and Australian coalition forces, knocking them all to the ground.
The armored forces of the Imperial Army contained the American offensive and began a counterattack. A regiment of the 11th Infantry Division and the 13th Infantry Division of the Fuso Army, which followed behind the armored forces of the Imperial Army, immediately threw themselves into the counterattack. They followed behind the armoured forces to encircle and annihilate the scattered US-Australian forces.
On the position of the 12th Infantry Division of the Fuso Army, Major General Nakamura Jikizo sat on the edge of the trench in embarrassment. At the height of the war, he, the division commander, had to lead the civilian personnel of the division headquarters to the battlefield. Although, now their division has lost more than half of it. However, fortunately, they still insisted on the end, held the defensive line, and insisted on the arrival of reinforcements.
"General, great, reinforcements from the Empire have arrived. We're fighting back, and those Americans and Australians are now being beaten and retreating. An officer of the Fuso Army reported.
"Well, our mission is finally accomplished. Those damned Yankees and Australians, give them a taste of the power of Imperial armor. Major General Nakamura Jikizo breathed a sigh of relief.
Many of the Fusang soldiers on the battlefield had a smile on their faces. This smile is the smile of the rest of the catastrophe.
On the battlefield, the armored units of the Imperial Army were still attacking fiercely, they were slowly advancing, tank guns and machine guns were constantly firing, whether they encountered American tanks, armored vehicles, or infantry, all of them were destroyed or killed.
The Fuso infantry followed behind the armored units of the Imperial Army, and easily achieved considerable success. The American-Australian coalition forces, which were scattered by the armored forces of the Imperial Army, had low morale and no fighting spirit. Under such circumstances, how could it be possible to fight with these new forces?
On the position of the US-Australian coalition forces, Admiral MacArthur's face was gloomy at the moment, as if he could drip water. It looked like it was going to succeed, but it turned out to be like this. Not only that, but this time their attack also suffered extremely heavy losses. Under the counterattack of the Chinese* army, the US-Australian coalition is rapidly collapsing. It is very difficult to say how many of the troops involved in the offensive were able to escape.
As for Lieutenant General Witt and others, they have lost their souls. They all knew that after this fiasco, it was no longer realistic to launch another large-scale attack. Moreover, because of the heavy losses, it was even more difficult to encircle and annihilate the 14th Army of the Chinese Army and the armies of the vassal states. Because after this defeat, this decisive battle is very likely to end in the defeat of the US-Australian coalition.
"The gap between our tanks and the tanks of the Chinese is too big. Their tanks are not only more beautiful and beautiful than ours, but their performance is even more than our tanks can catch up. Those damned politicians only know that we should fight the Chinese, but they simply do not equip us with weapons sufficient to confront the Chinese. Admiral MacArthur couldn't help but scold.
Through the binoculars in his hand, he clearly saw that their M1 light tanks and M2 medium tanks, under the blows of the Chinese Army's 'Leopard 2' medium tanks and 'Tiger' heavy tanks, were blown up one after another, becoming a pile of scrap metal. If these tanks equipped by the Chinese Army are real tanks. Well, the tanks of the Americans, simply garbage.
"Your Excellency, there is no way around it. Although the United States has strong industrial power and economic power. However, in military terms, we have never been a strong country. Our investment in this area is also far less than that of the Chinese. Our preparations for this war are also not as adequate as those of the Chinese. Therefore, this leads to the fact that we can only use junk weapons to fight the Chinese. To do so is murder, and it is those despicable politicians who are murdering our children. The commander of the 4th Armored Division of the US Army said. He knew that this armored division of his was really finished this time. Under the blow of the armored forces of the Chinese Army, there will be absolutely total losses. Even so, the number of armored troops invested by the Chinese Army is not large, not even a hundred, and it is not even as many as the remaining tanks of the 4th Armored Division of the US Army. However, the tanks of the US army are not at all an opponent of the tanks of the Chinese Army. This leads to the final result being very obvious.
"If it's an M3 light tank and an M3LEE medium tank, can it fight against the Chinese's tanks?" Admiral MacArthur asked with some reluctance. After all, the performance of the M1 light tank and the M2 medium tank equipped with the 4th Panzer Division was inherently rubbish. The M3 light tank and the M3LEE medium tank are the latest tanks in the United States, and they are also tanks that are being mass-produced in the United States.
The commander of the 4th Armored Division shook his head: "Your Excellency, Commander, in my experience, I have to tell you. Even the M3 light tank and the M3LEE medium tank are definitely no match for the Chinese tank. Their tanks, at least five years ahead of us. Our tanks, at all, do not threaten their tanks. And their tanks can easily penetrate our tanks at a long distance. Even the 7th and 8th Panzer Divisions will definitely not be able to gain an advantage in the face of the Chinese armored forces. ”
"Bastard!" Admiral MacArthur couldn't help but curse. Originally, he thought that after having four armored divisions in his hands, he could completely confront the Chinese army in terms of armored combat power, and even defeated the Chinese * army in one fell swoop by virtue of his huge numerical superiority. But now he was told that all this was his wish. The US Army's numerical superiority in tanks does not seem to make up for the gap between them and the Chinese Army's tanks in terms of quality. If this is the case, then the battle he carefully planned will probably end in failure.
On the battlefield, the 4th Armored Division of the US Army was already in a state of complete crushing. The armored forces of the Imperial Army easily destroyed their tanks and armored vehicles. The infantry, who followed the tanks to fight, were also slaughtered because they lost the protection of their armor.
"Bastard, we have a Chinese tank at 3 o'clock." This was stated by one of the commanders of the 4th armored vehicles of the US army.
The turret of the tank immediately turned quickly, and the 37mm tank gun was aimed at the tank. That was a Leopard 2 medium tank.
"Boom!" The U.S. tank fired a shell, a 37mm tank gun shell, and whistled towards the Imperial Army's Leopard 2 medium tank. The 37mm armor-piercing bullet hit the front armor of the Leopard 2 medium tank, causing the tank to vibrate.
However, the armor-piercing shell did not penetrate the inclined armor at the front end of the Leopard 2 tank, and was directly ejected. But this feeling of being hit still makes the armored soldiers in the tank very uncomfortable. The 'clang' sound made the members inside feel as if they had been penetrated, and death was very close to them.
"Damn, we were hit. Luckily, though, we weren't punched through. An armored soldier said.
"Bastard, he's on the left front, kill him." The captain said angrily. Because when he was hit just now, the tank shook, and he hit the hull of the tank at once, breaking his forehead.
The turret of the tank quickly turned, and within seconds the American M2 medium tank was found.
"Boom!" The 75-mm tank gun opened fire. Armor-piercing shells whizzed towards the tanks of the American army. In the next second, the armor-piercing bullet had already penetrated the weak armor of the M2 medium tank, slaughtering the American armored soldiers inside.
"Well done, the next target, 900 meters ahead, an American armored car, take out." The commander commanded.
The turret of the tank began to turn, re-looking for the next target, firing, destroying it.
Ninety tanks of the Imperial Army ate almost all the tanks and armored vehicles of the 4th Armored Division of the US Army. Then they assisted the Fuso infantry and began to slaughter the infantry of the combined American and Australian forces.
The US-Australian coalition forces, which were on the offensive, did not carry heavy anti-tank guns at all. The U.S. military's 'Bazooka' bazooka has not yet been seen. So, the US-Australian coalition simply does not have decent anti-tank weapons. Of course, they could attack the tanks in a suicidal manner, as the Fuso infantry had done before, carrying explosive packs or cluster grenades. It's just that, let's not talk about whether these cluster grenades and explosives packages can blow up the powerful tanks of the Imperial Army. Whether Americans and Australians have such courage alone is very questionable. For them, it is absolutely impossible for them to bravely use their bodies against the tanks of the Chinese Army.
Therefore, after being caught up by the tanks of the Imperial Army, especially after seeing their comrades being beaten into a sieve by machine gun bullets, or directly crushed into meat sauce by the tracks of the tanks, more US-Australian troops subconsciously raised their hands and surrendered. For them, saving their lives is more important than anything else. (To be continued.) )