Chapter 232 Massacre

With a "boom", a "General Grant" tank was destroyed.

This was obviously done by the German anti-tank gun... In order to increase the penetration as much as possible, PAK38 uses more pure armor-piercing shells. Although it cannot effectively kill tank crews and is not as exciting as high-explosive shells or high-explosive armor-piercing shells, it can ensure penetration and damage to tanks.

The battlefield is not a play. The goal of both the enemy and us is to weaken the opponent's combat effectiveness as soon as possible rather than for visual effects.

And in fact, there is no difference, because after the tank is destroyed, the tank crew can only get out of the tank to survive, and then... there is no more.

With a "boom", another "General Grant" tank was destroyed.

This British tank reacted quickly. It detected the threat from the flank at the first time, so it turned in the shortest time.

This is obviously correct. The front armor of the "General Grant" is 51MM thick and has an inclination. It can barely withstand the armor-piercing shells of anti-tank guns about one kilometer away.

But this did not bring it good luck, because then the 88 anti-aircraft gun was used.

The 88 anti-aircraft gun can penetrate the front armor of the "Matilda" from one kilometer away, and it is certainly not a problem to hit the 51MM armor of the "General Grant" tank.

Perhaps because the shells did not hit the key parts, the surface of the "General Grant" tank did not seem to be damaged, just some black smoke... I don't know if it was the smoke of the shells or the smoke of the tank parts.

Because of the obstruction of the black smoke, Qin Chuan couldn't even see the bullet holes on the tank armor, but he knew that the crew in the tank was all finished.

On the one hand, this is because no one climbed out from inside, and on the other hand, the 88 anti-aircraft gun has a high initial velocity of 820 meters per second. High initial velocity means that the kinetic energy of the projectile is large, and high kinetic energy means that the energy transferred to the target after hitting the target is also large... This is also one of the reasons why tank guns were basically all changed from rifled guns to smoothbore guns after World War II.

It was like a car running at high speed suddenly crashing into a wall. Most of the crew members in the tank were shocked to death or fainted, but it didn't make much difference, because the German soldiers would stuff a few grenades into it after going up, even if it was just the wreckage of the tank.

"Boom!" Another British tank was in trouble.

This tank was not so lucky. It was hit on the side by a high-explosive armor-piercing shell... The 88 anti-aircraft gun often uses this kind of armor-piercing shell with weaker penetration because of its high penetration.

The effect of this armor-piercing shell is completely different. After a bang, the ammunition in the tank exploded into a ball of fire... The explosion was so fierce that the entire tank was blown up several meters high and then fell heavily to the ground and turned over to one side.

"Follow the tank!" Qin Chuan shouted to the soldiers: "Use the tank as cover!"

Not long ago, this was Kuhn's job, but now it is Qin Chuan's responsibility.

When Kuhn handed over to Qin Chuan, he said to Qin Chuan: "I think you know what to do, just like I usually do!"

"Yes, sir!" Qin Chuan replied.

"Don't think that the soldiers know what to do and don't give orders!" Kuhn said: "Sometimes your orders are not just orders, understand?"

Qin Chuan nodded to show that he understood.

Just like now, the German soldiers actually know to follow the tanks and use the tanks as cover, and Qin Chuan's order seems to be superfluous.

But sometimes orders are not just orders, especially for grassroots officers, their shouts are sedatives to eliminate the fear in the soldiers' hearts.

500 meters.

British soldiers tried to organize a line of defense with anti-tank guns to block the attack of German tanks...because everyone knows that in this situation, if the German tanks break into the formation and kill for a while, it will cause a devastating blow to the First Armored Division.

But the British army's attempt is obviously in vain.

First, there was a long-range artillery shell coverage... This was the masterpiece of the German artillery observers. Although the German artillery was not much and the shells were very scarce, they still fired dozens of shells to cover the tank troops. At the same time, it was precisely because of the shortage of shells that the Germans hoped to make good use of every shell, so these shells were very accurately bombed into the British camp, blowing up the anti-tank guns that had not been set up in time.

Then there were the machine guns on the tanks.

Except for firing a shell just after coming out of the bunker, the German tanks did not fire again... This was to be able to break into the British camp faster. If they wanted to fire, they had to use a short-stop shooting method, which would undoubtedly give the British more time to prepare or escape.

But the machine guns could fire while the tanks were driving, so a large number of bullets "swooshed" towards the British army. The heat of the bullets brought steam in the temperature of about zero degrees and then pointed directly at the British infantry exposed to the muzzle.

Rows of British soldiers fell down screaming, blood and broken arms and legs flying in the desert. The dense bullets forced the British soldiers to lie on the ground and dare not move. It was simply nonsense to organize an effective defense.

300 meters.

At this time, the German soldiers following the tanks also played a role. They leaned out from behind the tanks and shot at the British. The machine gunners consciously occupied the hills, stones and even the wreckage of the tanks that were pierced by armor-piercing bullets and could not move as machine gun positions to suppress the British.

Soon, 50MM mortars were also set up to fire dense shells at the British army... This is the most lethal, because the German army is equipped with a large number of 50MM mortars. Each platoon has one and each mortar carries 50 rounds of ammunition. Coupled with the high rate of fire of the mortar, it can blast an impenetrable barrage of bullets on the enemy's position in a short time.

Just like now... Just now the British army wanted to organize a line of defense with anti-tank guns, but now it has been blown into ruins by 50MM mortar shells.

100 meters.

When Qin Chuan leaned out and pulled the trigger, he found that the British army had begun to flee.

The British army fled, leaving behind tanks and equipment... The tanks had no time to turn around, and even if they turned around, the weak rear armor would be exposed to the enemy. The tall body of the "General Grant" would undoubtedly become a good target for the enemy, which made the British tank soldiers get out of the tanks and flee.

But even this was useless, because the German tanks were chasing after the British with groups of hungry German soldiers, shooting at them as they chased.

Therefore, the outcome of a battle cannot be determined by a simple comparison of troops or equipment. More often, it depends on whether there is sufficient preparation. The well-prepared party is likely to defeat the enemy with a thunderous force in a short period of time, leaving them powerless and causing them to collapse quickly.