"Stop these German tanks from rushing over! We need time to turn to retreat! Reversing is not the way to go! "The commander of the British tank quickly realized his predicament. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Their tanks were unable to distance themselves from the German No. 3 tank in reverse, and they had to turn their noses and retreat.

Unfortunately, it's not that easy to turn around, at least when enemy tanks are firing non-stop, and it's not a good idea to turn the tank.

First of all, turning around will expose the wide side of your tank, increasing the probability of being hit.

Secondly, the frontal armor, which was already incapable of defending against enemy shells, was replaced with more fragile rear armor - wouldn't it be easier to destroy?

"Turn around! Turn around! Now I can't care about the loss! Damn it! The British armored soldiers, who had already begun to panic, screamed, trying to change their fate.

So the remaining British tanks began to move at high speed, and then suddenly turned around. Their attempts resulted in several more tanks being destroyed by the German No. 3 tank, and the formation became even more disorganized.

The remaining tanks were still braving German fire, but their efforts quickly failed - because the British tanks had no time to fire back fire without constantly turning around.

They kept moving, but gave up firing to intimidate the German tanks. This allowed the German tanks to get closer to these British targets more calmly.

"Attack! They want to get out of here! The German tank commander who was still sticking out of the tank turret shouted as he pointed at the confused British tank unit.

Rather than being in a tank with a narrow view and a very poor view, the German commander preferred to lean out of the hull of the tank to direct the battle.

This was partly due to the fact that the German tank commander had no other tasks and was able to concentrate more on directing the battle, and on the other hand, because doing so could indeed increase the combat efficiency of the tank.

"The enemy is turning! The enemy is turning! They have stopped fighting back! Speed up! Don't waste any more time! While watching the British tanks in the dust desperately pull away, the commander reminded his tanks loudly.

The cooperation on the German side was much stronger than that of the British 7th Panzer Division, which lacked tank combat experience.

After all, they were Rommel's descendants, veterans of the French campaign under his command who had really competed with dangerous French tanks.

So when it comes to facing enemy tanks, they are more experienced than the British crews of the 7th Panzer Division.

Maintaining an offensive formation, the German No. 3 tank accelerated forward. After all, the German No. 3 tank was originally designed to play a similar role as the British cruiser tank.

It was also designed with enhanced speed, so the British tanks could not escape the range of these German tanks for a while.

Not to mention that the tank armor of the British was a little too thin for the 50 mm caliber guns that the German tanks were equipped with.

So whether at a distance of 300 meters, or at a distance of 500 meters or even 700 meters, the armor-piercing ability of German tank guns crushed the armor protection on British tanks.

In just a few minutes, five more British tanks were destroyed by German tank fire.

For the first battle of the German armored forces in Africa, this battle was too satisfying.

Their opponents could barely fight back, and the tanks they were equipped with were lagging behind. In the course of the battle, they calmly practiced aiming and firing in desert climates.

So in the process, their accuracy of fire is also improving, and it used to take three guns to destroy a British tank, but now it is almost possible to hit the target with two guns.

"Keep firing! Annihilate as many British tanks as you can! We have to prepare for the battle ahead! "On a German tank that was rushing down a dirt slope, the commander reminded with a throat intercom.

Throughout the war zone, there are already at least 15 British tanks that have exploded and burned the wreckage.

And the remaining British tanks, at this time, did not have much will to fight at all, and they were thinking about how to escape, how to escape from the guns of the sudden German tanks.

To add to their despair, there were still a few German tanks outflanking them - apparently the other side had no intention of letting one go.

The battle was simply one-sided, and just 10 minutes into the battle, the German tanks used their strong armor and the terrifying 50 mm cannon to force down the British tanks' defensive formation.

The German tanks on the flanks had also reached their target positions, easily acting as a roundabout suppression.

The British tanks, which were attacked on both sides, had no hope of escaping, and were forced to stop and make some attempts to return fire.

However, these attempts obviously failed, and the British tanks were no match for the German No. 3 tank, not to mention that they were still facing the modified No. 3 tank.

In less than 30 minutes, 20 British tanks were destroyed, and the rest did not even have a chance to escape, all of them became prisoners of the Germans......

100 German tanks besieged 40 British tanks on the battlefield, and there was no possibility of losing at all when the quality of equipment and personnel crushed the opponent.

So this battle, as a matter of course, was won. The German armored troops cleaned up the battlefield in situ, and after resting for 20 minutes, they followed the British route and attacked the flank of the British infantry.

They advanced so quickly that the British had not yet made the decision to retreat by the time they restarted their tank engines and followed the ruts of the British tanks into the distance.

On the frontal battlefield, Admiral Wavell was trying to attack the frontal "enemy position" that I don't know where it came from.

Unlike the Italians' defenses, the defensive positions constructed by the Wehrmacht soldiers looked simple, but they were more in line with the requirements of modern warfare.

Crossfire, supported by 88 mm cannons, made the British attacking army dizzy.

Finally withdrawing from the place suppressed by the other side, Admiral Wavell had no choice but to let his troops concentrate first, no longer along the road, but from the side of the road, to attack one of the opponent's "flank salients" first.

"General! This is not Italian...... We may be fighting the Germans, who are too experienced and seem to have more experience than us. Lieutenant General O'Connor made his comments in frustration.

In the battle just now, he lost a full 120 men in front of the enemy's position, and such a loss made him saddened......

You know, he lost less than 700 soldiers in total to the 10th Army that defeated Italy - but now, without even a single prisoner, he had lost more than 100 of his men.

It feels like a junior high school student who is beating elementary school students with his will and suddenly encounters a professional killer......

Lieutenant General O'Connor felt that the enemy in front of him was unfathomable, and it was by no means the Italian 10th Army, which had been beaten to the point of not daring to turn back.

Admiral Wavell nodded, feeling as if he had misjudged: "It seems that the Libyan oil fields are too important for them, so the Germans reinforced Italy earlier than we thought." ”

He lowered his head, looked at the map spread out on the engine cover of his car, and carefully examined the surrounding terrain with a frown: "Contact the tank troops on the flanks and ask them about their situation." ”

"Maybe because of the wind and sand, the contact was cut off a few minutes ago." Not far away, the officer in charge of the radio replied to Admiral Wavell.

"Check it out! Troubleshooting! I'm going to contact them! Fast! Admiral Wavell, who was worried, immediately burst out and shouted.

Unexpectedly, his boss suddenly became angry, and the radio officer hurriedly stood up in frustration and turned to find a way to contact his armored troops.

And here Lieutenant General O'Connor saw the troops of the Indian 4th Division attacking himself, and was once again driven back by the German soldiers.

He turned his head, shook his head at Admiral Wavell, and said, "General...... The second attack failed again...... This is not a line of defense that we can break through in a hurry. ”

"Let the troops stop the offensive, rest and be fed...... Maybe we're going to retreat back to Bairdi. Admiral Wavell realized that he could not be the winner of this battle, so he ordered.

Although he did not know if his armored forces had encountered the same situation, he knew that with this German defensive line alone, he would not be able to catch up with the Italian rout.

Then he could think with his ass: the Italians would regroup, and with the addition of Germany, the opponent would become even more difficult.

"Oh no! Oh no! Our tank units were counterattacked by the enemy! Heavy losses! The radio liaison officer, who had just left, ran over in a panic.

"Heavy losses?" Wavell felt his head suddenly dizzy, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered: "Rest for 10 minutes, and retreat immediately when you are ready!" We'll be Bairdi! Fast! Be fast! ”

Lieutenant General O'Connor nodded, and immediately turned back and gave the order to retreat to several officers, and then the entire temporary command was tense and busy.

"Find a way! Forcibly transport all the Italian soldiers captured along the way back to Egypt! If the Germans fought back and took back these Italian prisoners, it would be bad! Lieutenant General O'Connor! Admiral Wavell added worriedly.

Then the British soldiers got busy, some loading documents and maps onto trucks, others dismantling tents around the headquarters.

Wavell glanced at the enemy position not far away, and wondered if he would have a chance to command the troops again and kill them back here.