Even Weitmann himself did not expect that the 88mm cannon could have such amazing power. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Because it was only after their shells hit the M2 tank that they followed it through the other side of the tank, and after the whole penetration of the tank, and then through the M2 tank behind the tank, they barely stopped.

At a combat distance of only 400 meters, how can armor with a thickness of 25 mm withstand the destruction of 88 mm caliber cannons?

You must know that even if Li Le does not appear, the 56 times caliber 88 mm cannon, mounted on the Tiger tank, is still a classic tank gun of World War II.

Compared to absolute power, when the Allies landed in Normandy in 1944, this artillery was still a terrifying presence that swept across the Western Front.

Allied tanks were unable to withstand the devastation of this artillery for a long time. At that time, the Allies were already using a reinforced version of the M4 tank.

It is conceivable that in real history, the M4 tank was often beaten by the German Tiger Leopard tank, not to mention the weak M2.

Even if the shell hadn't hit the target yet, the moment he opened fire, Wittmann knew that the target couldn't escape his hunt!

On the training ground, he had really seen the armor-piercing power of this artillery. The thick steel plate was pierced at once, and there was simply nothing to block the impact of the shells.

Sure enough, the two American M2 tanks that were pierced by the shells exploded almost simultaneously, flying their respective turrets at once.

The British tanks were unlucky to pile up together, and the front and rear did not even stagger their positions, and as a result, the German tanks made a miraculous scene of double shots.

In just a moment, the situation on the battlefield seemed to have changed drastically, and the Germans fired only one shot and reimbursed themselves for two tanks, which really frightened the British tank crews.

Then, in the midst of everyone's stunned eyes, the German tank, which was as terrible as the Grim Reaper, quickly fired a second shell.

The shell also did not miss, but was aimed at a British tank, which was already exposed. The muzzle brake blew a wave of heat, and another shell pierced the air and crashed into the target.

The shell slammed into the turret of the tank, as if it were a heavy fist, and in one fell swoop it lifted off the turret that had been transformed into parts.

Seeing a shell fly over his place with a turret, the commander of the British defenders seemed to have his soul back at once: "Retreat!" Let everyone start the tank! Get out of here as fast as you can! ”

The M2 tank was a tank that was aided by the United States to the United Kingdom, and most of it was not equipped with a radio device. Like the French, these tanks had serious shortcomings in command and dispatch compared to the German tanks.

The British commander had given the order to retreat, but the British tanks were attacking and retreating in the confusion.

Everyone was in a mess, and the British commander himself didn't care much, and took those who were willing to retreat to the distance from the battle, and the few remaining British tanks stopped in place as if they wanted to continue the fight, but were quickly killed by Wittmann and the other two Leopard tanks that rushed up.

A few minutes later, an encounter turned into a chase-and-go massacre. German tanks kept chasing along the road, wasn't it.

In pursuit, Wittmann and his comrades' tanks would fire at each stop, hitting an unlucky British tank that was desperately reversing and fleeing.

Up to now, the British tankers had not yet figured out why the German tanks could move at the same speed as their tanks.

If you look at the volume, you can know that the opponent's tank is definitely a bulky big guy. Shouldn't this tank be an "infantry tank"? How can you drive the speed of a cruiser tank?

Of course, they would not know that the engine of this tank was originally developed for the 56-ton Tiger tank......

Along the way, all the British M2 tanks that were hit exploded and turned into a pile of burning scrap metal, which stopped in place and emitted black smoke.

After the 10th tank was penetrated, the British tank battalion finally could not withstand the pressure, raised the white flag and surrendered to the attacking German tanks.

In fact, there were only 3 German tanks that pursued them all the way. The first tank, which opened the road, was hit by two shells and stopped in place, and the driver got out of the car and was inspecting his own hull.

Another tank remained there to cover them, while the remaining infantry cleaned up the battlefield and took control of some of the nearby premises.

If all five German tanks were involved in the pursuit, the battle might have ended sooner.

17 British tanks surrendered, and only 1 managed to escape. The rest of the tanks were destroyed and turned into burning scrap metal along the way.

In the first battle, the Leopard tank burst out with amazing power, continuing the myth of the invincibility of the German armored forces, and creating a terrifying image of indestructibility.

At about 11 a.m. that day, the attacking German armoured forces, with a speed close to savagery, swept away all the British forces near Canterbury.

The entire 1st Army was in danger of being surrounded and killed by the Germans, so as a last resort, the British 1st Army was forced to retreat and cede Canterbury.

The Führer's worst fears of Britain's scorched-earth policy, street battles with the Germans in every city did not take place, and Canterbury lasted just over an hour before it became Dietrich's possession.

As the battle progressed, by noon of the day, some of the newly formed British units began to surrender, which ended the absence of British surrenders to the Germans.

Wittmann's capture of 17 British tanks outside Canterbury spread like a germ, and by noon that day, more than 3,000 British soldiers had laid down their arms and surrendered to the Germans.

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"The news just came that the Germans had put in new weapons, and that a tank that we hadn't seen before had appeared in Canterbur......y," an officer said to his commander as he walked up behind Diere.

When Dill heard the news, he looked at Canterbury, which had been replaced with a German flag, and finally understood the annoying collapse of the 1st Panzer Division.

Just 20 minutes earlier, the 1st Army had broken through on both flanks by the Germans and had to retreat, abandoning Canterbury, half of which was in ruins.

Of course, the rearguard units, as well as some units scattered in the German occupation zone, could not be withdrawn. They could only surrender and become prisoners of the German army.

"What is the number of new tanks?" Having lost the last chance to suppress the German landing force, Dill opened his mouth depressedly and asked the officer behind him.

The plan to counterattack the flanks had not yet been completed, and the loss of Canterbury meant that the German soldiers had gained a firm foothold in Britain.

As for the flank counterattack, Canterbury fell into the hands of the Germans, and even if the British attack on the flank was successful, the Germans could hold Canterbury and draw the main force back to trouble the British counterattack force.

"Some say 10, some say 20." The officer was a little embarrassed when he mentioned the number.

The 1st Panzer Division was the main force of the British, and the whole division had nearly 300 tanks of American aid and its own production, but it was scared away by 20 enemy tanks, which was definitely not a glorious thing.

But if you think about it, 2,000 sheep are scared by 20 wolves, and it is not unbearable......

"Hell, we got reports that at least 30 or so No. 3 tanks were destroyed by the Germans...... Now the enemy still has about 100 tanks of various types attacking, what kind of joke is this? Dill didn't care about his troops retreating in the face of a numerically inferior enemy.

What he really felt to his chagrin was that before the Germans landed, the British command had seriously misjudged the possible German armoured forces.

Originally, the Germans were expected to land about 20 to 100 tanks on the first day, but now it seems that this number is far below the Germans' delivery capacity.

In just one morning, the Germans had almost 150 tanks ashore. If you count the afternoon and two hours after dark, it is estimated that more than 300 tanks will arrive in Britain.

This is not good news. Britain had only four armoured divisions - the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 9th armoured divisions - that could be used on home soil.

And the German tanks were already almost a third of the total number of tanks in these 4 armored divisions.

If the qualitative gap is taken into account, then the combat effectiveness of tanks on both sides near the landing site is actually about the same or even higher than that of Germany......

In this way, the assumption that the German armored forces that Britain counted on would not be able to enter the war in the first place basically ceased to exist.

If the Germans had been a little more ruthless and had expanded the Panzer Division to about two divisions, then the British Panzer Forces would have been even more inferior, and it would have been a great luck to be able to hold their positions, let alone fight back.

"Let the 9th Panzer Division counterattack as soon as possible! We must destroy the docks that the Germans have built on the beach...... Damn it! This was supposed to be the work of the artillery and the air force! When Dill talked about it, he felt his blood surge.

"But sir, the Germans are storming Ashford...... If the 9th Panzer Division continues to advance, then it is likely that the flanks will be attacked by the Germans......" The officer in charge of Panzer Liaison, after hearing Diere's order, asked in confusion.

Dill replied hatefully, "Then let them hold their flanks!" They are armored divisions! There were only German paratroopers on the flanks! Afraid of what? It's not night, it's day! Daytime! ”

"Yes! Sir! Seeing that Dill was about to drop his glass, the officer hurriedly stood up and saluted, and rushed to the communications room with the order.

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Today's two watches, the dragon spirit will recover and rest for a few days, and then add more to everyone.