1434 Counterattack 1
A row of 5 shells were fired by a 2-pound cannon in 1 second. Five shells landed in the target area almost at the same time. Three shells failed, but the other two shells accurately hit the front and turret of the Renault tank. The armor plate of only a few millimeters naturally could not stop the 2-pound armor-piercing shells. As expected, two huge holes appeared on the body of the tank. Then, they fell aside like a giant being beaten and paralyzed.
The high-fire rate of the 2-pound gun and the convenient side-mounted bullet supply gave the cricket tank the advantage against light armored targets. A series of continuous shooting sounds of artillery fired from the attacking queue, and the rain-like shells fell into the Japanese tank array, restoring the tanks bought at high prices into parts.
"The British MK1 tanks seem to be unable to withstand the German new tanks, and the Renault-style tanks are still not the opponent of Crickets. However, fortunately, we were prepared for it. Although there were some deviations, it should be possible to block the opponent's attack." Akiyama Haogu's face changed slightly, but then he felt relieved. After all, the gap in equipment, quality and tactical qualities is huge. It is normal to not win, but if he wins, there will be problems!
"Note that the Japanese are starting to release the smokescreen, and this time they did a good job, they blocked our realization."
"They are preparing to retreat, and the crew are careful not to get too close."
"The reconnaissance team is ready to leave, and other vehicles are ready to provide cover."
"The mortar in the rear is ready and can release smokescreen at any time."
A series of information was transmitted between the companies through light signals, flags and radios. German tanks that received the order began to change their formations, and they tightened their attacks on the front, while waiting for the arrival of subsequent troops.
The Germans encountered this situation more often, and they were usually either going around to flank or preparing to rush. When the Japanese tried to temporarily leave, the German armored vanguard began to control the speed, and the hornet assault guns, beetle self-propelled artillery and the accompanying Dongfeng half-tracked air proof vehicle also pressed forward.
"I don't know what tricks the Japanese are playing." A German commander carefully observed the situation outside through the commander's command tower on the top of the cricket tank.
"At 2 o'clock, there is a big guy!" Suddenly, his gun captain discovered a shadow hidden in the smoke screen in front of the side through the scope. The front of the Gundam body and the huge turret on the top made people see the other party's identity at a glance!
"It's ft10! Be careful to avoid the front!" The sudden appearance of the target scared the captain in cold sweat. The cricket-style 2-pound cannon cannot penetrate the frontal armor of the ft10, while the latter's 75mm rapid-fire cannon is quite fierce!
The driver quickly changed gears and sent light signals to his teammates around him. A series of red signal lights lighted up, which meant that there were powerful units on the front. Please pay attention!
However, the shells are still faster than humans after all. When the smoke screen was blown away, a series of 75mm shells were stabbed towards each other like deadly spears. Even though the Germans could maintain a distance, the vanguard troops were still caught off guard against the ft10 that appeared on the side at a distance of about 600 meters.
A 75mm shell landed on the front of the cricket tank, and the violent impact left a terrifying perforation directly on the front of the armor. The warhead that entered easily detonated everything inside. Before the teammates next to him could react, another 75mm shell directly overturned the tank's turret.
Then, the shouts of hundreds of people came from the gradually dissipating smoke screen, and figures rushed up like a tide. Even though there were still hundreds of meters away, the momentum of this attack was already a little chilling. At the same time, under the cover of ft10, the newly retreated Renault tank appeared again. The Japanese used the smoke screen to win the adjustment time and launched the most threatening counterattack on the flanks.
"Crazy, these guys are completely desperate." A chariot quickly opened the hatch on the turret, then controlled the machine gun on the roof to prepare for counterattack, and the driver also operated the machine gun in front of the car to prepare for more than 4 digits of Japanese infantry!
A series of long sounds sounded from behind the German positions, and the Germans responded very quickly. The mortars behind were crazily projecting ammunition in the shortest time. A series of shells fell in the attacking Japanese formation. The blooming flowers of death spread tons of shrapnel on the battlefield. The shock waves and shrapnel generated by the explosion harvested the lives of the enemy with extremely high efficiency. The bodies were torn into pieces by violent energy while running, and then turned into a pool of blood or a ball of minced meat. However, such an attack could not stop the Japanese from advancing.
"They have too many people! There are at least one regiment of troops!" There were only two tank companies serving as the vanguard, and they were suppressed by the Japanese ft10 at a long distance. Faced with so many troops, the front-line troops could not hold on. When the smoke finally dissipated, Japanese soldiers like ants colonies and a large number of tanks mixed in formed a huge arc and rushed towards the German flank. Although there was no way to build a continuous trench system, it was still possible to get some fox pits. The quality of the Japanese infantry was not low. In addition, they were in a defensive state and were determined to make plans, the Japanese army successfully accumulated its strongest attack!
"This is the first time I have seen groups of infantry trying to use grenades and explosives to fight tanks during offensive operations." A German soldier said with emotion as he looked at the soldiers rushing up like a tide in the distance. You should say that in defensive operations, relying on trenches and bunkers to hide, and wait for the opponent's tank to come up, and then use explosives or grenades to kill the tracks, that's still reliable, but now it's an offensive battle, and the front lines of both sides are constantly changing. Do you think that the two legs of a human can catch up with the tank?
"Japan, a crazy nation, will be bitten by this mad dog if you accidentally on the battlefield. Fortunately, we are ready!" A German soldier next to him looked at the yellow patch in the distance and said relaxedly. Then, more than a dozen semi-tracked vehicles tried by them and quickly entered the gap reserved by the front-line tank troops.
"I didn't expect that the first time we went on the field was to deal with infantry!" A Dongfeng-type air defense vehicle entered the position. After the soldiers on the vehicle pulled down the canvas covered by the weapons, a turret equipped with four 12.7mm machine guns appeared in front of people. A 300 round drum was fixed next to each machine gun. Driven by the motor at the bottom of the turret, the four machine guns aimed at the target in the distance!
Chapter completed!