Chapter 731: Landing on the beachhead

Amphibious tanks, walking in the front, with the propellers in the tail turning, pushing the seawater, sailed at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour, which was already the maximum speed they could have traveled at sea.

And behind them, closely followed by the rubber boat troops, the tail engines of the rubber boats rumbling, propelling the rubber boats forward on the water.

In front of the dinghy is a machine gunner, with the machine gun at the bow of the boat, and the bipod stays steady, waiting for the final moment.

Rush, rush!

They successfully crossed the minefield without detonating any mines, both of which were quite suitable.

At this time, in front of the amphibious tank, a 50-mm tank gun, was ready to open fire.

Yes, amphibious tanks, it is possible to fire on the water, otherwise, what is the use of such a tank? Because both the 75-mm guns and the 88-mm guns had too much recoil, until now their tank guns were 50 mm.

However, 50 mm was enough, and except for the KV-1 tanks of the Soviets, which appeared on the battlefield in Finland, there were no tanks that could block the fire of 50 mm shells.

And now, they are more mainly using grenades, which are used against various fortifications in front, pillboxes.

Charge! It can be expected that the attack on the beachhead will suffer the greatest casualties.

The tankers mustered up their courage, and in the darkness, they were aiming at the bright spots opposite, although it was now dark, and soon, one by one, there would be one fire point after another.

Like a flock of ducks in the water, the first wave of attacking troops is moving towards the beachhead of Dover, England!

"On the sea, the Germans rushed over!" The German bombers attacked one after another, bombing for more than an hour, and the searchlights were destroyed and another batch appeared, as if they could not be blown up, and the entire position was filled with the smell of gunsmoke.

A searchlight, while scanning the sea, suddenly stopped, and at this time, on the sea, they finally saw the countless chariots!

Not bad, it's the amphibious tanks of the Germans! There was no mistake in their own intelligence, and sure enough, the tanks of the Germans could be launched!

After the searchlight shone on the German tanks, the horn of battle was immediately sounded, and the most brutal battle for the beach was about to begin!

"Tom, tom, tom!" Three flares were hit into the sky, and when they exploded in the sky, the dark night sky instantly became like day!

Fighting at night, by what? In addition to searchlights, it's flares!

Especially after learning that the Germans might launch a sneak attack on the coast of Dover at night, the British made a great deal of preparations here, and were mobilized with almost every useful equipment.

For example, now, this highly efficient flare!

At this moment, the entire sea surface can be seen clearly, countless enemies!

Amphibious tanks, with almost only the turret exposed in the water, look even more terrifying, like a cannon on the water, and in the back, those rubber boats, there are countless more.

"Fire, fire!" The commander shouted loudly.

When the opponent's bombers were bombing just now, many positions on this side were stationary, after all, it was night, and as long as they did not open fire to expose the target, the other side would not be able to find it.

And now, after seeing the other side's landing force coming, the British troops on this side will no longer leave behind, and all the firepower will start together!

"Boom!" A small cannon, with the help of light, fired!

The 2-pounder gun, still the main anti-tank gun of the British army, was sitting behind a narrow shield, two gunners were sitting there, nervously operating.

With their expectations, the 40-mm armor-piercing projectile flew to the opposite side and hit the sea.

Yes, it just fell into the sea, even if there are a lot of tanks on the other side, but after all, at sea, most of the ones scattered on a wide offensive surface are still seawater.

It's empty!

At the same time, the tanks on the opposite side also opened fire!

"Boom!" The 50-mm tank gun let out a roar, a burst of fire came out of the muzzle, and in the fire, the shells flew towards the opposite side!

When the fire was fired, the entire body of the car sank down with the sound, a full five centimeters, and the speed of the body of the car also dropped sharply.

However, the body can withstand it perfectly!

"Boom!" The shell exploded on the opposite side, and this time it was quite lucky, it hit the position of the anti-tank gun on the opposite side, and in an instant, the 2-pounder anti-tank gun was killed. Two gunners, together with the explosion, flew up.

In addition to good luck, there are other aspects, for example, the defensive positions on this side are much denser, and one fortification is next to another, so the hit rate is also quite high.

The light of the flare dimmed, but then a new flare was fired!

At this time, without flares, the bright light of the fire of both sides has also illuminated the place.

At this time, in the sky, one after another Stuka suddenly roared and swooped down, and the location of their dive was the beach where the tank troops were about to land!

"Boom, boom!" One bomb after another, exploding on the empty beach, followed by more explosions!

"Boom, boom!"

Looking at the explosion on the beach, the British soldiers on the side of the defense clenched their fists angrily.

In order to prevent the landing of German tanks, they deliberately planted anti-tank mines in front of the beach, which was the most effective way, as soon as the hedge came up, the tank's tracks would be blown off!

After the war, the mines will not be completely eliminated, and the beaches here will be abandoned, but during this war, everything is aimed at fighting, and as for the post-war, it will have to be talked about after the war.

Only now, these mines of theirs, did not come in handy!

Originally, they planned to blow up the opponent's tracks and let the opponent know that this was a minefield, and if the opponent used sappers to clear the mines, it would take more time.

But what about now? The Germans, in such a violent way, directly detonated mines with bombs!

How many Stukas did the Germans use this night? There are definitely thousands of sorties! Some excellent pilots even flew two or three take-offs and landings in a row!

The minefield in front, which has been cleared, braving the powerful fire from the shore, amphibious tanks, is finally going to land!

The wet hull of the car, peeking out of the seawater, the propeller in the rear has stopped, the power has switched to the tracks, crushing the beach, the first amphibious tank, finally landed!

"Boom!" At this moment, an anti-tank gun hit the tank, and under the huge impact, the hull of the tank actually retreated back into the sea!

The sea poured in, and the terrible ammunition explosion did not occur.

The driver and the radioman in front were sacrificed, and the tank crew in the turret picked up their submachine guns, jumped out of the turret and rushed over!

Unlike the main battle tank, the amphibious tank could not have particularly thick armor, otherwise it would not be able to float, and now, in the face of a blow from a 2-pounder anti-tank gun, this tank was immediately scrapped.

With the sea under their feet, the tankmen rushed forward, and behind them, one tank after another, were coming ashore one after another!