Chapter 67 Harbor Defense

A flare rose into the air, and the tank approached.

The British tanks were at full speed and rushed towards the harbor as fast as they could, but the infantry tanks were infantry tanks, and even the fastest speed seemed to be moving, and the British soldiers who followed them could keep up with them at a trot.

The British believed that tanks were an auxiliary to the infantry, so they slowed down the tanks to accommodate the infantry. On the other hand, the Germans believed that the infantry was an auxiliary to the tank, so they used the infantry in cars and motorcycles to adapt to the speed of the tank.

The Germans were also proven right, and they used their victories on the battlefield again and again to ridicule their opponents who slowed down their tanks to adapt to the infantry.

A flare rose into the air, and the tank approached again.

Qin Chuan couldn't help but think in his mind, if the British didn't attack in a step-by-step manner like in front of them, but used armored vehicles to form a fast squad to suddenly attack the port......

This light armored vehicle could reach speeds of up to 70 yards, which would have left the Germans without having time to react, and the British would be able to sieve all the German soldiers and capture the port in the first place.

But fortunately, the British did not do this, they were more keen on "insurance" or it can also be said to be a "dull" way of attacking, otherwise Qin Chuan would be afraid that he would become a corpse at this time.

Another flare rose into the air, and the tank got closer.

In the bright light of the flares, Qin Chuan could even see the driver's observation hole in the middle of the tank.

The British commander poked half of his head out of the turret and looked ahead with only his eyes exposed...... The tank moves in the dark and also has to coordinate with the infantry, forcing the commander to do this to keep the tank in formation.

Qin Chuan's fingers on the trigger couldn't help but tighten, but in the end, he still didn't shoot...... He had to wait for Bazel's orders.

Finally, Bazel, who had been observing the enemy with a telescope, shouted at Qin Chuan across the street: "Flick, give them some power!" ”

Qin Chuan immediately understood Bazel's intentions, he wanted Qin Chuan to make a good start to boost the morale of the German soldiers...... The German soldiers at this time really needed this, because the enemy was much more numerous and much better equipped, and most of them, including Qin Chuan, actually thought that they were dead.

So everyone turned their eyes to Qin Chuan, and some people looked at the German army opposite, guessing which British army Qin Chuan would choose as the target.

"Don't be soft, sergeant!" Werner added quietly.

Qin Chuan felt an unprecedented pressure, but he quickly controlled his mood, took a deep breath and aimed at the target, his index finger continued to press on the trigger, and then with a "bang", a bullet went straight to the opposite side.

The bullet hit a tank commander who was emerging from the ground, and he collapsed and disappeared without a trace due to gravity, leaving only a red and white mixture on the hatch in the rear.

"Hit!" The soldiers shouted.

"Fire!" Taking advantage of this time, Bazel ordered loudly.

The soldiers raised their weapons in response and fired at the British, and the bullets hit the tank armor with a "sonorous" sound of gold and iron, and the sparks that hit out were especially obvious in the darkness.

The British also began to return fire, the tank side by side machine guns "whoosh" spewed tongues of fire outward, and the British soldiers hiding behind the tanks also continued to lean out and shoot.

Although the two sides are fighting back and forth, the hit rate is actually very low...... German firepower could hardly pose a threat to the British troops protected by tanks. British tanks and armored vehicles were strafing indiscriminately because of their poor visibility and poor line of sight.

This gave Qin Chuan an opportunity, and he shot one after another to knock out the emerging tank commander...... The captains of those tanks didn't notice this at first, and it wasn't until Qin Chuan aimed at the fifth target that they realized the danger, so they hid in the tanks one after another and covered them with hatches.

But this clearly increased the pressure on the tank crew...... At this time, the tank was not equipped with night vision devices, and all the crew members hiding in the gap between the flares were blinded, and not only the machine gunner, but even the driver did not know whether they had deviated from the direction.

What's even more terrifying is that in the darkness they don't know when a shell will come from the opposite side or throw an anti-tank grenade that will blow them and the tank into flames.

"Keep going!" Commando Leader Major William shouted from behind, and by this time he had realized that the battle was not as easy as he and Major General Evans had imagined.

"Flares!" With a command from Major William, several flares rose into the sky.

Suddenly, the German position lit up, and Qin Chuan, who didn't have time to close his eyes, was also dazzled.

The British took advantage of this time to open fire, and bullets from tank guns, machine guns, and various guns in the hands of soldiers rained down like drops.

A shell exploded in front of the anti-tank gun...... Anti-tank guns are always the first target for enemy tanks, as they are the only equipment that can threaten tanks from a distance.

Fortunately, this shell did not hit the anti-tank gun, perhaps because the enemy gunners could not aim accurately in the dark...... It is difficult for a gunner in a tank to judge the distance of a target, especially in the dark, and it often takes luck to hit the target.

But the shrapnel from the shell swept over Qin Chuan's head and slashed at the abdomen of a German soldier who was shooting against the wall next to him at a tricky angle...... Qin Chuan could even hear the shrapnel tearing through his clothes, or it could be said to be his belly.

The soldier watched with incredible eyes as his stomach intestines rolled out and fell to the ground, like a package falling to the ground, because the temperature was low in the early morning, and the intestines were still steaming.

The soldier slowly knelt down, sluggishly trying to shove them back, but before he could move twice, he fell to the ground unconscious.

"Fire!" Bazel shouted to the anti-tank gunners.

With a few "booms", the five anti-tank guns immediately fired shells at the locked target, and three of the five shells hit, which was good enough for an infantry without professional training.

However, the results were disappointing, and all but one that happened to hit the tank track and immobilized it was lost.

"What's going on?!" Bazel shouted.

Qin Chuan soon discovered the reason, compared with the "Matilda" tank, the "Valentine" tank's front armor has a larger inclination, which makes it slightly lower than the "Matilda" armor thickness but more prone to ricochet and increase the physical thickness.

Then another batch of anti-tank shells was fired, and only then did one tank be fortunately destroyed, but the other tanks were still "rumbling" towards the Germans.

"We can't stop them!" Kuhn yelled, "They're coming!" ”