"If you are still alive 30 minutes after the battle begins, then I hope to confer medals on you in the auditorium of the station." Before the battle, Walker still issued a disguised order to retreat at the appropriate time. He issued this order

There are big times

Risky! Because when there is a way out, his subordinates are likely to choose to retreat rather than fight. Of course, Walker has also considered this issue. He will command a small number of elite tank platoons to cover the retreat of the rest of the troops. If they

If you can hold on until then.

Walker was also a veteran who had participated in the Italian War. Although the situation was very unfavorable, he still hastily completed the deployment of the troops before the enemy came. All towed anti-tank guns were deployed against the roadbed. After removing the gun shields,

, relying on the cover of the roadbed, the originally low artillery only exposed a slender barrel. All 75mm artillery were aimed straight ahead, while the 57mm artillery was deployed on both sides. Walker

The armored group was not deployed on the front, but on the side and rear of the anti-tank gun position. It relied on the cover of the terrain to hide itself as much as possible. Then after some deployment, the situation became like this. If the opponent wants to attack the US military from the front,

If you want to attack from both sides, the tank's vulnerable sides will be exposed to the opponent's 57mm gun or tank attack.

At this time, Hubei still didn't know what he was facing. But one thing was the same as Walker, that is, he was not optimistic about the upcoming battle. This may seem surprising, but in fact it is so

, Walker is afraid of Hube's huge armored cluster. Hube has also been dispersed for various reasons. So far, Hube can only gather more than 40 tanks and assault guns. If you count the gun barrels,

Not as good as the U.S. military that is ready to fight!

Hube, who was sitting in the tank at this time, also looked depressed. After receiving Bremeni's telegram, Hube immediately withdrew from the battle and prepared to organize his army to deal with Walker. But who could have imagined that at this moment,

Two artillery calibration planes appeared in the sky, and then the U.S. military in the stronghold outside the city

Based on the pre-estimated firing table and the help provided by the artillery calibration aircraft, high-explosive bombs were decisively used to suppress fire on the US military position 8 kilometers away. In a hurry, a 150mm self-propelled howitzer was destroyed, while the other two were destroyed.

The gun mount was damaged, and the radiator of another engine was hit.

Although the injuries are not fatal, they are obviously unable to participate in the battle. This is the case for self-propelled artillery with light protection. You can imagine what will happen to unprotected trucks and infantry. Although the overall losses are not large, the United States

People still let Germany learn how to use anti-aircraft guns as long-range artillery

People were shocked. When Hubei made the move to lead a team to attack Walker, there were changes in the US military in West Islam Abad and outside the city. Even the shadow of a tank appeared on the sea. In order to ensure that his rear and baggage were safe,

To ensure safety, Hubei had to allocate part of his strength to strengthen defense.

In order to take care of and maintain the injured vehicles and cover the baggage and logistics units in the rear, Hubei could only leave a considerable part of his force for defense. Among them were many tanks and assault guns. In addition, Hubei could

The power used is actually equivalent to the power in Walker's hand.

Even Hubei believes that if the two sides fight, no matter whether he wins or loses, Hubei must stop. But Hubei cannot stop, otherwise he will be isolated and helpless in the depth of the opponent. If he wins, he will at least be able to win.

Choose to stand firm and wait for reinforcements. If you lose, you may be completely wiped out.

But now that the two sides are about to encounter each other, Hubei naturally has no time to think about such trivial matters. Based on the intelligence, he can determine the approximate location of the other party. He can even guess the opponent's deployment from the dust brought up by the maneuvers of American tanks. But the front

The land base and anti-aircraft artillery really made Hubei a little troublesome. It wasn't that it couldn't be eliminated, but he felt that using tanks to counter the anti-aircraft artillery was a loss-making business. At this time, it was pregnant with

I think of his self-propelled howitzers. These are good at dealing with anti-tank guns, but it’s a pity that I only have two on hand. The 120mm heavy mortar is less powerful. The key is that there are not many! Because the rest are left behind.

The station is ready to defend itself against possible charges from the US military! But the only advantage is that Hubei also has some infantry fighting vehicles, and the 30mm cannons on them are very effective against unprotected combat artillery.

"Breaking through from the front, although the opponent's anti-tank guns are more difficult to hit with the help of roadbed and terrain cover, they also occupy the position of the tanks. Before the anti-tank guns are destroyed, their tanks have no shooting position. Only when the front is loosened,

Once their tanks are replaced, then

Only then will there be emptiness on the flanks, and we can hope to completely defeat them. Simply outflanking them will only expose our flanks to the opponent's blows." Hubei said. To break through from the front, Hubei can slowly use howitzers.

, heavy mortars can be hoisted from a distance or carried by infantry 82m

m and 60mm mortars slowly fire, and slowly explode at a distance of about 2,000 meters. At the same time, tanks can also fire slowly at a distance of about 1,200 meters. The opponent does not have much long-range firepower, so the ones behind you

Mortars and howitzers are relatively safe.

After the frontal defense is reduced to a certain extent, you can launch an attack again. In this case, the chance of winning will be higher. At least it will be much better than charging hard at the beginning. The key is to pass the roadbed. If the frontal attacking force is out of touch with the troops behind it,

If so, it is very likely that they will be defeated individually.

"Start!" Following Hube's order, the two 150mm howitzers and six 120mm heavy mortars at the back began to prepare for firepower, and the mixed forces of tanks and assault guns also began to gradually advance, and were 1,200 meters away from the roadbed.

Stop the car at a distance of about meters and start using artillery to design the opponent's bunker piece by piece. The dull sound of the artillery and the sound of the shells in the air

The shrill sound made in the middle was terrifying. The dense rain of bullets exploded one after another in front of the US military bunker. From time to time, people were injured by flying shrapnel. Occasionally, an unlucky anti-tank gun was hit by a grenade falling from the air. It was directly restored.

They turned into a pile of parts. Germany didn't seem to be in a hurry. They attacked the opponent's position slowly, with the momentum to blow up the entire bunker.

However, there was a lot of bluffing in this, because the Germans did not carry many artillery shells. After about 10 minutes of attack, they must launch an attack. Otherwise, if they continue to attack the mortars and howitzers behind them, they will only be soy sauce.

Why? No more artillery shells! The rapid shooting in a short period of time did have a great impact on the new US troops participating in the war. Violent explosions and wounded soldiers

The wailing of the soldiers resounded throughout the battlefield, and chaos broke out in many places. However, the grassroots officers of the US military struggled to suppress these rebels, on the one hand to maintain order, and on the other hand to preserve the performance of the opponent. In the hastily constructed defense line, there were no trenches or defenses.

Running around in a shell hole is more dangerous than lying on the ground. The sound of exploding shells is like the drumbeat of an attack, heralding the arrival of the final collision.

Then more and more smoke grenades replaced the grenades. From the chaotic battlefield, the sound of tanks charging again behind the smoke screen could be heard. Under the loud scolding of the commander, the remaining gunners returned to the artillery and stared nervously into the distance.

There were blurry figures everywhere. I saw box-like things moving slowly in the distance. "Fire!" Without a good position, the US military became less courageous. They tried to

If they fire at a longer distance, because they don't know whether the opponent can detect them, attacking the opponent in advance is undoubtedly a better choice. And because of the smoke, they also have problems with their grasp of the distance. Of course, there is another important thing

The reason was that they miscalculated that their opponent was not a tank, but a No. 3 assault gun. Their miscalculation of the height of the target caused the shells fired in the first few waves to fly over the target.

This seems to be Hubei's helpless move due to insufficient armor strength, but in fact it still has a good effect. Because the assault gun has a lower profile, it is easier to hide in undulating terrain. Although there is no turret, the assault gun

Infantry fighting vehicles and mortars were deployed behind and on the flanks of the artillery. The targets they dealt with were

Anti-tank guns are mainly used. The 105mm howitzer of the assault gun cannot deal with tanks, but it is much better than the 75mm tank gun against infantry. Moreover, the width of the opponent's position is not large, so the shooting angle of each corresponding assault gun will not be very large.

Large, under special circumstances, the offensive effect of this weapon is not even worse than that of a tank.

Under the attack of the 105mm howitzer, the bunker was destroyed piece by piece. When the distance was close to 500 meters, they could distinguish the nature of the target. At this time, the battle had reached a critical moment. After rushing to a close enough distance, the attack

The German army opened fire with howitzers, tank guns and machine guns

Dense artillery and mortar barrages rolled back and forth on the battlefield. The fire storm that heralded death tore the blocked targets into pieces, and the two sides had entered a close combat distance. The firepower points on both wings were also activated one after another, and a dense

The fire net pinned the attacking German troops in front.

"You had no idea at the time how many weapons were trying to fire on you. The vehicle I was driving was under attack almost every second, and the shells and shrapnel kept hitting the car body like heavy hammers. The waves of shaking made us all suspicious.

Will this tank fall apart in one minute? Although we were fully prepared, the situation when the battle began

The situation is still not good. At this distance, we can both penetrate the opponent. There is no difference between combat artillery and tanks. As the infantry fighting vehicles behind suppress the opponent with machine guns, the mechanized infantry then sets up machine guns and mortars.

After that, we finally overwhelmed the opponent in terms of firepower." A sergeant who participated in the battle recalled.
Chapter completed!