artillery arc

Chapter 50 The Burning Field

Wang Zhong shouted to No. 67: "Hit that No. 170!"

Afraid that the tank could not see where No. 170 was, he pointed in the direction of No. 170.

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Tank No. 170, commander Hoffman temporarily changed the order: "The target is that big tank! Don't be afraid, the tanks of the Anters are all good, and we happen to be equipped with armor-piercing ammunition! Kill it!"

In order to carry out the order not to harm the horse, Hoffman ordered hand-loaded armor-piercing rounds to be loaded.

Although the armor-piercing bullet has an explosive charge, its fuze will not activate when it hits a person.

The root of this design is the experience summed up by the Prosin Empire during the Castilian Civil War and the Carolingian Campaign. Armor-piercing bullets should have the ability to penetrate some soft targets without detonating, so that they can penetrate through wooden houses. Class targets hit enemy armor hiding behind.

Therefore, a gunner with superb gunnery skills can naturally use armor-piercing bullets to accurately kill people on horses without damaging the horses.

Now, this armor-piercing bullet naturally assumes the task of sending the enemy's behemoth into the sky!
Hoffman was full of confidence. The moment the enemy fired first, he felt that he had won.

The shell hit the huge tank like lightning, leaving a trail of sparks on the gun mantlet.

The huge tank continued to move forward as if nothing had happened, and pointed its gun at Hoffman as it moved.

It fired directly!

Because it was fired while moving, the shot hit the ground directly.

But before Hoffman could breathe a sigh of relief, the shell bounced up and hit Tank No. 170.

Hoffman: "Quickly-"

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Wang Zhong looked at the turret No. 170 flying into the sky and laughed.

This kind of ace car crew, if the tiger and leopard were replaced at the back, I don't know how many soldiers of our army would be killed.

At this time, three enemy tanks stopped and looked like they were about to shoot.

Wang Zhong immediately turned the horse's head and started to run!
When passing the No. 67 vehicle, he patted the roof of the tank turret and said a blessing.

Then he burst into the smoke.

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In car No. 67, the driver Ashka asked: "What is the count here for?"

Second Lieutenant Seryosha: "You don't understand, don't you? We were sent to carry out such a suicide mission, so he came to the battle in person to show that he will live and die with us."

After saying this, Seryosha smiled: "The count probably doesn't know that we can't die at all."

The gunner also laughed: "I still think the enemy is not killed enough!"

Loader: "Armor-piercing bullet, okay!"

"Emergency stop!"

The tank braked, and the violent shaking caused everyone's heads to hit the armor. Even with anti-collision tank caps, the tank soldiers of the Ant Army would easily have bruises and bruises after driving for a day.

Seryozha: "Look for the target nearby! Just No. 171! Release it!"

The loud noise of the main gun firing shook everyone's ears, and the entire battle room was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

Brass bullet casings clattered to the floor of the fighting room.

Through the commander's narrow field of vision, Seryosha saw No. 171 stop.

At this time, the enemy's counterattacks also followed one after another, and all the enemies in the vehicle could hear the thump of the enemy's armor-piercing bullets hitting the armor.

Ashka shouted: "How enthusiastic!"

The driver had nothing to do at this time, so he fired up the directional machine gun and fired at the skirmisher line of infantry.

Seryosha: "Load high-explosive bombs! I feel like the enemy tanks don't need armor-piercing bombs! High-explosive bombs can also kill the surrounding infantry."

The loader pushed the high-explosive shell into the barrel and closed the breech with his backhand: "High-explosive shell, okay!"

Seryozha: "Turn the turret to the left six degrees, no, seven degrees! Release!"

Although the commander's observation hole was very small, Seryosha still saw the enemy tank being engulfed in flames, and the Plosin tank crew crawled out of the tank with a body of fire and fled in all directions.

"High-explosive is effective! Keep filling in high-explosive! Keep turning the turret left!"

"High explosive, okay!"

"put!"

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Schlieffen put down the telescope and asked the chief of staff eagerly: "What kind of tank is this?"

The chief of staff and several staff officers were flipping through the battlefield identification atlas issued by the staff department: "Wait a minute, we are looking for it!"

"Waste! Hurry up!"

After scolding the staff officer, Schlieffen picked up the telescope again.

The tank with tactical number 67 was parked on the road, and Schlieffen's most elite tank crews were called out one by one.

The armor of the Prosen tank was as if it didn't exist in front of that big pipe, killing every one it hit.

As for Proson's attack, hitting the enemy is like scratching an itch. It has no effect except sparks.

In an instant, half of the tank company was reduced to scrap metal, and the infantry were even worse. There was not even a bunker in the wilderness, and they were slaughtered wantonly by enemy machine guns.

Fortunately, the wheat in the wilderness was very high, so the infantrymen could hide themselves after lying down.

But Major Schlieffen was not happy at all. His armored troops could not lie in the grass!
Proson's armor advantage was suddenly gone?

Why are there such tanks?

At this time, the chief of staff finally turned over a tank and shouted: "It's over! It's the Special 34 tank! The frontal armor is 60 mm!" (In real history, the German army always regarded KV1 as T34 from the beginning) Schlieffen: " Is that a fucking sixty millimeter? How can a sixty millimeter block our armor-piercing bullets?"

Chief of Staff: "Wait a minute, here is a line of explanation: This type of tank uses sloped armor, and the equivalent thickness cannot be regarded as 60 mm when shot from a flat surface..."

Shrifen was anxious: "Then what should we do?"

"It's not written here. The General Staff has no information either..."

Shriven cursed.

At this time, Major Franz suggested: "Release smoke, cover the retreat of the remaining tanks, and let the infantry engage in close combat."

Shrifen thought for a while and nodded: "This is the only way."

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Wang Zhong noticed that the other party started to release smoke.

There were two tanks left in the attacking tank, and they all began to retreat.

The enemy infantry began to approach the No. 67 vehicle under the cover of smoke.

I am not afraid of smoke, but Seryozha is not.

At this time, Wang Zhong suddenly had an idea. He rode Busifaras and rushed to the front of the Boye Manor Building, which was the center of Yegorov's defense.

"Egorov! Are any of the enemy's half-tracks intact?"

Yegorov put his head around: "There is one, what's wrong?"

Wang Zhong: "Find someone to bring the flamethrower captured yesterday, put on the enemy's breastplate, get on the half-track and follow me!"

Seven minutes later, a half-track vehicle was armed. There was a sergeant holding a flamethrower, two corporals wearing armor and holding submachine guns, a first-class private operating the front machine gun, and a second lieutenant from the baggage company driving the vehicle. .

Wang Zhong was still riding a white horse, but he asked for a submachine gun, hung the bullet belt on the saddle, and glanced at the small army.

"Follow me. Wherever I shoot my submachine gun, I will spray fire there." After a brief explanation, Wang Zhong galloped on his horse again.

Buscephalas is indeed a good horse. He has run back and forth for a kilometer or two, but he is only sweating a little. He is very physically fit.

It carried Wang Zhong on its back and rushed out of the village at the lead. The half-track vehicle behind it had to use up its strength to catch up.

Wang Zhong galloped while looking at the bird's eye view. He first walked through the smoke to the No. 67 tank and patted the hatch cover.

Seryosha opened the lid and came out: "The enemy released smoke, how cunning!"

Wang Zhong: "You retreat! I will lead the infantry to set fire to the windward direction and burn them all to death!"

Seryosha smiled: "That's a good idea!"

As he spoke, the half-track vehicle also passed through the smoke, and Wang Zhong immediately ordered: "Turn upwind! Follow me!"

He turned the horse's head and kicked the horse's belly, causing Bucephalas to run quickly and gracefully.

Tank No. 67 started up and backed into the smoke that had not dispersed behind. The half-track followed Wang Zhong to the windward direction.

Wang Zhong galloped against the wind until he almost encountered the enemy's advancing skirmishers.

Then he picked up his submachine gun and started pouring water in the direction he was looking for. Regardless of whether it can hit or not, the most important thing is to indicate the direction.

The half-track vehicle followed, and the machine gunner fired green tracer bullets in the same direction.

The flamethrower stood up and breathed fire in the direction of the tracer bullet.

Wang Zhong: "Drive up, drive up! Burn all the way! No need to see the enemy!"

He could already hear the screams of the enemy in the smoke.

Wang Zhong: "Burn them to death!"

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Major Franz put down his telescope and couldn't bear to look at it any more.

Grassland burns very quickly in summer. Wildfires start from the upwind direction and will soon sweep through the entire grassland.

Troops who stayed in the grass were at risk of being burned to death.

He ignored Schlieffen's instructions and directly ordered his adjutant: "Send a flare and withdraw the troops! In addition, someone will immediately open a fire break in the grass, otherwise we will also be burned to death."

Shrifen: "I am the commander of the battle group!"

Major Franz turned to him: "Then, please give the order. If we don't retreat now, the troops will just become fertilizer on the pasture in the fire."

Major Schlieffen had a straight face and tensed up for a second before giving the order: "Withdraw the troops and open an isolation zone in the grass at the same time. Damn the enemy, why didn't he set fire to the grassland yesterday?"

"Maybe he doesn't have a flamethrower." Major Franz said. "It is impossible for such a smart general to not think of this."

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Wang Zhong returned to the village entrance, looked at the fire sweeping across the grassland, and slapped his thigh: "Damn it, I should have set fire to it at night last night!"

There are so many scenes of fire attack and night attack in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, as well as the scene of night attack and fire attack, how could I forget!

As a Chinese, I have failed in my duty!

Wu Hou, Wu Hou, I have embarrassed you!

The others didn't know what he was thinking, and they all cheered: "Ula!"

"Burn them!"

"This is so enjoyable!"

"Ula!"

The continuous sound of urrahs made people feel that the fighting spirit of the soldiers was even higher than the flames sweeping the grassland!

(End of this chapter)