66_66280Guderian was one of the few people who was cautious about the situation, and from the reports he had received, he realized that there was something wrong with his previous plan. The U.S. defense line has been riddled with holes by German armor, and has even formed a situation of encirclement of Kermanshah. However, the great advantage in the situation could not be transformed into a victory, for two reasons: first, the main force of the American armored forces was not annihilated, although the air force did a good job of beating the opponent's fixed defense to pieces, but it was indeed difficult to destroy those tanks whose whereabouts were uncertain and thick-skinned. To be precise, so far the armored forces of the Americans have not made large-scale sorties. The Germans wanted to destroy the very well hidden armored forces of the other side at the natural difficulty point.

The second point is that Kermanshah is backed by a large river, and although the German army has broken through the outer defense line and formed a coalition situation, it has not been able to completely destroy the pontoon bridge on the river. The opposing forces defending the city will still be able to move in and out freely. Because of the existence of the river, the movement of the German Army and the US Army was restricted at the same time, and if they wanted to eat each other in one bite, then the Germans would never be able to avoid it. Whether Guderian wants it or not, it is inevitable to die, which makes Guderian very unhappy.

The Germans did not think about erecting a pontoon bridge, but unfortunately the German army did not know much about the hydrological situation here, and the pontoon bridge itself has a limited load-bearing capacity, so it is easy to pass infantry and light vehicles, but if you want to cross the tank, I am afraid it is a little more difficult, and the swimming capacity of tank No. 4 is very limited. Therefore, after several temptations, the Germans decisively gave up the attempt to build a pontoon bridge to smuggle in.

At this point, Guderian realized that the Americans are not stupid, and their planning and execution ability may be worse than their own under multi-factor and complex conditions, but the Americans will also reduce variables as much as possible and reduce the space for their tactics to be used. And then a decisive battle with yourself in a situation that is relatively favorable to the US military. Of course, the Germans could also choose to attack cities, but even those who came out of military schools knew that armored forces were not suitable for fighting in narrow towns. Not to mention. Urban warfare means huge casualties, with buildings and complex terrain enough to keep the best infantry in a bind. Not to mention whether it is ancient or modern. If the opponent's foreign aid can be cut off in a siege battle, then the attacker has a chance of winning more than 8 percent, and vice versa, the defender has a chance of winning more than 8 percent. So after thinking about it again, Guderian decided to completely cut off the other party's support first!

"Listen boys, you should thank God, because you are the easiest people to survive this war, and you have the best defense vehicles among the participating countries. It is enough to withstand all the anti-tank weapons of the current Germans! Bradley said and patted the Type 29 tank destroyer beside him. The palm of the hand made a dull thud against the heavy armored division.

"Five years ago, the Chinese Army used the Type 29 tank to beat the Germans all over the ground in northern Italy. And today the Germans are still using the No. 4 tank, and the tank we are using today is much more powerful than the original Type 29 tank! It has thicker armor and a more powerful gun. Even the side armor can still withstand the attack of Tank 4 at medium distance, and its protection is very comprehensive. It is fully capable of meeting the challenges in all aspects. It's a real armorer's favorite! In addition to its defense, it is also by far the strongest firepower, just look at this L45 gun! It is completely possible to penetrate No. 4 at a distance of 1200 meters. Of course, in order to teach the opponent a good lesson, I still think that you should follow what you learned in the Huaxia armored corps cadets, and put the opponent into the fight again, anyway, at a distance of 400 meters. They still can't penetrate your front armor! Bradley's speech was a success, and the incendiary words and the previous achievements of the Chinese chariot excited the American GIs who had just left the training camp and entered the battlefield.

But as Bradley, who had played against the Germans, although he was full of confidence in his speech. But in my heart, there are still fifteen buckets, seven up and eight down. He didn't know much about the performance of the Type 29 tank destroyer, so he wasn't very confident. "This matter is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of US troops. If our defenses are breached, then it will be all over, and the other side will have an advantage in terms of total forces and air forces. Even if our tanks have a qualitative advantage, it will be difficult to defend against them. Bradley said to Colonel Lin Feng, the commander of Huaxia next to him. The latter happened to be the instructors assigned by the Chinese Army to US officers and soldiers.

"No problem, although the opponent is numerous, the attack surface is narrow, and they can only use the refueling tactic a little bit. The frontal deployment will not have more than one armored battalion plus one infantry battalion at one time. They did not carry long-range artillery in this attack, and our long-range artillery was on the other side of the river, and their troops could not threaten the positions of our artillery, and the artillery could not reach it. So from the ground, our long-range support firepower is absolutely safe. Lin Feng said here, paused, and continued.

"The only trouble is the opposing air force. However, we have deployed radar-guided anti-aircraft artillery around the position, and their combat effectiveness is much higher than that of ordinary anti-aircraft artillery units. In addition, we have prepared reserve positions for the armored forces, which can be transferred between the enemy's attacks. The combat vehicle was also equipped with anti-shrapnel armor. Of course, the most reliable is the support of the air force. Huaxia's promises to its allies will definitely be kept, you know that. Since we said that we would provide at least 8 squadrons of fighters, then we will definitely do it! After the group, Lin Feng emphasized categorically.

Bradley and Lin Feng took great pains to formulate this plan. They try to cut down on the opponent's mobility and tactical advantage by using the terrain as much as possible. In order to highlight the advantages of the Type 29 tank destroyer unit in their hands, the two also attached enough auxiliary troops to it. Type 29 tanks and Sherman-type tanks acquired from the Huaxia formed a solid flank. They usually hide to ensure the flank security of the frontal troops when the other side tries to outflank them, and at the same time, in order to counter those infantry fighting vehicles and accompanying self-propelled anti-tank guns, the Huaxia troops also specially deploy some rocket artillery units and heavy mortar units. The former is easily damaged by a near-miss, but is the latter? It's almost a half-track plus a gun, and there is no armor protection at all. Grenade fragments can not only kill and injure combatants, but also pose a great threat to the hull. It's just that the previous battles were not brutal, and these shortcomings did not attract the attention of the German top brass for a while.

The Chinese and U.S. armies had set up a preset battlefield north of the city of Kermanshah, a place that the Germans could not bypass. Just waiting for Guderian to send it to the door. In the face of such a situation, Guderian could only give up the sports warfare and interspersing that he was good at in the past. Arrange the attacking troops head-on. Although he realized that it was going to be a hard bone here. But as an armored commander and not as a technician, at the same time did not participate in many battles. He didn't realize what the difference in armor on the drawings would be on the battlefield if the difference in armor was more than ten millimeters and the difference in inclination angle several degrees. Combat can never be solved by movement and tactics alone.

Guderian realized the narrowness of the front of the battlefield, and his armored units could only be put into the battlefield on a battalion scale. However, fortunately, now that the war has entered a three-dimensional era, the narrowness of the ground attack surface can be compensated for by the air force. After some communication with Goering, and with the promise of full support from the Air Force, Guderian joined his first armored battalion, the House Battle Group. Considering that the other side might have some harder bones, he also equipped Colonel House's battle group with additional 88mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and self-propelled anti-tank guns!

When the bombing of the air force was over, before the smoke of gunfire had cleared, with the sound of rumbling motors, the German armored forces set out on their journey. Tanks roared and turned their bodies. Rushing to the target like a medieval Teutonic knight, supported self-propelled mortars are deployed behind, followed by infantry fighting vehicles, flanked by reinforced self-propelled anti-tank guns. Everything was an attack in accordance with the standard configuration of the German armored forces.

Opposite the Germans were about 24 Type 29 tank destroyers, and the Americans did not use all their cards at once. They were well aware of the penetrating power of the German armored forces, so they also left a reserve to prepare for the construction of a second line of defense. Although the Type 29 tank destroyers were heavier than the prototypes, they were lower and shorter than tanks with the turret removed and replaced with a fixed fighting compartment. Add to that the huge thick frontal armor plate and the long 90mmL45 cannon, and if the Type 29 is like a Puma, then this tank destroyer is a rhinoceros. Stocky, heavy, and deadlier at the same time! Coupled with the positions and camouflage previously arranged by the Americans, the height of these tank guns above the ground was only about half a meter. It's hard to spot when you're covered in a camouflage net. So the first wave of air strikes by the Germans did not achieve the same effect as yesterday, except for a few unlucky ones. The battlefield of the main force of the defensive battle was not affected much.

"Notice a landmark ahead? This distance is 800 meters. We started to calculate, and we were able to estimate the distance effectively with the help of these markers. Inside a Type 29 tank destroyer, a Chinese noncommissioned officer pointed to the triangular pyramid reinforced concrete anti-tank barrier in the distance and said to the American gunner next to him. At this time, the Iranian-German tank was passing around this bunker, and the huge side was revealed in the scope, and the young man from Virginia could not help but be about to open fire.

"Wait, put the target to 500 meters." The sergeant stopped the blind movement. "We're going to hit the opponent hard instead of knocking him away, get closer, wait for the signal." The Germans continued to advance, not realizing in the slightest that death had spread its wings. The Germans began to spread out in formation. This means the beginning of the general offensive, after the unfolding. Once the two sides exchange fire, it will not be easy to gather the formation and retreat!

"Fire!" With the roar of a 90mm cannon. A fiery dragon erupted from the slender muzzle of the cannon, and a huge wave of air kicked up a huge amount of dust, and from a distance, it looked as if a cloud of smoke had suddenly risen from the ground. The high-speed armor-piercing projectile hit the turret of a advancing tank No. 4 directly. In less than a second, the turret of the tank seemed to be torn off in half by a large hand, and the multi-ton turret was shaken away from the turret, and the ensuing explosion shattered the entire turret in pieces. A ball of flames rose into the sky, sending shudders down the shoulders of the surrounding German tankmen.

The German tanks in the distance did not realize what was happening, they continued to storm the defensive line, and the hesitation in a short time led to the largest bleeding in unit time since the formation of the German armored forces! If the ordinary battle was just a cut on the body, and the bloody battle between Zhou Xuan and Hube in Italy was venous bleeding, then this battle was a proper arterial hemorrhage! Not only because of the loss of a large number of tanks in a short period of time, but also because the scene was a little too hot! If the 75mm tank gun is to destroy the tank, then the 90mm tank gun is to completely blow the tank up. Don't look at a word, but for the combatants, especially the Germans who were beaten, it was definitely a thing to challenge the limits of nerves!

At a distance of less than 500 meters, the cannon's straight trajectory and 6 times the scope multiplied the accuracy of hits, and in the first salvo, 18 Type 29 tank destroyers hit 12 guns. At this distance, all Tank 4 could do in the face of the powerful 90mm gun was to take off his hat and salute, bow and kneel. Well, to put it in layman's terms, the turret flies as soon as it hits, and the front of the hull must be pierced if it is shot! One by one, the fire dragons erupted and flew towards their targets like impermanence of soul hooks. In less than a minute, a dozen No. 4 tanks rushing to the front were torn to shreds by ferocious fire in an extremely short time. A series of explosions came from the front of the battlefield, and the roar of artillery and the detonation of ammunition made Guderian feel a little uneasy as he was approaching the front line. "The front has already been fought, and the opponent is resisting very stubbornly." Guderian held the windshield of the armored car in one hand and looked into the distance with a telescope, trying to find something in it.

Immediately notify the Air Force to prepare reinforcements, and also tell the self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery units that we need their high-powered anti-aircraft guns to deal with some trouble. After a moment, Guderian said to the staff officer next to him. He was already feeling a little uneasy from the successive explosions coming from ahead, and he had to do something in order to deal with the unfavorable situation on the battlefield!

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