“Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
One shell after another hit the Syrian army’s defense line, causing a violent explosion.
Shrapnel shot out, and gunfire filled the air. The shock wave wrapped up the mud and sand and splashed around.
One after another, huge craters appeared on the positions of the Syrian army.
In the face of heavy Jewish shelling, the soldiers of the Syrian Army’s 7th Infantry Brigade were able to shrink in trenches and anti-gun holes. Because they were well aware that the 7th Infantry Brigade had only 2475 mm field guns from a field artillery battalion.
Even if this is a field gun retired from the Tsarist Imperial Army, its performance is very advanced. However, with a complete inferior position in the number and caliber of artillery, they could not be opponents of the Jews.
If there is an artillery battle, these field guns of theirs will soon be destroyed.
Therefore, Brigadier General Kmalai, commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade of the Syrian Army, ordered the artillery battalion to remain silent and not allow firing. Wait until the Jewish infantry attacks before opening fire. Strive to use intensive fire to kill and wound the Jewish infantry.
At the same time, Brigadier General Kmali also immediately reported to the command that they had been attacked by Jews.
With this infantry brigade alone, it is impossible to withstand the Jewish attack of 01. So, they need more reinforcements.
Fortunately, the Syrian army has deployed a full ten infantry brigades and one armored brigade in the Balestan area, which is still very strong. It was not so easy for the Jews to defeat them in a short period of time. What’s more, they were able to get reinforcements from other forces in the country.
“Boom! Rumble! ”
The Jewish artillery fire was so fierce that they did not take these artillery fire seriously at all, as if these shells did not cost money at all.
It would be best for them to be able to wipe out the Syrians with cannonballs.
The heavy fire lasted for a full three hours.
The defensive line of the 7th Infantry Brigade of the Syrian Army , after a heavy baptism of artillery fire, was already tattered and in shambles. The casualties of the soldiers were not small. Even, some trenches were filled in, and anti-gun holes were bombarded.
“Good, it seems that those damned Syrians have already lost a lot. Order the armored forces and infantry to attack and take Haifa before sunset today! “General Vidal gave the order.
“Yes, Your Excellency Commander!” The other generals replied.
Subsequently, the 1st Panzer Division of the Jewish Legion dispatched hundreds of Renault FT-17 tanks to attack the Syrian army’s defenses. And thousands of infantry followed behind these tanks.
The Renault FT-17 light tank, although weighing only 7 tons, is armed with a 37mm gun and an 8mm machine gun, and the frontal armor thickness is only 22mm. However, in this era, it is already considered a very advanced tank.
Of course, compared with the T-13 light tank of the Tsarist Imperial Army, it is still much worse. Both in terms of firepower and defense, they are at a disadvantage. The armored brigade of the Royal Syrian Army is equipped with T-13 tanks and BMP-12 armored vehicles of the Imperial Russian Army. Strength is also not to be underestimated.
“Boom! Boom! ”
These Renault FT-17 light tanks, while firing, advance. He wants to clear the remnants of fire points on the defensive line and break the will to fight of those Syrians.
“Tap-da-da!”
The machine guns equipped on the tanks were also frantically strafing, suppressing the Syrian soldiers on the defense line.
“Enter the position, prepare for battle, the Jews come up.”
“The Jews sent out tanks, we need anti-tank guns!”
The officers at the front, pulling their throats, yelled loudly.
A large number of soldiers, who had survived the heavy shelling of the Jews, entered the position and took up arms to prepare.
At the same time, a 37-mm anti-tank gun of one door was also pulled out.
“Boom!” (Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!) ）
A 37-mm anti-tank gun fired.
The armor-piercing shell flew out of the muzzle at high speed, and in the blink of an eye hit the front of the Renault FT-17 light tank more than 500 meters away. With only 22 mm thick frontal armor, it could not withstand armor-piercing bullets at all, and it was easily pierced through a fist-sized bullet hole.
The armor fragmentation killed the armored soldiers inside. At the same time, it also caused the martyrdom of ammunition. This Renault FT-17 light tank was on fire.
“Anti-tank gun! The Syrians have anti-tank guns, destroy them! ”
The armored forces of the Jews were immediately frightened.
The tank is powerful, but if it is penetrated by enemy anti-tank fire. Well, this is nothing more than an iron coffin.
“Boom! Boom! Boom! ”
Jewish tanks opened fire on the lines to clear the Syrian Army’s anti-tank guns.
Each infantry battalion of the Syrian Army was armed with only 437 mm anti-tank guns.
The entire infantry brigade, a total of 24 anti-tank guns.
Although these anti-tank guns dealt a great blow to the tanks of the Jews, destroying more than thirty Renault FT-17 light tanks.
However, in the end, it was difficult to fight with two fists and four hands, and it was quickly destroyed by Jewish tanks.
Without the threat of anti-tank guns, the Jewish tanks were even more brazen.
Constantly approaching the defense line of the Syrian army, using tank guns and machine guns, suppressing the defense line of the Syrian army, causing great injuries to the Syrian army 790 deaths.
At the same time, a large number of Jewish infantry also rushed up under the cover of tanks, firing at a distance of only a hundred meters from the Syrian army line.
For a time, the battle between the two sides was very fierce.
Even the Syrians were very heroic and tenacious.
However, the gap in strength between the two sides is too great. In addition, the Jews were also very tenacious. In order to restore the country, they are not even prepared to ask for their lives.
On the battlefield, it is also daring to fight hard.
Under such circumstances, the Syrian army, with its inferior forces, wanted to resist the attack of the Jews, and the difficulty was naturally unimaginable.
The fierce fighting lasted most of the day, with more than half of the Syrian Army’s 7th Infantry Brigade suffering casualties.
And at this time, Brigadier General Kmali received the order to retreat.
The Syrian army was ready in Haifa and planned to face the Jews here.
The staff committee sent by the Russian Empire advised them because they were at a disadvantage in firepower. It was very difficult to defeat the Jews in the field. In this way, it is not easy to deal with Jews in urban street battles. In this way, the firepower gap between the two sides can be narrowed as much as possible. If the Jews wanted to gain a foothold in the Balestan region, they had to destroy the Syrian army entrenched there. So, they have to attack these cities.
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