Redemption of WWII

Chapter 51 Armor Showdown 2

In fact, Michel and Captain Wittmann were not the only ones who came from Germany. [] A transfer order from Marshal Keitel, chief of staff of the Supreme Command of the Three Armed Forces, directly transferred nearly 400 tank instructors from various armored officer academies and army armored training camps.Directly take the special train and act together with the arms.Their basic task is to serve as the commander of the No. 5 tank.Among them, 100 people are specially equipped for the No. 6 tank. Each No. 6 tank is equipped with 2 people, one of whom is the commander, and the other is the driver and maintenance engineer.There are also 20 alternate officers who will rotate the personnel of the 40 No. 6 tanks at any time.In this way, each new tank has at least one senior tank commander.

These people are not like ordinary armored division tank commander personnel.These people are usually expert-level figures, and they are very particular about driving tanks, maintaining tanks, marching tanks, and marching tanks.In addition, the other members of the tanks equipped with them are basically their former students, and they are more handy to cooperate with.

Among these people, Michelle and Captain Wittmann are just ordinary characters.That's why he was assigned to a No. 5 tank as the commander.And Michelle and Wittmann's teaching time is also very short, so they are basically not very popular.Of course, Michelle and Captain Wittmann were not really accepted by these instructors as their own because of the short teaching time.

But all this did not hinder the command of Michel and Lieutenant Wittmann. The temperament he developed in the field army soon made him become one with his tank members.Unlike other expert and professor tank commanders who only believe in data and science.

Michel and Wittmann believed in their own feelings and experiences.

In the desert, the tank groups of the two sides met unexpectedly, and the tanks of the two sides far away raised dust.Michelle and Wittmann couldn't see anything through the periscope in the car, so they had to put on goggles, opened the hatch, and put half of their bodies outside the turret of the tank.At this time, it was all based on visual inspection to observe the enemy's tanks. Michel, Wittmann and the British tanks were about 3 kilometers away from their own tanks, and they had just entered the theoretical maximum range of the No. 5 tank.Michelle and Wittmann directly ordered, "Maximum turret elevation, prepare high-explosive grenades."

The loader of the tank quickly replied "over".

"Separate the shifting and launch." Michelle and Wittmann said.

As a senior tank commander, Michel and Wittmann would not drive the tank and fire the gun as shown in the movie.In that case, the damage to the engine and gearbox will be fatal. After a battle, it is estimated that the engine can be sent directly to the scrap yard.Novices make such mistakes, armor textbooks do not mention this, only experienced tank commanders understand this.

The driver quickly stepped on the clutch, and the tank stopped in place in an instant.The gunner waited for the vehicle to stop before pulling the trigger on the 75mm tank.The recoil of the cannon immediately hit the tank hard, and the whole ground seemed to tremble.

A cannon shot straight at the British tank formation in a curved line. It took 3000 seconds for the gun to fly at a distance of 3 meters to reach it, and it plunged into the range where the British tanks were advancing.Although there was no direct hit, the fragments from the explosion of the gun still shocked several 'Sherman 4' tanks that were driving around. A British tank commander who was also observing outside was directly hit by the fragments of the explosion. The head swallowed directly, lying on the outside of the tank, and blood flowed down the turret of the tank.

Seeing this situation, the other British tank commanders quickly got into the tank.I was too scared to come up again.

Michelle and Wittmann observed the explosion with binoculars outside the car and knew that there was no attack.But Michelle and Wittmann were not disappointed.

Other expert-level tank commanders in the German army fought completely according to the high life distance of the tank.And it is still necessary to ensure the highest hit rate, so they will not fire at a distance of 3000 meters at all. They will not fire until they are within 2000 meters.But Michelle and Wittmann are not like this.

Michel and Wittmann were also well-tested characters on the Eastern Front.He knows that in an encounter, the side that fires first is basically the one that can win, and the side that fires second is often the one that is unlucky to be beaten.The impact of firing first has a great impact on both the enemy and us, and the morale of the side that fires first can increase a lot.

Therefore, although the artillery of Michel and Wittmann did not pose too much threat to the British army, it did not touch the mood of the German tank commanders.But for those other tank crews, the wire operator, the gunner, the loader, the driver, it means a lot.At least the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level were no longer so nervous, and they quickly entered a fighting mentality.

Michel and Wittmann did not order to re-engage the gear and start, but ordered the loader to continue loading the high-explosive howitzer, and fired the guns at the British tanks at the largest angle of fire one after another.And they launch high-explosive grenades.The recoil of the gun slightly changes the firing angle of the tank every time. After these angles are enlarged by a distance of 3000 meters, the gun explodes at different locations.

These high-explosive howitzers are honestly not much of a threat to the tough American made 'Sherman' tanks.In terms of protection capability, the front and side armor of the Sherman tank is 50 mm thick, and the front has a 47-degree bevel, which is equivalent to a protection effect of 70 mm. The side has no bevel.The frontal armor of the turret is 88 mm thick.It can be said that no high-explosive grenade can penetrate these armors.

However, the Sherman tank is equipped with a gasoline engine, which is also very easy to catch fire and explode. This shortcoming has given the Sherman tank the nickname of "Ronson Lighter", because the advertising slogan of this lighter is "One shot, every shot must be on" . '

最令英军苦恼的就是‘谢尔曼’坦克那门40倍径的75毫米主炮，33吨重的坦克在发射高爆榴对付步兵时是一把好手，但是在对付坦克时却没有多大的作用，炮管短的缺陷也让‘谢尔曼m4’在发射穿甲时表现平平。在1000米以内只能击穿60毫米厚的平面装甲。

Of course, against those old German tanks No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, as well as those full-bodied and thin-skinned Italian tanks, 'Sherman' still performed very well.But it was a bit difficult to fight against the No. 4 tank at the main station of the German army.

Now the 'Sherman' is not facing those old and broken tanks, but the latest German No. 5 tank that turned out to be.You may not understand the No. 5 tank, but everyone is probably familiar with the German "Leopard" tank.

6号坦克那更是不用介绍了，地球人都知道那是‘虎’式坦克的代名词。5号坦克装备的是70倍径的75毫米火炮，这样的炮管发射的炮能很猥琐的在2000米以外就击穿100毫米的装甲。这样长度的炮管本来是为了对付那些在东线苏联战场上横行的‘t34’坦克的。英国人就是想破大天也不会料到会有这些本应该出现在俄国战场的杀手出现在这里。

Soon Michelle and Wittmann's non-targeted shooting ushered in the first results.One shot pierced the armor near the engine of a British 'Sherman' tank and exploded.The gasoline in the thin-skinned and stuffed engine was also ignited, and a second explosion occurred, and the flames of the explosion directly rushed into the cab and the command room.

The British army driving the tank in front of the tank was roasted and torn to pieces by the flames and air waves on the spot.Several British soldiers in the command room were also instantly fainted by the shock of the explosion.

The tanks of the entire British army were scorched hot by the flames, and the commander of the tank woke up from the heat. When he woke up, he found that the inside of the tank had tragically turned into a hell on earth, and the tongue of love was caressing like a lover. Looking at the cannon stored in the tank.The British soldier who woke up suddenly screamed, struggling to get out of the tank.But along with his yelling, the tank guns that were martyred by flames also protested.

The third explosion happened like this. The explosion produced by the martyred tank gun blew a big hole in the bottom of the tank. Flames spewed out from the bottom of the tank. Under the force of a large amount of gas, the tank was blown The strength of the force was pushed to a height of 3 meters.If Liu Qi were here, he would definitely call out 'jet tank'.

It’s not over yet, the turret part of the tank in the sky is no longer bound by the body of the tank, and the 2-meter-long barrel flew for tens of meters, and it hit another 'Sherman m4' On the track road wheels of the tank.At that time, another 'Sherman' tank was also smashed and scrapped on the spot, and the smashed load wheel was like a frisbee, and it fell directly on the machine gun of an armored personnel carrier behind with a whistling sound. It smashed the machine gun like a post-modern artwork, and then struggled to fall to the sand on the side.

The result of this rare and wonderful picture made the British troops in the back frightened.

At this time, there was no such thing as movie special effects.Not to mention a live-action reality show.

The morale of the British army wilted like an eggplant beaten by frost.The explosion was also received by the German Leopard instructor-level tank commander more than 2 meters away. Those high-ranking expert-level tank commanders couldn't help secretly envious of Michel and Wittmann's luck.

The first result of this battle was actually achieved by this guy.It is estimated that an armored assault medal will not be able to escape.This guy has already got one in Russia, and this time it is estimated that this guy will get it first.

This result is a great encouragement to the lower-level tank officers and soldiers of the German army. The long-distance shooting of 3000 meters is simply an impossible task. It has never happened before, but the British tanks burning like torches stand there, and the morale of the German officers and soldiers is raised to a fixed point.

The soldiers screamed like little tigers, eager to beat the British to pieces like Michel and Wittmann's tanks did.