"Cruff, crunch!" As the tank tracks made the sound that made people feel sour, more than 200 tanks rushed towards the German positions. Around and behind the tanks were infantry. Tanks provided protection for these infantry to tear the enemy's defense lines. Similarly, these infantry also provided protection for tanks to avoid being attacked by the enemy when the tanks were traveling at low speed.

However, at this time, there are relatively few methods to attack tanks. Therefore, tanks are generally safer unless they are directly hit by enemy shells. Otherwise, most of the damage to tanks is due to their own reasons.

The attack of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army caught the Germans off guard. Almost all their energy was focused on the attack on Eindhoven, and they wanted to take this place in one fell swoop and further open up the road to the hinterland of the Belgian Kingdom. However, the persistence of the Belgian Army made them pay a huge price, so that they have been delayed here. Now, the attack position of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army is the weakest area in the German army's defense. So the Empire can drive straight in.

The tracks of the tank and the wheels of the truck directly crushed the Germans' resistance. The tank guns on the tank directly destroyed the German bunkers one after another. The infantrymen who followed the tanks in trucks and armored vehicles behind them cleaned up the remaining enemies under the cover of the tanks. Overall, the Germans' resistance seemed very helpless.

~▼"Dada!" The machine guns on the tank were firing wildly, and the German soldiers huddled in the trenches were shot and fell to the ground one by one. A heavy German machine gun was firing wildly at the tank. However, the bullets were fired on the steel plate of the tank, leaving only white marks. For the tank itself, it could not cause any damage at all.

"Boom!" A tank gun shell accurately hit the machine gun bunker. The cement-poured bunker could not resist the close-range shooting of the tank gun and was directly blown up. The heavy machine gun was directly blown into parts. The German machine gunners hiding inside went to see God. One after another, the German firepower points were silent in the attack of the tank, which made them unable to stop the advance of the Imperial Army. It can be said that the taste that the Belgians had tasted before was now

It was the Germans' turn to taste it. Moreover, the taste they tasted was more bitter than the tastes they had before. After all, the tanks used by the Imperial Army, whether they were the "Wild Wolf" light tanks or the "Leopard" medium tanks, were much more advanced in performance than the Germans' No. 1 tanks and No. 2 tanks. It can be said that the two sides were not enemies of the same level at all. So the performance of the two sides in battle was completely different. The Germans were completely at a disadvantage.

The Imperial Army's tank crew consists of 5 people, a commander, a driver, a mechatronic and former machine gun shooter, a gunner, and a loader. With division of labor and cooperation, the combat power of a tank can be fully exerted. This is also the most reasonable configuration under the current technical conditions. Whether it is a "Wild Wolf" light tank, a "Leopard" medium tank, or a intensive test. The "Tiger" heavy tank that has not yet been mass-produced, uses such personnel configuration. Such a configuration is much better than the configuration of the German tank crew.

In addition, the German tanks were mainly designed to provide fire support to infantry and destroy enemy resistance. The Imperial Army tanks have always put tank battles first. Of course, support to infantry is also one of the tasks. However, compared with the former, it is a little less important. If you can complete one of the previous tasks, the subsequent tasks will naturally be no problem.

After the German army was attacked by the 14th Army of the Imperial Army, the flank and rear defense lines were shattered almost instantly. The more than 300,000 troops they launched an attack on Eindhoven were very likely to be surrounded by the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army. This result made the German commander Earl Fredrich von Flanger stunned. After destroying the Maas River defense line of the Belgian Army, he thought that the door of the Belgian Kingdom had been opened and the German army only needed

It was just a rushing forward. The Belgian resistance was destroyed in the Battle of the Maas River. However, now he realized that he was wrong. Even at this time, the Belgian army still had the ability to launch a counterattack, which he had not expected. On the one hand, the Earl of Fredrich von Flanger ordered the army attacking Eindhoven to defend and wait for assistance, while on the other hand, the German army that had crossed the Maas River should speed up the march towards Eindhoven to rescue the encircled army.

Although Eindhoven is only a few dozen kilometers away from the Maas River, it will take at least one day to reach the airport by walking by infantry. Even if it is transported by trucks, it will take a lot of time. This allows the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army to jointly launch an attack on the encirclement and encircle this German unit. If a unit is deployed to block the German reinforcements, they will have more time.

In fact, General Luo Li, the commander of the 14th Army, did this. He directly ordered the 14th Armored Brigade to draw out a "Leopard" medium tank battalion to assist the 68th Army of the 14th Army to build a blocking position and be responsible for blocking the reinforcements of the German army. With the assistance of the two "Wild Wolf" light tank battalions of the 14th Armored Brigade, the other four armies of the 14th Army launched a fierce attack on the German army in the encirclement.

The Belgian Army, which had been holding on to Eindhoven, also launched a counterattack. General Carter sent orders to the Belgian Army, which had withdrawn from the Maas River defense line, demanding that they gather at Eindhoven. This made the Belgian Army invested as many as 200,000 troops at the beginning of the counterattack. Although the forces invested by both sides were basically equal, the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army had overwhelming advantages in terms of strength.

A small-scale tank battle broke out in Eindhoven. In order to attack Eindhoven, the German army drew hundreds of No. 1 and No. 2 tanks from the rear. Among them, No. 1 tanks were the largest. During the attack, dozens of these tanks were damaged, and only more than 60 were left. In order to break through the encirclement of the Imperial Army, the German commander ordered these tanks to cooperate with the infantry to launch a counterattack against the Imperial Army.

As a result, tank battle broke out between the German tanks and the 2nd Tank Battalion of the 14th Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army. The 37mm tank gun equipped by the Imperial Army's "Wild Wolf" light tank can destroy the German tanks at a distance of 300 meters. Especially the German tank No. 1, this tank weighing only more than 7 tons, has very weak armor. Faced with the Imperial Army's tanks, even light tanks, can only be massacred. As for the German tank No. 2, the armor thickness is only similar to the "Wild Wolf" light tank. The 37mm tank gun it equipped can also pose a threat to the Imperial Army's tanks. However, the number of German tank No. 2 is too rare.

"Stop! Aim at the No. 1 tank at 11 o'clock and open fire!" a light tank commander of the Imperial Army ordered.

"boom!"

The tank shook for a moment, and a wisp of blue smoke came out from the cannon gun muzzle, and the German tank No. 1 in the distance had become a ball of fireball. The cannon shells easily penetrated its weak armor and detonated the fuel inside. Several members of the tank were all burned to death.

Nowadays, tank guns are usually bumping during the marching, which makes the tank unable to fire. If it is to fire, it often requires stopping. This also makes the tank easily attacked by others when attacking the opponent. However, this is impossible. Technology directly limits tactics. When technology is not enough, this tactic can only be used.

However, even so, the 14th Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army had an absolute advantage in this tank battle. The German tank No. 2 carrying tank guns became their focus of attack. The tank soldiers of the Empire also knew that the German tank No. 2 was the most threat to them. After solving the tank No. 2, the remaining tank No. 1 was not worth worrying.

The tank soldiers of the Empire solved the German tank troops in less than half an hour. The losses they paid were very minor, with only more than ten tanks being destroyed. Moreover, the ones that were really destroyed were not one side. The other tanks had to be given up mainly because of their own failures. One of the biggest disadvantages that troubled the tank troops now is that they still had to occur frequently. This is mainly because the materials were not up to standard, which led to a huge impact on the performance of the tank. Of course, even in World War II that Long Yufei knew, tank failures were also frequent. With his current technological strength, it was already very good to be able to create tanks of such performance.

After the German tanks were destroyed, the infantry advancing behind the tanks were undoubtedly killed. The imperial tanks directly broke into the German infantry, bombarded with tank guns, fired by machine guns, and even crushed with tracks, so that after the tanks drove, a long blood mark was left on the ground. When the tank soldiers maintained the tanks after the battle, human flesh could even be found in the gaps of the tracks. It can be seen how tragic the battle was.

The German army's breakthrough failed. Their final result was that they were encircled and annihilated by the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army. (To be continued...)

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