Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 108: Tricks

"This is a group of brave people who use the right tactics. Unfortunately, they chose the wrong enemy and the wrong battlefield. (Baidu search for the fastest and most stable update of the literature network)" Lieutenant Snyder from the left He took out a metal cockade from his breast pocket and placed it on the folding desk.

"Crown, horse rein, orange, these are Scots?" Guderian picked up the cockade with interest and looked at it carefully. He didn't have much research on British heraldry, but he knew that orange is The heraldic color most liked by the Scots.

"This is the emblem of the Seventh Queen’s Private Cavalry. It is said to be a long-standing Scottish cavalry unit. I have asked the captives. They are newly formed units. They are all recruited from the countryside in central England. Few are real Scots." The orderly put a cup of coffee in front of Snyder, and Guderian simply pushed a can of sugar on the table.

"Thank you very much, General." Snyder leaned quickly to express his thanks.

"That said, you fought a good battle with them. I read the report and want to hear the specific situation. This is the first time that we have fought an enemy armored unit in the British mainland. It is of great commemorative significance. I suggest that you carefully record the details of the battle after you go back. It is best to attach a detailed map." Guderian stirred a few times in the coffee cup with a teaspoon, and then put the small silver The spoon was placed on the coffee tray, and he picked up the coffee and tasted it slowly.

"I will record in detail as you suggest, General."

"Well, please go on. After the cruise tanks were eliminated, you started to attack the British town." Goodrian put down his coffee cup and asked Snyder with a smile.

"Yes, General, those cruiser tanks are very tenacious, and it took my people a lot of effort to get rid of them. It turns out that the main guns of the British tanks can no longer be lethal to the latest model of the No. 4 tank. Threatened, we only had one tank out of the battle because its track was broken, but this was a minor problem, and we fixed it soon. When my company rushed to the edge of the long slope, we could see the British infantry He is hurriedly building a machine gun fortification at the entrance of the village..." Snyder began to report to Guderian the battle that took place four hours ago.

The British tank regiment lost a squadron of cruise tanks. Morale was not damaged. Instead, the blood boiled over because of the heroic actions of their comrades in self-sacrifice. The tankers and infantry vowed to fight to the death against the Germans in the town of Ewell in Temple, and taught the barbarians a heart-wrenching lesson. . Let those invaders know what kind of rock-solid men the soldiers of the Seventh Queen’s Private Cavalry and the Dover Garrison are, even if they shed blood for this, they will never take a step back, and they must not let those comrades in arms in vain. sacrifice.

But because of the encounter between the two sides, the distance was already quite close. Although the cruiser tanks bravely launched a desperate assault, they did not buy much time for their comrades. Lieutenant Colonel Edwood had only time to withdraw his troops into the town. German troops had already appeared at the top of the ramp, and British infantry only A simple barricade can be constructed hastily. The materials come from the houses of each family. The pallets, wooden boxes, furniture and other debris pile up into obstacles. The soldiers are confident and believe that these things should be able to block. The action of stagnant German tanks.

Some riflemen entered the houses on the outskirts of the village and they set up firepower points in the attic and upper bedroom. A rifle pointed directly at the top of the opposite slope, and the soldiers held their breath, waiting for the German infantry unit to appear.

Dover’s fortress garrison has undergone a whole year of street fighting training. Each of them has memorized various street fighting manuals. They know how to build a concealed shooting port and how to get from the corner of the street. Set traps for the enemy, how to use Molotov cocktails and grenades to destroy the enemy's tanks, they even trained that kind of **** crowbar attack, and it is the final improved version.

After field tests by the British Army, it was found that the iron crowbar seemed difficult to achieve the desired effect. But they were reluctant to give up this "genius" idea, so they spent a week of research and improvement, and finally came up with an ultimate version.

This version is no longer a single soldier using an iron crowbar to launch an attack, but three soldiers carrying a one-foot (about thirty centimeters) square sleeper from the side to the tank track and lower the black hand. The effect of the experiment satisfied the upper level of the British Army. This piece of wood could indeed jam the driving wheel of the tank and break the track.

According to the army’s expectation, the British soldiers will carry this log and hide in houses or alleys beside the narrow street. When the German tanks pass by the road, some obstacles set up in front of the road will force the tanks to slow down. , At the same time the firepower points set on both sides of the street opened fire suddenly. Disperse and suppress the German infantry who were marching with the German tanks. Finally, the three sleepers carried the wooden beam and made their debut. They jumped out from the hidden place on the side of the street, rushed to the German tank and stuffed the wooden beam in. In the gap between the track and the driving wheel, the driving wheel of the German tank was jammed, the track was broken, the engine stalled and collapsed on the side of the street, the sleeper three warriors jumped onto the tank, pried the hatch, and threw the grenades into the tank. Fan, the three warriors stood on the tank, patted their chests and screamed.

Xu Jun doesn’t know that there is this latest version yet, otherwise he will swear people at the table. What’s the difference between this and the previous version? Change one person to death together with three people. Does this group of British find this interesting? ?

Since the original purpose of this operation was to search for and destroy the paratroopers that were airborne, no one thought that they would encounter German armored forces. It was right to think about it. If anyone had thought of this at the time, this person would have been nervous. Too normal. Therefore, neither the mechanized cavalry nor the fortress infantry carried any infantry anti-tank weapons. They had no anti-tank guns, no anti-tank guns, no anti-tank grenades or land mines, no anti-tank Molotov cocktails, they even used them to make Molotov cocktails. None of the glass bottles.

The residents of the town have already run away, which saves the soldiers a lot of trouble. The fortress infantry pried open the shops in the town and pulled out boxes of soda and beer from the inside. They had no time to pry open the bottle caps one by one, so they smashed the bottle mouth directly on the corner of the street, and the soda and beer were poured. Into the roadside drain, the spare fuel tanks on the light tanks and armored transport vehicles were evacuated, the gasoline inside was poured into these glass bottles, and various textiles in the shops were torn into pieces, soaked in fuel and then plugged. After entering the mouth of the bottle, a simple combustion flask was born.

Edwood arranged the light tank squadron in the backyard of several houses in the center of the town. It is close to the main road of the town, and can be moved through several branches at the same time, and they will be used as mobile firepower points. The heaviest of these Vickers light tanks is only six tons, according to international standards. These cars should be classified as mini tanks and placed in another island country. These are standard bean tanks.

No matter what the model of the Vickers series tank, the basic armor is 12mm per water. It is said that this is exactly the maximum thickness that the semi-armor-piercing projectile fired by the Vickers point 50 machine gun can penetrate. This is the product of the British building cars with closed doors. When they realize that other countries will not follow the rules set by the British, the British Army has been equipped with a large number of such fragile toys. When they wanted to change, they realized that it was too late. Keep up with the trend of the world.

Only one water-cooled machine gun is installed on these mini tanks. The caliber is a bit 303 and a bit 50. Among them, there are more than 303, because the machine gun of this caliber is lighter and can be easily supplied with bullets.

A squadron of infantry tanks lined up along the central cross arterial road, parked every 20 meters, crossing the street from left to right. Several concealed roadways are equipped with Matilda I as ambush firepower. These tanks are too slow and can only be used as fixed firepower points.

As the absolute main force, the Matilda II was placed at several key intersections. Its task was to attract the attention of the German army with its heavy armor and firepower, and to cooperate with the infantry in the houses on both sides to launch against the German tanks. Assault at close range.

Edwood parked his command vehicle next to the church in the town center. He ordered two infantrymen to climb to the top of the church bell tower with a wired telephone, as an observation post to report the movements of the German army. He would use the radio on the command tank , Command the entire defensive operation in the center.

But when the shadow of the German tank appeared at the top of the ramp. Edwood realized that he seemed to have made a fatal mistake, and Lieutenant Snyder, who was standing on the top of the hillside in the turret of the No. 4 tank with a telescope, was observing the same emotion as Edwood. The British used The right tactics, but the wrong battlefield.

The Germans occupy the commanding heights. They can easily overlook the entire hilly valley from the top of the slope. The entire town of Temple Ewell is in the sight of the Germans. They only need to hold up the telescope, and they can see every move of the British in the village. Be clear. Snyder had already sensed the British's combat plan from the mobilization of British troops, and they were obviously ready to start street fighting with themselves in the small town in front of them.

Now that the opponent's purpose is known, the German army certainly will not let the enemy do it. Moreover, Snyder had been beaten up by his superiors many times before, and he would never fight the other side in town and street battles as a last resort. The armored soldiers were knights on the battlefield. These rough tasks should be done by other professionals.

Snyder reported his findings to his superiors. The commander of the assault group was Major Frank Herbert of the Army's 22nd Infantry Division. He heard Snyder's report and knew what support the other party needed now. While the British infantry and tankers were intensively constructing defensive positions in the town, the Germans began to busy arranging their big killers.

Eighteen bison self-propelled artillery slowly drove to the edge of the slope. They lined up in two rows, the barrels were raised high, and under the command of the artillery commander, the German artillery carried out the preparations before the bombardment in an orderly manner. We skillfully set up the artillery mirror and rangefinder, began to survey the artillery coordinates on the map, and each parameter was input into the artillery mechanical computer.

After the ammunition carts lined up and parked on the side of the artillery position, the ammunition driver began to push the cart to distribute the propellant cartridges and warheads to each battery. The short brass cartridges were stored in the wooden ammunition box. There are two in each box, and the warheads are individually packed in cartridges. The ammunition hand spread a canvas on the ground next to the self-propelled artillery, then took the cartridges and warheads out of the packaging container, matched each cartridge with one cartridge, and placed them neatly on the canvas.

A shell and cartridge were pushed into the barrel, the automatic breech was closed, the gunner hung the gun cord on the tail firing trigger, the parameters of the first shot were communicated, and the aimer started to turn the handwheel and adjust according to the parameters With the shelling position and high and low angles, everything is ready. As long as the commander issues an order, the artillery battalion can immediately launch shelling on the village.

This is how the Germans dealt with the situation at hand. Wherever there is that kind of effort to fight with you in the street, I don't want this village.

When Edwood learned from the observation post that there was a big German guy on the top of the slope, he was still squatting in the command tank to dispatch his armored units. After receiving a call from the sentry, he did not know the so-called everyone in the sentry. What is the guy? I take it for granted that it may be another German tank. Anyway, it has come to this point. There are more lice and debts. Soldiers will block the water and cover up. At most, you will die in the country and be loyal to the king. That's it.

But less than half a minute later, when Edwood climbed out of the tank and was about to go up to the tower to observe the movements of the German forces again, a series of thunderous roars came from the top of the **** in the distance. This is definitely not something that a tank gun can fire. sound. Lieutenant Colonel Edwood heard a series of neighing and screaming from far and near in the air, and felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. He knew very well what the voice represented. At this moment he finally understood the German intentions. .

The tank commander suddenly felt heartbroken. His previous efforts looked like a joke at this moment. What made him regretful was that he personally brought his men into a Jedi, and those bravely The sacrifices made by the tankers who attacked the German tanks were wasted in vain. He could have used the time to lead the troops to retreat.

With full of regret, Lieutenant Colonel Edwood stood on the steps outside the church in the center of town~IndoMTL.com~ Looking up at the cross on the church lintel, the old iron artwork In the red setting sun, it looks particularly sacred and solemn.

"God..." Edwood sighed for the last time in his life. A 150-millimeter shell rubbed the eaves of the church and hit the steps of the church at an almost vertical angle. Amid the violent explosion, a storm of steel shrapnel and rubble swept across the entire square. After the explosion, debris fell from the air like raindrops. The Crusader command tank parked by the church was full of dents and scratches made by shrapnel. The heavy oak door of the church was beaten to pieces, and half of the door panel was removed. The door frame broke away and fell slopingly into the door courtyard of the church. The wooden planks were covered with holes made by gravel and shrapnel, and the floor was covered with wood thorn debris from the broken door panels.

Lieutenant Colonel Edwood, who was standing on the steps before, has disappeared without a trace. Only a brushed officer's leather shoe and a black armored beret and cap are left on the steps. The cap badge of the Seventh Queen’s Private Cavalry on the wall still gleamed in the smoke. (To be continued.) WWW.GEILIWX.COM Happy reading every day