786 Heaven and Earth 3
The 11th French Armored Battalion, who was responsible for the flanking attack, was wilted as soon as it entered the battlefield! "At a width less than 1,000 meters on our front, the opponent concentrated dozens of artillery! Their line of fire was very low, and the muzzle was only half a meter from the ground at most, and it was covered with a camouflage net. In order to prevent the ashes from shooting the artillery, water was poured on it! This is a perfect trap, and most of the company I am in was killed at the first time!"
"Countless fire dragons flew towards the ground, they were as terrifying as the curse that the monstrous banshee could hurt people's lives! The several tanks in front of me were like being shot dead by platoons, and were hit by fierce firepower almost at the same time. The sour collision and tearing sounds of shells hitting the armor, explosions, and survivors' screams turned the entire battlefield into a hell. Before we could even see the full picture of the opponent's defensive position, our battle was over!" A captured French officer described the situation at that time after the war.
"Not to mention, the 6-pound cannon made by the British is really easy to use, it is small in weight and powerful enough." After easily destroying a ft10 tank with a 6-pound cannon seized from the Russians, a German artillery said while drawing a white line on the shield of the cannon.
The prince brought not only his own armored troops from the Eastern Front, but also a large number of seized materials! Among them, the 107mm artillery and 57mm artillery are the best. The former makes up for the number of long-range light guns, while the latter makes up for the insufficient number of flat-fired cannons. The power of the 75mm artillery is actually a bit too much. For the troops in motion, it is sufficient, but lighter, and more ammunition-ready cannons are obviously better used. These cannons came in handy at critical moments. The rapid divisions on both wings used more than 70 6-pound cannons (57mm cannons) and more than 40 medium-caliber rapid-fired cannons to make the four French armored battalions burst into blood.
The mine array in front is a fire support point established by artillery as a pillar in the company, and an anti-tank team with large caliber machine guns and cluster grenades in the middle is mixed with a large number of anti-tank groups. This is simply designed for the Frenchmen's crisp tanks! In an arc-shaped preset position, the huge number of French tanks was watched by the large number of flat-fire guns, and dozens of artillery fired wildly at the French armored forces hundreds of meters away with an average of at least 8 rounds per minute.
Thousands of shells fired within a few minutes not only shattered French tanks, but also swept away the few infantry and vehicles that followed. The firewalls and flames kept rolling on the battlefield. Whether it was the Renault tank, the ft10, or the infantry once it was rolled in, the corpse was gone. When the tanks could not provide fire cover and resist the attack for the infantry, when the infantry had no time to clear mines, obstacles, and anti-tank hands hidden in the dark, the so-called "stairs and tank coordination" was a joke.
Indeed, after the first round of attacks, the French tanks quickly identified some targets. At a distance of 300 to 700 meters, both sides launched crazy shooting. Artillery shells of various caliber and uncountable bullets flew towards the opponent. A net of steel and flames was constantly harvesting the lives of both sides. When the German shells successfully smashed dozens of French tanks into pieces, the French firepower also killed the war defense artillery on the surface positions.
The remaining French tanks advanced stubbornly. They crossed the defense line, crushed artillery and machine guns, and developed in depth. However, soon, anti-tank teams appeared one after another tensely blocked the French's pace of progress using large-caliber machine guns and even suicide-like grenade attacks.
"The power of cluster grenades is so huge. Seven defensive grenades are trapped together, six of which have removed the handle. The bomb dropper holds the middle handle. This super-large grenade has more than 2 kilograms of light explosives! (Each defensive grenade charges 300 grams), and the huge explosive power can even be destroyed by bombing waves. However, such weapons are also very dangerous to the user. I have seen more than once the attackers and tanks die together."
No one can take into account all the situations on the battlefield. Even after strengthening the anti-armored forces, infantry and anti-tanks are still a very threatening task. The grenadiers who rushed to fight with their blood and even their lives blocked the French's final charge against the two wings in a loud bang! When the last group of anti-tank hands on the second line of defense silently picked up the tied grenades to prepare for attack, the French finally stopped, and more than 70% of the casualties finally collapsed the French!
The smoke of gunpowder dissipated. On the position less than 1 kilometer wide and 3 kilometer deep, the French threw away more than 60 various chariots, plus thousands of infantry. The bodies of the two sides were stacked together in a row, and blood was mixed together and they could no longer tell each other. Hundreds of various vehicles and a large number of artillery told the cruelty of the war like steel graves. At the same time, a larger-scale battle was unfolding in the middle, and at least 5 battalions of French armored troops and the German army fought for the final victory!
Most of the Hufeng-type assault guns unfolded in a double row in the center, with a large number of cricket-type tanks on both sides. Baron Schmidt personally rushed to the front line. At this time, all the division troops were on the battlefield, and behind them were the last armored reserve team of the Bavarian Legion. Apart from them, the prince could not even come up with an armored unit that could be used!
"Fire!" When the French rolling armored torrents were 1,200 meters apart, more than 20 Hufeng-type assault guns launched the first round of fire, and dense shells flew towards the target. Except for the two particularly unlucky Renaults, the remaining Frenchmen safely avoided the first round of artillery. This round of artillery was like sounding the horn of the French's final attack, and all French tanks began to rush into the wild!
"We rushed towards the target like crazy wild boars. You can never understand this fear. As long as the opponent hits, they can easily smash all our tanks into pieces 1,200 meters away! And if we want to break through crickets, the 75mm cannon is about 500 meters, and it may take about 350 meters to break through Hu Feng. If it is the kind of guy with a large number of track plates and load-bearing wheels, I would recommend that you hit the side better. So, once the Germans fire, there is only one way for us, and that is charge! Never stop!" A French officer and soldier who survived this battle known as the steel meat grinder recalled.
Chapter completed!