The battle of Mezieres was almost one-sided.
Admiral Nicholas' attempt to block the French Army tank units in the forest failed completely.
This was partly due to weapons, as the First Armored Army was equipped with many "Saint Etienne 2" light machine guns and submachine guns, which were well-suited for jungle close combat.
But the real reason for the German Army's defeat was not this, but rather the thousands of engineers busy opening warehouses and unloading goods in the Arden Mountains, who were scared by the tanks at the first moment, fleeing like headless flies. Many of them didn't have weapons, so there was no chance of fighting back.
This caused the regular army arriving for reinforcement to be overwhelmed by the sight of fleeing people, unable to distinguish friend from foe.
