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The Panzer IV is a main battle tank that the German Army has high hopes for, hoping that it can compete with the armored forces of the Chinese Army. From the appearance point of view, the Panzer IV tank is smaller and 8 tons lighter than the Chinese Army's Leopard tank. However, in terms of the thickness of the armor and the power of the tank gun, the two tanks are almost the same. In terms of armor and artillery technology, Germany has always been at the forefront of the world. Even China obtained relevant technologies from Germany and later developed them on its own! The German Army's Panzer IV can be said to be the crystallization of Germany's industrial and technological strength.
However, according to the relevant information obtained by the Military Intelligence Bureau, the General Staff analyzed the German Army's Panzer IV tank and found that in a one-on-one duel, the Panzer IV tank was not an opponent of the Leopard tank. The 'Leopard' tank weighs 8 tons more than the Panzer IV. The body is slightly longer and the tracks are wider. In addition, the 'Leopard' tank uses a diesel engine, which makes the 'Leopard' tank better off-road. and better stability. At the same time, security should also be higher. Once a gasoline engine is hit, it is easy to catch fire, while a diesel engine is much more stable. The most important point is that although the frontal armor of both tanks is 75 mm thick. However, the armor of the Panzer IV tank is arranged vertically, while the 'Leopard' tank uses sloped armor. The 20-degree tilted armor makes the Panther tank's armor defense more powerful. At the same time, a certain tilt angle is conducive to deflecting enemy artillery shells and forming ricochet. In this case, the tank's defense can be improved.
The reason for adopting such an armor layout. It was entirely because of the request of the Emperor Wang Yuze. Although Wang Yuze is not an expert on tanks, he has never eaten pork, and has he never seen a pig running? Experts conducted relevant experiments according to Wang Yuze's request and found that the defensive power of inclined armor is indeed much stronger than vertical armor. Therefore, when the 'Panther' tank was finalized. The front armor is sloped.
The battle between the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army and the 11th Armored Division of the German Army began at 10:15 am on January 13. The German Army's armored forces were dispatched and were quickly discovered by the Chinese Air Force in the sky. Therefore, before the armored forces of both sides had a duel, the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft unit took action first. A squadron of H9C 'Canghu' dive bombers launched an attack on the tanks of the 11th Armored Division of the German Army, dropping 24 500kg heavy aviation bombs within a few minutes. Achieved considerable results. At least 20 Panzer IV tanks were destroyed and turned into a pile of scrap metal. Although these bombs are high-explosive bombs, the 500-kilogram aerial bomb contains nearly 200 kilograms of high explosives, which is enough to destroy any ground target. In the shock wave generated by the bomb explosion, even a tank weighing more than 30 tons will be as light as a leaf. Hold it high and throw it up.
The air defense forces of the German Army's 11th Armored Division also launched a fierce counterattack, but they only damaged an H9C'Canghu' dive bomber, and the damage was not fatal. This H9C'Canghu' dive bomber 'The dive bomber still struggled to return to the carrier.
"Despicable Chinese! They want to use this shameless tactic to weaken our strength and defeat us! This is absolutely impossible!" Major General Guderian's eyes almost burst into flames. Before facing the Chinese Army's armored forces, his armored forces lost more than 20 tanks. Such a loss made him very depressed!
At 10:15 am, the battle between the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army and the 11th Armored Division of the German Army officially broke out! At this time, the strengths of both sides were equal. Originally, the German Army's 11th Armored Division had one more battalion of tanks than the Chinese Army's 19th Armored Brigade. However, due to the air strikes of the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft units, the German Army's 11th Armored Division lost more than 20 tanks. The number of tanks on both sides has been basically equal!
The 1st Battalion of the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army took the lead in exchanging fire with a tank battalion of the 11th Armored Division of the German Army. The two sides opened fire on each other when they were a thousand meters away, but at this distance, no one could do anything to the other. Tanks on both sides are constantly approaching. As the distance gets closer, the tanks on both sides begin to receive fatal threats!
Whether it¡¯s the Panzer IV or the Chinese ¡®Leopard¡¯ tank, they are all equipped with a 75mm 42x caliber tank gun, and their power is almost exactly the same! Until the distance between the two sides is reduced to 500 meters, it will be difficult to penetrate the opponent's frontal armor. 75mm 42 caliber tank gun. It can penetrate 30 mm steel plates at a distance of 1,000 meters, 50 mm steel plates at a distance of 800 meters, and 100 mm steel plates at a distance of 500 meters, thereby damaging the fronts of both tanks. Armor up to 75 mm thick poses a deadly threat!
"Stop! Fire!" A Chinese Army's Leopard tank suddenly stopped, the body paused, and then the tank gun started firing.Got it! An armor-piercing projectile burst out from the tank gun and hit a No. 4 tank five hundred meters ahead in the blink of an eye. Only orange-red fire was seen shining, and the tank had ignited fire and black smoke.
After destroying the target, the 'Leopard' tank started again and went to the next target.
The tanks of both sides started a duel on the plain. Tanks were constantly being hit, catching fire, and then turned into piles of scrap metal. However, what the commander of the German Army's 11th Armored Division couldn't believe was that the German Army's tank units seemed to be suppressed by the Chinese. Most of the tanks that were destroyed were German tanks. The tanks lost by the Chinese seemed to be Much less than German tanks. This result made Major General Guderian somewhat unbelievable. You know, before the war started, everyone in the German Army believed that Germany's armored forces were no worse than China's. Although China is at the forefront of the world in the development and use of tanks. But after Germany obtained relevant technologies from China, they quickly caught up using their strong industrial strength. But now, the performance of the tank troops on both sides on the battlefield has undoubtedly made the German side see the gap between the two sides again!
"Hell! The quality of the Chinese tank crews is better than ours! Their tanks can stabilize in time and then fire! It takes much longer for our tanks to do all this than they do!" A colonel officer He said bitterly.
The ¡®Leopard¡¯ tank is 8 tons heavier than the Panzer IV, and its stability is much better. After braking, it can stop immediately, which allows the tank to aim at the target as quickly as possible and then fire. Today's tanks cannot shoot while moving, and the accuracy of shooting cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, they usually stop when firing, and then move forward after firing. This means that when the tank stops, it must stabilize as quickly as possible, then fire, and then leave quickly. Otherwise, the stopped tank will become the enemy's best target. Obviously, thanks to the performance of the tanks and the quality of the tank soldiers, the Chinese Army's 19th Armored Brigade performed better in this regard than the German Army's 11th Armored Division!
"The defensive performance of Chinese tanks seems to be better! At the same distance of five hundred meters, their tanks can destroy our tanks, but our tanks have a hard time destroying their tanks! God! Are the Chinese armored? Are we so far ahead of us technologically?" A staff officer also exclaimed! While the tank troops on both sides were fighting, they were also observing, hoping to find the enemy's weaknesses and their own shortcomings so that they could make improvements in the future.
Major General Guderian¡¯s face was a little ugly, and he also discovered these problems. The development of the war situation now deviated somewhat from his expectations. In the case of a gap in strength between the two sides, the 11th Armored Division of the German Army may not be able to win!
Tanks from both sides continued to enter the battlefield and started a fierce fight. The fighting distance between the two sides has also been reduced from the initial 500 meters to 400 meters, and is still being further reduced.
The 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army also continued to have tanks hit. As the distance continues to get closer, although the 'Leopard' tank can easily destroy the Panzer IV tank, the tank gun of the Panzer IV tank can also destroy the 'Leopard' tank! However, due to the performance of the tanks and the quality of the tank soldiers, the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army will take a big advantage!
On the frontal battlefield, the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army dispatched 3 tank battalions and hundreds of tanks, which had suppressed the 11th Armored Division of the German Army. Nearly half an hour after the battle started, the German Army's 11th Armored Division had lost more than fifty tanks, while the Chinese Army's 19th Armored Brigade had only lost more than twenty tanks!
Immediately afterwards, the other two battalions of the 19th Armored Brigade also entered the battle. However, these two battalions outflanked them from the flanks. The 19th Armored Brigade has great ambitions, trying to severely damage the 11th Armored Division of the German Army, at least to keep their main force!
When the other two tank battalions of the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army entered the battlefield from the flanks, the defeat of the 11th Armored Division of the German Army was already doomed! Two tank battalions and more than 70 tanks were like a sharp bayonet, as if they were going to cut the tank force of the 11th Armored Division of the German Army into two pieces!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The Chinese Army's Leopard tanks kept firing, and the German Army's No. 4 tanks were constantly destroyed. The huge losses were already unbearable for the 11th Armored Division of the German Army.
In order to avoid being completely annihilated by the 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army, Major General Guderian had no choice but to order the 11th Armored Division to withdraw from the battlefield and let the division's anti-tank battalion retreat!