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The No. 4 tank is a main battle tank that is highly expected by the German Army, hoping to compete with the Chinese Army's armored forces. From the appearance, the No. 4 tank is a little smaller than the "Leopard" tank of the Chinese Army and is 8 tons lighter. However, in terms of the thickness of the armor and the power of the tank gun, the two types of tanks are almost the same. In terms of armor and artillery technology, Germany has always been at the forefront of the world, even China has obtained relevant technologies from Germany and will develop them themselves later! The No. 4 tank of the German Army can be said to be the crystallization of Germany's industrial and technological strength.

However, according to the relevant information obtained by the Military Intelligence Bureau, the General Staff analyzed the German Army's No. 4 tank. If the one-on-one duel, the No. 4 tank is not the opponent of the "Leopard" tank. The "Leopard" tank weighs 8 tons more than the No. 4 tank, the body is slightly longer and the track is wider. In addition, the "Leopard" tank uses a diesel engine, which makes the "Leopard" tank better in off-road performance and stability. At the same time, the safety is also higher. Gasoline engine 1

Once hit, it is easy to catch fire and burn, while the diesel engine is much more stable. The most important point is that although the front armor of these two tanks is 75 mm thick, the armor of the No. 4 tank is arranged vertically, while the "Leopard" tank uses inclined armor. 20-degree inclined armor makes the armor defense of the "Leopard" tank stronger. At the same time, a certain inclination angle is conducive to bounce the enemy's shells and forming a jump. In this way, the tank's defense can be improved.

The reason for adopting such an armor arrangement is entirely because of the request of the Emperor Wang Yuze. Although Wang Yuze is not an expert in tanks, he has never eaten pork and has never seen pigs run? The experts conducted relevant experiments based on Wang Yuze's requirements and found that the defense of the inclined armor is indeed much stronger than that of the vertical armor. Therefore, when the "Leopard" tank is fixed, the front armor is inclined.

The battle between the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army and the 11th Armored Division of the German Army began at 10:15 am on January 13. The German Army's armored troops were dispatched and quickly discovered by the Chinese Air Force in the sky. Therefore, before the armored troops of the two sides confronted each other, the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft units took the lead. A squadron of H9C's "Canghu" dive bombers attacked the tank units of the 11th Armored Division of the German Army,

Within a few minutes, 24 500 kilogram heavy aviation bombs were dropped. A considerable result was achieved. At least 20 tanks No. 4 were destroyed and exploded into a pile of scrap iron. Although these bombs were all high-explosive bombs, nearly 200 kilograms of strong explosives were loaded in the 500 kilograms of aviation bombs, which was enough to destroy any ground targets. In the shock wave generated by the bomb explosion, even tanks weighing more than 30 tons would be light like leaves. They hugged and threw them high.

The air defense forces of the 11th Armored Division of the German Army also launched a fierce counterattack, but they only injured an H9C "Canghu" dive bomber, and the damage was not fatal. The H9C "Canghu" dive bomber also struggled to return to the aircraft carrier.

"Despicable Chinese! They want to use this shameless tactic to weaken our strength and defeat us! This is absolutely impossible!" Major General Guderian almost burst into fire in his eyes. Before he met the Chinese Army's armored troops, his armored troops lost more than 20 tanks. Such losses made him very depressed!

At 10:15 am, the battle between the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army and the 11th Armored Division of the German Army officially broke out! At this time, the strength of both sides was equal. Originally, the 11th Armored Division of the German Army had one more battalion of tanks than the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Navy. However, due to the air strikes of the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft units, the 11th Armored Division of the German Army lost more than 20 tanks, and the number of tanks on both sides was basically the same!

The 1st Battalion of the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army was the first to exchange fire with a tank battalion of the 11th Armored Division of the German Army. The two sides opened fire at one thousand meters away, but at this distance, no one could do anything to each other. The tanks of both sides were constantly approaching. As the distance got closer, the tanks of both sides began to be fatally threatened!

Whether it is the No. 4 tank or the Chinese "Leopard" tank, they are equipped with 75mm 42-caliber tank guns, and their power is almost the same! Before the distance between the two sides is closer to 500 meters, it is difficult to penetrate the opponent's front armor. The 75mm 42-caliber tank gun is able to penetrate 30mm steel plates at a distance of 1,000 meters, 50mm steel plates at a distance of 800 meters, and 100mm steel plates at a distance of 500 meters, thus posing a fatal threat to the front thickness of the two tanks with a thickness of 75mm armor!

"Stop! Turn on fire!" A Chinese Army's "Leopard" tank stopped suddenly, and the body stopped, and then the tank gun was already firing! An armor-piercing bomb exploded from the tank gun, and in the blink of an eye it hit a No. 4 tank at a distance of 500 meters ahead. The orange-red flames were shining, and the tank had already ignited a fire and black smoke.

After destroying the target, the "Leopard" tank is activated again and kills the next target.

The tanks of both sides fought on the plains. Tanks were hit and caught fire, and then became a pile of scrap iron. However, what the commander of the 11th Armored Division of the German Army could not believe was that the tank troops of the German Army seemed to be suppressed by the Chinese. The destroyed tanks were mostly German tanks, and the Chinese lost much less tanks than German tanks. This result made Major General Guderian a little unbelievable. You must know that before the war started, the German army believed that the German armored troops were not worse than China. Although China was at the forefront of the world in the development and use of tanks. After Germany obtained relevant technologies from China, it used their strong industrial strength to catch up quickly. But now, the performance of the tank troops of both sides on the battlefield undoubtedly allowed Germany to see the gap between the two sides again!

"Damn it! The quality of Chinese tank soldiers is better than that of us! Their tanks can stabilize in time and then fire! Our tanks take much more time to do all this than they do!" a colonel officer said hatefully.

The 'Leopard' tank is 8 tons heavier than the No. 4 tank and has much better stability. After braking, it can stop immediately, which allows the tank to aim at the target at the fastest speed and then fire. Nowadays, tanks cannot shoot while moving, and it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the shooting. Therefore, they usually stop when firing and continue to move forward after firing. This makes the tanks must stabilize as fast as possible when stopping, then fire and then leave quickly. Otherwise, the stopped tanks will become the best target for the enemy. Obviously, thanks to the performance of the tank and the quality of tank soldiers, the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army is better in this regard than the 11th Armored Division of the German Army!

"The Chinese tanks seem to have better defense performance! At the same distance of 500 meters, their tanks can destroy our tanks, but our tanks are difficult to destroy their tanks! God! Are the Chinese already so much ahead of us in armor technology?" A staff officer exclaimed! While the tank troops on both sides were fighting, they were also observing, hoping to find the enemy's weaknesses and their own shortcomings, so that they could improve in the future.

Major General Guderian's face looked a little ugly, and he also discovered these problems. The development of the battle situation now deviated from his expectations. With the gap in strength between the two sides, the 11th Armored Division of the German Army is likely to be unable to win!

The tanks of both sides continued to enter the battlefield and launched fierce fighting. The distance between the two sides' battles was reduced from the initial five hundred meters to four hundred meters, and it was still being further reduced.

The 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army was also constantly hit by tanks. As the distance continued to get closer, although the "Leopard" tank could easily destroy the No. 4 tank, the tank guns of the No. 4 tank could also destroy the "Leopard" tank! However, due to the tank performance and the quality of tank soldiers, the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army was very advantageous!

On the front battlefield, the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army dispatched three tank battalions, hundreds of tanks, which had suppressed the 11th Armored Division of the German Army. Nearly half an hour after the battle began, the 11th Armored Division of the German Army had lost more than fifty tanks, while the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army had only lost more than twenty tanks!

Immediately afterwards, the other two battalions of the 19th Armored Brigade also entered the battle. However, these two battalions were encircled from the flank. The 19th Armored Brigade had great ambitions and attempted to severely damage the 11th Armored Division of the German Army, at least to keep their main force behind!

When the other two tank battalions of the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army entered the battlefield from the flank, the defeat of the 11th Armored Division of the German Army was destined! The two tank battalions and more than 70 tanks were like a sharp bayonet, as if they were to directly cut the tank troops of the 11th Armored Division of the German Army into two sections!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The Chinese Army's "Leopard" tank kept firing, and the German Army's No. 4 tank was constantly destroyed. The huge losses have made the German Army's 11th Armored Division unbearable.
Chapter completed!