Chapter 505: Desert Encounter

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A German armored reconnaissance vehicle drove through the desert quickly. Half of a German armored soldier with a scarf around his neck was exposed, leaning on a thick communication antenna to watch every move around.
"How can there be enemy troops in this kind of broken place? Let us go so far ahead, it's really sick." In the headset, the electromechanical officer was constantly complaining about their ineffective reconnaissance activities for several hours.
Rommel is a general who pays great attention to investigations. He likes to send his own investigation troops frequently to confirm every dark corner next to his troops. This makes him aware of the environment around his troops and gives him the correct combat commands. Provided a guarantee.
The crevices of this armored reconnaissance vehicle were filled with yellow sand, and the entire vehicle was also painted in the color of yellow sand. From the mottled traces, it can be seen that they have also been in the desert North Africa for some time.
"Shut up, we are responsible for confirming that the advancement of large troops will not be discovered. The above command must be executed, understand?" The captain lifted his telescope impatiently and carefully observed the surrounding terrain.
There is a small dune not far away, covered with low desert plants, where there may be a small water source. There is water, but the good news is that at least you can take a break. After all, the nearby water sources on the map are still sufficient.
"Take a break in the place where the plant is, pay attention to stay alert!" The captain half of the body protruding out of the turret pressed the talker and ordered the driver of the armored vehicle: "Stop the car behind the dunes, don't be given Found."
After some conversation, the two nearby motorcycles were summoned. This is a mixed reconnaissance team, responsible for the reconnaissance of more than ten kilometers in front of the army. They are like the ancient scouts. They are the elite of the elite. It is not a veteran with many choices and outstanding experience.
Soon these people came nearby, only to find that there were already about 20 American soldiers in the vicinity. The two armored cars stayed on the sand dunes, seemingly not paying attention to concealment at all. Obviously these American soldiers didn't think they would hit the Germans here, so they all gathered around the stream behind the sand dunes and enjoyed the rare cool moments.
Germans in Poland taught that Polish troops should arrange sentry vigilance, Germans in France taught French troops should arrange sentry vigilance, Germans taught in Soviet Union Soviet soldiers should arrange sentry vigilance-well, indeed they have not Americans have been taught, so it seems that Americans have not fought for 20 years and have forgotten the importance of vigilance.
How did Rommel do it? He emphasized in the book "Infantry Attack" that whenever the troops stopped, they would arrange for reconnaissance and security posts, and whenever the troops wanted to attack, they would send out reconnaissance troops. Of course Patton also sent his own reconnaissance force. This qualified general will not forget that the difference is whether the reconnaissance force you sent has arranged their own reconnaissance force.
Obviously in terms of the detailed experience of the troops, the German soldiers who suffered from the war are much better than their American counterparts who just joined the war. They have become accustomed to war and are familiar with the various situations in war. They have learned how to live as long as possible-of course, these Americans still have to learn, the tuition is the life of many, many soldiers.
This German reconnaissance squadron followed Rommel all the way from the French Sedan to the North African Armored Seventh Army Scouts. Their invincibility has been proven countless times. On the French battlefield, these scouts destroyed the city to organize their own attacks, and occupied the city more than once to defeat the enemy. They are a bit like a rider in the heyday of Mongolia, more like a striker with a heart of attack and destruction.
So without any hesitation, the Germans launched an extremely simple attack. Two sidecars and an armored vehicle climbed up the small mound, hit the low desert plant bushes, and appeared in front of the Americans.
Before the Americans recovered from the panic shock, the German machine gun fired fiercely with a cannon. The shells fell on these American soldiers like raindrops. The battle ended only two minutes, except for a lucky American driver who escaped from the toilet and was captured by the Germans. 2. More than a dozen American soldiers were annihilated.
The annihilation of more than two dozen Americans is not a terrifying record. It is important to know that these German soldiers are accustomed to the scene of dozens of people capturing hundreds of enemy troops. They quickly questioned the living American driver, and then assigned soldiers to return to their troops with two American armored vehicles intact.
The news quickly spread back to the headquarters of the German 7th Armored Army, and Rommel was confused by this information. An Anglo-American armored force appeared on his front, the scale was not small? What a joke?
Although the American captives did not disclose the full size of their troops, the German grassroots commanders still smelled a dangerous breath from some of the words he explained. Some vague answers also revealed clues. Obviously at least these scouts belonged to an American armored infantry regiment.
No one will simply use the armored infantry regiment to carry out flanking assaults, which is not easy to be eaten by the vigilant armored forces arranged by the opponent on the flanks. So everyone can guess without explanation, at least the opponent has a size of armored division or more-if you consider the information about the strength of the Anglo-American joint forces, then the size of the Anglo-American joint armored forces must not be small.
Rommel was entangled. He did not know the size of his opponent. The reconnaissance Luftwaffe aircraft called by the British fighter jets were desperately expelled from the airspace, but some pilots returning to the base confirmed that there was a huge armored force on the front of the German army. At this time, the radio silence has been broken, because the frequent reconnaissance force encounters have exposed everyone's position, and everyone has no need to hide each other.
And at this moment, he did not know whether he should retreat. After all, this battle was carefully planned. For such a desperate battle, the Germans took out most of the reserves of fuel and supplies. If they failed to return, think again. After launching such an attack, God knows when to wait.
Patton is also very depressed. His carefully planned offensive operations were extremely unsuccessful at the beginning. The failure rate of the new tanks was quite high, leaving his army with only 400 tanks left to use. But this time he hit again. Rommel ’s armored forces were not very comfortable running or not.
If he retreats, he will hunt down all the way and return to the vicinity of Tobrook. At that time, his oil was almost wasted, and he has to be eroded by Rommel, who is good at attacking. How much power can be left when he returns to Tobrook. , Then only God can know.
And if you do n’t run, the situation may be worse. The American and British tank troops were barely able to win a sneak attack or assault, but if they were "just" head-on with the German armored forces, even Patton had no idea. If this large number of tank troops lost after the collision were forced to retreat, it is estimated that the 8th Army in their hands could also cancel the designation.
The commanders of the two armored forces are hesitant. The resources in their hands are transported from hundreds of kilometers away to them. Once they are wasted, they will have to wait for another half a month to breathe. The generals of the war, Rommel and Barton were obviously reluctant to give up the opportunity to go back and wait for the first half of this month. But they dare not push the chips in their hands to the gambling table, because the tank in their hands can be said to be all they rely on. They are waiting, waiting for their opponents to succumb, and waiting for their opponents to retreat. This is the moment to compete for the general ’s personal will, and the contest is more determined who will fight.
As time passed and the reconnaissance forces of both sides continued to contact, the German army began to be injured, and the casualties of the US army increased linearly. After a reconnaissance company was surrounded by the German army and annihilated, the lifeless American armored forces finally appeared On the battlefield.
A dozen m3lee tanks appeared on the battlefield. They expelled the German reconnaissance troops and recaptured a small hill full of corpses, where Yaowuyangwei seemed to lure the German tanks to attack.
Soon German support arrived at the scene. Three Leopard-style tanks fired at a distance of 1,000 meters and drove those American tanks with insufficient armor down the hill. Both sides continued to use grenades and machine guns to provoke their opponents. For a time, no one dared to attack the opposite position because they did not receive an attack order.
Eventually, with the passage of time, both the Chinese and the guards of the two sides approached the battlefield, the artillery also entered their respective firing positions, and the commanders of both sides did not hesitate anymore. At this moment they can only fight daringly. The battle determination of both sides is very firm, because they have their own perseverance, because they are called Rommel and Barton.
In terms of tanks, the German armored forces with a small number of tiger tanks and a large number of leopard tanks have an absolute advantage; however, in terms of artillery, the number of 155-mm artillery in the hands of US General Patton overwhelms Rommel ’s artillery. A fight was launched. Although the British Air Force lost a lot of money, the Luftwaffe did not dare to take off the slower Stuttgart to support their ground troops.
On April 21, 1938, the 8th Army of the British and American forces launched an encounter with the German 7th Armored Army in the desert. As the unprecedented armored force on the North African battlefield collided, the first Tobruk battle was officially opened The curtain.