Chapter 147: Out of reach

Although Hans is a theoretically savvy and inexperienced recruit, in this case, as long as he is not blind, anyone knows that he cannot resist.

"Good!" Hans answered, then took off his headphones and said to his crew, "If you go out from above, you may be beaten into a hornet's nest by a machine gun, and everyone will climb out of the driver's mouth." Once you're out, lie directly on the hood of the IV. tank next to you, and act now! ”

At Hans's urging, the driver climbed out first, followed by the messenger, the gunner, the loader, and he was the last to escape from the tank, and by this time everyone else was already in position on the other tank. Hans grabbed his companion's hand and climbed directly onto the tank, on which they had to lie down in order not to be swept away by enemy machine guns. Although the exhaust fumes produced by the engine are extracted from the exhaust pipe at the rear of the car, a large part of the hot steam produced by it rises directly and heats Hans's location.

But now Hans couldn't do so much, so he immediately took out the pistol at his waist and struck the outside of the turret twice with the butt, signaling the people inside to act.

"Boom"

The sound of the engine became louder, and the tail exhaust pipe spewed out thicker white smoke, and the 10-man IV. tank sped off with full horsepower. Since Hans and the others were hiding close to the back of the turret, the tank could not make a counterattack, of course, his top priority now was to ensure the safety of Hans and the others, not the dispensable return fire.

Although the French tanks were aggressive, but on this slightly steep ground, their speed was really slow, not to mention chasing the fleeing IV. tank, now they are almost caught up by the IV J who caught up behind, if it weren't for the stability of the IV J is not very high, they would have been pierced by the 4 75mm-PaK-39L/48 times diameter main guns behind them.

Derek breathed a sigh of relief when Hans and the others managed to escape. After all, this is his brother's men, and if the team members who entrusted him to him make any mistakes while he was trying to fight other enemies, he would never see him again in his life. He stroked his chest a few times and changed his battle strategy: "Give up the encirclement!" Chase instead! ”

The IV tanks, who had received the order, immediately made a wide route for the enemy to escape, and the French, not knowing whether they had been fooled or were ready to fight, rushed through the gap as if they had planned it for Derek

"Fire!"

Trood's roaring order became the real beginning of this counterattack, and the four IV tanks, although not very sufficient, were rich against the two tanks in front of them who did not know the model. Although the caliber of the tank's main gun was almost the same as that of the Trood 75mm gun from a distance, its accuracy was really not flattering, and in the face of the Trood squad that only charged in a large curve, only one shell hit the target, and the final result was only ruthlessly bounced.

Although the enemy's hit rate is low, in the face of the enemy with cover and the original low, the Trod is really not very accurate, and the armor-piercing bullets fired only create potholes in the dirt slopes around them, but this deterrent alone cannot defeat the enemy.

However, the two tanks obviously did not mean to fight with Trode, and when Trode and they stood still and fired, they quickly retreated, and when they left behind the dirt slope, they finally let Trode and them see the true face of this tank.

"This is a tank?" Trode said suspiciously. Of course, he was not the only one who had doubts, but anyone who saw the whole picture had doubts, because it was not only far from the design of other French tanks, but also somewhat unreliable with any other tank of other countries

The first impression of the tank that surprised them so much was that it was short, and it was less than two meters tall, and it could be compared to a man of average height standing next to it. Secondly, his hull is not very large, compared to the German tank, he can only be compared to the earliest tank II., but tank II is mostly used against infantry and armored vehicles, this tank is loaded with a gun of a similar caliber to tank IV, which has to be shocking.

Due to its short hull, the frontal armor is tilted at a high angle, and the front of the turret remains the same. Viewed from the front, the whole car exudes a streamlined and comfortable aesthetic, and with the short-barreled main gun on the turret, one has to praise the aesthetics of the tank's designers.

Of course, this is not enough, and the following things make Trod and them a little dumbfounded. As Trood secretly applauded the enemy's withdrawal from behind cover, he was preparing to pursue the enemy, after all, his squad had successfully pursued even the British proud 'Crusader' cruiser tanks, and this humble enemy was nothing less.

Then we won't say for the time being at what turning speed these two tanks made a U-turn, and when they fled, the Trood squad driving the IV., known as the 'German military horse', felt for the first time what it meant to be truly out of reach

"That's a tank?!" The same sentence, but the tone is completely different, if the previous sentence is surprise, this sentence is already unbelievable

Of course, this can't be said that Trode is making a fuss, after all, on this kind of not particularly flat ground, the two tanks in front of him are running away at an astonishing speed of more than 50KM/H, which is the fastest tank Trode has ever seen, which is not at the same level as the 'Crusader' tanks he once pursued!

(PS: The 'Crusader' cruiser tank can run a maximum speed of 45 km/h on a flat road surface, while on the ground where they are now fighting in Trood, it is expected to reach a maximum speed of only 35 km/h.) )

Trode's face froze as he looked at the distant enemy. In this case, don't mention any more tactics, in the face of the absolute speed difference, you can't touch the enemy at all, what kind of battle is there to talk about?