The Rise of the Empire

"Keep going. After this war is over, I guarantee that the Prussian Army will have better tanks." Looking at the ugly-faced subordinates next to him, Mackensen said calmly. In fact, from the beginning of the exercise to now, Mackensen said Kenson was extremely depressed. Not to mention the natural disaster at the beginning, just two days after the war started, his improvised rapid corps lost one-tenth of its vehicles due to malfunctions or other reasons, either falling into pits or malfunctioning. . Ordinary wheeled vehicles are not so miserable. Temporarily modified vehicles are the culprit, but the battle must continue. Although the situation is getting worse and worse, Mackensen is fully prepared!

"Here we come! Get ready to fight!" Looking at the two red flares rising simultaneously in the distance. Buckman quickly retreated into his Cricket assault tank. Chariots that looked strange to Buckman gradually appeared in his field of vision. "This is the real battle! The collision between steel and steel!"

The Bavarian Army sent out a two-row battle formation. The first row was Cricket tanks, and the second row was Hu Feng assault guns. From Bavaria's perspective, Prussian tanks were all lightly armored units, and the thickest armor front was also However, the 15MM cannot stop a 2-pound armor-piercing bullet at all. The rate of fire of the machine gun and the large firing range of the turret are obviously more useful than the small firing range of Hu Feng's heavy artillery. There are also some truck guns deployed on both sides of the armored array to prevent the opponent from detouring.

The armored units on both sides slowly approached each other. When the distance approached 800 meters, the first row of Cricket tanks stopped first and started firing freely. The machine guns next to the artillery fired out strings of tracer bullets that were as dazzling as fireflies flying in the night. They Fly to a distant target and calibrate the opponent's position and distance for the tank. After two brief rounds of aiming, the unique and continuous sound of the 2-pounder gun began to ring across the battlefield.

A string of artillery shells passed through the Prussian attacking troops. From time to time, an unlucky tank was hit. Along with the sound of metal hitting, puffs of smoke emitted from the hit site. After the first few tanks were "destroyed", the remaining vehicles quickly maneuvered to both sides, trying to outflank them. Only a small number of tanks equipped with 50MM guns hoped to rely on their superior firepower to destroy their opponents.

Although the frontal defense of the first-generation Cricket is far weaker than that of Hu Feng, it still has an advantage in terms of relative penetration distance. Although the 50MM gun has great armor-piercing power, the tank's own defense is even worse. The Prussians paid a bloody price before entering their effective range. On the battlefield, the tanks of both sides continued to shoot at each other, and balls of flames kept jumping on the muzzles. When the distance between the two sides approached about 400 meters, the battle became fierce!

At a distance where each other could penetrate the other, the chariots on both sides tried their best to spit out deadly fire snakes. In half a minute, Bachman fired two 7-round bullets one after another. He and his two other companions formed a triangle formation, covering each other and leaving his side to a reliable comrade.

"We found the target 30 degrees to the left. Damn it, they are moving faster than us!" Buckman reminded loudly. The driver on the left front immediately stopped. At the same time, the loader pulled a grenade on the side of the vehicle and fired a smoke grenade. The khaki smoke screen instantly allowed the tank to dodge, and a red light flashed out. The point passes directly in front of the car body.

Then, the driver immediately shifted gears, and while the Cricket tank rushed out of the smoke screen, the slender 2-pounder gun was aimed at the retreating target. At a distance of 300 meters, the gunner fired a row of shells to cover the target.

"Pay attention to maintaining the formation, we are too far forward!" Buckman patted the gunner's shoulder to encourage him.

The driver is then reminded to pay attention to the position of the tank.

"The communication between tanks is always a difficult problem to solve, so in battle, all crew members must keep a calm mind, pay attention to their position, and pay attention to their teammates." This is what the instructor told Buckman The first lesson, and in the actual confrontation training, Buckman and his team were killed more than once because they were out of touch with their teammates.

But on the whole, as the tank troops of both sides gradually struggled together, confusion in formation and command was an inevitable result. The only thing that made Buckman relieved was that the other side seemed to be more chaotic than himself, and his side could at least maintain the situation. A fairly tight formation, but the Prussian armored units on the opposite side were already in chaos. They may have cooperated a little when they attacked, but now they are almost fighting independently.

"We seem to have deviated from the attack axis!" But soon, Buckman discovered the problem. After identifying the surrounding landmarks, he found that his team had left the original attack direction. He looked around again , I found that there were some other teammates nearby. If it was the behavior of my own team, then it could be attributed to a mistake, but if several teams were like this, then there was only one possibility! They were induced!

Schmidt's troops used to defend the flanks were still not enough, and some vehicles must have been left at the breach to consolidate the position. He knew this, and Mackensen also knew it! So this is the opportunity he was waiting for! As a famous general of the generation, Mackensen still had the ability to fight back even when the opponent had a huge technical advantage. After paying a huge price, he finally found every opportunity to defeat him!

Yes, strategically speaking, Schmidt lost this time! Going frontally through the defense line to consume and disperse the opponent's forces is only the first wave. This strategy is very easy to see through, and Mackensen does not have high hopes for it. The second wave is the real fatal one. Aren’t you very strong? Isn’t your armored unit claimed to be frontally invincible? That’s good, I’ll fight you head-on! Be happy! Are you having fun?

Mackensen was very aware of the problem of communication and liaison, so he knew that once a large-scale battle began, it would be easy to release the troops but difficult to recover them. Hindenburg, Mackensen and others who had commanded corps-level exercises and battles were comparable. Schmidt and the others have much more experience. In this case, what if the commander knows? How do you gather your troops? How to deliver the message? Is there enough time?

Mackensen never thought about using armored vehicles and tanks to win the battle! Mackensen has also seen Cricket and Hu Feng in Bavaria. Compared with these guys, Prussian tanks are just paper. Isn't it a courtship to die if they fight head-on? Therefore, Mackensen thought very clearly, use these armored vehicles as bait to let you disperse, and then enter the ambush circle I prepared in advance! That's right, during the head-on battle, the truck cannon in Mackensen's hand was not idle at all! They have already entered the ambush position and are waiting for the other party to hit the muzzle of the gun!

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