artillery arc

Chapter 660 "12345, that's five pairs of road wheels!"

Lieutenant Alexander Fadin had seen a tank with a round turret, that was the famous Rokossov Type 1, but the turret of the Rokossov Type 1 was more like a turtle shell, not as round as the tank in front of him.

The tank stopped in front of Lieutenant Fardin. Judging from the sound of the brakes, this thing was not as heavy as the Rokossov Type 1, so it should be a medium tank.

The hatch on the round turret opened, and the tanker got out: "Lieutenant Davarish, do you need help? Our brigade's medical vehicle is right behind us. You can see it if you walk a little further."

Lieutenant Fardin: "The enemy's ambush position is ahead, on Hill 202.1! The enemy tanks use the terrain to expose only the turrets, which is very difficult to deal with!"

The tank commander with the pot-cut hair smiled and said, "See this 100mm gun? It's the same model as the Vortex. Currently, no tank in Proson has a turret that can withstand a shot from this thing!"

Lieutenant Fardin: "The enemy has a large number of long-barreled Type 20s. I saw at least !"

"Don't worry, Davarishi. We have 31 tanks! Ten of them are broken down, and we will catch up soon. Thank you for the information you provided, Lieutenant. Your mission is over, and we will take over the rest!"

After saying this, the commander on the turret saluted, then patted the top of the turret: "Forward!"

Fadin hurriedly made way, the engine of the new tank roared, the entire vehicle body rushed forward a few steps, and then returned to normal driving state.

Just looking at the power, it is stronger than the T34! As for the protection capability, Fadin's new tank was a little unsure, but when he thought that the design of this tank should also be approved by General Rokossov, his last concerns disappeared.

General Rokossov attached great importance to the tank's defensive capabilities and wanted to keep the tank soldiers alive, so the new medium tank's protection capabilities would not be worse than the T34.

As Lieutenant Fardin watched the tank leave, the corporal counted: "12345..."

"What are you counting?" Lieutenant Farding asked in confusion.

"Wheels! This tank has five pairs of large road wheels, just like the T34!"

Lieutenant Fardin: "You don't mean to say that the same road wheels as the T34 are the T34?"

"No, of course I wouldn't say that. Besides, the wheels of the T34 are arranged very neatly. There's a little distance between the front pair of wheels and the four wheels at the back!"

At this time, more tanks drove past, and Fadin also noticed that the body length of the new tank was longer than that of the T34, so the distance between the No. 1 and No. 2 road wheels was increased.

In addition, the turret of the new tank is also further back than that of the T34, almost in the middle of the tank.

The new tank's body is lower than the T34 and looks more compact.

As Lieutenant Fardin stared at the new tank, the infantrymen sitting on the engine radiator cover also stared at him. Someone shouted to him, "Lieutenant, don't worry! It is said that all tank soldiers will be able to drive new vehicles next year!"

"It's still taking so long!" Lieutenant Fardin shouted back, "Why don't you talk to the tanker and have him come down so I can take his place!"

The infantrymen laughed.

At this time, the infantry corporal said, "I think you can walk back to the assembly point by yourself, Lieutenant, then I will join them on the spot!"

Fadin was shocked: "You traitor, don't leave! I won't allow you to leave me to fight! My feet suddenly hurt! I need someone to support me! I order you to support me!"

However, the corporal was already rushing towards the passing tank with a PPSh.

The infantrymen on the tank reached out their hands and pulled him up.

"Sukabulie!" Lieutenant Farding cursed.

The corporal saluted Farding from the tank.

The infantrymen on the other tanks didn't know what was going on and saluted Lieutenant Fardin.

A minute later, all the armored cavalry on the tanks saluted Fadin for unknown reasons, as if he had performed some extraordinary feat.

There was nothing Fadin could do but stand there and return the greeting, watching the new tanks drive towards the battlefield.

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After the lieutenant disappeared, the infantrymen in pot-lids asked the sergeant in charge, "What happened to the lieutenant just now? Why did you salute him?"

"I don't know. Maybe all his troops have been wiped out, and he's asking us for revenge. Anyway, just salute." The sergeant spread his hands.

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"Armored Schultz" held up a telescope and patiently observed the new smoke in the distance.

"It's approaching very quickly," he said. "It doesn't look like an enemy heavy tank. I was thinking that if I encountered the legendary Rokossov Type 34 heavy tank, I would study how to deal with it. But it turned out to be a T again. It seems that Ant's support capability is not enough to support heavy tanks in continuous combat."

The chief of staff responded on the radio: "Yes, according to the confession of the prisoners, Rokossov cancelled the practice of placing dozens or hundreds of heavy tanks in one unit last year, and instead organized the heavy tanks into an armored regiment of 21. He believes that Ant's support capabilities can only support heavy tank activities of this scale." Adelschultz nodded with satisfaction: "Rokossov is indeed a worthy opponent. Winning from him will be very valuable!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Adel saw the approaching Ant Tank.

He couldn't help but frown: "This tank has never appeared in the identification manual! It's the enemy's new tank!"

In fact, battlefield identification is a very troublesome task, especially at such a long distance.

But the outline of the enemy tank was so different from the tanks Adel had encountered before that he could tell at a glance that it was a brand new tank.

"Attention, everyone! The new enemy tanks we are about to encounter may be the medium tanks we have reported before. It is said that they were completely destroyed in the battle with our Type 6 heavy tanks. In other words, the defense capability of this tank is not as strong as the legendary Rokossov Type 1!
"Don't worry too much, just aim and shoot!"

Adel Schultz paused, thinking that just saying so much was not enough, and then reminded: "For new tanks, you should aim at their traditional weaknesses, such as the driver's observation port, the driver's hatch, the machine gun port on the gun shield, etc.! If it doesn't work, aim at the turret seam, or even jam the turret!
"Or use high-explosive bombs to destroy the enemy's sights!"

The chief of staff reminded: "As the commander of the battle group, you don't need to issue such orders. The company commanders of each company are veterans and will remind the tankers!"

There are many veterans in the Plossen Armored Forces, and what Adel just said is indeed a bit unnecessary.

As the famous "Armored Schultz", how could he not know this! But he couldn't help but want to remind his subordinates, because these pot-head tanks gave him a bad feeling.

He asked the chief of staff: "Are you sure these medium tanks were completely destroyed by the Panzer VI?"

"Yes, the battle report said that all the tanks were destroyed, but the remaining Type 6 tanks were also destroyed by the Ante armored cavalry that rushed to the front."

Adelhan came down and asked: "Are you saying that our heavy armored forces were destroyed? Then who was in control of the battlefield in the end?"

"It's the Ants. The report says that the Ant infantry has come up, so there is no one who can control the battlefield to repair the damaged Type 6 tank prototype."

Adel took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

As a senior officer, he had long known the tricks the high command would play in battle reports.

Judging from the battle report of the Supreme Command, the result of the collision between the Type 6 heavy tank and the enemy's new medium tank should be a draw. A tie between a heavy tank and a medium tank is not something to be happy about!
Adel: "Everyone, please pay attention. The enemy's new medium tanks may have performance beyond our imagination. All units should cooperate with infantry units and anti-tank artillery units to destroy the enemy--"

Before he could finish his words, the first wave of shooting began.

Adel immediately dropped the microphone and picked up the telescope to observe the effect of the attack.

No Antetank stopped moving, at least Adel Schultz didn't see the Antetank stop moving.

The first wave of fire didn't penetrate the enemy's armor at all!

However, the Ants did not seem to see where the tanks of Schultz's battle group were.

The situational awareness of the Ant Armored Soldiers has always been poor.

The second wave of shelling began. This time Adel was holding a telescope, so he clearly saw the sparks from the long-barreled 50mm and 75mm gun shells hitting the enemy tanks.

Although the distance was still far, Adel had already seen someone aiming at the enemy's gun shield and turret ring, but it seemed to have no effect.

It is said that the turret ring of the Rokosov-1 heavy tank is very difficult to get stuck. It should be that the Ants adopted a special design to avoid being stuck in the ring by the Proson armored soldiers' superb shooting skills all day long like last year.

At this time the enemy fought back.

The sound of the firing made Adel's heart twitch violently - this sound looked like the 100mm gun on the enemy's new tank destroyer!
Have the Ants already made the 100mm gun standard equipment?
A long tongue of fire spurted out of the turret hatch of a Type 4 tank. The tank crew, covered in flames, got out of the tank and rolled on the grass. The infantry, who had been prepared, rushed over with buckets of water.

The Ant tank continued to shoot, although it was not very accurate, but as long as it hit the target, Proson's tank would turn into a bright and hot torch.

The aftereffects of a 100mm gun penetrating a target are so great that very few tanks will not catch fire after being hit.

This is just like the effect when Prosen's 88mm cannon hit the Ante tank at the beginning of the war - it would catch fire as soon as it hit, and burn to the point of being scrapped. Even if the tank crew could run out, they would have large areas of skin burned and would not be able to return to the front line for a while.

The radio was filled with the screams of the Proson tank crewmen, which were probably the desperate cries of the tank crewmen who were set on fire because they did not have time to take out their tanks.

Adel made a painful decision: "Release the smoke and abandon the position! Let the infantry and anti-tank guns consume the enemy!"

The chief of staff reminded: "The enemy's tanks have armored cavalry on their backs! The infantry may not be able to defeat them!"

"We are not really giving up our position completely. We just want to delay the enemy and create an opportunity to outflank them. The enemy is all medium tanks, and the defense on the sides and rear cannot be the same as the front! Quick!"

(End of this chapter)