Chapter 820: ME63 (Five Watches Asking for a Monthly Pass)
The air was filled with tank exhaust, the tank tracks resounded on the grassland, and there were Soviet tanks in front of them, and the leading ones were still planting red flags on the turrets.
"Panzer, prepare!" Albridge gave the order to fight.
One by one, the German tanks adjusted the angle of their turrets, aiming their guns at their prey like hunters.
"Fire!"
As Albridge gave the order, the German tanks roared at the Soviet tank group one after another.
AT THIS TIME, THE GERMAN TANK "NO. 4" WAS REPLACED WITH A 75MM CALIBER ANTI-TANK GUN WITH A LONG BARREL...... In fact, it is still somewhat different from the anti-tank gun PAK40.
The difference is that if the anti-tank is used as an anti-tank gun for infantry, there is plenty of space in the rear, so the shells can be made very long...... The longer the shell, which means that it can hold more gunpowder, so the warhead can hit farther and pierce the armor deeper.
But this is not the case with this anti-tank gun in a tank...... Space in the tank is limited, and too long shells will not only affect the operation, but also the recoil will need to be longer.
As a result, it was necessary to make a proper modification, that is, to shorten the recoil mechanism and shorten the shells, and gave this gun a new name KK40.
BECAUSE OF THE SMALL SHORT CHARGE OF THE SHELL, THE TANK GUN OF THE "FOUR" DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY OF THE PAK40 TO PENETRATE 102MM AT A DISTANCE OF 1500 METERS, AND AT A DISTANCE OF 1500 METERS AT A DEPTH OF 77 MM AND 85 MM AT A DISTANCE OF 1000 METERS.
BUT THIS PENETRATION DEPTH WAS ENOUGH TO DESTROY THE T35, WHICH HAD ONLY 35MM ARMOR THICKNESS ON THE FRONT.
I saw one T34 after another stop under the blow of German artillery, emitting black smoke, and the HS129 in the air also dived down again and again, firing a series of shells at the tank...... In a short time, the plain was littered with tank wreckage, malfunctioning, burning, and even an explosion that had completely blown up to pieces.
However, the torrent of Soviet tanks was not deterred by this loss, and they continued to push forward around the wreckage of the tanks in front of them, although this slowed them down, sometimes exposing the side armor in front of the enemy's guns.
Gradually, the Soviet tank group approached the German lines.
After all, the Soviets had a numerical advantage, and with the fact that they were advancing towards the Germans at full speed, the Germans had only a few minutes to react.
"Lieutenant Colonel!" Eberhard glanced at Qin Chuan nervously.
Qin Chuan knew what Eberhard meant, the enemy tank forward had approached 800 meters, and it was time for the 1st Infantry Regiment to make a move.
But Qin Chuan didn't do this, because he noticed that there were only more than a hundred tanks in this wave, and more than forty were destroyed on the way to the charge.
If this kind of fighting continues, there will be few of these forty-odd tanks left that are afraid of rushing in front of the German tanks...... This does not require ME63 to make a move at all.
Qin Chuan believed that the offensive of the Soviets would not be so simple.
So, instead of responding to Eberhard, he just raised his binoculars and looked across the plains.
Sure enough, after a while, another batch of tanks appeared in the aperture of the Qinchuan telescope, one after another, dense and unsightly.
"It's coming!" Qin Chuan said.
This wave is the main tank force of the Soviet army.
The Soviets were clever enough to throw all the tanks in one go, it would make them too dense.
Not only will this make the tank vulnerable to enemy fire, but even the wreckage of the destroyed tank in front of it will block the tank's path and cause blockage...... In the case that the long-distance penetration depth is not as good as that of the opponent and the number is superior, the Soviet army hopes that its own tanks can rush into the opponent's tank group for close combat.
And once there is a blockage, it will be fatal to the Soviet tanks.
Therefore, attacking in batches is a better option.
"Ready for battle!" Qin Chuan ordered: "Try to choose a target at a distance of one kilometer!" ”
"Combat readiness, target a thousand meters!"
"Combat readiness, target a thousand meters!"
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The order went down.
At 1500 meters, the Soviet tank group was getting faster and faster.
Due to the open and obstructed front tanks, it was difficult for German tankers to even spot or aim at them...... The tank crew's view in the tank compartment was already limited, and the first wave of tanks and wreckage interfered with them, and they didn't even notice that another wave of Soviet tanks was coming towards them until this time.
At 1300 meters, the Soviet tank group has stepped on the accelerator to the end.
This is the case with the march on the snow, where acceleration takes a distance, otherwise the track will slip on the snow without a significant increase.
The Soviets were clearly experienced in this area, so they let the first wave of tanks cover in front and the main forces could follow closely behind and charge at high speeds.
1000 meters.
At this point, the German tanks seemed to notice more tanks behind them, and they soon became in turmoil...... Anyone knows that with so many tanks and so close together, then a tank "hand-to-hand fight" seems inevitable.
At this moment, Qin Chuan shouted into the walkie-talkie: "Release!" ”
"Whoosh"
With the characteristic whistling sound of rockets, ME63 heads straight for their targets with long trails.
The ME63 obviously does not have a problem with the tank horizon, so they can easily observe, find and select their targets.
There even has to be some kind of synergy between them...... There may be a waste of several controllers choosing the same target at the same time, which has been solved during training, and the first thing they should solve is the target they are facing in front of them.
The wind was strong on the plains, blowing the ME63 staggering in its tracks.
According to common sense, they should have deviated from the target a long time ago, but under the control of the controller, they were "pulled" back again and again and went straight to the Soviet tanks...... The scene stunned everyone, including the German soldiers.
They couldn't believe that any shells could still adjust their trajectory during flight, it was simply a fantasy.
But that's exactly what happened, because at this moment, the ME63 had already hit the tanks one by one with precision and burst into a cloud of smoke, and then the tanks slid forward for a while and didn't move.
Qin Chuan roughly calculated, and the hit rate was much better than he imagined...... 20 ME63s hit 8 tanks, which is even higher than the one-third hit rate at the time of the exercise.
Qin Chuan thought that this might be because the control hands were all disguised with white cloth and connected with Bai Xue.
Of course, part of the reason is that the Soviets did not know that these rockets were controlled by the controllers, so they did not know how to suppress them.
But in any case, the Soviets lost this battle...... Their nightmare has only just begun.