47 U-101
At a distance of 1,000 meters, no one believed that Lei Rui could shoot at the Tiger tank over there, not to mention the German commander who only showed half of his body on the top of the Tiger tank!
In fact, at such a tense time, no one noticed the gunfire of the 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun, even the warlord Don Collier, at such a close distance, as if he had not heard all the gunfire at all, was engrossed in staring at the two Tiger tanks through the telescope, and kept issuing various commands.
The trajectory of the red tracer bullet, like a laser, shot at the Tiger tank on the left, splashing sparks on the roof of the Tiger tank and on the armor on the left front, so accurate that the commander of the Tiger tank retracted his head like lightning, and his heart thumped.
Of course, he can ignore the opponent's machine gun strafing, but the impact point just now is too close, as long as there is such a shot, the powerful power of the 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun bullet is enough to blow up a big hole in the place where the bullet is hit, it doesn't matter whether it is critical or not, it is directly seriously injured, or even killed on the spot!
But if you don't lean out, the aiming of the Tiger tank is equivalent to the calibration of the commander, and the shooting accuracy is much worse!
He was bold, he gritted his teeth, his upper body poked out, the telescope had not yet been set up, he just turned to look at the three enemy Sherman tanks on the right, and just caught a flash of red tracer bullets, the armor of the tank was shot by a bullet, ping-pong sounded, and then bang, the left shoulder shook, he saw a cloud of blood mist cracking, his left hand flew into the air, and the telescope was still in his hand!
The next moment, he realized that he had been shot!
In his eyes, everything seemed to slow down, and a cracking mist of blood, mixed with shredded flesh and limbs, splashed everywhere.
With a few bangs, his entire upper body above the neck exposed outside the tank was directly torn apart by the powerful kinetic energy of the 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun bullet, and his body slid into the tank, blood splattered out, spilled everywhere.
"Ray! Good job! Fire! Hurry up! "Battlehead Don. Collier shouted.
At a distance of 1,000 meters, Lei Rui was able to kill the commander of the Tiger tank with a 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun, which greatly enhanced Don Collier's confidence.
Both sides opened fire at high speed, and all the shells fired missed! None of them hit!
The 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun in Lei Rui's hand moved slightly, aimed at the Tiger tank farther away, and pulled the trigger again. The tanks on both sides were driving opposite each other, and at this moment they were less than 1,000 meters apart, and the red tracer bullets indicated the impact point of the machine gun bullets, which basically fell on the Tiger tank, but there was still some distance from the roof of the tank where the commander was.
But Rao was like this, and the commander of the Tiger tank immediately retracted into the Tiger tank, and simply closed the hatch cover on the roof of the car, and directly used the commander's periscope to observe the enemy's situation, giving up the advantage of leaning out from the roof to observe.
The fate of the captain of the Tiger tank next door completely frightened him, and he didn't dare to take such a risk again.
Rumble!
The second round of fire on the march of the tank, again invariably opened almost simultaneously. Again, neither side achieved anything, and the only shell that hit was on the armor of the Tiger tank, and it shot into the sky with a thud.
Don at the head of the war. Under Collier's command, the six Sherman tank tiles were separated on both sides, and even the two tanks that were attracting the fire of the Tiger tank head-on tried to avoid facing the Tiger tank head-on, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and the tank battle had entered a white-hot stage.
The 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun in Lei Rui's hand was still not idle, but aimed at the position of the gunner's scope of the Tiger tank, firing back and forth.
Lei Rui didn't know how much interference this could cause, but even if it could only cause a little bit of interference, it was better than doing nothing!
The roar of the tank, the rush of shouting one after another, the roaring cannons, and the gunshots, are intertwined into a battlefield symphony, but the shadow of death in it has always been thick in the hearts of everyone, as the distance is closer and closer, the two sides invariably the fourth round of shelling, the hit rate is significantly stronger than the previous rounds, but unfortunately the 76mm main gun of the Sherman tank is simply unable to deal with the thick armor of the Tiger tank, that is, in the mission, it cannot cause effective damage.
Rumble!
The L12 tank was hit by one of the shells, the right track clanged and fell off the load wheel, and the whole tank snorted and could not move again.
“L12! Abandon the car now! Fast! "Battlehead Don. Collier immediately ordered loudly.
The rest of the tanks immediately went crazy, besieging the two Tiger tanks, and the shells bombarded the thick armor of the Tiger tanks, which could not cause an effective blow, but could also play some diversion. The crew members of the L12 tank immediately opened their different hatches, and just jumped out of the tank, with a bang, the Tiger tank's 88mm main gun pierced through it directly at close range, and the raging flames came out of the hatch, roasting the Sherman tank into a fire rack.
Fortunately, the 4 crew members on the L12 tank all escaped safely and were not roasted into turkeys.
At a distance of about 200 meters, the chassis of the Tiger tank was hit, and the tracks of the Tiger tank also fell off in the explosion.
"Fat brother! Get around! Sage! Spank it! "Battlehead Don. Collier commanded loudly.
The Tiger tank lying on the ground is equivalent to the tiger falling in Pingyang and being bullied by dogs, the rotation angle of the turret is limited, and it cannot move, which is equivalent to the live target of other Sherman tanks, and the Tiger tank next to it is also under the siege of 3 Sherman tanks at the moment, and it cannot come to the rescue at all.
Rumble!
The turret of one of the Sherman tanks was blown off by a single shot, so completely that it was clear that none of the crew members inside survived. And so far, casualties have only begun to appear, and two Tiger tanks have each shot a tank, which is quite rare!
Fury and Angel of Death fired almost simultaneously, hitting the tail armor of the Tiger from different angles, and this time, the 76mm main gun shell was finally not ejected. In the Don. At Collier's loud urging, the two tanks fired another shot almost simultaneously, and with two booms, the Tiger tank was finally fired.
At this time, the 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun in Lei Rui's hand was no longer useful, so he held the machine gun and stood on the roof of the car to see how the four Shermans fought against the Tiger tank.
But at the moment when the Tiger tank stopped firing, a furious shell hit its right track again, and after successfully paralyzing the Tiger tank, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Lei Rui is no exception.
There was the roar of Mustang fighters in the sky, but this small tank battle here has come to an end, 7 Shermans against 2 Tiger tanks, playing a 4:2 battle loss ratio, which is an unprecedented achievement for Sherman tanks.
When the Tiger tank lying on its stomach was shot by the remaining 3 Shermans, it was the head of the battle. Collier, too, let out a sigh of relief, collapsed on the roof of the car, and in the entire communication channel, no one spoke, only the sound of heavy panting, and the whirring of the tank as it burned. Two Mustang fighters flew over the heads of the crowd, and seeing that there was nothing wrong with them, they just flapped their wings, signaled to the crowd, and roared away.
The German counteroffensive was declared a failure when the two Tiger tanks were destroyed, and the infantry that followed did not attack at all, and retreated directly. The artillery positions that bombed the town were swept away by the remaining three Sherman tanks.
Early the next morning, the fighters of the tank detachment and B Company, who had pursued all night, withdrew to the town to rest. Collier went to the headquarters, and after a short time a military jeep drove up, and a man jumped out of it, wearing the epaulettes of a lieutenant, followed by a heavily armed gendarme.
He glanced at everyone, stared at Lei Rui, and asked, "Lei Rui?" You're Private Lei Rui? ”
"Yes! Sir! Lei Rui replied.
"The command ordered me to take you there." The lieutenant said.
Standing in front of Lei Rui, he was half a head taller than Lei Rui, much stronger, looking at Lei Rui's eyes, there was also a bit of indifference.
Lei Rui followed him into the car, and before he could wave to the crowd, he galloped away, only the dust stirred up by the wheels was raised high in the air.
He didn't know what the situation was, the sage Bode, the fat gotlini and the big ass Grady also looked at each other, full of questions, and waited until the battle head Don. When Collier returned from the command, he told everyone with a regretful face: "Ray has been summoned back to London by the command!" ”