Britain is an old country, including the tank, which was first invented by the United Kingdom, but it did not take long to take out the tank alone.

Until now, Britain has only formed less than ten independent armored regiments, and the Middle East Corps has formed a separate one, which is now the 6th Royal Armored Regiment.

(I remember reading the information before, saying that Britain has the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, but there is no Royal Army, because the Army has rebelled, although it did not directly send the king to the guillotine like France, but after all, it also annoyed the British royal family, and it refused to give the front of the army the royal title?) ）

After receiving the order, they did not hesitate too much, and after half an hour, they set out.

Wearing a black beret and a black jumpsuit, this is the unique uniform of the British tank forces.

During World War I, most soldiers had uniforms and equipment that were not suitable for use in tanks. In particular, the viewing holes on the tank are really small, so you must always be close to the observation to get a limited field of view. As a result, many headsets appear tall and completely mismatched.

It wasn't until later that they experimented with the berets of the 70th Mountain Regiment and found that they were good, without brims, so that they would not obscure the view. At the same time, the black color is resistant to dirt and does not show oil stains.

And this one-piece suit, which began to be promoted almost in 35 years, is now a common uniform in tank troops.

Now, the tankmen of the 6th Royal Tank Regiment, dressed in black, rode in their own Crusader cruiser tanks and made a quick sortie.

The V-shaped 12-cylinder aero engine of the "Nuffield-Freedom" type at the tail made a roaring sound, and puffs of black smoke continued to rise along with the forward and subsequent growth of the tank.

This engine, originally used in aviation, is now equipped inside the tank, and for the sake of life, the maximum power is adjusted from 400 horsepower to 340 horsepower. Even so, its unit power reached 17.3 hp / ton, which is quite good and became a guarantee of good mobility for the "Crusader" tank.

It's a pity that the aero engine focuses on high power, while the tank needs high torque, so don't look at the data on the books of this engine, it is a little inappropriate to actually use it.

For example, the start of the tank is not fast, and with the smell of the clutch burning, the tank can complete the action of starting and accelerating, but once it soars, it is very refreshing.

As the terrain undulated, the tank was constantly jolting. In the cramped turret, the regimental commander Crowley exposed his body and looked into the distance with a telescope.

Historically, when the Crusader tank was first developed, it adopted a five-man layout, which was very reasonable, but after improvement, it became a three-man system.

One of the biggest reasons, of course, is the replacement of the new gun, the 40 mm 2-pounder gun with a 57 mm 6-pounder gun, which increased the firepower, and at the same time made the turret crowded, and the designer's plan was to reduce the number of personnel.

Five-a-side became three-sided, and that was enough.

The interior space is not very spacious, but there are fewer people.

The whole tank is earthy yellow, which is very similar to the color of the terrain here, which is also a way for them to hide themselves in the desert.

This time the task was difficult, because the opponent was the main German tank, the Panther 3, and legenda, the front of this tank required at least 100 mm or so tank guns to penetrate it!

So, they can only play on the side and behind, which requires their tactics to be right.

They were going to go around behind the Germans and attack from behind! And you have to do it in one fell swoop!

If the only advantage is their mobility, cruiser tanks, the most important thing is mobility, their tanks can easily soar in the desert to a speed of 65 kilometers per hour!

The speed limiter of each tank has been adjusted by them, and now, they are the best runners in the desert!

The sun gradually slipped to the west, and according to the plan, they would break into the flank of the Germans at dusk, when the Germans' defenses should be at their weakest.

The telescope, constantly searching the field, suddenly, Crowley's telescope froze on a small vehicle a kilometer away!

It was a wheeled armored car, a reconnaissance unit of the Germans!

"Damn, it was discovered by the scouts of the Germans!" Crowley shouted over the radio: "3rd Company, send two tanks, catch up with that reconnaissance vehicle, and kill him!" ”

Now, he only hopes that there is no radio in the reconnaissance vehicle of the other side, otherwise, he is afraid that he will return empty-handed this time, and if the Germans are prepared and he goes to sneak attack again, he will fall into the trap of the Germans.

Even if the Germans were on guard, their own sneak attack would not be successful! Looking at the small 57mm tank gun in front of his tank turret, Crowley was a little speechless, the German tanks have begun to install 88mm tank guns, what are their technicians doing?

Here, no vehicle will be able to outrun a cruiser tank! Not even a wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicle of the Germans!

The two cruiser tanks, quickly separating from the queue, pounced on the wheeled reconnaissance vehicle on the other side.

Two tanks, against one wheeled armored vehicle, is no problem.

The tank's engine was roaring, and after the speed limiter was adjusted, the engine revved higher, which made the track drive faster, and the two cruiser tanks, literally cruising on the ground, like cheetahs preying, rushed up.

Here, this armored reconnaissance vehicle of the Germans did not turn around and leave!

In the beginning, the equipment of the German armored forces was not comprehensive, and the reconnaissance troops mainly used three-wheeled motorcycles, and then, with the rapid development of off-road heavy trucks in Germany, standardized chassis was established, and all kinds of vehicles could be manufactured in large quantities at low cost.

And now this armored reconnaissance vehicle, using the four-axle all-wheel drive method, if it runs, it is not slower than the cruiser tank, the terrain here is more like a plain, and it is also a stage for wheeled vehicles, and only when it reaches a muddy place, can it show the superiority of the track.

However, they don't want to run.

If the British tanks came in a large area, they would have to run, but now, there are only two of them! This made the German scouts in the reconnaissance vehicle eager to try.

"Kill him!" Commander Locke shouted as he climbed into the turret in the middle and began to operate the 40mm Bofors anti-tank gun on the turret.

At the beginning, Germany's hand-pulled machine was backward in performance, which made the German top brass quite dissatisfied, and this automatic anti-aircraft gun from Sweden was introduced, and now, it has blossomed.

The warships of the Navy, the air defense of the ground points, deployed this 40-mm anti-aircraft gun in large numbers, and at the same time, after deformation, it was also installed on attack aircraft in the air and combat vehicles on the ground.

The commander's eyes were firmly fixed on the sights, the first Crusader tank, was getting closer and closer!

"Fire!" Locke shouted as he stepped on the blaster, and in an instant, at the muzzle of the gun, a puff of gunsmoke came out, and 40mm armor-piercing shells flew over one by one!

True, this 40-mm anti-tank gun, almost copied the structure of the original anti-aircraft gun, it was fired in bursts!