Trode's squad didn't advance much, just 50 meters more than the limit of the infantry, and after a period of artillery bombardment, enemy reinforcements finally arrived.

"It's M3 and M4." Hans was the first to spot the enemy and reported it to Trood.

"Whew, it's good to have no 'Churchill' III." Trode let out a sigh of relief, and his heart that had been hanging was half of it.

The so-called M3 and M4 are the American-made M3 "Grant/Lee" medium tank and the M4 "Sherman" medium tank. Due to the tense situation of the war, the occupation of most of France's territory by Germany, the stagnant industry of the United Kingdom, and the production of tanks in the factories of Britain and some of its colonies alone were completely insufficient to supply the needs of the front. While it may not be unpleasant for the Americans to earn money just like that, if they were to be defeated, there would not be enough money to fill the pockets of the Germans.

Of course, the United States is not the only supplier of weapons, and the Soviet Union has just undergone a major industrial reform, and the level of heavy industry, including the military industry, has increased rapidly, and it is more than enough to make weapons that can be used by Britain and France. However, the difference in the form of the state makes it not so easy for the two countries to communicate, although there is a saying that "there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests." However, the Soviets may have considered that if Germany defeated Britain and France, then their alliance system would also be less responsible for its interference and destruction, so the Soviets did not want to lower prices with the United States, but still maintained the appearance of a lion opening his mouth, and socialism in turn ate eating capitalist money, using the mantra of the six sons, "Love to buy, buy." Don't buy rolls. "To deal with the British and French envoys, it is said that the envoys of the two countries were so angry that they almost did not flip the table on the spot.

Although expensive, the American supply channels were too far away, and although Portugal and Spain in the Iberian Peninsula were neutral, Spain was clearly biased in favor of Germany because of the large number of weapons sent to it during the civil war. As a result, the equipment transported from the Atlantic had to go around a long circle from Northern Europe to reach the African battlefield, which was not allowed for the burning British and French to do so. On the other hand, the Soviet side offered a route from the Black Sea, through the Istanbul Strait in Turkey, and from the Canakkale Strait via the Sea of Marmara to the Mediterranean. This was much faster than the American route, so the two countries still took the plunge and purchased some tanks from the Soviet Union.

However, on the one hand, the Soviet Union has just undergone industrial reform, and the manufacturing level is not particularly advanced; On the other hand, the tank warfare system of Britain and France was far less mature than that of Germany, which combined these two reasons. The tanks had been lost in Tunisia and their subsequent retreats, and Trood had not had time to destroy any of them, much to his regret and his crew.

However, compared to the Soviet tanks, the American tanks were long overdue, but they were abundant, and with the exception of a few M3 Stuart light tanks, the main tanks consisted of the above two tanks.

First of all, let's talk about the M3 "Grant/Lee" medium tank. Its ability was developed based on the goal of the United States to demand large-caliber tanks, and the United States had the M2 medium tank with mature technology at that time. However, its turret could not carry the 75mm gun, and the Americans "had an idea" and decided to mount it on the hull, while the turret kept the 37mm gun.

A tank had two guns, and one was the leading 75mm gun at the time, just to say that. This tank may even surpass the IV. tank, but it has a fatal flaw - the main gun is on the hull!

While the same is true for German tank destroyers, tank destroyers have a low hull that makes it easy to avoid shells, but the M3 Grant/Lee medium tank is completely different. The sheer size of the hull made it difficult to dodge incoming shells, and the fragile armor was completely incapable of withstanding the German guns, and even the 50mm gun of the III was a lethal presence for him.

Therefore, this tank has been criticized by the British and French armies, and its theoretically excellent performance cannot be brought into play on the real battlefield, which cannot be said to be a failure of the US military.

And what about another M4 "Sherman" medium tank? To say that this American can pat his chest proudly, after realizing the inadequacy of armored units, the Americans are finally willing to draw two green tickets from their wallets to develop a new tank, and in this way, the new model of M4 was born.

Since it's a new big model, there's nothing new to talk about. The M4 features a new hull, rounded nose armor that gives it a high chance of ricocheting, and a 75mm gun that gives it a decent amount of firepower, which is a bit difficult to fight against the new IV. tank, but it is enough to deal with other models.

"Boom!"

A shell exploded on the outer armor of their tank in Trode, and the shock it produced caused the members inside to shake a few times, but it was not a big deal, and Natl scolded: "It's disgusting, we have the ability to penetrate it!" ”

Nattle is scolding the M4 tank opposite, if you simply look at the above instructions, you may think that the M4 tank is a good combat vehicle, but it is actually only a little stronger than the M3 'Lee', although the 75mm caliber sounds scary, but the US military actually made a mistake that can not be stupid - the M4 is only equipped with high-explosive shells!

Yes, you read that right, the M4 tank did not have armor-piercing shells at all, when they first learned the news, Trood they didn't believe it at all, at that time, even backward French tanks would be equipped with high-explosive shells and armor-piercing shells, but the M4 was not the case, it was only equipped with high-explosive shells, and it would be very difficult to deal with the German tanks with thicker armor, and even become a huge round target.

Of course, if there is only one shortcoming, it is not the character of a free people, and in addition to this, this tank has another fatal flaw

"Natle, shoot back!" With a command, Natel pulled the bolt, and a 75mm shell flew out. (To be continued......)