Chapter 671: Catch up

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It ’s been almost a year since the 7th Armored Division of Germany ’s best defense force for long-distance raids has n’t rushed like today, but when they were ordered to pursue the 8th Army of Patton ’s defeat, they still ran at the fastest speed. .
Everyone recovered the long-lost feeling when they were in Poland and France. At that time, the enemies seemed to be paper-shattered, and they broke down at every touch, so the daily battle became a chasing and chasing, and chased to the end of the world, so a country In this way, he was destroyed by the invincible German Army steel torrent.
Now everyone has joined the army that rushed on the road, riding a barrel truck, armored vehicles and tanks, all the way to the east in the dusty desert, chasing the 8th Army that was also madly escaping in front with the fastest speed soldier. It seems that the battle of positions, which became the main theme in desert operations, suddenly disappeared, and the only reason that people can stop is fatigue and fuel shortage.
The 7th Armored Division has the pride of the 7th Armored Division. They can be said to be one of the earliest armored divisions established in Germany. The predecessor was the 26th Light Cavalry Division built by Rocmel commissioned by Akkado. They once swept 100,000 Allied forces in France. The army, the number of enemy troops captured is almost three times the total number of their own troops.
This division had split some troops to form a new armored division before coming to Africa, but even then there were more than one-half of the soldiers with the French assault medal and more than 1,000 soldiers with the Iron Cross medal. The well-deserved main force in the German armored forces is the most powerful trump card in the hands of the African Army.
The reason why this division disappeared as invisible in previous battles was that the main reason was that Rommel had kept his old foundation as a strategic reserve team in the rear, and most of the previous battles in Tobruk and Alexandria were During the trench warfare, Rommel was reluctant to throw this assault-flexible force into the battle of position to kill.
Now, the most suitable time for this division has arrived. They have started a long-distance raid operation just as they had just arrived in Africa. In addition to the roar of the engine and the ups and downs of the engine, they are accompanied by a full 30,000 elite grenadiers of the 7th Mechanized Infantry Army.
The Stuttgart dive bomber of the Luftwaffe was late. This kind of dive bomber with a shorter voyage bypassed the Alexandria British air defense circle and could not chase down the escaped Patton forces. After all, this kind of aircraft is in response to the attack of American aircraft. Not a strong point. Since the US Air Force had shot down 17 Stukkas that bypassed the line of defense and attacked the logistics supply station with the loss of 19 fighters, the North African German pilots were strictly forbidden to use slow Stukka to penetrate behind the enemy to attack the target.
In the morning, the main force supporting paratroopers was the butcher bomber who had to take off from Crete. However, it seems that the effect of using strategic bombers to support front-line ground operations is not very good, because the aircraft's airport requirements are relatively high, and in most cases, it can only take off from the front line, and the timeliness of support is too poor.
A German leopard tank ran forward along the road, and the sand curled up on the tracks made it look fast. In fact, the leopard tank's speed on the road is indeed not slow, at least in terms of mobility. The tank is a little faster. But soon the tank slowed down, because the soldiers sitting on it and the captain who exposed the turret almost saw two American tanks lying in the middle of the road at the same time.
"Slow forward! Infantry go up to see the situation! Let the people behind rise up from both sides! It is m4 Sherman tank, be careful!" The captain waved his hand, and the leopard tank that had just moved forward just now stopped. Down, the four infantry sitting on it jumped down from both sides. On the half-track armored vehicle that followed the leopard tank, more German grenadiers also jumped out of the armored vehicle, and further back, another leopard The soldiers on the tank are also getting off, and then on a truck, unloading more infantry non-stop. It took less than a minute, and the elite German infantry launched a huge attack. Formation, from the sides of the road tentatively approaching the tanks of the US military.
"Safe! Both tanks were destroyed and grenades were dropped!" Finally a grenadier climbed onto the wreckage of the American tank and shouted to the surrounding soldiers loudly. But when they approached here, they discovered that not only the two American tanks, but also a large number of American semi-tracked transport vehicles were discarded on the road, as well as several 105 mm caliber field artillery.
"It's a roadblock! Americans don't seem to dare to stay and fight us." Standing on the tank, the captain of the leopard tank lowered his telescope and sighed. They have been chasing them for several hours, it seems that they are not far from the US guards, but so far they have not formally dealt with these US troops.
"Let the tank come forward and push these barricades to the subgrade on both sides of the road! Faster! We don't have time to waste here." The captain waved his big hand, and another leopard tank was also driven, two The tank leaned on the American tank at a slower speed, and then drove the two steel big guys under the roadbed with full horsepower.
The German Leopard tank was designed with a lot of power surplus, which is one of the main reasons why the German tank can be urgently equipped with a front armor plate at the Kiev vehicle factory. It can now drive full horsepower without the help of other vehicles. The American Sherman tank that blocked the road, although a bit reluctant, also fully demonstrated the confidence of the German armored forces in their tanks.
Soon these German troops continued on the road, following the dense rut trails on the road and chasing into the distance. If American troops were able to entangle these crushed soldiers before they reached the Suez Canal, then Germany would have more confidence in attacking the Suez Canal.
"Damn it! Are these Americans intentional?" Not long after chasing forward, I saw two U.S. tanks and a pile of debris stuck in the middle of the road. After all, the failure rate of U.S. tanks is now more mature and reliable. The leopard tank is a little taller, so after going all the way down, you can always see American equipment abandoned by the roadside.
"Don't stop, just knock the two American tanks away, and then chase forward!" The head of the Leopard-style tank car leader said with a frown. He saw the other party's turret facing his side, and instinctively felt it. A trace of danger. So when the distance was close to about 500 meters, he immediately added his command: "Go past the subgrade on the left and see if the other party's turret is moving! Slow down and approach!"
As soon as the voice fell, the 76mm caliber cannon suddenly sprayed flames on the American tank opposite. Obviously this time there was someone in the tank left by the other party. The Americans wanted to fight a sniper battle here to delay The Germans chase their speed.
The American armor-piercing projectile instantly hammered on the front armor plate of the German tank car body. After a piece of Mars was wiped out, a rebound bomb occurred. The shell that was opened and flew out at a strange angle with the front armor, just hitting the fly The running lights in front of the body of the leopard tank. The unfortunate thing is that the lighting lamp hit by the shells just flew to the infantry sitting in the back, smashing the head of an infantry into thin pieces.
Blood splattered the surrounding soldiers. A startled soldier did not know what was happening, but the soldiers beside him yelled and jumped under the car. At this time, the second American tank also opened fire, and this shell also hit the heading leopard tank, but the front armor of this leopard tank was still not penetrated, and the shell left a deep hole on it. Disappeared.
"Boom!" The German armored soldiers definitely did not stand up and beat them. They fired their shells at the fastest speed. The 75mm caliber cannon with counterattack was obviously stronger than the 76mm caliber cannon on the Sherman tank. On the other hand, the armor of American tanks really cannot keep up with leopard tanks.
So this artillery shell cleanly hit one of the two American tanks, and then easily penetrated the armor of the tank. The soldiers inside became real screens. When the armor was penetrated, there was only one small hole left by the armor-piercing shell, but the shells inside would cause the armor to shatter, and almost dozens of pieces of debris hit the unlucky person at almost an instant.
"Boom!" The American tank opposite exploded immediately, ending the pain of the American soldiers inside. The huge smoke and the shock waves of the surrounding sand explosions set off, and everyone's sight was blocked for a moment.
The remaining American tank started and drove off the roadbed, avoiding the black smoke and trying to aim at the German tank to fire, and not far behind the German tank, there was already a leopard tank that saw the front fire, which was also the first He drove off the subgrade within a short time and saw this American tank, so he fired a shot without saying a word.
This gun just hit the turret of the American tank. It also easily penetrated the turret armor of the Sherman tank, followed by this Sherman tank also exploded. Although the battle was bloody, it took only tens of seconds. Inside declared the end. One infantry was killed on the German side. Two shallow pits in the front armor of the leopard tank that appeared to be headed seemed to be repaired and replaced, while two tanks were lost on the U.S. side, which successfully delayed the Germans' pursuit.
"Car # 2, continue to chase. The frontline is under your command. I'm here to wait for the rear camp repair team." The captain of the first car said dejectedly on the radio: "Catch up with American and greet them a few more times for me Armor-piercing projectile! "