Redemption of WWII

Chapter 110 Stopping German Tanks

The duty of a soldier is to die in battle. This sentence seems a bit extreme. 【】But for the anti-tank artillery soldiers of the 9th Australian Division of the British Army, they really proved this point with practical actions.

When eleven of the twelve anti-tank guns were smashed into scrap iron.The remaining soldier with the anti-tank gun did not flinch.Instead, it bravely fired a cannon at the German Panther tank.And the gun also hit the target, but because the caliber of the anti-tank gun was too small, the gun was pushed aside when hitting the front armor of the Leopard tank.

Then the anti-tank gun that fired the only shot in this battle attracted a common attack from 5 Leopard tanks.A platoon of British soldiers operating this anti-tank gun collectively sacrificed their precious lives under the power of the five tank guns.

Of course, this is not over yet, this is not all of the British anti-tank weapons.There are still many scattered British troops lying on the ground, shooting at the German Panther tanks with shoulder-resistant anti-tank rocket launchers and large-caliber anti-tank guns.But all this has become in vain. The 44-ton Leopard tank is certainly not penetrated by these small-caliber anti-tank weapons.

And when those British troops lying on the ground shot at the Leopard tanks, the German Leopard tanks would respond fiercely.Not only the coaxial machine guns fired at the British troops, but the barrels of the tanks also fired guns at the British troops from time to time.

After all, the tank is the nightmare of the so-called infantry, especially the Panther tank armed to the teeth.With every explosion of a tank gun, there will be a large number of casualties of British soldiers.

The anti-tank units of the British Australian 9th Division were finally defeated by these German killers.Facing German tanks that could not be destroyed by anti-tank weapons at all, these anti-tank soldiers of the British army finally gave up the so-called shooting.And the German Leopard tanks also seemed to have a tacit understanding with these British troops, after these British anti-tank soldiers stopped shooting.These Panther tanks also gave up the slaughter of these British troops, and then continued to kill the rear of the British Australian 9th Division.

In fact, all this happened in just ten minutes, which means that the Panther assault tank cluster of the German 101 Armored Division did not slow down.It was completely shot at the British Army and Australia while driving at high speed.It seems that these tanks that did not stop to shoot accurately fired a few shots at random, and the British soldiers on the opposite side lost their ability to resist.

The German Panther tanks didn't seem to care that the artillery in the rear of the British army was erecting those 105 and 150 mm heavy guns.Still, as always, fired artillery at the vehicles of the British army parked on the road blocking the road.Of course, even if one or two of the vehicles composed of these cars really block the way forward, these Leopard tanks will still use their solid front armor to smash those vehicles away.Compared with these 44-ton tanks, those trucks that weigh only a few tons are simply unbearable.

The third order of the British army was conveyed to the divisional regiment.The officers and soldiers of the British Divisional Artillery Regiment used their strength one by one, but in the end they failed to deploy the heavy artillery one by one.This can't be blamed on the officers and soldiers of the Artillery Regiment for being too dawdly. It is really that the time required to deploy these heavy artillery is not enough.

The speed of the German Leopard tank is also too fast. It took less than half an hour to assault the entire British Australian 9th Division and penetrated the division's team from beginning to end.Along the way, these German Panther tanks fully implemented the order of Major General 'Heath' to fire freely.With a 75mm tank gun, all objects with wheels or tracks that can move and cannot move are destroyed.

These leopard tanks are somewhat like locusts, greedily eating the crops in the field.But it is definitely faster and more thorough than the locusts.Fortunately, the commanders of these Panther tanks are not bloodthirsty perverts.There was no thorough pursuit and killing of those British soldiers.Under the premise that the British soldiers did not attack themselves with weapons, these leopards swaggered through the ranks of the British 9th Division and continued to move forward.

However, there were also a few Panther tanks that drove to the heavy artillery position that the British army had finally deployed halfway. One by one, it completely solved the trouble of erecting cannons for the British artillery.Then he stepped up the accelerator to catch up with the main force.The last shot fired by the German Panther tank against the British 9th Division was directed at a three-wheeled army motorcycle with a sidecar.

With one shot, this American-style Harley-Davidson three-wheeled motorcycle was immediately smashed into various parts.The front wheel of the motorcycle flew to a height of several tens of meters, spun and flew in front of the supreme commander of the 9th Division who was watching the atrocities committed by the Germans through binoculars.

The supreme commander of the 9th Division of the British Army spoke, as did the people in the headquarters of the 9th Division, and all the officers of the British Army who survived this battle collectively spoke, as did the soldiers of the 9th Division of the British Army All spoken.

All the British soldiers present couldn't believe what had just happened in the past half an hour from the bottom of their hearts.In just half an hour, an infantry division that had been disadvantaged in previous operations was beaten to pieces by the Germans.How is this possible? Many British soldiers thought it was a dream.

No one knows whether the German army defeated the Ninth Division in Dream or whether the Ninth Division was defeated by the Germans in Dream.

In short, none of the British soldiers said a word for at least 5 minutes. Even the most grinning, joking, and life-and-death people kept their mouths shut this time.It is no longer a question of being brave and not being brave.

Finally, the supreme commander of the Ninth Division of the British Army spoke.Others can keep silent, but not him.Because he is the highest officer here, the soul of all the Ninth Division troops.If he doesn't speak again, then the Ninth Division will be completely finished.Completely finished from head to toe.

The commander's words were also quite concise, and he directly ordered his subordinates to report the loss of various personnel and equipment.Of course, the most important thing is the loss of materials.Because the German Panther tanks shot at the trucks indiscriminately, they did not leave these British troops with extra supplies for survival, especially those precious fresh water.More than a dozen trucks pulling large water tanks were also mistaken by the Panthers for oil tanks, and they bombarded those water tanks.The water tanks made of steel were riddled with holes.And everyone in the Ninth Division of the British Army could only watch the precious fresh water irrigate the land of the Sahara Desert that would never change before the German army left.

All the circumstances were quickly brought together in front of the division commander.After waiting for these splendid statistics, the supreme commander of the Ninth Division couldn't help but take a deep breath.The data is very simple, because the German Panther tanks just wanted to break through a road, so the casualties of the British Ninth Division were not very heavy.Of the 3000 men in the division, less than 800 were killed, and hundreds more were injured.

In terms of weapons, all the artillery left in the division is zero.There are still many cannons, all of which were not killed by the explosion.But there are no cannons anymore, and these cannons have become a pile of scrap iron.It is of no use to the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Division.Armored vehicles, automobiles, and the remaining 8 tanks of a combat team directly under the division are also zero.In addition, because the radio station on the command vehicle did not have time to move down, the radio station was beaten into waste by the German army along with the command vehicle.

Light weapons did not cause much loss, and most soldiers took good care of their weapons.They all took their weapons and hid in a safe place at the first time.But each soldier didn't have much medicine, and those medicines that needed to be distributed before the battle all turned into colorful butterflies flying all over the sky with the explosion of the transport vehicle.

At this point, the commander of the Ninth Division couldn't help feeling short of breath, and of course he didn't understand.Why are many of the cannons of those destroyed cannons left behind.However, the light ammunition most needed by the infantry was basically blown up.But I'm afraid that even the god in the commander's heart can't explain why he made such a black humorous joke.

When the commander came to the item of food, he felt a little bit of comfort in his heart.Military food, sealed in tinplate, is not really a good accelerant for flames.So the food didn't suffer much.

But when the commander went to the fresh water reserve in the last column of food, his good mood just now turned bad again.I saw the words 'personal carry' clearly written in the column of Danshui.These four words hit the commander's heart like a heavy hammer.

Every British soldier will have a marching kettle in his equipment, which is also the standard equipment of the armies of various countries.Soldiers in war cannot do without water, because they will lose a lot of sweat during combat.So this kettle is very important to soldiers.So even if you are fighting in a place where the brook is gurgling.The quartermaster will still equip every soldier with this military kettle when formulating the equipment for the soldiers.

And now the Ninth Division of the British Army is not fighting elsewhere, but marching in the driest African desert in the world.The most indispensable thing here is sand, and the most lacking thing is water.Although more than 1 people each have a pot of water, it is estimated that [-] people can take a bath happily.But the water consumption per person per day is estimated to be much more than these.

The elder commander couldn't imagine what would happen to more than 1 people without water.It is estimated that even if it is used more economically, it is estimated that it is still impossible to get out of this vast desert area without a vehicle.Of course, this commander can also lead a small number of people and survive by relying on the fresh water gathered by the soldiers.But the commander did not dare to do so, because these are descendants of the white Australian colonists.If the commander left them and escaped alone, it is estimated that even if he does not return to Australia in the future, he will be hunted down by the families of these soldiers to the ends of the earth.

After thinking about it, the major general commander of the British army finally made a decision.

At this time, the No. 101 tank group commanded by Colonel Luther of the [-]st Division of the German Army in the distance has also gradually moved over.However, these subsequent German tanks did not seem to have surprised the supreme commander of the British Ninth Division.

The commander's staid opponent issued the order, "Let the soldiers go and intercept those German tanks that are advancing."

Those around the commander couldn't help but secretly admire the division commander's courage.

As the saying goes, there are repeated defeats and repeated battles.People should not be frightened by difficulties. Only those who dare to attack in the face of powerful opponents are real fighters.

Immediately, the people around the British commander were greatly encouraged, and they all paid respects to the officer with more solemn military salutes.And said excitedly, "Yes, Your Excellency Commander. We must do our best to block the German attack, even if we die in battle."

The commander of the Ninth Division of the British Army gave his subordinates a strange look and said, "Who told you to fight the Germans? I mean to stop the German troops and let them accept our surrender."