"Sir!" After getting out of the car, Qin Chuan bowed down towards Colonel Slane and Colonel Albridge.

Colonel Albridge looked at Qin Chuan and found that Qin Chuan's military uniform was covered with dark red bloodstains, and couldn't help but nod his head and praise: "This is a very fierce battle, isn't it?" ”

"Yes, sir!" Qin Chuan replied.

"How many enemies did you kill, sergeant?" Colonel Albridge asked.

"This ...... I'm not sure, sir! Qin Chuan was a little embarrassed, he really hadn't counted.

"Fifteen confirmed!" Colonel Slain replied on his behalf: "There is also a sniper with the rank of major!" There is no confirmation that there are many more than that, because a building has collapsed at the suggestion of the sergeant......"

Colonel Slain's words surprised Qin Chuan, because he didn't know that his battle results had been recorded, although this one was somewhat small.

"Good!" Colonel Albridge said, "Sergeant, I have heard that you have made many good suggestions, and even the surprise charge against the British just now came from your idea!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

"So now ......" Colonel Albridge invited Qin Chuan to walk to the map spread out on the engine cover of the armored car, and then pointed to the map and said: "Let's take a look at this, the enemy is attacking from this direction, an armored regiment, 50 'Matilda', ...... away from us"

Colonel Albridge looked at his watch and said, "There's still an hour and a half to go, you know, 'Matilda' is slow, and that's something to be thankful for, do you have any ideas?" ”

Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned, it turned out that he still had an idea to call him over.

"We only have 15 tanks!" Colonel Slein interjected: "We do not have 88-mm anti-aircraft guns, and at the same time we cannot retreat, because to retreat would mean exposing the flanks and rear of the frontal line to the enemy; In addition, there are no reinforcements, and of course the newly captured 'Crusader' tanks will not be used, and our tank crews will not operate this new tank! ”

"There must be no air support!" Qin Chuan said.

"You guessed it!" Colonel Slein said: "Not nothing, exactly, but we do not have an advantage, and they are mainly engaged in the frontal line, so we cannot pin our hopes on them, all they can do is provide us with some air cover if necessary!" ”

Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart.

Because he knew that although the "Matilda" tank had various shortcomings, such as a high failure rate and slow speed, it was simply invincible in the early days of the North African campaign...... The Italian army had nothing to say about it, and the Germans were helpless against it in addition to the 88 anti-aircraft guns, and even in actual combat, there were many cases of the "Matilda" tank destroying the German anti-tank guns.

You must know that most of the time in the desert tank "Matilda" can only move at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour, which is only a little faster than the walking speed of a normal person (a person walks at a speed of 7 kilometers per hour).

Even at such a slow speed, it was able to directly crush the German anti-tank guns...... This also meant that it was not afraid of any enemy anti-tank weapons on the battlefield, allowing the German anti-tank guns to smash shells into its frontal armor one after another, even at close range, and the British were not even willing to waste bullets and shells and chose to use tracks to destroy the enemy's anti-tank guns.

If it weren't for the fact that the Germans had 88 anti-aircraft guns in their hands, Qin Chuan would have reason to believe that the Germans would have been driven into the sea by the British like the Italian army.

"Can we take advantage of the mobility of the 'Three' tank?" Qin Chuan asked.

After all, speed is the strength of the "No. 3" tank, and this is precisely the weakness of the "Matilda" tank.

COLONEL SLAIN SHOOK HIS HEAD: "WE HAVE ALSO CONSIDERED THIS, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE REAR ARMOR OF 'MATILDA' IS ALSO 50MM THICK!" ”

This pervert...... QIN CHUAN COULDN'T HELP BUT CURSE IN HIS HEART, YOU MUST KNOW THAT THE FRONTAL ARMOR OF THE "NO. 3" TANK IS ONLY 47MM.

Qin Chuan knew what that meant, which meant that the "No. 3" would have to approach the Matilda at least 500 meters to pose a threat to it, and it would have to be against its rear armor.

(NOTE: AT THIS TIME, THE 37MM TANK GUN EQUIPPED WITH THE "NO. 3" TANK WAS A MODIFICATION OF THE PAK36 ANTI-TANK GUN, AND ITS PENETRATION DEPTH BARELY REACHED 50MM AT A DISTANCE OF 500 METERS)

So this mobile combat is no longer playable...... Because at any time, "Matilda" only needs to set up a position somewhere to ignore the harassment of the German "No. 3" tank, and even if the "No. 3" sneaks up from the rear, it will not take advantage. Not to mention that the British still had a lot of 2-pounder and even 6-pounder anti-tank guns to cover.

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but be silent, and the atmosphere immediately became a little awkward.

After a while, Colonel Albridge saw that Qin Chuan still didn't move, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if to say that this "legendary sergeant" was nothing more than that.

"It seems!" Colonel Albridge said: "We just have to build a line of defense and hold them off with fortifications and British 6-pounder anti-tank guns......

"A 6-pounder anti-tank gun is no less difficult to do!" Colonel Slane objected: "It will have to be at least about 300 meters to penetrate the frontal armor of Matilda!" ”

300 meters, which takes only 2 minutes for Matilda, which is as slow as a snail...... And this is only possible, because there will be ricochets, and the British will definitely use artillery to suppress the German anti-tank guns.

So it is conceivable that the result of such a fight is likely to be that the Germans can barely destroy a few Matildas, but most of the Matilda will lead the British infantry to break through the German lines and then carry out the massacre.

"But do we have any other choice?" Colonel Albridge said: "I think our only chance of victory is to use the high mobility of 'Three' to outflank the enemy's rear from both flanks while the enemy takes advantage of the enemy's breakthrough of our lines!" ”

There was some truth to this plan, which simply meant that the infantry and anti-tank guns on the defensive line were used against the British "Matilda", and then the "Three" tank was used to outflank the enemy's infantry and artillery.

"They'll cover the flanks with anti-tanks!" Colonel Slane said.

"Yes!" Colonel Albridge said, "So it's a tough battle, it's up to who wins in the end!" ”

Qin Chuan knew that Colonel Albridge was desperate, or it could be said that there was no way out...... The Germans did have this quality and style of fighting to the death against the enemy, and they often succeeded on the battlefield because their opponents did not have the courage to match them and retreated.

But Qin Chuan was reluctant to do so, because he knew that it meant that he had very little chance of surviving.

"Maybe we have a better way!" Qin Chuan said.