Chapter 951 Kruger’s Circus 2
A large-caliber bullet easily smashed the head of a war horse into pieces, and then cut off the upper body of a Japanese cavalryman without losing force. The shattered warhead even knocked another cavalryman off his horse. Every second, three digits of bullets flew towards the charging Japanese cavalry. In the neat cavalry formation, the ferocious firepower even cut a path of flesh and blood. Starting from 1,500 meters away, the Japanese cavalry began to charge. This distance was only a few minutes for the charged horses, but this distance became a scourge that the Japanese cavalry could never reach. As the hot bullet casing flew out of the ejection port, when half of the leg was buried in the bullet inside the vehicle, the last Japanese cavalryman and his horse were beaten into a ball of flesh.
"They really rushed over like a group of madmen. This definitely made us one of the toughest enemies we encountered. With this little will, we were very shocked. But when they were about to use their sabers to deal with our armor and machine guns, , the outcome is already decided!" Major Hohenberg said.
After the cavalry was cleared, the vehicles carrying machine guns and mortars continued to advance, while the truck cannons were deployed. After using violent and accurate artillery to kill the four stubborn rapid-fire cannons, the mechanized infantry, which had never had a chance to perform, finally Got on the field.
Because the vehicle used was not an armored vehicle, all the cavalry dismounted at 800 meters to follow the armored vehicle to fight. At the same time, the cavalry participating in the attack also chose to dismount rather than continue the charge. The infantry platoon followed the armored vehicles to form a wide arc-shaped attack front. Under the command of the rear truck gun, it squeezed the opponent with a not too fast but extremely steady advance.
Slow but unstoppable, the armored vehicle at the front controlled the speed and used the large-caliber machine guns and mortars on the vehicle to suppress the Japanese firepower. The powerful bullets often shot through the hastily piled bunkers and killed the Japanese soldiers behind. When the Japanese army was preparing to launch a counterattack, there were always several machine guns that could easily disperse the newly gathered Japanese troops. The sporadic charge was handed over to the infantry who gathered next to the armored vehicle. Semi-automatic rifles and a small number of submachine guns organized the Japanese reunion at a distance of 150 meters away. With the cover of armored vehicles, the infantry has cover and has great psychological support, thus doubling the infantry's battle!
After using machine guns and submachine guns to cut off several Japanese counterattacks, Utsunomiya Taro, knowing that the situation was irreversible, could only "transfer" with the division flag and other items, leaving a large amount of baggage and other items with the enemy. At this point, the Third Division has actually become a mess.
Like ferocious cheetahs, this force continued to hunt prey and developed in depth. According to the original idea of Major Hohenberg, the leader of the "circus", they could simply kill their opponents directly, until they encountered the British Human tanks and the belated first division of Juichi Terauchi!
When the third division that made first contact had been beaten to pieces, and Takao Suzuki's second division was also beaten to a pulp, Juichi Terauchi finally arrived at the battlefield with his exhausted infantry and British tanks! But before colliding with the German armored forces, they first had to fight with this mobile force!
“We seem to be in big trouble.
"Major Hohenberg immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. If you want to use light armored troops to confront the armored troops in an open field, it will definitely be finished. Otherwise, why would everyone spend so much money on building tanks? Although the British MK1 tank It is not as scary as the Hu Feng assault gun, but in terms of performance, it has its own advantages with the Cricket, especially the 57MM cannon, which has very good power and rate of fire.
"Let's go back and go to the Japanese headquarters that we just defeated. There are a lot of debris there and some unfinished trenches. We can make use of it. Notify General Sekter that we have encountered the British. Tank!" Major Hoffenberg could actually choose to evacuate. But at this time, both sides only had one armored force. The side that struck first would expose its position and provide the other side with an opportunity. Therefore, Major Auffenberg decided to use the truck gun in his hand as a magnet. Attract the attention of the British and provide opportunities for your own armored units!
All vehicles and personnel were quickly concealed, and the engineers also hastily deployed a simple minefield before the opponent approached. The only things that the "circus" can rely on are truck guns equipped with eight 77MM cannons and six "armed pickup trucks" equipped with 40MM machine guns. It may be difficult for the latter to penetrate the MK1 tank at normal combat distances, so it can only be deployed on both wings.
"Utsunomiya Taro's headquarters was taken away by the Germans. He couldn't even hold on for an hour. This is simply a shame for the Japanese Imperial Army, isn't it? Haruta-kun?" Terauchi Juichi looked at the distance. The former Third Division headquarters, filled with thick smoke, said to the staff officer next to him.
"After all, General Utsunomiya Taro provided us with an opportunity to seize our opponent. On this point, we deserve our recognition." The staff officer next to him said following Juichi Terauchi's words.
"Very well, contact the British. My infantry will cooperate with his tank troops to solve the problem on the opposite side. I hope that it will not take more than an hour for us to recover here, and then we can return to the old headquarters of the Third Division. Establish our headquarters! I hope this guy Utsunomiya won't lose their division flag!" The sarcasm in Terauchi Juichi's words already made the colleagues next to him feel that it was a bit too much.
In Terauchi's view, the British tanks are very good, the Japanese infantry are brave and well-trained, and the strength of the Germans is reflected in their equipment. If the equipment is equal, then the Japanese army has the advantage in strength. There will never be failure, at least in his eyes, the so-called infantry-tank coordinated combat means that the infantry just follows the tank, right?
"Damn it, the Germans have mended the minefields, but the Japanese engineers are behind us!" In the camp of the 2nd Battalion of the British 9th Dragoon Armored Regiment, Major Nick punched the steel plate of the tank. A minute ago, his tank tragically hit an anti-tank mine. Although the 1.5 kilogram TNT charge failed to completely destroy the MKI tank, it blew up the track and suspension on the left side. Baluo, unless the Japanese can control the battlefield after the war, this tank will probably be completely lost.
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