"Boom!"
A 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank aimed at a M26 heavy tank one thousand meters away. After the gunner pressed the launch button, the shells roared out of the barrel under the influence of huge kinetic energy.
A little more than a second later, Armor-piercing Shell roared and hit the turret of the M26 heavy tank. The front armor of the turret was easily penetrated and an explosion occurred. The entire turret was blown away in the explosion.
"Good job, keep moving forward!" Tank Commander ordered.
The tank continued to move forward while looking for its next target.
"Dang!"
Suddenly, there was a crisp sound, and German military's 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank shook violently. The German military armored soldiers inside the tank all turned pale. They are even ready to face death. After all, although a tank has thick armor, it is essentially no different from a moving iron coffin. Once the armor is penetrated by Armor-piercing Shell fired by the enemy, the armored soldiers inside will have a narrow escape. Not only will armor fragments kill them, but the ammunition may also explode.
However, the armored soldiers in this 'King Tiger tank' tank had much better luck.
The thick frontal armor of the 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank withstood the 90mm Armor-piercing Shell. The shell only left a slight dent in the tank's front armor before being bounced away.
Sloped armor is less likely to be penetrated than vertical armor.
"We haven't been penetrated, we haven't been penetrated!" the gunner cheered ecstatically.
"Haha, you survived the catastrophe! Keep moving forward!" Tank Commander also ordered with a smile on his face.
They were not penetrated and saved a life, which undoubtedly made them very lucky.
"Damn it! There was no breakdown. How is this possible? Is the German tanks armor so powerful?" The US tank that launched the attack was also stunned. They clearly hit the target, but failed to penetrate it. This was really surprising.
"Asshole, reload immediately and fire another shot. I don't believe you can't penetrate German tanks's armor!" the US military Tank Commander ordered.
But they had no chance. After German military's 'King Tiger tank' tank was hit, it immediately discovered the enemy and opened fire first.
"Boom!"
A 105mm Armor-piercing Shell hit the M26 tank. Armor-piercing Shell penetrated the armor of M26 tank, and the armor fragments killed all the US armored soldiers inside.
The US military's Armored Forces was deeply powerless in the face of the German military's 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank. At a longer distance, their Tank Cannon was simply unable to penetrate the frontal armor of German military's 'King Tiger tank' tank, let alone destroy it. However, the 105mm Tank Cannon of German military's 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank can easily destroy their tanks. Whether it is M26 heavy tank or M5 light tank. No matter it's frontal armor or side armor, it can't withstand it.
Under the fierce attack of the German military tanks, the losses of the US military's Armored Forces became more and more serious.
Especially after German military's 'Mighty Tiger' tank and 'Panther tank' tank also joined the battle, US 5th Army Corps's Armored Forces was even more vulnerable. A large number of tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed, and the targets who followed the tanks and armored vehicles were also in the position of being slaughtered by German military. Under such an attack, the US military's Armored Forces simply couldn't withstand it!
Not to mention, there is a German military armed helicopter overhead. These armed helicopters seized the opportunity and continued to shoot US tanks with rockets, causing the casualties of US military Armored Forces to continue to rise.
"God! There are too many German tanks. They are too powerful. We are no match for them at all!" an armored soldier said with a sad face. He was already frightened by the German military tank.
"Run away! If you don't escape, it will be too late. Once German tanks catches up, we will all die!"
The sequelae of the U. S. military's first battlefield outbreak broke out. In the case of unfavorable war and heavy losses. What US soldier people think about is not fighting to the death, but running away immediately to save their own lives.
Many U. S. tanks and armored vehicles turned around on the battlefield and tried to escape. However, this puts them in a more dangerous situation. A large number of tanks exposed their sides and rears to the German military tanks. The German military tanks seized this opportunity and opened fire wildly, blowing up all the US tanks.
After suffering greater losses, the US military's Armored Forces completely collapsed.
And German armored forces continued to attack, trying its best to eat all Armored Forces of US 5th Army Corps.
"General, Armored Forces is finished. 5th Armored Division, 41st Mechanized Infantry Division and 42nd Mechanized Infantry Division have all suffered heavy losses. Our tanks and armored vehicles were severely damaged under the fierce attack of the Germany people. More than 60% of the 5th Armored Division tanks have been lost. Now, the Germany people are pursuing." An officer reported to Lieutenant General Lucien Truscott.
Lieutenant General Lucien Truscott's face suddenly became very ugly, even though he had expected it before and knew that their Armored Forces might not be able to compete with German military's elite Armored Forces. But he didn't expect that they would lose so quickly. Even if we can barely resist German armored forces's attack and hold on until subsequent reinforcements arrive, that's still good!
However, the US military's Armored Forces was defeated so quickly and miserably.
"General, what should we do now? Armored Forces can't be counted on. The Germany people's offensive is very fierce, and the frontline positions are constantly being broken through. We at Topsfield may not be able to hold on at all." A general said.
Originally, everyone hoped that Armored Forces could help them out, but now, Armored Forces not only failed to have any effect, but also got themselves involved. Such a result is undoubtedly devastating for US 5th Army Corps.
"Retreat, evacuate Topsfield immediately." Lieutenant General Lucien Truscott ordered. He knew that Topsfield could no longer hold on. If he persisted, he would only get them all involved. Therefore, retreating now is undoubtedly the best choice.
"Yes, General."
The US military defenders at Topsfield immediately withdrew, but they scrambled to retreat. No one wanted to stay to block German military, buying time for the main force to evacuate.
This was when US 5th Army Corps's retreat turned into a rout. German 8th Army Corps took advantage of the situation and launched a pursuit, wiping out US 5th Army Corps's main force.