Chapter 506 Routines of the Tank Soldiers

The Covenant tank uses a unique horizontally opposed engine. The disadvantage of this engine is that it is wide. In order to fit the engine, the body is also slightly widened.

The historical Covenant tank, which has never left the UK, was already in the UK when it was assigned to the British 1st Armoured Division, which suffered heavy losses in the French campaign, and when the 1st Armoured Division was sent to Egypt, The tanks passed on to the British 9th Armoured Division.

And now, these seemingly advanced tanks have been rescued.

It's a pity that in front of German tanks, these tanks that they think are advanced can only be soy sauce.

The British tanker was stunned. When half of the commander's body fell inside the tank, everyone was stunned. Although the gunner was a veteran, he only served after World War I. He had never fought a war. , filled with the smell of blood, making people a little nauseated.

"Wow!" The loader spat out first. On the small turret, he had no place at all, and spat directly onto half of the commander's body.

As for the other tank commanders, seeing this scene, they quickly retracted their body and got into the turret. Three people were squeezed into the small turret, even more crowded, and they still needed to fight.

George didn't shrink back, he believed it was just an accident, and in battle, bravery is the most important thing.

Rush, keep rushing forward!

The distance between the two sides is fast approaching, all of which are achieved by the excellent mobility of the Covenant Tank.

You must know that in the British system, the Covenant is a cruiser tank. This tank must have high mobility. Therefore, it has deliberately strengthened the engine, with a full 340 horsepower, driving an 18-ton car body, and a 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 charging fast, in contrast, the German tanks on the opposite side are not very fast.

Why are you running so fast? If you want to shoot, you have to stop.

"Boom!" In a short period of time, Mayer's tank had fired four shots, the fourth shot, and finally saw the results.

The 88mm armor-piercing projectile, the most common quilted armor-piercing projectile, was in close contact with a British Covenant tank.

"Boom!" When the armor-piercing projectile was in close contact with the turret of the Covenant Tank, with the impact, the rivets on the turret armor were all shaken away at this moment! The armor plate was smashed through a hole in the middle, and then drilled into it.

"Boom!" In the huge explosion, the entire small turret flew away. After the explosion, only the seat ring was left, still smoking.

With one shot from Germany, the turret of the British tank was smashed directly!

In addition to the great power of the German tank guns, there is another major factor, that is, the turrets of the British tank guns are too ineffective.

When the German tank gun has begun to develop to 88mm, the tank must weigh at least 40 tons to have more than 100mm armor protection. Now the British 18-ton tank has far less protection. Even with an angled deck, that's a far cry.

As for another factor, the British armor, which was riveted.

The rivets at the joints of the armor are the most vulnerable parts. The rivets were blown away just by the contact of the shell! If there are infantrymen next to them, these rivets will shoot into their bodies like bullets.

The tanks of World War I were all rivets, and during World War II, rivets were still used, which was quite backward.

These, the British have difficulties, because the four companies responsible for production, Leyland Motor Company, Nuffield Company, LMS Company and British Power Company, are now seriously lacking welders. Yes, the number of welders is insufficient, which makes them In the face of yield, a rivet structure was adopted.

Now, the rivets have brought a terrifying death trap to British armoured troops on the front lines.

Even if it is welded, it cannot stop the German tank guns, but at least there will not be a scene where the entire turret is smashed, and this scene makes the British tankers even more alarmed.

In front of the German tanks, the tanks of our own are simply paper!

"Go forward, go forward!" At this time, Brigade Commander George was still giving orders to his subordinates, and he was also very shocked when he saw the destruction of his own tanks, but at the same time, he also knew that now they had stopped. There is no choice but to continue the attack.

If they retreat at this time, morale will all collapse. Moreover, the Germans are best at chasing. When the Germans chase them and run for dozens of kilometers, their entire armored brigade will become scrap metal.

Only now, when they rush up and approach within 500 meters, can they have hope!

The Covenant Tank is quite powerful, it's quick to ramp up, and it's quick to turn.

A Covenant tank turned sharply and avoided the flying shell. This was a close call. At this time, the tank crew in the tank was already in a cold sweat.

They are still on the move, the Germans have given Britain too much disgrace, and they will now fight back with blood!

"Attention, put in reverse gear, tactic number 23." Here, Mayer issued a new order.

Following his order, the chariots of the entire tank company stopped again. After firing a shot, they began to engage in reverse gear and slowly backed up.

Seeing that the German tanks were retreating, in an instant, the British armored soldiers here rejoiced.

Forward, forward!

A famous tank commander cheered, and their tanks moved forward at full speed!

"Boom!" A Covenant tank was destroyed.

They don't care about this kind of loss. In wars, there is no one dead, and now, the Germans' retreat is right in front of them!

"Boom!" Another tank was destroyed.

On the British side, the number of tanks is getting smaller and smaller, and in the battlefield, George has gradually realized something.

The Germans did not retreat at all, they did it consciously, and in this way, it was a tactic for their tank battles!

Yes, a shameful tactic!

The number of German tank troops is small. Just now, the distance between the two sides has been close to 500 meters. If the two sides continue to hedge, they will eventually be able to approach, and even melee.

In a melee, the side with the largest number of tanks has the upper hand, and can besiege one with several vehicles. Even if they can't penetrate their armor, they can still make their tanks lie down.

In this case, the Germans cunningly chose to retreat and open up the distance, and at the same time, they used their precise shots to continuously consume their own tanks!

At the beginning, the Germans' tank guns fired only for calibration. Now, their firepower has been much more accurate, especially the weird-looking tanks at the back. The tank guns are constantly firing and killing themselves in large numbers. tank!

The casualties of one's own side are constantly increasing, which is the intention of the other side!

When the number of their own tanks is consumed to a certain level, the other party will turn to counterattack. At that time, they will definitely be defeated.

How can these damn Germans have so many routines?