Chapter 249 Anti-Tank Team

Generally speaking, what Colonel Smith said is indeed correct... because there are only a few types of equipment that can deal with tanks, such as airplanes, tanks, and anti-tank guns.

Of course, there are also anti-tank grenades, explosive packs, etc.

But if you want to use anti-tank grenades and explosive packs to blow up tanks, you must pay a lot of casualties under the firepower of the British army, and these are exactly what the German army does not have.

So Colonel Smith thought that this battle was a sure win, and the German army would soon raise their hands under the muzzles of British tanks.

A row of shells whizzed in, and the few anti-tank guns of the German paratroopers were immediately blown up into the sky and disassembled into parts.

It is actually a kind of chicken ribs for paratroopers to equip anti-tank guns...

It is not good not to equip it, it is a weapon for long-range attacks on enemy tanks.

Equip it, but it has problems such as heavy weight and difficult to move, which seriously affects the logistics of paratroopers.

Even the German army must choose between PAK36 and PAK38.

In terms of firepower and penetration, the PAK38 is undoubtedly the choice, but the PAK38 weighs more than 800 kilograms, which is too heavy for a few soldiers to push around, and the paratroopers have no cars to tow them, so the PAK38 must be disassembled and maneuvered, and then temporarily assembled and put into battle when it is needed.

And there is almost no such opportunity on the battlefield, just like now, several German PAK38s were blown up before they could play a role.

This boosted the morale of the British soldiers who were flanking from both wings... The destruction of the German anti-tank guns almost meant that the British army with tanks was invincible, so they followed the tanks and advanced towards the German army step by step with full confidence.

"Iron Fist!" Qin Chuan ordered loudly.

Werner responded and rushed up with several German soldiers.

This is an anti-tank team formed by the German army based on previous training experience... Each anti-tank team consists of three people. The team leader holds an "iron fist" and is responsible for attacking tanks. There are two team members, each carrying an "iron fist" for the team leader to use, and holding a submachine gun and carrying five grenades to provide cover for the team leader.

Of course, the anti-tank team will not rush directly to the tank, which is almost the same as seeking death... There is actually a safer way to get close to the tank, hiding in the crater and waiting for the tank to come up.

At this time, we must pay attention to the firepower cover of the anti-tank team, because the British army may have discovered that the anti-tank team is hiding in the crater and suppressing them.

However, this is not a difficult task for the German army, and coordination is also the strength of the German army.

The 50MM mortar fired shells one after another, making the British hiding behind the tank miserable, and the sniper rifle in Qin Chuan's hand also fired bullets one after another, making the British dare not stick their heads out to shoot.

Of course, part of this was that the British army thought it was unnecessary to compete with the German army for a while... As long as they kept moving forward with the tanks, the collapse of the German defense line was only a matter of time.

But things were not as simple as the British army thought, because the German army at this time had been equipped with an anti-tank weapon... "Iron Fist".

With a "bang", Qin Chuan knocked a British soldier to the ground.

The British soldier was a 2-inch mortar gunner. He was trying to fire a shell into the crater where Werner was hiding, but before he could fire a shell, the bullet fired by Qin Chuan's rifle made it impossible for him to complete this mission.

Seeing that the distance was almost right, Qin Chuan ordered: "Send a signal!"

Keller, who was lying next to Qin Chuan, immediately blew the whistle in his mouth... This was to tell Werner that the enemy tank had entered his range, which was within 30 meters.

Almost at the same time, machine guns and 50MM mortars fired at British tanks again... Of course, they could not pose a threat to the "Matilda" tanks. These firepower only provided firepower cover for the anti-tank team.

Then, Werner took advantage of this time to stand up with the "Iron Fist" raised, and after a little aiming, he pressed the fire button.

With a "bang", the "Iron Fist" accurately hit the front armor of the tank and emitted a puff of green smoke... Compared with the surrounding smoke, this puff of green smoke can be described as insignificant, so that the German soldiers did not believe how much damage it could cause to the tank.

But the tank slowly stopped after advancing for a distance, and then a wisp of black smoke came out from the rear and caught fire soon... Obviously, the metal jet ignited something inside after penetrating the tank armor and then ignited the tank engine.

The German soldiers cheered. This was the first time that the German army destroyed an enemy tank with the "Iron Fist", which proved that the "Iron Fist" was effective.

The British soldiers were somewhat puzzled. They did not see clearly what destroyed the tank, and many even thought that it was a malfunction of the Matilda tank... It was not uncommon for the engine to overheat and catch fire on the Matilda tank.

So the British army continued to advance towards the German army under the cover of the tanks, completely ignoring the "warning" just now.

One thing is certain: the Matilda is a good target for the Iron Fist because it moves very slowly, like a snail crawling slowly with a heavy shell on its back... This gives the Iron Fist more opportunities to destroy it.

Otherwise, if it is a "General Grant" tank with a speed of more than 40 kilometers per hour or even a "Stuart" tank with a speed of more than 50 kilometers per hour... it will be out of range before the Iron Fist has time to aim when it enters the 30-meter range of the Iron Fist.

So, with a burst of "boom boom" explosions, the "Matilda" tanks stopped one after another, and even one tank was detonated from the inside by the metal jet. With a loud "bang", the whole tank turned into a ball of fire, and the British infantry following it were also killed and wounded.

Only then did the British realize that the situation was not good, but they did not expect this to happen and did not know how to deal with it, so they hoped to break through quickly with the few remaining tanks...

But this attempt was quickly smashed by the "Iron Fist".

The German paratroopers were equipped with 200 "Iron Fists", which were enough to stop the attack of dozens of "Matilda" tanks, while the total number of British tanks was only 13, and these tanks were divided into two parts.

"What's going on!" Colonel Smith asked angrily when he saw the British tanks stop: "Why don't they move forward?"

Colonel Smith did not know that the tanks had been blown up. After all, many of the destroyed tanks did not look abnormal from the outside.

"Colonel!" The signalman reported: "Major John reports that all our tanks have been destroyed!"

"What? This is impossible!" Colonel Smith said: "How can they destroy our tanks?!"

However, reality is reality. Even if Colonel Smith did not believe it, none of the first batch of British tanks that rushed up survived.