Chapter 723
The trench warfare during World War I almost never happened in World War II. The tank, a weapon, completely broke the original restrictions. Now, the confrontation between tanks has become a more common situation.
Like now.
The British tank force, relying on the numerical advantage, intends to surround the German tank force. Even if the frontal British tanks suffer losses, at least the tanks behind Germany can still build military exploits, as long as the German forward If you eat it, you will be able to break the myth of the unbeaten German tank force!
This is quite meaningful, and for this, even if it is a certain sacrifice, it is worth it!
"Boom!" The 88mm tank gun sounded again. With the smoke from the muzzle, a Crusader tank on the opposite side was hit. During the explosion, the turret of the tank flew up in an instant. .
The Crusader tank, this kind of cruiser tank that the British hurriedly produced, cannot face the German tanks head-on!
The front doesn't work, then the side!
Crowley took his own large force and, relying on the advantage of high-speed maneuvering, circled to the side of the German troops, and then it was behind!
When the tank completed a turn again, the rear of the German tank unit was already in front of him.
"Fire and take out the German tanks!" Crowley shouted loudly, and the gunner's shoulder rested on the gun and began to fire.
"Boom!" A 57mm shell, with their hopes, flew out of the muzzle and flew towards the opposite German tank.
After all, the United Kingdom is an old country. In the development of tank guns, it can quickly reach the forefront of the world. When they found that their 2-pounder guns were not powerful enough, they immediately developed 6-pounder guns.
There are two kinds of such guns, 43 times diameter and 50 times diameter respectively. The long tube, that is, 50 times diameter tank gun, has a penetration depth of 80 mm at 500 meters, even if it is 43 times diameter. The current product is also enough to penetrate the rear armor of the German tank!
This is their only chance to win!
However, just when they opened fire, they found the German tank, the turret turned quickly, and then the opponent's tank stopped advancing and moved towards them instead.
Germans, aren't you afraid? With their flimsy rear armor, facing themselves?
Almost at the same time, the 57mm artillery shells had already flown, most of them were empty, and some were lucky enough to hit the opponent's body armor!
The armor-piercing projectile and the armor were colliding and competing with each other, but in the end, the armor-piercing projectile failed!
Just left a bullet mark on the car body!
how can that be? Even if the Panther 3 has increased its protection to 130mm, it is also for the front armor, its side armor and rear armor, which is the level of 50mm, even if the German high-quality nickel alloy is better, at most Equivalent to the 60mm level of other armor steels.
The German tank, the rear can not block the blow of the 6-pounder!
When the smoke passed and he could see the other side's tank again, Crowley couldn't help shouting: "The Germans are too cunning, they are cheating!"
The German tanks charged their troops, but no one thought that the Germans were actually playing tricks!
The German tanks in the front have the hull forward, and the tanks in the back have the hull backwards, they are moving backwards! Since their attack speed is not fast, as a result, their reversing is the same as advancing, the barrel is backward, plus it is already dusk, it is hardly seen by the British!
No wonder the Germans are not afraid of their siege, they are already ready!
Now, when the British tanks circled to the back, the German tank troops were divided into two parts, opening two attacking surfaces and charging towards the British tank troops respectively.
Rush, Rush!
The 88mm tank guns are roaring, and the deafening sound of the exchange of fire makes every tank soldier extremely excited. This kind of battle is their favorite!
In the whole of Europe, there has not been a decent tank battle. Even if we attacked France, we have not encountered any real powerful opponents. Now, in Libya, we can finally have a good time!
Because of the excitement, the gunner's body couldn't help but want to twist and dance. They were moving fast, and the shells shot at the opposite side. The German tanks shot a high rate of fire of six rounds per minute!
The hit rate is not high, because the opponent is also moving at high speed, but because of the large number of tanks, almost every minute, British tanks are hit!
As long as it is hit, there will be a violent explosion in the next moment, burning a raging flame, and here, the German tank is shot, leaving a crater at most!
Can't wear it, can't wear it!
Crowley's eyes were full of red, he had got into the turret, and he listened to the constant voice on the radio, knowing that the battle was doomed to end in tragedy.
The sun took away the last ray of afterglow, and the whole earth fell into darkness.
"British, it's really useless." Karl Maos said lightly when he opened his turret hatch, smelled the smoke in the air, and looked at the burning British tanks around him.
I had planned to continue fighting, but the British ran away! They dropped more than fifty Crusader tanks and fled in embarrassment.
Originally, the German tanks were equipped with night vision goggles, but the pursuit in the dark was inherently dangerous, and their speed was not fast enough, so Karl Mauss finally gave up and continued to pursue, and ordered the troops to be vigilant and wait for the follow-up. arrival of troops.
If the British continue to stay, his night vision goggles will play an important role. The British can't escape a single one!
"Our 3rd tank company, the battle report came. The British pursuit troops entered their ambush circle and were all blown up by them!" At this moment, another good news came.
The battle in the ambush circle went much smoother!
When their armored vehicles provoked the British tank troops to continue chasing, they entered the encirclement. At this time, the surrounding tanks suddenly opened fire, and the British were stunned. When they wanted to retreat, they found that they were behind. There are two Panther 3 tanks blocking their way!
And just like that, they ushered in death!
It's just that they didn't surrender until they died, but wanted to shoot their last cannonball.
All in all, this battle was relatively smooth.
The battle has always been fought by German troops and British troops, and the Italian infantry, still dozens of kilometers away from them, did not catch up.