Tony leaned against the hatch of the tank, looking at the telegraph poles that had just been erected in the distance in boredom. His troops were blocked on a southbound highway, which was said to be a highway, but there was not even a decent asphalt road here.
This is just a compacted dirt road, and the tank troops passing by in front have left two ruts on it that are irreparable.
Those that lagged behind, the tracks of the M4 tanks that Tony had commanded earlier were not wide, and the marks they left on the dirt roads were ugly.
There was still some rainwater inside, and the mud was disgusting. The thick mud stuck to the wide tracks of the T-72 tank, rolled up to the fender and got stuck on it, making it thicker and dirtier.
However, no one in the army cares about whether it looks good or not, so the mud just hangs on the fenders naturally, forming a lump and getting bigger and bigger until the weight is too heavy and it falls down.
Having said that, if this place is really like the area near Seris in the north, with clean and solid asphalt roads everywhere, then their tanks may not be allowed to go on the road.
After all, those expensive roads cannot be damaged easily. Most of the tanks there rely on railway maneuvers, or simply can only walk on the side and bypass those important roads.
Ten minutes later, Tony's tank company still hadn't been able to advance even half a step. The tanks had stalled. Some people had even left their tanks and went to the roadside to see the workers laying railroad tracks not far away.
This is simply a huge construction site. At the far end are workers from the Electricity Bureau. They are setting up cables and telephone lines. These things are also very important, so they started construction almost at the same time.
Closer here is the railway construction team, which is using relatively primitive methods to lay railways. There are such construction sections every few kilometers. They are building a railway at the same time to save time in road construction.
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The heavy equipment used to lay the railway was too late to be transported so close to the front line, so the original method of laying the railway here was still used a few years ago. There was no way, sometimes things were just so helpless.
A motorcycle drove over with a rhythmic engine sound. The two-stroke engine had a unique charm.
Riding the bike was a young soldier, with an obvious iron plate hanging on his chest. On the iron plate was the symbol of a locomotive, and the outside was stamped into the outline of an eagle emblem.
Just by looking at this sign, you will know that this young soldier belongs to the traffic command unit and is responsible for commanding roads, guiding roads, etc.
He drove in the opposite direction next to the waiting tank parked on the roadside, and stopped in front of another tank in front of Tony's tank. He supported his motorcycle with his legs and shouted loudly to the commander on the tank.
Shouted: "The bridge ahead is broken again! Engineers are repairing it! You can rest here for another 25 minutes!"
While shouting, he raised his arms, pointed at all the tanks in the distance, pointed at his watch, and made a twenty-five sign: "Rest! Rest for 25 minutes!"
"Why is it broken again?" The gunner saw the familiar gesture and reluctantly got out of the turret, sat on the edge of the hatch, took out a candy and stuffed it into his mouth, asking vaguely.
road.
Tony smiled bitterly, and Men Qing replied: "When the bridge here was being built, there were no tanks in the world... The big guy under our butt is an iron lump with a weight of 41 tons. There is no bridge here that can't be climbed up.
Collapsed?"
This kind of situation is rarely encountered in the core area of Elan Hill, because the new bridges there usually have sufficient carrying capacity. Not to mention the T-72 tank, even the heavier M1A2 or Leopard 2A6 can also pass
Unobstructed.
However, once you leave the core area of Eranhill, such as going west through Higgs and Velontha, or going south out of Dothan, this situation of bridges being overwhelmed will be very common.
After all, Eilandhill is only an empire that has been in existence for 5 years. Its territory is vast, so there are still countless places that have not changed at all, and are still in the backward and barbaric state of the old era.
"When those M4 tanks passed by, this bridge must have been reinforced. When it was our turn to cross, it turned out to be insufficient... You can guess without thinking that the bridge deck cracked when the first tank went up...
Tony said as he took off the communication headset hanging around his neck.
The communication system of the T-72 tank is more advanced, the frequency band is more difficult to interfere with, and the communication quality is also higher. Therefore, the electromechanical personnel were cancelled, reducing the tank crew to 3 people.
Theoretically speaking, the latest jamming device developed by the Puppet Empire cannot interfere with the T-72 tank newly equipped by Airan Hill.
"That's right." The gunner said, chewing the sweet fruit candies and enjoying the special benefits that can only be enjoyed by high-ranking troops in the army, with a happy expression on his face.
Infantry soldiers do not receive such good treatment, and their food is much worse than that of tank soldiers. In most cases, tank troops receive various subsidies that are twice as much as ordinary soldiers. They can be compared with tank soldiers.
, there are only frontline special forces affiliated with the Army General Headquarters.
But compared with other arms, the tank crews of Airan Hill are actually hard-working characters. Needless to say, the air force, even the navy's food is better than them.
"Now, let's have something to eat! In order to catch up with the progress, I will definitely be marching in a hurry. I want to have a meal. I guess I have to wait until dawn tomorrow." Tony turned over and jumped from the turret to the car body, opening the debris on the side.
He took out a can from the storage box and threw it to the gunner who was still sitting on the turret.
Then he took another one for himself, and another for the tank driver, and shook it: "Good luck, three cans of starch meat... just right!"
The T-72 tank has an infrared night vision device, which is standard configuration. In addition, once you have control of the air, you don’t need light control, so the T-72 tank unit can travel at night.
In order to test the T-72 tank's night marching and combat capabilities and allow the troops to get used to the night combat mode, the 201st Tank Division has also intentionally conducted several more night marches these days to train the troops' night coordination capabilities.