Want to fight hand-to-hand combat with the Ming Army's tank troops?
That’s because you’re overthinking it!
My artillery has a longer range and higher accuracy than you, so why should I fight you face to face?
Therefore, Lu Xuecheng's tactics were very simple. His own tank troops were the first to charge, even if they deliberately lured the opponent to charge.
Our side formed a formation on the spot and waited for the opponent to rush over. I am afraid that those barbarians might not dare to charge after seeing this formation...
The actual situation was basically in line with Lu Xuecheng's hypothesis. Seeing the yellow-skinned monkey giving up defense, Muller and Heinrich both got excited and ordered their entire army to attack.
The opponent's tank gun may have a longer range, greater power, and higher accuracy than our own, but once we close the distance, our own tank is fully capable of destroying the yellow-skinned monkey's tank.
The yellow-skinned monkey made the fatal mistake of underestimating the enemy this time. With luck, he will be able to defeat the hateful yellow-skinned monkey in one fell swoop and relieve the Prague defenders.
The massive tank battle lasted only five minutes. The two lieutenant generals felt that the situation was not good, because their own tanks were frequently hit by bullets and caught fire.
The Yellow-skinned Monkey's tank fleet charges in different levels. A small number of them stay behind, and most of them press forward. However, they basically stop and go and will not sprint at full speed.
It is this seemingly procrastinating tactic that has caused great damage to one's own side, and tanks will lose combat effectiveness almost at any time.
The "Imperial Guard" heavy tank rushing at the front has upgraded its front armor to an unprecedented two hundred millimeters, which indeed has a very good bulletproof effect.
The shells fired by the yellow-skinned monkey were completely unable to penetrate its frontal armor, which was a great relief to the two lieutenant generals.
However, the good times did not last long. These heavy tanks were soon targeted by helicopters and were destroyed one by one.
The location where the bullet was hit was also surprisingly consistent, that is, the engine exhaust window at the rear that was not protected.
After the engine failed, the "Imperial Guard" could only stop where it was.
In the end, its side armor was penetrated by artillery shells, causing the two lieutenant generals to feel heartbroken.
Under the "intensive care" of the opponent's helicopters, the forty "Imperial Guards" that participated in the battle only lasted less than ten minutes before they were all turned into wreckage.
All the "Assault Spearheads" were all killed, which shocked the crews charging from behind. However, they still faithfully carried out the orders of their superiors and continued to attack the yellow-skinned monkeys.
But soon, they experienced what the "Imperial Guard" crew experienced not long ago...
The front armor of the "Crusader" reached 100 millimeters, and it seemed to have very good defense. The scary thing was that it was still penetrated by the opponent.
This is mainly due to the fact that the front armor was installed urgently. It is not a real armor plate, but just an iron plate. The bulletproof effect is certainly not comparable to that of a standard armor plate.
The Ming Empire has no shortage of tungsten ore, so it is naturally able to produce a large number of tungsten-tipped armor-piercing projectiles. The only function of such projectiles is to dig holes in the opponent's tanks!
All Ming army tanks participating in this operation, regardless of model, can obtain enough tungsten-tipped armor-piercing bullets, so anti-armor is naturally not a problem.
After Lu Xuecheng discovered that the enemy's heavy tanks, especially the No. 9 tank, could not penetrate the target at long distances, he was not particularly worried because he still had a large number of helicopters in his hands.
Sure enough, the helicopter formation showed its prowess and helped him solve this difficult problem as soon as possible. After the war, they should be praised and each crew should be rewarded with at least five kilograms of soy sauce beef.
The tank troops of the Holy Roman Empire were also fighting very hard. It was simply because the other party's tanks had better performance and all their own heavy tanks were lost. As a result, the attack was frustrated and the number of losses skyrocketed.
Not to mention those "Paladins" whose front armor is only 50 mm. Even if they are following behind the "Crusaders", they cannot escape the fate of being destroyed.
This is not because the crew does not want to add iron plates to the tank, but because the tank itself is a light tank with extremely limited suspension load.
Once the weight of the front armor suddenly increases, long-distance marches will lead to a high probability of lying down. Not to mention fighting on the battlefield, I am afraid that it will not even reach the battlefield and it will become a burden to the entire army.
However, in order to save lives, the crew still used several relatively thin iron plates to patch the front of the tank several times.
I can't guarantee whether I can withstand the yellow-skinned monkey's shells, but I feel a lot of comfort.
When they arrived on the battlefield, everyone suddenly realized that psychological comfort was useless. They had to die...
Patching is useless, as the opponent can penetrate the entire tank with one shot.
Many commanders made the sign of the cross on their chests to pray for themselves after seeing the tragedy of nearby tanks.
They also knew that the yellow-skinned monkey's shells were extremely powerful, but they were helplessly unwilling to accept this fact.
All the "Paladins" are already weapons from a backward era, but in order to make up for the numbers, they have to go into battle again.
From the moment they appear on the battlefield, the outcome is destined...
Except for a small number of high-end "Imperial Guard" heavy tanks, the mediocre "Crusaders" and outdated "Paladins" have become pure expendables.
For the time being, the "Crusader" can rely on its relatively large redundancy to upgrade its protective capabilities, but the miserable "Paladin" crew can only save their lives by applying patches.
When patching doesn’t work, you can only look forward to God’s favor!
Before joining the war, everyone despised and ridiculed the yellow-skinned monkey.
After the two sides started fighting, most of the tanks were filled with curses and screams.
Because the opponent is not an ordinary yellow-skinned monkey, but a group of monkeys that can kill you with one shot!
Perhaps it would be fairest for both sides to give up their tanks and choose to use fists or fencing to decide the outcome.
But what's the use of thinking about this at this time?
Can the other party follow your own arrangements?
One second you were still in the human world, the next second you might have fallen into hell!
If you get shot, you will fall into hell. This is the most terrifying thing in the world!
Otherwise, when you go to heaven and others ask you, how should you answer?
How did you die?
I was beaten to death by a yellow-skinned monkey!
How was he killed?
Kill with one shot!
How embarrassing is this answer? ? ?
When you are alive, your life is as fragile as the tank you drive.
After death, the soul is embarrassed to explain the process of its own death...
So much so that some crew members were confused as to why they wanted to start a war with the powerful yellow-skinned monkey. Wouldn't it be good for the two sides to be as harmonious as before and make money?
Immediately everyone began to complain about the stupid Leopolds. Would it be humiliating for you to imitate the words and deeds of Louis XIV?
It's a good thing now, the "yellow peril" is coming to claim your life!
It's too late to run away, and even if you want to surrender, you're afraid of being accidentally shot by the opponent.
To sum it up in one sentence, that is - Leopold and his son, you two idiots...
It's useless to say this now. On the battlefield, only strength matters, and everything else is just scraps.
Since there is no radio, the tank formation can only rely on semaphores and tacit understanding to cooperate.
But on the battlefield, whoever dares to get out of the turret will be hit first by the helicopter above.
In the fierce fighting, the backward communication methods directly caused the tank troops of the Holy Roman Empire to be unable to communicate smoothly.
Even if you want to shout to convey the message, you can't do it. The sound of artillery fire on the battlefield is much louder than a human voice.
In contrast, every Ming army tank was equipped with a radio.
Each platoon, each company, and each battalion can communicate with each other to achieve orders and prohibitions.
Advance when it's time to advance, and be consistent when it's time to stop and fire.
This is a fleet battle, not a time for someone to act like a hero and pretend to be a hero.
Once the bicycle rushes forward and distances itself from the large army behind it, it is very likely that the opponent will penetrate the side armor, causing the entire crew to be buried with someone.
What’s even more frightening is that if you run too fast and block the trajectory of the rear crew, someone will actively massage the engine for you...
Therefore, the battalion commanders and company commanders of the Ming Army ordered their men to maintain a distance from left to right and from front to back at all times.
Keeping the left and right distance means that there are comrades on both sides to cover, and ensuring the appropriate front and rear distance can get artillery support from the rear.
When Zhang Huangyan was conducting drills with the armored forces, he was inspecting each brigade's mastery of formation tactics.
It doesn’t mean that beating gongs and drums and rushing in all at once will count as excellence.
If that were the case, wouldn't a helicopter run faster than a tank?
There are clear regulations on how the armored brigade operates on its own, how it cooperates with the mechanized infantry and cavalry brigades, and how it conducts air-ground integrated warfare.
It's not impossible to do whatever you want. You can become a bounty hunter. It's a business of catching wanted criminals. You can do it alone. You can just stand on your head, kowtow, or roll your eyes in front of your prey!
The bombardment scene was unprecedented and looked very lively, but most of the losses were from their own tanks, which was unacceptable to Muller and Heinrich.
They are here to severely injure the yellow-skinned monkeys, not to send scrap metal to the yellow-skinned monkeys.
The two lieutenant generals did not need orders from the front. After seeing that their own losses were too heavy, they began to retreat on their own initiative.
It's just that it's not that easy to run away. The distance between the two sides has been very close, and you will be beaten if you turn around and run away.
And instead of reversing, you really have to turn backward to escape.
When a tank circles the battlefield, the process is to expose the largest area of side armor.
As a result, this move caused the Holy Roman Empire's Fourth Army and Fifth Army to lose more tanks...
Of the 600 tanks that participated in the battle, less than 50 finally escaped and ascended to heaven, and the rest were all reduced to spectators.
After the tank troops were severely damaged, it meant that it was difficult for the infantry to gain a foothold.
If you don't want to surrender to the yellow-skinned monkey on the spot, you can only run as fast as you want.
Fortunately, the Ming army's helicopters had all used up their ammunition and turned around and returned.
However, tanks, trucks and cavalry cannot enable all infantry to retreat quickly. They can only take away about ten thousand people at most.
The remaining approximately 50,000 people can only defend in place and try their best to buy time for the main force to retreat...
In fact, facing the Ming and Japanese armored forces rushing over the mountains and plains, the remnants of the two armies of the Holy Roman Empire could not even retreat on a scale of ten thousand people.
Since the battlefield is located in a plain area and there is no large river in the surrounding area to block the advancement of armored troops, it becomes an impossible task for the infantry to hitch a ride and retreat.
The two cavalry brigades under Lu Xuecheng's command had already surrounded them from the left and right sides. The Japanese troops who were watching the battle from the rear also came in handy at this time.
The crispy Panzer VI tanks they equipped were not suitable for tank battles, but they were still handy for hunting down the remnants of the enemy, especially for cleaning up the enemy's infantry.
The Japanese army was also keen on performing such low-intensity but profitable missions. The more prisoners they captured, the more silver coins they received.
Therefore, there was no need to mobilize at all. After Lu Xuecheng gave the order, three brigades of Japanese troops swarmed in.
Each brigade is equipped with one hundred No. 6 light tanks, making it easy and enjoyable to deal with enemy infantry.
Seeing the yellow-skinned monkey's thousands of tanks rushing towards them, the infantry brigade of the Holy Roman Empire immediately went into chaos, and the battlefield became more lively than a vegetable market.
The generals and high-ranking officers, either in cars or on horses, all ran backwards as hard as they could. What should they do with only two legs?
Others wanted to defend on the spot, but a cannonball from the other side instantly killed and wounded a squad of soldiers.
The vulnerable yellow-skinned monkey in his mind has now become a lingering nightmare for everyone!
As more and more shells came in, those who had planned to resist could no longer bear it.
Everyone has no other ideas, they are united in trying to escape.
But a two-legged creature would definitely not be able to outrun the track monsters and tire monsters on the plains.
Due to the issue of cashing out, the Ming-Japanese coalition forces mainly used fire to intimidate, and supplemented by killing the stubborn people.
Only a few were killed or wounded, and most of the enemy infantry eventually fell into the encirclement of the coalition forces.
After the helicopter troops refuel and attach bombs and return to the battlefield, the prey will have no chance of escaping.
If you don't surrender, you'll die, but mining can at least survive.
Driven by instinct, the soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire had no choice but to surrender.
After counting, 53,702 people were captured, 12 tanks and 144 trucks were seized.
Tanks and trucks can be used with simple repairs, or they are in good condition, but they are stuck in a mud hole and cannot get out.
Those who have been beaten into scrap metal do not need to be counted. They can simply be left as souvenirs to Leopold and his son.
Lu Xuecheng released the three captured officers the next day and asked them to deliver a message to the city of Prague, telling the defenders that their thoughts were gone.
It is not impossible to continue to hold on. Anyway, the two "entertainment programs" of air strikes and shelling are indispensable.
On April 18, after Lieutenant General Seydlitz received a telegram from Crown Prince Joseph to continue to hold on and await reinforcements, he chose to surrender directly.
Because the sky has cleared up, the Ming army's bomber formations can come over again to travel and bomb at the same time.
Seydlitz was not a fool. He knew that if the weather was bad, reinforcements would not be able to relieve Prague.
Then once the weather conditions improve, the defenders' hopes will be completely dashed!
Now that there is no hope, what is the point of continuing to persevere?
The ultimate goal of perseverance is to stay alive. If the result is only death, do we still need to worry about being bombed every day?
Isn't committing suicide on the spot a good way to relieve fear?
At least the Prague garrison has held out longer than the Warsaw garrison, there is no doubt about this!
