Chapter 504 The routine of the tank soldiers
The Covenant tank uses a unique horizontal opposing engine. The defect of this engine is that it is wide. In order to be stuffed into the engine, the body of the vehicle has also been slightly widened.
The historical covenant tanks had never left Britain. When they were assigned to the British First Armored Division, which suffered heavy damage in the French battle, they were already in Britain. When the 1st Armored Division was sent to Egypt, these tanks were transferred to the British Ninth Armored Division.
And now, these tanks that seem to be quite advanced are being rescued.
Unfortunately, in front of German tanks, the tanks that they think are advanced can only be used as soy sauce.
The British tank hand was stunned. When the half of the body of the chariot fell into the tank, everyone was stunned. Although the cannon leader was an old soldier, he served only after World War I and had never fought a war. The entire turret was filled with the smell of blood, which made people feel a little disgusting.
"Wow!" The loader spit out first. On the narrow turret, he had no place at all, and he spitted it directly on the half of the body of the chariot leader.
As for the other tank commanders, when they saw this scene, they quickly retracted their bodies and got into the turret. The narrow turret squeezed into three people, which made them even more crowded, and they still needed to fight.
George did not retract, he believed it was just an accident, and in the battle, courage was the most important thing.
Rush, keep rushing forward!
The distance between the two sides is fast approaching, and all this is achieved through the excellent maneuverability of the Covenant tank.
You should know that in the British system, the covenant is a cruiser tank, and this tank must have high maneuverability. Therefore, it deliberately strengthened the engine, with a full 340 horsepower, driving a 18-ton body, and the maximum speed can reach 50 kilometers per hour.
The unit horsepower is 18 horsepower per ton, and the acceleration performance is also very good.
Now, the Covenant tanks are rushing quickly, but in contrast, the German tanks on the opposite side are not very fast.
Why run so fast? If you want to have a cannon, you must stop.
"Boom!" In just a short time, Meyer's tank had fired four guns, and the fourth gun finally saw the results.
The 88mm armor-piercing projectile, the most common cap-piercing projectile, had close contact with a British Covenant tank.
"Bang!" When the armor-piercing bombs were intimately in contact with the turret of the Covenant tank, as they hit, all the rivets on the turret armor were shaken away at this moment! The armor plate was smashed into a hole in the middle and then drilled in.
"Boom!" Amid the huge explosion, the entire small turret flew out in all directions. After the explosion, only the seat ring was left, and blue smoke was still emitting.
Germany smashed the British tank's turret directly with one shot!
In addition to the great power of German tank guns, there is another major factor, that is, the turret of British tank guns is too inactive.
When the German tank guns had begun to develop to 88 mm, the tanks had to weigh at least forty tons to have armor protection of more than 100 mm. Now the British 18 tons tanks have far less protection. Even if they use oblique decks, it is far from being left.
As for another factor, the British armor was riveted.
The rivets at the armor connection are the most fragile parts. As soon as the shells contacted, they directly knocked away the rivets! If there were infantry next to them, these rivets would even shoot into their bodies like bullets.
The tanks in World War I were all riveted, but during World War II, they still used rivets, which was quite behind.
The British had their own difficulties, because the four companies, Leland Automobile Company, Nufield Company, LMS Company and British Electric Power Company, which are responsible for the production, are now seriously lacking welders. It is good that the number of welders is insufficient, which makes them concessions in the face of production and adopts a rivet structure.
Now, the rivets bring a terrible death trap to the British armored soldiers on the front line.
Although even the welded cannot block the German tank gun, at least there will be no scene where the entire turret was broken, and this scene even more shocked the British tankers.
In front of the German tanks, our own tanks are simply paper-made!
"Go forward, move forward!" At this time, brigade commander George was still giving orders to his subordinates. He was also shocked to see the scene of his tank being destroyed, but at the same time he also knew that they had no choice but to continue attacking.
If they retreat at this time, their morale will collapse. Moreover, what the Germans are best at is chasing. When the Germans chase them for dozens of kilometers, their entire armored brigade will turn into scrap iron.
Only now, when they rushed up in one go and approached within five hundred meters, can they have hope!
The Covenant tank is quite powerful, it speeds up and turns quickly.
A Covenant tank turned suddenly and avoided the flying shell. It was a critical moment. At this time, the tank hands inside the tank were already scared and sweated.
They are still moving forward, and the Germans have given Britain too much shame. They are now going to use bloody battles to get this shame back!
"Note, hang up the reverse gear, the No. 23 tactic." Here, Meyer issued a new order.
With his orders, the entire tank company's tank stopped again. After a shot, they began to hang in reverse gear and slowly retreated backwards.
Seeing the German tank retreating, the British armored soldiers here were thrilled.
Go forward, go forward!
A famous tank commander cheered, and their tanks advanced at full speed!
"Boom!" A Covenant tank was destroyed.
They didn't care about such losses. When war, there were no one who could die. Now, the German retreat was right in front of them!
"Boom!" Another tank was destroyed.
In the UK, the number of tanks is getting smaller and smaller, and on the battlefield, George has gradually realized something.
The Germans were not defeated at all. They did this consciously, and this was a tactic of their tank battle!
Not bad, a shameful tactic!
The number of German tank troops was small. Just now, the distance between the two sides was close to 500 meters. If the two sides continued to hedge, they would definitely get close in the end, and even fight in a melee.
In the melee, the side with a large number of tanks has the advantage. They can siege several vehicles. Even if they can't penetrate their armor and hit a load-bearing wheel from the side, they can still make their tanks fall into hiding.
In this case, the Germans cunningly chose to retreat and widen the distance. At the same time, they used their precise shooting to continuously consume their own tanks!
At the beginning, the German tank guns fired, but they only had a calibrated fire. Now, their firepower is much more accurate, especially the tanks behind which look weird. The tank guns are constantly firing, killing their own tanks in large numbers!
The casualties of our own side are increasing, which is intentional by the other side!
When the number of tanks on your side is consumed to a certain extent, the opponent will turn to counterattack. At that time, you will definitely be defeated.
Chapter completed!