Just when the 502nd Heavy Tank Battalion was killing all sides on the Western Front, beating the Americans to pieces, the 511th Heavy Tank Battalion did not work with the 502nd Heavy Tank Battalion to deal with the eastward advancing US troops as planned.

Because not long after the plan was formulated, the German aerial reconnaissance suddenly discovered that the French regiment supporting Toulouse was moving very fast and had threatened Model's flank. Facing about three French divisions,

A powerful attack corps composed of the Army, Model, who was relatively conservative by nature, decisively strengthened the 511 Heavy Tank Battalion to the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division on the flanks. Just when the 502 Tank Battalion rushed back and forth in the US military formation like Zhao Zilong, the 511 Heavy Tank Battalion

However, the tank battalion played the role of the mainstay. With the cooperation of the No. 4 tank and tank destroyer of the 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, it firmly blocked the French attack.

The two armored forces finally met north of Cahors. The French arrived at a very good time. They arrived almost at the same time as the American troops from the west. Here, the 48 Tiger tanks of the 511th Tank Battalion would join the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division.

85 Panzer IV tanks and 37 Panzer IV tank destroyers attacked a French armored division under de Gaulle.

and two mechanized infantry divisions. These three divisions are the elite forces of the French. They have a total of about 500 various tanks and tank destroyers, including the B1 heavy tank that the French are proud of (this B1 is not a historical position).

The B1 tank on the surface. Its specific performance is slightly better than the Type 29 tank. It is considered a heavy tank in the French army in this plane.)

"We absolutely cannot launch an attack from the front. The opponent's new tanks are very powerful, and it is difficult for the Type 29 tank destroyer to destroy the opponent from the front. Our only chance is to outflank the opponent from both sides. The opponent's new tanks are almost heavier than the No. 4

More than double, the cost and production difficulty must be quite high. Therefore, their number will not be very large. We can only destroy the No. 4 tanks on both wings first, and then use the Type 29 tank destroyer to attack the side. Only then can we have a chance of winning. In addition,

, in order to increase

To increase our anti-armor firepower, I hope to bring the Type 29 assault gun to the battlefield. I have read some battle reports of the Chinese Army. In fact, if we simply talk about the penetration of artillery, the power of the Type 29 assault gun is not weaker than that of the 29

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Destroyer vehicles, and isn't China now equipped with some 122mm tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectiles?" After Dayan completed the first blockade, his troops moved closer to De Gaulle's main force. After meeting De Gaulle, he put forward his own point of view

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It has to be said that Dayan, who has been beaten once, is more experienced than the Americans. (Okay, the Americans were beaten once, but the time was too short to digest the lessons learned in the first battle.)

He used the most powerful equipment at hand to develop a set of the most feasible fighting methods. Unlike the Americans, he had a clearer understanding of the equipment gap between the two sides. He knew that even his most powerful anti-armor firepower was still very powerful.

It is difficult to pose a threat to the opponent's front. The second-level anti-armor firepower hits the side.

The difficulty is almost the same as that of hitting the front with first-class anti-armor fire. Maybe Dayan didn’t know the allusion of Arita Ji’s horse racing. But in the tactical arrangement, he used his strongest spear to attack the most vulnerable part of the opponent. And de Gaulle was also a good listener.

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, after listening to Dayan's suggestion, he adopted the other party's plan. And at the end he said some intriguing words: "This is the last resort. If this doesn't work, then France will have no way to stop the Germans."

Armored Corps."

Just as the French were arranging their own battle plans and deploying a large number of anti-armor weapons on both wings, Major General Hube, who commanded the 511th Heavy Tank Battalion and the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division, was also considering the battle plan. Speaking of Hube's military service

The experience can be described as ups and downs. He once had glories, but more often than not he suffered failures. Although the defeat to the Chinese Armored Forces was not a big deal within the German army,

It's a shameful thing, but as people become better with age and have suffered too many defeats, Hubei became more cautious and cunning in deploying troops. During the battle with Xu Huaide, he learned that armored units must be used in a mixed manner, unless you have enough funds.

All troops should be equipped with the most elite equipment. Otherwise, the elite troops and ordinary troops must try to equalize their combat effectiveness in the offensive battle.

Although he has the Tiger tank, a big killer, he also knows that the side of the Tiger tank is not safe when facing the combination of the Type 29 tank destroyer and tungsten alloy armor-piercing bullets. If the opponent breaks through from both wings, the Tiger tank will

It won't work in the face of various armored units coming from all directions. So he must deploy some of his anti-armor backbones on both wings to defend against the opponent's pincer offensive! Consider it.

By this time, the French's numerical advantage was too great. In order to maintain their core combat effectiveness, Hube also specially deployed the Tiger tanks and No. 4 tank destroyers slightly behind. In other words, the first

What was wheeled up was cannon fodder like the No. 4 tank. The Tiger tank was only used as a heavy gunner at the beginning, but when the main forces of the two sides collided, the sharp spearhead of the Tiger tank came out!

Just when Becker and Walker were at odds, Hube's armored group also collided with de Gaulle's three divisions! Hube's unit was limited in size, and de Gaulle arrived in a hurry, throwing away many heavy artillery pieces.

At the back. So, in a hurry, the battle turned directly into an armored battle! Together, nearly 700 tanks and self-propelled artillery from both sides gathered on the battlefield, along an invisible line.

It is divided into two distinct parts. In terms of scale, the French are about three times the size of the Germans, but the Germans also have some towed 88mm anti-aircraft guns and mobile anti-aircraft guns modified from half-track vehicles. From the sky

Looking at it, the tanks on both sides were moving slowly on the ground like beetles. They first controlled the speed and maintained the formation. When the distance between the two sides got close to a certain level, the German No. 4 tank moved first!

"It is the French B1 tank. Their frontal armor thickness is 110mm and is tilted at 45 degrees. The protection of the turret is relatively poor and the angle is very small. The frontal thickness of the turret is only 110mm. The power of their 90mml42 gun is as powerful as that of the Type 29 tank destroyer.

The artillery is similar, but the French lack tungsten alloy, so the number of high-speed armor-piercing projectiles is very small. The opponent's top defense is the best. The second is the bottom, and the last

The only difference is the turret!" Before the war began, the Germans collected data on the French B1 tank. After comparison, the Germans had to admit that the performance of this tank, which weighed more than 40 tons, was almost as good as that of the Tiger.

It is the best tank after the Japanese tank. Although it has problems such as insufficient mobility and low ammunition reserve, it is still a terrible enemy, but fortunately, their number is not very large.

Under the cover of the smoke screen, the flexible No. 4 tank rushed over quickly. Braving the sharp firepower of the French, the No. 4 tank used high speed and the high rate of fire of the artillery in an attempt to overwhelm the opponent in medium and close range fire. The French

The B1 tank performed very well in this round of confrontation. The shells fired by the 90mm artillery flew towards the target like life-threatening arrows. Within a distance of 800 meters, all No. 4 tanks that were hit could not escape being destroyed.

Destiny, and the Germans have also targeted the huge turret of the B1 tank. The almost vertical defense is its biggest lifeline. The turret of more than one B1 tank has been fired by the 75mml48 gun at a distance of 600 meters. Often after a burst of fire flashes,

A circular hole appeared on the box-like turret, and then a dull explosion came from inside the tank. The tank itself also looked like a drunk person. It didn't go very far before it fell to one side.

It has to be said that the quality of the battle-hardened German armored troops is much better than that of the French. They use various tactical actions such as irregular maneuvers, sudden stops and sudden accelerations to destroy the opponent's aim, and even some excellent tanks.

The group can also perform dynamic and static shooting at medium and short range while traveling at low speed. The Germans make full use of the correction advantage brought by the high rate of fire.

Repeatedly shoot to increase the possibility of destroying the opponent. The first round of impact from both sides was bloody. More than ten No. 4 tanks were destroyed by the brutal 90mm cannon of the B1 tank. There were also 8 B1 tanks and several S35 tanks on the opposite side.

The tank was destroyed. The Germans were slightly at a numerical disadvantage. In this battle, the French did not see the Germans' difficult Tiger tanks.

If the two sides are tied in the middle, then the French clearly have the advantage on the flanks. The French pushed the Type 29 tank destroyer and assault gun forward to form a copper wall and an iron wall that suppressed the Germans on both wings. The speed of their advance

It is not fast. But it is extremely stable. The formations are not destroyed by the Germans at all. It is like a huge millstone that crushes all the enemies it encounters!

The battlefield is all about seizing opportunities. The time invested by a force may have a completely different impact on the battle situation. For example, just now, if the Germans pushed the tiger to the front from the beginning, even if they defeated the B1 tank on the front,

Then as the two wings collapse, there will be a large number of 2

The Type 9 tank destroyer aims its 90mm gun at your side, and the 511th Heavy Tank Battalion will definitely suffer serious losses by then. But it is different now. The French did not find the Tiger tank on the front. So when the target did not appear,

His wings cannot be compressed easily and he can only continue to move forward.

Boom! A huge fireball suddenly burst out from the front of an advancing B1 tank, and a large piece of the entire front armor was torn apart! And soon, several tanks next to it were also destroyed by the incoming shells. Located in the

The tiger tanks in the rear row fired a volley and instantly knocked the French tanks rushing in front to pieces! The French knew that the real master was coming! The real battle began!

"Attack those heavy tanks first, they are the main enemies!" The French also noticed the Tiger tanks hidden by the smoke screen and the No. 4 tank, but the opponent was far away. These terrible killers were just one by one in the scope.

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At a distance of 200 meters, the Tiger tank was the first to launch an attack. Although it took an average of four shots to hit a B1 tank, every hit was so fatal, whether it was the front armor or the turret armor that the B1 tank was proud of.

The strong charge 88mm gun in the Tiger

It was like paper under the attack! With explosions one after another, huge fireballs rose up in the French army's formation. Facing the sharp attacks of the Germans, the entire formation had been torn to pieces. No.

Few French base units have lost their commanders, they only

They can fight by feeling, and sometimes they can't even grasp the direction of the opponent's attack in the rising smoke. The French, who lack actual combat experience, are gradually at a disadvantage when facing the German heavy armored battalions with equally top-notch armor and quality. Looking from the air,

The French attack in the center has come to a standstill.

"Let the troops on both wings encircle you!" De Gaulle finally issued the order to encircle the two wings. "Now is not the time, the German heavy tank troops have only exposed part of them! According to aerial reconnaissance, their number is about 60, and

There are only 20 vehicles exposed now! The Germans still have enough troops to resist our encirclement."

Dayan said hurriedly. The emphasis of encirclement is to eat the opponent's main force in one bite, rather than eating one part and leaving another part. In this case, the two troops belong to the inside and outside, but it may counter-encircle the encircling force! The two sides are now looking at who

Being able to hide the trump card until the end, in Dayan's opinion, the French army has a huge advantage in terms of the number of tanks. If the exchange continues, the French will definitely have the advantage.

"The Germans chose the battlefield, which will naturally limit the use of our advantages. Although this place is relatively open, it still cannot allow all our tanks to be fully deployed. The tanks squeezed behind cannot play their role. So the numerical advantage

It’s just nonsense! Our only way is to open a gap! Then we can cross it and separate the opponent.

Otherwise, as long as the Germans hold on to the front, with the support of the opponent's superior equipment, we will fight with waist-deep blood!" Relatively speaking, de Gaulle has more combat experience than Dayan, who has more combat experience.

It can assume the command task of a battalion-level combat force, but it is obviously still not ready to command a large army in combat.

The tank destroyers on both wings began to turn, and the 90mm heavy artillery was aimed at the Tiger tank that was sniping at the French army from the front. Under the cover of various medium tanks such as S35, the 29 series self-propelled artillery began to aim its powerful artillery at distant targets!

At a distance of 800 meters! A long-horned rhinoceros appears

Roared! The Tiger tanks that were fighting from the front did not realize the threat from the side at the first time. When the No. 4 tanks on both sides were beaten by the long-horned rhinos,

Nearly a company and a half of Tiger tanks in the middle realized that their flanks were exposed!

A 90mm tungsten alloy armor-piercing round hit the side of a retreating Tiger tank 700 meters away. The extremely hard core tore through the lower armor of the Tiger tank and destroyed the gearbox in the middle and rear of the tank, scattering it in all directions.

The shrapnel ricocheted back and forth inside the narrow body of the vehicle. Although the tank did not explode, all the people in the vehicle were killed. And the other vehicle

The 122mm heavy artillery shell of the Type 29 assault gun hit the lower part of the turret! The large-caliber shell was not sensitive to the slightly tilted armor. After easily tearing the side armor, it detonated the 88mm shells placed on both sides of the car body, creating a huge

The fireball erupted from the breach, and under the huge impact, the turret of the Tiger tank was pushed away from the gun circle!
Chapter completed!