Chapter 2044 Assault One
"Your Excellency, Commander, all troops have entered the designated positions. The friendly forces have helped us break down the last line of defense of the French army in the middle of the night. After crossing these lines of defense, we will enter the unsheltered plain. Army, judging from the current situation, they are moving, have not built a position, and have not found a large-scale armored force." A staff officer said to General Schmidt.
"This is a good sign." The admiral nodded in satisfaction. "Their performance is much worse than that of the French in Turkey. Are all the French who can fight already dead?" This half-serious, half-joking statement caused a chuckle from the side.
"Okay, it's time for us to get down to business and issue an attack order! Our mission is to assault! Assault! Assault! Destroy all the enemies and supplies along the way! Crush the stomachs of the French like a sharp sword!" The admiral ordered the attack At this time, with the rising sun, the roar of hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles broke the tranquility of the morning! The attack of the Gustav Assault Group has begun!
Armored spearheads composed of hundreds of tanks and assault guns passed quickly from the French positions. When they finally crossed the trenches and entered the plains, two German armored divisions quickly formed a pincer attack formation. Behind the giant tongs is a mobile strike corps composed of three German fast divisions. According to the information provided by the forward scouts, the first target of the Gustav Assault Group is the two French infantry divisions located slightly forward!
"Damn it, why are we the first batch to go to the battlefield!" A French soldier cursed in a low voice while taking a bite of freshly baked black bread.
"Relax, young man. We are just the flanks, used to cover the main force, and others are attacking from the front." An old soldier next to him comforted. "We are still more than 40 kilometers away from the Germans. Even if they attack us, we still have enough time to repair the bunker and wait for the reinforcements behind."
After the veteran finished speaking, he took a sip of the paste made of animal fat, vegetables, rice, and some unidentifiable things, and suddenly his face changed slightly! (Yes, the French classified rice as a vegetable during World War I, so it is normal for rice to appear in the so-called vegetable soup!)
He felt the ground shaking, and the water glass next to him was shaking slightly, as if he had been frightened. From time to time, some water splashes popped out on the liquid surface.
"Guys, there is a situation! Someone is rushing towards us!" The veteran threw away the lunch box in his hand and picked up the rifle next to him. A few minutes later, a flustered whistle sounded in the French army's position. And the sound of guns from a distance told the French that the Germans were coming!
"Crush them!" Admiral Schmidt put down the binoculars in his hand and gave an assault order. In front of him, the chaotic French army formation really didn't interest him. The French on the opposite side gave him a sense of disorganization. When the troops were close to a distance of less than 5 kilometers, the French's long-range artillery hadn't fired yet, which made the self-propelled artillery units that were already preparing for anti-battery operations very embarrassing.... Ever since, some of the artillery decisively carried out the fire support mission. Under the cover of falling 150MM heavy grenades one after another, the German armored forces launched an attack!
"Perfect formation!" At this time, Second Lieutenant Paul, who was sitting in the cockpit of a OnePlus K4 bomber that provided scouting assistance in the air, witnessed the whole process of the German armored attack. Change formation, below is an armored battalion, the first company walking in the front, they began to control their speed after receiving the order, while the second company in the back deployed to the left, and the third company deployed to the right, A few minutes later,
At a distance of 1,500 meters from the enemy's position, the three armored companies of the entire armored battalion had perfectly transformed into a wedge formation. And the tank platoons of each company also formed small wedges. Keep a straight-line distance of about 70 meters between each tank.
Behind the tank troops, a large number of armored vehicles followed immediately. The vehicles carrying mortars were at the end of the battle formation and had already deployed, ready to use M heavy mortars to provide support. As the tank companion, the vehicles carrying machine guns Half-track armored vehicles filled the gaps between tank units. In less than ten minutes, the Germans had completed their tactical deployment, pressing down on the opposite French army like an iron wall!
"Fire! Fire quickly!" When watching the German tanks rushing towards them, the only thing most French regiments could think of was to use their precious rapid-fire guns to counterattack immediately. The French troops of the two regiments formed a loose line. On the defensive line, the soldiers were centered on machine guns and artillery under the scolding of the officers. In the plain area with almost no bunkers and cover, the first battle between the two sides kicked off against the backdrop of the rising sun!
At a distance of 1,200 meters, the French opened fire, and dancing spots of light shone in the smoke. A few seconds later, the artillery shells roared into the German offensive formation, blasting black smoke columns beside the tanks. Listening to the clink of shrapnel and mud hitting the tank, the German armored soldiers despised the quality and will of the French on the opposite side!
"They are far inferior to the previous enemies. At least in Turkey, the French anti-aircraft guns have never fired first at a distance of 700 meters!" A German tanker commented after the war.
The French's continuous attacks exposed the firepower, and at a distance of 800 meters, all German tanks almost unanimously chose an emergency stop! A series of tracer bombs landed on the French positions one after another. These shining red bullets were like the gaze of death, which made people feel palpitating. After a while, the German tankers launched the first round of rapid fire!
Accompanied by the flames constantly spewing from the muzzle and the shaking car body, dense shells hit the French positions like heads and brains! The German attack was short and deadly. In less than half a minute, at least more than a dozen French 75MM rapid-fire guns were smashed to pieces along with the French soldiers next to them. The frontal firepower of the French army dropped a notch in an instant, and the remaining artillery wanted to shoot the Germans even more frantically. They didn't care what the hit rate was at this distance, or whether they could penetrate the opponent's armor. They just hoped to use this method. Come suppress your fear!
A round of shells fell on the German front, and occasionally some shells hit the front of the tank, but it was useless except to leave a deep or shallow pit. The German tanks were as easy as the God of War. Destroying everything in its path, it quickly took a toll on the morale of the French.
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