Chiang Kai-shek's Armored Group Army had 103~110 and eight armored divisions.

After the artillery preparations were completed, the Flying Leopard tanks equipped by each armored division began to move towards the enemy's position at a constant speed.

Just after 6:45 a.m., the commander of the 103rd Armored Division, who was at the forefront, spotted the enemy's tank army through infrared night vision devices.

The battlefield is filled with smoke, and there is a light mist above the head. The rising sun cannot penetrate the smoke for the time being.

The commander of the 103rd Armored Division only discovered traces of the enemy tanks when they were about one kilometer away.

The front of the 103rd Armored Division was almost entirely occupied by enemy tanks, and the field of view of the infrared night vision device was filled by enemy tanks.

The division commander immediately reported the situation to the group army headquarters and ordered all tanks to stop on the spot.

The earth stopped trembling, and the billowing smoke gradually subsided, but the tense atmosphere in the air not only did not lighten, but became increasingly intense.

Based on the information reported by several armored divisions, Xiao Jiang quickly calculated the approximate number of enemy tanks.

There is nothing to hesitate. The mission of the Panzer Army is to find the enemy's tank army for a decisive battle.

Xiao Jiang immediately issued the order to fire freely.

Command was delegated from the army headquarters to the various armored divisions on the front line.

The commander of the 103rd Armored Division was the first batch of students from the Peking Armored Forces School. After graduation, he joined the Armored Division and saw with his own eyes that the number of tanks was increasing and the army group was expanding.

He also grew from an ordinary vehicle commander to the commander of an armored division.

During the anti-aggression war, due to the weak armor strength of the Japanese, the Chinese Armored Group Army did not experience a hearty tank decisive battle.

Many people, including the commander of the 103rd Armored Division, believe that the military honors they have obtained do not match their growth rate.

In the team, some tanks are engraved with 5 stars, which proves that they destroyed a total of 5 enemy tanks or armored vehicles in the past battles.

Five stars is already the maximum, which shows how much the soldiers of the Armored Army are expected to perform as tanks.

Entering the battlefield on the Eastern Front, I learned that the enemy had four to five thousand tanks.

The soldiers of the Armored Group Army, who had been frustrated for a long time, were impatient. They wanted to make a breakthrough in the number five and become an ace crew similar to the ace pilots of the Air Force.

When the commanders saw the enemy tank army on their infrared night vision devices, they almost smiled at the same time.

"The enemy hasn't discovered us yet, prepare armor-piercing rounds, and fire again after entering 800 meters!"

The Flying Leopard tank has infrared night vision, laser ranging, and a high-low and horizontal two-way muzzle stabilizer. These are things that the enemy does not have and are also important weapons for their victory.

The ones at the front were all Panther tanks. After making this discovery, the commander of the 103rd Armored Division ordered to open fire at a distance of 800 meters.

In the hazy light, the Flying Leopard tanks found their targets one after another.

Mackensen's three armored divisions did not know the danger in the dim morning light and continued to move forward boldly.

After entering 800 meters, the Feibao tank led by the division commander fired the first shot.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of Flying Leopard tanks opened fire at the same time, and countless explosions, either dull or violent, sounded in the opposite direction.

With the auxiliary aiming of infrared night vision devices, the Flying Leopard tank's first-round hit rate has been greatly improved.

The muzzle velocity of the armor-piercing projectile fired by the 105mm rifled gun can reach 1,400 meters per second. At a distance of 800 meters and with such a high speed, the armor-piercing projectile can easily break through the front armor of the Panther tank.

The thickest part of the Panther tank's frontal armor is only 100 mm, while the 105 mm rifled gun equipped on the Flying Leopard tank can break through 170 mm of armor under optimal conditions.

Both tanks are named after the character "leopard", but their performance is not even the slightest difference.

This leopard is not that leopard.

After the first round of strikes, almost all the Flying Leopard tanks in the front row collapsed.

The German tank crew did not see the enemy's shadow at all. They only saw a bright light flying out of the gray, and then they lost consciousness.

Fear and confusion suddenly lingered in the ranks of the 13th, 14th and 25th Armored Divisions. Even the commander of the Third Army, General Mackensen, was shocked by the first round of strikes. It took him a long time to recover.

Come to God.

After the first round of attacks, Feibao could no longer hide himself and began a truly free attack.

The tanks advanced while shelling, and the armor-piercing shells fired by both sides shuttled back and forth in the center of the battle line. The battle began to heat up, although the view on the battlefield was still not the best at this moment.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, the mist finally could not withstand the collision of tanks between the enemy and ours, and quietly dissipated. The sun began to penetrate the smoke and spread on the plains covered with steel wreckage.

When the battle distance between the two sides entered the range of 500 meters, the performance of the Flying Leopard tank was fully exerted.

At a distance of 500 meters, the frontal armor of the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 tanks could not block the bombardment of the Flying Leopard tank's 105mm rifled gun.

At a distance of 500 meters, the 88mm "anti-all gun" equipped with the Tiger tank can break through 155mm of armor.

But today the "Anti-All Cannon" encountered a tough challenge. Even if it knocked out its mouth full of sharp teeth, it still couldn't break through the enemy's frontal armor.

The frontal armor thickness of the Flying Leopard tank is close to 200 mm.

Because it is equipped with a two-way stabilizer, after the sky gets brighter, the Flying Leopard tank can hit enemy tanks during rapid movement.

In addition, the turret of the Flying Leopard tank adopts a unique eggshell-shaped design.

As a result, a helpless and funny scene appeared on the battlefield:

"Buzz!"

The turret of the Flying Leopard tank was hit by a shell, and the sound of steel friction made the soldiers in the tank involuntarily hold their heads.

But soon, the commander reacted, shaking his head and shouting:

"Ricochet, Ricochet, keep moving forward, fire!"

On the other side, the crew of the Tiger tank was stunned for half a second and then shouted helplessly in horror:

"Ricochet, ricochet, reload!"

It's just that they have no chance to reload.

Just hearing a bang, the huge Tiger tank either collapsed or exploded into pieces.

The battle lasted from 6:45 to 7:45. The sky was getting brighter and brighter, and the situation on the battlefield was completely clear.

General Mackensen, commander of the Third Army, was so nervous that his face turned pale and cold sweat broke out all over his body.

In the field of view of his telescope, there were countless remains of tanks on the vast battlefield. There were tanks from both the enemy and ours, but it was obvious that there were many more tanks from our own side.

Some tank soldiers were getting out of the smoking or burning tanks. Some were busy extinguishing the flames on their bodies, while others took out their pistols and fought with the Chinese tank soldiers in the same situation.

The two sides without weapons abandoned their tanks and fought together.

Next to them were burning steel wreckage, and further away were armies of colliding tanks.

China's momentum is getting stronger and stronger, and the situation of the Third Army is precarious.

General Mackensen has been on the battlefield for a long time, but this was the first time he encountered such a dilemma, and he couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

Shortly before 8 a.m., General Mackensen, commander of the Third Army, ordered the remaining tanks of the 13th, 14th, and 25th Armored Divisions to rush forward and mingle with the enemy's tanks.

There are two main reasons for issuing this order.

First, the Chinese tanks fully demonstrated their mobility during the battle. Both off-road speed and road speed were definitely stronger than the Panther tanks and Tiger tanks.

Our own team's decline has become apparent. If a retreat order is given at this time, the last bit of military morale will be lost.

During the retreat, it was impossible for the 56-ton Tiger tank to outrun the lightweight Flying Leopard tank.

Only by entangled together and narrowing the distance between the two sides can it be possible to reduce the battle loss ratio.
Chapter completed!