In this era, the development of weapons is quite rapid.

A few months ago, it was considered an advanced weapon, but it was soon on the verge of obsolescence, and this is the result of the war.

And the British, although they have spared no effort in the development of weapons, have always been on the verge of being eliminated, especially since they are still stubbornly guarding the boundary between infantry tanks and cruiser tanks.

Infantry tanks must be thickly armored, but you don't need to pursue speed, just keep up with the infantry, and even if there is a better one, you have to climb with a snail.

As for the cruiser tank, it was necessary to be fast, and for this, it was not necessary to sacrifice armor protection.

Therefore, the current Crusader tanks are racing very fast, and they look strong on the outside, but they are still weak chickens in their bones. How weak?

The hull and turret are mainly riveted structures. 27 mm/7 degrees front, 14+13 mm/0 degrees on sides, 27 mm/0 degrees rear: turret front 39 mm/9 degrees, sides 19 mm/40 degrees, rear 24 mm/25 degrees.

It can be seen that the frontal armor of such a tank is also not as thick as the side armor of German tanks!

Even in later generations, the frontal armor of this tank was strengthened, the thickness and inclination of the frontal armor of the hull and turret were 32 mm/32 and 51 mm/0 degrees, respectively, and the armor on the sides and rear of the turret was appropriately thickened.

Even so, the armor is still too thin and is still one of the Achilles heels of the Crusader tank.

For the three elements of the tank, firepower, maneuverability and protection, the first and foremost is firepower! The last thing a tank soldier wants to hear is that he can't penetrate the other side!

If the Crusader tank carries a tank gun of about 80 mm, then forget it, the problem is, this kind of thing, thin skin and big filling, protective slag, and at the same time the firepower is not strong, in fact, it is just something that is outdated when it is just equipped.

And now, on the other side, it's just armored vehicles, not tanks of the Germans!

40 mm armor-piercing bullets, rushing in the face, the British driver, simply could not dodge, because it was not a single shot!

The first shell was still a few tens of millimeters from the hull, the second was only a few millimeters, and the third was already in front of the hull!

The 40-mm armor-piercing projectile rushed towards the frontal armor of the 27-mm hull, and the warhead hit the armor, instantly smashing open a hole, and then, with a friction and a simple warm-up, it was already drilled in!

Then, the fourth and fifth shots followed, and they all got into the front of the body.

The driver screamed, and the shell that came just hit his body!

What does it feel like to be hit by a 40-mm shell?

No one knows, because whoever is hit will be beaten to death!

In the front chest, a large hole that occupies almost the entire width of the body, appeared like this, and all kinds of internal organs turned into flesh and mud, and the entire vicinity of the seat was covered with blood!

"Boom!" In the midst of a violent explosion, this crusader tank ignited a raging fire!

A tank with a gasoline engine, one of the outstanding drawbacks, is the lighter, one dozen!

Even if only one is penetrated, it can easily cause burning, not to mention that now, at least four armor-piercing shells passed through the main armor in front, and one of them, all the way to the engine in the back!

In an instant, the engine was blown out, the gasoline leaked, and the entire tank burned like a torch!

The other tank, momentarily stunned, the German armored forces are powerful, already so powerful that even a small armored vehicle can abuse their own side?

By this time, the tank had finished loading, and the commander pressed his shoulder against the back of the gun, as if shooting a gun.

Due to the rush of development, the engine of this tank drove the compressor and hydraulic pump. High-pressure air drives the longitudinal device and brakes, and the hydraulic pump drives the turret to rotate.

However, the high and low pitch of the gun does not use the high and low machine, it is a free swing type, this funny layout method, immortal to let the gun commander shoulder to control the high and low aiming angle of the gun.

Now that the commander has completed the aiming action, he only needs to step on the trigger to complete the shot.

However, he hesitated.

When his companion's tank was blown up, he suddenly had a feeling of fear, would his tank burn like his companion?

Later, he became firm, as a warrior, it was his fate to die on the battlefield! Even the Australian army is so brave, how can he back down?

However, his hesitation completely buried the tank!

Just as he hesitated, Locke, who was on the other side, had already suspended his shooting, aimed his muzzle, aimed at the second tank, and then opened fire again!

One of the biggest advantages of using a repeating anti-tank gun is that you don't have to worry about not aiming accurately enough, so you can strafe it!

This time, about ten shells were wasted, and the second Crusader tank also burst into flames!

The second one, reimbursed!

Here, Crowley saw his two burning tanks, and he couldn't calm down anyway.

In his train of thought, send two tanks to destroy or capture each other, this is their task, I really didn't expect that two tanks were actually killed by an armored car!

This is simply a slap in the face, the face of the British armored soldiers, all lost!

"3 companies, all attack!" Crowley continued to give the order: "Kill that armored car!" ”

Regardless of the purpose of avenging his two tanks or eliminating the opposing scouts, Crowley must order his tanks to continue the attack.

And now, to say that the only mistake in his command was that because of anger, there were too many sorties, and it was enough to send a platoon, and now, he directly mobilized a company!

After receiving the order, more than 20 tanks of the 3rd company turned in unison and pounced on the armored vehicles of the Germans!

Their thoughts are simpler, revenge, of course!

"Run!" Finding out that the other party had dispatched a large number of tanks, Locke also took the lead and immediately ordered a retreat.

Just kidding, an armored car is an armored car after all, ten tons only, and it is an absolute thin-skinned stuffing, which has to be destroyed by a tank gun with a single shot.

Just hit the other party's two cars, there was already a fluke component, and now, the other party came more than 20 cars at once, if he didn't run, it would be stupid!

Run! The driver stepped on the accelerator, put the gear, and the eight large off-road tires on both sides turned at the same time, digging out countless sand and dust on the ground, and in the midst of black smoke, the armored car started.

"Chase, chase!" Here, the angry British company commander shouted loudly to his subordinates on the radio, if the other party continued to stay in place, then he could still give a thumbs up and praise the other party's will to fight, and now, the other party actually fled!