The tank level with an 18o horsepower diesel engine is not slow. It is the best degree when it is 2o kilometers, and the limit can even reach 22 kilometers. This absolute value cannot be considered very high. A bicycle that can ride faster can easily cross him. However, in muddy and even complex battlefield environments, the degree is quite fast. From outside the attack range of 1ooo meter to the close to the trench, 2o kilometers, and 1ooo meter distance may only be 3 minutes. Under the premise of World War I, 3 minutes is not very fast. It is like the era of high-tech war in later generations. Not to mention 3 minutes, seconds, or even a few seconds, it represents the difference between this sky and earth, because in that era, even tanks can reach more than 70 kilometers on the battlefield, let alone aircraft, 2 times and 3 times Mach aircraft are everywhere.

The Germans responded quite well. Although, facing the attack of 20,000 tanks and at least 10,000 machine guns of various caliber, Germany was under tremendous pressure. The Allies spared no effort to attack artillery, exposing the position of the heavy artillery regiment, and also suppressing the front line. In this case, the German soldiers who had to enter the trenches were also quite a bit of losses, especially the German rocket launcher, whose range was only 10 meters. In this case, they had to endure at least 1 minute or even a little more time to attack. However, Germany still responded. When the tank entered a distance of 60 meters, Maxim was the first to fire, and then the light and heavy machine gun.

On the front line, there were only 20,000 tanks, these specially strengthened weapons of the 6th Army, with protection strength far more than those designed before. Even if they died within a distance of 60 meters, Maxim, who harvested infantry killers, had no way to compare with these tanks. After hitting the tank, Ding Ding's partner made a sound, but there was no one who penetrated the tank. The British put thick armor on the tank, which had a role. Even if Maxim, with extremely strong penetration, could not penetrate the tank's defense hundreds of meters away. In most cases, it was just left a series of white dots in front of the tank.

A row of fronts formed by 20,000 tanks was well protected, and at least a large barrier was given to the infantry following behind. Following 20,000 tanks, the 120,000 troops charged to the German defense line. They were excited. You should know that in the past two years, similar group charges of millions of groups have at least hundreds of times. However, every time, even if you make too many preparations, the mortality rate has not decreased. The charge of large groups may lose 20%, or even % of people every time.

Now, the tanks block the shooting area of ​​the German machine gun. Although the tanks are not lined up and are airtight, they block a large area. There are very few machine gun bullets that can successfully pass through the armor protection of the tank. As long as they run faster and keep up with the tank, they can safely rush towards the opponent's defense line. There is no such attack, so easy. As for the tank's degree, 1 ooo meter in 3 minutes is probably not that easy for an ordinary civilian, but it is not too difficult for a soldier to be trained professionally. Besides, there is no need to follow the tank tightly. The UK has done a test before. Within the 1 ooo range behind the tank, it is basically the safest, as long as it does not fall to 1 ooo meter.

Artillery is the king of the 6th Army, but under normal circumstances, artillery is not very lethal for the group charge and not arranged in densely. The real harvester is always machine guns, especially the open area, divided into two diagonal lines, and cross-arranged machine guns can form a sea of ​​death within the range, and can harvest infantry on a large scale in this range area.

On the Allies, the sudden group charge, especially the power of 20,000 tanks, was the power of the charge together. Even if Germany had prepared for it, it did not expect that it would be like this. It had a slight deviation from the above and was busy suppressing the Allies' strategic artillery. As for the front-line artillery, some of the artillery was aimed at the tanks, and some were unable to play a role because of the machine guns of the tanks, which made the Allies rush into the 5oo range.

On the Bordeaux front line, within the range of 5oo meters, it is already relatively frontier. Some soldiers with better physical strength may be able to run over the distance of 5oo meters in less than 1 and a half minutes. As for tanks, it is even faster. The fixed line of defense for attacks, especially the strong line of defense built by Germany. 120,000 soldiers are really not enough. They may suffer huge casualties, but now, with the tanks in front, all the firepower is attracted by them, and they are rushing forward with casualties.

There were not many soldiers on the road, and this weapon was indeed reliable. The machine guns above were firing all the time, suppressing the opponent's fire. Because there was no protection problem, the casualties of the opponent were increasing. Most machine guns had a range of about 1ooo meters, and the 2o mm cannon was as high as 15oo meters. Their penetration and explosive power were still posing a huge threat to the trench. With the continuous approach of the distance, casualties on the German front began to increase continuously.

This not only made the soldiers following behind the scenes happy, but also made the officers who had always been looking forward to the tank's effectiveness and the Allied forces began to be excited. The tanks were indeed worthy of their previous investment. This was a killer weapon that changed the tactics of the 6th Army. As long as there were enough tanks, trench warfare would not become a magic weapon to hinder the attack. The trench warfare that was too conservative would disappear on the European battlefield.

However, there are also tanks in charge who stopped. However, this stop was not caused by German weapons. At this time, the distance was more than 50 meters, and the distance of a rocket launcher was only 0 meters. Even the artillery in the rear was difficult to hit these tanks. On the one hand, it may be that within 3 minutes of charge, at most seven or eight were shot by sufficient caliber artillery artillery. However, not many of them really had the effect. They were hit. In the high place, there were no hits at the most critical point. For tanks, the damage intensity was not very large, and it was difficult to let the tanks fall down completely.

However, during the charge, these tanks were more mechanical problems. Neither the United States nor the United Kingdom had enough time to make all tanks familiar with controlling tanks. The proficiency of a weapon was not just about investment. As one of the most expensive weapons of the six battles, the investment required was also a relatively large number, especially fuel consumption. After losing Baku, the fuel needed by the United Kingdom could only be transported through the United States, which increased the tension of transportation capacity to a larger extent. According to oil tigers like tanks, the fuel consumption under the same weight was far higher than that of ships. 20,000 vehicles was at least equivalent to more than 10 main battleships. This was a bit painful for the British people, so the only way to teach was to operate.

Motor vehicles are always a precision machine. Any wrong operation will cause motor vehicles to react differently. The same is true for tanks. If you want to drive a big guy of more than 26 tons, the use of power and power must be quite accurate. Any mistake may have adverse consequences. Especially in this era, the precision of machinery has not reached the foundation of later generations. In important systems on tanks, as long as there is a problem, the tank will fall into slums.

The UK has also prepared this problem for a long time. During the test site experiment, it has already discovered this problem. Most tanks cannot persist in long-distance travel. Ten kilometers is the limit. Within ten kilometers, it can be almost guaranteed that more than 90% will not fall behind. However, after one point, the rate of this kind of bed break cannot be controlled. It may be 20%, or 30%, and the unlucky ones may be close to 50%. This is also the UK's choice of attack, reducing the attack distance as much as possible, and even finally chose the distance of 1 ooo meter, for this reason, and risked exposure in advance.

There are very few tanks in the nest, and there are only about 40 vehicles that were destroyed by shells. Among the huge number of 20,000 vehicles, it is very inconspicuous. Although there were a slight ripples in the attack frenzy, and then it was crossed by the surging steel frenzy. The focus of the entire battlefield was on the armor frenzy in front.

It's getting closer, from 50 meters to 40 meters to 20 meters, it only took less than 40 seconds to walk. In the eyes of the soldiers behind, the most difficult place has arrived. Even if there are no tanks, just the infantry's degree, o meters, or less, in less than 1 minute, you can rush up and follow the tanks that are 20 kilometers per hour. It's safe. As long as you rush to 50 meters near, they can rush up directly. Running all over is different from running evenly. It's not difficult to run over 50 meters in five or six seconds.

The Allied team, which was charging, was looking forward to the success of this battle in the rear to the Allied generals. They didn't know that a protective force that could threaten their huge armored power had been waiting patiently at the position of Om, and the waiting time was quite long. Now, it was finally within the range. Their waiting, their casualties, are about to have exponential rewards. The other party's happiness will be in a moment and a moment, and they will swallow the bitter fruit for the action. The anger from the rocket launcher will be revenge on them. (To be continued.) 8
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