1583 Ambush 1
The so-called brave one wins when they meet on a narrow road. Major General Mike can only carry 30 tanks, and the number of armored units on the opponent is at least 5 times. Once the fight is fought, they must continue to fight. Otherwise, once the French recover, they will lose the fighter plane at the least, and at the worst, they will be eaten directly. And even the lightest result will lead to insufficient time for the subsequent troops of Earl Schmidt! This is unacceptable to the German army.
"Since you have no objection, let's prepare immediately and take away all the fuel, accessories and ammunition here. We will do a big fight tomorrow. On the Eastern Front, there is no intention of fighting against the Russians. Tomorrow we will finally have an opponent worth fighting!" Major General Mike said excitedly.
Tanks drove down the ramp from the trailer, and each crew was busy. They needed to do the last inspection of their tanks and refueled fuel and ammunition at the same time. Considering that the British might have air strikes or shelling, all the tanks did not carry ammunition and oil during transportation. Now, these things made the Germans a little troublesome to prepare. Fortunately, the arrival of the Mercedes-Benz oil tanker trucks solved the refueling problem. With the help of the oil pump, a wolf tank could be filled with fuel in a few minutes.
"Hurry up, these track plates are placed on the front and on both sides of the turret. Maybe there is something powerful to the French this time." A chariot leader greeted his subordinates. Pieces of tank spare tracks were fixed to the front of the tank, on the turret and the sides. On the basket at the back of the turret, water and food were placed. The inside of the tank was filled with excessive ammunition, so food and drink could only be placed outside. After loading the things to bring, the tank team made camouflage for their tank. At the same time, after checking the radio device and password at the last side, they made the final preparations for departure.
The reconnaissance team equipped with weasel-style armored vehicles had already set off when the tank was preparing. This light combat vehicle equipped with 2-pound cannons is used for infantry support and reconnaissance tasks in non-high intensity conditions. These vehicles can perform tasks within a considerable range without additional supply vehicles. They can be said to be light cavalry of this era.
Behind the tank were a large number of truck guns equipped with 75mm guns. Originally, these guns were used for fire support, but because of the severe lack of anti-armor firepower, they were also equipped with armor-piercing bombs. When they were used for self-propelled anti-tank guns and communicated with the local garrison, Major General Mike had to come to half of the infantry of the battalion to take a truck to accompany the troops. So, at 12 a.m. that night that day, a battle group consisting of 50 tanks and truck guns, with more than 120 vehicles following each other, and there was a reconnaissance team composed of 16 weasel wheeled combat vehicles in front of them.
"General, telegram!" When the sun rose the next day, Major General Mike, who had been running all night, finally received the first crucial piece of information! 20 kilometers ahead of him, the reconnaissance team discovered the French troops who had set out and advanced along the highway, and expected to meet in an hour and a half.
"The French seem to have no special reconnaissance force, and they don't seem to be aware of our arrival." According to the following two information, Mike has determined the current situation of fighting. He is about to meet the French vanguard, who has not yet noticed his existence. It seems that this is a great start, but the only thing that makes him feel a little tricky is that the French formation is very close, and the main force is not far behind the vanguard, and even the so-called vanguard is equipped with a van like ft10.
A team of French tanks advanced along a not-wide road. The road surface made a series of sour sounds under the crushing of tracks. Surprisingly, the French chose to let tanks and trucks walk on the road, while the semi-tracked vehicles were on both sides. This combination puzzled the German scouts hidden in the dark. However, they then felt relieved. The French's tank engine strategy was a little worse, so the speed was very slow and it was still possible to make do with the speed of a snail if it was off-road. At the same time, their stability seemed to be problematic. In less than an hour, the Germans had discovered that at least three more tanks had broken down. But even so, the French's steel torrent was still rolling forward.
"First attack tanks and semi-tracked vehicles! First attack the front and tail, and then attack the middle!" At this time, the German truck guns that first entered the ambush position had discovered the French convoy coming from the south. The Germans used the terrain to hide in hills and shrubs. In order to reduce the height of the line of fire, the Germans temporarily dug some shallow pits in the sea of sea. The ambush position was only about 500 to 700 meters away from the French defense line. The Germans deployed 15 truck guns and a small number of mortars on both wings at the same time.
"They are here! Pay attention to selecting targets according to their respective calibrated locations! Wait until the other party enters the encirclement before firing!" The French tanks in the distance gradually became clear, with 5 Renault tanks leading, behind them a team of infantry, and then the ft10 tanks and truck cannons as the main force. On both sides are half-tracked vehicles, hundreds of various vehicles are coming from afar. The dust raised by the tires and tracks can be seen clearly even several kilometers away.
"650 meters! Very good, that's it!" The gap of the scope aimed at the wide side of the ft10 tank. The French advanced almost at a constant speed, and the overall speed of the troops did not exceed 8 kilometers per hour. The roar of hundreds of engines was deafening. The French, who were in a hurry to go, seemed to have not realized that they had entered a death trap until flames spewed out from the bushes on the side!
"Fire!" With the issuance of the attack order, all self-propelled anti-tank guns on the left side of the highway launched an attack as soon as possible! Accompanied by the roar of the artillery, a 75mm armor-piercing projectile flew towards the target with the roar of death! In less than 2 seconds, huge fireballs rose on the distant highway!
The violent explosion sounded suddenly in the wilderness. At this moment, the 75mm rapid-fire cannon fully reflect the speed of fire. On average, each cannon can tilt about 8 to 10 rounds of shells toward the target every minute. With the hot shell shell exiting from the barrel, the loader next to him immediately sent another armor-piercing projectile into the barrel, locking it cleanly. Then aim and fire! An attack cycle was completed in just a few seconds.
Chapter completed!