Chapter 588: I don't have to play
The garrison of Army Group South London, after receiving orders from the capital, gathered twenty tanks, and then organized an infantry regiment to counterattack Folkestone with great vigour, and carried out a small counterattack with great momentum.
And in the direction of their counterattack, the first to appear was the German 21st Panzer Regiment where Karyus was located.
The British tanks roared their engines and rushed towards the north of Folkestone.
Perhaps influenced by the German army's previous gathering tactics, this time, the British army did not use infantry and tank coordination, but all used tanks and rushed up together, as if they wanted to fight to the death with the German tank troops and have a tank battle.
For the British army's request for abuse, of course, Karjus and other German armored soldiers had to meet it.
Although they are driving, although it is also called the No. 3 tank, it is also an upgraded version of the No. 3 tank that has been modified by German scientists.
These tanks don't just improve their diving capabilities.
The rapidly assembled No. 3 tank, according to a common tactic proposed by Guderian, was placed in a V-shaped formation in platoons.
This formation is characterized by the formation of a narrow attack surface. And only 50 tanks are needed to form a powerful attack surface of a kilometer.
In the face of the British army, the German armored corps was obviously more experienced and tactical.
The British came with 20 "Churchill Infantry Tanks". This latest infantry tank of the British army, codenamed A20, has basically obtained about 74 units from the local British army, and most of them are concentrated in the hands of the London garrison.
Compared with the Mathilde infantry tank, which was widely used by the British in Africa, this combat vehicle, which was called the "Churchill infantry tank" by the British, was relatively much more advanced. At least theoretically, when playing against the German tank No. 3, there will be no pullbacks in the quality of weapons.
With the sound of the pipe cannon "tom", a shell lightly hit the oncoming No. 3 tank, but the result was that it did not know where it had gone.
"Tom! Tong! Tong! "The British armourers, after someone opened fire, fired one after another, very clearly intent on competing for the first hand.
A large wave of shells flew towards the German tank No. 3, but the Germans seemed to be waiting for something and did not immediately fire back.
In fact, these shells, which were not even tickling, did not cause any damage to the new Submersible No. 3 tank when fired at long distances.
Upgraded under the auspices of Anderson Heydrich, the new submersible tank No. 3 was modified with an additional layer of 20 mm armor and a tilting armor.
Originally, the dividing ridge between the No. 3 tank and the No. 4 and No. 5 tanks of the German army was the use of inclined armor. Tank No. 3, which has inclined armor, is actually not much different from the T3 tank that is tank No. 4. It even has a bit of a Leopard tank as the No. 5 majestic.
The shells of the British tanks did nothing but leave white dots on Tank No. 3.
As the tanks of both sides got closer and closer, the German submersible tanks finally opened fire.
Even though the new function of the submersible tanks is diving, their combat capabilities are even stronger than the previous versions of the No. 3 M in history.
"Boom!" The first to fire was Karjus's crew.
The shells were unusually accurate and instantly crossed the gap between the two sides and landed in the pile of three British Churchill infantry tanks.
The sound of explosions kept ringing, and the shells that did not hit at close range caused the bombardment to shake. A shell that hits is a fatal shot.
In a short time, the British lost a lot of tanks, and Carlus used 7 shells to destroy 3 British tanks, close to 2 shells to destroy a tank!
On the one hand, the fact that Karyus's crew was able to achieve this result was greatly related to the timing and distance of their launch. On the other hand, it is also inseparable from the extended barrel of the submersible version of the No. 3 tank.
Similar to the historical No. 3 J tank, Karjuus and his command are such a modified and relatively top-of-the-line Tank 3 extension.
Under the attack of the top No. 3 tank, this small armored force of the British army suffered a devastating blow at the beginning, and quickly lost 8 Churchill infantry tanks.
In this regard, the British tank crews that followed behind were also frightened one by one.
Originally, they took nearly a third of the most advanced tanks of the Ministry of Defense in London, thinking that they were strong enough.
As a result, as soon as I met the Germans, I found that the best tank on my side could not beat the extension of the other party's old tank!
Shame is one thing, the key is that it is easy to lose your life!
However, fear is fear, and the British armored soldiers still have to rush forward.
After all, this is a play that Churchill asked them to play, for the sake of verisimilitude, but also for the propaganda effect, they took away a third of the total number of the most advanced Churchill infantry tanks.
Everything is for the sake of verisimilitude, and the heart of the National Guard cannot be caught by the reluctant bleeding.
However, fear eventually prevailed over reason, shaking the actions of these British tank commanders.
After all, everyone has a heart that is afraid of death, and after the German tanks easily destroyed 3 Churchill infantry tanks, the remaining British tank commanders finally couldn't hold their nerves anymore and stopped rushing forward, and immediately scattered to both sides.
The German tank crews did not understand why the other side had changed suddenly, and for a while they were a little confused about the situation.
However, this did not prevent Karjus from taking his head.
He still calmly and calmly gave orders to the gunner and driver, aiming one cannon at a time, and then shooting, destroying the two fleeing British tanks one after another, turning them into a pile of scrap metal.
Since the British tanks were scattered to both sides, and a large number of British tanks following behind were also exposed to the guns of Tank No. 3, Karyus did not even need to worry about it, and could even be assured to shoot from a distance.
Relying only on the side armor and rear armor, no British tank could withstand the second gun of Karyus.
In the rear, Colonel Hurd of the 21st Panzer Regiment held a high-powered telescope and stared intently at the tank battlefield ahead. Watching the No. 3 tank of Karjus's company destroy the British tanks one after another, he even felt that something was wrong.
Are the British fools, knowing that they are not opponents, and let their tanks run scattered to send people away?
He even began to suspect that this was actually a conspiracy of the British!
But it turned out that he was overthinking, but the scattered 20 tanks were indeed sent by Churchill to deliver the heads. In order to, it is just to show an attitude, and then use it to make some articles.
The British are no longer opponents in terms of tactics, and if they don't engage in some small means of political propaganda, they really have nothing to play!