Chapter 653： Crossfire (Part 2)

Latest website: When the continuous shelling and airstrikes are always over, in the hope of the Republican army, the shelling and airstrikes have finally come to an end.

However, the soldiers of the Republican Army swarmed into the position under the command of the officers before they could catch a breath.

"Hurry up, the rebels are about to attack."

"The machine gun is set up here, you can only fire at my order."

While the position of the Republican Army was busy responding to the next National Army offensive, the armored group of 38 R10 tanks in front of them had already been equipped for combat equipment, and Dolke's company was on the left side of the team.

"attack."

After sitting in his tank battalion commander using the radio to issue an offensive command, the tanks that had already been launched began to rush towards the defending position. Behind them are the two regiments of the National Army. They will follow in the footsteps of the tanks and attack the enemy positions.

Therefore, the Republican officers and soldiers who were waiting for the enemy to attack could not wait for the enemy infantry, but took the lead in seeing the tank.

"Enemy tank."

When the soldiers on the position saw the appearance of the tank, they immediately yelled in panic. There is no way that most of the soldiers of the Republican Army were workers and peasants before, and they were mobilized into the army after the outbreak of the Civil War. Many trainings can only be learned on the battlefield. It was the first time facing a battle with a tank, and it was impossible to say it was not nervous.

Unlike the soldier's panic expression, the officer yelled at once. "What to panic, prepare anti-tank guns and anti-tank guns. In addition, let people prepare explosives packs."

Although many officers have not experienced battles with tanks, they can only cope with them.

With the order of the officer, the soldiers of the Republican Army took out the M1918 anti-tank gun issued before. This anti-tank gun developed by Germany in the middle and late World War I was the world's first anti-tank gun. Its 13.2 A 13.2×92 mm steel core projectile fired with a millimeter caliber can penetrate 22 mm thick armor within 100 meters. It is not outdated to deal with the thin-skinned light tanks of the 1920s and 1930s. However, relying on them to deal with Romania's R10 tanks, there is a little more than enough.

Of course, the Republican Army has other means besides this anti-tank gun. I saw in the bunker not far behind the position, an M1930 37mm anti-tank has been pushed into the gun position. This is a Soviet imitation of the German Pak36 37mm anti-tank gun, and this German tank gun is the famous 37-military anti-tank gun.

The Republican soldiers in charge of operating the anti-tank guns aimed at the incoming R10 tank and followed the command of the gun position commander to fire.

The tungsten core armor-piercing projectile it fired immediately flew out of the muzzle, and after flying over a distance of six to seven hundred meters, it plunged into the mud next to an R10.

Nothing, keep coming.

The gunner withdrew the shell and re-inserted another shell. With a new round of aiming, another shell flew out. This time is different from the previous one. This shell directly hit an R10 tank and stopped it directly in front of the position. A conspicuous scratch appeared on the front of the tank, which was not penetrated.

However, the officers and soldiers on the position did not have such good eyes. They only saw that they hit the enemy tank on their side, and the Republican officers and soldiers on the position cheered.

By coincidence, this shell hit the tank where Dolke was. The huge impact caused everyone in the tank to fall with swollen noses and bruises, and Dork, who endured the pain, got up.

Dork asked first. "Is anyone injured?"

"No."

"I'm okay."

"It just hurts."

Hearing the answers from other car crew members, Dork was relieved. Then he felt afraid for a while, and then a wave of anger rose.

He immediately asked the other crews with his throat microphone. "Have you found the location of the enemy's anti-tank gun."

"No."

"I didn't see it clearly."

Just when Dork felt disappointed, a voice came, giving him hope.

"I seemed to be on the left wing at 10 o'clock and saw the fire and white smoke. It should be there at 10 o'clock."

Dolke, who got the position, immediately issued an order, "So everyone pays attention to the 10 o'clock position. As long as the opponent fires again, he will definitely be able to catch him."

Sure enough, Doctor did not wait, only to see that the anti-tank gun that hit him fired again. This time, Dolke could see clearly, "So you are hiding here."

Dolke, who saw the position clearly, immediately reported the position to the other car groups. "At 10 o'clock, in the small bush to the right of the eucalyptus, the anti-tank door is there."

Now that you know the exact location, it's easier to handle. I saw a company of tanks stop directly, aiming at the small bush and preparing to fire.

At this time, he was about to continue aiming, and the commander who fired anti-tank shells happened to see the nearly ten tanks aiming at his side.

Feeling horrified, he only had time to shout. "No, run away."

I saw nearly ten shells flying over, and there was no time for everyone to react.

"Boom boom boom"

The exploded shrapnel swept across the gun position, causing everyone to fall in a pool of blood, and at the same time swept away the camouflage of the position.

But Dolk, who directed the shooting, still felt uneasy, and continued to order another round of fire collection.

"Boom boom boom"

With the new round of fire gathering, a louder explosion sounded. The already destroyed anti-tank gun was blown apart, and a large number of fragments were turned into deadly weapons and swept around.

This is the sound of artillery shells exploding, which also means that this group of anti-tank guns was destroyed.

The other anti-tank guns on the position had similar encounters with this anti-tank gun, because now the anti-tank guns are generally light anti-tank guns with a caliber of 37 mm. This kind of development and anti-tank guns of the late World War I and the 1920s were mainly used to deal with light tanks that were not heavily armored.

Now facing Romania’s newly developed R10 tank, it seems to be lagging behind. Although the R10 is defined as a reconnaissance and auxiliary function in the Romanian armored forces, its frontal 45mm small-angle bevel armor cannot be penetrated by a 37mm gun.

When the tanks solved the anti-tank artillery, the Republican soldiers on the position were also harassing with their own weapons, but this was of no effect at all.

"Equipped with the explosives bag, the anti-tank gun was fired close."

For this unfavorable situation, the commander on the ground can only think of this way.

However, I am afraid that their hopes will come to nothing. After the anti-tank guns were dealt with, the armored forces did not attack the position themselves. Instead, they called the machine guns on the ground 200 meters away.

This is a method that Romania came to at the end of the battlefield When it is not in a hurry to break through the enemy's position, keep a distance to suppress the enemy's firepower, which can more effectively help the infantry solve the battle. Therefore, as long as the firepower such as machine guns and mortars on the position is found, it will incur a direct aiming shell.

Of course, this method is mainly used for the enemy's lack of anti-armor means to threaten itself.

Therefore, the tanks that are not threatened before the battlefield are simply not too presumptuous.

This made some of the Hoffmans who watched the game look down. These young men were too unscrupulous.

However, although the armored soldiers performed somewhat unscrupulously, their combat effectiveness was undoubtedly revealed. If it were not for the Republican Army's disregard of casualties and the failure of the National Army's subsequent reinforcements to keep up, it would be difficult to say that the position would change hands in the first attack.

However, the performance of Romania's first ground battle not only surprised the National Army, but also surprised the German and Italian advisory groups.

After the war, both sides sent a telegram to the country, introducing the battlefield performance of the Romanian army. However, Italy's main focus is on equipment, while Germany's focus is on the tactical use of tanks.