Chapter 204 The Battle of Wittmann
Illiterate cannot be a tank player, or can only be a loader.
Now, German tanks are a standard five-man team.
There were three people inside the turret, the cannon leader, the chariot leader and the loader.
The gunner is responsible for operating the tank gun to fire, the steward is responsible for observing the surrounding situation, indicating the target, and at the same time calculates some shooting elements in advance, while the loader is responsible for carrying the shells.
The two in front, the driver on the left and the electromechanical on the right.
Now, as the captain, Weitmann is quickly and efficiently determining the shooting elements, which is a very simple proportional conversion.
His large triangle can coincide with the triangle with a side length of two meters a thousand meters away. Now, as long as he knows that the opposite is a T-26 tank with a width of 3.4 meters, the distance can be calculated based on the width of the opponent's tank and the proportional relationship between his own triangle.
Yes, it is mental arithmetic. This is the knowledge that every chariot and gunner must master, memorize the size of the enemy tank, and also know mental arithmetic!
After quickly calculating, the gunman was notified. According to the instructions, the gunman pressed the button and the hydraulically driven turret turned at an angle to adjust the elevation angle of the gun. Then, the gunman heard Weitman's order.
"Open fire!"
Fire! The gunman pressed the fire button and then the entire tank made a violent roar.
boom!
A ball of fire appeared at the muzzle, and in front of the fireball, a blunt-headed armor-piercing bullet flew over!
In the turret, the smell of choking smoke came, and Weitman shouted loudly: "Start!"
Start! After the launch, the tank hand in front had completed the gear movement. After Weitman's order arrived, he stepped on the accelerator hard.
The V12 diesel engine roared happily, driving the driving wheel and the tracks, and began to move forward again!
All of this was almost done in one go.
At this time, the 75mm armor-piercing bomb had just flew to the opposite side!
The blunt head hit the T-26's body accurately and collided with the body, making a huge sound.
At this moment, Korchakin was shocked, Christopher was shocked, and the loader was shocked.
How is this possible?
Now, the distance between the two sides is 1,500 meters. At this distance, the other party actually projected the shells accurately!
When shooting, the Soviet tankers almost always fire within 500 meters, so that they can maintain the accuracy rate at more than 50%. At a distance of one thousand meters, the best shooter can only guarantee a hit rate of 10%. Now, the opponent actually hits himself accurately at this distance?
Their surprise lasted only for a moment.
Then, the 15mm thick armor was knocked through, carrying countless flying iron slags and huge kinetic energy. The armor-piercing bullet with its head flattened crashed into it at a speed of more than 500 meters per second.
"boom!"
The ammunition inside the tank was instantly detonated under the high temperature of the impact! The huge flames and black smoke completely surrounded the tank. In the smoke column that soared into the sky, half of the turret was lifted up!
There is no way to live! The battle between tanks is so cruel!
Just like in the war song of armored soldiers, if we are doomed, at least our faithful tanks will give us a metal grave!
Weitman's tank was roaring, and black smoke came out of the engine at the tail, and rushed towards the Soviet tanks in front. For him, those Soviet tanks were his prey and his result!
Just now, when he saw the black smoke rising from the opponent's tank from the sight, he felt a faint sense of pleasure in his heart.
"Order the 1st Company, don't rush too fast, pay attention to formation!" Behind, Kurt, the commander of the 1st Armored Regiment, issued an order loudly.
Hearing his order, the electromechanical and mechanical engineer in the command tank quickly twisted the knob of his radio, adjusted it to the frequency band of the company-level command, and shouted loudly: "1st Company, 1st Company, don't rush too fast, keep the formation!"
The electromagnetic waves were transmitted silently. In the tank of the company commander of the 1st Company, the electromechanical and mechanical engineer received this signal and transferred the radio station in front of him from the receiving state to the transmitting state. In the frequency band inside the 1st Company, he shouted loudly: "1st Company, 1st Company, be careful to maintain formation and do not rush too fast!"
After the call was completed, he quickly switched to the receiving state.
The radio waves continued to be transmitted. The electromechanical and mechanical officer of Weitman's tank received the message and shouted to Weitman: "The company commander said we rushed too fast!"
"Reduce the speed and wait for our comrades." Weitman shouted loudly, and then he was happy again: "Eight hundred meters ahead, at 11 o'clock, a BT-5!"
In later movies, you can see pictures of these heroes, with tankers holding radios and shouting in public channels. In fact, this is simply impossible.
The 1st Armored Regiment, hundreds of tanks, if everyone shouts together, there will be only one result, there are noises everywhere, and no one can hear them.
Therefore, when using tank radio, different workshops have different channels, and sending and answering calls also require switching back and forth. In battle, communication between vehicles is very frequent and information is very large.
In this case, the commander of the chariot only commands the combat of the chariot is a task that requires a high concentration, so it is impossible to operate that complex radio station. Therefore, there are full-time correspondents in the five-person tank to perform cumbersome radio operations. During the battle, the information is quickly sent according to the commander's instructions, and the information sent from the outside is received and sorted out and conveyed to the chariot in a concise manner.
Of course, if a tank like the Soviet Union would not need a mechatronics, because they had no radio stations at all, they could pass on cavalry and carrier pigeons.
Or, expose half of the body and direct it with body language.
For example, now, the turret of the BT-5 tank inside the target is open, and the captain reveals his upper half of his body and is shouting loudly.
Well, not bad, the courage is commendable!
"Boom!" Weitman's tank opened fire for the second time.
In the sight, Weitman held his breath and observed. Is the second result?
Damn it! Beat it!
The shells did not focus on the BT-5 tank, but flew over the top of the tank's turret! It was right in front of its trajectory, which was the tank captain!
In the sight of the sight, Weitmann saw the other person's car captain, and the upper half of his body disappeared in an instant! The 75mm armor-piercing bullet directly hit the human body, and it would definitely turn into minced meat in an instant!
Chapter completed!