Also confident in himself is the main tank unit of the 2nd Panzer Army of the Ming Empire. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThese armored units equipped with tank 2 are full of confidence in their tanks, because their tanks can really be described in four words: excellent performance.

A more reliable shock absorption system than the No. 1 tank provided faster cross-country speed for the heavier and bulkier tank, and the heaviness resulted in a huge increase in armor thickness that allowed the tank to face enemy fire more calmly - of course, the most satisfying increase was the 50mm gun on the turret.

With the wisdom and efforts of the engineers of the Ming Empire, after a long wait and expectation, the No. 2 tank of the Ming Empire finally waited for a high-speed gun tailored for it. Although the caliber is limited to 50 mm, the muzzle velocity is high enough that the destructive power is quite amazing.

This gun is much more powerful than the Japanese Type 91 anti-tank gun with the same 50 mm caliber - after all, in terms of barrel length and chamber pressure, this gun of the Ming Empire is better than the Japanese army's "counterpart artillery". The main reason for this result was that the armor-piercing indicators of the Japanese artillery were based on the No. 1 tank.

The Japanese used it as a reference for the castrated version of the No. 1 tank bought by the Ming Empire to foreign countries, and the thickness of the armor was weakened by 5 mm, which led to the Japanese army's underestimation of the development margin of future anti-tank artillery. Another reason is that the Ming Empire spared no expense in the use of tank gun steel, and the Ming Dynasty, which had just bought the Anshan iron mine, obviously exceeded Japan more than twice the total amount of steel smelting.

With such a strong steel production capacity as a backing, the cost of the Ming Empire on the No. 2 tank is somewhat staggering. The frontal armor of this tank was produced using a higher production process, and the strength was much higher than that of the steel plate used in the No. 1 tank.

Therefore, the bulletproof ability of the No. 2 tank reassured all the armored soldiers of the Ming Empire who had used the No. 2 tank, and many times they privately claimed that their tank was "the best tank in the world". Now this tank is finally on the front line and being tested under real fire.

"Right ahead! Japanese firepower ...... High-explosive reloading! Through the gap in the periscope, the commander of the No. 2 tank saw the machine-gun bunker in front of him with a constantly flashing muzzle flame, and he loudly reminded the loader next to him and gave the order to reload the shells.

The Loader is a new tank member on Tank 2, and he is the only poor man in this tank who can't see the outside of the battle, and he can only stand in the shaky tank around the dimly lit interior of the tank throughout the battle.

If the tank is not destroyed, then he can only look at the familiar surroundings and not even know whether the battle is over. He was unable to use the magazine to feed the No. 2 tank because the shells were too large to be fed, and in order to make up for the lack of rate of fire, he added to the tank, and the task was to stuff the shells that met the combat conditions into the barrel of the cannon.

However, if you underestimate the importance of the loader, it would be a big mistake, as the loader must stand his ground in the shaking tank, accurately identify the ammunition in the ammunition box with the dim light, reload the ammunition as quickly as possible, and cooperate with the gun commander to shoot the highest rate of fire to destroy dangerous enemies......

"High-explosive reloading!" With the commander's shout, the loader next to him accurately selected the ammunition and pushed it into the chamber - because of the design principle of anti-aircraft artillery, the 50 mm caliber tank gun of Tank 2 was designed with automatic closing of the gun latch, which increased the rate of fire of the tank gun and reduced the complex handling steps.

"Around 11 o'clock, do you see the target?" The commander squinted his eyes into the periscope, and his question was not answered by the gunner, but the second tank's turret turned to the hum of the motor as soon as he finished speaking.

Because there were not many angles that needed to be adjusted, it was only a short interval for the turret gun to aim at that target, and the gunner's scope was accompanied by the bumps in the road, and he saw the approximate view of the target. So the artillery commander finally shouted: "I see the target!" ”

"Stop!" At the commander's command, the tank, which had been advancing on the potholes, stopped advancing, and after shaking back and forth twice, it was ready to open fire. Time seemed to stand still for two seconds, and then the 50 mm gun on the turret spat out a large cloud of brilliant flames.

"Boom!" The sound of loud shelling spread, and white smoke rushed out of the barrel, affecting the aiming of the tank. In fact, the crew inside the tank at this time is not comfortable, after all, part of the exhaust gas formed by the launch will also enter the inside of the tank hull, which is not a good taste.

In order to exhaust the smoke, there is a smoke extraction device similar to the principle of a range hood directly above the turret of the tank, but it takes time for that thing to work, and it is impossible to make the whole tank air fresh at once - don't look at how glamorous the tank crew is on weekdays, in fact, their working environment is quite harsh.

The working environment was poor, and it did not affect the power of the shells fired by this behemoth during the battle, this shell accurately hit its own target, and at once penetrated the Japanese machine gun pillbox, destroyed the machine gun inside, and also tore the soldiers inside. After all, this is already a high-explosive bomb that can explode, and the power of the 20 mm caliber cannon has increased by more than one notch.

After hitting the enemy, the No. 2 tank started again, ran over the corpses of the Ming soldiers lying on the ground, and then crossed a trench and continued to drive towards the Japanese position. Behind it, a No. 1 tank also crossed the trench and covered the flanks of this tank.

Further behind, there were dense Ming soldiers, who jumped into the trenches and cleaned up the few remaining Japanese troops inside. More soldiers jumped over the trenches, followed the tanks, and continued to attack the Japanese defensive positions.

"Boom!" In a hidden Japanese battery, a shell suddenly flew out. This concealed anti-tank gun fortress was a defensive fulcrum for the Japanese army, having already destroyed two Ming Improved 1 tanks in the last battle. It can be said that it can definitely be regarded as an indispensable contribution to repelling the attack of the Ming army.

The shell crossed a long distance and struck the front of the hull of the Ming Army's No. 2 tank, which was slowly advancing. The huge force made this collision make a loud "bang", and the sparks formed by the collision of the flying steel suddenly spread out, like fireworks dazzling and beautiful.

"The 16th was hit! I saw the 16th hit! Did anyone get hurt? Has anyone been hurt? On the radio of the Ming tank, there was an urgent call. Of course, at the same time, there were even more chaotic and eager questions, one after another: "Tank No. 16 has been hit!" Did anyone see the location of the opposing artillery? Confirm the enemy's attack position! ”

"I saw the smoke left behind by the shells, probably right in front of me! Directly in front of tank No. 11! Soon a tank commander reported his findings, and of course, another voice sounded: "Tank No. 16 is fine!" We were not penetrated...... But this time it was so uncomfortable, it was like getting punched. ”

"Haha!" The answer of the commander of tank No. 16 made everyone laugh, and the news that tank No. 2 was not penetrated by the opponent also increased the confidence of the armored troops of the Ming army. The atmosphere changed suddenly, as if the enemy they were facing was no longer an enemy, but just a herd of sheep waiting for them to slaughter.

"Boom!" Tank 11 stopped, then fired a shot at the white smoke that was billowing from the area, and the massive explosion blew off a piece of reinforced concrete, adding to the belief that there was an enemy hidden battery in the area.

"Did I hit the target?" The commander of Tank 11 asked his allies on the radio.

"I can't see the target, the smoke is too big." The commander of Tank 7 answered him, and the two tanks were directly opposite the Japanese battery, and the two tanks closest to that place were the two tanks, so if they couldn't confirm the results of the shelling, then the others probably couldn't see it really.

"Boom!" The other party obviously fired another shot, but I don't know if it was because of the interference of the line of sight or for some other reason, this shell deviated from the target a little outrageously, and hit the ground more than ten meters away from the track of the Ming tank, obviously the other party was also frightened by the attack of the Ming army, otherwise it would not have fired a second shell in such a panic.

"Fire! Fire! On the radio of the tank unit of the Ming army, the commander of the frightened tank shouted loudly, and then near the area where the shells hit, he was hit by three shells from different directions at the same time. More dust and rubble were splashed, and thick smoke completely obscured the sight of the Ming army.

At the same time as the artillery bombardment of both sides, more Ming troops poured into the second line of Japanese infantry trenches under the cover of tanks, and a tragic battle broke out, and the main force of the Japanese army and the Ming soldiers who had newly arrived in the trenches started a white-knives battle, and the casualties of the Japanese army also rose in a straight line after the distance between the Ming troops was closer.

A tank straddled the ends of the trench with its turret sideways, and fired at the Japanese soldiers inside with machine guns on the turret along the trench. This unfair way of fighting caused the Japanese to lose a large number of troops at once, and the Ming soldiers who followed up also cleared the trenches a lot. The sea of corpses and blood accompanied by the fierce shelling of the Japanese army and the Ming army decorated this place into a real hell on earth. (To be continued.) )