Chapter 335 21st Armored Battalion

"Boom!" The shell penetrated the armor of the locomotive's compartment and got into it, and then, with the violent explosion, the upper boiler blew up!

The locomotive driver screamed, his whole body was cracked in an instant, and the hot water in the boiler caused him to be sloughed in an instant!

And with the explosion of the boiler, the armored train slowly stopped. For the Panther tank, this is a prey!

"Go to hell, Poles!" Wittmann's roar could be heard all over the battlefield: "Avenge our Führer!"

revenge!

The tank guns fired violently and hit the back compartment. The Polish soldiers inside jumped out one after another at this moment and ran back quickly.

There are also some who drill into the woods. Unfortunately, they don't know that the German infantry on both sides are already waiting for them!

When the armored train came on stage, it was so majestic and the bullets were pouring like a splash. The German armored grenadiers didn't even dare to lift their heads, and many people were shot. Now, these Polish soldiers jumped off After the armored train, can you let them go?

Kill them all!

With the destruction of this armored train, a large opening has appeared in the middle of the Polish cavalry brigade line of defense. The German armored corps can conquer Mokra in one fell swoop as long as it rushes in quickly from this large opening!

And the Poles, of course, will not just watch their positions fall!

When it was discovered that the Germans were attacking the central part with all their strength, Brigade Commander Felipovitz immediately ordered rapid reinforcements. The armored train arrived first, relying on the advantages of railway mobility. Unfortunately, it was not blocked. However, after all, it was a follow-up reinforcement. The arrival of the troops bought time.

At this time, the Polish 21st Armored Battalion was already on the edge of the village behind the woods, ready to attack.

In the woods, it is not easy for tanks to pass quickly, so if the German tank troops want to come out, they can only pass quickly through the open spaces on both sides of the railway track in the middle.

In this case, they can only pass two cars at a time, so, as long as they are outside the woods, conduct an ambush, come one, hit one!

The German tanks were strong and could not be destroyed from the front, but, hitting from the side, it was definitely much easier!

The armored train No. 53, famous in history, traveled all over Poland's railways, supporting various points, and was finally captured by the Germans and was not destroyed.

Because historically, the combat targets of this armored train were the No. 1 and No. 2 tanks, as well as light tanks such as the Czech 38t, but what about now? The combat object was replaced by a 40-ton Black Panther 3, which is not a level contest at all!

The main force of the Polish army is cavalry, but, like other countries, the Polish army still has tanks.

In fact, the Polish tank, at most, is called a tin chariot.

Poland does have tanks, but what can be called tanks is at most ninety-eight 7TP tanks configured by the 1st or 2nd Independent Reconnaissance Armored Company and the 1st Light Tank Battalion, which are based on the British Vickers body. Tanks, which also include the double turret type 7TPdw with no artillery and only machine guns.

The rest of the tanks are small bean-like TKS types. These armored forces are divided into cavalry brigades and infantry divisions. It can be said that although they are similar to 35(t), 38(t), No. 1 and No. 2 tanks, but , the combat effectiveness of the German army is far behind.

The current 21st armored battalion is equipped with TKS tanks. According to the historical process, almost all the armored battalions in Poland are fed to the German army for nothing.

But now, there have been some changes with history.

In the Spanish Civil War, the strong combat effectiveness of the German armored forces put pressure on many countries. The first-class countries in Britain and France are developing their armored forces at full speed. For countries like Poland, they can only transform existing tanks. .

Therefore, after careful research, they decided to install a 37mm Bofors anti-tank gun for their TKS tank!

In fact, in history, the Polish Army had such an improvement plan, called the TKS-D tank. At that time, only two prototype vehicles were built. Most of the TKS tanks were equipped with machine guns, and only a few were equipped with 20 mm. tank gun.

But now, the Polish Army has changed its equipment in a large area. The main TKS tanks are all 37mm!

In terms of artillery caliber, 37mm is not large. When they saw that German tanks started to carry 75mm long barrels, they knew that they had already fallen behind. Unfortunately, TKS has a small car body and can carry a large barrel. In reality, the 37mm barrel is already against the sky.

Therefore, they never thought that they could penetrate the frontal armor of the Panther tank, which is an impossible task, but it is still possible to penetrate the side of the Panther tank!

In particular, in each tank, there are also five tungsten core armor-piercing rounds! This is their baby!

If you want to penetrate the opponent's armor, you need a solid core. In general, it is a steel core. Better than a steel core, of course, is a tungsten core!

It is a pity that tungsten armor-piercing projectiles are particularly valuable, and for countries without tungsten ore, they are easily restricted during wars, so they are not widely spread.

Now, the tanks of the 21st Armored Battalion were ambushed in front of the village, on both sides of the railway, and they perfectly concealed themselves with the help of the haystacks in the field.

The sound of explosions in the distance stimulated their eardrums, and they knew that the battle of blood and fire was about to begin!

In the turret, the shells have been loaded, just waiting for the Germans to appear!

Time passed little by little, about twenty minutes later, at the end of the woods, a tall and mighty Panther tank appeared. Its speed was not fast, and the turret was constantly turning. Very cautious.

Get close!

The Polish tanker felt his heart beat faster.

As a small tank, this is a two-person system, one driver, one who does the rest, the commander, the gunner, and the loader.

At this point, the commander slowly turned the muzzle, waiting patiently for the opportunity.

Wittmann's tank was still rushing in front, but when the vision suddenly became clear, he became vigilant.

The wooded area has been passed through without encountering another block from the Polish troops, but will the Poles fail so willingly? After passing through here, it is Mokra!

In front of it is a small village, here is a field, inside, piles of haystacks are scattered.

Behind him, tanks keep coming out.