Chapter 1588 Ambush 6
Chapter 1588 Ambush 6
Then, the commander of the reconnaissance team remembered that he had an air force liaison team here... After a short period of contact, the Air Force liaison team informed the German bomber unit that had been on standby early in the morning about the location of the French logistics convoy. This unit was only 100 kilometers away from the battlefield. As luck would have it, Major General Mack's ambush interrupted the French army's actions, and the entire logistics convoy and artillery team were deployed in place, so that the Luftwaffe easily found the target. And just when the French logistics convoy was being thrown into disarray by bombers in the sky, this reconnaissance force would never let go of the opportunity to beat up the drowned dog!
"Keep your distance. We will only attack the logistics vehicles and leave after the fight!" A dozen reconnaissance vehicles alternately covered each other and attacked the convoy on the roadbed. Strings of 2-pound shells overlapped in the air to form a dense fire net, covering the target. , long-range transport convoys and carriages will be destroyed as long as they are hit by one shot. When dealing with unprotected targets, small-caliber rapid-fire artillery is more effective than medium-caliber artillery.
Some French people tried to fight back. They set up machine guns and unloaded the artillery pieces from the trailers. However, their actions were still too slow. In the distance, a Weasel reconnaissance vehicle fired 7 rounds 500 meters away. It roared in, directly blowing a 75MM rapid-fire gun and the gun crew next to it into pieces. Just like the fierce Mongolian light cavalry in ancient times, the 2-pound rapid-fire cannon is the sharp scimitar in their hands. It may be a problem to deal with the heavy armored cavalry, but it is easy to kill these miscellaneous fish!
However, it is a light armored force after all, and reconnaissance is its own job. Sneak attacks can only look for opportunities. After pouring hundreds of artillery shells into the French convoy, directly destroying three-digit carriages and cars, the reconnaissance team decisively chose Evacuate. By this time, the ambush plan led by Major General Mack finally came to an end. The French indeed suffered heavy losses, and the Germans were forced to retreat because they consumed a large amount of ammunition and fuel.
"In a series of ambushes by the Germans, we lost at least 30% of our armored units, more than 40% of our support artillery, and about 30% of our transport vehicles. From this perspective, our next situation will be very bad." An hour later, the battle damage results came out. Xiafei looked at the long list of personnel and equipment losses with a livid face, and an unknown fire burned in his heart.
He had rehearsed countless times in his mind the scenario of a tank battle between the French Army and the Bavarian Army in the vast territory of Turkey. However, he did not expect that the first battle between the two sides would actually start with an ambush. The losses of the Germans were very small. Counting truck guns and destroyed wheeled armored vehicles, the Germans lost no more than 30 combat vehicles. On their own side, the losses of various motor vehicles, tanks and artillery had exceeded 300! Of course, most of them are non-combat vehicles, and the 36 bombers of the Bavarian Air Force also contributed a lot!
Although this battle cannot be said to have broken Xiafei's back, the heavy damage can still be regarded as serious damage. What makes Xiafei even more heartbroken is the loss of logistics supply vehicles. You must know that this time Xiafei played a deep penetration. The last military station is more than 80 kilometers away from me in a straight line, and the actual distance is more than 100 kilometers! After roughly calculating the supplies,
Xiafei believes that his offensive can only last for three days at most. If he cannot hit the target within three days, then he must prepare to go home.
"Hey, this plan is still a bit too hasty." Xiafei looked at the motorcade still burning in the distance, and then looked at the top of his head. If there had been British planes in the air to provide cover and reconnaissance, I'm afraid what happened today wouldn't have happened, right? Xiafei said in his heart.
It has to be said that the "original" generals of this era still kept their thinking in two-dimensional space. They valued the firepower, defense and maneuverability of tanks. They realized the importance of motor vehicles for the rapid mobility of troops, and followed their own ideas. A rapid strike force was organized, but they never realized the importance of power from the air for rapid combat.
Even though the British assigned a large number of aircraft to the French this time, they were only weakening the strike intensity of the Bavarian Air Force and did not take the initiative to undertake campaign reconnaissance, cover, etc. In other words, the British fighter jets were simply not suitable for such tasks. .
As Xiafei said, if there is a squadron of twin-engine long-range fighters in the sky above his troops, then more than half of today's losses can be avoided! With these aircraft, the ambush of German self-propelled artillery would not be so smooth, and Major General Mike's tank unit would also be very likely to be exposed. After all, tanks can be hidden in dense forests, but the ruts left in the wilderness after a large number of convoys march will leave you How to deal with it? ! And if there is aircraft cover, the losses of the transportation team in the rear will be small, and without the chaos caused by the bombers, the small group of German reconnaissance vehicles will never dare to take advantage of the situation!
Of course, it's too late to say anything now. All Xiafei can do is find ways to fight this battle. After comprehensively analyzing all aspects of intelligence, Xiafei believes that although the start is unfavorable, the French army still has an absolute advantage. , the French army on the northern front has met the German defenders. Although the opponent has many anti-tank guns, there seems to be no trace of tanks. In other words, on the battlefield, the number of armored troops of the Bavarian Legion is very small. Otherwise, The group just now was no longer an ambush of 20 to 30 Wolf vehicles.
The German attack posture is very good. Marching at night avoids exposure. If the Germans have sufficient armored forces and air force, then a wave of more than 80 tanks in the morning plus bombers in the air can completely defeat the French before they can react. If you completely inflict heavy damage on your own side, then the French will really have no chance of fighting! However, the result is such a good situation, but it is just a small fuss. It can only be said that the Germans are overskilled here!
So what if his offensive pace is delayed? It's just 1 to 2 days late. Even if the Germans rely on railways for full transportation, how many tanks and heavy weapons can they replenish? Two battalions were killed! The two battalions also had to deal with the attacks of the two French armies from the north and the south at the same time. In this case, Xiafei believed that he still had a great advantage, and in his opinion, although the Wolf tank was very good, the Saint-Montcha He has proven that he can destroy his opponent at a normal combat distance, so if he fights in a more open stance, relying on his numerical advantage, he may not suffer a loss!
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