The main forces of the tank troops of both sides met more than ten minutes later. This battle can be said that neither the enemy nor ours was prepared nor experienced.

There is no need to say that the engineer regiment is not prepared or experienced. They thought that the Japanese armored troops had already arrived in Binhe, but they did not expect that they would encounter so many tanks here.

However, the Japanese army did not expect the British army to fight back, so they also rushed into battle.

Also, since the Japanese army did not have many armored troops before, the well-trained Japanese army also did not have such experience in large-scale tank combat.

It should be said that the Japanese armored troops still have a chance at this time. They can seize the weakness of the small number of Shermans in the hands of the Engineer Regiment... There are only nine Shermans in the hands of the Engineer Regiment, and these nine Shermans are only enough to take on the charge in the front. For other positions, such as the flank, M3 light tanks can only be arranged.

As for why the British army has so few Sherman tanks, it is because of the United States...

The Sherman tank itself is not in the loan loan bill, which means that the United States has no obligation and is willing to provide Sherman tanks to its allies. In addition, the United States also believes that the enemy in the Asia-Pacific region is mainly Japan, and Japan's armored forces are vulnerable, so they generally only provide m3 Stuart light tanks.

This is why the Chinese army stationed in India were equipped with all the m3 light tanks in the early days. Later, it was found that the m3 light tank was slightly insufficient when dealing with the Japanese Type 97 tanks... Although the Japanese Type 97 tanks were not thick in armor, their artillery armor-piercing capabilities were much stronger than the m3. Although the m3 tank armor was thicker than the Type 97, it was not thick enough to withstand the 97 tank guns. At the same time, the small cannon of the m3 tank had difficulty in breaking through the front armor of the Japanese Type 97. Therefore, although the overall performance of the two was quite comparable, they were very coincidentally controlled by the Japanese Type 97. In the end, it was only in the middle and late stage that the Chinese army stationed in India equipped a small number of Shermans.

(Note: The Chinese army stationed in India refers to the Chinese troops formed by the Chinese Expeditionary Force after the failure of its first battle, based on the new 38th Division that retreated to India, and then airlifted new recruits to India through the Dunfeng route. This is a force armed to teeth provided by the British army with daily necessities provided by the US army. Its training base is located in a small town called Lamga in Bihar Province, India.)

For the same reason, most of the tanks provided by the United States to the British army were m3 light tanks. The reason why they were provided to the British army Sherman was because Britain was a die-hard ally of the United States and could even be said to be of the same ethnic group.

It can be imagined that there would be no problem with nine Sherman tanks with thick armor and strong firepower being placed on the front, but the flanks and rear were a little empty, especially in the rear of the Chinese-British Allied Forces, which was a long car team along the road. Even if there was cover, it was only an M3 tank with weak firepower. In addition, the British army had no morale at this time. If several Type 97 tanks broke in, it would be a veritable tiger into the flock and sheep.

Therefore, the correct way for the Japanese armored troops to play at this time should be to use Tian Ji's horse racing method, use light tanks to deal with the powerful Sherman on the front, and then use medium tanks to break through the wings and then penetrate to the side and back of the Chinese-British Allied Forces.

By the way, this is also a common tactic used by Japanese infantry. Unfortunately, this tactic was not used by Nobuo Ueda on the tank troops. At that time, he only wanted to block it. Block it. You must not let the British tank break through, otherwise the oil field would be over!

It's not his fault. As the saying goes, the authorities are confused. Of course, they will see this battle clearly from an outsider's perspective, because they are clear about the causes and consequences of the enemy and us, so it is naturally easier to make the best judgment. But at that time, Nobuo Ueda looked at it and didn't know anything, and even the defense line was organized in a hurry, so how could he think so clearly?

So this quickly turned into a massacre, a massacre of Japanese armored forces by the Engineers.

The Japanese army did not have many Type 97 tanks, with only one squadron of nine, and two of these nine were destroyed in the previous battle. The remaining seven were lined up in the open space in the heart of the oil field to prepare for the battle... Of course, Nobuo Ueda still had two teams of six Type 97 vehicles, but they could not be used easily as a reserve team.

For the Engineer Regiment, the Japanese army's move was tantamount to seeking death. The 57mm short-barrel cannon on the Type 97 could not pose a threat to Sherman's 76mm thick armor at all. Moreover, Sherman could aim and shoot while marching, while the Japanese Army's Type 97 could only stop and aim.

So amid the roaring motor, with the sound of cannons... the Japanese artillery hit Sherman, and Sherman was safe and sound. Every time the Sherman tank opened fire and hit the Japanese tank, it could even overturn its entire turret.

Among them, the Japanese armored troops even had concerns, which was because they were worried that the accidental frying of the oil tank would cause another fire... The Japanese gunners received the order that they must aim and make sure to hit the target!

It can be imagined that under this order, the Japanese gunners were almost tied to fight... The tanks were originally inferior to others, and they were tied to their hands and feet. Then it would be strange if they didn't lose this battle.

However, in just over ten minutes, the seven Japanese ranks on the front line all turned into a bunch of fireballs. The reason why it took more than ten minutes was that the soldiers of the engineering regiment were not trained enough. After all, they were only training in the same ancient times for a few days, and at night, they often needed to shoot a few shots to hit the target.

Once the seven Type 97 tanks were eliminated, the dozen m3s followed were added to the carriage and rushed forward, with machine guns and artillery, as if they were in an unmanned state, rushing around the Japanese army and tank groups.

It should be said that the battle was already disrupted at this time. To put it bluntly, the engineering regiment was also fighting randomly... Originally, the m3 should have advanced forward under the cover of infantry, but the soldiers driving the tank were extremely excited and extremely excited. Regardless of stepping on the accelerator, they rushed into the enemy's defense line and attacked the enemy.

It’s not that the soldiers are so excited. You should know that they have been so angry that they are not as angry as the Japanese. They are always forced to fight the Japanese planes, cannons and tanks in the domestic battlefield. Seeing their relatives and comrades fall down one by one, they have no choice but to hold this breath in their hearts for four or five years, but now they see that the Japanese are not as equipped as the Japanese, and that kind of pleasure and excitement cannot be expressed in words and words.

So I couldn't hold back now. As soon as I stepped on the accelerator, I rushed into the Japanese defense line at full speed...

Afterwards, Zhang Chi knew that many soldiers were fighting and crying while fighting this battle. The most common words they said were not orders or coordination between them, but:

"Brothers, I avenge you today!"

"Mom, have you seen it? Have you seen your son killing the Japanese to avenge you?!"

"Dad, you can rest in peace in the sky! Don't worry, I won't let the Japanese go!"
Chapter completed!