Near the Eiland Hill defense position outside Misak, an M4 tank is waiting behind the bushes on the edge of the woods, waiting for prey to come to the door. Its body is covered with camouflage vegetation, and it looks the same as the front
The bushes blend into one.
Ever since the puppet empire began to counterattack outside Misak, the fighting here has continued. Because a large-scale advance would be taken care of by the bomber force of Airan Hill, the puppet empire dispersed its troops and began a small-scale advance.
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Such tactics are very close to the basic offensive tactics of the World War II era, so both sides have begun to truly use World War II tactics to deal with their opponents.
A six-wheeled puppet tank crashed through the wheat field, flashing with the light of magic runes, and approached the direction of the M4 tank. Following this puppet tank was another puppet tank and hundreds of puppet soldiers.
On the turret of the M4 tank, the commander put down the telescope, held down the throat intercom, and ordered: "Here it comes! Prepare to fight! Aim at 1 o'clock! Kill a puppet tank first!"
At his command, the turret of the M4 tank began to rotate, and the barrel of the slender 90mm cannon was quickly aimed in the direction of the enemy's arrival.
Originally, Ellandhill's military industry department planned to produce some "self-propelled artillery" similar to the Stalker tank destroyer to increase the proportion of armored vehicles in the army.
However, due to different battlefield environments, the performance of tank destroyers without turrets in previous battles was not as good as that of tanks with turrets that can rotate freely. Therefore, in the end, the idea of tank destroyers was completely abandoned, and was replaced by a plan to increase tank production capacity.
The M4 tank in front of me was produced in the past month and then shipped to the frontline equipment troops. Because the latest M4 tanks produced are basically "collector's editions" with magic defense runes.
The official number of this subsequent improved model of tank within the army is m4f, which is considered the final confirmed model of the magic defense barrier version.
The difference from the previous rune tanks is that this new type of tank only has magic runes on the front of the tank to enhance defense, and there are no magic runes on the sides and back of the tank.
On the one hand, the benefit of this design is to simplify the production process and reduce the production cost of the tank. On the other hand, it is to facilitate the use of radios. It can be regarded as an improvement on the previous all-round magic defense barrier model tank.
"Boom!" Unexpectedly, the M4 tank suddenly fired a shot, directly hitting the puppet tank that was still bumping in the field. The body of the puppet tank was penetrated by the shell and exploded.
This kind of magic puppet tank that acts alone is filled with unstable magic energy, so after being hit, it will most likely explode. As this puppet tank explodes, the surrounding magic puppets also start to stir.
stand up.
They immediately determined the enemy's direction, and many soldiers rushed towards the bushes where the M4 tank was with bayonets in hand. The moment they started running, the remaining puppet tank and its turret were aimed at the M4 hiding behind the bushes.
tank.
At this moment, the M4 tank with its front armor plate covered with camouflaged branches suddenly reversed. The magic runes on the armor plate suddenly lit up, and the camouflaged branches on the armor plate were opened, revealing
A faint pattern of an eagle flapping its wings.
"Thud! Thud!" The 30mm caliber rapid-fire cannon on the puppet tank began to fire violently. A row of shells hit the magic barrier on the front armor steel plate of the M4 tank, making a loud sound.
The magic defense barrier dimmed slightly, but did not completely disappear. At this time, the M4 tank suddenly stopped, and its majestic gun barrel was once again pointed at the puppet tank that was firing.
After a short pause, the m4 tank's muzzle spurted out a stream of white smoke, and an armor-piercing projectile quickly rushed out of the barrel, and then crashed into the puppet tank in the distance. Before the puppet tank could react,
, the defensive barrier in front of it was torn apart by the huge kinetic energy of the armor-piercing projectile.
Immediately, the armor-piercing projectile smashed the front armor plate of the puppet tank, leaving a small hole in it. Then the puppet tank collapsed in place, and a hole was exposed in the gap on the turret.
A thick black smoke.
The hit puppet tank does not necessarily explode, because some of the internal runes may be damaged, but simply lose the ability to move or lose control. Such a puppet tank has a relatively high research value, and may even be repaired.
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The remaining puppet soldiers did not flinch at all. They continued to charge towards the tank, as if their tank was destroyed and had no impact on their morale. However, before they could get close to the M4 tank, they were shot head-on.
The incoming tracer bullets disrupted the rhythm.
Some puppets were broken into parts by bullets, while others immediately fell down and gave up the intention of continuing to attack. As the battle continued, these puppets seemed to be gradually becoming more proficient in their combat skills.
However, they are still puppets, and they are still inferior to real people. In several small-scale conflicts nearby, Alan Hill still took the initiative.
Seeing the puppets lying down, the remaining tanks and the soldiers behind the tanks who were ambushing nearby began to take action. First, the mortar troops covering the infantry operations began to attack, and then this local counterattack began.
It became more and more lively.
The gunshots and shouts of death gradually subsided, and the battlefield became silent. The grenadiers carefully cleaned the debris on the battlefield and collected the weapons, ammunition and useful parts from the puppets.
The M4 tank that had just wiped out two puppet tanks in one go was parked on the edge of the battlefield. Next to this tank, there were also ammunition supply trucks, other tanks, and refueling oil tankers parked.
Standing in front of a jeep, the commanders of several tank vehicles were discussing the subsequent battle deployment: "The previous rainy season covered the arrival of these puppet troops on the battlefield, and also interfered with our march..."
Their mission is to take the lead in breaking into both sides of the enemy's defense line before the main attack is launched, causing trouble and distracting the enemy's attention.
Looking at the shape of the road under our feet, with water still looming in the mud, a bus captain complained: "The road is very muddy, and it is precisely because of this that we were forced to stop and wait for the rain to end."
A few days ago, there was heavy rainfall in the territory of the Holy Demon Empire, which affected the air force reconnaissance and the attack of the armored forces. This is the main reason why the Puppet Empire troops were not discovered until they were close to the front line, and it is also why the Airan Hill troops have not yet encircled them.
The reason for Dokham.
"The weather seems to be on the enemy's side. Look at this muddy road. Even if we can launch an attack, we can't go too fast." When another commander heard what his comrade said, he also smiled bitterly and said.
"The speed cannot be increased. The enemy's defense has begun to stabilize. Our attack will definitely not be as smooth as before." The leader of the tank company looked down at the hand-drawn draft map nearby and said without raising his head.
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"This is really bad news." The tank commander who spoke first shrugged his shoulders and sighed.
"It's not that there is no good news. According to the news from the weather forecasting force, we will not encounter rainy weather in the past half month." The company commander finally raised his head and looked at his subordinates with a smile.
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"Sounds like really good news." Everyone smiled again and started to agree.
"In twelve minutes, the artillery bombardment to cover the attack will begin." Looking at his watch, the company commander checked the time: "The time has been adjusted, don't make any mistakes!"
So everyone started to check their watches, and a conductor said helplessly: "In another twelve minutes, we will be busy."
The company commander ignored the grumbling commander, pointed at the map and began to assign tasks: "The goal of our tank company is to penetrate here and cut into the left side of the enemy's main defensive position. The infantry will cover our actions on both sides.
Build a solid line of defense.”
"Once our operation is completed, this enemy's main position will be useless. They can only retreat." He drew a rough area on the map with his finger and indicated the area they wanted to control. The company commander looked at it again.
To his subordinates: "Do you understand?"
"I understand!" Everyone stopped joking and nodded seriously.
"After we succeeded, the enemy retreated and we had no troops to intercept..." Then a platoon leader raised his hand and asked a question about the subsequent changes in the battle situation.
The company commander nodded, then gestured at another angle on the map, and said, "As long as they retreat, the 1st Tank Battalion in front of them can chase them down...and leave no one behind!"
After finishing speaking, he pointed to the right side of the enemy's main defensive position and said: "The 2nd Company will support us on the other side. They will bypass this forest and cut off this road..."
This time, everyone nodded and no one raised any questions.
The company commander folded the map and stuffed it into the map bag on his waist, indicating that everyone could go back and prepare: "Okay! Let the reconnaissance vehicle set off in advance! Let's see if there are any changes in the enemy's deployment here!"
The platoon leader of each tank platoon took the trouble to instruct each tank commander who was about to participate in the battle: "Let the troops check the ammunition and fuel again! Confirm the status of the tank!"
"Make sure all radio equipment is unobstructed!" As the voices of these instructions gradually drifted away, the company commander raised his arm again and looked at the dial on his wrist. There were about 7 minutes left before the attack was about to begin.
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When the company commander raised his wrist again, he was unwilling to put down his arm: he saw that the second hand was about to move closer to the 12 o'clock position. Once it reached the 12 o'clock position, then
The preparatory artillery bombardment for the entire battle began.
"Hoo!" A few seconds later, a huge artillery shell roared across the head of the company commander, and the Battle of Dorkam began——
