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Chapter 148: Desperate Tank Cluster, the 7th Tank Division of Tsarist Russia Attacks

On the battlefield, the Tsarist Russian soldiers lifted the camouflage of the anti-tank artillery fortifications, revealing one M1930 37mm anti-tank gun after another.

There were exactly three guns on Victor Company's position.

Originally there was an entire anti-tank company with six guns, but now half of them have been destroyed by the artillery fire of the Restoration Army, leaving only three.

But there were more than three tanks in front of them, there were 14 in total.

This is the number of an entire company of Panther medium tanks.

Behind each Leopard medium tank are 2-3 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles.

Victor and his men didn't see any infantry at all.

Company Captain Victor rushed to a 37mm anti-tank gun position as quickly as possible.

"Be sure to aim and shoot, you may only have one chance!"

A sergeant gunner nodded heavily.

Then several members of the artillery crew began to get busy.

In less than ten seconds they locked onto a Panther medium tank that was in the front.

At this time, the tank troops were about to rush to the anti-tank trench they had dug.

As for the minefields they had painstakingly set up...most of them had been destroyed by artillery fire and were of no use at all.

"fire!"

Following the gunner's roar.

The M1930 37mm anti-tank gun roared.

A 37mm armor-piercing projectile whizzed out in a straight trajectory and directly hit the upper armor of the slowly advancing Leopard medium tank.

“dang….”

With a burst of sparks, the 37mm armor-piercing bullet crashed into a lump of iron in front of the thick armor.

However, it still caused some damage to the armor of the Panther medium tank.

It left a light indentation on it.

After seeing this scene, Captain Victor and all the soldiers were stunned.

Their anti-tank artillery seemed to have no effect, and could not even stop the tanks.

It's like tickling a Leopard medium tank.

A feeling of despair immediately descended upon them.

Because they seemed to have no weapons that could deal with this steel behemoth.

"A Russian anti-tank artillery position has been spotted at 13 o'clock. Take it out!"

The tank that was hit was numbered W1107.

When the commander felt that the tank seemed to have been hit by something, he quickly searched for the target through the periscope and immediately found the 37mm anti-tank gun that was still emitting smoke.

The gunner controlled the electric turret to turn at the fastest speed, and the gun sight was now firmly locked on the anti-tank position that was moving in a hurry.

"boom...."

With a roar of the 76mm tank gun, a high-explosive bomb whizzed towards the front and landed less than 3 meters away from the anti-tank position.

The power of the 76mm high-explosive bomb is still very great. This anti-tank gun and several crew members were directly blown away.

Fortunately, Captain Victor had already run far away.

However, the shock wave from behind still made him fly forward, and he fell a little dizzy.

At this time, the other two anti-tank guns also opened fire one after another.

One of them was so well hidden that it was discovered only after firing several shots.

But it was taken down unsurprisingly.

The 37mm anti-tank gun can only hit the weak armor of the Panther tank.

For example, the tail, for example, the top.

Otherwise, there is no possibility of penetration.

"Mortars, let the mortars focus their fire on them, don't let them get close!"

Now Captain Victor can only hope that the mortars can interfere with these steel behemoths.

When the Fuxing Army tank units faced the anti-tank trenches of the Tsarist Russian Army, the engineering shovels installed in front also played a role.

Shovelful of soil was pushed forward and filled into the anti-tank ditch which was more than 3 meters deep and more than 2 meters wide.

At this time, the Tsarist Russian army's 50mm and 82mm mortar shells continued to fly into the armored cluster.

However, mortars still pose too little threat to tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.

They could only watch as the anti-tank ditch about a hundred meters in front of the position was filled up bit by bit.

Just at this moment their strong reinforcements finally arrived.

The artillery hidden behind them began to fire.

When the Tsarist Russian division command behind the defense line discovered that the Restoration Army tank units had launched an attack on their positions, they no longer cared about hiding their artillery.

If they can't stop the Restoration Army tanks from charging into their positions.

Then there is no point in them hiding their artillery.

Howitzers and cannons of 76mm, 122mm and 152mm caliber roared and covered the Restoration Army tank clusters charging at the front line.

At this time, the tank troops of the Fuxing Army were blocked by a long anti-tank trench and stayed where they were.

At the beginning, they were still affected by 122mm and 152mm caliber shells, and some tanks were damaged or destroyed.

The BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle suffered more serious losses because of its weak armor.

But this still could not stop the Fuxing Army's determination to break through the Gongzhuling position in one wave.

Their artillery was also met with fierce counterattack from the Restoration Army's artillery within just a few minutes.

This time, all 12 K5E railway guns were deployed in the counterattack, pouring shells on the Russian army's positions.

"Buzzing..."

Among the clouds in the sky, P-47D Thunder fighters and Il-10 attack aircraft broke through the clouds.

When the army needs it, the air force's fighter jets can often appear in the air in time.

These fighter planes were obviously heading towards the exposed artillery positions of the Tsarist Russian army.

So before Victor and the others could be happy for a few minutes, they discovered that their artillery support had disappeared again.

At this time, their anti-tank trenches were filled with several passages for tanks to pass through.

One after another, the Panther medium tanks continued to advance at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour.

The rifle and machine gun bullets on the position hit the tank's armor weakly.

Faced with this situation, even the veteran Captain Victor had no other options.

"Fizz..."

The tank's machine guns and tank cannons continuously poured bullets and artillery shells into Victor Company's positions, destroying several of their machine gun positions.

It has to be said that compared to the Japanese, the firepower density of the Tsarist Russian army was much stronger.

But when facing tank troops, their firepower density seemed a little weak.

They were not the light infantry that could reach the pinnacle, and were unable to stop the tank assault in such a plain area.

When the BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle rushed into the position, it stopped directly, the rear hatch opened, and fully armed soldiers jumped out of the vehicle.

These soldiers emerged from the infantry fighting vehicles and jumped directly into the trenches of the position.

Soon, bursts of dense gunfire were heard from all over the position.

Under the intensive firepower of STG-44 assault rifles and PPSh submachine guns, Victor Company was rapidly losing men.

Just as Captain Victor led the remaining personnel to continue to resist stubbornly.

The reinforcements from their rear finally arrived.

This time the reinforcements came in the form of an entire infantry battalion of soldiers.

On the contrary, Captain Victor did not feel happy at all.

Because this infantry battalion that rushed forward was like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.

Faced with the fierce firepower of Leopard medium tanks, BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles and infantry, they suffered heavy losses just after rushing into the position.

This section of the position was breached without any surprise.

BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles ran back and forth between the positions and the rear, continuously transporting soldiers from the rear.

The soldiers who broke into the position also continued to attack deep into the position along the gap to clear out the remaining soldiers on the position.

In less than half an hour, this area was cleared.

At this time, the real big guys also began to appear.

These big guys are the long-awaited Tiger heavy tanks.

From the 1st Heavy Tank Battalion of the 1st Independent Heavy Tank Brigade.

When the members of the Leopard medium tank saw these big guys, they all showed complicated expressions in their eyes.

These big guys are much more ferocious than their leopards.

"What? Multiple front-line positions have been breached? Damn, are they all good-for-nothings?

What about the 7th Tank Division? Let them go.

The Renaissance Army has tanks, and we also have tanks.

Let them launch a counterattack immediately and drive them out of our defense line."

When Lieutenant General Lermontov learned that the defense lines of the 19th and 42nd Divisions had been breached by the Restoration Army tank units in multiple sections and were surrounded by the Restoration Army, he immediately panicked.

It had only been a short time, and the position had been breached.

At this moment, he could only rely on the only ace force in his hand to launch a counterattack.

Otherwise, they would not have been able to hold out until the arrival of the 15th Army.

The 7th Tank Division consists of three tank regiments, one motorized infantry regiment, one artillery regiment, one anti-aircraft battalion and some affiliated units, with a total strength of over people.

Among these three tank regiments, two are equipped with BT-2 fast tanks, and one is equipped with MC-1 light tanks.

The number of tanks in these three tank regiments reached more than 300.

From this we can also see why this tank division became Lermontov's trump card.

If it had not encountered the Restoration Army, this tank division would have been able to roam freely across the entire northern plains.

However, they encountered the 11th Armored Division of the Renaissance Army, which was much stronger than them.

Compared with the Tsarist Russia's tank division, the 11th Armored Division only had one less tank regiment.

But they outnumbered them in tanks.

Because the armored division's tank regiment is a four-battalion tank regiment.

Each tank regiment was composed of three tank battalions equipped with 45 Panther medium tanks and one tank battalion equipped with 68 Panzer IV H medium tanks.

The entire division was equipped with a total of 240 Panther medium tanks and 168 Panzer IV H medium tanks.

The 11th Armored Division crushed the enemy both in quantity and quality.

Of course, what really determines the victory of a battle is not only the equipment, but also the people who operate the equipment and the tactics.

And it just so happens that in these two aspects, Red Alert soldiers are the top ones.

What's more, this time a Tiger tank battalion from the independent heavy tank brigade joined the assault force of the 11th Armored Division.

The first large-scale tank clash since the end of the last war will begin in Gongzhuling.