"These hateful Krupp profiteers!" Karyus cursed as he watched his fifth shell be opened by the opponent's armor with his own eyes. He ordered the driver to start the vehicle again, preparing to get closer from the side and try again. And the teammates who were covering him were attacked by the Renault tank at this time. The opponent's 37mm cannon easily penetrated the turret of the No. 1 tank. With a loud bang, a huge pillar of fire rose from the sky, and the entire tank turned into a burning iron box.

The number of German tanks seems to be a little larger, but there is still no advantage. The eight ft10 tanks on the front blocked the German attack like a mainstay. Except for the two-wheeled tanks being hit by the tires, causing damage to the walking part and losing combat effectiveness, the remaining 6 ft10 tanks have been cleaned up at least a dozen No. 1 tanks and armored vehicles.

"Let the No. 2 tanks on board, our tanks have no advantage." A team of tanks with larger sizes and heavier tonnage appeared on the battlefield. The Prussian Legion finally took out a new tank that had been hidden for a long time. This tank equipped with a 50mm45 artillery weighed 14 tons. Because of the breakthrough issue, the thickness of the front armor was increased to 30mm and 40 degrees incline. However, the side and the back were still designed according to the firepower of the defensive machine gun. Although the defense is still a little different from the "insects" of the Bavarian Legion, this is already the best unit to arrive in the Prussian Legion.

There is only one company among the 45 tanks of an armored battalion, which is 14 tanks No. 2. When the ace was played, Colonel Rous of the Seventh Independent Armored Battalion trembled for a long time before he decided. The first battle of the Seventh Independent Armored Battalion must not be defeated!

This time, the French FT10 tank encountered a real opponent. The 50mm rapid-fire gun fired quickly and accurately and caught the French off guard. The No. 2 tank group spread out in a fan killed 4 FT10 tanks in a very short time. A gap was opened on the flank of the entire French tank group. Under the guidance of 10 No. 2 tanks, the infantry troops taking advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack successfully shot the French back.

"Fortunately, I finally held on. Don't worry, as the transportation situation in the future improves, more and more No. 2 tanks will arrive on the battlefield, and we will turn the situation around." Kruger said to the front-line combatants.

Then, the situation did change a little. Both sides deployed troops almost along the border. Although the German troops could not continue to go deeper, the continuous arrival of troops did make the form of the battlefield more stable. The Germans even launched counterattacks in some areas, but the effect of the counterattack was not very good.

In the Cambray area, the First and Second German Army gathered 6 complete independent armored battalions to try to open the gap. The initial attack was indeed very smooth. Two attack arrows composed of six armored battalions successfully tore open the opponent's first layer of line laying out and repelled the attack of two French armored troops. However, soon, with the attack of the British train gun group deployed in depth, the opened attack channel was greatly affected. When attacking the second line laying out, the French concentrated 20 companies of 75mm rapid-fire cannons and 15-pound field cannons of 10 companies of British companies to let the German armored troops understand what it means to lift it on the iron plate...

"It's just 8 kilometers of front battlefield width, the opponent has concentrated at least 120 medium-caliber rapid-fire cannons with a capacity of more than 120! Our armored troops were slaughtered like infantry charge machine gun defense positions. The continuous sound of artillery fire sounded on the battlefield. You can even see rows of shells flying from a distance, but after advancing 200 meters, my company lost 10 tanks!"

At the beginning of this battle, there were 240 armored units of various types in the six armored battalions. However, after a battle, only 80 were left, with more than 60% of the battle losses! Although the sum of the number of French armored units and artillery they destroyed was greater than their own losses, this was also a failure for the Germans.

Shortly after the German army launched an attack on Cambrey, the French and British also launched an attack on the Charleville area under the cover of train guns. Just like a replica of the Battle of Cambrey, the French also put the kick on the steel plate, and the losses were even greater than those of the Germans!

Under the cover of 200 French armored combat vehicles and 80 British armored combat vehicles, a total of 5 French divisions and 1 British division launched an attack. This time, the Germans also learned the knowledge and knew that they were using anti-tank trenches, mines, and various artillery bunkers to deal with the French chariots.

What's particularly rare this time is that General House of the Third Army specially designed a pocket for the French, and the front battlefield was easily broken by the opponent, but that's okay. He concentrated a large number of infantry units next to the breakthrough. After releasing a part of the French army, the reserve team quickly closed the gap under the command of the artillery. The British and French coalition forces with armored troops were indeed more powerful. However, no matter how powerful the tank had no oil or shells, they could only stay in bed.

Therefore, using exquisite tactics, the German Legion ate three divisions of the Allies and nearly 200 various chariots at a very small price, most of which were abandoned, which was the kind that could be used to pull them back and add oil...

In this battle, the first British MK1 tank to participate in the war was also captured by the German army. Although the opening performance was not good, almost all German officers who had seen this tank believed that this was a very powerful tank. How to say, in the eyes of Kruger and others, from the appearance, it looked like elongating the No. 2 tank and then installing more machine guns! The front is 40mm thick vertical armor, and a 57mm cannon and 4 machine guns were equipped on the turret. The entire tank can accommodate 6 people and the total combat weight is 24 tons.

Of course, such a large weight also means a lower speed, the assault speed is only about 4 kilometers per hour. The range is only more than 20 kilometers. This is the first person to fall into the battle. Although the German military technicians came to the conclusion that performance is limited and not suitable for attack and interlude, they also admitted that this kind of thing is not suitable for defense operations. The 57mm naval gun is enough to destroy the No. 2 tank, and the 50mm cannon is difficult to break through the opponent's protection. There are also many machine guns on the vehicle body, which is simply a mobile fortress.

Although both sides suffered losses in the offensive, both Britain, France and Germany did not give up the idea of ​​a quick battle. Germany was limited by national strength and naturally wanted to end the war quickly. Britain and France also had similar ideas. Coupled with the Russians' request, both sides were accumulating strength and preparing to open up the situation by launching a large-scale offensive!
Chapter completed!