Chapter 720: Ambush Circle

"Run, run." Locke shouted to his driver as he turned the turret.

Just now they met head-on, with the turret in front, but now, they began to retreat, the turret turned half a circle, and when they reached the rear, Locke continued to concentrate.

In this day and age of ballistic computers, bistable systems, crosswind sensors, and laser rangefinders, it's unthinkable to shoot action-to-action, but if you have a burst weapon in your hand, it's Another sight.

"Tom tom!" The 40mm Bofors chariot gun made a continuous firing sound, and the shells poured towards the chasing Crusader tanks!

This firepower forcibly made the other party dare not approach, and at the same time, the speed of the reconnaissance vehicle finally got up.

The diesel engine at the rear is roaring, black smoke is constantly coming out, and every sudden interruption is a gear up.

If you compare the speed, the tracked chariot will never be as good as the wheeled chariot!

The British cruiser tank, in the desert, can reach more than 60 kilometers per hour, which is already the limit, but the wheeled infantry fighting vehicle can reach 70 or 80 kilometers per hour, it is possible!

What they need is to speed up the process.

The roar of the diesel engine was deafening, and the speed of the vehicle continued to increase as the gear was continuously increased. At the same time, the roar of artillery shells was constantly heard around.

Not a single 57mm tank shell hit them, and the most recent ones were more than a dozen meters away! This kind of action-to-action shooting is simply a waste of ammunition.

Just now Locke was just delaying the opponent's actions. Now that he saw that his armored vehicle had accelerated, he also gave up firing.

Getting back into the car, Locke shouted to his radio operator, "How is it? How is it? Have you contacted the battalion commander?"

"We got in touch. The battalion commander is laying out the pockets. In area 37, we are asked to attract the tank troops behind, and the battalion commander can wipe them out." The radio operator shouted loudly.

Their reconnaissance vehicle also belongs to the 66th Tank Battalion. When they disembarked, the tank was unloaded first, and the hurricane began. They didn't even wait for the reconnaissance vehicle. They were all Black Panther 3 tanks.

After the battle was over, the troops from the rear came one after another, and the reconnaissance vehicles, supply vehicles, and cooking vehicles belonging to the tank battalion came after them.

Now, the entire tank battalion is supplying and eating at the same time, and the reconnaissance vehicle is released to expand the reconnaissance area. In this way, they found that the British suddenly dispatched the main armored force!

After receiving the radio message, Karl Mauss immediately gave an order, and a tank company was urgently pulled out and ran to Area 37 to arrange pockets. At the same time, the other tanks remained in the original camp, waiting to be accepted. British attack.

Teach the British a good lesson and let them know how powerful the German armored forces are!

During the time on the ship, the commander of the entire armored force was almost studying the map, which was densely marked, and the corners of the map were worn away, indicating that they had already studied the map very deeply.

Area 37, near Tobruk, their camp is about fifteen kilometers away, with earth slopes on three sides, which is an ideal place for tanks to hide behind to fire and ambush.

After receiving the order, the tanks of the 3rd Tank Company rumbled over, and the company commander Serge Warren shouted to his subordinates: "Quick, hide, the British are coming soon! "

Hidden well!

They moved to the back of the soil slope and turned the black hole gun barrel towards the flat land in the middle. Some people even collected some dead branches from the side and placed them on top of the tank.

The engine has been turned off to prevent the black smoke from being discovered by the enemy. At this time, the sun is setting in the west, and the entire earth has turned orange, as if it is blood.

Company commander Varin squatted beside his tank and looked into the distance with his binoculars. Soon, on the horizon, he saw a stream of black smoke.

It's a rally! Seeing that Varin couldn't help but tut his tongue in praise.

The one running in the front is our own wheeled reconnaissance vehicle. The driver of this reconnaissance vehicle is also doing his best. You can see that the vehicle is flying from time to time!

At the back, there are some tanks with small gun barrels. The five pairs of road wheels are bumping up and down with the rapid advance. It can be seen that the other party is also using all his strength.

Black smoke from the engine kept coming out of the back.

"Get ready, let the British know how good we are, steel core armor-piercing bullets, reload!"

The engine has been turned off, and now it almost depends on the power of the battery. For this reason, the tanker even had to crank it by hand to set the advance of the gun barrel, and just wait for the opponent to enter his field of vision, and then he can fire!

The 88mm tank barrel is aimed at the open space ahead, and the tank commanders are waiting excitedly.

"Accelerate, accelerate!" The company commander's roar kept ringing in the radio, looking at the armored vehicle, right in front of him, but he couldn't catch up!

The accelerator has reached the end, and the driver is helpless. Just when he was about to continue to work harder, suddenly, the instrument pointer in front of him shook, and at the same time, a warning light came on.

His feet were released from the accelerator.

"What happened? Why did you slow down?" The company commander slapped the armor next to him and shouted loudly.

"The engine is overheating and we can't keep going," the driver shouted.

For the sake of refreshment, they removed the speed limiter of the engine and let the tank soar to more than 60 kilometers per hour, which of course came at a price!

Why speed limit? Why reduce power? It's because the engine is not cooling! This is originally an aero-engine. When it is in the sky, the temperature is low, but when it is used on the ground, the temperature is high, and when it is used in the desert, the temperature is even higher!

All the way, I only cared about being happy, but now, the engine is hot!

If you continue to drive, the next step is to pull the cylinder, and the engine will be scrapped!

If it is Lao Maozi who drives the tank, then he will not care about anything. Even if the water in the tank is leaking, he dares to drive and go on. But now, British soldiers are still very principled.

The engine is high temperature, and it cannot be turned off immediately, so the cooling system will not work, release the gear, let the engine idle, and the driver will operate in an orderly manner according to the prescribed procedures.

The tank stopped.

The other tanks also stopped, half a pound, their tanks, the water temperature is also high, the engine is overheating! So, they could only watch the wheeled armored vehicle continue to escape, but there was nothing they could do.

German equipment, running for a long time, is not afraid of high temperature?