Chapter 834 Sherman Tank
The M5 anti-tank gun is too tall, especially the huge mantlet, which looks quite conspicuous, so now the German tank soldiers have changed their main armor immediately after discovering that the anti-tank gun on the opposite side can tear apart their main armor. Tactics, first make sure that the opponent has no ability to counterattack!
The 88mm grenades kept pouring towards the opposite side, and the M5 anti-tank guns were covered by artillery fire!
The British soldiers fought back firmly, but at a distance of nearly a thousand meters, their heads were quite low, and on the contrary, the German tank guns could easily greet them on their heads, which was a one-sided battle. !
One, another, anti-tank guns are constantly being destroyed, and the positions of the British army will be lost at any time!
"Attack, attack!" After reconfirmation, it was impossible to have concealed anti-tank guns on the opposite side, Karl shouted loudly in the radio, after holding it for so long, it was time for them to attack!
Following his orders, the Panther 3 tanks moved towards the opposite side and quickly drove over. For them, a distance of one thousand meters was a matter of stepping on the accelerator.
Behind the tank troops, a large number of infantry fighting vehicles followed. The soldiers in the vehicles were ready to get out of the vehicles to fight. When they entered the enemy's position, they had to rely on the infantry to accompany them to protect them. Tactics, they have long been familiar with it.
However, this time, the progress did not go as they hoped.
The tank in front had almost reached the British army's position. Seeing that the tracks could be crushed into the opponent's trenches, at this moment, Karl Mauss once again skillfully carried out a peripheral search.
Visibility inside the tank is poor, especially now, when attacking forward, they rarely take care of their flanks, and only the most skilled tankers will be distracted to take care of the surrounding area.
And when Carl looked to the side, he noticed something keenly. On his right flank, black smoke and dust appeared, and a tank troop was attacking his own flank!
"Attention, three o'clock, spot the enemy tanks!" Karl shouted loudly over the radio.
Three o'clock!
Hearing his warning, the turrets of the Panther 3 tanks began to turn to the right, and just before they turned over, the enemy tank troops on the flanks opened fire!
Carl was surprised to find that the tank on the opposite side was actually firing on the move!
In a tank without a fire control computer and a two-way stabilization system, if you want to move and fire, it must be done by an extremely experienced tanker.
However, the other party opened fire, and the other party either opened fire indiscriminately, or they had their own trump card!
Carl didn't order fire, he never wastes shells, he just kept watching, the tanks didn't look like any known British tanks!
Moreover, after several battles, the British tank troops are supposed to have been consumed. Where did these tanks come from? How big is the number?
"Boom!" At this moment, Carl heard a huge crash from the side of his tank turret, and his Panther 3 tank was hit from the side!
It is impossible for any tank to have the same protection in all directions. The sides and rear of the Panther 3 are not thick.
If it was a Firefly equipped with a British 17-pounder gun, or a monster equipped with a 105-gun gun, Carl would have been killed at this time, but now, his tank is still intact!
Hell, Carl got even more angry.
"Turn the turret, fire, and kill them!" Carl gave the order, but he did not turn his troops. Now, the enemy's position is in front of him, and his task is to tear open the enemy's position!
As for this rushing tank force, naturally there are tanks behind us to destroy them!
One after another, the Panther 3 tanks, the turret turned ninety degrees, launched a salvo towards the enemy rushing towards the side.
Everyone has questions, where did this British tank force come from?
Of course it's from the US!
Since the anti-tank guns sent by the United States have arrived, then the tanks presented by the United States to the United Kingdom must also arrive at the same time.
Moreover, compared to the batch of M3 tanks shipped to the UK, these tanks are more advanced models. The M4 tanks that the United States has just completed!
War is definitely a catalyst for science and technology. On the one hand, the United States has launched research on anti-tank guns, and on the other hand, it is also stepping up the development of advanced tanks that can rival the Panther 3 tank!
This is the Sherman tank codenamed M4, also known as the Firefly.
The development speed of this tank is very fast. In fact, it can be said that it is an improved version of the M3 tank.
The M3 tank is a tank model developed by the Americans in an orderly manner. As a result, after the finalization, it was suddenly found that it was outdated. In the case that the Germans had already equipped 75mm guns and 88mm guns, the M3 tanks still used 37mm guns. Millimeter gun!
Firepower, maneuverability, protection, nothing compares, so the Americans can only quickly install a tumor-like protrusion on the right front of the car body, where the 75mm main gun is installed.
This nondescript thing, of course, is only a temporary emergency product. After that, the Americans turned up a new turret, which was bigger and could stuff the 75mm gun inside. At the same time, the height of the car body was lowered.
Even if it is lowered, this tank is still nearly three meters high, which is definitely the tallest tank in this era!
However, I didn't care too much. After the fiddling, I efficiently produced a batch of more than 300 vehicles by means of the production line. They were loaded on a ship and transported to Egypt together.
The battle situation here is already very dangerous, and if you delay it for one day, it will be more dangerous!
If it is more advanced than the German tank, I am afraid that it is equipped with an artillery vertical stabilizer. Although it can only be stabilized in one direction, it is quite good, so that the tank has the ability to fire while traveling!
The British tank soldiers were also unequivocal, barely running in with the tank for a day or two before going into battle. Although it is easy to get started, the tank requires absolute training.
So, just now, their hundreds of tanks rushed over in a swarm, opened fire on the way, and only hit the opposite one!
The newly formed Royal 6th Armoured Regiment, Commander Alexander, as an old tanker, knew at this time that he had no choice but to move forward!
"Fire, fire!" he kept giving battle orders, shoot as many shells as possible before he gets hit!