Liu Guozhu on the ground was no longer in the mood to look at the two Qin fighter jets that had fallen. In front of him, tanks from the 4th Armored Division of the Qin 4th Armored Corps were attacking where he was.
This time, the Qin State invested too many armored tanks, and there were two armored divisions of the 5th Armored Corps on the flanks. It seemed that they planned to knock off the Tang Army's offensive fist.
Ke Ying'an never expected that his plan failed from the beginning: the 5th Armored Corps on the flank was defeated by the Tang Army's air power at the beginning of the operation.
The Tang State dispatched more than 40 armed helicopters and more than 30 Thunderbolts, which directly paralyzed more than 400 tanks of the Qin Army on the road of attack.
In order to cover these tanks, the Qin Army dispatched more than 100 anti-aircraft guns, but they achieved almost no results. The Tang Army's TV-guided bombs easily destroyed these exposed anti-aircraft gun positions and wiped out all these anti-aircraft guns.
The Qin Army's 5th Armored Corps, which had lost its cover, completely became a target, and most of the tanks were destroyed on the way to the attack.
The opponent used many methods to avoid losses, including planting branches on the tanks, or traveling along woodlands and fields as much as possible, etc.
Unfortunately, these methods had no effect. Most of the tanks were killed by various ammunition before they reached the flanks of the Tang army.
The Tang army invested in cluster bombs, various TV-guided bombs, and even rockets... The entire battlefield seemed to be a fireworks show, and the Qin army who was shown off was obviously the most desperate.
"Okay! Gentlemen! While the Air Force and Army Aviation have no time, it's finally our turn to take the field!" Liu Guozhu patted the roof of the tank twice and ordered over the radio: "Attack! Let the enemy in front take a look. They
How lucky you are to not have met us!”
The Type 64 tank started its engine, rushed through the bushes in front of it, and ran over the soft field soil. The slender barrel pointed flexibly in the direction of the enemy's attack.
The entire tank company commanded by Liu Guozhu has a total of 15 tanks, and a total of 11 tanks are fighting on the front line. These tanks have just been maintained and are in very good condition.
The remaining few vehicles had problems and were left behind for repairs. This is an unavoidable problem for armored forces. Unless it is the first time a war breaks out, it is unlikely that the entire army will participate in the battle under any circumstances.
In fact, most of the time the armored forces cannot even reach full strength. In peacetime, most units can collect about 80% of the equipment, which is pretty good. Most units may only have 60% of the equipment.
Of course, after the war begins, it will be even less possible to replenish too many troops with equipment. The new equipment will most likely be allocated to the expanded new troops, rather than being given to the old troops for use.
This leaves most of the troops with only about 70% of the combat effectiveness on paper. Add in the losses in battle, and it's hard to say how many percent are left.
However, this statement is actually not accurate, because we must also refer to the actual environment at the time: the troops downwind of the attack may receive more and better supplies, so their establishment may become more sound as they fight, and may even become overstrength;
The supplies of the troops fighting against the headwind will become worse and worse as the battle situation continues, and some troops will even lose their organic structures.
The 1st Armored Division of the Tang Dynasty, where Liu Guozhu belongs, is the absolute elite main force of the Tang Empire, so there is no shortage of personnel. This armored division has always been fully staffed, even in peacetime.
Moreover, the equipment of this division has always been the most advanced. The 59 tanks they were first equipped with were also the first to be equipped with Type 64 tanks.
The lack of manpower for this battle was entirely due to the fact that we were rushing too fast and the attack was going too smoothly, so some of the tank's action mechanisms were scrapped.
You know, this is a long-distance attack of hundreds of kilometers, or a long-distance attack. In this case, there are still 11 tanks left, which is already a very good equipment maintenance state.
When Liu Guozhu's tank moved forward, several wheeled armored vehicles equipped with 105mm artillery also followed, as well as some infantry fighting vehicles responsible for covering the tanks.
This mighty team looks quite spectacular. Just like many years ago, the armored forces of the Tang Empire habitually laid dragon flags on the roofs of their tanks for simple identification of friend and foe.
Although many vehicles in the Tang Empire were equipped with simple identification friend or foe signal transmitting equipment, such invisible and intangible things are very uneasy.
In fact, this was indeed the case. Until the Gulf War, the issue of friendly fire had not been completely resolved. At that time, Lighthouse aircraft also severely attacked John Bull soldiers, which could be regarded as retaining the glorious tradition of the War of Independence.
"Found the enemy's tank! It's very clear!" the gunner shouted excitedly through the sight. This was the first time he aimed the gun barrel at the target in actual combat after getting a new tank.
With the push-pull movement of the machine, a shell was quickly loaded into the gun barrel, the gun breech closed automatically, and the 125 mm caliber tank gun was aimed at the Qin army tank that was crossing the obstacle in the distance.
This distance is about 1,000 meters! Tanks with only ordinary optical sights rarely fire at this distance.
However, the Tang State wheeled armored assault gun on the side fired first. The 105mm cannon sprayed out a ball of fire, and the huge sound of the gun shook the sky, but the shell landed next to the opponent's tank.
This is a tactic often used by the Tang Army's reconnaissance troops. Anyway, fire a shot to scare the opponent first. If the opponent retreats, continue to rush forward. If the opponent counterattacks and the distance is still far, quickly reverse and run away...
"Damn it, doesn't firing so early expose the target?" the gunner complained as he stared at the sight intently.
"Those guys are used to bullying people! They forgot that the Qin army was attacking!" Liu Guozhu was also dissatisfied with the armored reconnaissance company who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
They were so bullying. They treated the Qin army like a herd of sheep. They didn't even give their tank troops any soup to drink, and let them take prisoners along the way. They didn't want these friendly troops!
They were cursing, but the Tang Army tanks did not slow down at all. These highly maneuverable tanks stopped at a relatively suitable position, and then began to attack the target they selected.
Liu Guozhu's tank also stopped. The gunner took aim at a turning Qin 4 tank and pulled the trigger to fire.
"Boom!" The muzzle of the 125mm tank gun erupted with even more spectacular flames, and the steaming white smoke suddenly blew away the low, dry shrub branches and rotten leaves in front of it.
