Franco knew very well that if he could not eliminate the royal family as soon as possible and control the entire Cerro Kingdom in his hands, once the Axis powers felt that the cost of supporting him was too high, they might give up on him, and he would die without a burial place.
Especially after the volunteers from the Grand Duchy of Sardinia landed, this possibility increased day by day. For this reason, Franco attacked the Sardinian mercenaries in large numbers and severely, not only to suppress the arrogance of the Allies, but also to show his value to the Axis Powers.
Franco was very concerned about the movements of the Sardinian mercenaries. In order to severely damage them, he mobilized all the main forces except the 77th Army. This time he made a desperate move. After mobilizing the main forces, all other battlefields
They all put on new troops and went on the defensive.
After the Sardinian mercenaries launched an attack on Lleida, Franco quickly threw the main force that had been on standby in this direction.
The Sardinian mercenaries arrived in a hurry, and the air force had not yet reached the Kingdom of Cerro. Franco's side also lacked necessary air cover because the Nantes Volunteer Air Force fully supported the Nantes Volunteer Army's attack on the Grand Duchy of Reese. Therefore, in Lleida
City, the two sides launched a purely ground war without the participation of the air force.
After the Sardinian mercenaries arrived here, they immediately launched an offensive against the rebel army. In order to stop this mercenary army, the new rebel army stationed here had already dug a complex trench system and deployed a large number of firepower points, intending to delay the Sardinian mercenaries here.
Ding mercenaries to buy time for the arrival of follow-up troops.
The new rebel army is an out-and-out recruit force. They are all racists selected by Franco. These people deeply hate the policies of Carlos I and support Franco as a racist. Therefore,
They fought very bravely in the defensive battle.
The Sardinian mercenaries bullied the rebels for not having tanks, and they took the lead in showing off their armored forces. The Sardinians' understanding of tanks was somewhat different from other countries. They believed that tanks should be able to maneuver quickly and advance quickly on the battlefield.
, it can also serve as equipment for reconnaissance missions in peacetime.
At the same time, tanks should be weapons that can be mass-produced, are low-cost, and can win with quantity in wars. Therefore, although the Grand Duchy of Sardinia is equipped with both light and heavy tanks, its so-called Passat P26 heavy tank is only 26 tons.
It is heavier and only slightly stronger than the Grizzly 1 tank, while the light CV-33 tank even weighs only three tons and has two members, which can be described as a little guy like a peacock.
At the front of the team at this time was the Passat P26 tank that was tasked with attacking tough tasks. Although their front armor was only 60 millimeters thick, it was enough to deal with the soldiers of the New First Army who only had combat anti-guns in their hands. Facing the powerful
The soldiers of the Sardinian mercenaries and the new army showed extraordinary courage. Many of them grabbed bundles of grenades and rushed up, blocking the advance of the Sardinians with their own flesh and blood.
The Passat chariot made a rumbling sound, and the 330-horsepower Fiat engine pushed the chariot forward at a speed of 35 kilometers per hour. It quickly rushed to the position of the New First Army, although many rebel soldiers initiated suicide
They charged forward, but under the synchronized machine gun fire of the tanks, most of them failed to destroy their targets.
When the tanks broke through the barbed wire fence and jumped onto the first trench, many New Army soldiers hiding in the trenches began a new attack. Many people waited until the tanks rushed into the trenches, then held grenades bundled in the trenches.
It detonated underneath the vehicle, blasting through the very weak bottom armor of the tank.
After launching a round of attacks, the loss of more than 60 tanks unexpectedly resulted in the Sardinian commander having to withdraw his troops. Only then did he realize that he had been too careless and wanted to rely on combat without preparing for artillery fire.
The car defeated the opponent in one fell swoop.
He quickly corrected his mistake. The heavy artillery firepower of the Sardinian Army soon came. More than two hundred 155mm howitzers roared at the same time, pouring a large number of shells on the rebel positions, blasting away those who were training.
The insufficient rebel soldiers suffered heavy losses. Many of them were torn into pieces by the huge explosion before they could even get into the shell holes.
Immediately afterwards, the Sardinian army led with a small number of Passat tanks, supplemented by a large number of CV-33 tanks, to cover the infantry and launched a second attack. This time the attack went much more smoothly, because the trenches at the front were blown to a mess, and the rebels
The soldiers could only resist in the semi-collapsed trenches and shell pits, which caused the Sardinian Army's tank troops to suffer much less losses. However, the New First Army soon dispatched a reserve team, a main force specially strengthened with combat anti-guns.
The regiment was sent to the front line.
The anti-tank gun used by the rebels was a product of the Boston Empire. Its barrel was 210 centimeters long and used an ultra-large caliber of 20 millimeters. Due to the use of an ultra-long charge of 124 millimeters, it caused
Its bullets are like small cannonballs, and even though its magazine is extremely large, it can only hold seven rounds at a time.
In order to reduce the damage caused by recoil to the shooter, this gun is not only equipped with a thick bipod, but also has a series of complex buffer springs installed in the butt. These settings minimize the recoil of the rifle. Although the Bostonian
I think their anti-war guns have reached the extreme, but after all, they are a product of the last war, or they are something used by the Chinese Empire to fool people.
Due to the inherent shortcomings of the combat anti-tank gun, even though it was developed to be so powerful, it can only penetrate 35 mm armor at a distance of 300 meters. Such penetration is not possible for the thick frontal armor of tanks today.
It is too useful. It can only target weak links such as side armor, fuel tanks, and tracks, temporarily paralyzing its combat capabilities. Its practicality is very limited, but such a weapon actually shows great potential in front of the CV-33 tank.
power.
When a rebel gunman shot a bullet into the front armor of a CV-33 tank with almost despair, a miracle happened. The armor-piercing bullet with a hard steel core easily penetrated the vehicle.
The front armor of the tank penetrated into the cab.
After penetrating the armor plate, the bullet broke into several sections in the cab due to changes in stress, and shot around. The two crew members in the cab had no time to react. One of them was immediately killed by fragments, but the other one was also shot.
It only took a few more seconds to survive. With huge kinetic energy, the fragments rebounded after hitting the inner wall of the tank. The ricochet bombs flying everywhere finally shattered the head of another tank crew member, ending his life.
A frightened expression.
A CV-33 tank stopped suddenly on the battlefield with almost no visible damage. Even the two eight-millimeter machine guns on its turret stopped roaring. It was obvious that it had been