Imperial Overlord
: Four hundred and eighty-eight looks like I can't see clearly
Learning from the experience and lessons of the 1st Armored Division in the process of counterattack, the 9th Armored Division tried to avoid concentrating the offensive forces on the road when attacking.
It spread out its troops as much as possible, and placed the heavily armored tanks forward, hoping to break through the German line of defense with a single impact.
Because according to the analysis of the battle reports summed up by other troops before, the British found that once they got entangled with German soldiers, the other side was always braver and tougher than themselves.
Since there is no advantage in the quality of individual soldiers and weapons and equipment, the only thing the British army can take advantage of is the superiority of troops.
In the wilderness, a British M3lee tank drove slowly on the ridge next to one another. The weather in February was not very warm, so the crops had not yet grown.
Now, in order to repel the German landing forces, the British armored troops maintained a dense vertical formation, regardless of whether the food was wasted or not, and rumbled towards the German-controlled area.
Compared with the 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Armored Division, the 9th Armored Division was formed the latest, and the tank equipment it received was relatively newer.
These M3lee tanks from the distant United States have been simply modified, and a steel plate is added to the front of the car body, which increases the thickness of their defensive armor.
As for the defensive power of this temporary welded steel plate, no one knows.
After all, the front armor of the M3lee tank is very thin, so welding a piece of armor did not substantially improve the survivability of the M3lee tank.
But, after all, something is better than nothing! Driving such a tank is at least a lot better than driving the original M3lee tank!
What these advancing British tanks didn't know was that, right across from them, there was a beautiful sight in the woods, with a precise cross reticle, pressed on the body of an advancing M3lee tank .
"Steady!" Crowded in the small car, the German commander pressed the gunner's shoulder beside him, and softly encouraged his men.
In fact, the gunner sitting next to him didn't mean to be nervous at all. He was stroking the handle for adjusting the angle of the gun beside him, waiting for the best chance to fire.
"Car No. 1! I've already aimed at the 4th British tank on the left! Don't repeat your choice with me!" On the radio, with a hint of ridicule, the commander of another car confirmed his target.
Soon, another voice rang out: "I'm aiming for the second one, don't grab any of you! I'm very upset to see that tank showing off its power, this must be handed over to me!"
"I'll attack the first one!" After moving his **** in a small space, the commander of the Stalker tank destroyer held down the intercom and said to the commanders of his comrades.
In the hands of these German anti-tank artillerymen, the low-profile Stalker tank destroyer looks like a beast lurking behind the bushes, waiting for its prey.
Because the number of the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division was later, when the equipment was produced to them, the hunting vehicle tank destroyer was already a very mature weapon product.
The tank destroyer they are equipped with is equipped with a 75mm caliber long-barreled anti-tank gun, which is very powerful and is also the backbone of German anti-tank artillery.
The British didn't know yet that the dark barrels of the guns in the distance had been aimed at them. Under the cover of infantry, these British tanks are approaching the German positions step by step.
In the next second, the gunner in the German Stalker tank destroyer pressed the firing device, and the new armor-piercing projectile that had been prepared was pushed out of the barrel by the propellant in the medicine chamber, with destructive power. rushed to the distant British target.
Immediately after, the second Stalker tank destroyer also opened fire, then the third and fourth. That's how they trained on the Eastern Front, so the coordination between them was just right.
Most of them had been on the field two hours earlier, having been through the attack on Folkestone. So they were more composed than the British 9th Armoured Division opposite, and more used to the tension on the battlefield.
The German army in 1940 was like a fast-moving, efficient and terrifying killing machine that could crush any opponent.
"Boom!" When the gunfire was heard inside the British tank, it seemed too late. The M3lee tank driving in the front suddenly burst into flames. The body of the car seemed to have lost its soul, and it was still rolling forward inertialy.
With one blast after another, the British tank troops lost a full 15 tanks at once.
They were blocked by a self-propelled anti-tank gun company of a German anti-tank unit. They were equipped with a total of 15 Stalker tank destroyers, so they destroyed the same number of British tanks at once.
Not a single shell was wasted, and the British tank troops were stunned by the sudden onslaught of enemy fire. After finally finding the direction of the enemy, the British tank troops suddenly found that their losses seemed to have exceeded their ability to bear.
The attack speed of the 75mm caliber long barrel artillery is much faster than the British imagined. When the British recovered and prepared to counterattack, the second round of fire swept head-on like raindrops.
The German Stalker tank destroyer is best suited for this type of battle, in a pre-ambushed area to meet the enemy's advancing armor.
Now, on this most suitable battlefield, in the most comfortable battles, the weapons and equipment exert 100% performance, which naturally makes everything smooth.
However, after the second round of hurried fire, the result of pre-accurate ambush that destroys the same number of enemy tanks in one go will not be achieved.
About 10 British tanks were destroyed in the second round of the German attack, and the remaining British tanks immediately began to retreat.
There was no way they could not retreat. When they attacked, they were considered an armored regiment. There were about two battalions full of troops, and there were only more than 70 tanks.
After all, the formation of the 9th Armored Division was late, and the number of American equipment received could not be in a neat and full state.
In fact, the British tank force is not completely full. The 1st Armored Division has the most tanks, but many of them are outdated garbage such as M2.
The 2nd Panzer Division was relatively well-equipped, but they had been transferred to Maidstone to face Germany's most elite Adolf Hitler Guard Panzer Division.
Another 6th Armored Division was in the Wall Peninsula, and the remaining 9th Armored Division could not be transferred back for a while. Although the tanks were the newest, the number was the least.
Different from other armored divisions, the 9th armored division has only two armored regiments, and the number of tanks in the whole division is about 200.
But this is the entire force of a division, and it is impossible for them all to pile up in one area. After the deployment, it is possible to gather two tank battalions in one place, which is already a very strong offensive spearhead.
In fact, when the German armored forces attacked, in most cases, only about 20 tanks were assembled, and they rushed to attack.
Earlier on the two flanks of Canterbury, Dietrich's flanking tactics consisted of 5 Panther tanks of Wittmann on one side and 20 Panzer 3 tanks of the Panzer Division of Adolf Hitler's Guard.
Compared to this British attack, Dietrich's pincer attack was really a very petty attack.
It is a pity that Germany can often open the situation with 5 tanks or 20 tanks. The Allies were unable to do the same in the face of German armored defenses.
Armored tactics were played too thoroughly by the Germans, so German soldiers understood the tactics of armored units. Training on the Eastern Front has long made some things a habit of the German army.
For example, if you ambushing troops in certain places, you can often wait until the opponent's tanks pass by... These stalker tank destroyers are sparring, but generals like Guderian Manstein, how can they be the commanders of the British armored forces Comparable?
It is precisely because of this that this time the British tank troops were inexplicably caught in the German ambush, and even in the end, they did not have time to confirm what the opponent looked like.
This is also difficult for the British armored forces, needless to say that they are crouched in tanks with limited field of view, searching through the gap periscope.
Even if they climbed out of the tank and watched with binoculars, they may not be able to find these German self-propelled anti-tank gun units that had already achieved the ultimate in camouflage.
In addition to the dead branches collected locally, there are also the latest camouflage on the hunters~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and some are wrapped in camouflage nets. Compared with the camouflage of British tanks, German tanks are the real masters of camouflage.
"The Germans opened fire right in front of us! They had about 10 tanks! We lost about 30 tanks before we got out of contact!" Standing next to a command car, the British armored regiment commander, weeping and facing Report from your boss.
"What kind of tank? Is it the German No. 3 tank, or the new tank mentioned in the report!" The commander of the 9th Armored Division heard the report of his subordinates and asked a question of his concern.
He wanted to judge based on the opponent's tank model whether his troops had run into another main force of the German army.
If the German army has too many main troops to log in, then his counterattack this time is estimated to be unsuccessful.
"Sir... we, we... all of us, don't seem to see clearly what the other side's tank looks like." The regimental commander answered with a face ashamed when he heard the question from his division commander.
"..." The commander of the 9th Armored Division really wanted to scold his troops, and he was beaten to the point of losing his armor and armor without even seeing the enemy's face...
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