66_66280 "The blocking position is over. Stockhouse's frustrated words were filled with deep fear, he really didn't expect that the rocket artillery, which the German Army had not paid much attention to, could exert such great power in the hands of the Chinese Army! This round of shelling completely ruined his plan, the battle defense artillery positions were finished, and the howitzer group could not quickly locate the opponent's firing position. If you wait any longer, if the opponent's powerful rocket artillery hits a few more rounds, your own army will collapse! At this point, the tactics of defensive counterattacks have no longer worked, and the only way is to launch an active attack! Mix with the opposing armored forces before the next wave of shelling!

"Tanks, assault!" Tank No. 4 roared through the debris and scorched earth battlefield and launched an attack on the Huaxia armored forces in the distance. Although the attack just now shocked and frightened the Germans, after years of harsh training and the sense of pride of the German Army, these armored soldiers embarked on the journey without hesitation. Even if hell lies ahead, they must break through!

The German Panzer Group did not choose to collide head-on with the opposing side, but divided its forces into two parts, with its main force attacking the left flank of the 5th Panzer Division in China, while the other road firmly protected the flank of the main force. This was a step in which the Germans took the lead. The Huaxia tank group, which had also launched an attack, could not quickly adjust its formation, and the forces on the right flank might not be used at first, so Stockhouse tried to use this time difference to crush the left flank of the Huaxia armored group and then go north, crushing the middle and then the right flank! The German armoured forces planned and then moved, combined with better mobility, made this tactic very feasible, at least on paper!

In terms of mobility and distance, this is no problem. But the key to this action is whether you can move the other person! In order to ensure that this attack has enough firepower, the Germans even pulled up the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns with only light armor protection this time, hoping to tear apart the opponent's formation through the powerful 88mm guns! Just after the Germans launched an attack in a hurry. They noticed that a group of tanks that they had never seen before suddenly appeared in the Huaxia tank group in front and on the side.

"Damn, they actually used tank destroyers for frontal attacks." Through the eyepiece, the commander can clearly observe the appearance of the opponent, and the huge beveled armor accounts for about 8% of the frontal projection. Under the cover of the terrain, the lower part of the bow of the car is not much exposed. With the exception of a cannon and a side-by-side machine gun on the side and a barely visible viewing port, the front was almost a whole piece of armor, although the exact thickness was unknown. But it gives a feeling of being stocky and heavy, and its level of protection should be no weaker than that of the Type 29 tank. The commander thought for a moment. Swap the loader with high-velocity armor-piercing bullets.

"Maintain the speed and fire freely after half a minute!" A tank company commander looked at his speedometer while looking at the tank opposite. The distance between the two sides was constantly estimated, and according to his estimate, in another half a minute, the distance between the two sides would be close to 700 meters. At this distance, the high-velocity armor-piercing projectile of Tank 4 has a high probability of penetrating the more vulnerable parts of Tank 29. But at this moment, the roar of artillery from a distance stunned him.

"Which guy fired first?!" He stood up and looked around through the conning tower, just in time to see a flame in front of the hull of a No. 4 tank that was attacking at high speed, not only the front of the hull was pierced, but the shell seemed to hit the engine behind, and a thick smoke rose from the heat dissipation window on the top of the engine, but in a few seconds it ignited a raging fire!

"900 meters? The opponent penetrated the thickest armor on the front of tank No. 4 from 900 meters away?! The company commander's face was full of shock and surprise! And it wasn't just the breakdown, but also the engine and gearbox in the back. If you look at it this way, it is possible to penetrate tank No. 4 at 1200 meters! A deep sense of powerlessness haunted him. At this time, the German armored forces were still firmly rushing towards the goal. The first round of attacks caused the attacking Germans to lose at least half a company of tanks, and the burning vehicles and dying comrades covered in fire made the German officers and men shudder, but the extreme discipline allowed them to continue the assault. Until they get to the distance they can penetrate each other!

"700 meters, fire!" Finally, with the captain's roar, the already highly nervous gunner finally fired the first round of shells after the vehicle came to a stop. More than half of the commanders chose the precious high-speed armor-piercing shells, and invariably targeted the Type 29 tank destroyer, because from its thick barrel and heavy armor, the Germans felt a great threat. They are hoping to reverses the momentum they have just made with this attack. In the blink of an eye, these shells, which had a speed of nearly 900 meters per second, slammed into the opponent's inclined armor. A screeching sound followed. and a crisp cracking sound, leaving a deep dent in the heavy sloping armor. The Huaxia tanker driving the Type 29 tank destroyer felt the vibration of the hull and couldn't help but smile slightly. This should be the sound of the warhead being smashed, not the sound of the armor being torn!

"We can't penetrate their armor!" The scene that Guderian encountered was repeated on the battlefield, but the only difference was that Guderian could still rely on the huge number and the support of the air force to withdraw from the battlefield safely, while the Sixth Panzer Division of Stockhouse did not have this opportunity, the two sides had already scuffled together, at least until the powerful external forces intervened, the two armored dragons were already in an undying state!

As the distance closes, the two sides engage in brutal fire, and the heavy and stable Type 29 tank destroyers advance like Titans, slow but enough to crush any target they come across! The tongues of fire and the beating barrels of the guns were like the scythes of death that harvested the lives of the German armored soldiers. The German armored spearhead that was charging head-on was smashed to pieces by the opponent's accurate and steady attack in a short time!

"Go around, hit them in the side, and let the anti-aircraft guns go up!" The commander constantly coordinates his troops, causing the other tanks that have not yet been caught in the meat grinder to move to the sides to search for the enemy's soft underbelly. At the same time, let the powerful 88mm anti-aircraft gun come up. The Germans had already chosen the most correct tactics in the shortest possible time. But Xu Huaide was not idle, and the mixed and matched armored company began to intercept the German tanks trying to bypass. The tank is tightly guarded next to the tank destroyer if the opponent wants to go around from a distance. Its fragile sides would be exposed to tank guns. The tank compensated for the lack of tank destroyers with its own maneuver and turret.

In real combat, the L45 anti-aircraft gun also proved to be insufficient. Although the 88mm gun was much higher than the 75mm gun of Tank 4 when the cap-piercing shells were also used, the latter was equipped with a special tungsten alloy armor-piercing shell. The former did not, the German Army's specially designed 88mmL56 anti-tank gun has a special high-speed armor-piercing projectile, but these new things are not many in the Middle East battlefield, and high-speed armor-piercing shells are even less. At least not one of Stockhouse's troops. So in fact, the armor-piercing ability of the 88mml45 anti-aircraft gun is not much stronger than that of the No. 4 tank gun, which uses high-speed armor-piercing shells!

The same scene played out again. The heavy armor of the Type 29 tank destroyer bounced off the opponent's shells again and again. The 90mm shells that returned the salute blew the other side apart. Although a small number of Tank 4 destroyed the Type 29's side armor or running equipment from the side, causing it to withdraw from the battlefield. But it was still difficult to completely destroy these steel behemoths. A small number of losses did not have much effect on the overall situation, under the attack of the Type 29 tank destroyer. The Huaxia armored forces advanced slowly and steadily. The German armored forces used almost all the means that could be tried. But it still hasn't had much effect.

"There is a serious generation gap between our tank and the other side, and we are fighting like this. One armored division is all over! We can't wait any longer! The chief of staff next to him turned pale and glanced at the opposing armored cluster that was approaching in the distance. yelled at Stockhouse. The meaning was already very clear, nothing could be done, and the matter was quickly retreated, and the tank in front was thrown away. Now it's time to run as much as you can!

"We also have long-range artillery and infantry. Can you try again? Stockhouse didn't believe his words, the infantry at this time did not have an iron fist and tank killers, and even the anti-tank guns were killed a lot by the opponent's rocket artillery. Let the infantry rush upwards with bombs? Didn't you see the other side's machine guns and mortars? But just like that, Stockhouse was unwilling to do so! But at this time, Xu Huaide helped the German armored general to make a decision!

A deafening tsunami-like sound sounded again from the rear of the Chinese Army. The rocket launcher that has finished reloading roars again. In less than a minute, hundreds of rockets as powerful as 6-inch howitzers covered the rear of the German positions again, although this time most of the German vehicles were in motion and did much less damage than the first time. But quite a few infantry and some artillery who had already gotten off the car and were ready for battle were completely wiped out by this attack! Two successive attacks, combined with a strong armored assault on the front of the Chinese, finally completely crushed the resistance of the German 6th Panzer Division. The entire attack formation was shattered. And the troops that bypassed from the right flank of China also began to hit the German flank defense line like a heavy hammer, if they didn't go, then there was only a dead end! Numerous telegrams requesting evacuation were delivered to Stockhouse.

"The armored forces that have been put in alternately cover the withdrawal from the battlefield, releasing smoke. We withdrew westward. Liaise with the Air Force and ask them to cover our retreat no matter what. Stockhouse ordered immediately. The danger of annihilation of the 6th Panzer Division was also detected by German reconnaissance planes in the air. From the air, the Luftwaffe knew better about the current state of his troops than Stockhouse. Seven percent of the German tanks that had already exchanged fire with the Chinese troops were destroyed, and the rest were divided into scattered teams to resist in vain. The self-propelled mortars, personnel carriers and other units behind the tanks had just been swept away by rocket artillery and were crushed. The entire division had almost fallen apart, and its flanks had been battered by the enemy's attacks. If it weren't for the other party's speed being a little slower. The 6th Panzer Division is probably already in a desperate situation.

The impact of the annihilation of an entire armored division is simply too great! Not only the German Army could not afford it. It is difficult for even the top brass of the Air Force to bear joint and several responsibility! The enraged Kaiser would not consider the technical issues of the number of aircraft available to the Air Force and the number of aircraft stranded in the war zone, he just felt that this time the Luftwaffe was concentrating on the elite and the Middle East. Air supremacy should be won neatly!

When the situation was completely out of control, the Luftwaffe attack planes, which had been hovering around the Huaxia Air Force under the deterrent force, finally launched an attack. Enter the battlefield like a shark that smells fishy. They bravely broke through the blockade of the Foxbat fighters and descended on the battlefield, then dropped a round of anti-armor submunitions at the charging armored units on the ground. If you are lucky enough to land on top of the tank, this shaped charge with a bullet weight of nearly 3 kg can tear open the top armor or engine cover and paralyze the tank.

A bomb detached from the pylon, sending a rain of bullets in mid-air. Scattered flowers were thrown from the air, and although most of them missed their target, there were always a few lucky ones who landed on the top of the chariot and made holes one after another. There are also dive bombers that brave ground anti-aircraft fire, using cannons or bombs to attack all units on the ground that can be found. The desperate attack of the Luftwaffe still caused a certain obstacle to the Chinese Army, and in line with the principle of preserving strength, Xu Huaide finally gave up the pursuit of the German Sixth Panzer Division and began to withdraw to the defensive circle of his own air force and anti-aircraft artillery.

Although this reckless move gave the 6th Panzer Division a chance to survive, the Luftwaffe also paid a heavy price. As soon as many bombers dropped their bombs on their front feet, they were bitten by the following Stone Tea Falcon or Flying Fox Fighter Fighters and fired large-charge thin-shelled bullets from the Sispanno cannons, disintegrating one bomber after another into the air. The Luftwaffe fighter units struggled to save the hunted bombers, and even the old birds, who had gained the right to act independently, joined the bloody engagements at low and medium altitudes. In the rain of bullets, it struggled to dodge attacks from all directions. From time to time, guys who are not alert or unlucky get hit. The two sides are in a mess, and the pilot who kills the red eye will even recognize the wrong target.

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