Colonel Albridge, who was an expert in commanding tanks, knew that this was the time for tanks, so at the sound of an order, twenty tanks were driven out of the tank bunker and divided into two parts to outflank the British tanks. (The other four are in reserve in case of emergency)

Outflanking from both flanks meant that the tanks were in a diagonal line.

As mentioned before, the German tanks were scattered, separated at least a hundred meters from each other. At the same time, each tank is followed by infantry, which means that they are not fast, otherwise the infantry will soon be left behind and meaningless.

Under normal circumstances, if tank combat is so dispersed, it is tantamount to self-defeating, because tank combat emphasizes the coordination between tanks while paying attention to the coordination of infantry and tanks, so they usually line up in battle formations at intervals of more than ten meters to launch a charge against the enemy, so that in a certain unit area, when one tank is aimed by the enemy, another tank may be aiming at the enemy at the same time, so that you can destroy as many enemy tanks as possible in the same time and finally win.

If the tanks are too scattered, there is a chance that one of your tanks will have to face two, three, or more of the enemy's tanks at the same time.

As it is now, the British army has more than 50 tanks while the German army has only 20, and the number ratio is already two to one.

The Germans then scattered their tanks, and there was a risk that the German tanks would be one-to-three or even more British tanks.

If the British tanks were not of the "General Grant" type, it should be said that the British army had a good chance of winning.

Because it is conceivable that in the case of little difference in the performance of the tanks, three or even more "General Grant" against one "three...... That would destroy them quickly in a short time, and then the three "General Grants" could look for new targets, and soon there would be an avalanche of German tanks.

The problem is that the British army has "General Grant" tanks......

The Germans still used the method of short stop firing, that is, they traveled a certain distance and then stopped to aim and fire.

It's just that the German tanks stopped firing for a short time.

This was determined by the quality of the German gunners, and on the other hand, because the British tanks were densely packed and bulky, and it was easier for the German gunners to find their targets.

If you dig deeper, the German "No. 3" tank is lighter in weight and has a uniform hull, which allows it to stabilize more quickly from motion to standstill.

As a result, the German "No. 3" tank was always able to complete a short stop in just a dozen seconds, and then start again and continue to advance.

On the other hand, the British army's "General Grant" tank......

FIRST OF ALL, THE QUALITY OF THE BRITISH TANK CREW IS POOR AND IT IS NOT EASY TO COORDINATE, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT IN TANK COMBAT, ESPECIALLY THE "GENERAL GRANT" TANK, BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO OPERATE A 75MM GUN, YOU MUST REQUIRE ALMOST PERFECT COORDINATION BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND THE GUNNER...... THE DRIVER STEERED THE TANK, AND IF THE STEERING WAS NOT IN PLACE, SUCH AS THE ANGLE WAS TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE, THE GUNNER OF THE 75MM GUN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AIM AT THE TARGET ANYWAY, WHICH WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY CAUSE GREAT DIFFICULTIES FOR THE BRITISH TANK CREW.

The second is that the "General Grant" tank is heavier and uneven...... With a dead weight of nearly 28 tons, it is 8 tons heavier than the "No. 3".

WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT ITS TURRET IS ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE 75MM GUN IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MIDDLE, AND THE BODY IS MORE THAN THREE METERS HIGH AND THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS UNSTABLE...... This was caused primarily by the design of tanks of the "General Grant" type.

The "General Grant" tank was originally designed without a 75mm tank gun, which was a modest chassis and a 37mm tank turret such as a double-layer design.

BUT JUST WHEN THE DESIGN OF THIS TANK WAS COMPLETED AND WAS ABOUT TO BE PUT INTO PRODUCTION, THE GERMAN TANK BLITZED POLAND AND BLITZED FRANCE AND WON A SERIES OF VICTORIES, WHICH MADE THE AMERICANS REALIZE THAT THE "GENERAL GRANT" TANK COULD NOT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE BATTLEFIELD BEFORE IT WAS PRODUCED, SO THEY ADDED A 75MM CALIBER ANTI-TANK GUN TO IT...... A four-dislike tank came out like this.

For these reasons, the "General Grant" tank shook violently with each turn, and the gunner had to wait a considerable amount of time before aiming.

But often before the gunner could aim at the target, the German tank moved forward and escaped from the gunner's firing range.

So an interesting scene appeared, the German soldiers in the trenches watched the new tanks in front of them like monsters turn, turn, turn and turn again, but they just didn't fire, and occasionally fired a shell and flew far away without landing at all.

"What are they doing here?" The baker asked a little strangely.

"Whatever they're doing!" Kuhn yelled, "Just knock them back!" ”

Kuhn was right, this was the time when the British tanks' firepower was attracted by the "No. 3" tank, and if they did not seize this opportunity to hurt them, they were afraid that they would have no chance.

So the gunfire and artillery soon rang out...... Dense bullets and shells rained down on the British, and the mortars played a greater role, with shells that could bypass the tanks and hit the infantry behind them, and the British were only howling in a single round of artillery fire.

As German mortars managed to suppress the British, German anti-tank guns were reactivated...... Especially at this time, the British tanks had to aim at the German tanks, so many of them had their side armor facing the Germans.

THE SIDE ARMOR WAS THINNER, ONLY 38MM.

BUT THAT'S NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, BECAUSE IN THE CASE OF BREAKDOWN, THERE IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 51MM AND 38MM.

The important thing was that the side armor had a larger projection area, which made the British tanks stand in front of the German gunners as if they were targets.

The German gunners, of course, did not miss such a good opportunity, and they fired rows of high-explosive armor-piercing shells as quickly as possible...... I saw a "boom" explosion, and the "General Grant" tanks exploded one after another in front of the soldiers.

In fact, the "General Grant" tank has another drawback, its body is riveted.

A riveted tank may be nothing in peacetime, but once the body is hit by a shell...... These rivets will burst out of the body because of the huge amount of energy transmitted by the body, and then they will be shot around as bullets.

Of course, there are rivets inside the tank, so many "General Grant" tanks are not actually pierced by enemy shells, but because the rivets fly around and kill the tank crew and disable the tank.

This is also the reason why the British army will call this tank the "coffin of the six brothers".

(Note: The M3 medium, also known as the "General Grant" type, which was modified at the request of the British Army, had six tank crews, so it was called the "coffin of the six brothers".) The original M3 Medium, also known as the "Lee" type, had a crew of seven tanks and was called the "Seven Brothers Coffin")