Chapter 677: Rubber Tank
Triangle formation, attack!
The entire tank battalion is lined up in the best attack queue, and each small triangle forms a large triangle, so that it is like a wedge, which can be directly inserted into the opponent, and at the same time, the safety of the two wings can be easily guaranteed.
Black smoke billowed from the engine at the rear, and the diesel engine was running at full speed. Although the tank was mainly used on the plains of Europe, it was designed, built and tested in the Libyan desert, so the combat environment in the tropics was taken into account from the beginning.
The radiator is specially enlarged, so there is no need to worry about engine overheating.
In front of them were panicked Italian soldiers, who had retreated and charged towards the armored forces.
"Leave them alone!" Carl shouted over the radio. Shame on these Italians!
They were also clever enough to realize that something was wrong when they saw the German tank units coming, and immediately broke up on both flanks to give the tanks room to attack.
The rout gradually dispersed, and the eyes were finally clean! Carl's eyes were on the British tanks in the distance, those tanks looked tall and mighty, but there was an indescribable weirdness, he couldn't say what it was, he always felt wrong.
Yes, in their formation, there is no black smoke coming out of the engine, is it not that their engine is smoking? And, when their own side rushed over, they still didn't move?
It's so weird! Supposedly, they should have rushed up as well!
At this time, Karl did not get into the turret, and at this distance, he should have entered the combat mode, and he continued to hold his binoculars, staring at the tank in the distance.
As you move forward at high speed, your tank and the opponent are getting closer and closer!
In the telescope, it is also getting clearer and clearer, and at this time, on every tank, the commander is shouting loudly: "Armor-piercing shells, load!" ”
The battle of blood and fire is about to begin!
However, Karl stopped his men's waste of ammunition in time: "Use the machine gun to strafe first!" ”
Machine guns, fight tanks? On the tanks, the radioman shouted the order to the commander, and the commander was very strange.
However, they immediately carried out the order, and the loader pushed the top cover, revealing his head, and operated the machine gun on the top of the turret.
At the same time, Karl also lowered his binoculars, pushed the machine gun on the turret, and fired at the enemy tank in front!
The sound of chainsaw-like shooting was wild, and with the sound, 7.92mm machine gun bullets were firing wildly towards the tank on the opposite side!
Machine guns hit tanks!
I saw a bullet hit the tank on the opposite side, and then, the tank suddenly deflated, slowly shrunk, shrunk, and finally, stayed on the ground and became flat.
At this time, everyone understood that these so-called tanks were actually inflatable rubber tanks!
Yes, it's a rubber tank!
When the Italian army was advancing towards Egypt and breaking through the Suez Canal in one fell swoop, General Wavell, the commander-in-chief of the British army in the Middle East, had only an army of more than 30,000 men and an incomplete tank division in his hands, and he was simply unable to fight.
Faced with the disparity in troops, Wavell had a whim and created this "rubber army".
This rubber tank can be used for patrol tasks after being fully gased, and it is easy to carry in a cricket bag after the gas is released; "Field cannons" can be packed into cookie boxes; The two-ton rubber truck is not as big as an ammunition box after the gas is discharged.
At the same time, for the sake of realism, the engineers made traces of tank tracks. The British also had Arabs lead herds of camels through the desert. The camel is dragged behind it with a rake-shaped device, and when it moves, it kicks up a cloud of dust, and when viewed from the air, it looks like a huge column of tanks on motion.
At the same time, they have tried and tested, as long as such tank units are placed next to the Italian army, they will immediately retreat!
Now, the British army, which was seizing the important port of Tubrug, suddenly found an Italian army reinforcing this side, so they concocted the same method, let people take these rubber tanks, secretly came to the rear of the Italian army, and then inflated and set up a formation.
As a result, I met a real guy this time!
Inside the radio, there were constant cursing and easy teasing, so much so that Carl had to be reminded to pay attention to the radio communication regulations, which cleared the ears to the roots.
The tank force quickly moved into the opponent's rubber troops, and at this time, only a few hundred Indian soldiers maintained this huge armored force.
Yes, it was the Indian soldiers, these Asan, who had been recruited in the British colonies, had always treated themselves as second-class citizens, and followed the British everywhere to conquer.
The British were short of troops, so they sent a part of their troops from India to Egypt, and when they saw the tanks approaching, they raised their hands high and shouted in English for surrender.
I can't play anymore, but the other party is not afraid of his own rubber tank!
At this time, the retreating Italian soldiers also stopped retreating, and when they saw that the British tanks were actually killed by machine guns, they were also quite shocked, until they were bold enough to follow the German tanks and ran over to check, only to find out what was going on, and they couldn't help but blush.
"Now, the British definitely thought that we were scared back, and taking advantage of this opportunity, we will deal with the British troops in Tubrug in one fell swoop, they are all rubber tanks, there is no need to be afraid!"
Standing on his tank, Karl shouted to the Italian soldiers: "You just have to follow behind our tanks and watch over the British prisoners, as you are now!" ”
Italian soldiers can't fight, but now, they can't take prisoners.
Moreover, seeing that sure enough, the British were rubber tanks, the fear in their hearts had disappeared. Follow the German tanks, don't be afraid!
But, soon, their enthusiasm faded, no, they were hungry.
What about the cooks? Hurry, hurry, cook a bowl of spaghetti and eat it first! Also, open a few bottles of red wine and celebrate this victory!
Looking at the Italian soldiers who had just fled, even throwing away their guns, and began to celebrate the victory here, Karl was finally speechless, with these people, he could win the battle, that is, the sun came out of the west.
If you want to command them to win the battle, there is only one way, replace all of them with German soldiers! At the same time, a group of deserters were brutally executed!
Looking at these Italian soldiers, Karl spat fiercely. Let them eat the noodles first, and let's go!