#1037 Howitzer Against the Tank

At one point, the Soviets still guessed wrong. It was not the German tank unit that came over, but the Iranian independent mechanized brigade!

The morale of Reza Khan in power, the relationship between Iran and Germany is quite friendly. Most of the weapons in the Iranian army are purchased from Germany. For example, the main combat equipment of the mechanized brigade is the half-tracked Sdkfz251 armored transport vehicle. In mountainous areas, this half-track armored vehicle has high speed and low fuel consumption. It has been equipped with Iranian troops for several years and has been well received.

At the same time, last year, they also obtained more than 20 Panther 2 tanks from Germany. This 20-ton self-weight weapon equipped with a 50mm tank gun is also very advanced in this era. .

For Germany, it is eliminated, because Germany's military development is too powerful. After all, in history, when the Germans started the war, they just fiddled with the No. 1 and No. 2 tanks.

These Black Panther 2 tanks have been painted with new colors by the Iranian army and have become their main force. Now, the only mechanized brigade in Iran is attacking the Soviet artillery!

The Panther 2 tanks in front are running rumblingly. The engines of these tanks have already reached their service life. When they were exported to Iran, they were replaced with new engines. Now, at the best time, the engines of the tanks With a rumbling sound, the high-pressure oil pump rattled, continuously sending diesel fuel into the cylinder, pushing the piston, and outputting a steady stream of power.

The tanks were running on the field. They came from Tehran. The Brigade Commander of the Mechanized Brigade, Mehmed, sat on one of the Panther 3 tanks and charged with the entire force.

"Go! Kill these Soviet devils!"

"Boom, boom!" At this moment, the Soviet artillerymen on the opposite side opened fire!

The shooting of the 152mm howitzer is very spectacular, even if the armor-piercing projectile is fired!

The barrel of the gun was very thick, and at the muzzle, a huge fireball came out, carrying a stream of black smoke. When the fireball appeared, the gun body weighing several tons also involuntarily retreated.

The sound of artillery fire made people's ears buzzing! If it happens to be hit by the airflow from the muzzle, it will even rupture the eardrum of the ear!

The blunt armor-piercing projectile flew out of the muzzle and flew towards the opposite Panther 2 tank!

The tank troops on the opposite side showed no signs of stopping, and they were still rushing towards this side!

Although the tanks also have main guns, they are only 50mm caliber. At this time, they can't exert much advantage. On the contrary, they will delay their progress because of firing!

Artillerymen have always been hiding behind their positions to fire. They are definitely not fighting bayonets on the front line. Artillery units, which are also technical units, do not have specially enhanced combat skills for individual soldiers.

Therefore, once they are approached by infantry, they are dead!

At this time, behind the Black Panther 2 tank, in those half-tracked infantry fighting vehicles, Iranian soldiers are also in full formation. In their hands, they are holding MP36 submachine guns with 75 rounds of drums. As long as The armored vehicles sent them to the battlefield, and the submachine guns in their hands could give the enemy the most violent blow!

The Soviet artillery fire, the first salvo, filled their artillery positions with smoke, and when the smoke cleared, Major Ivan found to his dismay that the hit rate was zero, and not one was hit!

"Come closer, fire again at a distance of a thousand meters!" shouted Major Ivan.

The range of howitzers is very long. When they fire grenades, they can reach ten kilometers away. Therefore, the artillerymen just opened fire with all kinds of hands, and it seems that there is no problem. For precise shooting, at this time, the distance is too far and the hit rate is too poor, so you must hit it directly!

The gunners continued to reload, and the artillery squad leader was even more nervous to indicate the exact shot of his own artillery. Compared with specialized anti-tank guns, it lacked an effective direct sight device.

"Boom, boom!" Finally, the second round of artillery fire started a salvo from a distance of one thousand meters.

This time, the armored troops on the opposite side were not so lucky. An armor-piercing projectile accurately hit the turret armor of a Black Panther 2 tank. Under the huge impact, the armor was like paper paste, and it quickly dented back. , and then turned into a balloon that had been blown up.

"Boom!" The turret exploded, and the kinetic energy brought about by the impact was extremely terrifying. What was even more terrifying was that under the violent impact, the ammunition inside was followed by a terrifying explosion.

In the explosion, the turret was torn apart and a fire started inside.

The driver and radio operator in the front struggled to climb out, while the few people in the turret behind were all killed!

If you want to fight, there will be bloodshed, there will be sacrifices, this is inevitable!

The Iranian army is not afraid, they are still advancing!

"Be careful, don't move in a straight line, maneuver and change positions!" Brigadier Mahmed shouted on the radio: "God bless us, we will win!"

The Panther 2 tank no longer walks in a straight line. The driver in front is running wildly, adjusting the direction from time to time, crooked.

Now, the two sides are comparing who is tougher and who is faster!

If the Soviets move faster and kill those tanks and armored vehicles before the tank troops get close to 100 meters, then they will win, if the Iranians are faster and rush to within 100 meters, The submachine gun in his hand can kill all the Soviet artillery!

The current situation is beneficial to the Soviets, because as the distance is approached, the accuracy of their shooting will be higher, and their artillery fire will completely tear the opponent's tank, so there is no need to worry about the problem of inability to penetrate. !

Yakov returned to his company and commanded his six howitzers to fire. The first hit just now was the result of a gun he personally commanded!

"Keep firing, hurry!" Yakov shouted, at this time, he had been completely absorbed by the attack of the Iranians in front, and he had no time to consider other directions.

Hurry up, act fast!

The loader, Laprizer, quickly ran back to the truck and continued to carry the heavy shells. The 152mm shells were all packaged separately, and the warhead and propellant were separated. His body was strong, and he took both boxes at once. carried on the shoulder.

He stood up straight, and wanted to send the ammunition to the front of the howitzer, but when he looked up, the corner of his eye caught sight of the back of his side, and he was shocked.

"Cavalry, Iranian cavalry!"