"General Ludendorff, after the fire preparation is over, launch an attack! Armored Forces also dispatched. However, after breaking through the outer defense line of the Britain people, Armored Forces stopped taking action. The infantry attacked the Rouen city." General Kluck said.
Although, with the assistance of Armored Forces, the street fighting will go more smoothly. However, Armored Forces's losses will inevitably soar as a result. General Kluck doesn't want Armored Forces to be treated like a treasure and wasted in City Urban Warfare.
Lieutenant General Ludendorff nodded, completely agreeing with General Kluck's point of view. Although Armored Forces is protected by armor, its defense is undoubtedly much stronger than that of infantry. However, in the face of anti-tank weapons, tank armor may not be able to withstand it. This is especially true when fighting in narrow streets in cities, where tanks and tanks can be easily destroyed. When fighting on the Eastern Front, Russians lacked anti-tank weapons. At most, Explosive Pack and Cluster Grenade died together with German military tanks, so 8th Armored Division participated in those street battles.
However, Western Front is different. Anglo-French Allied Forces Although they are not equipped with tanks yet, they are equipped with anti-tank weapons. Of course, the performance of those anti-tank weapons may not be as good as German military. However, there should be no problem against tanks equipped with German military. Therefore, Oscar also specifically warned Armored Forces not to engage in street fighting easily.
"Yes, General. Our Armored Forces has a greater purpose." Lieutenant General Ludendorff said.
General Kluck immediately laughed, he understood what Lieutenant General Ludendorff meant. Anglo-French Allied Forces In addition to British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps in Rouen, there are also British Expeditionary Force 3rd Army Corps and French 1st Army Corps that are rushing to Rouen. If British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps can be eliminated, and at the same time, British Expeditionary Force 3rd Army Corps and French 1st Army Corps can be severely damaged or even completely annihilated, then Anglo-French Allied Forces will be severely damaged. They can even change their strategy appropriately, divide Left Wing Army Group into two parts, and advance towards Paris along both sides of the Seine River.
German military's fire preparations took a full two hours. After that, German 1st Army Corps and 8th Army Corps immediately launched an attack on Rouen. The officers and soldiers had already had lunch in advance and had a good rest for this attack, so that they could devote themselves to the attack with a more enthusiastic and full spirit.
1st Armored Division and 8th Armored Division, a total of more than 500 tanks, participated in this attack. These tanks, divided into multiple lines, assisted the infantry in breaking through the British defense lines.
"Crunch, crunch!"
The tracks of the tank crushed the ground, making a tooth-aching sound. Countless infantrymen followed the tanks and attacked British positions.
The British position at this moment had already become dilapidated under the fierce shelling and bombing of German military. The British troops stationed in these positions also suffered heavy casualties. The battlefield was littered with corpses and broken limbs. But even so, there were still many British soldiers holding on to their positions. I have to admit that these British Expeditionary Force soldiers have a very tenacious will to fight. Although they are fighting in France, they all know that no matter where they are, as long as they defeat the Germany people, they will undoubtedly defend British Empire.
"Quick, German tanks is coming. Anti-tank Gun and Anti-Tank Rifle are ready." A British officer ordered loudly. Facing the attack of German military's tanks, he was very nervous, and even his palms were sweaty.
"Yes, sir." The soldiers immediately began to prepare.
In this position, the British army deployed a total of two 37mm Anti-Tank Gun and four Anti-Tank Rifle. If you are lucky, you will undoubtedly be able to cause considerable casualties to German military.
When the German military tank was only five hundred meters away from the British defense line, the British Anti-tank Gun opened fire.
"Boom! Boom!"
Two 37mm Anti-Tank Gun shells accurately hit two German military tanks. The frontal armor of the tank was not able to withstand the Anti-tank Gun shells. It was torn apart at once, leaving fist-sized bullet holes in the armor. At the same time, the fragments caused flew around in the small space inside the tank, easily killing the tank soldiers inside.
Two tanks were destroyed at once, which made German armored forces very nervous, and even the formation was a little chaotic.
"Well done!"
The British officers cheered loudly. In their opinion, as long as German armored forces can be defeated, then it is not difficult to defeat German military.
Seizing this opportunity, the British Anti-tank Gun continued to fire, once again destroying two German military tanks.
However, their luck ended there.
German armored forces, after the initial panic, has calmed down.
Some tanks began to look for the location of the British Anti-tank Gun, and the turrets of the Tank Cannon began to rotate.
Soon, a tank found the location of a British army Anti-tank Gun.
"Fire!"
Tank Commander With an order, the gunner opened fire.
"Boom!"
The muzzle of Tank Cannon was shining with orange flames, and a shell had already flown out. In the blink of an eye, a British gun Anti-tank Gun was hit. Not only were Anti-tank Gun blown into parts, but those Anti-tank Gun hands were also blown to death.
A minute later, another Anti-tank Gun was also destroyed. After eliminating the threat from these two Anti-tank Guns, the German military tanks continued to move forward.
When they arrived two hundred meters away from the British defense line, the light Heavy Machine Gun on the British defense line started shooting. Although, these machine guns do not pose any threat to tanks. However, it is fatal to the infantry hiding behind the tank. Therefore, the tanks of German military carried out targeted clearing of these British machine gun fire points and destroyed them all.
As the German military tanks got closer and closer to the British defense line, the remaining Anti-Tank Rifles of the British army also opened fire.
"Dang!"
A Anti-Tank Rifle bullet hit a German tanks. But, unfortunately, the front armor of the tank is very thick, so it withstood the bullets fired by Anti-Tank Rifle.
The people in the tank were frightened. They almost thought the tank was going to be penetrated. In that case, the tank soldiers hiding in the tanks will definitely die.
Later, when they discovered that the tank had not been penetrated, the tank crews breathed a sigh of relief, but they all felt like they were surviving a disaster.
The tank's machine gun then opened fire, killing the British soldiers operating the Anti-Tank Rifle.