Chapter 719 40mm Gun Strafing (Plus 5)

In this era, the development of weapons is quite rapid.

A few months ago, it was considered an advanced weapon, and soon it was on the verge of elimination. This is the result of the war.

In terms of weapon development, although the United Kingdom spared no effort, it has always been on the verge of being eliminated, especially since they are still firmly guarding the boundaries of infantry tanks and cruise tanks.

Infantry tanks must have thick armor, but you don't need to pursue speed, just keep up with the infantry, and, even if there are better ones, you have to crawl.

As for the cruiser tanks, it needs to be fast, and for this reason, the armor protection is sacrificed.

Therefore, the current Crusader tank, the hurricane is very fast, looks strong on the outside, but it is still a weak chicken. How weak?

The hull and turret are mainly riveted structures. The front of the hull is 27 mm/7 degrees, the sides are 14+13 mm/0 degrees, and the rear is 27 mm/0 degrees: the front of the turret is 39 mm/9 degrees, the sides are 19 mm/40 degrees, and the rear is 24 mm/25 degrees.

It can be seen that the frontal armor of this tank is not as thick as the side armor of the German tank!

Even in later generations, the frontal armor of this modification of the tank has been strengthened. The thickness and inclination of the frontal armor of the hull and turret are 32 mm/32 degrees and 51 mm/0 degrees respectively, and the side and rear armor of the turret are also Appropriately thickened.

Even if it looks like this, the armor is still too thin, and it is still one of the Achilles' heels of the "Crusader" tank.

For the three elements of a tank, firepower, maneuverability and protection, the first and foremost is firepower! The last thing tank soldiers want to hear is that they can't penetrate each other!

If the Crusader tank can carry a tank gun of about 80 mm, then it will be fine. The problem is that this kind of thing has a thin skin and a large filling, and has a protective slag. At the same time, the firepower is not strong. Just something.

And now, on the opposite side, it's just an armored vehicle, not a German tank!

The 40mm armor-piercing projectile came at me, and the British driver could not avoid it at all, because it was not a single shot!

The first shell was dozens of millimeters away from the car body, the second shot was only a few millimeters away, and the third shot had already hit the front of the car body!

The 40mm armor-piercing projectile rushed towards the 27mm frontal armor of the car body. The warhead hit the armor, and a hole was opened in an instant. Then, a friction, a simple warm-up, it had already got in!

Then, the fourth and fifth rounds followed and drilled to the front end of the car body.

The driver screamed, and the shell that came in just hit his body!

What does it feel like to be hit by a 40mm shell?

No one knows, because whoever gets hit will be beaten to death!

On the front chest, a large hole that almost occupies the entire width of the body appeared like this. All kinds of internal organs became muddy flesh, and there was blood around the entire seat!

"Boom!" In the violent explosion, the Crusader tank ignited a raging fire!

Tanks with gasoline engines have a prominent disadvantage, that is, lighters, which can be used in one hit!

Even if it is only penetrated by one, it is easy to cause burning, not to mention that at least four armor-piercing bullets have passed through the front main armor, and one of them has hit the rear engine!

In an instant, the engine was blown up, gasoline leaked, and the entire tank was burning like a torch!

The other tank was stunned for a moment. The German armored force is powerful, and it has become so powerful that even a small armored vehicle can abuse its own side?

At this point, the tank had been loaded, and the commander put his shoulder against the back of the gun, as if shooting a gun.

Due to the rush of development, the engine of this tank drives the compressor and hydraulic pump. The high-pressure air drives the longitudinal device and the brake, and the hydraulic pump drives the turret to rotate.

However, the pitching of the artillery does not require a high and low machine, it is a free swinging type. This kind of funny layout method requires the gunner to touch the shoulder to control the high and low aiming angle of the artillery.

Now that the commander has completed the aiming action, he only needs to step on the trigger to complete the shooting.

However, he hesitated.

When his companion's tank was blown up, he suddenly felt a sense of fear. Will his tank burn like his companion's?

Later, he became firm, as a soldier, it was his destiny to die in battle! Even the Australian army is so brave, how can he back down?

However, his hesitation completely ruined the tank!

Just as he was hesitating, Locke on the opposite side had paused his shooting, aimed his muzzle at the second tank, and then fired again!

One of the biggest advantages of using a burst anti-tank gun is that you don't have to worry about the inaccurate aiming, you can shoot it!

This time, about ten shells were wasted, and the second Crusader tank also burst into a huge flame!

The second car, reimbursed!

Here, Crowley saw the two burning tanks on his side, and he couldn't calm down anyway.

In his thinking, send two tanks to destroy or capture each other. This is their mission. I really did not expect that two tanks were killed by one armored vehicle!

This is simply a slap in the face, the face of the British armored soldiers has been completely lost!

"Three companies, attack all!" Crowley continued to give the order: "Kill that armored vehicle!"

No matter what the purpose is, to avenge his two tanks, or to eliminate the opponent's scouts, Crowley must order his tanks to continue to attack.

And now, to say that the only mistake he made in command was because of his anger, he dispatched a lot more, and it was enough to send a platoon. Now, he directly mobilized a company!

After receiving the order, more than 20 tanks of the 3rd company turned in unison and rushed towards the German armored car!

Their thinking is simpler, of course it is revenge!

"Run!" After discovering that the opponent had dispatched a large number of tanks, Locke did his part and immediately ordered a retreat.

Just kidding, armored vehicles are armored vehicles after all, they are only ten tons, and they are absolutely thin-skinned stuffing. They have to be destroyed by a tank gun.

He had just hit two of the opponent's cars, and it was already a fluke. Now, the opponent has more than 20 cars all at once. If he doesn't run, he will be stupid!

run! The driver stepped on the accelerator, put the gear on, and the eight large off-road tires on both sides turned at the same time, creating countless sand and dust on the ground. In the black smoke, the armored vehicle started.

"Chase, chase!" Here, the angry British company commander shouted loudly to his subordinates on the radio. If the other party continues to stay in place, he can also give a thumbs up and praise the other party's will to fight, now , the other party actually escaped!