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The Third Empire - Chapter 1128

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:36:30 AM


Chapter 1128: 1128

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Among the German army, the armored forces are undoubtedly the strongest. Their terrible mobility and impact make it impossible for the enemy to deal with ten times their strength and will be easily eliminated.

However, the armored forces are a minority after all, and most of them are ordinary infantry. In the history of later generations, because all resources are concentrated in the armored forces, the equipment of ordinary forces is worse. In front of them are advanced tanks, while in the back, there are a large number of infantry who walk onto the battlefield of the Soviet Union.

Now, compared with history, the equipment of the German army has been greatly updated.

At the beginning, when he and Ford jointly developed the ten ton off-road truck, hilrick made preparations for now. Now, this ten ton truck has been heavily equipped in the German army.

Tank troops need a large number of cars as logistics transportation force, and the consumption of ammunition and oil is very large, while ordinary motorized troops also need to use trucks to transport soldiers.

Taking a truck to fight is completely different from walking forward. Soldiers can save their strength and go to the battlefield to fight the enemy.

The roads in the Soviet Union are basically dirt roads, which have not been hardened. There are potholes on them. Ten ton Ford trucks are moving forward on the road.

The engine of the truck rumbled. Behind the carriage, there were waiting German soldiers. At their feet, there were boxes of ammunition.

Behind the truck, there are all kinds of artillery. They are motorized infantry divisions in the real sense.

In front of the convoy were scouts, a mixed reconnaissance battalion of motorcycles and wheeled infantry combat vehicles. They walked in the front of the whole army, fanned out and searched the area ahead, so that they could be found at the first time before they came into contact with the Soviet army.

Conrad twisted the accelerator of his motorcycle. This BMW R75 motorcycle is very windy to ride. Moreover, in the hands of experienced riders, it runs even faster than the wheeled infantry chariot.

On the seat on his right is his monitor Tross. On the back seat, there is an MG40 machine gun, which is their most powerful firepower. They can hang them when they meet each other's infantry squad or even infantry platoon.

The motorcycles were running fast in the field. Behind them, there were several motorcycles running together.

Tross sat in the bumpy sidecar and could steadily take out his telescope and look ahead. Suddenly, his face became tense.

"We found that the other party's tank forces, models, T-26 and T-34, about 50, are advancing towards us. Come on, inform our rear forces to prepare for anti tank operations!"

No one thought that the Soviet tank troops would rush from this direction. Instead of fighting against the German tank troops, they would do useless work here?

Just in time!

When Tross finished, Conrad shook his tail smartly and completed a 180 degree turn. The sidecar of the motorcycle was cocked high, but Tross still sat steadily.

They drove back dozens of meters and joined a motorcycle in the rear. The motorcycle had radio equipment. They contacted the troops behind and reported the situation!

The 42nd army has two infantry divisions. After the 87th Infantry Division received the report from the scout in front, the anti tank battalion affiliated to the division immediately took action.

Although it is a motorized infantry division, the anti tank battalion of the division still uses its own chassis weapons, which is still a silent and unknown Hunter tank destroyer.

At first, after fighting in the Czech Republic, Shrek inspected the most important Skoda Arsenal in the Czech Republic. After the transformation of German engineers, Skoda Arsenal began to produce the same Panther tanks.

However, Skoda Arsenal still left a large number of 38t tanks and unfinished tank chassis. This kind of tank seems to be completely outdated in the eyes of German armored forces and vulnerable in front of panther tanks.

However, it would be too wasteful to directly return these tanks to the furnace. When the then head of state Chirac inspected, this contradiction was in the process of no solution. Finally, head of state Chirac had an idea and proposed to change these tank chassis into tank fighter vehicles, and later the head of state named it hunter.

This Hunter tank destroyer is an excellent anti tank weapon formed by simply using large inclination armor and erecting a long tube 75mm tank gun on the 38t tank chassis.

In later generations, this thing is famous, and even the Allied troops admire it very much.

But now, German armored forces don't rare this kind of weapon. Therefore, after being manufactured, they are assigned to the motorized infantry division. After they get it, it is absolutely a treasure.

The division in the motorized infantry division belongs to the anti tank battalion. The standard equipment is the towed 75mm anti tank gun. Now, with a self-propelled chassis, the anti tank gun is equipped with an engine, which can run faster and fight more effectively!

Unfortunately, in the past, they had no place to play. Whether they were fighting France or Britain, those weak troops trembled in front of the German armored forces, followed by the motorized infantry division. Their main task was to capture prisoners and engage in public security. They had not fought a decent front-line battle.

This made every soldier of the infantry division hold his strength, and now the opportunity finally came.

The four large load-bearing wheels enable the chaser tank destroyer to run quickly in the field, but the turbulence is not very severe. The tracks on both sides are wide, and the weight of the body is very small. One of the most outstanding data of this tank destroyer is that the pressure on the ground is the smallest in all equipment, and it can easily climb out even in the mud.

There is no turret on it, and there are large inclined armor around it, which makes its outline quite low, which brings great benefits. Under a small self weight, it can maximize the weapons. As for the disadvantage, it is difficult to aim, and the members of the crew must cooperate closely.

Battalion commander Shute sat in his hunter. He leaned out half of his body and looked at the front with a telescope. At this time, the camouflage coated Hunter tank fighter vehicle is almost integrated with the ground. It can only be observed by the other party at a close distance. As long as it is 1000 meters, the hunter has a very strong high-precision shooting, which is enough to kill the other party.

According to the direction indicated by the scout, they continued to push forward for several kilometers. Soon, they saw a group of tanks running in the distance.

"Pay attention, find the target, find a suitable shelter and prepare to ambush the Soviets." Shute shouted on the radio.

Low profile hunters can quickly find their own shelter. Small earth slopes, small trees and even grass can make it disguise.




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