The battle was at a fever pitch at the first moment...... Tank warfare is often like this, they pay attention to speed, so they often line up in formation to meet the enemy and shoot at each other at the first time.

The British were better prepared and had more tanks, so shells rained down on the Germans from the direction of the British.

In fact, this is also due to the three-layer hull design of the "General Grant" tank...... THIS THING IS ARMED WITH TWO GUNS, A 37MM TANK GUN ON THE TOP AND A 75MM GUN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CENTER.

In addition, the "General Grant" tank has a wide body and a large interior space, so both guns have a large amount of ammunition...... The former has 178 rounds and the latter has 46 rounds.

Therefore, as soon as the war began, the British fired shells at the Germans with great intensity, one after the other, almost non-stop.

THIS IS ALSO A MANIFESTATION OF THE LACK OF TRAINING OF THE BRITISH TANK CREW, ITS 37MM CALIBER GUN PENETRATES ONLY 36MM WITHIN 500 METERS, AND IT CANNOT PENETRATE THE FRONTAL ARMOR OF THE "NO. 3" TANK AT ALL, SO IT IS ACTUALLY DOING USELESS WORK, AND IT IS THE 75MM GUN THAT REALLY WORKS.

However, the firing range of the 75mm gun was very narrow, and the distance between us and the enemy was more than 700 meters, so although grenades and armor-piercing shells rained down on the German tanks, most of them did not hit.

This reassured the commander of the 15th Panzer Regiment, Colonel Detrich, a little...... At first, he was also frightened by the new British tanks, and he thought that his troops would be completely wiped out by this time, and then the enemy tanks would break into his camp and start a massacre.

It is not uncommon for Colonel Detrich to think this way, because anyone can have a fear of the unfamiliar and unfamiliar, especially tank crews, because not knowing the performance of the enemy's equipment means that they are likely to attack the enemy's strengths with their own shortcomings.

What's more, the "General Grant" tank is still very large...... This guy is more than three meters tall, one turret higher than a normal tank.

What's more, the new equipment that appears on the battlefield is often a weapon developed by the enemy after understanding the performance of his equipment, so it is usually his own nemesis.

But things are a little different......

The "General Grant" tank is not a piece of equipment developed for the German "No. 3" tank, it is a tank that the British army was in a hurry and the "Stuart" tank reinforced by the American army could not fight against the "No. 3" tank, so it was urgently redeployed to the tank, and it did not even go through rigorous testing.

At this time, Colonel Detrich saw that this strange tank did not have much firepower after the start of the war, and he had a bottom in his heart.

"Steady, steady......" When the British tanks got closer, Colonel Detrich ordered: "Shoot!" ”

With the sound of artillery, several British tanks that were hit on the opposite side were immediately paralyzed, and even a few were detonated, and the ammunition in the cabin was lifted away.

Seeing this, Colonel Detrich couldn't help but be overjoyed...... Before that, he was worried that this behemoth might have a particularly thick armor despite its firepower, but now it seems that this is not the case.

However, Colonel De Trich apparently rejoiced too soon, as the British tanks had a numerical advantage, and as the enemy and the enemy got closer, the accuracy of the 75mm tank guns of the "General Grant" tank became more and more accurate.

This is not to say that the accuracy of American artillery was inadequate, but that British tanks lacked experienced crews, and the disadvantage was less pronounced as the distance was closer.

THE 75MM TANK GUN CAN PENETRATE 100MM OF VERTICAL HOMOGENEOUS ARMOR AT A DISTANCE OF 500 METERS, AND THE 47MM ARMOR OF THE "THREE" TANK IS CERTAINLY NOT A PROBLEM.

So the two sides started a tragic destruction battle...... Both sides can easily penetrate each other's armor, and the competition is who can shoot the cannonball the fastest and most accurately. It's a bit like shooting at each other in a neat formation in the days of the pistol, except that the enemy and the enemy were not people but tanks.

Soon, there was another piercing whistling sound in the sky, and the fighters of both sides joined the battle, and in an instant the battlefield was in chaos...... Bullets, shells, tanks, warplanes, etc., entangled in smoke and dust, are doing their best to kill each other.

In the eyes of Qin Chuan and the German soldiers, it was a group of warplanes whistling through the air and rushing to the battlefield several kilometers away, and then a dull explosion came from afar, like thunder.

"What happened?" Werner asked.

"It should be the 15th Panzer Division that has fought with the enemy!" Kuhn poked his head out of the back compartment and said, "It seems that the fight is fierce!" ”

"What should we do?" A recruit anxiously asked, "Shouldn't we go for reinforcements?" ”

"Take it easy, private!" Jakop said, "They will give us orders!" ”

Sure enough, after a while, the order came down.

But the order was not to go to reinforcements, but to be stationed on the spot.

"Get ready to take on enemy tanks!" Bazel shouted: "The British are equipped with new tanks, so build fortifications and bring up anti-tank grenades!" ”

Bazel's words caused quite a stir among the soldiers, because the Germans rarely lost tank battles...... The previous defeat was against the British "Matilda", but that was quickly resolved, and now what new tanks will the British have?

Qin Chuan knew the answer...... It should be the "General Grant" tank.

"Sergeant!" At this time, General Stryk's command car stopped in front of the position, and the adjutant sitting in the passenger cab poked his head out and beckoned to Qin Chuan, saying, "Come to the car, sergeant, the general needs to talk to you!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Qin Chuan stopped what he was doing, put away the sapper shovel and ran towards the command car.

"We're in trouble, Sergeant!" After Qin Chuan got into the car, Colonel Albridge raised a piece of paper in his hand: "The British are equipped with a new type of tank, have you ever seen such a tank?" ”

Qin Chuan went up to take a look, and the paper was painted with a "General Grant" tank.

"No, no, Colonel!" Qin Chuan shook his head.

Of course, Qin Chuan has to answer no, this is a tank just produced by the United States, and there are few people who know about it.

"There are at least eighty of them!" General Stryk said: "As far as we know now, the performance of this tank will not be worse than ours, and the 15th Panzer Division will almost be unable to hold on to its heavy losses!" ”

Of course, Qin Chuan knew this, otherwise the 21st Armored Division would not have been stationed in place but would have gone to reinforce the 15th Armored Division.

Another implication of being stationed in place was that the Germans were about to retreat completely...... But the retreat must also be fought and walked, otherwise the British army will be chased all the way behind.

"We only have twenty-four tanks!" Albridge said worriedly, "Can you stop their attack?" ”