Five Hundred and Six Battles in the Desert
"Boom!" A German tank aimed at the advancing British Matilda in the distance, and opened fire violently after a few seconds. The shells it ejected flew directly to the target, drilling a large black hole in the front of the turret of the British tank.
Afterwards, the Matilda tank slowly stopped its progress, and the flames ignited with thick smoke. Just a second later, the driver of this tank jumped out of his tank as if his butt was burned, and ran towards the back without looking back.
There are about 100 shells of various kinds in the burning tank, because the higher the temperature, the higher the temperature, it is impossible to say when it will explode, so as soon as the tank is penetrated, the members inside must hurry up and run for their lives, otherwise it will be very dangerous. Ammunition that may be martyred is sent to heaven.
Of course, in addition to ammunition, there is also the terrible gasoline engine, and the fuel of the gasoline engine. These fuels are also easy to explode, so after being hit, the entire tank is almost a huge bomb that may explode at any time.
Before the driver of the British tank could run far, the hit tank was completely blown into parts by a huge explosion. The huge turret was lifted into the sky by the airflow and landed on the open space more than ten meters away. And not far from the exploded tank, another American m3 tank seemed to have not seen the tragic image of its companion after being hit, and continued to rush forward quickly.
"Boom!" Not far from this m3 tank, the 75mm caliber cannon on the hull of an American m3lee tank fired violently, and the shells also hit the German tank not far away. The self-propelled anti-tank gun modified by the tank was hit by the shell and exploded like fireworks.
On a mound, a G42 machine gun position of the German army suddenly opened fire, and the tracer bullets rushed into the crowd of the American army in a straight line. He fell to the ground struggling and moaning in pain.
However, after only a few seconds, the machine gun position was suppressed by American firepower, and the remaining American soldiers opened fire violently. Twenty m1 Garand rifles fired at the same time, and the bullets also hit the airtight German machine gun positions.
It was also the first time that the German army found that they could not take advantage of the opponent in terms of firepower. In the past, when they were in the position, a machine gun position could be arrogantly fired and then moved. When you fire, organize your troops to counterattack.
A German soldier squatted in the trench skillfully, pulled off the safety ring of the grenade, and then threw it out of the trench without looking at it after waiting for two seconds. Then there was a huge explosion, and even the raised sand hit his helmet.
He picked up his G43 rifle, stood up and aimed at the American soldiers attacking on the opposite side, and pressed the front sight on an enemy soldier who was facing him. "Boom!" He fired calmly,
The American soldiers on the opposite side fell backwards almost at the same time.
The German soldier didn't pause at all, and immediately turned his gun and pointed the black muzzle at another person in the distance. "Boom!" He fired cleanly, and another opponent was shot and fell down.
There was a cloud of dust around him, and a bullet hit the ground not far from him. The German soldier quickly squatted down, and just curled up his body to avoid the incoming bullet. I saw a comrade beside me whose chest was pierced by enemy bullets and fell in pain in the trench.
"Medical soldier! Someone was shot!" The German soldier shouted loudly, but before his voice ended, a grenade rolled into the trench. When he turned his head, he saw the grenade emitting green smoke, and cursed in his heart: "I fuck you, fuck you."
"Boom!" The grenade exploded, and a steel helmet was buckled in the gravel. The white coconut tree symbol on it looked so vicissitudes. The Americans attacked the German position and saw a broken machine gun and the bodies of a dozen German soldiers on the high ground.
And behind these American soldiers, probably nearly a few British and American soldiers could no longer stand up and fight for their motherland. Before these living American soldiers could breathe a sigh of relief, gunshots rang out again in the distance, and a bullet flew from a distance, taking the life of another young American.
"Sniper!" Someone shouted, and everyone fell down in fright. There were dozens of US troops standing on the ground just now, but now none of them could be seen. It was as if he had heard the order to lie down and was executed without hesitation.
Beside these lying down American soldiers, an m3lee tank drove slowly, and the artillery on the turret was spraying flames. And this m3 tank was followed by the second and the first. The American armored forces attacked forward violently with the artillery, and Germany was obviously helpless against this kind of firepower suppression.
"Boom!" A puff of blue smoke suddenly rose from under the front m3lee tank, and an anti-tank mine blew off its tracks, and made the heavy body of the tank tremble.
With the continuous operation of the engine and the continuous rotation of the wheels, the track of the tank was immediately rolled to the front of the tank, where it piled up into a hill. At about the same moment, a German Iron Fist anti-tank team attacked the big guy who had lost power from the side.
The rocket drilled into the tank's body, destroying all the soldiers and equipment inside. However, the German anti-tank team failed to escape smoothly. The American soldiers around the tank opened fire violently. The two German soldiers were shot almost at the same time, and were battered.
The four German soldiers were carrying their weapons and wanted to retreat back to the rear line of defense, but their actions were discovered by the driver in the American tank, and the machine guns on the tank roared immediately. These German soldiers were hit by bullets and fell to the ground. Halfway back, he closed his eyes forever.
A German armored vehicle was destroyed, and a raging flame was burning. More than a dozen American tanks swaggered forward and continued to attack, followed by American infantry and armored vehicles.
"Boom!" An American tank was destroyed by a German artillery ambushed aside, and the huge impact even caused the tank to change its direction in an instant. Soon sharp-eyed people discovered the hidden German cannon, which was an 88mm anti-aircraft gun deployed nearby for air defense.
This kind of cannon is not only capable of attacking the air, but also a sharp weapon against tanks. Therefore, when the US tanks arrived, the cannon did not rush to retreat. Instead, it asked the nearby German army to set up a circular defensive position. Cover yourself and destroy as many US army tanks as possible.
Although this 88mm caliber cannon was discovered, American tanks found that there was still no good way to take this target. The Germans fired easily at a distance of 1,300 meters, while American tanks were obviously not as precise as German anti-aircraft guns at a distance of 1,300 meters.
With a roar, the German army fired a second shell. Although this shell did not hit the tank in the front row, it rubbed against the turret of a tank and directly hit an armored vehicle in the rear row. The engine compartment in the front of the armored vehicle was destroyed, and even the rear driver's cab and troop compartment were destroyed.
"Boom!" "Boom!" It seems that silence is not the solution, and the American troops immediately started to fight back. Relying on the advantage of the number of tanks, these tanks opened fire violently at a distance of 1,300 meters, blowing up the German 88mm anti-aircraft artillery positions. thick smoke.
"Boom!" The Germans fired their first shell, which accurately hit the second American tank at a distance of more than 1,200 meters. The shell tore the armor of the tank, as easily as a red-hot knife cutting into butter, and soon The second American tank caught fire and exploded violently.
However, the good luck of the German army seemed to run out with this shell, and soon following the call of the US military, artillery support, which was more timely than air support, patronized the German position, and more than a dozen large-caliber shells fell on the German 88mm gun. Nearby, the cannon that posed a serious threat to the U.S. military fell silent immediately.
As the 88mm cannon stopped firing, the American tanks that had lost their suppression immediately charged towards the German positions. The German troops, without the support of heavy anti-tank weapons, began to retreat, giving up some unimportant defensive positions. More than a dozen German troops were hit by the American tanks that were chasing up, and most of them retreated to the area behind. The United States captured another area controlled by the German army.
Watching the continuous fighting, Patton's brows became more and more wrinkled. He didn't think that the German army was only so strong. The main reason for the current weak performance was that almost half of the German army's frontal armor was missing. For him, this is not good news.
Drawing power is nothing more than two choices, the first is to prepare for a counterattack, and the second is that these forces are no longer nearby. No matter which of these two news is true, the 8th Army of the Anglo-American Allied Forces is now in a very bad situation.
"Send reconnaissance troops to the south! Get the M4 Sherman tanks off the frontal battlefield! I think Rommel will launch an attack on our flank." Patton finally chose a relatively stable approach, he would use his hands The best troops defended their flanks against a possible German attack.
"General, is it necessary to do this?" The chief of staff looked at his officer puzzled.
"I think it's necessary! Rommel used two flanking attacks. He thought I wouldn't have guessed that he would use the second time, so I guess he will use this trick again this time!" Barton narrowed his eyes and confirmed. Said.