Judging by the technical standards of the mid-to-late 40s, both the 34-ton "heavy infantry" and the 27-ton "Teutonic Knights" have their own shortcomings and weaknesses and can no longer adapt to the fierce confrontation of modern wars. However, the armed conflict in the Palestinian region is far from being a modern war: the regular troops of Middle Eastern countries such as the Arab Kingdom and Syria have basically reached the level before and after World War II of the European and American powers, but their technical and tactical awareness and air-ground coordination capabilities are still comparable to those of the great armies of the great powers during World War II. The weapons and equipment of Arab tribal armed forces and Jewish militia organizations remained in the 1920s or even earlier. Therefore, in the eyes of many international observers, the Palestinian armed conflict is a battle between a group of Middle Eastern indigenous people!

In the town of Hardyra north of Tel Aviv, more than 2,000 Jewish militias and nearly a battalion of Irish foreign soldiers launched an unprecedentedly fierce "fire battle" with a Syrian army of more than brigades. After the tentative attack was defeated, the Syrian army organized a swift and fierce offensive led by artillery fire and barrage Xu Jin. The focus of the battle was quickly focused on the confrontation of chariots at the frontier positions of the defenders. On the side of the Syrian army, the -iiic type, under the support of 14 "Conqueror" armored personnel carriers and large infantry, intended to fight and destroy the Jewish chariots one by one; on the side of the Jews, the eight "heavy infantry" were all early models of mk-29a chariots, and relied on the defenders' positions to launch a tenacious blockade...

"First in front of us...the enemy's medium-sized tanks...aim at the front...the armor-piercing bullets hit hard!"

In the "heavy infantry" tank numbered i-o22, Danish Frederick Anderson, who belonged to the "Viking" battalion of the Irish Foreign Corps, shouted in English with a strong accent. Like the four "heavy infantry" entering Hardyra Town, the four vehicles that came forward to the right-wing blocking position also had a captain car. The vehicle was equipped with two experienced instructors of the Irish Foreign Corps, Anderson, who had been in the army for 16 years, was the commander and squad commander, and the veteran Sergeant Lasser Christensen, also from Denmark, served as the gunner.

Just as the "Mohammed" camp was dominated by Turks, and most of the "Nicolas" camp were Russians. The members of the "Viking" camp were basically from Nordic countries, including Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Scotland, England and a few Germans. English is the common language of this camp. However, Anderson and his partner Christensen joined the Irish Foreign Corps not because the old regime was subverted or individually conquered, but half out of personal interest and half to make a living and wealth, and eventually chose this kind of militarized mercenary adventure life. People like them were also called "real volunteers" by their companions.

The Irish army attaches great importance to team tactical cooperation, so the "heavy infantry" is not equipped with rear-fired machine guns like the heavy tanks equipped by many countries at the same time. In order to maximize the protection performance and increase the reserve of ammunition, the four-person car team of the chariot commander, gunner, loader, and driver were adopted. The gunner took into account the forward coaxial machine gun, and the loader took into account the radio equipment. The commander and driver focused on combat command and vehicle driving.

In response to Anderson's instructions, Christensen ordered the loader: "C-type armor-piercing bullet! Full load!"

The loader of the chariot was a Jewish young man with a baby face. He quickly took a capped armor-piercing projectile from the ammunition rack, quickly filled it into the barrel chamber, and immediately reported to the gunner in a loud voice: "The C-type armor-piercing projectile... is loaded!"

Christensen had previously pointed the muzzle at the target's "front face", that is, the front position of the car body. As soon as the loader shouted "Reloading", he tightened his eyebrows and hit him decisively.

After a while, the two Danes in the chariot shouted "Hit to the target!"

In sight, the Teutonic Knights hit by armor-piercing bomb did not explode violently, but the crew members opened the turret hatch and evacuated in a very embarrassing manner, and smoke could be seen coming out of the hatch. In fact, this is the time when the Jewish armored troops destroyed enemy chariots on the battlefield, and it is also the only situation in which one of the few chariots on the front of the Palestinian conflicts in the past.

Every member of the Irish foreign corps who came to Palestine to participate in the battle signed a contract with the Zionist organization. Each battle attendance can receive corresponding compensation. There are also great rewards for killing enemy soldiers and even destroying enemy tanks. But at this time, Anderson and Christensen were not thinking about the money that was about to be credited, but how to reverse the situation in such an unfavorable battle. Therefore, while Anderson asked his partner to attack the enemy tanks at a 50-meter position in the front right, he also used the other three tanks in the car-mounted radio contact team: "All people pay attention, everyone pays attention, our cannons are enough to penetrate the front armor of the enemy tanks at a distance of 50-meters, so let go of the strike! Aim at the front of the enemy tanks! Don't be afraid to retreat, at the distance of 50-meters, the probability of enemy tank artillery piercing us is only ten percent!"

What Anderson said about "ten percent" is neither a precise data nor an estimate based on experience, but a rhetoric used to encourage companions and stabilize military morale. As far as technical data is concerned, the German 6O diameter 75mm cannon is enough to penetrate the front armor of the car body of the "heavy infantry" within a thousand meters. About 6O meters can completely explode the front armor of the turret of the "heavy infantry" and the 5O diameter 75mm cannon is enough to chisel the "heavy infantry"

The infantry "has been known as an indestructible frontal face. Fortunately, the Syrian armored soldiers only obtained 70% or 80% of the Turkish peers, and the Turkish armored soldiers only learned 70% or 80% from the German instructors back then. Therefore, the ability of Syrian armored soldiers to seize opportunities on the battlefield is far inferior to that of the Germans. When they used short stop shooting to strike Jewish chariots with only their heads and some of their faces four or five hundred meters away, their hit rate was indeed only about 10%...

Thanks to the stable swing of the instructors of the Irish Foreign Corps, the defensive chariot group knocked out three "Teutonic Knights" in succession. The armored soldiers of the Syrian army saw their companions abandoning the car through the observation hole, and mistakenly thought that there were strong enemy soldiers in front of them. They quickly reported the situation to their superiors via radio and requested fire support. The commander of the Syrian army located in the rear was not clear about the specific situation ahead. In addition, the artillery position had just been attacked by enemy chariots, so they ordered their own chariot troops to retreat and standby. As soon as the chariot retreated, the infantrymen who were attacking also retreated. A huge attack ended in such a hurry.

Seeing the Syrian army retreating voluntarily, Anderson ordered the armored squad to transfer the position without hesitation. As he expected, within a few minutes, the Syrian shells fell like hail, blowing the firing positions they had before it into a pothole. The turrets and bodies of the "heavy infantry" combat vehicles used inclined armor, so they had good horizontal protection capabilities. The top armor was no different from traditional combat vehicles. Once hit by shells or bombs, it was basically a dead end. Even if they were not smashed, the tracks were blown up and damaged on this battlefield.

After moving the positions, Anderson's team soon joined the "Patrol" team that was attacking detour. Although the two "Patrols" fought a good raid battle, which made the Syrian artillery silent for half an hour, they also poked the hornet's nest, causing the Syrian army to dispatch a team of troops to detour from the periphery. Regardless of whether the detour was frustrated or not, the commander of the Syrian army might send combat vehicles retreated from the front battlefield to reinforce this side, and take the opportunity to make dumplings for the Jewish guardians in Hardyra Town.

Seeing two medium-sized combat vehicles and a number of armored personnel carriers slowly coming from afar, Anderson took the initiative to propose to the command center to ambush the enemy soldiers on the spot. Given that the enemy might increase combat power to this side in the future, he asked the command center to dispatch at least a company of infantry to him to cooperate in combat.

In name, the defense battle of Hardyla was jointly responsible by the head of the local militia organization and the special committee sent by the Tel Aviv militia commander, but neither of them had practical experience. The actual combat command was handed over to Colonel Waugen, the commander of the "Nicolas" Battalion of the Irish Foreign Corps, and the five-man staff team led by him. As a strong general of the Tsarist Russian Belarus Army, Waugen led his troops to fight with the Soviet Red Army many times in the mid-20s and early, and won several victories. After joining the Irish Foreign Corps, Waugen worked hard to study various offensive and defensive tactics, and used the opportunity of exercises to verify it, gradually becoming an expert tactical master in this militarized mercenary force.

Just after Anderson reported the enemy situation and made tactical suggestions, the Tel Aviv Air Club aircraft ventured to Hardyla and informed the guards here of the observations. Based on the valuable information obtained from aviation reconnaissance, Colonel Waugene judged that the next movement of the Syrian army was likely to be as Anderson worried, as he divided his troops to circumvent the periphery from the periphery, and then cut off the rear route of the Hardyla town's defender. Due to the Syrian army's repeated artillery fire and ground attacks, hundreds of people were killed and injured, and their morale was declining, and the morale was shaken. Once surrounded by the enemy, the pessimism of fear of the enemy's cowardice may further weaken the combat effectiveness of the militia's armed forces. Next, whether they defended to the death or broke through, there may be a tragedy of collapse on the entire line.

In view of this, Colonel Waugene ordered the troops of the "Nicolas" battalion, who served as the reserve team, to take the front line and replace two Russian combat platoons with little casualties, and to turn to the right wing together with two militia squadrons in the reserve team, providing support and cover for Anderson's armored squad to block the enemy.
Chapter completed!