Redemption of WWII

Chapter 110 Six Infantry

The tragic [-]th British Armored Division did not escape from the German-Italian Allied forces in the end, and the whole division was captured by the Germans. 【】So far, the large armored force group of the Eighth Army of the British Army has been wiped out by the Germans.It was no longer possible for the remaining troops to compete with the powerful armored forces of the German army.

The destruction of the [-]st Armored Division of the British Army was actually not very wronged, at least it was defeated by the head of the German Senior Armored Armored Command Department.It's justifiable, let alone the [-]st Armored Division of the British Army, it is estimated that even the [-]st Armored Army of the British Army will be played to death by the devil-level commander 'Heath'.

In contrast, the destruction of the British Seventh Armored Division was not particularly wronged.The Seventh Armored Division of the British Army died under the knife of the German 'Tiger' tank.Like the immortal ghost under the sword of Master Guan in ancient times, the destruction of the British Seventh Armored Division also made the 'Tiger' tank a terrible name.

The British [-]th Armored Division was defeated by infantry, although the British [-]th Armored Division lost most of its tanks before it began to attack.It was deliberately killed by those perverted instructors as a teaching goal.But how to say that the Tenth Armored Division of the British Army is still an armored unit.A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and it won't be defeated by infantry no matter how bad the armor is.

But the cruel facts were placed in front of the Tenth Armored Division of the British Army.Not only that, but in the end it was the Italian armored forces that stopped the [-]th Division's retreat in a wild manner.This makes some outsiders laugh.Since then, the armored forces of the British army have also become the laughing stock of other armies in the world.

Basically, countries use the British armored divisions as negative teaching materials when training their own armored forces.

"In the end, if you don't train well, you will end up like the British armored forces, and the whole army will be wiped out."

"No matter how many tanks are given to you, they will only surrender like the British armored divisions."

"Be serious, comrades. The example of the British is poignantly before us."

Of course, at this time, the British lost contact with the rear due to the frontline troops, and the news that the three armored divisions were wiped out was still unknown to the British command at this time.And Ah Lehman, those British soldiers who had been fooled by Liu Qi, were still obediently staying in the barracks and waiting for the Germans to accept them.It is estimated that even Liu Qi did not expect that these people in the headquarters of the British army would actually stay there honestly as unguarded prisoners of war.

Of course, Germany's intelligence in this area is only known to a very small number of people in the headquarters.And Rommel also left the headquarters, went to the 'Tiger' tank battalion to learn about the situation on the ground.Before Rommel did not spit out, no one would leak this information.

The four armored divisions of the German army, led by Leopard tanks, rushed to the headquarters of the British army in a mighty manner.

There are actually quite a few British armored soldiers fighting in North Africa.But apart from the tank group units of the [-]st, [-]th, and [-]th Armored Divisions, the other largest armored units are regiment-based armored formations, and there are only dozens of tanks.They are all directly under the command of the Israeli army and the division.The role is of course as a rapid support force for infantry.

Because the number is not very large, these tank units are also regarded as treasures by the commanders of the infantry divisions.It is not easy to take it out and send it to the battlefield.The advancing speed of the British infantry is much lower than that of the armored units, which is impossible.

The tactics of infantry combat in World War II are already very complicated.The first is reconnaissance intelligence, which is the primary task of an infantry commander.Accurate and incorrect information is the most important thing. Only by knowing the enemy's position, quantity, and weapons can a judgment be made on whether it is possible to attack the enemy.

The second most important thing is the logistics supply of the army.Infantry divisions generally don't consume as much as armored divisions, but the supplies of infantry divisions are also very important.Infantry divisions are generally composed of three infantry groups at the regimental level, which is why infantry divisions are called infantry.

But in fact, this is not the most important part of the infantry division. The most important thing is the artillery units that generally exist as brigade-level units directly under them.Of course, each infantry regiment must also have a company of anti-tank troops and an infantry artillery company.The artillery caliber of the infantry regiment is generally 75 mm, which is used as the most direct support tool for infantry attacks.In addition, there will be a mortar platoon in the general battalion-level troops, and there will be 50 80 or 15 mortars.These are all the means of attack of the infantry.

And there will be six 6-caliber heavy infantry guns in the brigade-level and division-level troops directly, which is to solve those powerful permanent firepower points.Of course, it does not mean that the 150 infantry artillery can solve everything. When the cement concrete outside the permanent firepower point exceeds 150 cm in thickness, these 50 cannons will lose their effect.

This is why Rommel failed to attack Lehmann three times.Ah, the walls of those firepower points in Lehman are really too thick, and the 150 cannon can only blow up a piece of skin, unless it can hit the inside of the fortification.There is nothing else to do.Rommel is known as a tactical expert, but he is really at a loss when it comes to tackling the city.

There are still some good things at the bottom of the box in the battle group directly under the command of the division level, and this is the howitzer.Generally, a mechanized infantry division must have at least one howitzer regiment directly under it.There must be 36 105mm light howitzers and 12 150mm heavy howitzers.

The howitzer is a good thing, and the cannons it fires can make relatively curved paths.When the gun hits the ground, it almost always falls at a vertical angle.When that thing exploded, it was terrible, and the pieces of the cannon were fired very evenly in all directions.As long as it is within a range of 20 meters, no one can tell whether it will suffer.Howitzers that were a nightmare for enemy infantry.

As long as this guy shoots in a volley, there will usually be rubble on a position.The explosion of the howitzer is loud and powerful.So the howitzer was used consistently as a strategic weapon by all infantry units.

In general battles, there are generally not many soldiers killed or injured by tank fire.The mission of the tank is to destroy the enemy's armored targets and some solid fortifications, and the damage to personnel and buildings is very low.But the howitzer is different, generally on the front line of the confrontation between the two armies.When no one has the strength to make a breakthrough, the effect of the howitzer is displayed to the greatest extent.

It has a long range and great power. As long as the opponent has a slightly valuable target, it will be shot by the howitzer.Of course, when there is no target, these howitzers will fire a few shots from time to time.One is to be idle and to be idle, to play a few shots to relieve fatigue.The second is that if you accidentally catch a big fish and kill a company commander or platoon leader, you can ask your superiors for credit.

But there are always two sides to the story.Howitzer artillery units are not afraid of artillery, really are not afraid of artillery.Artillerymen who have long been accustomed to the movement of cannons, if they can't hear a little movement, it is not very beneficial to their physical and mental health.These artillery masters feel itchy all over if they don't listen to the gunfire for a day.So the more fighting there is, the more excited these artillerymen will be.

But these artillerymen also have something to fear, and that is marching.That person said, there is nothing to be afraid of in the march, isn't there a car dragging the cannon, and it's not like people are being driven away.It's not fake at all, the stream gun is indeed marched by a special truck towed.What the artillerymen are afraid of is not these. What the artillerymen are afraid of is the process of putting away the cannons that have been erected from the artillery positions, and then going to the new positions to erect the cannons again.

During World War II, there were not many large-caliber self-propelled artillery.Most of the artillery still needs to find a suitable erection site. The soil under the first cannon should not be particularly soft, otherwise the cannon will be in danger of falling if it fails to fire the second cannon.The second cannon generally has to be equipped with camouflage facilities to prevent the opponent's air force from discovering the cannon.In this way, it is digging holes and repairing fortifications. Every time, these artillerymen can be exhausted to death.Therefore, what the artillerymen fear most is marching and transferring.

Moreover, these cannons are not powerful at all before they are erected, and a large number of infantry are needed to cover the march.The mechanized infantry originally marched at a slow speed, and they all marched in automobiles and armored vehicles.But because of the need to cover these cannons, the marching speed of the infantry was not much faster.From here, it can be seen why the marching speed of the armored division is much faster than that of the infantry division.

However, in terms of attacking ability, the armored division is still not as good as the infantry division.Because the armored division is not used for tough battles at all.The main role of the armored division is to use it for encounter stations and pursuit battles.The caliber of the armored division's artillery is generally relatively small.It's not like the 105mm and 150mm cannons of the infantry division have huge destructive power at all.But the mobility of the armored division will always be unmatched by the infantry division.

This is why the armored divisions of the German army are enemies all over the world, but sometimes they are at a loss when facing the fortress cities of the Soviet army.In general, as long as the infantry division has dug its position and spread out its cannons, it will stand ready.Armored divisions are generally difficult to break through.

The German Fouquet defense line was breached by the British Seventh Armored Division because more than half of the troops on the defense line had been transferred to other places.Only less than one-third of the people in the area guard that line of defense.The other is that all the 'tank killer' 88mm direct-pointing anti-aircraft guns on the position at that time were also transferred to other places.This allowed the Seventh Armored Division to take advantage of the loophole.