A tank, in which the structural strength is the greatest, is not the front armor, but the track, the track is the shoes of the armored vehicle, usually encounters the worst treatment, if the structural strength is not enough, a turn, the track will be pulled off by a huge force. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info The tracks of each tank, weighing at least five tons, account for one-tenth of the vehicle's weight.

It's not that the British didn't know about widening the tracks, but each had its own purpose.

The wide track gives the tank a relatively strong passing ability in complex terrain. However, the wide tracks will inevitably cause problems for the tank in steering and acceleration, because the tracks that are too wide lead to too much grip, which can lead to uncomfortable steering.

The narrow track is just the opposite, the obvious advantage is that it is relatively fast in the process of starting and turning, and has high mobility, but this mobility is based on very good terrain, such as cities, roads, such as a flat desert area.

At the same time, too narrow tracks will reduce the terrain adaptability of the tank to a very low level, for example, in the swamp, the T-62 tank can drive without any auxiliary means, as long as you don't make the stupid steering action of the Ali company commander, it is generally fine, and for the Chieftain tank, this is a test of life and death, if you don't do it, you can't get up.

After less than three or four hours of driving, the tank was already out of gas,

The L60 2-stroke inline 6-cylinder opposed piston water-cooled multi-fuel engine, although it outputs up to 720 horsepower, is definitely a big guy who drinks oil, and has more than 200 liters of fuel per hour, especially in the swamps, the tank driver basically just stepped on the accelerator, and the 1000 liters of fuel added before departure have been exhausted.

Before leaving, an additional fuel tank was strapped to the back of each tank, with extra fuel in it, which could be used for the tank to drive for a few more hours, and to spend the first night in the swamp on a solid ground that had been found in front.

It is absolutely impossible to walk at night, and during the day according to the pre-planned route, a tank has already been lost, and if it were at night, the loss would have been even greater. This kind of loss is more than worth the loss.

And where to camp is definitely a problem, if you just dock somewhere, and wake up the next morning, the tank will be absolutely swallowed up by the swamp.

This route has been planned for many days, and it has finally been determined, which shows the risks involved.

The need for roads that can withstand the tanks, the need for hard ground with enough tanks to stay, and the need not to be detected by the opposing planes, all of this is causing problems for Rajavi, but fortunately, at least everything is working fine for now.

At the end of the day, only a hundred kilometers were walked.

Except for the most difficult Chieftain main battle tank, the other vehicles passed smoothly, and the M113 armored vehicles in the back did not encounter Chieftain difficulties.

The M113 is a light amphibious tracked armored transport vehicle that can transport soldiers and cargo, has amphibious capabilities, is fast and has excellent maneuverability on uneven terrain.

Because its armor is made of aviation aluminum alloy, it reduces weight while maintaining a certain strength, and the total combat weight is only 10.26 tons, and the diesel engine with a power of 275 horsepower drives this body, which is very labor-saving.

There are 2 crew members in the car, the driver and the commander, the driver sits at the front of the hull, the commander sits at the front of the crew compartment, and the power system is in the compartment to the driver's right, which is somewhat similar to the Type 63 armored car. There are two rows of benches in the crew compartment, which can carry 11 soldiers (10 soldiers sit on benches on either side and 1 sits on the seat behind the commander). These seats can be easily removed to free up the crew compartment for other uses.

The off-road trucks in the back, with plenty of fuel, began to refuel tanks and armored vehicles. The fuel they carry can meet the fuel consumption of the troops for five days, and in particular, they will set up a supply base fifty miles west of the swamp to provide the tanks with the last necessary supplies before the attack, and meet the needs of the tanks to attack the opponent's position.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, can we have any results from our investigation in the past few days?" Zhang Feng asked Muhammad.

Nearly ten days had passed, and it was less than ten days since the famous battle broke out in the swamp in my memory, but it was not a good sign that no trace of the other party had been found.

Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is the only way to win the battle, and now, where the enemy is, I don't know, how many enemies there are, I don't know, this battle will not be easy to fight.

Although he saw that the 35th Brigade had already begun to set up positions on the side of the swamp, Zhang Feng did not feel much relieved, could these hastily constructed positions withstand the impact of the opponent's armored group? You know, offense is the best defense, if you want to defend this place well, then you have to make sure that the opponent can't fight here, and in the swamp, killing the opponent is the wisest choice.

The swamps, an absolute nightmare for Chieftain tanks.

"I have a hunch that the cunning Persians will come up soon, and there is not much time left for us, Your Excellency Brigade Commander, please send most of the armored vehicles into the swamp to look for traces of the Persians, we must find them as soon as possible, and I will go to the military region again to see if I can get the military region to send a helicopter to reconnoitre." Zhang Feng said.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Muhammad said that he had almost a blind trust in Zhang Feng, and that His Excellency Qusay, who could accurately predict that the Jews' planes would bomb the nuclear reactor and thwart the Jewish conspiracy, could not discover the conspiracy of the Persians. The last time I went to the swamp, I met the other party's helicopter, which shows that there is indeed a problem in the swamp of Susangilde, but I haven't found it for the time being.

Zhang Feng picked up the phone on the table and called Ibrahim again.

"Hey, dear uncle, how are you doing these days?" Zhang Feng became enthusiastic again.

Ibrahim heard that it was Zhang Feng's voice, he didn't have a good feeling, every time this nephew would give himself a lot of problems, but fortunately he was solved one by one, this time, what did he want from him? Even the SVD sniper rifle treasured in the military region was taken away by him.

"There's a combat meeting that I need to hold soon, so just tell me if you have anything." Ibrahim said, not to make a long story short, I don't know if he will be encircled by him again.

"Uncle, I want to report a secret to you." Zhang Feng said. (To be continued.) )