At this time, the M3 anti-tank gun was a suitable weapon for the expeditionary force. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

One of the important reasons is that the number of German tanks to be faced in this battle is very large, and this number can be expected to be much more than the more than 80 "Sherman" tanks of the American army...... After the division of the German army, there were more than two hundred vehicles.

It is conceivable that if the rate of fire of the "Sherman" tank is about ten rounds per minute...... It is unlikely that a tank will reach 10 rounds per minute in real combat, because the tank has to maneuver, aim, and look for a target, and this target is often a moving target.

Therefore, in such a battle, although the "Sherman" tank far surpassed the German No. 2 and No. 3 tanks in terms of defense and firepower, there would still be a situation of "ants biting elephants to death...... German tanks could easily rely on their numerical superiority to go around the flank or even rear of the "Sherman" and attack its weak points.

At this time, the rate of fire of the M3 anti-tank gun of 14 rounds per minute and the ability to quickly find targets and attack accurately became particularly important.

Of course, if the rate of fire of the "Sherman" tank is 350 rounds per minute, as in the anti-Japanese drama...... No matter how many German tanks came up, it was useless.

The performance of the M3 anti-tank guns did not disappoint Zhang Chi, they fired armor-piercing shells out of the chamber one after another, and dozens of anti-tank guns fired hundreds of armor-piercing shells in a few minutes, which instantly stifled the momentum of the German army's steel torrent......

Needless to say, the German tank No. 2 was not hit at all, and it was basically scrapped with one shot.

Even if the No. 3 tank can withstand it, it will often malfunction or slow down or even be injured due to violent vibrations, which gives the "Sherman" tank a chance to play, and as soon as the muzzle of the gun turns, it will spit flames at the No. 3 tank with a "boom".

YOU MUST KNOW THAT THE 76MM CALIBER GUN OF THE "SHERMAN" TANK CAN PENETRATE 60MM THICK ARMOR AT A DISTANCE OF ONE THOUSAND METERS, AND THE ARMOR OF THE GERMAN NO. 3 TANK OF ABOUT 30MM IS A PIECE OF CAKE FOR IT, SO ONE AFTER ANOTHER GERMAN TANKS EMITTED BLACK SMOKE OR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE FIRE OF THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, AND SOME WERE EVEN BOMBARDED INTO THE SKY BY A CANNON.

At this time, the German tanks also opened fire.

But the Germans were disappointed...... the thick armor of the "Sherman" stopped in front of them like a shield, and the shells were quickly bounced off as soon as they were fired, as if they were tickling the enemy.

However, the Germans did not stop attacking, a group of tanks fell under enemy fire, and then another group of tanks poured up, and even tanks pushed the burning tanks forward.

To the great frustration of the Germans, the German tank No. 3 had to be at a distance of 500 meters to destroy the "Sherman...... First of all, not to mention whether the No. 3 tank can approach this distance, even if it can approach this distance, the M3 anti-tank in the hands of the expeditionary force at this time will also be able to destroy it.

Heinz Landau soon received a report from the front: "General, the enemy's defenses are very tight, the fire is very fierce, it can be seen that they are very skilled in maneuvering tanks and fighting in coordination with anti-tank forces!" We have already lost dozens of tanks, but we have not been able to break through their fire net! ”

Heinz Landau couldn't help gritting his teeth, in fact, he didn't need to report from the front line, he knew that he had underestimated the strength of his opponent...... From the formation of the opponent's tanks and the fact that the tanks were on the same front with each other, he knew that the enemy was not the "infantry in the tank" he had imagined.

But by the time he realized this, it was too late, and the two tank battalions were already shooting at the enemy like arrows off the string, and Heinz Landau could only hope that Lady Luck would once again be on the side of the Afrika Korps, but now it seems that it is clear that there is not.

Tank group operations are different from other land battles...... Infantry can easily get out if it is in a disadvantageous situation, and it even has many ways to retreat, such as handover cover, artillery cover, etc.

It is much more difficult for a tank group to retreat, because when it turns, it will expose the weakest rear armor to the enemy's guns, while the enemy's anti-tank guns have a range of six or seven kilometers, and you don't know how much it will cost you to just escape from its range, not to mention that the enemy's tanks will pursue you all the way behind.

Therefore, the Heinz Blue Road can be said to be difficult to ride a tiger at this time.

Heinz Landau deeply regretted it at this time...... Why didn't you wait for the anti-tank gun battalion and tank formation No. 4 to catch up before attacking? If we had waited until then, the Chinese troops in front of us would not have become such a big trouble!

After thinking about it, Heinz Landau ordered: "Listen to my orders, the 3rd Panzer Battalion will stop attacking Maherama and make a detour to the enemy's rear to attack!" ”

"Yes!"

Heinz Landau's order is certainly correct...... Detouring to the enemy's rear, it was faced with the anti-tank artillery units of the expeditionary force, and then the fragile rear armor of the "Sherman" tank defense line, so that the expeditionary force faced a situation of being surrounded or even completely annihilated.

Zhang Chi soon got the relevant information.

"Vice-Commander!" The staff officer who organized the defense in Mahairama reported: "The enemy tanks have stopped attacking us, and they may have turned to you!" ”

"Roger!" Zhang Chi responded.

He thought that such a situation would occur, after all, the enemy had a large number of tanks, and once he found that the situation was not right, he would soon divide several squads to outflank him.

And for the expeditionary force...... There are only about 80 tanks in total, and it is not easy to form a defensive line, and if it is divided into several parts to deal with this side and deal with that, it will basically be unsystematic and will not be able to protect the anti-tank artillery units.

Of course, Zhang Chi has also thought of a countermeasure.

"Third Panzer Company!" Zhang Chi ordered at the walkie-talkie: "Execute the harassment plan!" ”

"Yes!" The walkie-talkie heard the answer of Xu Jingzong, the commander of the 3rd Armored Company.

This third armored company is a special armored company, and they are all made up of self-propelled anti-tank guns...... This self-propelled anti-tank gun is actually an assembly of the M3 half-track and the M3 anti-tank gun.

Needless to say, the advantage of anti-tank guns against tanks is to further develop the advantages of "I can hit you and you can't hit me" of anti-tank guns...... The towed anti-tank gun also has the process of mounting the gun and collecting the gun, and the self-propelled anti-tank gun is saved, because the gun is directly mounted on the half-track vehicle, and the shooting and aiming are all carried out on the vehicle, and even the fire can be fired while maneuvering, which is very suitable for harassing the stupid guy who has a short range and slow action like the tank.

The disadvantage is that the M3 anti-tank gun is really not powerful, so most of this harassment can only be harassment.