Chapter 465: Crossing the Maas River (2)

Seeing that Rommel was going to get on the infantry fighting vehicle, Fink was stunned: "General, you can't go there, it's too dangerous, your command post is here!"

Here, they are all black panther tanks, which are quite sturdy. So far, it has not been found that the enemy's artillery fire can destroy it.

The most dangerous thing is to swim across the river. Although the infantry fighting vehicle has the ability to navigate on water, it will be hit by the opponent at any time.

"Where is the army, where is my command post!" Rommel's handsome face was full of firmness at this time: "We are soldiers, and we cannot be afraid of danger!"

After speaking, Rommel stepped on the infantry fighting vehicle and got into the turret.

Seeing Rommel getting into the infantry chariot, all the infantrymen immediately became excited. The commander of the infantry chariot, a forty-year-old veteran Crete, was even more excited.

"General, you are welcome to board our infantry fighting vehicle."

"Okay, now, let's go!" Rommel shouted.

Set off!

At this time, the rumbling sound of cannons was still ringing, and with the sound of the cannons, the firepower points on the other side were destroyed one by one.

The river bank here is not steep. The front wheels of the infantry fighting vehicle entered the water first, and then the rear wheels. When the engine made a rumbling sound, but the wheels were obviously spinning, it meant that they had left. ground.

Put on the system on the water, the two propellers at the tail rotate, and the whole body starts to move forward.

At the front end of the car body, the wave breaker is shaken. If you look from the outside, you can find that the entire car body is almost submerged in the water. After all, this is a steel chariot, and it is very good to be able to float.

Only the upper turret was exposed, and Rommel was half-sitting on the turret.

The entire car body is sealed, but there will still be river water infiltrating from the outside, after all, it is not as tightly sealed as the boat.

Soon, at the bottom of the armored vehicle, small puddles converged.

"Start the drain pump," cried the commander, Crete.

It’s not terrible for water to flow in, as long as it is pumped out again. This is almost the most correct way to deal with the amphibious armored vehicles of later generations. It is necessary to completely seal the body of the vehicle so that no water leaks. The price to pay is too high. It's simple and easy to pump away the water.

In fact, when the weapon of the tank was invented, there was the idea of ​​making the tank capable of sailing on water. In the early days, the buoy was used and hung on the outside of the tank, so that the light tank was successfully floated.

But not practical.

Various countries are still developing amphibious equipment, but most of them are nothing. Although the Soviet Union is also continuing to develop and gradually mature, it is a pity that the level of the Soviet Union is still relatively backward.

And this German heavy armored vehicle has fully matured.

The launching of these armored vehicles surprised the French army on the opposite side.

what is that?

Originally, they had observed that the other side was inflating the rubber boat. They thought that the equipment of the other side to cross the river would be a rubber boat. As a result, these armored vehicles went straight into the water!

How to do?

The artillery fire on the opposite side was still rumbling, and many French soldiers did not dare to raise their heads. When they occasionally showed their heads and saw the monsters on the water, they were even more frightened.

Germans, why are you so perverted? How is this fight going?

"General, the Germans have begun to cross the river!" At the headquarters here, Kola, the commander of the 9th Army, also received a report from his subordinates.

Germans, crossed the river, they actually used armored vehicles to cross the river!

"Fire, all weapons, fire together and wipe out the Germans in the river!" shouted General Cora.

At this time, what are you waiting for, fire!

It is impossible for the German artillery fire to wipe out everything. For example, a Hatchkiss 25mm anti-tank gun deployed in the grass has never been discovered by the opponent.

This anti-tank gun was the main anti-tank weapon used by the French infantry at the beginning of World War II, and a total of 6,000 were built.

It is definitely not a heavy weapon. You must know that the caliber of 25 mm is simply a nondescript thing. However, the advantage brought by the small caliber is that its weight is very light, plus the gun mount, the total weight is only 480 kg , a gun crew can easily push it, and even, when transferring, several people can lift it directly to the car.

The artillery was well concealed, and they never fired, not because they were timid, but because they were out of reach.

This anti-tank gun has a very obvious disadvantage. Its range is only one thousand meters!

The range of the tank is one kilometer. From this data, this anti-tank gun has no major shortcomings. However, you must know that even the Browning heavy machine gun has an effective range of 1800 meters. The German MG34 machine gun has a range of two kilometers!

The width of the river is only about 1,500 meters, but they are deployed on the shore, and there is a distance of about 500 meters, so it is about 2,000 meters.

They were waiting quietly. When the German armored vehicles on the water moved to the middle of the river, they could finally fire!

"Boom!" With the sound of a crisp cannon, the 25mm armor-piercing projectile flew towards the armored vehicle in the river! The counterattack of the French army has begun!

The target they shot was the leading armored vehicle. At this time, there was an officer on the turret above the armored vehicle!

Rommel is not afraid of death, nor is he reckless, he is just used to taking the lead when fighting, especially now, what they need is bravery!

If he was leading the Waffen SS, he wouldn't have to do it now, he would just give orders directly. However, this is just an ordinary armored division in the army. This division was reorganized recently. It can be said that the army Morale was not as high as he thought.

And, Rommel has yet to earn the respect of these soldiers! Although military law makes them respect their superiors, only by fighting together can they truly win the respect of soldiers.

Just like now, Rommel is leading the troops to charge together. He has seen the respect in the eyes of the young men. The officials are charging, and these ordinary soldiers are not afraid of death!

Rommel's front end is a shield, and there is an MG34 machine gun on the shield. When flames emerged from the muzzle on the opposite side, he immediately discovered it.

"Chichi", Rommel, who was quick-eyed and quick-witted, immediately pushed his machine gun and pulled the trigger. In the sound of high-speed rotation like a chainsaw, 7.92mm machine gun bullets roared past!

(Let's not complain, Rommel in history really took the lead in this battle, but he was only in a rubber boat at the time.)