Chapter 785: Trapped in the Swamp
"What's going on?" Inside the rat tank, Sergeant Rip shouted to his mechanic.
After the Panther 3 tank arrived, the mission of the Rat tank was completed, and it was supposed that they should retreat.
The driver in front, operating the rat tank, slowly made a large circle with a radius of more than fifty meters, preparing to cross the anti-tank trench and then return to the rear.
Their actual combat has gained a lot, tested the combat effectiveness of this tank, and at the same time will have a great inspiration for subsequent improvements.
However, less than fifty meters after they had gone back, the tank stopped.
This made Captain Rip extremely depressed, just now when they were charging, so powerful, now he hopes to turn around magnificently and complete this mission successfully.
However, who would have thought that they would actually drop the chain at such a time.
At the same time, he also felt very lucky, and if he dropped the chain just when he charged, it would be even more troublesome.
The size of the rat tank is huge, and at the same time, the internal space is also very spacious, and the radio officer and part-time engineer who accompanied the car slowly crawled towards the back: "It should be that there are too many times of firing the cannon just now, maybe some of the lines behind us are loose, stop the engine first, and I'll check the lines." ”
The engine is spinning, the generator is working, but the power is not transmitted to the motor behind it, so the possibility of failure in the middle line is greater.
In the test run, it was found that the existing line contact problem was poor, and now, under so many cannons, under the violent vibration, this is also normal.
Find out where the contact is bad, go back and improve it!
As the engineer climbed back, Sergeant Rip could only wait, as a test driver, he actually knew the mechanical structure, but the space behind him was too small.
If it really doesn't work, he can only risk going out, opening the back cover, and helping to repair it from the outside.
This tank is too bulky, once this tank can't move, there is only one way to fix it, and if you want to tow it back, it's impossible, even with ten Panther 3 tanks, you can't pull it.
As he waited, he heard a cacophony over the radio, with a nervousness he had never felt before.
What's going on?
The hatch above his head was still open, and Sergeant Rip leaned out of the top half of his body and looked out, and he couldn't help but curse at once.
Damn it!
The rolling tide is rushing towards this side! The front end of the tide has already made contact with the edge of your own tank troops, and the infantry below you are hurriedly climbing onto the tank!
The tide is only more than a meter high, and it can't drown the entire tank, but your own tank, at least for now, can't move!
Suddenly, his face changed even more, and he suddenly thought, where is his tank? If the Black Panther 3 can't move, its own tank will be even more immobile!
"Quick, quick, we're going to fix the tank as soon as possible!" Sergeant Rip couldn't help but shout loudly.
It's a pity that three minutes later, his tank also entered the rolling flood!
If you look at it from the sky, you can see that this flood has spread almost all the way to the entire defense line, and it lasted for more than half an hour before the flood slowly weakened, and the entire defense line turned into a huge swamp!
The soil underneath was not strong in the first place, but now it is even softer!
The Panther 3 tanks were emitting black smoke in the mud, and the engines were constantly roaring, but the tracks were constantly slipping in the mud!
German tank troops, trapped!
Rear, command.
"The British, how dare they dig the Teddington Barrage!" There was a curse in the command: "Aren't they going to want their capital?" ”
The commander of the Skeleton Division, Panzer Meyer was extremely angry at this time, from here, you can see your own attacking troops from a distance with a telescope, struggling in the mud, the German tank troops, since their formation, have never suffered such a loss!
Manstein didn't speak, just now, they all misjudged, no one expected that they had already hit the capital of the British, they still had such a stubborn will to resist, and at the same time, they actually had such terrible tactics!
All of them ignore the tide of the Thames, ignore the power of nature, in fact, when the British used the water of the Thames to fill the anti-tank trenches, they should have thought of it!
Guderian's arm was bruised, and as the commander-in-chief, he had to take on more responsibility.
Now, the situation is obvious, their own front-line troops are trapped in the swamp, and they can't advance or retreat, and if the British can seize the opportunity, with a resolute counterattack, they can even capture their own front-line troops, after all, their front-line troops, logistics supplies can't go up, once the bullets and fuel are exhausted, I'm afraid there is only one way left to surrender.
Such a failure is absolutely intolerable to our side!
"Immediately carry out a heavy artillery bombardment of the positions of the British, and stop the possible adventurous actions of the British!" Guderian said.
In this case, the shelling is very dangerous, and it may injure one's own people by mistake, but only the shelling can make the British throw a rat and make them dare not come out.
Sporadic accidental injuries are better than being captured in formations, right?
Guderian's order was swiftly executed.
At this time, there was a cheer on the British position.
They watched the flood water come up, and they watched the nearest German tanks that rushed to within 500 meters of them being surrounded by the floodwater, and then the flood water slowly seeped into the land, turned into mud, and trapped the German troops, at this time, they were extremely excited.
"When it gets dark, we'll go out and take the German tanks prisoner!" Captain Huck shouted loudly, cheering up his subordinates, and he really wanted to do it.
All along, the tanks of the Germans were invincible, and now, they are finally trapped, and this is of course the best chance!
The weapons of the Germans were all fired continuously, so their ammunition consumption must be astronomical, as long as their ammunition is exhausted, they will either step on the mud and go back, or stay and be captured by their own side!
And those tanks must be unable to move, they can only be left to their own side, so that they can study and study it well, why are the German tanks so fierce?
Looking at those tanks, the current Huck is like looking at what he has in his pocket, and at the same time, he is also extremely impressed, General Hobert, is simply amazing, this is simply an action to turn the tide of the battle in one fell swoop!
Suddenly, his ears pricked up, and listening to the sound that pierced the air, he was extremely anxious: "Large-caliber grenades, dodge!" ”