Chapter 504: The Tank Soldier's Routine

The Covenanter tank uses a unique boxer-opposed engine, which has the disadvantage of being wide, and the hull is slightly widened in order to fit into the engine.

The historical Allies tanks, which never left Britain, were already in Britain when they were assigned to the British 1st Panzer Division, which had suffered heavy losses in the French campaign, and when the 1st Panzer Division was sent to Egypt, these tanks were transferred to the British 9th Panzer Division.

And now, these tanks, which seem to be quite advanced, have been rescued in a hurry.

It's a pity that in front of the German tanks, these tanks, who think they are advanced, can only play soy sauce.

The British tankers were stunned, when half of the captain's body fell into the tank, everyone was stunned, although the gun commander was an old soldier, he only served after World War I, and had never fought, and the entire turret was filled with the smell of blood, which made people a little disgusting.

"Wow!" The loader spat out first, and on the narrow turret, he had no place at all, and spit directly on half of the commander's body.

As for the other tank commanders, seeing this scene, they quickly retracted their bodies and got into the turret, and the narrow turret squeezed into three people, even more crowded, and besides, they still need to fight.

George didn't retract, believing it was just an accident and that bravery was the most important thing in battle.

Rush, keep rushing!

The distance between the two sides, the rapid approach, all this was achieved by the excellent mobility of the Covenanter tanks.

You know, in the British system, the Covenanter is a cruiser tank, this kind of tank must have high mobility, so it deliberately strengthened the engine, with a full 340 horsepower, driving an 18-ton hull, and the maximum speed can reach 50 kilometers per hour.

The unit horsepower is 18 horsepower per ton, and the acceleration performance is also very good.

Now, the Covenanter tanks are rushing rapidly, compared to the German tanks on the opposite side, which are not very fast.

Why are you running so fast? If you want to shoot, you have to stop.

"Boom!" In a short period of time, Meyer's tank has fired four guns, and the fourth gun has finally seen the results.

The 88-mm armor-piercing projectile, the most common cap-piercing projectile, came into close contact with a British Covenanter tank.

"Boom!" When the armor-piercing shells came into close contact with the turret of the Covenanter tank, with the impact, the rivets on the turret armor, at this moment, were all blown away! The armor plate was smashed into a hole in the middle and drilled in.

"Boom!" In the loud explosion, the entire small turret scattered in all directions, and when the explosion passed, only the seat was left, still emitting green smoke.

With one shot, the German cannon smashed the turret of the British tank directly!

In addition to the great power of the German tank guns, there was another major factor, that is, the turrets of the British tank guns, which were too incompetent.

When the German tank gun had begun to develop to 88 mm, the tank had to weigh at least 40 tons or more to be able to have more than 100 mm of armor protection, and now the British 18-ton tank is far from enough, even if the beveled deck is used, it is far from enough.

As for the other factor, it was the armor of the British, which was riveted.

The rivets at the armor junction are the most vulnerable parts, and just after the contact of the shell, the rivets were directly shaken away! If there were infantry nearby, these rivets would shoot into their bodies like bullets.

The tanks of World War I were all riveted, and during World War II, rivets were still used, which was quite backward.

The British are suffering from this, because the four companies responsible for production, Leyland Motor Company, Nuffield Company, LMS Company, and British Power Company, are now seriously short of welders, yes, the number of welders is insufficient, so that they give in to the output and adopt rivet structures.

Now the rivets gave the British armored troops at the front, creating a terrible death trap.

Although even if it was welded, it could not stop the German tank guns, but at least there would not be such a scene as the entire turret being destroyed, and this scene made the British tankers even more frightened.

In front of the tanks of the Germans, their own tanks are simply papier-mâché!

"Forward, forward!" At this time, the brigade commander George was still giving orders to his subordinates, and he was also very shocked to see the scene of his own tanks being destroyed, but at the same time, he also knew that now they had no choice but to continue the attack.

If they retreat at this time, their morale will all collapse, and besides, the Germans are best at pursuit, and when the Germans chase them for dozens of kilometers, their entire armored brigade will become scrap metal.

Only now, when they rush forward with all their might, and get closer to within five hundred meters, can they have hope!

The Covenanter tank is quite powerful, it has a fast acceleration and a fast turn.

A Covenanter tank swerved sharply and dodged the flying shell, which was simply a thousand shots, and at this time, the tankman in the tank was already scared into a cold sweat.

They are still advancing, the Germans have given Britain too much shame, and they are now going to pay for it with a bloody war!

"Attention, hang reverse gear, tactic number 23." Here, Meyer gave a new order.

With his order, the entire tank company stopped again, and when a shot was fired, they began to hang up reverse gear and slowly retreat backwards.

Seeing the German tanks retreating, in an instant, the British armorers on this side were jubilant.

Onward, onward!

A famous tank commander gave a cheer to their tanks, full speed ahead!

"Boom!" A Covenanter tank, destroyed.

They don't care about this kind of loss anymore, fighting, where are the undead, and now, the retreat of the Germans is just around the corner!

"Boom!" Another tank was destroyed.

On the British side, the number of tanks, is decreasing, and on the battlefield, George has gradually realized something.

The Germans, not at all, were defeated, they did it consciously, and in this way, it was a tactic of their tank battles!

Not bad, a shameful tactic!

The number of German tank troops was small, and the distance between the two sides was close to 500 meters, and if the two sides continued to hedge, they would definitely be able to get close in the end, and even a scuffle.

In the melee, the side with a large number of tanks has the advantage, and several can besiege one, even if they can't penetrate their armor, and hit a load-bearing wheel or something from the side, they can still make their tanks lie down.

In this situation, the Germans cunningly chose to retreat, to distance themselves, and at the same time, with their accurate shots, they constantly consumed their own tanks!

In the beginning, the Germans opened fire, just calibration, but now, their firepower is much more accurate, especially the strange-looking tanks in the back, the tank guns are constantly firing, killing a lot of their own tanks!

Your own casualties are constantly increasing, and this is the other party's intention!

When the number of tanks on your side is consumed to a certain extent, the opponent will turn to counterattack, and when the time comes, you will definitely be defeated.

How can these damn Germans have so many routines?