After fighting for a long time, I didn't even know which unit my opponent was, it was really funny. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

How strong the fighting power of the German army was, only the front-line soldiers who had actually fought with the German army could feel it.

As an M3lee tank crossed the wreckage of a nearby burning M3 tank and headed for a German position in the distance, the commander in the turret finally saw his opponent.

He saw a German Stalker tank destroyer disguised behind a building, and he saw the long barrel of the tank destroyer.

The German tank destroyer was not aiming at this M3lee tank at all, but was firing at other British tanks on the other side.

Taking advantage of this time difference, the M3lee tank finally adjusted its angle and fired a shot at that target.

Although this shell was aimed at its own target and really hit the German Stalker tank destroyer, it was a pity that because of the angle and caliber, the 37 mm caliber shell did not penetrate the front armor of the Stalker tank.

The most vulnerable side armor of the German pursuers, which at this time was covered by the walls on the sides of the bunkers, could not fire at all.

The front tank armor of the Stalker tank destroyer, which is exposed to the outside, is a 60 mm thick inclined armor, which is quite strong in bullet resistance.

The armor on the front of the Stalker was intended for most of the Allied tanks of the late World War II, and could even protect against Allied M4 tank 75mm guns from great distances.

And the 37 mm caliber gun is no threat to the armor of the front of the Stalker tank destroyer.

But now the British tank commander was depressed to find that if he wanted to switch to a more powerful main gun to bombard the enemy, he would have to turn his tank hull - the M3lee's 75 mm caliber running equipment was on the right side of the hull.

This design was a backward solution before World War II, which allowed the M3lee tank to have 6 tank drivers, but it had to rely on adjusting the body to fight for the angle of the more powerful main gun, like the Stalker tank destroyer!

The most frustrating thing about this design is that the small-caliber guns on the fastest turrets often fail to destroy the most threatening targets, while the most powerful guns often do not have a chance to fire.

The main reason for this problem is that there was a miscalculation in the design idea of the original tank, so this type of tank was doomed to its own fate.

"10 o'clock! See the pile of buildings? It's in that ruins! The enemy is there! Over there! There was no time to open fire on that target, and the commander of the M3lee tank reminded his companions in a loud voice.

If it was 1 o'clock or 2 o'clock, he would have been able to fire directly from the 75 mm gun on his tank's hull, but the opponent was on his left side, in the dead end of the main gun!

"Dang!" Inside the German Chaser tank destroyer that was firing, everyone heard a crisp sound like a hammer striking on the hull.

Everyone shuddered subconsciously, and then they found that they had not been penetrated, and the end had not yet befallen them.

"We were hit! We were hit! Inside the destroyer, the German crew shouted nervously, and the driver was ready to start the engine and reverse out of the defensive position.

"On the side, a British tank! Aim for it and fire! Just a small cannonball, don't be nervous! Don't be nervous! The commander poked his head out and saw the M3lee tank in the distance.

He saw that the small cannon on his turret had been aimed at, and it was clear that this cannon did not have the ability to penetrate the frontal armor of the pursuer.

"Bang!" The slender gun on the turret of the enemy tank once again erupted tongues of fire, and a shell flew towards the discovered Stalker tank destroyer.

Sure enough, the 37 mm shell still did not penetrate the front armor of the Stalker tank destroyer, but only left a shallow crater on it, and the shell was ricocheted off into the distance.

In the process, the guns of the German Stalker tank destroyers adjusted their angles little by little, and they saw that they were pointing at the M3lee tank.

Thinking about their situation, the M3lee tank also began to turn, pointing its frontal armor at the position of the pursuer.

As the steering angle grew, the 75mm cannon on the right side of the M3lee tank showed its black hole in the barrel little by little.

In the German tank destroyer, the angle at which the gun of the Stalker tank moves laterally is also limited. It can't turn its turret around like a tank and point it at the target it wants to attack without any obstacles.

Seeing that the angle of his artillery had reached the end, the gun commander of the pursuer realized that his cannon was not at enough angles to attack his opponent.

Because the Stalker tank destroyer had to avoid the gearbox in front, the gun itself could only be mounted on the right side of the hull.

The problem with this design is also prominent, that is, when the gun is fired to the left, the angle can be adjusted much smaller than when it is fired to the right.

While the British M3lee tanks were unable to use their own right guns, the German pursuers were unable to aim at distant targets.

"Hell! We need to adjust the body! In front of the gun commander was the driver, and he reached out and patted the driver's shoulder twice, signaling the other party to reverse and adjust.

At this time, the M3lee tank was still turning, and seeing that the more powerful 75 mm caliber gun was about to get an angle from which it could fire.

"Boom!" At this moment, a shell flew from not far away, hitting the side armor of the M3lee tank that was turning, and piercing the thin side armor plate of the tank at once.

This attack caused the M3lee tank to stop turning, and it stopped there motionless, and a puff of green smoke came out.

"Car number two! You guys seem to be in trouble? The commander of car No. 4, who had just opened fire to help car No. 2 relieve the siege, asked very badly on the radio.

"Thanks for the help! Just take care of yourself! The commander of car number two looked at the M3lee tank, which was already smoking and had stopped all movements, pressed the intercom, and replied.

"Boom!" Before this could be said to the ground, the artillery of the British army began to attack, and a shell fell on the city of Benha, and a huge explosion lifted half of the walls, and the disintegrating walls fell in the air, stirring up more dust.

"Hidden! Beware of concealment! Shelling! Enemy shelling! Inside the German radio, a prompt sounded, and the Chaser tanks, which had been hidden in the building, had to start leaving their defensive positions.

"Boom!" Not far away, a Stalker tank was unlucky, and was directly hit by a shell fired by British artillery, which broke into a pile of scrap metal.

"Confirm! Confirm! Which tank was hit? Which tank was hit? "Someone saw the Stalker tank destroyer that had been destroyed by the shells, and saw the steel plates flying everywhere, and other messy parts.

"Car No. 1 is still there!" Inside the headphones, the confirmation sound of car No. 1 sounded. The commander of the No. 2 car commanded the reversing of the car, and at the same time also confirmed: "The No. 2 car is still there!" ”

"Car No. 3 is still there!" After the confirmation of "......" car No. 3, the long silence made everyone realize the fact that their car No. 4 would never be able to answer.

"Bruce was hit! Damn it! While reversing, the second commander cursed loudly over the radio.

At this time, the British artillery bombardment was still going on, one shell after another fell on the German positions, and at the same time, the German artillery was desperately returning fire, attacking the retreating tanks of the British army.

In the chaos, both sides adjusted their state, and soon a new round of fighting began.

One by one, the British tanks were destroyed, but they were never able to get close to the center of Benha. The German grenadiers covered the stubborn defenses of the pursuer tank destroyers in the city, giving the British troops no chance.

In the evening, the sun had not yet set. On both sides, the German MG-34 machine gun was still roaring, and the British Bren machine gun was also roaring.

The streets of the city were littered with the bodies of British and German soldiers. Buildings have partially collapsed due to shelling, and the rubble hides soldiers from both sides, or large pursuer tank destroyers.

The defense of the 10th Mechanized Infantry Division was so stubborn that it cost the British 7th Panzer Division dearly. However, at this time, General Auchinleck did not dare to continue the attack, because he feared for the safety of his flank.

Ronmel's rampage of hundreds of No. 3 tanks has not yet appeared, in this case, Auchinleck can only leave 100 tanks as reserves, not daring to push all of them to the front line to fight the Germans in front.

He used 90 tanks in the frontal attack, but in the course of the attack, the British army, which lost 40 tanks, only destroyed 9 German tank destroyers.

This loss seriously hampered the offensive of the 7th Panzer Division, and when Auchinleck was undecided and did not know whether to continue the attack, the worse news came, the German reconnaissance force appeared on the outskirts of Cairo!

"Rommel did not intend to fight us in Benha...... He went to Cairo with his troops......" Dropping the message, General Auchinleck, who was in the tent, glanced at the commander of the 7th Panzer Division and said in despair.

"Your Excellency, press all the troops...... Eat the Germans in front of us, we seem to have a chance to win! The commander of the 7th Panzer Division suggested.

"It's too late...... After all, we still can't hold Cairo......" Auchinleck waved his hand, and for a moment it seemed like he was ten years old.