Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 107: The Queen’s Private Cavalry (Part 2)

Meeting on a narrow road, this is the real meeting on a narrow road. Lieutenant Colonel Edwood must make the most correct decision in the shortest time, because the opposite German team will not give him much time to consider. www.geiliwx.com Facing the current situation, the British tank commander did not have many choices. Whether to fight or escape, the life and death of hundreds of soldiers in the regiment was only between his thoughts.

Does the British Army lack courage? No one would think so. The Lobster Soldiers of the year once faced the champions, runners and runners-up of the World's Strongest Army Championships. Although they often played the hanged side, no one could deny the bravery and tenacity of the British Army soldiers, especially the latter point. , Has left a deep impression on all the enemy generals who have fought with them. Lobster soldiers are like walking dead on the battlefield, knowing no pain and fearless of death.

Lobster soldiers lined up countless times in a rain of bullets. These soldiers took their rifles and stepped on drums in the smoke and fire, and walked briskly like walking in the courtyard, even if their comrades were shot and fell to the ground. None of them blinked more for this. They are not painless and fearless monsters, they are just afraid of military rules rather than death.

The combat effectiveness of the British Army is maintained by strict military regulations. Compared with the dark Royal Navy maritime regulations, the internal regulations of the British Army are more harsh and harsh than the Royal Navy. The lobster soldier was not a glorious profession. Just as only unemployed vagrants and criminals would join the navy at the time, the regular army was not the choice of the children of good families. The children of good people and the children of noble officials and gentry would apply for military academies or directly serve as officers. Only landless peasants or low-level citizens who have no power and influence will choose to join the army as the main soldier.

They are either to support their families, to escape debts, or to avoid lawsuits, of course, there are also fierce people who want to go out and seek adventure and excitement, because British colonies are all over the world. The British Army is mainly serving overseas. Domestic defense is a matter for the local army. The emperor is far from the sky and the management is lax. It is the best job to avoid trouble.

So the British Army was the same as the Royal Navy. The quality of the low-level soldiers was completely beyond the imagination of modern people, but it was precisely because of this group of scum, scumbags, idiot farmers. The Lobster Soldiers just gained their reputation. As I said earlier, the Anglo-Saxons have never been a benevolent people. Brutality, stubbornness, greed and tyranny are their true colors.

The British Army only did four things. They used their salary to teach them to distinguish their ranks, used rewards to inspire their courage to fight, and used torture to suppress their undisciplined behavior. Use whips to teach them to obey their superiors. This is a group of troops concocted by strict discipline and monetary rewards. The soldiers have developed a reflexive fear and obedience to officers, even if they know that the shell flying over will hit their chest, but Out of fear of military discipline, he could only stand up to the bullets, because he knew that if he avoided sideways and disturbed the formation, the punishment waiting for him would be more terrifying than death.

But Lieutenant Colonel Edwood's men are just a group of recruits. The British Army has no time to train them in regular occupations. Compared with those qualified veterans, they seem to have more personality. But it also lacks awe of discipline and conditioned obedience.

Edwood only took a few seconds to make a judgment on the situation. His tank regiment was at a disadvantage on the terrain. Most of his troops were still on the ramp behind him, and he couldn't even see the enemy. , Not to mention participating in the battle, and the second squadron and regiment squadron that had climbed the top of the **** had only 25 cruise tanks. Only seven of them are the latest Crusader tanks, and the rest are old models. What I faced was a German armored battalion that was fully loaded. It was a real tank battalion, with tanks, infantry, and support artillery, not my own battalion-level parallel cargo.

He didn’t recognize the model of the tanks led by the opponent. They should be the latest equipment from Germany. Looking at the caliber of the long-barreled tank gun, he knew it was definitely not something that his thin-skinned goods could resist, let alone on the ramp behind him. That pile of light tanks and armored vehicles.

The Seventh Queen’s private cavalry is at an absolute disadvantage from various conditions, and there is no chance of winning this battle. So Lieutenant Colonel Edwood found that he now had to face a difficult but necessary decision.

"Sir, where did they land from? Are all the Coast Defense Command blind?" The deputy commander Major Frester's voice came through the headset, Edwood was stunned with his mouth open, no Know how to answer subordinates' questions.

"What should we do, sir." The squadron captain of the second squadron asked loudly.

"Give an order, sir, only we can stop them now." The deputy commander made his suggestion. It is true that only Edwood's regiment can stop the advance of this German army. If these Germans are allowed to The tanks drove straight in, which was a disaster for all the British * teams in the Dover area.

The question is, even if they want to stop, can they really stop it? Edwood finally made a decision.

"The regiment team and the second squadron follow me. Forrest, you stay, take the third squadron and the 12th Lancers to the downhill town, and the infantry remaining in the village. Convergence, you build a line of defense there, using the infantry tanks of the first squadron as the main force, and fighting the German tanks in the street, should be able to stop their attack. In addition, immediately report the situation here to the division and let them mobilize all of them quickly Mobile troops come to reinforce, once the Germans break through here, then everything is over."

Edwood is determined to take the cruise tank squadron to hold on to the top of the **** and buy time for the remaining troops to establish a line of defense in Temple Ewell. Edwood finds that this is the only tactic for the Germans at the moment. The breakthrough of the tank created some obstacles, that is, forcing the opponent to enter the narrow village streets for street fighting.

"No, sir! I'll stay here. I don't know much about street fighting tactics. On the contrary, I have a lot of experience in commanding cruise tanks. The next defensive battle must be directed by you. The soldiers trust you to obey. You, the army can’t lack your command. Now listen. All the second squadron charge with me, for the honor of the seventh queen’s private cavalry, for the British Empire, for the king!” The deputy commander shouted loudly on the radio. , And then his Crusader tanks increased their horsepower, roaring towards the German tank group, and the remaining cruise tanks lined up in a long horizontal row without hesitation. Scrambling to launch a fearless charge towards the Germans.

The remaining two Crusader tanks of the regiment squad stopped next to the regiment commander’s tank, and Edwood’s adjutant Lieutenant Henry suddenly turned around. A military salute to his officer, Edwood knew what the other party wanted to do, he just opened his mouth, but said nothing. Henry smiled and put his arm down. Going back to the turret and closing the armor cover forcefully, his Crusader tank began to accelerate, following the charging formation of the second squadron and rushing towards the Germans.

"For the honor of the Seventh Queen's private cavalry?" Edwood felt a little sore in his eyes. These young people had never even heard of the name of this unit before joining the army. Edwood knew very well that the upper ranks of the army actually gave this number to this unit as a disguise, which does not mean that they admit it. The identity of this force, according to past habits, is more likely to wait until the end of the battle, this force will be split again. Experienced soldiers and officers will be assigned to those newly formed troops as seeds, and this number will return to the hands of the War Department.

But today, these brave young people have given Edwood a new sense. These people believe that they are the successors of this glorious designation, they are a member of this army, and they are even willing to give their lives for the honor of this army.

Looking at the tank squadron going away, Edwood rubbed his eyes vigorously, and then gave the driver an order to turn around.

Edwood knew that he had no effect on resisting German tanks, just as a supreme commander. He must take the lead. The morale of British soldiers often depends on the performance of the officers. Once the officers show cowardice and fear of the enemy. The morale of the troops will plummet in an instant, and if an officer takes the lead in the charge, no soldier will be willing to hide behind his commander.

Edwood’s command tank actually has no tank weapons at all. In order to install three 19-type radios for dispatching and command and to expand the space in the turret, the Crusader II command tank removed two of the turrets. The pound artillery and the coaxial machine gun, only a fake gun made of wood in the same position as a camouflage, the only defensive weapon on the car is a Bursa machine gun in the rotating machine gun tower on the side of the cockpit, this is for German tanks. It is equivalent to an unarmed vehicle.

The lieutenant colonel led the remaining **** tank of the regiment, turned around from the top of the **** and retreated to the ramp. He issued an order via radio. All the vehicles parked on the ramp turned their heads towards the village down the slope. Drive. At this time, there was a intensive sound of artillery and explosions on the top of the slope, and the Second Squadron was engaged in the final deadly battle.

It is the British Army’s first cruise tank in the true sense. The so-called cruise tank is a unique name for the British Army. The design concept of this weapon is to create a weapon that can break through the enemy’s position. The high-speed movement of the rear, destroying the armored vehicles of the enemy's rear supply station and transportation hub, is indeed somewhat similar to the navy cruiser in terms of the nature of the mission. The combat concept is even more unique and advanced, and many aspects are consistent with the German blitzkrieg theory.

But in fact, the British Army’s tactical thinking was actually inspired by cavalry tactics. The British simply used cruise tanks as a substitute for cavalry, which was completely different from the German theory of armored warfare. Two different things.

After the war, the British economy contracted, and the Army Machinery and Equipment Council stuck the necks of various tank manufacturers. The development of British tanks started from the rich technology first to the cost-effective price priority, which is what others call advanced. The difference with economy.

Previously, the British Army was well-funded, and all tank models were aimed at being tall. They used the most advanced technology, the best materials, and the most sophisticated processing techniques, and they were completely affordable. However, after the economic crisis, military expenditures were squeezed, and the Army no longer dared to spend money lavishly. In response to tank design, the Army began to use price as the primary criterion for selection. This is why the Matilda Type I will be adopted. The reason is that this kind of off-road speed is not as good as infantry tanks, which are known for their low prices. A 6,000 pounds per car can be called a cabbage price.

This led to the fact that from that time on, British tank design no longer had the imagination and aura of the past, but blindly pursued subtle improvements on the previous model. The British series of tanks in World War II almost It looks like it was poured from a mold, but with a slight modification of the details and outlines, it is so ugly that it has no friends. What's even more hateful is that in order to facilitate factory production and control costs, they did not consider the feedback of front-line troops at all. Anyone who publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the equipment may be sent to a military court.

It is a model of an economical tank. In order to save money, it is equipped with a bus engine. The thickest part of the armor is only 14 mm. Not to mention the German 37 mm anti-tank gun, even 20 mm cannon It is sieved. Now these tanks are facing a company No. 4 tank equipped with a long-barreled 75mm tank gun.

German tanks lined up in a standard battle formation. Two platoons of No. 4 tanks were separated from each other with a distance of 50 meters between them. They were lined up in two inverted V-shaped shock formations. In the middle of the rear is the third tank platoon. It is 100 meters away from the front tanks. They are also lined up in an inverted V-shaped formation. Following the third row is the company headquarters, and finally there are five fourths in the fourth row. The tank acts as a guard.

German tanks moved forward steadily. British tank shells continued to fall beside them. The shells hitting the frontal armor and tank turret were bounced off instantly, and none of them could penetrate the sturdiness of the improved version 4. Armor.

The Pioneer platoon stopped at a distance of 500 meters from the British tanks and then fired a salvo. Ten high-speed semi-armor-piercing grenades screamed through the air before exploding a fireball in the charging formation of the British tank.

These German tank soldiers have accumulated a wealth of experience in the French battlefield. It is impossible to miss the target at this distance. Twelve or two of them were shot. The semi-armor-piercing projectile easily penetrated the turret shield and frontal armor, and the delay fuze was in the car body. The charge in the warhead was detonated and the tank instantly turned into a burning torch. Two a9s were hit in the front rotating machine gun tower~IndoMTL.com~The German armor-piercing projectile shredded the armor of this small machine gun tower. The machine gunner inside was torn into pieces of meat, the warhead passed through the rear armor, and finally exploded on the turret shield. The violent explosion shattered the fragile riveted armor, and the broken rivets splashed and ejected inside the car body. The occupants had no dodge space in the narrow turret, and they were beaten by these high-speed metal blocks.

The Germans wiped out almost half of the tanks of the second squadron within two seconds, but the remaining cruise tanks did not slow down at all. They continued to advance while using the 40mm tank gun to fight back. Both the coaxial machine gun and the turret machine gun fired frantically at the German tanks, and at the same time charged at the German army at a cross-country speed of 24 kilometers per hour. They were like the British red-clothed grenadiers of the year, turning a blind eye to the miserable situation of their comrades, still marching briskly and bravely advancing in the face of death.

The officers and soldiers of the Seventh Queen’s Private Cavalry in Egypt will not know that there are a group of young tankers with the same numbers as them in the British mainland, braving for the honor of the Seventh Queen’s Private Cavalry Fight to death. (To be continued) WWW.GEILIWX.COM Happy reading every day