Lieutenant General Cunningham is of medium figure and has a buzz cut like the soldiers. There is no slight temperament of a nobleman from him. He is the younger brother of Admiral Andrew Cunningham, the commander of the Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet.
,The two brothers, one in the navy and the other in the army, both have to face a common enemy
After the Republican Army landed in Mombasa, it did not immediately launch an attack. The Marine Division's landing operation on the East African coast was actually to attract the attention of the British and prepare for combat in Australia under the cover of the Indian Ocean Fleet.
Three Marine Divisions landed in Mombasa Tanga and Zanzibar respectively. The British army's strength in East Africa is very weak. Each unit rarely encounters resistance during its march. The fastest update of "Novel" is updated by hand.
After the Sino-Italian coalition began to attack British East Africa, General Alexander was worried all day long. He advocated that the troops retreat into the territory of Sudan and join the main force of the North African army commanded by General Veville, and then perhaps be able to block the attack of the Republican army.
But Churchill ordered the British army in East Africa to defend Kenya to the death. On the other hand, Lieutenant General Cunningham had never fought with the Republican army, and he was even more determined to fight.
Alexander helplessly approved Cunningham's combat plan, but he was always preparing for the escape.
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After the Sino-Italy coalition forces crossed the Tanana River, Cunningham had concentrated three African divisions and the 35th Armored Brigade, known as the "Wildebeest" Brigade, in Cangoni and Kakunike, preparing to ambush the Sino-Italy coalition forces.
The 11th African Division of the British Army advanced under the command of Brigadier Chet while taking advantage of the night to enter the Kakone Mountains twenty kilometers east of Kakoneke, and began to repair fortifications overnight. The troops under Chet were very disguised.
OK, the two batches of reconnaissance aircraft sent by the Republican Army did not find the British army ambushing in this area.
As a vanguard, the 2nd Armored Regiment of the 180th Division was beaten by British artillery without any defense.
Less than 10 minutes after the shelling began, the Republican tanks rushed towards the British position. Because of the first time I saw the enemy, some small disturbances appeared on the British position.
Nine Chinese tanks, which were about the same size as the British-equipped Churchill infantry tanks, formed three attack teams and rushed towards the British positions. These "heads" were several Chinese tanks that were larger than the Churchill tanks.
Running much faster than British tanks, their speeds exceed 15 miles per hour, and soon approached less than 2,000 meters from the British frontier positions.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The 37mm anti-tank guns that the British ambushed on the position began to fire at the tanks, and the shells hit the tanks one after another, but these Republican tanks did not respond and continued to approach the British positions.
Behind them, Chinese tanks and armored vehicles rushed over
Bang! The Chinese tanks began to fight back, shells on British infantry positions began to explode, and two anti-tank guns were blown into the air. African soldiers who walked onto the battlefield for the first time suddenly became panic, holding rifles and machine guns in their hands
It was aimlessly shooting at the tanks rushing up, and the tank machine guns on the opposite side spitted flames, suppressing the infantry, making them unable to look up at all.
The 105mm howitzers and 75mm howitzers behind the British positions also fired shells at the enemy tanks approaching the front. The shells exploded in balls of flames in front of the positions. After a while, the tanks were from the flames and smoke.
It emerged, and it couldn't bear much influence at all
Finally, a 105mm grenade miraculously broke the track of a Republican 35 Type C tank. Before the tank retreated from the position, the British army on the position had time to cheer, but saw the tank turning its turret again and heading towards the UK.
The artillery positions began to fire shells again
The tanks and armored vehicles behind rushed up, and the eight tanks rushed over the British infantry trenches and rushed towards the artillery positions. The second batch of 11 tanks rushed up again. The British infantry suddenly collapsed.
The soldiers who went to the battlefield for the first time ignored the scolding of the British officials and ran away desperately...
The armored vehicles were chasing the escaped soldiers, and the officers and soldiers hiding in the trenches raised the white flags
Yang Haiming's three tanks squadrons rushed into the British artillery position first, "Grandma, let you blow up my braised mutton again!" The lieutenant shouted and directed his men.
Tanks are chasing the British artillery running around
"Boss, pay attention to your left, the enemy's tank!" Lu Yongjiang's voice sounded in his headphones.
The Type 35 tank turned around, and on the side of the hillside, more than a dozen British tanks were rushing towards them.
"It's Sherman!" Yang Haiming shouted. This was the first time he had seen such an American tank on the battlefield, but the picture of this tank had been posted to the tank companies and warned the tankers.
A tank equipped with a 76mm tank gun can pose a threat to the side and especially the rear of the Type 35 tank
"Note, at 10 o'clock, the enemy's Sherman, a total of 13 vehicles, San'er, you can protect our back!" Yang Haiming shouted to the walkie-talkie. The enemy's tanks are very fast, and their off-road performance is even higher than that of the Republic."
The Type 35 tank used by the army, what they need to pay special attention to is the defense at the rear
The British's latest Cromwell tanks are not even the opponent of the Republican Type 28 light tanks, and they are basically unable to shake the heavy armor of the Type 35 tanks, while the 4 Shermans of about 3,000 units provided by the Americans to the British army are just right.
Solved their urgent needs
Wow! At about 1,600 meters, the No. 60186 vehicle located on the right side of Yang Haiming fired first, and the Type 35 tank equipment was 90 mm
The 56 main gun uses high-speed armor-piercing bombs at this distance to penetrate any position on the front of the Sherman tank. This is also the data provided in the latest tank crew manual issued by the superiors. In fact, at a distance of 2,000 meters, the main body of the Type 35 tank
Cannons may penetrate Sherman's front armor
The shells fell off and flew towards the left side of the turret of the American tank. Yang Haiming sighed softly and pressed the launch button in his hand. The tanks equipped by the Republican Army were all searched and locked by the commander.
Target, when the gunner and the captain overlap the scope, both the gunner and the captain can control the cannon and fire.
Oh! The tank's body shook violently, and a ball of flame spurted out of the muzzle. The nearly 8 kilogram armor-piercing bomb flew towards the target at high speed. In less than two seconds, accompanied by a huge metal impact, the Shell
A ball of flames rose from the side of the body of the Man tank, and then black smoke rose from the ground.
Brigadier Chet, who was standing on Mount Kakuen, had been observing the situation on the battlefield, finally understood why General Alexander had been trying hard to fight against the Chinese without a strong defensive position, and in less than half an hour, he was the 25th.
The Armored Brigade has lost 34 tanks, but they have been at an absolute disadvantage when facing Chinese tanks that are half smaller than themselves. The Sherman tank, which the British considers very powerful, appears vulnerable to the Chinese.
They destroyed about four to six Chinese tanks, but they suffered heavy losses
After suffering a heavy blow, the 25th Armored Brigade of the British Army dropped the infantrymen who needed their support and began to retreat first. Then, the entire British defense line began to collapse (to be continued, welcome to subscribe, reward,...
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