[烛光生存狂]-法国炮兵VS德国坦克

The batteries from 306e RAP also engaged enemy tanks in direct fire. For example on June 5, the 5th battery was east of Sains and the 4th battery was deployed south of Sains. German tanks could come in very close before the guns could open fire. A significant number of tanks were destroyed but the batteries were literally crushed under the German tracks.

RAP: Régiment d'Artillerie Porté (motorized artillery regiment – the guns are towed or transported on trucks)

第306摩托化炮兵团的几个连也曾经在战斗中直射过敌人的坦克。6月5日，第4连部署在Sains南面，第5连部署在Sains东面。炮兵们一直等到德国坦克逼近了才开火。大量的敌人坦克被击毁，不过炮兵连也同样被德国坦克的履带碾碎。

The book by Henri Lespès describes the fate of the 5th battery from 37e RAD deployed east of Sains. It fought about 40 enemy tanks in a last stand duel, destroying about 12 tanks in several minutes of engagement.

The 5th battery consists in 3 standard 75mm Mle1897 field guns and a 4th one is fitted with an Arbel platform. The latter has therefore a 360° traverse, but at the cost of mobility. Mle1917 Saint-Etienne MGs are used as low level AA protection. On June 4 their position is shelled by German artillery.

Henri Lespès所写的书描述的是部署在Sains以东的第37师属轻型炮兵团第5连的故事。法国人在几分钟的战斗中击毁了40辆德国坦克中的12辆。

5连一共有4门75mm Mle1897野战炮，其中第4门被放置在特制的Arbel炮座上，可以实现360度的旋转，但是也牺牲了机动性。Mle1917 Saint-Etienne机枪被临时用于防空。6月4日，法国人的阵地遭受到了德国人的炮击。

On June 5, at 5h45 the Germans launch their assaults. The commander and 2 officers are in a tower nicknamed "mirador" at the exit of Sains (marked by a star on the map taken from this book). By phone they warn the 5th battery that about 40 German tanks are approaching on the right flank and are only at 1,500 meters. It is the first time that this horse-drawn reserve battery will face tanks. The rolling terrain makes it impossible to engage the tanks at long range. The tactical plan is incredibly bad; the battery is not deployed for anti-tank defense at all and is going to be an easy prey. The line of sight of the 1st gun is hampered by haystacks in this direction. The 2nd and 3rd gun would fire on the 1st one. Only the 4th gun on its Arbel platform is ready to engage targets coming from the right flank.

6月5日，德国人发起了进攻。在Sains城门口的一座绰号“凸窗”的塔楼上，法国人的前线炮兵观察员用电话通知5连，在其右翼大约1500米的地方出现了大约40辆德国坦克。这支预备队马拉炮兵连第一次面对坦克。起伏的地区使得法国人不能远距离打击敌人的坦克。作战计划也显得非常的糟糕，炮兵连没有构筑任何反坦克的工事，很容易被敌人击溃。第1门炮的射界被一个干草堆阻挡住了。第2门和第3门炮会打中第1门炮。只有第4门炮可以依托Arbel炮座可以迅速的打击来自右翼的威胁。

The Capitaine, commander of the battery, is climbed on a haystack in a shed to try to spot the incoming tanks. In a hurry, the camouflage nets are now being taken away. APHE shots are stored near the guns to engage tanks and shrapnel shells are also aligned in case of accompanying infantry.

炮兵连长，爬上一座干草堆试图观察接近中的德国坦克。匆忙间，炮兵连揭去了伪装，装甲弹被摆放在火炮边用来打击坦克，霰弹也已经准备好用来应付可能的伴随步兵。

The Capitane sees tanks but the gunners do not yet spot them. Finally a cupola can be seen rising from the ground by the gunners from the 1st gun. The German tank is advancing slowly. The gunner sitting behind the shield and looking in his telescopic sight cannot see the enemy tank yet

Suddenly, on the right numerous tracers and flashes erupt. The tanks are firing and the surrounding haystacks are put on fire.

连长已经看到了坦克，可是炮手们还没有发现其踪迹。忽然第1门炮的炮手发现了一个从地上冒出的坦克指挥塔。德国坦克开始缓慢的接近。呆在火炮防盾后面的炮手们还是没有在瞄准镜里看到德国坦克。突然大量的曳光弹从阵地右侧擦过。敌人开火了，射击中把周遍的干草堆也点燃了。

The gunner from 1st gun can now see the cupola in his sight. Maréchal-des-Logis Troncher remains cold blooded and orders: "One tank in front of us. Fire at the tank. APHE shot. Telescopic sight. 500 meters. Fire when ready." The shot falls too short. 20 Panzers are now concentrating their fire on the 75mm Mle1897 field gun. Bullets are ricocheting against the armored shield, the French emplacement seems to attract all the tracers and the gun is shaked by enemy shells impacting nearby. The German tanks are described as 20-ton tanks armed with a gun and MGs. Three additional tanks appear now in column behind the first one, which moves faster. Troncher shouts "range 900 meters" and is corrected by Lespès "no, 600 meters". The team stays calm and fires. The 4th shot is a hit. Now that the range has been found it is easier to target the tanks. The second tank passes by the first wrecked one. Rapidly this second tank is burning. A German 75mm projectile penetrates the shield right through the armor plate under the arm of Henri Lespès. Fortunately, the Germans use AP shots instead of HE. The crew is hit by fragments. The gunner is wounded and unconscious, two loaders are down. Le Sueur, a replacement gunner targets calmly the tanks and fires only after careful adjustment. The smoke is heavy, and the team can barely target the enemy now. After two minutes, only 2 out of 8 crewmembers are fully operational. The sight of the 1st gun is destroyed and the shield has several holes.

第1门炮的炮手在瞄准镜里看到了坦克指挥塔。Troncher中士沉着的下达命令：“前方一辆坦克，高爆穿甲弹准备，距离500米，预备放”。打得太近了。20辆德国坦克现在集中火力来对付这门75mm Mle1897野战炮。子弹打得防盾劈啪作响。法国人的炮位似乎把所有的曳光弹都吸引了过来，伴随着炮弹在周围爆炸，野战炮不停的在摇晃。德国人的坦克是种20吨的坦克，装备有一门火炮和几挺机枪。三辆坦克出现在了第一波进攻队列的后面，速度很快。Tronche大叫“距离900米”，不过马上被Lespès纠正了“不是，现在距离600米”。炮组沉着应战。第4发炮弹终于命中了目标。现在有了参照物射击就容易多了，很快第2辆坦克被击毁。一枚德国75mm炮弹击穿了火炮防盾，从Henri Lespès的臂下穿过。幸运得是，德国人使用的是穿甲弹而不是高爆弹。炮兵被碎片所伤。炮手负伤失去了知觉，两名装填手阵亡。Le Sueur一名后备的瞄准手在仔细的对火炮进行了调节后，冷静得向敌人坦克开火。爆炸产生的烟雾很大，炮组现在很难在发现目标。二分钟后，8名炮组成员只有2人还能继续作战。第1门炮的瞄准镜已经损坏，防盾也被破了几个大洞。

Lieutenant Lespès runs under enemy fire to the 2nd gun, which is 30 meters away. He directs the fire from the 2nd gun and they are duelling with 20 enemy tanks. Every shot is a hit. The nearest Panzer is burning at 100 meters.

The 3rd gun of the battery is now firing above the heads of the crewmembers from 2nd gun and destroys 3 extra tanks. During this time the 2nd gun scores its 4th enemy tanks.

Suddenly the carriage of the 2nd gun is hit and the gun is now inoperable. The ammunition stock of the 3rd gun is on fire. Both crews are retreating. Everywhere the haystacks and the shed are burning, dead cows can only be seen. Ammunition is exploding, the spectacle is apocalyptic.

About 40 German tanks are now stopped in front of the last 75mm gun of the battery (this one has no Arbel platform). The French open fire and engage the duel wit the tanks in the middle of the smoke and dust. Several German tanks are knocked out. Suddenly a Panzer IV unspotted until now is driving at full speed towards the French gun, all guns blazing. It is coming at 45° from the current line of sight. It is impossible to turn the gun quickly enough. The gun is abandoned; the 5th battery has ceased to exist. Only 4 men out of 32 are alive. Nonetheless they have destroyed about 12 enemy tanks.

Lespès中尉在敌人炮火中跑向了第2门炮的阵地，大约距离30米。他立刻为第2门炮指示了敌人20辆坦克的位置。每一次射击都打中目标，距离最近的一辆坦克只有100米。

炮兵连的第3门炮现在也开始射击了，很快就击毁了另外三辆坦克。期间第2门炮结果了属于它的第4辆坦克。

突然，第2门炮的炮架被击中不能使用了。第3门炮的弹药库。两组炮兵只能撤离阵地。大约40辆德国坦克现在都停在炮兵连的最后一门75mm炮的前面。几辆坦克被击毁。突然一辆未被察觉到的四号坦克全速的冲向法国炮兵阵地，并猛烈的射击。因为火炮不能迅速的转向，所以最后一门火炮也只能放弃。第5连至此全军覆没。32人中只有4人幸存。但是他们击毁了12辆德国坦克。

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