From the point of view of weight, the Panther 3 does not have much advantage in this impact, at least it can't use its own engine to push the other side and overturn the opponent all the time like bullying light tanks in the past.

After all, the Panther 3 is 40 tons, but the Sherman tank is also 30 tons, and in this case, the violent impact made both tanks slammed.

After releasing the accelerator, the distance between the Panther 3 tank and the opponent was pulled away again, and at this time, the turret of Brant's tank was already rotating.

Just now, it was just a small angle, but now, the turret turned quickly, and soon turned back, and the 88mm barrel was only a few centimeters away from the opponent's tall turret!

"Fire!" Brandt shouted loudly.

"Boom!" The 88-mm steel-core armor-piercing projectile, coming out of the barrel, with a blazing flame and a thick black smoke, almost immediately drilled into the opponent's turret!

A huge explosion came, and the turret of this tank was directly pierced, and then, black smoke came out from the place where it was pierced, followed by a larger fire.

Wrecked!

The battle was raging, and the British armored troops, relying on the spirit of not being afraid of death, desperately rushed towards the German positions, and they actually killed several German tanks.

However, the exchange ratio between the two sides was so miserable that it was not even five to one, which meant that if they destroyed one German tank, they would have to destroy at least five Sherman tanks!

Even if they have a large enough number of tanks, they can't withstand this kind of attrition, not to mention that the tanks of the Germans who rushed up seem to be quite numerous!

What to do?

When the news of the encounter with the German Panzer Division on the front line reached the command in the rear, Montgomery immediately frowned.

I thought that the main forces of the Germans were on the northern front, and the Italian position was a soft underbelly, but now, why did an extra armored unit suddenly appear?

"General, it's the 15th Panzer Division of the Germans, which was only recently transferred from the mainland, and they went ashore in the middle of the night, their whereabouts were hidden, and we didn't detect it."

Both sides retained their strength, and hundreds of tanks suddenly appeared on the British side, and on the German side, a new armored division could naturally emerge out of thin air, but the arrival of this armored division made Montgomery realize that something was wrong.

"The latest tanks aided by the United States to our are still unable to shake the German tanks in terms of performance." The subordinates continued to report bad news one after another: "The main gun of this tank cannot penetrate the main armor of German tanks. ”

In fact, when I first saw these tanks, Montgomery really didn't have much hope, looking at the barrel on it was thick enough, but not long enough, and then look at the German tanks, the tank guns were imposing enough, and now, as expected!

He counterattacked from the north to attract the attention of the Germans, and then the real direction of the main attack was in the south, just to avoid direct contact with the main tank forces of the Germans.

"We can't fight hard with the Germans, if we continue like this, our foundation will be exhausted, and besides, once the Germans break through our tank troops, the infantry that follows behind will be in trouble." The subordinate continued.

They can't fight hard, they can only retreat, but if they retreat like this, then the German armored forces rush up, and the situation is even more dangerous, so to speak, the situation is already very dangerous!

"Order the armored troops in front to continue to hold out for fifteen minutes, and the troops in the rear to retreat back to the defensive line and prepare for defense!" Montgomery said.

So far, the winner has not been scored, and you still have a chance!

The armored units in front are continuing to fight, and for them, every second of persistence means sacrifice.

They had to hold on, and now they were glued to the German forces, and if they retreated, it would be a rout.

They relied on the spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice, and continued to persevere, one tank after another, igniting a fire, billowing black smoke, the rising smoke, is the soul of the war dead ascending to heaven.

The number of Sherman tanks, less and less, when the order to retreat was given, more than two hundred tanks set out, now there are less than fifty left!

They couldn't turn around, so they could only hang up the reverse gear and slowly retreat, but fortunately, the German troops were not in love with war, and after a fierce battle, their ammunition consumption was not small, and in this way, the remaining British tank troops could finally retreat.

Compared to their good fortune, the tank units on the northern line of defense, which were not so lucky, were ravaged by two armored divisions and eventually all of them were killed.

The only thing they deserve to be commended for is that they did not surrender to the death, and they all died on the battlefield with dignity, and the German army, relying on this momentum, occupied the front line of Mount Aisha.

The first day of fighting ended like this.

"The Italian army, it's a shame!" In the command headquarters, Rommel's voice was loud: "Today, if it were not for the timely arrival of our tank troops, the Italian army would have all surrendered to the British!" Our line of defense will be open, and the troops of the British will pour out, go around behind us, and surround us! ”

The daytime battle made Rommel quite dissatisfied.

The Italian army, obviously there are so many anti-tank guns, they actually didn't fire a single shot! They watched as the British tanks ran over them, reached their heads, and then they surrendered.

Such an army, a weak army like noodles, what a shame!

"Report, those Italian soldiers who retreated during the day have all been brought under control." Just then, the adjutant came in and said.

"On the battlefield, retreating from the battle, violating military orders, and actually surrendering to the British, what is the use of keeping such soldiers?" Rommel said: "Now, in my capacity as commander-in-chief of the coalition forces in North Africa, I give the order to shoot them all!" ”

Hearing this, Marshal Graziani, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.

"There's a reason why they didn't open the cannon because they couldn't find a crowbar or open the ammunition box." Marshal Graziani said: "Just forgive them this time, or send them back to Italy?" ”

"Enough!" Rommel stood up, pointed to Marshal Graziani's nose, and said: "I've endured enough, instead of having such a group of noodle army, it is better to let our German army fight on our own, at least don't be afraid, now, I tell you, go back, your entire Italian army, all for me to go back to Italy!" The whole Middle East, it is enough for our German army to fight on our own! ”

Field Marshal Rommel, who usually looks kind, is like an angry lion at this time.