Chapter 683 Melee
Zhang Chi raised his head to Zhang Qinghu behind the carriage.
Zhang Qinghou understood, and with a wave of his hand, two guards jumped out of the car and signaled that Peppa to a safe place in the rear.
But Page was unwilling to leave. He looked at Zhang Chi's back standing on the half-track armored vehicle from a distance. After a while, he seemed to have woken up. He quickly grabbed the camera hanging around his neck and took several shots. Until Zhang Chi and the half-track armored vehicle disappeared at the other end of the sand dune.
Of course, Zhang Chi had no time to be distracted by Page, and he only had the German tank in front of him.
The distance is 300 meters, and it is basically tank No. 2 and No. 3...
This was expected by Zhang Chi. This was because the German No. 4 tank was slow to move, and the No. 4 tank would naturally fall behind when full speed was chasing.
Behind the German 88mm anti-aircraft gun, which weighs 5 tons, weighs more than twice the weight of the US m5 anti-tank gun, which is known as a stupid guy. If it weren't for its extremely long range and outstanding armor-piercing ability, it would have been as infamous as the m5 anti-tank gun.
So Zhang Chi felt relieved... The German tanks No. 2 and No. 3 were not opponents of "Sheerman", and because they pursued the British armored regiment, their formation was very loose, and they were placed in front of the Chinese armored regiment like targets.
The German army on the other side was shocked by the scene in front of them... I just saw the tanks that were scattered and fleeing. It was so cool that they chased them all the way. Why did the "Sheerman" with towering muzzles appear from the dunes empty-handed? Could it be that the British would do magic?!
This made the German tanks that were chasing at full speed and stopped, but they did not dare to turn... because this was tantamount to seeking death for the tanks.
Heisenberg was also stunned by the scene in front of him. After a while, he realized it and then shouted: "This is a Chinese, Chinese armored regiment, they have been hiding here..."
Heinz Blue Road, who received the information, couldn't help but jumped up like a spring from the seat of the armored vehicle. He raised his telescope and looked forward. Sure enough, he saw rows of "Sheermans" appearing on the dividing line of the sand dunes. The Chinese had even started to set up anti-tank guns on the sand dunes.
"Damn it!" Heinz blue cursed: "Cunning Chinese, we're fooled by them!"
Heinz Bluedao was right. Under normal circumstances, Heinz Bluedao was confident that he could defeat the Chinese armored regiment, even if he added a British armored regiment, the strength of the German armored division was there, with more than 200 tanks and two artillery regiments, especially among which anti-aircraft guns could resist the enemy from a thousand meters away.
However, at this time, the German Armored Division once again appeared in various types of tanks and artillery separated from each other and could not support each other, while the German Armored Division had no advantage over "Sheerman" in tanks.
"Quick!" Heinz Bluedao couldn't help but shout: "Order the No. 4 tank group to reinforce at full speed!"
But it was too late to order the No. 4 tank to reinforce at full speed...
With Zhang Chi's order, the Chinese armored regiment fired tens of thousands of cannons, and a row of German tanks in front immediately exploded with fireballs. Then dozens of "Sheerman" tanks lined up like marching ants in the desert, lined up in neat formations under the cover of anti-tank guns, and slowly rushed into the German tank group.
This is a close fight between tanks.
In fact, this is not the first time. The Chinese Armored Regiment experienced it once last night, but it was at night and now it was during the day.
The close-killing battle at night can be said that neither side can exert its combat power, and winning depends more on tactics and experience, and of course luck.
The close-killing battle during the day is different. This is completely a competition of combat quality and tank performance.
One thing that is certain is that the quality of the German tank soldiers is quite good. They can adjust the angle and aim the gun at the enemy tanks on the opposite side in the shortest time. Some German tanks even aim at the gun while advancing, and they also shoot very accurately.
Tanks are not allowed to stop when fighting. Although this will make it easier for the gunner to aim and increase the hit rate, they are also easily destroyed by the enemy's aim.
What is particularly rare is that the German army knows that it should advance rather than retreat at this time... German tanks are not like Japanese tanks without reverse gear.
But it is obviously wrong to choose reverse gear at this time. Not to mention the slow reverse gear speed. If the distance between the enemy and us is widened, the "Sheerman" tank with long range and strong armor-piercing ability will have more advantages.
However, even if the German tanks advance, they are not much better. The reason is that in addition to having to withstand the firepower of "Sheerman", they also have to withstand the fire of anti-tank guns laid on sand dunes... This is also the reason why the "Sheerman" tank group chose to slowly enter the enemy tank group. On the one hand, the speed will affect the shooting accuracy, and on the other hand, it will quickly escape from the cover of anti-tank guns.
In fact, the Chinese armored regiment has another important equipment that plays an important role, that is, the "Bazukka" bazooka.
Close-fitting combat is close combat. At this time, tank guns are difficult to play a role. One reason is that the tank guns are slow to fire, and the other is that the enemy and us are too close, sometimes right in front of us. In addition, the enemy and our tanks are facing each other, so we often only have time to shoot one, and two shells pass by, and then we can only find the next target.
But the bazooka is like a fish in water in this kind of battle... The tank can be used to be the cover of the bazooka shooter in front. After loading the bullet and preparing for launch, it will bounce out from the tank and aim quickly. Then with a "chubby" sound, a German tank will be immediately paralyzed.
Of course, the German army also had something similar to the "Bazukka" bazooka, that is, the "Iron Fist".
But sadly, the German "Iron Fist" was just developed shortly after it was developed, and it was still the original model of "Iron Fist" 30... This thing has strong armor-piercing ability, with a depth of 140mm, which is 40mm more than the "Bazukka" rocket launcher. The armor of the "Sheerman" tank is almost half the depth of its penetration. If you can defeat it, you will definitely not be able to bear it.
But its shortcomings are also obvious. The range is only 30 meters, which can almost be said to be a large size.
This weakness is fatal, because the standard for infantry to throw at 35 meters is 35 meters, and it is common for trained soldiers to throw for 40 meters to 50 meters. So the "Iron Fist" shooters hiding behind the German tanks were completely suppressed by the Expeditionary Force. Before they could find time to come out and fire, rows of them had already blown up.
Chapter completed!