Colonel Ronsenberg's troops launched a fierce attack on Montgomery's British 3rd Division.
"Hyde Cape! While our planes are bombing them, bring all the tanks on them immediately!" Ronsenberg shouted at his old comrade Lieutenant Colonel Heyde Cape.
In front of them, a brigade of British troops huddled in Lucca was being constantly destroyed by bombs dropped by Stuka bombers taking off at night.
This kind of destruction of fighting spirit is not only physical, but also psychological!
Because the Stuka bombers participating in the night attack were equipped with an air-driven sound device in the nose cooling air inlet, they could emit a sharp and piercing scream when they dived. Even the bombs dropped by the Stuka bombers
There is also a whistle on it, which often makes a terrifying sound during bombing.
Stuka bombers can not only deliver precise and powerful strikes to ground targets, but the screams emitted by their unique sound-producing devices will also give psychological intimidation to enemy soldiers on the ground. Whenever the enemy hears this
When the sound is harsh, they will have to endure the double threat to their eardrums and their lives.
However, Stuka bombers, a kind of bombing support that can not only attack enemy positions but also damage enemy morale, are the favorites of the German army. The Stuka's harsh diving and roaring sound is extremely beautiful to the ears of German soldiers.
Because whenever this kind of sound sounds, it means that the enemy's morale will be shaken and their tactical defense points will be destroyed, which means that their next battle will be easier.
Now, although night bombing has made the Stuka bombers less accurate than during the day, and the intensity of their attacks on British positions has also been reduced. However, this psychological deterrence still exists without any compromise.
Ronsenberg now wanted to take advantage of the moment when the British defensive soldiers were wavering, increase the intensity of the attack, and strive to overwhelm the British defense line in one fell swoop.
"Okay! I will now lead an infantry company to follow the tanks and try to defeat the British once and for all." Hyde Cape replied loudly.
Immediately afterwards, he turned around and commanded: "Everyone from the first company! Come with me to coordinate the tank attack."
After saying that, I saw more than a hundred soldiers picking up their weapons and guns, and lined up behind Hyde Cape.
After raising his hand to salute Ronsenberg, Heidekamp waved his hand, and the officers and soldiers of the entire company were divided into three platoons and rushed to the front line.
One platoon of soldiers followed the five T3 tanks on the left, and one platoon of soldiers followed the five T3 tanks on the right. Hyde Cape led the remaining platoon and company officers and soldiers of the first company.
, merged with 20 tanks in the middle.
In the dark night, the tracks of the tank slowly pressed through the bushes outside Lucca, rolling over the black soil and advancing with a roar. The soldiers led by Hyde Cape clung tightly to the rear and sides of the tank, a small
Move your body step by step.
"Everyone! If you don't want to die too quickly, don't rush in front of the tank to die. Just follow me closely and use the tank as your bunker." Hyde Cape reminded loudly.
In the distance, the soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force seemed to have not had time to deal with the German tanks still in the distance. In the fire, they were busy maintaining their composure from the terrifying roar of the Stuka and avoiding the bombing.
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"Seize the opportunity, don't give the British time to breathe." Hyde Cape angrily kicked the T3 tank in front: "Damn it, can't this pile of iron blocks be opened a little more?"
As if they heard Hyde Cape's complaints, the 20 tanks in the middle quickly speeded up, more than doubling their speed. The soldiers following the tanks immediately switched to running mode. During the running process, even
From time to time, small clods of soil splashed by the tank tracks stuck to their trouser legs.
"Accelerate! Accelerate!" Hyde Cape shouted excitedly: "Don't fall behind, rush up quickly and kill those British guys in the front trenches, and then capture the entire Lucca before the sun rises."
As a result, the German army just accelerated, and the British army quickly responded to this growing threat.
A beam of tracer bullets hit the front of Hyde Cape's attack route, and then the British Vickers heavy machine guns and Enfield rifles organized fire interception in this direction.
It has to be said that although the interception firepower network of the British army was not dense at all, it could even be said to be full of loopholes. But after all, they were in a panic. They organized a counterattack in the chaos of the air raid. If they could organize it, they had already
It's quite remarkable.
If it were the Belgian army, let alone counterattack at this time, it would have performed well even if it did not surrender immediately.
However, although the British army organized a fire interception, it did not have much effect. Except for three unlucky German soldiers who were shot in the arms and other parts of the body, the other bullets only spattered on the T3 tanks in the front row.
Sparks were set off, making a ping-pong-pong impact sound, leaving some shallow grooves on the tank armor.
"The medics quickly bandaged the injured, while others used tanks to hide their bodies!" Hyde Cape shouted loudly.
The scene at the moment was not chaotic yet, but if he had rushed to order the soldiers to expose their bodies and fire back in the hail of bullets from the British army, perhaps there would not have been just the current casualties.
"Boom!" Hyde Cape hit the tank in front heavily with the butt of his gun, reminding the gunner inside the tank with a huge impact that it was time to fight back.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..." Hyde Cape's reminder once again worked, and 30 T3 tanks traveling in three directions began a round of shelling. Then, the tanks on top of the T3 tanks
The guidance machine guns also sprayed out fiery tongues of flame.
The gunners fired very accurately. In the first round of shelling, they used grenades to destroy the exposed British machine gun positions and silenced the arrogant Vickers heavy machine guns in the British machine gun positions. So, that line
The originally non-dense interception fire network became even sparser, causing the firepower level of the British defense forces stationed in Lucca to drop by more than one level.
At this time, Hyde Cape and the others were getting closer to the British defense line. Seeing that the firepower of the British army was not only declining, but also the distance between them and their own side was getting shorter and shorter, Hyde Cape decisively ordered: "First company commander! Let your people
Everyone start shooting!”
"Yes!" Since he was holding a gun and on the battlefield, the first company commander did not salute Heide Cape because of the situation. Instead, he directly accepted the order and shouted loudly to the officers and soldiers of the first company: "Stop being behind the tank."
!Spread out from the wings and start shooting!"
Soon, after the British army entered the shooting range, the German infantrymen also emerged from behind the tanks and pointed their guns at the British Expeditionary Force position. At this moment, it was their turn to shoot at the British army.
