596 Sea of ??people, sea of ??fire, sea of ??tanks 6
"Director Lin! They are here, and the Russian tanks are attracted! There are t28 in front and t26 in back, and there are more than 300 vehicles!"
"Are all 75mm anti-tank guns ready? Very good! Let me listen to them! Listen to my orders and fire again, concentrate all firepower against t28, don't worry about t26! Leave t26 for the tank to deal with, first use tungsten steel armor-piercing bombs to attack the old Russian t28!"
Hearing the excited shouts in the headphones of the phone, Lin Zuoda, who was personally in charge of anti-tank guns, immediately issued a combat order. The officers and soldiers hiding in the anti-tank stronghold disguised as sand dunes, immediately took action. A 46-caliber 75mm anti-tank gun was removed from camouflage, pushed onto the gun position, extended a long gun barrel, aiming at the direction of the smoke and dust surging ahead. The gunners also took their place, and a shiny tungsten armor-piercing projectile was filled into the gun bore, waiting for the Soviet t28 tank to hit it.
Of course, the "uranium alloy armor-piercing bomb" that Chang Ruiqing had made in his early years has not been studied now, but the development of tungsten steel armor-piercing bombs has long been successful. Although the manufacturing difficulty of tungsten alloys is extremely difficult, with the tungsten carbide technology provided by Germany and the United Kingdom, China still has the ability to produce tungsten steel armor-piercing bombs in large quantities. However, the cost of this tungsten steel armor-piercing bomb is not low, almost several times that of ordinary steel-core armor-piercing bombs, so the inventory of the Chinese Expeditionary Force is not much, and the inventory of 75mm-caliber tungsten steel armor-piercing bombs is even smaller. It is the killer weapon used to deal with the Soviet heavy tanks that have not been produced yet! If it weren't for the appearance of this type of t28/1932 with thickened frontal armor, Zhang Zhizhong and Zhao Zongyang would definitely not be willing to use it.
The 60 75mm anti-tank guns hidden in the sea of sand were just ready. The Type 31 tanks and infantry (cavalry) soldiers in front had already fought and retreated. Boom boom boom... The 76.2mm shell of the t28 was still quite intimidating, after all, the caliber was placed there. Every time the Type 31 tank hit, a large fireball would be raised, but when the fireball dissipated, the Type 31 tanks hit were mostly just a little paint off and can still retreat at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour. However, this slow speed is enough to keep a safe distance between these tanks and the Soviet tank cluster.
Because after 30mm frontal armor was installed, the combat weight of the t28 tank increased from the original 27 tons to 28 tons to 32 tons! The horsepower of the t28/1932 engine did not increase accordingly, so this tank with "perfect balance of speed, armor, and firepower" also became a large iron turtle that could only move forward at a speed. As for the Soviet t26 tanks, they could run faster, but their armor was too thin. They could not withstand the 45mm tank gun of the 31 tank at all, so they could only follow the t28 tank slowly, and could not give full play to the advantage of high speed.
"Tanks keep in formation. Infantry should be careful to keep up, don't worry... the enemy cannot escape!" Nikonov had already poked half of his body from the top of the turret of the t28 tank he was riding, and was commanding the battle with a walkie-talkie microphone. Because he had seen something was wrong, he was not in a hurry to pursue. Instead, he kept the troops in formation and advanced slowly. However, what he was most worried about at this time was the "iron pipe weapon" used by the Chinese infantry, for fear that there would be a large number of Chinese infantry holding "iron pipe weapons" ambushing behind the sand dunes in front.
"Stop, all tanks stop, all T28, use tank guns to bombard the sand dunes ahead!"
So every time he pursued, Nikonov would order everyone to stop moving forward and use the 76.2mm infantry cannon equipped by T28 to bombard the sand dunes in front to determine whether there was an ambush. Seeing that everything was normal in front of him, he breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the tank cluster to continue chasing.
However, he never dreamed that just in front of him less than 1,500 meters away from the tank cluster he commanded, dozens of cannons had already aimed at the black hole muzzles at his precious tanks!
"Bao, bah, bah..." Several 76.2mm shells had just fallen around the bunker where Lin Zuoda was. Although it did not cause any loss, the sand caused by the bomb explosion almost drown the bunker where he was. At this moment, he spitted sand and moaned his phone while holding the phone: "Be careful of all anti-tank guns, now, open fire! Hit hard, and hit me hard!"
With a distance of less than 1,000 meters, the t28 tank is very tall and it is not much more difficult to deal with than shooting a target!
"Boom boom boom..."
A series of explosions sounded, and the 60 75mm/l46 anti-tank guns from the five anti-tank artillery battalions under the command of Lin Zuoda immediately made the Soviet tank soldiers realize that their t28/1932 tanks were far from reaching the indestructible level. The dozens of t28/1932 tanks that rushed to the front were all shot in less than half a minute! The tungsten steel armor-piercing shells shot with 46-caliber 75mm cannons were not able to withstand the poor quality armored steel plates of 50 to 80mm. The tanks hit immediately lost their combat power without exception. Some of them were hit by the ammunition rack and exploded, turning into a bunch of parts, and some ignited a big fire. The t28 tanks used an m5 aircraft engine, burning gasoline rather than diesel, and naturally it took a hit, and turned into a pile of metal torches.
Due to lack of sufficient mental preparation, the t28 tanks and t26 tanks following behind suddenly became panicked. Some drove at full speed and wanted to reverse the car and exit the death-covered area first. Some stopped and fired, wanting to use 76.5mm or 37mm shells to suppress enemy tanks or anti-tank guns that were unknown.
In just two or three minutes, dozens of T28s were beaten into scrap iron. The continuous explosions and the roar of shelling scared the remaining tanks to reversal. Nikonov, who was supervising the battle in the back row of the T28 tank cluster, was even more stunned. The term hunter appeared in his mind!
"Sursuit! Is the Sursuit... Retreat immediately, let's leave here! Retreat!"
Nikonov quickly picked up the microphone and howled in a trembling voice. Hundreds of T28 and T26 tanks drove back at full speed after hearing the order. At the same time, the 75mm armor-piercing bombs still hit the target as if they were not worth the money. The target was huge and the movement was extremely slow. There was no way to dodge, and one after another was hit and caught fire!
"Fire the gun! Fire the gun and fight back! T26 encircles from both wings..."
Seeing that all the T28s beside him turned into scrap iron, even GC-style warriors like Nikonov were frightened and hurriedly ordered a counterattack. They also asked the high-speed maneuvering T26 to surround the flanks of those "stalkers". This tactic has actually been formulated long ago, and is specifically used to deal with Chinese and German hunters.
After receiving the order, the remaining t28 tanks had to grit their teeth and brake. Dozens of 76.2mm/l17 tank guns were quickly raised and fired back at the direction of the flames in the distance. The t26, which was originally following t28, immediately divided into two teams and attacked from both wings of zuoyou. The two wings of the opponent were encircled at full speed.
"Want t28, don't worry about t26! After all their t28, retreat!" Seeing that the Soviet tanks began to counterattack, Lin Zuoda also picked up the phone receiver and issued an order loudly.
Compared with the huge t28, the t26 is much smaller in size and runs faster. It is also a large number. It is impossible to use 60 75mm anti-tank guns to completely use them. So it is better to concentrate firepower to attack those t28s that cannot be moved. At worst, you can abandon the cannon after the t28 is shot... In fact, it cannot be considered abandoned, because after the 31 tank counterattacks, these cannons can still be recaptured.
Rumble...
The T28/1932 tank Nikonov was riding in was finally hit. The deputy commander of the Soviet tank army only felt that he was thrown high into the sky by a huge force. He knew that he had fulfilled the glorious promise of a GCD man and devoted his entire life to the cause of human liberation. In the future, there was also a drop of his blood on the red flag that would plant all over the world. Thinking of this, the commander of the Soviet tank soldier who admitted that he was an imperialist spy and a Trotsky terrorist in the great purge in history closed his eyes with satisfaction. It was estimated that the last scene that appeared in his mind was the scene of the red flag being inserted into the top of the White House!
"Leave here. Get out of here quickly... don't blow up the cannons, you can get it back later!"
Just as Comrade Nikonov was dedicating his life to the cause of GCism, revisionist fighter Lin Zuo-dae-chao and his subordinates abandoned the cannon and fled in panic! His mission has been completed. In less than 10 minutes just now, the 60 75mm anti-tank guns he commanded solved at least 180 T28 tanks. The entire battlefield was full of tank wreckage. The next thing should be done by the counterattack of the Type 31 tank.
"Armored cavalry, rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to!"
Zhao Zongyang, who was watching the battle in the rear, immediately grabbed the phone and issued an order loudly. More than 100 Type 31 tanks and C-type self-propelled artillery that had been on standby for a long time rushed out from behind the hidden sand dunes like hungry tigers, and divided into two groups to welcome the Soviet T26 tanks. At the same time, the 7,80 self-propelled artillery of the 31 tanks that had just been fighting and retreating also stopped retreating and began to counterattack at full speed...
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"Defeated, is it defeated? How could this be possible? How could the Red Army tank troops be defeated? That's a total of 8 tank troops!"
Pavlov was completely stunned when he heard the defeat from the front. The Red Army generals and staff members around him were also unable to understand. How could the eight Soviet tank troops not even be able to deal with a Chinese armored cavalry army? This is incredible!
There are several people who have not learned Marxism in depth and even quietly ponder in their hearts whether the world revolution will succeed.
"Comrade Commander, Comrade Commander!"
Just as Pavlov and his generals were stunned, a communications officer answered a phone call and reported loudly: "Comrade Nikonov reported that the Chinese dispatched a large number of hunters' self-propelled anti-tank guns (referring to Type C tank destroyers)! His t28/1932 tanks were all killed by the hunters!"
"Sursuiter? How is this possible...There is no hunter in the Chinese armored cavalry army!"
"Comrade Commander-in-Chief, the Chinese may have transferred a battalion of hunters from the country to the Persian Gulf. This is entirely possible!"
"Even if they have one more battalion of hunters, they only have more than 600 tanks, and we have 1,600 tanks. How can we lose? 1,600 tanks were defeated by 600 tanks. How can we explain to Comrade Trotsky!" Speaking of this, Pavlov's face was already gloomy and was about to drip out of water. Although he had a backstage and was covered by Tukhachevsky, he had been successful in his official career over the years, and those political cadres who liked to find fault with nothing to do did not dare to provoke him.
However, the disaster was defeated by 1 Chinese armored cavalry army by 8 tank troops and 5 cavalry divisions. Tukhachevsky couldn't bear it! The matter was caused to Trotsky, and the only thing waiting for him was probably military law trial and shooting!
Thinking of this, Pavlov's face suddenly became as bleak as white paper. He could not admit defeat! He could not admit defeat. He had to continue to fight until he pushed the Chinese team in front of him and liberated Kuwait! As long as he could win, no matter how much the loss was, Trotsky would not shoot himself, at most he would give him a free lifestyle to retire.
"Reserve!" Pavlov stomped his feet fiercely and shouted: "Submit all the reserves! Order all the troops to advance only and not take a step back! Then... generate power to the Front Command, and say that our troops encountered a armored cavalry army and an armored army in the west of Kuwait Bay! We deal with nearly 900 tanks, attack artillery, including 200 hunter self-propelled anti-tank guns! Our troops suffered heavy losses and urgently needed reinforcements!"
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Pavlov's urgent report soon reached the front command of the Soviet Red Army Middle Eastern Front in Abadan, a small Persian border town. Before this news came, the front command was filled with a festive atmosphere.
All the good news came back from the front line. The British defense line had completely collapsed, and the British troops guarding the Arab River also collapsed. From the Persian Gulf to the battlefield of Basra, there were groups of fleeing British officers and soldiers everywhere, and the roads were filled with weapons, ammunition and supplies abandoned by the British. The poor and lower-middle peasants and working class in Iraq also gathered spontaneously, singing and dancing to welcome the Soviet Red Army who came to liberate them. The vanguard of the Red Army had already invaded the British army in the Persian Gulf region.
The most important stronghold, Basra, is currently conducting street fighting among the few British defenders. The mobile corps composed of the Ninth Tank Army and ten cavalry divisions have been chasing the retreating British troops all the way toward Baghdad, and they have continuously defeated the British troops behind the temple along the way. The captured more than 20,000 prisoners alone, and even the entire British army surrendered to the vanguard of the Soviet Red Army, which was far fewer than them! All signs indicate that a great victory in the Middle East Battle is just around the corner.
However, the annoying enemy of China's revisionism refused to admit defeat, which actually caused the mechanized cluster of the Red Army of the entire eight tank army to fall into a tough battle!
"This Pavlov is so useless!" Ubolevic was really angry. Everyone had great expectations for the tank cluster before, and Pavlov was a recognized tank warfare expert, so he handed over eight tank troops to him. Who knew that this tank warfare expert was on the verge of failure in the Gulf of Kuwait and was still shameless to ask for help. But what should he use to reinforce? The Ninth Tank Army was chasing the British army and could not be drawn out for a while. There were quite a few infantrymen, and the Soviet Union and Persians still had hundreds of thousands to call.
But the problem is that the Soviet and Persian infantry were not equipped with many truly useful anti-tank weapons!
Everyone knows that the Soviet Union has the most powerful tank troops in the world and the best tanks in the world, so the Soviet tank troops will destroy all imperialist and revisionist armored divisions, armored grenade divisions and armored cavalry divisions. There will be no tanks for the Soviet infantry to eliminate them... Under the control of this idea, the Soviet defense industry did not spend too much energy on infantry anti-tank weapons at all. The Soviet People's Committee of Labor and National Defense gave each Soviet infantry division only 12 37mm anti-tank guns, anti-tank grenades and some 12.7mm anti-tank guns. These weapons are used to deal with hunters, even the 31-type tank with 30mm front armor cannot be killed.
However, it is obviously not possible to not save him. If Pavlov's tank cluster is defeated by the Chinese, then his flanks will be completely exposed to the guns of Chinese tanks. Although the Chinese Expeditionary Force will not be able to defeat its more than one million troops with the strength of two to three armies, it may cause the war situation in the Middle East to fall into a stalemate. Now the British army who are disguised their armor and fleeing may also kill a resurgence. At that time, he will not be able to complete Comrade Trotsky's highest instructions to "liberate the people of the Middle East as soon as possible."
"Comrade Commander, you can use 76.2mm anti-aircraft guns to deal with Chinese hunters!" Just when Ubolevic was in a dilemma, a young Red Army staff member suddenly reminded him. "Comrade Commander, the tank battle on the front line of Kuwait Bay has now become a tug-of-war. It is when various anti-tank weapons are exerting their power. Although our army is not equipped with large-caliber anti-tank guns, it has developed tungsten armor-piercing shells for 76.2mm anti-aircraft guns. Using this anti-aircraft gun can definitely deal with Chinese hunters!" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!