Inside his tank, Wittman looked through the periscope at a distant target: "Aim?" Time waits for no one. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

The new gunner's eyes rested on the scope, pressing the precise scale on the lens against the distant target, adjusting the angle little by little.

This is a very meticulous job, and it can be said that the gun commander is second only to the commander of a tank in importance.

"I'm aiming! It's like a cheetah staring at its prey! "This cannon commander is obviously younger than Wittman, he is just 20 years old this year, and he is a young fighter.

Don't look at his young age, but he is quite talented in playing as a tank shooter. Wittman was very satisfied with his gunner, and he felt that he was very compatible with the other party.

"Training bombs! Load! With a command, the tall loader Homan pushed the ammunition directly into the tank's gun.

"Fire!" Wittmann shouted the command, and almost at the same time, the gun commander stepped on the pedal to fire the cannon.

"Boom!" The 88 mm tank gun made a deafening sound, and a blazing flame erupted from the muzzle.

The training bomb hit the distant target in an instant, leaving a huge hole in it. After all, this is just a training exercise, and it is a bit too extravagant to use real shells.

In the body of the tank, the bolt opened, and a hot shell fell into the shell storage device with a clang, and then a pungent smoke also leaked into the tank hull.

The pungent smell of the incendiary charge made Wittman's eyes narrow, and the entire tank seemed to be ignited, and a puff of gray-white smoke filled the air.

The overhead smoker was working non-stop, pumping the smoke out of the tank, but after all, it was not a job that could be done instantly, so the smoke was still filling the air for a while.

Unlike today's modern tanks, in the middle of the gun there is an automatic smoke extraction. After the tank of World War II was fired, some of the gases burned in the chamber were directly poured into the tank.

This is the main reason why the tank unit is not as chic as most people think - whoever does not believe it, put a firecracker in his bedroom, and you can understand the conditions under which the tank crew is fighting.

"The second goal! Panning the turret! Wittmann didn't hesitate for half a minute because of the smoke inside the car, and he gave a loud battle order, asking his men to continue fighting.

The electrified motor began to help the turret turn, because the weight of the turret was not small, and in fact the turret speed of the new Leopard tank could only be regarded as passable, not particularly excellent.

The sound of the motor creaked, the turret turned a little bit, and the muzzle of the 88 mm caliber cannon turned a little bit to the position of the target.

"I see it!" The gunner's eyes were still on the sight, and he quickly saw his target from his scope!

Wittman didn't waste time, he was already looking around the periscope through the commander, looking for the next target to be destroyed.

At the same time, the tall Hörman once again picked up the training shell and stuffed the heavy shell into the chamber of the gun.

The bolt closed automatically, and the gun immediately completed its preparations and entered a state of readiness for firing. The whole action was done smoothly without the slightest lag.

Although it was only a training session, he still regarded it as a trial on the battlefield. Enduring the choking smell that permeated the car's interior, Wittmann had seen where his next target was.

The "Squeak...... Commander pressed the button that controls the turret of the tank, so that the tank gun is adjusted to the position of the target.

He saw his sight, and the scale on it was pressed against his target again. Like a cheetah on the prairie, he once again set his sights on his prey.

"Fire when you're ready!" After finding his next target, Wittmann shouted to his gun commander.

"Boom!" Without the slightest hesitation, the new gun commander directly stepped on the pedal to fire, and a training bullet was fired out again, hitting a target in the distance.

The second shell also hit a distant target, and the instructors supervising the training nodded in satisfaction. The performance of the Leopard tank was so satisfying that everyone gave an unbelievable evaluation.

The army has decided to send people to visit a battalion-level performance of the Leopard tank, so that the generals can intuitively feel the power of the Leopard tank.

Guderian was now on his way back to Berlin from the Eastern Front, and as a veteran commander in the German Panzer Forces, he couldn't wait to catch a glimpse of the legendary Leopard.

As the second shell hit the target, the smoke inside the tank became thick again, and the choking smell was a little unpleasant.

As the overhead fan kept turning, the pungent smell of light smoke was pumped out of the tank hull little by little.

Also because of this fan, the tanks of World War II did not have the ability to defend themselves. The Leopard tank also does not have the ability to do this, and of course it is impossible to have a countermeasure in this regard.

At about the same time that the Leopard tank was in service, Germany was also working the so-called "anti-magnetic bomb armor" because it had developed its own magnetic anti-tank bomb.

The layer of thick paint on the outside of the Tiger tank's armor with regular lines is actually this anti-magnetic coating.

However, Li Le did not ask the troops to be equipped with this complex anti-magnetic armor, because Li Le knew that this kind of thing did not play a big role in World War II.

Cost reduction, at the suggestion of Li Le, has become a common practice in German armored vehicles. The simplicity of the details has become a common problem for German heavy armored vehicles.

Therefore, compared to the uniform ripples on the appearance of German tanks in World War II, the current German tanks are smoother in appearance, but they are not "regular".

In order to increase the ballistic performance of the sides of the tank, the turret of the new Leopard tank was hung with storage boxes filled with debris.

These boxes are also welded with iron plates, creating another layer of protection on the outside. So outwardly, the four sides of the German tank were not inclined "bulletproof inclinations".

From a distance, the new Leopard tank is vertically on the sides! It's just that these vertical iron plates are just some boxes full of miscellaneous items.

The core armor of the tank is a slightly inclined inward design, and this two-layer design improves the protection performance of the tank.

If necessary, the German crew members could put something in it to increase the protection of their tanks.

In fact, there are a few options for training tanks: spare wheels on the outside of the box on the side of the turret of the tank, or buckets or iron plates on the inside.

The storage box behind the turret was also filled with things, including wrenches and tools for dismantling the tank, as well as tents and spare machine gun ammunition.

As a result, the turret of the tank is covered with all sorts of small bits and pieces, which look irregular. But compared to the turret of "streaking", the protection is improved a lot.

The tank undulated over the bumpy terrain, and soon Weitmann's gun commander was aiming at a third target. Compared to the previous two goals, this goal is much smaller.

It simulates a hidden enemy tank, so it's only one-third the size of a standard tank target.

However, Wittmann's young gunner instantly locked on to the unlucky target, and he steadily maneuvered the cannon to shatter the small target.

"I hit the target three times, and Wittman's crew is still very good." An officer lowered his binoculars and said to the colonel officer of the training camp beside him.

The colonel's officer looked at the shattered target in the distance, nodded and did not speak. He knew that the three targets were all set at a distance of about 1,000 meters, and it was really not easy to be able to hit them all.

"What's the name of the gun commander of the Wittmann crew?" The colonel suddenly turned around and asked the adjutant behind him, who was recording the results.

The adjutant was stunned for a moment, then looked at the list he was holding, and replied, "Carl! Cal? Wegener! ”

"What a good seedling!" The colonel praised with satisfaction, and then opened his mouth and ordered: "When General Guderian arrives with us, arrange for the Weitmann crew to do a firing demonstration, using live ammunition and standard test steel plate targets!" ”

"Got it!" When the adjutant heard the colonel say this, he immediately opened his mouth and agreed: "How many shots are arranged?" ”

"Three times...... No, five times! You have to let the general enjoy it to prove the results of our training, right? The Colonel said with a smile when he mentioned this.

At the same time, in the downtown area of Berlin, in the Chancellery, Li Le closed the last document and closed his eyes tiredly.

He leaned back in his chair and, after twisting his neck twice, called Baumann: "I heard that General Guderian will be in Berlin tomorrow?" ”

"Yes! My Führer! It was you who gave him the go-ahead to come back with Manstein, along with several generals, to visit the new tank exercises. Bowman replied.

Li Le nodded, did not open his eyes, but said slowly: "Arrange time for me tomorrow, I will also go to see the new Leopard tank ......"

"There is an update on the economy tomorrow, do you want to postpone it?" Bowman was the Führer's secretary, so he naturally knew everything about the Führer's itinerary.

"Postpone, until the evening......" Li Le heard Baumann's question, and replied: "By the way, help me arrange, I will summon Brauchitsch alone." ”

"Understood, Führer! I will inform the Army that Brauchitsch will also be present at tomorrow's exercises! Bowman nodded quickly, turned around and went out to arrange for tomorrow.