"Have you found a way to deal with the Americans' anti-tank tactics?" General Xie Dingkun asked. The Military Intelligence Bureau has determined that the United States has developed some anti-tank weapons, but it is not clear how powerful these anti-tank weapons are.
, this will undoubtedly pose a certain threat to the two-plane formation. If the Chinese Army's armored forces are suppressed, it will probably be very difficult to break through the US military's defense line in a short period of time at the minimum cost.
"Commander, we have not seen the anti-tank weapons of the US military, so we are not yet sure how powerful these weapons are and whether they can pose a threat to our tanks. However, for the sake of caution, before attacking tomorrow, I hope that the group army
The heavy artillery can conduct long-term artillery strikes on the US military's defense lines. Especially the fixed firepower points of the US military are best destroyed. In addition, the Air Force's Falcon, dive bombing
The bombers can also arrive on the battlefield in time and can remove the firepower points of the US military for us. At that time, I will let the TB' Cheetah, a medium tank, be the main attack. The front armor of the medium tank is 57 mm thick, which is very strong.
, should be enough to resist the attack of the US anti-tank weapons!" Major General Fan Zhihua said. Because he was not sure about the power of the US anti-tank weapons, he could only adopt a more conservative approach.
'Cheetah', medium-sized tanks have thicker armor, rough skin and thick flesh, and should be able to withstand US attacks. However, TP'Wolf, light tanks and armored vehicles have relatively weak armor and are easier to penetrate. Therefore, during an assault,
At that time, these tanks and armored vehicles will be scattered behind the TB' Cheetah, medium tank, and wait until the 'Cheetah' medium tank clears the way before launching a surprise attack.
"Yeah! That's not bad." General Xie Dingkun nodded. TB' Cheetah, the medium tank is the most powerful tank currently in service in the Chinese Army's armored forces. It not only has powerful firepower, but also has very thick armor, which is enough for the first light artillery.
Shooting. In addition, the Chinese Army is also developing a new generation of tanks. The model is named the medium tank, which adopts new
The new armor has been replaced with a more powerful engine, and the armor and speed have been greatly improved. After the 96 tank enters service, the Chinese Army's armored forces will be even more powerful. At the same time, the Chinese Army is also developing new vehicles with higher tonnage.
It is a heavy tank that is larger and has thicker armor. However, the current engine does not meet the requirements, so it has not been able to enter service for a long time.
"Commander, the Americans have dug long anti-tank trenches in front of the position. These anti-tank trenches are nearly three meters wide, and tanks cannot cross them at all. Although every few thousand meters, the Americans have left trenches up to three meters wide.
There are passages of more than ten meters. But we believe that this is most likely a trap set by the US military, and their anti-tank weapons are deployed in these passages.
Behind the passages. Therefore, we plan to prioritize attacking and suppressing the firepower points behind these passages, and then load trucks with sand and gravel to fill in several sections of anti-tank trenches. In this way, we don’t have to worry about American traps!" Major General Fan Zhihua said.
.These are tactics summarized by the armored forces after observing the characteristics of the US military's defense line.
"Okay, just follow your tactics! I will contact the artillery and air force to provide you with full support!" General Xie Dingkun said. The US military has deployed nearly two thousand heavy artillery pieces near San Luis Potosi. Only
However, now that air supremacy has been seized by the Chinese Air Force, these U.S. artillery
I am afraid that the soldiers would not dare to risk being bombed by the Chinese Air Force to launch a counterattack, which gives the Chinese army a good opportunity to attack. As for the US military’s anti-tank weapons, although the specific performance is not clear, there are artillery and air force weapons.
With assistance, and the strength of the armored forces themselves, they should be able to be easily destroyed.
At 7:30 in the morning on August 24, all the heavy artillery units of the Chinese Army's 2nd Group Army and the heavy artillery units of the 8th Group Army as reserve units all entered the position. A total of thousands of heavy artillery units were scattered along a thirty-kilometer front.
With the sound of General Xie Dingkun's cry of "Below Zero·Thousands of Gates"
The artillery fired one after another. The dense artillery shells hit the U.S. military position, erupting with an earth-shaking momentum. As balls of orange-red fireballs rose on the U.S. military position, the U.S. military position was soon shrouded in gunpowder smoke.
On the battlefield, sand and rocks were flying, and shrapnel flew across the battlefield, destroying everything wantonly.
The trenches that the US military had painstakingly built were blown down, barbed wire fences and the like were blown to pieces, and every fire point was blown into the sky. The fire points of civil structures could not withstand the bombardment of large-caliber heavy artillery at all. Only those with
Only fire points made of reinforced concrete can survive such an artillery bombardment. However,
The U.S. Army invested most of its supplies in the Rio Grande defense line in an attempt to build it into a steel defense line that would not be breached. Therefore, the U.S. Army on the Mexican battlefield did not receive much supplies that could be used.
There are not many supplies on the defense line. This makes it difficult for the US military to resist the attack of the Chinese army.
Although the U.S. military's positions were severely damaged by the Chinese Army's fierce shelling, the actual damage caused to the U.S. military was not very serious.
When the Chinese Army's heavy artillery unit opened fire, the main force of the U.S. Army had already retreated into the artillery holes and air-raid shelters. U.S. officers and soldiers who had experienced the previous two battles on the Mexican battlefield knew well the effects of the Chinese Army's artillery fire and the Air Force's bombs.
It's amazing. They worked extremely hard when building bomb-proof caves and air-raid shelters. This allowed the US military to persevere when it was violently bombarded by the Chinese Army's heavy artillery troops. Although there were collapsed bomb-proof caves and air-raid shelters, they
But not much.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, dozens of FB'Hongyan and more than ten fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force
'Hai Dongqing, under the protection of fighter jets, flew to the US military's defense line and dropped aerial bombs one after another. Although these aerial bombs were all 50 kilograms, their power was not inferior to the army's heavy artillery.
The Chinese Army's artillery bombardment lasted for a full hour. During this hour, the US artillery was completely reduced to a coward, watching its own troops being ravaged by the Chinese artillery, but with no intention of counterattack. Wait until China
When the army's shelling ended, the US military position seemed to have been plowed over.
At 8:30 in the morning, the Air Force's more than forty FH5' Falcons, dive bombers and more than twenty HB' Haidongqing fighter jets flew to the battlefield. These fighters did not launch an attack immediately;
Hovering. Their task is to provide the attacking armored forces with
Provide fire support. Once the armored forces' attack is blocked, they will blast a passage for the armored forces. At the same time, they will also be responsible for the task of guarding against the US artillery. Once the US artillery shows signs of firing, they will be the first to attack.
Time destroyed the American artillery.
After the Air Force's covering fighter planes arrived, the armored units of the 2nd Army began the attack. TB' Cheetah, medium tanks first drove out of the position and rushed towards the US position. Behind a battalion's Cheetah, medium tanks
, followed by a battalion of TP'Wolf, light tanks and a battalion of armored vehicles. In addition, there is a
The battalion's Wild Wolf, light tanks and a battalion's armored vehicles. In addition, hundreds of trucks were also prepared. These trucks were loaded with sand and gravel. After the armored forces in front suppressed the US military,
These trucks will be loaded with sand and gravel to fill in the US anti-tank trenches, allowing the armored troops to directly enter the US military positions and break through the US military's defense lines!
Hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles formed a torrent of steel. Accompanied by the sound of rumbling motors and the sound of "creeping" tracks crushing the ground, they rushed towards the U.S. military's defense line. The advancing position of the Chinese Army's 2nd Group Army was far away from the U.S. military's defense line.
The defense line is only less than five kilometers away, and it only takes less than half an hour for the armored troops to rush to the front of the US military position.
"General! The Chinese armored forces are dispatched!" Lieutenant General Cole said to General Davis.
"Order the artillery to fire and destroy the Chinese armored forces!" General Davis said immediately. The reason why he had the artillery hidden before was waiting for this moment. He knew that if there was an artillery battle, the U.S. artillery would not be able to occupy it.
to gain any advantage. Therefore, he simply used artillery to deal with
On top of the armored forces of the Chinese Army. The tanks and armored vehicles of the Chinese Army's armored forces are also unable to withstand the bombardment of large-caliber heavy artillery. Once hit, they will also be destroyed. However, large-caliber heavy artillery cannot withstand fast-moving armored targets.
, the chance of hitting is very small.
"General, the Chinese air force is still there! If the artillery fires at this time, it will be bombed by the Chinese air force!" Lieutenant General Cole reminded.
"It doesn't matter, there are only dozens of planes. Let the artillery seize the opportunity to fire!" General Davis was unmoved.
Soon, the US heavy artillery unit hidden in the woods took off its camouflage and began shelling based on the coordinates given by the observers in front.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A dense number of artillery shells fell on the flat ground a few kilometers in front of the US military position. The explosion of each artillery shell could erupt into a very strong air wave, lifting up the sand and gravel on the ground.
"Damn it! American heavy artillery! The armored forces disperse immediately! Ask for artillery to suppress the American heavy artillery! Contact the Air Force and ask for support!" Major General Fan Zhihua cursed secretly.
When the US bombardment started, hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles of the armored forces dispersed immediately. However, this time, a total of more than 500 heavy artillery pieces of the US military opened fire. There were still a few tanks and armored vehicles that could not escape.
It was directly blown into a ball of fire during the U.S. bombardment!