Chapter 1,632 Rushing Into the Depth 1
Chapter 1632 Rushing into depth 1
"Panther Team, you are already close to the French's main defense line. Be careful, not far behind the main defense line, you may encounter French armored troops and artillery positions! Pass through the defense line quickly, and then hit the French's soft belly. Turn into meat." At this time, Rommel received the order from the top.
The depth of the French position is indeed very large. From the initial warning line to the main position, the entire depth reaches 8 to 9 kilometers. This kind of deployment is naturally beneficial. It can give the rear troops time to mobilize and effectively consume the enemy's strength, which is mainly on foot. However, in a battle environment, such a deployment also has many problems. First of all, for the French artillery, in order to ensure that it can suppress the enemy on the opposite side, most of the French howitzers can only be deployed slightly behind the main defense line.
After all, during World War I, the range of most artillery was generally around 12 kilometers, whether it was a 105MM howitzer or a 155MM howitzer. Therefore, no matter how the French choose, their division-level defense depth is like this. If you spread the front line of defense very loosely, then the back line will definitely be crowded together. Therefore, from this perspective, carrying it on your back is generally heavy. . And now, if the German armored forces can break through the opponent's main defense line, they will soon be able to directly hit the rear of the French division!
"We discovered the French bunkers. They are a defense system with support points as the core. The distance between each support point is about 1,500 meters. It is difficult for us to pass directly between the support points." The reconnaissance team quickly passed through the information. At this point, there was no way to take advantage of it. They could only forcefully kill a supporting point and then fight in!
All truck guns and self-propelled howitzers were as close as possible to the target, and mortars were also prepared to suppress the enemy forces on both sides of the breakthrough point. Then, dozens of Wolf tanks formed a wedge-shaped attack formation, and the infantry accompanying the tanks also began to dismount and form an attack formation. When the French were unaware, the Germans hit the French's support point with a heavy hammer!
The roar of the artillery and the roar of the engine heralded the coming of death. The swarms of flares once again illuminated the attack position, and the smoke bombs fired by the mortars on both sides effectively blocked the sight of the French artillery attack next to them. On the not-so-wide breakthrough position, more than 30 Wolf tanks and self-propelled artillery suppressed or destroyed 8 rapid-fire guns on the French position in front of them at the beginning of the war, while engineers cleared the minefields under the cover of infantry and tanks. Blast obstacles!
It was also an unexpected attack. This time the French resistance was more tenacious. Their troops were concentrated and their firepower was more powerful. However, this only slightly extended their resistance time. The accompanying 150MM self-propelled howitzer The direct-aiming shooting made all civil fortifications look like paper. On the not wide attack surface, the concentrated design of more than 30 75MM rapid-fire cannons, 8 150MM heavy howitzers, and a dozen 105MM cannons almost completely destroyed the frontal frontal artillery. The military position was shaped like the surface of the moon.
And then,
Under the cover of machine guns, the flamethrowers quickly approached the trenches, and together with the submachine gunners, they quickly cleared away the remaining French personnel. At the same time, at about 3 o'clock in the morning, four places on the French army's main defense line sent distress telegrams at the same time. However, half an hour later, there was no response from these places that sent the distress signals. .
"General, our main line of defense has been breached! The Germans concentrated incredible firepower and destroyed our supporting points in a short time." At this time, in the French army's general headquarters, the French army staff officers were Marking the newly emerged firefighting areas on the sand table, five bright red arrows soon appeared in front of Xiafei's eyes. They have already crossed the French main defense line and began to attack the rear units of the first-line divisions! Not far behind the main defense line are densely marked artillery positions, logistics units, hospitals, material warehouses and other places.
"Haven't we already sealed all the gaps with firepower?" Xiafei was really a little tired now. He really couldn't figure out how on earth these German troops broke through three lines of defense in a row. This cannot be explained by small-scale infiltration. Judging from the telegram, they have tanks, heavy howitzers and a large number of infantry. This is definitely a breakthrough at the regiment level.
"General, there is a time lag in our blockade. After the Germans succeeded in the second wave of attacks, our artillery began to blockade 45 minutes to an hour after the opponent broke through, and the infantry behind them needed more time to fill the breakthrough. , some places have not been completely blocked yet, and the German troops have about an hour to pass through our defense line." said the officer in charge of the artillery.
"You can't pass so many troops in an hour and then cross the middle zone between the battle lines." A French officer next to him said with surprise.
"If the Germans deploy enough vehicles, then this assault speed can still be achieved. We have not deployed anything in the middle zone!" By now, Xiafei finally understood what the Germans were doing. He was not sure yet. Is the assault of those elite infantry a feint attack? But now, at least 5 regiment-level armored combat units have broken through the French defense line, and they may be able to smash some rear units of the frontline divisions tonight. The Bavarian Army is The elites of the entire army have been gathered together to create a truly fast force! They were like a sharp and fast light sword, leaving the French with no time to parry!
"Order, gather the reserves, especially tanks and self-propelled artillery, to stop these rats scurrying in! They must be blocked before they cause greater losses!" In desperation, Xiafei could only issue this somewhat... Ambiguous orders, no choice, after the main defense line was opened, even the French did not know where the Germans were running now. There’s no way to specifically direct this!
If it were during the day, the German assault would never be so smooth. Even if a gap was opened in the main defense line, the French's long-range artillery would shell the breach immediately, and then the French army would prepare for it. The team would rush to the breach by stepping on the impact point of the artillery shells, and push back directly when the Germans did not gain a firm foothold, or in other words, lure the enemy deeper and attack them halfway across. In short, the French will respond easily no matter what, but now, because of the darkness and the speed of the attack, the French reserves have just been mobilized, and the artillery? how to say? When the soldiers entered the artillery position and prepared to suppress the breach 2,500 meters away, the German grenade fell on the French's heads first!
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