Chapter 871: It's all holding back the big move

"Armor-piercing shells, reload!" At this time, the 17-pounder anti-tank gun was finally pushed into the gun position, which was reinforced and specially used to put this kind of large anti-tank gun.

In the past, small-caliber anti-tank guns were very light in weight and easy to move, so there was no problem in firing a shot and changing places.

But now, as the armor of the opponent's tanks is getting thicker and thicker, and the caliber of the anti-tank guns is getting larger and larger, it is not easy to move, so the threat to the anti-tank gunners is also increasing, and they have no choice but to keep fighting, either to repel the enemy's attack, or to be killed by the opponent's artillery.

That's the brutal battle.

Pattifo watched as his men opened the shell box and stuffed the shell inside, while he himself was quickly determining the enemy's position and firing the elements.

Large calibers bring high power, and at the same time their range has also improved, and now, there are so many tanks on the other side, overwhelming, and it is the most suitable choice to take out the opponent at a long distance.

"Boom!" A cannonball was stuffed into the chamber, and Pattifo held a telescope, observing the situation on the other side.

There were a few tanks, which immediately caught his attention, and on the turrets of those tanks, the commander was actually outside, moreover, waving a small flag, needless to say, definitely commanded!

Kill them first!

"At a distance of one thousand two hundred meters, the third tank on the right, ready to fire!" Pattifo shouted loudly.

As he commanded, the gun commander quickly moved the cannon shaft and fine-tuned it, and finally, he shouted loudly: "Aiming!" ”

"Fire!"

"Boom!" With the order to open fire, the gunner pulled the gun rope fiercely, and at this moment, a huge flame appeared on the muzzle, which was comparable to the ship guns on the battleship.

At the same time, the entire gun body was violently shaking, and the recoil was amazingly large.

Everyone, at this moment, felt that their hearts had been hit, this cannon is compared to howitzers!

There is no way, the British tank gun is taking the road of brushing the chamber pressure, this kind of anti-tank gun, don't look at the caliber, but the charge in the cartridge is quite strong, resulting in a very high chamber pressure, the advantage is that the muzzle velocity of the shell is high, and the disadvantage is that the life is short.

Now, having finished firing, they did not even have time to see how effective they were, and continued to methodically reload and prepare for the next shot.

The hollow cap-piercing projectile, with an initial velocity of 884 meters per second, flew towards the opposite side, and at a distance of 1,200 meters, it took only one and a half seconds.

At this time, the tank forces of the Soviet Union, not yet aware of the coming of the crisis, the last time they were subjected to an artillery attack from the opposite side, it was only at a distance of about five hundred meters that it began.

And this time, a thousand meters away, the Finnish army opened fire!

"Boom!" This shell, with a near-perfect ballistic curve, flew to a T-34 tank on the opposite side!

With a sharp whistle, the shell hit the T-34's incredibly smooth cast turret, which was the perfect bulletproof shape that the Soviets were most proud of.

And in the next moment, a huge explosion was heard.

The newest Soviet T-34 tank, easily penetrating the turret armor from the front, drilled into the inside of the turret, exploded!

Victor, who opened the lid and revealed half of his body, was blown away at this moment, and the lower half of his body had disappeared, while the upper half of his body, in the explosion, flew into the sky!

It's so domineering!

"Company commander!" Andrei, who was behind, couldn't help but shout loudly.

He saw with his own eyes the tank of the company commander, and it was destroyed like that! And at this time, there were still more than a thousand meters from the positions of the Finns!

It is clear that the Soviets are holding back their big moves, the Finns are also holding back big moves, and the Finnish army is also equipped with more advanced anti-tank guns!

The 17-pounder gun, firing the most common armor-piercing projectiles, can penetrate 130 mm of armor at a distance of 500 meters and 119 mm armor at a distance of 1000 meters at an angle of incidence of 30 degrees.

This kind of cannon is a role that can be used to face the Anal Tiger tank, and now, when it is used to fight the T-34, it is simply torture.

The frontal armor of the T-34 tank is only 60 mm thick!

So, what to do?

Keep going, of course!

What is a tank sea tactic? That is, in the case of not being able to achieve an advantage in quality, use quantity to win, and when the speed of the opponent's anti-tank gun counterattack is not as fast as the speed of your own attack, the opponent will lose!

To fight a war is to die!

"Forward, keep going!" Andrei shouted loudly: "High-explosive shells, load me with high-explosive shells!" ”

Of course, they are not only beaten and do not fight back, now, although the other party has only fired one shot, their target has been exposed, just wait to be beaten!

Hearing his order, the loader on one side moved a high-explosive shell from behind and stuffed it into the chamber of the 76-mm cannon in front.

"Reloaded!"

Turning his gaze from his command, Andrei began to operate the tank and take aim.

Yes, he is both a commander and a gunner!

The T-34 tank, in order to achieve a balance in maneuverability, firepower and protection, had to be simplified, its turret seat size was not large enough, and the turret was so small that only two people could be crammed in.

In this way, the commander is responsible for commanding the entire tank, and also needs to be responsible for operating the artillery, both as a commander and as a gun commander.

In the absence of an artillery stabilization system, he should have stopped and fired more appropriately, but now, the entire tank unit is in the midst of the charge, and the faster and shorter the time they charge, the fewer casualties, so he did not order the tank to stop at all, but to fire directly!

"Boom!" Andrei stepped on the blaster, and a burst of fire came out of the muzzle, and the entire turret also vibrated with it.

Take out the anti-tank guns on the opposite side!

However, when he put his eyes on the observation hole, he looked at his shell, which was almost twenty meters away from the target, and exploded in the open space on the side!

"High explosive shells, keep loading!" He was not discouraged, tank gun fire, many times, also by luck, especially now, when they are firing in advance, it is even more difficult.

While rushing, fire at the same time, if you can drive up, your own tank tracks can also crush the opponent!

Tanks attacked in the snow, the tracks crushed deep ruts, and in the back, snowflakes more than two meters high were raised.

"Boom!" Andrei's tank, suddenly trembling, could hear the rattling of the tracks on one side, however, it could not move any further.

"We put mines on the ground!" The driver shouted: "The track is broken!" ”