Chapter 711 Quickly Expand

Speaking of 88mm anti-aircraft guns fighting tanks, many people will take Rommel as an example, saying that on the North African battlefield, seeing that Rommel was about to be defeated by the opponent, Rommel had an idea and ordered his men to level the 88 anti-aircraft guns. Successfully destroyed the British tanks, and thus turned the corner.

Some even took out Rommel's autobiography and said that this method was definitely invented by Rommel.

However, this is simply not the case in practice, most anti-aircraft guns are designed to allow low-angle fire, which is simple.

The important thing is the cannonball! When flying, the anti-aircraft artillery definitely does not need armor-piercing shells, and high-explosive shells are suitable, especially the proximity fuze is a major improvement in anti-aircraft artillery.

No anti-aircraft artillery will use armor-piercing projectiles, and aircraft are not flying tanks, either wooden or aluminum. Where do you need armor-piercing projectiles!

The German 88mm anti-aircraft gun was designed with the needs of anti-tank in mind. The biggest plan is to develop armor-piercing projectiles specially used for anti-tank, and each gun is required to carry a certain amount for emergency use. This regulation starts great use.

Moreover, the scope should take into account the needs of anti-tank. The scale parameters of the anti-air scope and the ground scope are different. The 88 gun has a binocular with different scales to meet different needs. This is the purchase of the German Army. requested at the time.

Therefore, it is not someone's creation to pull out an 88mm anti-aircraft gun as an anti-tank gun.

However, it is not a specialized anti-tank gun after all! Its biggest drawback is its height and weight, which makes its survival in combat more dependent on its firepower and range than good concealment.

If it is a 50mm anti-tank gun, now, it can be pushed back and run back, but an 88mm anti-aircraft gun is not easy!

When this 88mm anti-aircraft gun was just developed, it used ordinary trucks for towing, and each deployment was quite complicated, and it hardly had the ability to deploy quickly.

Later, under Cyric's instructions, the anti-aircraft gun was improved, and a new type 202 special trailer was developed specifically for this anti-aircraft gun.

In the past, the anti-aircraft guns were all a shaft, pulled by a truck in front, and ran with a thud.

And this kind of trailer has a parallel two-wheel structure, which has better off-road performance, and the artillery will not be bumpy. When towing, the muzzle faces the rear, and is equipped with tire brakes and wheel block fixing devices.

Normally, you need to prop up the tires and fix the trailer properly before you can fire, otherwise, if you fire a cannon, the tires will run, and you have to readjust to shoot the yuan.

But this kind of trailer has been carefully designed so that it can be fired from a low angle on the gun car, and the emergency anti-tank capability is greatly enhanced.

The gun mount has also been modified, the operation of getting on and off the gun car is more convenient, entering and withdrawing from the position is faster, and the survival rate of the gun is greatly improved.

Now, when they sensed that the next round of artillery fire coverage might come, the artillery squad here immediately prepared quickly.

A gun squad has a total of 12 members, and now, they are all preparing quickly.

Two soldiers in charge of driving the tractor, one in command below, the other, slowly reversed the tractor into the gun emplacement.

At the same time, the other people were resetting the gun. In a short period of time, they propped up the wheels, fixed the gun body, and then connected the tractor to the towing hook behind the gun body.

boarding!

They jumped on this Ford 10-ton off-road truck, and then, amid the rumbling sound of the engine, the anti-aircraft gun was pulled towards the rear.

Here is a line of defense that Finland has built up for several years. Various fortifications and bunkers emerge in an endless stream. However, there is no suitable bunker for the 88mm anti-aircraft gun.

After all, this kind of weapon is not in their plan.

Otherwise, they don't have to go through such troubles, put the cannon directly in the bunker, and are not afraid of anything. Now, they can only retreat back quickly through the road!

The range covered by the opponent's artillery fire will not be too far, and will not exceed a depth of five kilometers at most, otherwise there will be insufficient continuous firepower density, and now, 88mm anti-aircraft artillery trailers are moving quickly towards the rear of the position. .

Sure enough, half an hour later, the Soviet artillery was covered and it started again! Countless artillery shells landed on the main defense zone.

Everywhere was trembling, and countless fragments were flying. However, the fortifications here were built strong enough, such a shelling can be completely defended!

Sitting in the back of the truck, Pattyford looked at the rumble of cannonballs in the distance, and he was also sighing at the inspiration just now, otherwise, it would be a bad taste to be exposed to the outside and wait for the cannonballs! It would be even more troublesome if this anti-aircraft artillery was blown up again!

The artillery fire was covered for almost half an hour, and just after the sound of the other party's artillery stopped, the artillery squad started again!

"Quick, quick!" shouted the squad leader.

When I came here just now, the positions here were intact and the road was flat, but after a shelling, there were potholes everywhere!

The all-axle-driven off-road truck was traveling on the road, going around the crater, and the speed was quite slow, which made the squad leader anxious.

Finally, the anti-aircraft artillery came to the front of the artillery position just now. The entire artillery position was deformed, and the sandbags for defense were swayed.

"Quick, quick!" The driver backed up, just parked the anti-aircraft artillery trailer on the gun position, and before unloading the trailer, the squad leader couldn't wait.

In the distance, the Soviet tanks rushed up again in a swarm, still the kind of terrifying heavy tanks, rushing in front!

They want to replicate the last successful experience, cover with artillery fire, and then rush!

This time, it's impossible!

Although not as fast as self-propelled artillery, the advantage of this kind of trailer is that you can fire on the artillery car when needed!

Before it was time to fold the tires and lock them directly, the artillerymen began to shake the barrels.

The signal trooper operated the rangefinder and quickly measured the distance: "One kilometer, fast, fast!"

The opponent's tank, this time, is also ruthless, sprinting towards this side at a high speed!

"Wow, bang!" The armor-piercing projectile was loaded into the gun body, and Petiver quickly aimed at the direct sight, and then pulled the gun rope!

"boom!"

After all, it is on the gun carriage. It is better to be stable when it is directly erected. When firing, it is obvious that the gun body is shaking.

"Hit the target!" the soldier in charge of observing the impact point shouted loudly.

The accuracy of this anti-aircraft gun is very high!

The battle of blood and fire begins again!

The battle on the front line is in turmoil, and at the same time, the battle reports are also continuously being transmitted to the rear. The great leader Stalin is quite dissatisfied with the performance of the front line!