The Rise of the Empire

Baron Schmidt was still very serious about the prince's suggestion. On both wings, the baron left some security forces, and at the same time used the 75MM rapid-fire cannon and 2-pounder cannon mounted on half-track vehicles as anti-armor forces. All the assault guns and tanks are left as reserves. It seems that an armored battalion has a lot of troops, but after it is actually deployed, it still feels a little stretched!

"The Bavarians' armored forces have moved!" At this time, the Prussian airship cruising at the highest point of the battlefield suddenly discovered that under the cover of billowing smoke, a huge front consisting of gray-black formations was advancing rapidly to the east! If we want to say that the Prussian Army has the only advantage in this exercise, it is probably the reconnaissance advantage of the airship. In this era, the flying height of airships is higher than that of airplanes, and the patrol time is even longer. The so-called opportunities are for those who are prepared, and this time, the Prussians' efforts really paid off!

"It's so spectacular." Count Zeppelin, who was personally in charge of driving the airship, looked dumbfounded at the group of armored troops running wildly on the ground. The gray-black paint shone with a strange luster under the sunlight. The thick and long 75MM artillery was concentrated. Today's cutting-edge steel behemoths, as well as the other tanks behind them, the armored torrent of more than 200 various vehicles gives people an unstoppable feeling.

Think about it, even in the 21st century, most people will at least feel moved when they see a uniform formation composed of hundreds of heavy vehicles, but what about now? It can be said that no one present has ever seen such a large-scale mechanized formation. These heavily armored cavalry are just like the Teutonic Knights back then. If it doesn't move like a mountain, if it moves it invades like fire! When the wedge-shaped attack front appeared in front of the Prussians, many people had a feeling of being invincible. A cold sense of oppression appeared in the opponent's heart.

"Get ready for battle!" The armored forces of this era were really slow to move. The speed of the Hu Feng assault gun in cross-country conditions was only 10 to 15 kilometers per hour, and the early warning of the airship gave the maneuvering Prussian artillery group a certain degree of confidence. The preparation time, and these Prussian artillery elites really used this time to fight an anti-tank blocking battle that was pretty good in this era.

Because it is an exercise, it is impossible for both sides to directly take pictures of the main body. The tank may be able to block the 3-inch artillery. What do you do with the unprotected rapid-fire cannon? So in the end, the armored forces are still hitting targets, while the rapid-fire artillery can use small-caliber artillery to attack tanks with low-speed 37MM shells filled with fuel.

So just after entering the position, the 77MM rapid-fire gun, which was preparing to make a historical appearance as an anti-tank gun, was swept away by a round of high-explosive shells before looking at the Bavarian attack echelon... Two reconnaissance planes flew quickly over the Prussian Army's position. "A suspected artillery position was found in area 15, requesting fire coverage." As the Morse code spread, the self-propelled howitzer located at the rear of the attacking force first attacked the artillery position flanking the attack spearhead.

The roar of heavy artillery shells fell from the sky and soon covered the artillery position in the open area. The Germans had carefully studied the coverage efficiency of artillery. At the beginning of World War 1, a standard 4-gun battery was targeted by a 150MM heavy howitzer. After being mounted, it takes about 120 rounds to destroy more than 75% of the targets. According to an artillery fire rate of 2 to 3 rounds per minute, it takes about 20 minutes.

The explosion of dense 150MM heavy howitzer and 105MM light howitzer shells came from the target area. Under the guidance of the aircraft, a rolling barrage swept from one end of the position to the other side step by step.

The plumes of smoke and gunpowder in the sky also told the Prussians that the Bavarian Army was coming!

"General, the towed artillery and self-propelled anti-tank artillery have arrived, and we can launch an attack at any time." An officer reported to Mackensen. At this moment, the Prussian Mobile Corps was also in place. This time, Moltke and others concentrated almost all mobile troops and rapid-fire artillery. Victory or defeat depends on this.

"Wait a little longer, they haven't penetrated deep into our defensive positions, and the planes in the sky have not appeared." Mackensen said a little uneasily. His uneasiness still came from the lack of power in his hands. He could really attack Hu Feng. The only threats posed by assault guns and cricket tanks are those rapid-fire cannons. The 50MM gun equipped with the best wheeled armored vehicle in hand may have a chance of hitting the side at close range. If you charge head-on, you will die.

Therefore, he hoped that the most complete situation would be for the Bavarian armored forces to be deeply wedged into his own defensive formation, and then wait until the air force also came up, and when the defense system he had deployed was about to collapse, he would go up again. ! Well, that's it, war is so cruel, some people are destined to be MTs to attract hatred.

"The opponent fought very steadily, neither greedy for merit nor rash advancement, and advanced step by step." This was the evaluation of the Bavarian Army by a Prussian officer who participated in the world's first large-scale anti-armor battle afterwards.

"Stop at 2 o'clock and fire a high-explosive bomb!" ordered House on the left wing. The 18-ton Hu Feng-style assault gun slammed into the car. With a burst of shaking, the battlefield finally came to a stop. The huge artillery It began to rotate slowly, and the loader loaded the ammunition cleanly. After the machine gun fired three short bursts to determine the trajectory, a 75MM high-explosive round shattered a wooden model hidden behind the bunker into pieces.

There is no problem in splitting the opponent's defense line frontally. In fact, the Prussians also know that the real difficulty lies in the expansion to the depth and flanks. At this time, the attacking troops will be squeezed by the opponent's counterattack troops and flank troops. The so-called penetration , and being squeezed out again is the situation mentioned. And because the attack surface is wider, you may be attacked everywhere with limited troops, which requires cooperation.

House's Hu Feng began to turn to the left to attack, while another cricket tank quickly came to the right side of House, crossing to cover Hu Feng's exposed right armor weakness. The tank's turret played a huge role at this time. The 40MM rapid-fire cannon with a high rate of fire and a large amount of ammunition quickly harvested the target. With the supply of 7 bullets, the muzzle of the cricket-style assault tank responsible for cover was almost empty. After stopping, groups of flames continued to spurt out, suppressing the surrounding targets.

All assault guns and tanks formed action groups and expanded to both sides, and the accompanying infantry also got off the impact vehicles and quickly filled the gaps between the tanks. They used squad machine guns and submachine guns to clear the trenches, always on guard. Possible anti-tank fighters on the other side. The troops originally deployed in a wedge shape quickly became an umbrella. The results began to expand rapidly.

Here comes the second update~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!