Redemption of WWII

Chapter 68 Attack of the [-]th Armored Division

The British encountered another problem when paying. The British pound, which has always been relatively strong, was rejected by the Americans this time. [] The Americans plausibly said that Britain is in a state of war, and the British currency cannot be well preserved, so the Americans want the British to use gold to settle the tanks that have been shipped.

The difficulty this time made Britain realize the truth that people have to bow their heads under the roof.The British had to fly in a large amount of gold from the mainland, but when it was time for delivery, the gold, which had a very high market value during the war, fell sharply on the New York Gold Exchange, and the price of gold against the US dollar was simply outrageous. .

But those smiling American businessmen must settle the price of gold against the dollar that day.As a result, the British finally paid for the 2% of the tax that the United States underpaid, and they were considered to have transported these tanks.But this is not the end, and then faced with the British, there was a 150% parts export tax on tank export accessories.How can a tank only have a complete vehicle without daily accessories.Britain was slaughtered again by those greedy Americans.

In the face of American blackmail, Churchill was bleeding, the entire House of Congress was bleeding, all the British were bleeding, and the whole of Britain and the colonies were bleeding.Britain is trading the wealth accumulated over the centuries for the tanks that can stop the aggressive German attack.

But this is secondary compared to Suez, the canal flowing with gold.This also led to a large and rapid loss of British gold.Later, Britain really could no longer use its own gold reserves. If gold is exchanged for weapons, Britain's gold reserves will run out.In desperation, they had no choice but to borrow money from the United States to buy arms. The big financial giants in the United States successfully passed the congressional bill of borrowing money from the United Kingdom. In this way, more and more arms and materials were dumped on the British mainland and on the battlefield. .What was exchanged for was the extreme credit decline of the British pound sterling, until the British currency, which could have been equivalent to a pound of silver, was no longer wanted internationally.

The purpose of the United States in doing so is to use the US dollar to replace the internationally accepted pound sterling settlement model, thereby establishing a credit system in which the US dollar is the international currency.Why the United States does this, we will talk about it later.

The tank troops piled up by the British with heavy gold were basically sent to Egypt to fight against the Germans.And the best 340 tanks among these tanks exchanged for gold were adapted by Meng Ge from his old third division into the seventh armored division of the British army.

The armored division of the British Ministry of War has a very complicated organization. One of its armored divisions is divided into two brigades, one armored brigade and one mechanized infantry brigade, and the anti-tank regiment directly under the division has 2 48-pound anti-tank guns.A regiment of armored vehicles.One anti-aircraft artillery regiment, two heavy artillery regiments, engineering units, medical units and other odds and ends.The armored brigade has 6 tank regiments, 3 mechanized battalion, the tank regiment has 1 teams, and the motorized infantry brigade has 3 motorized infantry battalions, and the battalion has 4 companies.The division has a total of less than 200 tanks.

Of course, Meng Ge was unwilling to use such an armored division to fight against the German armored forces.The armored division of the Ministry of the Army includes almost all the army arms, which makes the logistics supply more difficult. There are too many types.Meng Ge waved away those anti-aircraft artillery regiments and heavy artillery regiments.You are a fast-moving army, what are you doing with so many cannons.Cannons are not tanks. You can leave or fight if you want. The artillery has to choose a position, set up the cannon, and calculate the coordinates before firing.Compared with the assault, detour, and pursuit tasks of the armored division.These things simply don't fit.So all these troops were abolished.Instead, it was replaced by an armored brigade.

Only in this way will there be armored divisions with seriously exceeded tanks such as the British First, Seventh, and Tenth Armored Divisions.However, the combat effectiveness of these equipped armored divisions has not only not decreased, but has been greatly improved.Mobility is nearly doubled compared to before.

Sir 'Brian', who commands the behemoth of the [-]th Armored Division of the British Army, is currently in the desert of North Africa, implementing his larger plan.

The Seventh Armored Division of the British Army soon drove to a place not far from the German defense line.They all stopped the vehicles one after another, and further ahead was the German position.It is obvious that the binoculars can reach the sand dunes of the desert, and the bunkers for machine guns and anti-tank guns that the Germans piled up with sandbags.

And the two German infantry regiments defending the position here have already arrived at a large number of tank groups in the UK from the gun mirror to prepare to attack their position. They quickly sent a report to the headquarters and ordered the artillery to prepare for battle.

The tanks of the Seventh Division stopped because the infantry waiting for the armored vehicles all got out of the armored vehicles and followed up behind the tanks in squads and platoons.It is impossible to completely occupy the German defense line without infantry covering tanks.Soon the infantry was ready for battle behind the tanks.

With the order of 'Brian', the nearly 300 'Sherman M4' tanks of the entire division started to move, and the dust raised up after the tanks started covered the sky and the sun.Compared with the tenth division's suspicious tactics.This time it is real strength.

The heavy artillery unit deployed in the rear of the German army opened fire at this time. The German army used the fh18 105mm howitzer, which was designed in 1918.This was one of the best guns available at the time, it had excellent guns well designed for long ranges, was typical of German weapons, was light in weight and could use all types of guns.After repeated improvements, the new variety can be said to be the best howitzer, one of which has added extended extensions and wheels with a certain angle, which can offset part of the recoil.Although the fh18 type is difficult to produce and the power of the guns used is not as good as that of other countries, it is still an all-rounder on the battlefield and is used in various battlefields in wars.

Especially the German infantry divisions fighting in North Africa, basically each division is equipped with 24 such heavy artillery, which is an important weapon for the infantry to attack and defend.In particular, compared with other guns, the number of 105mm guns is far more than other guns at the same weight.This also makes the killing area of ​​​​the 105mm stream gun larger than that of other heavy guns.

Originally, each infantry division was also equipped with 150mm heavy howitzers.However, due to the short deployment time of the troops this time, those big guys had no time to pretend to be lucky.

However, this kind of cannon is not an ideal weapon for dealing with tanks. Apart from being able to directly blow up the top of the tank, the cannon of this kind of gun cannot threaten the safety of the tank at all.It's just that the infantry behind the tank has become a target for the cannon to show its power.

Twenty-four 24mm towed cannons roared loudly.The rate of fire of 105 rounds per minute also made the entire British attacking tank team shrouded in gunpowder for a while.As the saying goes, when a blind cat encounters a dead mouse, several 'Sherman m68's were hit by 4mm guns.The hit on the top of the tank is of course a car crash, and the cannon that exploded on the roof also directly radiated to the infantry behind the tank. Of course, the infantry were hit by these flying pieces one by one, and fell in a pool of blood. Died.

These were all noticed by the commander of the British Seventh Armored Division 'Brian' who was commanding from the rear, but 'Brian' didn't feel surprised.It is impossible to fight the German army without any loss. 'Brian' was prepared for the loss of 20 tanks and 1000 British infantrymen killed or wounded.For him, it would be worthwhile if he could break through the German defense line with such a small number of people.

The British tanks covered the infantry and slowly moved towards the fortifications of the German defense line.When advancing, these tanks were not idle, and the 4-caliber 53mm artillery of the 'Sherman m75' also fired at the German positions.The German positions were also shrouded in the flames of tank gun explosions.In contrast, the number of British troops still has an advantage.

The British tanks all have a belief that even if they die, they must rush forward.As long as they rush to the German defense line, the German artillery will lose its effect.The German artillery will not fire on its own people who are resisting on the ground.

加装了炮制退器的这些‘谢尔曼m4’果然是凶悍异常，炮产生的后坐力竟然对坦克的发动机一点影响都没有。这也让这些坦克的效率发挥到了极点，虽然75毫米坦克炮的威力不能跟105毫米榴炮相比。但是英军那海一样的数量却弥补了这一点。这将近300辆的坦克在攻击前进的将近1千米的距离里，平均每辆坦克都发射了5到10发高爆榴。

These guns exploded continuously on the German positions.Although the accuracy is not very high, but the scene is spectacular.The German army was also firmly suppressed in the foxholes by these cannons that continued to explode around them.Soon the British tank forward was only 500 meters away from the German defense line.The anti-tank fighters of the German army braved the constant explosion of guns around them to set up anti-tank weapons and aimed at the 'Sherman m4' of the British army.

The anti-tank weapons of the German infantry were mainly 37mm anti-tank guns.However, the effectiveness of this anti-tank gun lies mainly in its mobility.It is a light artillery with a total combat weight of less than half a ton. The artillery runs on two large wheels equipped with pneumatic tires. It is not laborious to rely on the gunners to operate the artillery.It can be towed by a car or some similar light vehicle, and it can be easily placed on a truck bed or on a rail flat car.

It also had obvious appeal for the Luftwaffe's newly formed airborne units, as well as for mountain combat units.It can launch armor-piercing and super-caliber grenades. When shooting super-caliber grenades, its power is enough to penetrate a 200 mm thick armor plate.This super-caliber grenade is launched using an empty package. After a distance of more than [-] meters, its accuracy will definitely not be too high, because the short barrel does not actually give it the correct flight direction.

Another major disadvantage of this kind of gun-launching grenade is that the gunner can only reload when he goes around the muzzle. This not only requires the gunner to have extraordinary bravery, but also requires the gunner to have a second shot under heavy enemy fire. The chances are almost slim.

Of course, each infantry company is also equipped with 3 anti-tank guns. The caliber of this gun is extremely large, and the barrel has reached an astonishing two meters.But the recoil force of this gun is also very astonishing, there is no way but to install a braking device to offset the force that humans cannot bear.The installation of the brake affects the power of this anti-tank gun, so this anti-tank gun generally can only penetrate steel plates below 40 mm.

Almost all the anti-tank guns and anti-tank guns of the two regiments opened fire.First, there was a burst of gunpowder smoke on the German positions, and then the forwards of the British tanks burst into sparks, and the sound of explosions was endless.However, the Germans were disappointed that the British tanks were not damaged except for being blackened by the explosion of the guns.The tanks that were hit were still moving forward, and occasionally guns could be fired from these tanks.

The British tanks did not let go of these German anti-tank players who fired at them, and directly aimed their muzzles at these German anti-tank players, and then fired.The British artillery directly blasted a large number of German anti-tank fighters to pieces.

In this way, the German positions on the entire battlefield were filled with the smell of blood and fear.