Speaking of 88mm anti-aircraft guns fighting tanks, many people will take Rommel's example, saying that on the North African battlefield, seeing that Rommel was about to be broken through the defense line by the other side, Rommel had an idea and ordered his subordinates to flatten the 88 anti-aircraft guns, and as a result, he successfully destroyed the British tank, and turned the situation around.

Some people even took out Rommel's autobiography and said that this method was definitely invented by Rommel.

However, in practice this is not the case at all, most anti-aircraft guns are designed to allow firing at low angles, which is simple.

It's the cannonballs that matter! To fight airplanes, anti-aircraft artillery definitely does not need armor-piercing shells, high-explosive shells are suitable, especially the proximity fuse is a big step forward in antiaircraft artillery.

No anti-aircraft artillery will use armor-piercing shells, and planes are not flying tanks, either wooden or aluminum, where are armor-piercing shells needed!

The German 88-mm anti-aircraft gun, when designed, took into account the needs of anti-tank, the largest of which was to develop armor-piercing shells specifically for anti-tank use, and required each gun to carry a certain number for emergency purposes, this regulation played a great role.

Moreover, the scope should take into account the needs of anti-tank, the scale parameters of the anti-aircraft sight and the ground sight are different, and the 88 gun has a binocular glass, which contains different scales to meet different needs, which is a requirement put forward by the German Army when procuring.

Therefore, pulling out an 88-mm anti-aircraft gun as an anti-tank gun is not a pioneering initiative of one person.

However, it is not a specialized anti-tank gun after all! Its biggest drawback is its height and weight, which makes its survival in battle more dependent on its firepower and range than good concealment.

If it is a 50-mm anti-tank gun, then now, you can run back when you push it, but with an 88-mm anti-aircraft gun, it is not easy!

When this 88-mm anti-aircraft gun was first developed, it used ordinary trucks to tow it, and each deployment was quite complicated, and it almost did not have the ability to deploy quickly.

Then, under the instructions of Ciric, this anti-aircraft gun was improved, and a new Type 202 special trailer was developed specifically for this anti-aircraft gun.

In the past, the anti-aircraft guns were all axles, which were towed by trucks in front and ran with a clatter.

This kind of trailer is a side-by-side two-wheel structure, with good off-road performance, the gun will not be bumpy, the muzzle is facing the rear when pulling, and it is equipped with tire brakes and wheel gear fixing devices.

In normal times, it is necessary to prop up the tires and fix the trailer properly before it can fire, otherwise, if you fire a shot, the tires will run, and the shooting will have to be readjusted.

However, the trailer was designed to be used for low-angle fire on the gun truck, greatly enhancing the emergency anti-tank capability.

The gun carriage has also been revised, the operation of getting on and off the gun carriage is more convenient, the entry and exit of the position is faster, and the survival rate of the artillery is greatly improved.

Now, sensing that the next round of artillery coverage might come, the artillery squad here immediately prepared quickly.

A cannon squad, a total of 12 members, and now, they are all preparing quickly.

Two soldiers who were responsible for driving the towing vehicle, one commanding below, the other, slowly turned the tractor upside down into the gun emplacement.

At the same time, the others were resetting the gun, and in a short time, they supported the wheels, fixed the gun body, and then connected the tractor to the towing hook behind the gun body.

Get in!

They jumped onto the Ford's 10-ton off-road truck, and then, with the rumbling of the engine, the anti-aircraft gun was towed to the rear.

It took Finland several years to build a defensive line, with all kinds of fortifications and pillboxes, but there were no suitable bunkers for 88mm anti-aircraft guns.

After all, this weapon is not in their plans.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have had to be so bothered, put the cannon directly into the bunker and not be afraid of anything, and now they can only retreat back quickly by the road!

The range covered by the enemy's artillery fire will not be too far, at most not more than five kilometers in depth, otherwise it will not be enough to sustain the density of fire, and now, the trailers of 88-mm anti-aircraft guns are moving rapidly towards the rear of the position.

Sure enough, half an hour later, the Soviets covered it with artillery fire and began again! Countless shells landed on the main defensive strip.

There was trembling everywhere, and countless fragments were flying, but the fortifications here were strong enough to withstand such a bombardment!

Sitting in the back of the truck, Pattifo looked at the rumbling of cannons in the distance, and sighed in his heart that he had just had an idea, otherwise, it would not be pleasant to be exposed outside and wait for shells! If this kind of anti-aircraft artillery is damaged again, it will be even more troublesome!

The artillery fire was covered, and it lasted almost half an hour, and just after the other side's artillery stopped, the artillery squad started again!

"Quick, quick!" The squad leader shouted.

When I came over just now, the positions on this side were all intact and the roads were flat, but, after a shelling, there were potholes everywhere!

The off-road truck, driven by an all-axle drive, was moving on the road, circling the crater, and the speed was quite slow, which could not help but make the squad leader anxious.

Finally, the anti-aircraft artillery came to the gun emplacement, the entire gun emplacement, all deformed, and the sandbags used for defense were crooked.

"Quick, quick!" The driver reversed, just parked the anti-aircraft gun trailer to the gun position, and before the trailer was unloaded, the squad leader couldn't wait.

In the distance, the tanks of the Soviets, again rushing up, were still the kind of terrible heavy tanks, rushing to the front!

They want to replicate the experience of the last success, covered with artillery fire, and then a quick storm!

This time, it's impossible!

Although not as fast as self-propelled guns, the advantage of such a trailer is that it can fire on the gun truck when needed!

There was no time to fold the tires and lock them directly, and the artillerymen began to shake the barrels in a clatter.

The signal corps operates a rangefinder and quickly measures the range: "One kilometer, fast, fast!" ”

The opponent's tank, this time, is also ruthless, sprinting towards this side at high speed!

"Whoa, whoa!" The armor-piercing shell was loaded into the gun shaft, and Pattifo quickly took aim with the direct sight, and then, pulled the gun rope!

"Boom!"

After all, it is on the gun carriage, it is not as stable as when it is directly erected, and when it is fired, it is obvious that the gun body is shaking.

"Hit the target!" The soldier in charge of observing the impact point shouted loudly.

The accuracy of this anti-aircraft gun is high!

The battle of blood and fire begins again!

The battle on the front line was scorching, and at the same time, the war reports were also spreading to the rear, and the great leader Stalin, who was quite dissatisfied with the performance of the front!