Redemption of WWII

Chapter 110 Colonel Luther Gets Angry

How did Liu Qi know that the battlefield in North Africa is now a mess. 【】Since the main armored force of the British army was killed, the German tanks directly faced the attacking troops of the British army and killed them head-on.The British army has only three main armored divisions in North Africa. Except for a small number of more than 1000 tanks assigned to other armies and divisions directly under the special units, the others are all concentrated in the establishment of the 1st, 7th and 10th armored divisions.

And these three British armored divisions can basically be removed from the British battle order.Both the 7th and 10th Panzer Divisions fell to the guns of the Germans quite bravely.The situation of the 1st Armored Division is also miserable. As we mentioned earlier, the [-]st Armored Division led by the British Raymond and Briggs met the Panther tank unit led by the German Major General Sith.The forward of the [-]st Armored Division of the British Army was beaten to pieces in just a few rounds. When the road was blocked by his own people, he had to abandon the tank and fled to the rear on foot.

When Raymond and Briggs hadn't gone far with the defeated soldiers, they encountered the follow-up troops of the 1st Armored Division, which were in good condition and damaged 120 'Matilda' 2 tanks. force.However, Raymond and Briggs did not intend to use these tanks to avenge their shame and fight desperately with those abnormal German tanks.The consequence of doing so is undoubtedly hitting an egg with a rock.

The maximum firepower of these tanks is nothing more than the artillery that can only fire 2-pound heavy guns.Going to fight German tanks that can't even beat the American 'Sherman m4' is simply a dream.So Raymond and Briggs directly issued the order to retreat.So these 'Matilda' 2 tank units changed from the rear team to the front team, and they all joined the ranks of retreat.

But the movement speed of these tanks is really unbearably slow. They run like old cows pulling carts, which makes Raymond and Briggs, the commander of the first division, anxious. of.But no matter how anxious Raymond and Briggs were, they didn't dare to leave these tanks and escape alone.Not to mention whether he could escape the pursuit of those hateful German troops after running away, even if he ran out, it is estimated that Montgomery would definitely not let him go.By that time, the old man in the wartime cabinet probably wouldn't be able to speak very well, and he would have to at least peel off his skin if he didn't die.So Raymond and Briggs had no choice but to take these tanks slowly and retreat to the rear with difficulty.

Raymond and Briggs also had the intention of joining up with the infantry in the rear. If they were covered by a large number of infantry, they might have a chance to come back to life.At that time, we only need to win a few battles.Let the old man of the cabinet say a few more words, and it is estimated that the problem will not be too big.

Raymond and Briggs think well, but will the Germans give him this chance?Obviously not, Major General Sith led the Panther tank unit directly bypassed the roadblocks set up by the British [-]st Division, and drove forward from the two wings of the British [-]st Armored Division.It didn't take long for Major General Sith's troops to spot the retreating British tank force.However, Major General Sith did not give an order to attack, but continued to lead the troops forward.In this way, a very strange battlefield scene was formed. The two armies were not far apart and were desperately busy marching, with no intention of fighting at all.It's like two teams that have nothing to do with each other, and there are still armies of hostile countries that were fighting in full swing just now.

However, Major General Sith rushed to the headquarters of the British Army Group Army because he was in a hurry, so he didn't have time to deal with the remnants of the British First Armored Division.Major General Sith is not uncommon to eat these mouthfuls of fat, because as a boos-level figure of the Armor Academy, Sith, who is as famous as the father of German armored soldiers, Guderian, has more proud blood flowing on his body.These remnants of the British [-]st Armored Division's Sith are not eye-catching.

但是西斯少将不稀罕的东西却有人很眼馋，那就是跟在西斯少将后面的德军第101装甲师的指挥官路德上校。路德上校在前面的战斗已经是尝到了跟着导师屁股后面捡漏的甜头。直接就在战场上俘获了将近100辆的英国美式坦克，这些坦克在路德上校上校的眼可是好东西。比101师的主战坦克4号可是强的不是01:30点。

When the 101st Armored Division dropped from its base to North Africa in an emergency, most of its tanks were left behind.Due to time constraints, there was really no way to bring those tanks over.So many tankers are still idle at this time.These American tanks are just for these idle tankers to come in handy.So after simply covering up the icons of the British tanks with paint, these tanks were added to the ranks of the 101st Armored Division.

Just getting started with these American tanks, the German tankers are not particularly used to it.Everything is marked in English, and I don't understand it.But these did not bother these highly educated German tankers.Soon with constant groping, the console on the 'Sherman m4' tank was covered with small notes by these German tankers.

These small notes were translated by the German tankers themselves, bit by bit, the names of the equipment in the tank based on practice.Soon these tanks have been completely mastered by these well-trained Germans.Even the tank's wires were used by those German soldiers, and with a little modification, they could communicate with other vehicles.

In this way, these 'Sherman m4' were mixed with the No. 101 tanks of the German 4 Armored Division, and they followed the Leopard tanks a few kilometers behind, advancing unhurriedly.

When the Panther tank commander, Major General Sith, commanded the troops to cross the line of the British First Armored Division, Colonel Luther in the rear saw this large group of British armored troops that were slowly fleeing for their lives.Colonel Luther did not have the problem of picking and choosing.Especially a group of British armored troops who were fleeing for their lives.

Without even thinking about it, Colonel Luther gave the order to attack directly. This is not to let those Leopard tanks attack these British.Colonel Luther didn't even dare to think about it. Colonel Luther ordered the more than 100 No. 4 tanks under his command and the 'Sherman M4' tank formation that had just been captured to attack.

So this precious peace was destroyed by Colonel Luther.The roaring tank guns slammed directly on the head of the British 2st Armored Division, which was retreating in an organized manner.To be honest, the ranks of the British First Armored Division are now more chaotic.Let's talk about the 'Matilda' 120 tanks first. These tanks are as slow as an old lady with little feet, and they can't run far in an hour.In addition, the team now has a lot of original armored personnel who have been converted into infantry.Some of these people are tankers, and some are infantry loaded on armored vehicles. 2 'Matilda' [-] tanks were mixed with these people, and their speed was unbearably slow.

In addition, the troops directly under those divisions are now mixed with these tanks.This includes the logistics supply unit, the communication support unit, and the divisional security unit. Anyway, it is very chaotic.All this led to the extremely slow speed of the British First Armored Division.Of course, relatively speaking, as the target of the German tank artillery, the British First Armored Division is quite competent.

The first round of shelling by German tanks broke the confidence of the British 2st Armored Division.The first round of German shelling did not use armor-piercing to attack the 'Matilda' [-] tanks at the request of Colonel Luther.Instead, they all used high-explosive flow to attack the teams of ordinary vehicles and infantry.

There is also a lot of knowledge in Colonel Luther's doing this.Colonel Luther understands this saying very deeply. When attacking the enemy, he must first attack the easier part of the enemy.Like logistics supply vehicles, and infantry marching teams, these are the parts that suffered the most losses after being shelled.Often the effect will be astonishingly good once it is shot, and of course the momentum will be great.This also brought a kind of panic to the enemy.And if you attack the enemy's tank as soon as you fire the cannon, the effect is often not very satisfactory. The cannon is either fired by the tank's armor, or the power of the explosion is not enough to tear the tank's armor.

So the trucks and infantry of the poor British [-]st Armored Division became the targets of these German troops.Although the artillery did not actually cause much damage to the remnants of the British First Armored Division, the effect was indeed quite obvious.The flames and smoke formed by the cannon explosion suddenly became a nightmare for the soldiers.

In order to avoid these dead guns, the British soldiers fled involuntarily. In a panic, they could still tell where they were going, and the remnants of the [-]st Armored Division suddenly became a mess.However, most of the British soldiers chose to lie down on the spot, avoiding the constantly exploding guns around them.And those vehicles without cover became the sacrificial objects of these guns, and many cars ignited raging fires after being gathered by these guns.There are also cars full of medicine and barrels of gasoline. The power of these vehicles to explode after being hit is far greater than the power of the cannon itself. For a while, the British army team became a paradise for death to harvest life.