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The latest website: The continuous shelling and air strikes will come to an end. The bombardment and air strikes have finally come to an end as the Republican Army has been looking forward to it for a long time.

However, the soldiers of the Republican Army did not have time to catch their breath, and rushed into the position under the command of the officer.

"Hurry up, the rebels are about to attack."

"The machine gun is set up here, and it can only be fired at my command."

When the Republican Army in the position was busy responding to the next National Army attack, the armored group consisting of 38 R10 tanks in front of them had already been equipped for combat, and Dork's company was on the left side of the team.

"attack."

After the commander of his tank battalion issued an order to attack on the radio, the tanks that had already been launched began to march towards the defender's position. Behind them are two regiments of the National Army, who will follow in the footsteps of the tanks and launch an attack on the enemy positions.

Therefore, the republican officers and soldiers waiting for the enemy to attack failed to wait for the enemy infantry, but were the first to see the figure of the tank.

"Enemy tank."

When the soldiers on the position saw the tank figure, they immediately panicked and shouted. No way. Most of the soldiers in the Republican Army were workers and peasants before. They were mobilized after the outbreak of the civil war. Many training can only be learned on the battlefield. It is the first time to face the battle with tanks, and it is impossible to say that you are not nervous.

Unlike the panicked expression of the soldier, the officer immediately scolds. "What's the panic, prepare anti-tank guns and anti-tank guns. In addition, have someone prepare explosives."

Although many officers have not experienced combat with tanks, they are more or less the only way to deal with it.

With the order of the officer, the soldiers of the Republican Army took out the M1918 anti-tank gun previously issued to prepare. This anti-tank gun developed by Germany in the middle and late of World War I was the world's first anti-tank gun. The caliber of 13.2×92 mm steel core projectile can penetrate 22 mm thick armor within 100 meters. It is not outdated to deal with the thin-skinned light tanks of the twenties and thirties. However, relying on them to deal with Romania's R10 tanks is a bit more than enough.

Of course, the Republican Army has other means besides this anti-tank gun. I saw that in the bunker not far behind the position, a M1930 37mm anti-tank had been pushed into the gun position. This is the Soviet imitation of the German Pak36 37mm anti-tank gun, and the German tank gun is the famous 37 anti-tank gun.

And the Republican soldiers responsible for operating the anti-tank guns,

After aiming at the intruding R10 tank, follow the command of the gun emplacement commander to fire.

The tungsten core armor-piercing projectile it fired immediately flew out of the muzzle, and after flying over a distance of six or seven hundred meters, it plunged into the soil next to an R10.

No, keep coming.

The gunner pulled the case out, re-inserted a shell, and with a new round of aiming, another shell flew out. This time, unlike the previous one, this shell directly hit an R10 tank and stopped it directly in front of the position. A conspicuous scratch appeared on the front of the tank, which was not penetrated.

However, the officers and soldiers on the position did not have such good eyes. They only saw that they had hit the enemy tank, and the Republican officers and soldiers on the position burst into cheers.

By chance, the shell hit the tank where Dork was. The huge impact made everyone in the tank bruised and bruised, and Dork, who endured the pain, got up.

Dork was the first to ask. "Anyone hurt?"

"No."

"I'm okay."

"It just hurts."

Hearing the answers of the other crew members, Dork felt relieved. Then he felt a moment of fear, and then a burst of anger rose.

He immediately used the throat microphone to ask the other crew. "Have you found the location of the enemy anti-tank guns?"

"No."

"I didn't see it clearly."

Just when Dork felt a burst of disappointment, a voice came, which gave him hope.

"I seemed to be at 10 o'clock on the left wing and saw fire and white smoke. It should be there at 10 o'clock."

Dolk, who got the position, immediately gave an order, "So everyone pays attention to the 10 o'clock position. As long as the other party fires again, they will be able to catch him."

Sure enough, Dork didn't wait any longer, and the anti-tank gun that hit him opened fire again. This time it was directly seen by Dolk, "So you are hiding here."

Dork, who could see the location clearly, immediately reported his position to the other crews. "Ten o'clock, in the grove to the right of that eucalyptus, where the anti-tank is."

Now that you know the exact location, it's easier to handle. I saw a company of tanks parked directly, aiming at the small bush and ready to fire.

At this time, the commander who was about to continue aiming and fired anti-tank shells happened to see the nearly ten tanks aimed at him.

Feeling horrified, he only had time to shout. "No, run away."

I saw nearly ten shells flew over, giving everyone no time to react at all.

"boom boom"

The exploding shrapnel swept across the gun positions, leaving everyone in a pool of blood, and at the same time swept away the camouflage of the position.

Dork, who was in command of the shooting, still felt uneasy, and continued to order another round of focused fire.

"boom boom"

With a new round of concentrated fire, a louder explosion came. The anti-tank guns that had already been destroyed were blown apart, and a large number of fragments turned into deadly weapons and swept around.

This is the sound of the shells exploding, which also represents the destruction of this group of anti-tank guns.

The other anti-tank guns on the position are similar to this anti-tank gun, because now anti-tank guns are generally 37mm caliber light anti-tank guns. This kind of anti-tank gun developed in the late World War I and the 1920s was mainly to deal with light tanks that were not heavily armored at that time.

Now facing the newly developed R10 tank in Romania, it seems to be lagging behind. Although the R10 is defined as a reconnaissance and auxiliary function in the Romanian armored forces, its frontal 45mm small-angle sloped armor cannot be penetrated by a 37mm gun.

When the tanks were dealing with the anti-tank guns, the Republican soldiers on the position were also harassing with their own weapons, but it had no effect at all.

"Equipped with explosive packs, and the anti-tank guns came close."

For this unfavorable situation, the commander on the position can only come up with this method.

However, I am afraid that their hopes will be lost. After solving the anti-tank guns, the armored troops did not attack the ground by themselves. Instead, the machine guns on the ground were called 200 meters away.

This is a method from Romania at the end of the battlefield. When it is not in a hurry to break through the enemy's position, it maintains a distance to suppress the enemy's firepower, which can more effectively help the infantry solve the battle. Therefore, the firepower of machine guns and mortars on the position, as long as it is found, will lead to a direct-aiming shell.

Of course, this method is mainly used for the enemy's lack of anti-armor means to threaten himself.

Therefore, tanks that have no threat before the battlefield should not be too presumptuous.

This made Lieutenant General Hoffman, who was watching the game, a little disgusted. These young men were too unscrupulous.

However, although the armored soldiers showed some unscrupulous performance, their combat effectiveness was undoubtedly revealed. If it weren't for the fact that the Republican Army did not care about the casualties, and the subsequent reinforcements of the National Army did not keep up, the position would have changed hands in the first attack.

However, the performance of Romania's first ground battle not only surprised the National Army, but also surprised the German and Italian advisory groups.

After the war, both sides sent a telegram to the country, introducing the battlefield performance of the Romanian army. However, Italy's main focus is on equipment, while Germany's focus is on the tactical use of tanks.