1443 Defensive Battle 2
"The Germans seemed to emerge from the ground all at once. They shot at us from the craters, behind the ruins, in the trenches, and in the bushes. Countless bullets were shot from all directions, instantly submerging our offensive formation. Amid the roar of machine guns and the roar of artillery, our offensive formation was made several gaps. Many soldiers were hit by bullets from several directions at the same time, and they suddenly turned into blood gourds. The clever ones hid behind tanks or other bunkers, and survived under the German machine guns. You could not imagine how bad the situation was at that time! It seemed that hundreds of machine guns were shooting at us, and countless jumping fires were staring at you like the eyes of the god of death, eager to harvest your life!" A British officer described the scene at that time with lingering fear.
Just as the British were shattered by sharp artillery fire, a reserve force quietly joined the armored forces that had just retreated, and launched a counterattack towards the British army from the side with the subsequent infantry!
"There are so many truck guns. The British seem to have moved all the rapid-fire guns to the truck!" A soldier pointed to the truck guns in the back row of the British on a half-track truck that was temporarily equipped with 2-pound guns.
The Wicks half-tracked vehicles were parked neatly at a safer distance of more than 900 meters from the front line, and then they were crazily pouring forward with a speed of up to 8 rounds per minute. Not to mention that the British truck guns were deployed very well. They were deployed on the two wings behind the attacking troops. The firepower of the side fire could well suppress the templates encountered on the front, and the distance of more than 900 meters could also allow most of the guns to be empty in the first round of shooting!
Unfortunately, these guys with strong firepower and good mobility encountered their nemesis! A group of half-tracked cars equipped with 2-pound cannons became the opponents that the British truck artillery troops were most reluctant to encounter! These guys were more mobility, faster firing, and had better killing effects on truck artillery without armor protection than 75mm guns! When the British were in chaos, six trucks equipped with 40mm rapid-fire cannons entered the battlefield under the cover of tanks and infantry!
Two soldiers fixed a huge 40-round drum to the side of the 2-pound rapid-fire gun. Then, under the operation of a group of people, the rapid-fire gun weighing more than 400 kilograms began to point to the distant target. The gunner first fired two shells at the target, one shell was missing near and the other shell was missing far away. Then, the shooter adjusted the ruler and scope to cover the target tightly!
As the British caught off guard, shells like raindrops swept across the side! In less than a minute, six rapid-fire guns poured more than 200 2-pound shells into the British truck gun position, whizzing through the air like a big fist. Before the British reacted, the two truck guns had been hit by dense shells. The unreinforced car body was as fragile as cardboard. The continuous shelling easily knocked the cannons on the car into several pieces. The scattered shrapnel caused a bloody massacre in the crowd, cutting the British next to the cannon truck like wheat.
Some truck guns were preparing to evacuate, but they were unable to escape the pursuit of the speed-fire guns. Like a shark smell, fire dragons chased the evacuated British truck guns until they were burning them into burning wreckage. What a joke, this thing is a powerful weapon for air, let alone an overloaded truck gun! Under the attack of such weapons with sufficient power and a very fast fire rate, the British truck guns had nowhere to hide!
Some vehicles tried to counterattack, and their 18-pound cannons did destroy two 2-pound rapid-fire cannons on the vehicle, but in the crazy attack between two soldiers holding sharp blades and without protective gear, the speed of fire was faster and the faster target was obviously more advantageous! The Germans' 2-pound self-propelled cannons kept moving themselves between the smoke screen and the bunker, and fully utilized their advantage of curved fire. In places where the British could not see, the shells fell in a curved curve near the British cannon vehicles. A large number of blocks produced by the air-exploded shells covered the personnel in the carriage indiscriminately. After a rain of bullets, only a car body that was beaten like a honeycomb and a corpse that was horizontally and horizontally on it!
After more than ten minutes, the sound of guns and cannons at the rear of the battlefield gradually became silent. In addition to occasionally missing the net, most British vehicles almost explained here. Tank troops were restrained, and then the war defense artillery troops were ambushed. Finally, the reserve team launched a counter-charge, constantly changing their positions and firepower points, thereby obtaining a better exchange ratio. However, the losses were still relatively huge. War was never just a matter of looking at the exchange ratio. In the 1st War, Germany had the advantage in the East-West Line exchange ratio. What was the result? Didn’t he still lose the war?
"It's not possible to continue to fight like this. Although we have killed a large number of British armored vehicles, their inventory is more than us. We are still fine now. Although the equipment has been lost, the personnel losses are not large. If we continue to consume this, we may be hurt." Baron Merlin said with a frown.
For Bavaria, the loss of equipment is not fatal. The military production capacity of the Bavarian Kingdom has actually been higher than the loss, and it is much higher. Therefore, it can not only ensure that its troops are replaced in an orderly manner, but also support the Prussian and Austro-Hungarian Empire. For the prince, the real loss is those experienced veterans and commanders. They are the core and soul of an army. The combat effectiveness of the Bavarian Legion has steadily improved, and there will be no dilemma of the continuous decrease in the number of veterans in the army, and even the organization can only be reduced.
"General, Lieutenant General Eric sent a telegram, and he will send troops to support us in battle. Within 6 hours, the first batch of reinforcements will be in place!" A staff officer handed over a telegram while speaking.
"If this is the case, we may have to go through a large-scale attack. I am very looking forward to this battle." Earl Merlin's words showed a hint of excitement. This is a plain, although very narrow, but it is indeed suitable for the maneuvering of armored troops. The Greek army and ordinary British infantry units to the west do not have strong field combat capabilities. In this situation where advances can be attacked and retreated or defended, Baron Merlin is naturally willing to fight with the other side.
"Let us block the last wave of British attacks, and then knock them down!" Baron Merlin said proudly, but what surprised him was that after the attack was over, the British did not continue to attack!
Chapter completed!