On the afternoon of May 24, 1941, Washington, in front of the second line of defense of the US military.
German military, which broke through the first line of defense of the US military, began to attack the second line of defense of the US military after a short rest. Millions of elite troops, under the cover of Armored Forces, advanced towards the US military's second line of defense.
Previously, German Air Force and artillery had launched violent bombing and artillery attacks on the US military's second line of defense. The defensive fortifications that the US military had built with great difficulty had become dilapidated under the indiscriminate bombing by German military. A large number of firepower points were destroyed by German military, causing the defensive power of this line of defense to continue to decline.
However, it was at this time that the US military's counterattack began.
Seven U. S. troops Armored Division led the way, with more than two thousand tanks of various types rushing forward, rolling up smoke and dust all over the sky. Following these 7 Armored Division are 14 Mechanized Infantry Division from the US military. More than a thousand tanks and a large number of armored vehicles formed the second wave of attack forces.
This time, the US military directly dispatched 40% of their armored forces to launch a counterattack, hoping to contain German offensive in one fell swoop.
German aircraft in the sky immediately reported to the rear after discovering the huge armored group of the US military launching an attack.
German military, who was originally attacking the second line of defense of the US military, responded immediately. Both infantry and Armored Forces retreated immediately.
Since the US military has dispatched a large number of Armored Forces, a large-scale armored duel is inevitable. In order to take advantage of German military's armor and widen the combat distance, this is very necessary. Otherwise, once the distance between the two sides is too close, the performance of the German military tank will not be able to be exerted. After all, if the combat distance is too close, the advantages of the sighting system, armor defense and Tank Cannon performance will not be so obvious. In this case, the US military Armored Forces, whose tank performance is at a disadvantage, will take advantage.
As a result, a scene of German armored forces frantically reversing appeared on the battlefield. The armored vehicles and infantry fighting with the tanks were also retreating quickly.
The US troops on the defense line were stunned and didn't understand why this happened.
"God! Why did the Germany people retreat? Did we defeat the Germany people's attack?" A US soldier asked stupidly.
"Idiot, how is that possible? The Germany people almost broke through our defense line just now." A veteran cursed.
"Long live! Long live! Our reinforcements are coming." Someone spotted Armored Forces rushing to the battlefield behind him and couldn't help but cheer.
Suddenly, more and more people joined in the cheers. That scene was as if the US military had really defeated German military.
"Rush! Speed up, the Germany people are running away, catch up with them and kill them all!"
The US armored soldiers seemed to be infected by this atmosphere and became more confident. They drove the tank and rushed towards German armored forces who was reversing, trying to intercept German military.
Although, German military only dispatched 5 Armored Division and 10 Mechanized Infantry Division, the number of tanks is far less than that of the US military. However, German armored forces, who was reversing and retreating, was in an orderly manner and was not panicked at all.
The 'Panther tank' tank is at the front, the 'Mighty Tiger' tank is in the middle, and the most powerful 'King Tiger tank' tank is at the back. Because when charging, these 'King Tiger tank' heavy tanks, with their rough skin and thick flesh, were always at the forefront. Therefore, when they start to reverse now, they will naturally fall to the back.
Fortunately, when the tanks from both sides met, the fighting distance between the two sides had been extended to more than 1,200 meters.
Although, the speed of German military's tank reversing is far behind the charging speed of US tanks. The distance between the two sides is also constantly shrinking. However, the German military tank can already launch an attack at this distance. Whether it is the 105mm Tank Cannon of the 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank or the 88mm Tank Cannon of the 'Mighty Tiger' tank, they can penetrate the frontal armor of any tank of the US Army.
"Boom! Boom!"
German military's 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank and 'Mighty Tiger' heavy tank retreated while firing.
Especially the 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank, Tank Cannon is equipped with a gun travel stabilization device, which allows the 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank to keep moving without stopping when firing. This undoubtedly greatly speeds up the shooting speed. At the same time, the tank is always in motion, and the possibility of being hit is undoubtedly much smaller.
"Boom!"
A US military M26 heavy tank was hit by a 105mm Armor-piercing Shell, and a large hole was penetrated in the front armor. The metal fragments killed all the US armored soldiers in the tank in the first time.
"Boom! Boom!"
U. S. tanks were constantly being hit, and even caught fire, turning into a pile of burning scrap metal.
"Damn it, open fire and kill German tanks!" The Tank Commanders of the US military were all very angry. This scene of being pressed down and beaten is very irritating.
Although the fighting distance between the two sides is getting closer, it is relatively difficult for US tanks to hit the German military tank. At the same time, the German military's 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank at the back has thick armor. It is difficult for the US military's M26 heavy tank's 90mm Tank Cannon to penetrate it, let alone the 76mm Tank Cannon of M4 medium tank and the 37mm Tank Gun of M5 light tank.
As American factories was destroyed in large numbers, the US military was no longer able to produce tanks. This makes it impossible to replace the M4 medium tank, M3 Lee medium tank and M3 light tank previously equipped by many Armored Divisions in the US military. In this final showdown, these relatively outdated tanks also entered the battlefield. However, even the latest M26 tank is no match for German military, let alone these old tanks.
This allows German military to use advanced tanks to ravage US tanks in this tank duel.
"Asshole, hurry up and close the distance further before our Tank Cannon can penetrate the German tanks armor!" a US military officer ordered.
From a long distance, they were completely passive. They were completely slaughtered by German military tanks. Only by further closing the distance could they have a chance to fight back.
However, during the period of time when they closed the distance, they were massacred by German tanks. One tank after another was beaten into scrap metal, and the number of U. S. tanks began to decline continuously. The situation on the battlefield was completely controlled by German armored forces.