Chapter 416: Target Shooting Begins
Lieutenant Jason never expected that the advancing Chinese tanks would temporarily change formation and outflank his eight M26 heavy tanks in a pincer attack on both flanks.
Although he was a little caught off guard, he was not too flustered, not to mention that the number of tanks exceeded that of the attacking Chinese armored forces, but as far as this pincer outflanking tactic is concerned, for veterans who experienced the brutal armored warfare of World War II, Lieutenant Jason has no less than four or five ways to crack it in his head.
What's more, the M26 heavy tank in his hand has unparalleled performance advantages, so that in his eyes, the attack of the Chinese armored forces is more like a show than a real battle in his eyes.
Therefore, after seeing the change of formation of the Chinese armored forces, Lieutenant Jason calmly ordered the eight M26 heavy tanks to be divided into three groups, since the Chinese want to use tanks to make a pincer offensive, then he, a senior armored veteran, should let those Chinese armored buddies see what a real armored pincer offensive is.
But before Lieutenant Jason could convey the order to switch from defense to attack, he saw that the Chinese tank in front of him suddenly flashed red and flashed, and it actually rushed to strike at his tank group while it was moving.
Lieutenant Jason, who was sitting in the command tank, saw this scene through the periscope in the car, and first froze, and then laughed: "I thought the Chinese would have some unique tactics, but I didn't expect it to be a drag racing car, what a group of uninformed guys, I really don't know how they defeated those French!" ”
Lieutenant Jason with unconcealed contempt, can be described as a vigorous shake, the surrounding members of the A armored battle group command also saw this scene through the observation hole, but also shook their heads and sneered, only felt that the Chinese's approach was really stupid.
At this time, the tank is not unable to fire the cannon while moving, but the problem is that in the case of bumps, the accuracy of this artillery fire is really not flattering, it is completely thunder and rain, so if you want to hit the target accurately, you can only stop the car and aim accurately.
This tactical principle, since the day of the birth of tanks, has been the most basic common sense of tank soldiers, even if the appearance of one-way tank gun stabilizers and other artillery firing auxiliary devices later, at best, it is only possible for the tank to open fire while moving slowly.
For example, the M26 heavy tank equipped with their A armored battle group is equipped with a tank gun vertical stabilizer inside, so that the tank can maintain a fixed pitch angle in the high and low firing range when driving.
However, in the horizontal direction, the shock deviation caused by the bumps could not be avoided, and although the M26 heavy tank was theoretically capable of firing on the move, it was limited to the best tank groups in the armored forces.
As for the vast majority of tank crews, they still have to follow the tactical regulations of the M26 heavy tank - if the tactics of shooting between the marches are adopted, the tank must not go faster than 5 mph!
But now, the Chinese tank in front of him is performing frequent "Z" maneuvers, and the speed has reached 25 miles \ hour, but in this case, it is firing continuously, even if the Chinese tank is equipped with a tank gun stabilization device, but even the United States, which is leading the world in technology, cannot do it, and ninety out of nine countries in the world cannot do it, let alone China, which has just come into contact with tanks and other equipment.
Because of this, the members of the command of the A armored battle group, like Lieutenant Jason, regarded the Chinese armored units that rushed over them as fools.
As if to verify the judgment of Lieutenant Jason and others, the new 85mm armor-piercing bullet whistled past the top of the turret of an M26 tank numbered 654, and then plunged into the grass that had just turned green with a "bang~~" sound, blowing the ground into a mud puddle that was not too big or small.
Seeing this, Lieutenant Jason's contemptuous smile was even stronger, and he only felt that he, an old bird of armored warfare, was really a bit of a bully to a group of laymen who didn't know whether to live or die, but somehow, he enjoyed this feeling very much, so he glanced at the ruler in the periscope, and saw that several Chinese tanks had broken through to a distance of 800 meters, and a touch of cruelty flashed in his eyes, and he ordered in a playful tone at the intercom next to his mouth: "Okay, boys, it's time to abuse vegetables, get ready...... Boom...... Boom...... Rumble......"
Just as Lieutenant Jason said "ready", the key word "fire" was formed on the tip of his tongue, and the second 85mm armor-piercing bullet smashed into the junction of the turret and hull of the 654 M26 heavy tank that had just escaped the fatal blow.
The bump fuse in the immediate explosion was activated, the high-energy charge exploded, and the semicircular copper powder cover in front of the ammunition melted instantly, and formed a high-temperature metal jet along the direction of the explosion, like a hot knife cutting butter, directly piercing the 120mm main armor at the junction of the turret and the hull, and poured into the hull very brutally, while killing and injuring the armored soldiers inside, igniting the ammunition compartment at the rear of the turret.
Immediately, there was a loud bang that shook the sky, and the turret of the 654 M26 heavy tank was thrown high into the air as if it were sitting on a direct rocket......
The whole process seemed complicated, but it was carried out extremely quickly, from hitting the tank to being in a different place, but in the blink of an eye, so that before Lieutenant Jason could finish his words, the turret of the No. 654 M26 heavy tank had already fallen to the ground with a bang, which stunned all the American troops and smashed Lieutenant Jason's next words.
This made Lieutenant Jason's head dizzy for no reason, and he immediately shook his head fiercely: "It must be a blind cat that meets a dead mouse, it must be ......"
Before the words fell, Lieutenant Jason, who had a hideous face, immediately roared at the intercom next to his mouth: "Fire...... Fire...... Fire! ”
"Knock~Knock~Knock~"
At the sound of an order, the slender 90mm tank guns of the remaining M26 heavy tanks spewed bloodthirsty red light one after another, and shells whistled towards the advancing improved T-34 tanks.
"Whoosh~~Bang~~"
A beautiful sharp turn, which was able to dodge a 90mm high-speed armor-piercing bullet, Zhang Huangxin in the car did not panic, but his honest face showed an unconcealable excitement, the thick and most accurate squirmed slightly, and whispered: "Stopped?" So ......"
Zhang Huangxin smiled slightly, and then ordered loudly into the intercom: "Comrades, start shooting!" ”