Chapter 36: Shooting at each other

Sheila couldn't believe that the other party's T-62 actually paused at a distance of 1,500 meters, what does this pause mean, I'm afraid every tank soldier knows in his heart, a short pause means that the other side is preparing to fire.

T-62, when will it be possible to launch at such a distance? They're wasting shells, right? The Iranian armored soldier who was in the chieftain's tank thought disdainfully.

At the same time, the commanders of the T-62 tank, together gave the order to open fire.

Almost at the same time that the T-62 fired shells, the chieftain also began to fire.

In 0.1 seconds, the shell drilled out of the barrel, shook off the back butt, stretched out the four tail fins, and flew towards the opponent one by one, like fast-moving darts.

Almost simultaneously, the T-62 tank began a desperate acceleration.

The most effective way to deal with flying armor-piercing shells is to maneuver quickly, the shells are not missiles, they are all aimed before launch, as long as the tank moves forward for a certain distance during this time, it can successfully dodge the opponent's fire and survive the rain of bullets.

The chief's 120mm gun is quite powerful, and as long as it hits, there is no chance of survival.

And their 115-mm smoothbore guns, at such a distance, it is difficult to tear through the front armor of the chieftain, and within a thousand meters is their world.

However, the commander of the T-62 tank was not a fool either, they aimed at the chieftain who was in the back of his head.

When the tank was designed, the thickness of the armor varied everywhere, the thickest place was the front armor, followed by the sides, and the weakest was the rear armor.

Since the chieftains lined up had to deal with enemies coming from three sides, Sheila had to divide his tanks against the enemy in three directions, so that the enemy who turned to the left would leave the rear of the turret to the enemy on the right.

The Chieftain's turret is welded, which is different from the Soviet Union's emphasis on low turrets, European tanks have taller turrets, so that personnel are more comfortable to stay inside, and at the rear of the turret, it is easier to store some ammunition.

However, this design also undoubtedly increases the area of bombing.

Although the T-62 did not aim very accurately, they had a numerical advantage, using a battalion of tanks against a company of tanks on the opposing side, three to one. The chiefs, on the other hand, have the advantage of a fire control system, and their disadvantage is also obvious, that is, they can't move, they can only stay there and be beaten.

They did not have time to pray to Allah, and after firing the shells, everyone immediately got busy, except for the driver. They reloaded the second shell and prepared to fire again.

The drivers of the T-62 were the most mentally concentrated, using their hands and feet at the same time, shifting gears, accelerating, and getting out of the danger zone just now.

The Iranians were too cunning to open fire at the moment of their own pause, seizing the opportunity quite accurately.

The three major indicators of a tank are firepower, mobility and protection. Although the engine of the T-62 is not very powerful, the body is lighter and the maneuverability is slightly better.

It's just that here is a swamp, wet mud, which limits the acceleration of the T-62.

The most unfortunate thing is that when several tanks fired shells, due to the strong recoil, the rear of the body fell into the mud, and the tracks were idling weakly, but they could not climb out.

Shells from both sides, almost simultaneously, flew over each other.

A T-62 that was struggling hard, every time the driver stepped on the accelerator, the body of the tank of dozens of tons trembled upward, but it could not break free from the muddy ground.

Just as the commander was furious, an armor-piercing projectile pierced the hapless T-62, and a huge stream of metal heat penetrated the turret, killing the three people inside in this heat stream, and then, the armor-piercing shell entered the turret, and the ammunition that was about to be loaded into the chamber was detonated.

"Boom!" After a loud bang, the turret of the tank flew into the sky, and the driver in front of him was immediately shocked and bleeding and lost his surname.

Compared to the T-62, the chieftain of the opposing side was not much better, and many of the huge back of the head were hit by armor-piercing shells.

The chief used split ammunition, and at the rear of the turret, about twenty or so propellants were placed, and these propellants immediately became powerful bombs.

One by one, the chiefs ended their mission under the sound of cannonballs, and slept on the freshly paved concrete floor of the swamp.

Sheilad heard a loud explosion coming from behind, and he couldn't care so much anymore, so he ordered his battalion to keep shooting!

Thanks to a more advanced fire control system, the rate of fire of the Chieftain tank in the first minute was at the level of 8-10 rounds, but this was only a theoretical rate of fire. In practice, there are many limitations, the most of which is the physical exertion of the loader.

Each tank has four members, one drives in front, there are three people in the turret, the commander is responsible for commanding, the gun commander is responsible for aiming, the most physically demanding loading shell, is the work of the loader, in a small space, endure the loud noise, the loader is waiting for the shell case after firing is automatically withdrawn from the gun chamber, ejected out of the hull, and then loaded the warhead, loaded the propellant, closed the door turn, the physical exertion is very large.

At this time, there was a very peculiar scene, the tanks surrounded in the middle, they were firing shells non-stop, frantically, but like fools, they stayed still, allowing their tanks to be destroyed at the next moment, as if they were just pulling a few more pads on their backs before dying.

The T-62 is constantly attacking, and their shortcomings are also obvious, although they have just fired shells at a distance of 1,500 meters, the hit rate is very low, an average of six shells, it takes a tank to hit, so they are desperately moving forward to shorten the distance with the other side.

Ali was disgraced, just now his own tank fired six shells in succession, but did not hit a tank, it was really a shame for the tank soldiers, and the Elad of his own company, almost without missing a shot, killed four chiefs with one tank.

Now, having rushed into a distance of 800 meters, it's time to make a difference!

Ali ditched the impotent fire control system and used his own method again: visual aiming!

Sometimes, it's still your own eyes that can be relied on.

He spun the captain's periscope and counted the numbers on it.

"Secret position 253, distance 682, one armor-piercing bullet." He shouted.

The gun commander then aimed with the periscope, adjusted the shooting elements, and completed the preparations before the shot.

"Launch!" The gunner pressed the firing button hard.

"Tom!" The huge shock shook them to the point of gastrointestinal disorder, and an armor-piercing bullet flew out of the barrel.

"Battalion commander, we can't stay like this, we have to move, we are tanks, not pillboxes!" Sheila had to be on the radio and heard such a voice.

Hillaat suddenly realized that she had made a serious mistake, where is there such a stupid commander of armored forces, let his tank stand still and be beaten, the tank must be in motion!

It was already too late, his armored battalion, with only five tanks left, moreover, the way back was blocked.

"Rush down and take out the hateful Iraqi tanks!" Sheilad finally gave a seemingly sensible order.

"Boom..."The driver had been waiting impatiently, and the chieftain, who was able to move, finally stopped being passive and launched his own counterattack.

"Anything that can move, knock it out for me!" Muhammad was also ruthless, and more than a dozen of his tanks were also killed.

Breaking away from the concrete road, the driver suddenly felt that the huge chief began to uncontrollably, without a lever, but the body of the car involuntarily leaned to the side, and the foot stepped on the accelerator, and the body did not follow the acceleration.

In contrast, the lighter weight of the T-62, although it is also laborious to walk, does not lose control, and the advantage of maneuverability and agility is once again unmistakable.

The T-62 went to the side of the chief and effortlessly beat the chief to the point of smoke.

An encounter ended in twenty minutes, and at this moment, the chieftain was almost completely annihilated, and all but two of the thirty-six tanks, all but two of which were stuck in the mud and could not move, were all destroyed.

And more than a hundred T-62s, also lost almost twenty, however, this did not dampen the enterprising spirit of the thirty-fifth brigade in the slightest, because they won.

Before Muhammad could say a few encouraging words on the radio, he saw a large number of tanks coming in the distance, and it turned out that what they had just destroyed was only a striker, and there were at least one hundred and fifty chiefs!

At this time, the battle just now had already confused the T-62's attack formation.

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