Chapter 1653 Wilderness Rangers 3

Chapter 1653 Wilderness Rangers 3

It was later confirmed that Major General Mike had indeed killed a French division. However, within 6 hours after the battle, other French army units did not receive this information. The radio equipment of the attacked unit was immediately It was destroyed without them even sending a distress telegram. So much so that other French troops never thought that a troop would just go around to the rear! While the officers and soldiers of the French Fifth Army and the Fourth Infantry Division were having breakfast, the Storm Battle Group had already encountered the guard troops on the flanks of the French army's march!

"The force is a bit small," Major General Mike said while looking at the intelligence sent by his subordinates.

"It's normal. When the French started the war, the division-level establishment itself was not large. The full strength was only about 14,000, while one of our divisions was between 18,000 and 20,000. But now, since the war, one division has It’s very conscientious to have 11,000 people.” said the staff officer next to him.

"Just this few people?!" Major General Mike estimated that the French army he faced was only 10,000 at most, but what about his own hands? Including tank troops and infantry, there are about 4,500 people, and there are very few logistics units, coupled with equipment advantages. Well, considering that the other party is not accompanied by heavy armored vehicles, what else can be said? Just crush them!

It has to be said that Major General Mike chose a very good position. The target of his attack was the French infantry. A large number of artillery and baggage units were isolated at the back due to the obstruction of the terrain. The French artillery was unable to attack their attacking troops. Direct shooting. And if it is just grenades, the threat to armored vehicles is not great. A direct attack on the artillery and baggage units was proposed, but this plan was subsequently rejected.

Because the artillery of the 4th Infantry Division did not go on the railway, but followed the troops to maneuver. As a French division, even if the size is reduced now, there is still no problem in gathering 40 to 50 barrel artillery to attack the passage of the French logistics troops. It's not good. The terrain is too narrow. As long as the French can deploy more than a dozen artillery pieces, it will be very difficult for the attacking troops. After all, if an armored vehicle is stained with artillery shells, it will be damaged... The high rate of fire of the French 75 rapid-fire gun is no joke. So, in the end, Major General Mike decided to attack the infantry, and then look at the opportunity at the right time to give the French artillery a fatal blow. After all, the French artillery would definitely not be able to watch their infantry die like this, right? And if the artillery cannot enter the position and is in a moving state, it will be a perfect target!

So, while the French were having breakfast, a large number of armored cars and trucks appeared on the horizon. Because it is a daytime attack, quick contact with the enemy is the key. Therefore, this time, under the cover of armored vehicles and smoke grenades, the truck will send the infantry to a position of about 400 meters. This is almost the ultimate shooting distance of the mechanical sight rifle. As for the machine gun what to do? Naturally, there are armored vehicles responsible for cleaning up.

"It's the Germans! They're coming!" The alert cavalry on the outside immediately discovered the Storm Battle Group. Some of them quickly went back to report, while the rest immediately dismounted and prepared to fight.

"Oh God, the Germans actually created a force composed entirely of armored vehicles and trucks!" The Frenchman exclaimed, looking at the looming figure in the smoke in the distance.

The weasel-type armored vehicles that formed the first wave of impact seemed not to take the French into consideration at all. They continued to advance at full speed, followed by half-track vehicles. These about 30 half-track vehicles were the only ones in the entire army. An armored personnel transport vehicle carrying the most elite infantry of the Storm Battle Group.

Behind the armored personnel carriers, there are hundreds of trucks carrying the main force of infantry. There is no way, there are not enough armored personnel carriers, can the headquarters allow the soldiers behind to pass by directly in broad daylight?

The battle with the French security forces was very fast. Dozens of French soldiers were torn into pieces before the intensive rain of bullets even for 5 minutes. The sound of gunfire and the warnings of the investigators in the distance gave way to the French soldiers. The main force of the army realized the arrival of the enemy. They threw away everything in their hands, picked up the rifles and bullet bags next to them, and then hurriedly deployed a loose defense line along the camp under the command of the officers.

At a distance of more than 5,000 meters from the French army, all the truck guns stopped, the tanks put down their cannon hoes, and the gunners jumped off the tanks and took out rounds of full ammunition from the ammunition trucks at the rear. The 82MM and 120MM mortar units have to move closer. The 120MM mortar is about 3,500 meters away from the French defense line, while the 82MM mortar is only 1,500 to 2,000 meters away from the French army!

On the front, more than 30 armored vehicles began to gather into formation to form an offensive spearhead. On the armored transport vehicles on both sides, machine gunners had also completed setting up large-caliber machine guns. They would spread out on both sides to cover the troops' attack. The sound of roaring mortars broke the tranquility of the battlefield. The French in the distance had already begun to make blocking plans. Fortunately, they did not have medium-caliber artillery. These scattered shots with a somewhat short range and poor accuracy could not stop the German army. Moving forward reveals one's position! And when the distance between the two sides approached about 1,200 meters, the storm assault group, which had remained silent, suddenly poured intensive firepower on top of the French like a volcano erupting!

Truck guns and large-caliber mortars in the distance first dropped tons of shells on the French frontal defense line. Then as time passed, the firepower of the entire artillery group began to extend to the rear, and the men and horses who had no time to disperse were and vehicles were directly turned into pieces in the flying shells.

The German's attack speed was still too fast, and the time for the French to prepare was too short. It took less than half an hour from the time the guard troops on the flanks discovered the German army to the time the German army launched their attack. As a result, even if the Germans did not launch suppression because they were worried about insufficient ammunition, the French still did not conduct a decent fire blockade.

How could a machine gun hastily set up on the ground withstand the incoming large-caliber machine gun bullets and rapid-fire artillery shells? Raindrop-like shells kept rolling in front of the French position, turning this hastily constructed blocking position into a sea of ​​flames. The armored vehicles slowly approached the position under the cover of fire from half-track vehicles on both sides, and the powerful firepower easily suppressed the opponent. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the subsequent trucks began to put down the infantry carried on them. Under the cover of the MG machine guns, the infantry units took turns to cover and charged towards the French position! The entire Storm Battle Group slashed at the French like a broad-bladed axe!

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