Whether it was British infantry or tanks, under the gunfire of the German No. 3 tank, they were crippled, injured, dead, and fled.
The No. 3 tank driven by Carlius turned the turret and aimed the gun barrel at Churchill, who was moving at high speed to the left. With a flash of fire and a loud bang, the shell flew towards the tank that had already run about 30 meters away.
"Boom!" The flames of the explosion instantly surrounded it and enveloped it.
Just when Calius thought that the tank had been destroyed, he found that the tank continued to drive steadily out of the smoke.
Carlius was stunned when he saw this, and then hurriedly said, "Quickly, change to armor-piercing bombs." He just used high-explosive bombs, because in their view, the British tanks were vulnerable, so they always used high-explosive bombs.
The shell was fired, but I didn't expect that a tank would block the shell, so I hurriedly replaced it with an armor-piercing shell.
In fact, due to the long distance and the fact that Calius and the others were targeting an A22 upgraded version of the Churchill infantry tank, a prototype of this type was only built in March, and there are only 14 preliminary production infantry tanks in the UK.
, indeed more resistant than the A20 version.
"This time I have met my opponent!" Calius said silently in his heart.
This shot did not destroy the British tank, and it was also noticed by Colonel Hurd from behind.
But he didn't find it too strange. After all, although Britain's scientific and technological foundation is not as good as that of Germany, which relies on the guidance of the head of state to advance by leaps and bounds, it is generally pretty good. It has built a tank that cannot be penetrated by a single shot of the No. 3 tank.
It's not impossible.
This upgraded version of the Churchill infantry tank has indeed thickened the armor, but the firepower has not been greatly improved. This was a tank that the British had developed specifically to deal with the German No. 3 tank.
Compared with the German Panzer 3 tank.
Unexpectedly, when the Germans had already mass-produced the Panzer 5 tank, this upgraded infantry tank that could deal with the Panzer 3 tank had just been designed and put into production.
It was not until the German troops landed that the first batch of 14 A22 tanks came off the production line.
However, Caius didn't think this tank was very powerful. He didn't take it seriously at all. No matter how much the armor was thickened, the upgraded British infantry tank here had no improvement in firepower over the No. 3 Diver.
How much of a threat does the tank pose?
Of course, the British drivers on the opposite side could also see that the German tanks had used high-explosive shells instead of armor-piercing shells, so they did not relax their vigilance because they were not defeated by the shot just now.
The battle between the two sides was about to break out. After replacing armor-piercing bullets, Calyus tried to shoot at the British tank, hoping to penetrate it with one shot. However, the British were not stupid either. The British tank took advantage of its maneuverability.
Circling around, several attempts by Calius's gunners to aim failed.
"It seems that the enemy is not that simple, interesting!" Calius said to himself. For him, he prefers that the enemy is stronger rather than vulnerable. After all, there is no way to stimulate his adrenaline by abusing vegetables.
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Calius, who had twice asked to join the army when he was in middle school, but was unable to join the army because he was underweight, was not only not as skinny as he appeared, but was actually very patriotic and militant.
It can be said that the prototype of the movie "Captain of Germany" was adapted from soldiers like Carlius.
But now, the enemy's strength has completely aroused Calius's desire to fight, and he has become excited.
He first directed the driver to accelerate in the opposite direction, veered in the direction, and drove towards the left front of the British tank. During this process, the British tank kept shooting at Carlius's crew, but the crew took advantage of it.
By changing his walking speed between fast and slow, he successfully dodged them one by one.
Among them, several shots were almost missed by a hair. Even Colonel Hurd in the distance was pinched by Carlius when he looked at the tanks of the Carlius crew in the telescope.
sweat.
This small-scale tank confrontation has basically ended, but Calyus is still entangled with the best A22 British tank.
However, Calyus lived up to his expectations and was not hit in the end.
Suddenly, the No. 3 tank of the Calius crew made a large braking circle and circled the left wing of the British tank, and the muzzle of the No. 3 tank was pointed directly at the left armor of the upgraded infantry tank.
"The opportunity has come!" Carlius was ecstatic in his heart.
"emission!"
Immediately afterwards there was a bang, fire suddenly spurted out from the hatch, thick smoke came out from the seemingly large gun barrel, and soon the body of this upgraded Churchill infantry tank also burst into flames.
When the remaining four A20 British infantry tanks saw that this new Churchill tank had also been destroyed by the Germans, they all panicked and accelerated and fled.
Upon seeing this, the remaining tanks of the German armored company also had a surge in morale, and they pursued the British tank troops and opened fire, not to be outdone.
"Boom!" Another shell exploded next to an escaping Churchill tank, breaking its tracks.
Although the British crew inside were not seriously injured, the broken track of a tank in real life is not like in the game. It can be repaired on site and restored in a few seconds.
On the battlefield, once a tank's tracks are broken, the polite crew members can only stay where they are and operate the turret. After the battle is over, they can climb out of the tank to repair the tracks.
Or, abandoning the tank and escaping is also a possibility.
However, the German army did not even give them a chance to choose. The German infantry who coordinated the attack quickly rushed forward and captured this group of British armored soldiers who had no resistance.
The tanks sent by the British army to serve as cannon fodder in this feint attack were not too many in the first place, only 20. After excluding the ones that had just been destroyed and those damaged in the first round of attacks, there were only 3 tanks left.
And these three tanks that had fled far away now had reason to withdraw towards London.
They struggled, but failed. They suffered heavy losses and should have retreated long ago!
However, the No. 3 tanks were still slowly moving along the fields, chasing the fleeing British tanks.
Calius was currently leaning on the turret, looking ahead with a telescope vigilantly.
Soon, a whole row of British convoys appeared on the road, which may be the troops coming to cover the retreat of the tank troops. His intuition told Caius that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
On the other side, the British drivers were chatting at the rear of the convoy parked at the entrance of the village, waiting to pick up the retreating troops.
Suddenly, they heard the roar of a huge engine approaching rapidly.
While the British drivers were still in a daze, a huge steel beast with an Iron Cross logo crushed the bushes and rushed onto the road. It was an improved No. 4 submersible tank!
It seems that Colonel Herd of the German army, in addition to dispatching Carlius's armored company, has also made other preparatory arrangements!
At the same time, Carlius discovered that to his left, there were several British tanks deployed on the street at the entrance of the village!
These tanks were obviously not British troops who had just fled, but new arrivals.
"Turn left!" The huge body of the Panzer 3 tank suddenly turned towards the street.
"Fire!" The 50mm 42x tank gun made a loud noise, shocking the entire village. A British M5A1 light tank on the street immediately jumped into the air and exploded like a rabbit hit by a shotgun.
The M5A1 light tank is an imported tank that Churchill bought from the United States. Although the quality is not high, it is born out of nothing.
This light tank not only has only one spare crew member, but also has an exposed fuel tank and engine, making it extremely easy to catch fire. The key is that, just like the American 37mm cannon, the AP bullets do not have any filler, which means that the M5A1 tank
American bullets imported together often fail to break when penetrating other vehicles.
A showdown between this kind of tank and the modified and strengthened Panzer 3 and 4 tanks of the German army is almost equivalent to a blatant killing of people.
But if the British were allowed to produce them themselves, they would not be able to build more tanks in the short term.
If you don't even have tanks, there won't be anything else to mention.
Facing these "human-headed dogs" from the United States, Calius's loader skillfully loaded the shells again and again: "Loading is complete!" "Loading is complete!" "Loading is complete!"
"Shoot!" Immediately afterwards, three American light tanks turned into a pile of burning scrap metal.
Behind the British army was another upgraded version of the A22 Churchill infantry tank. The commander was Captain Dyas. He used the thick smoke from the three American light tanks in front to reverse the vehicle in an emergency while under cover.
"Crush the wall!" The A22 tank slammed its tail into the houses on the street. With a loud crash, Captain Dyas knocked down three buildings in succession and hid behind a broken wall.
Unfortunately, Calyus happened to find this fattest fish that had slipped through the net, and ordered his No. 3 tank to pursue it.
When he continued to advance toward the west end of the village past the burning wreckage of the M5A1 tank, he happened to drive to the side of the British Dyas convoy.
Because this A22 tank was hidden behind a broken wall, Calius, who rushed here, did not find it at the first time.
"Shoot!!!" Captain Dyas shouted through gritted teeth.
