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The Third Empire - Chapter 502

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:52:15 AM


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After the occupation of the Czech Republic, Germany obtained a large number of Czech 38t tanks. The treatment of these tanks caused some controversy. Finally, at the suggestion of chirek, these tanks were transformed into tank fighter vehicles.

Remove the original turret at the top and replace it with inclined armor with inclination on all sides. It is 60mm thick. Combined with the function of inclination, it is equivalent to the protection level of 120mm.

On the right side of the front armor, a 48 times caliber 75mm gun with excellent performance is installed, which is specially used for anti armor. At the same time, it is also used as a traction gun, which is heavily equipped in the German army.

Different from the 75mm tank gun with 70 times the diameter of the Panther tank, this tank gun with 48 times the diameter is easy to produce and has a high output.

At the same time, the power is also good. For example, pzgr.39 armor piercing projectile can penetrate 106mm armor at a distance of 100m, and 85mm deep at a distance of 1000m, which is enough to penetrate British and French tanks.

When the number of tanks can not be met, it is a last resort to use hunters to expand the armored forces. In the military industry department in the rear of Germany, there have been new plans for a long time. After winning France and integrating France's national defense industry, the tank owed to the army can be completely made up for.

As for now, let's make do with it. It's OK for the German army. For Britain and France, this kind of tank is already the main force.

As a company commander, Mayer owns a panther 3 tank. He shows half of his body on the turret, looks at the road ahead and the hunters like beetles behind him. He always has an unspeakable feeling. This small tank fighter is a stain on his career in the army.

The truck of the cooking squad could be seen in the distant field. After receiving the order, his armored company walked back, while the cooking truck stayed in place and waited.

Even, he could imagine that his armored company would also be responsible for safely escorting the laboring French general to the rear, so that he would not have to fight.

It's boring. He's a little depressed because he hasn't made any war since the war.

He continued to use his telescope habitually and glanced around. Suddenly, his eyebrows wrinkled.

Strange, in the west of your side, how can there be black smoke? It seems that an army is advancing.

Suddenly, Meyer felt his eyelids blinking. From the direction of the other party's March, it didn't look like his own team. So, was it the enemy?

If so, that would be great! Meyer was about to cheer. He said to his radio soldier, "report to the superior, find the enemy, inform the troops, move to the right and prepare for battle!"

A few kilometers away from the cooking squad's car, Meyer's tank troops drove down the road. The tracks rolled over the field and went towards the target. At this time, the tanks could be seen clearly in the telescope.

What kind of tank is that?

Mayer is a little curious. The other party's arrival is a tank force. Now he can see the other party's turret. The structure is too special. He has never seen it before. The sign on the other party's turret is meter, which is British!

It must be the enemy. I didn't expect that the British would dare to turn around at this time?

Now that you're here, don't go! Meyer swallowed his mouth and got into his turret: "battle formation, prepare for battle, load armor piercing bullets!"

When tanks attack, they must have a good tactics, the most important of which is the formation. Mayer's formation is also very simple according to the characteristics of his own forces.

His Panther 3 tanks rushed to the front. In the back, the Panther 3 tanks of three platoon commanders were diamond shaped, and behind them, each Panther 3 tank was carrying a group of hunters.

The hunter's 220 horsepower engine roared, driving the 16 ton tank destroyer forward quickly.

In terms of weight, it is definitely light. However, without turret, it is composed of inclined car body, which greatly simplifies its structure. Under the condition of first-class protection, the firepower is also quite fierce, and it does not bring too much burden to the engine.

In later generations, such hunters were manufactured in large quantities to deal with Soviet tank sea tactics.

Now, the glorious battle of hunters is about to begin!

In terms of mobility, George, the brigade commander of the third armored brigade of the British first armored division, sits in his allies' ocean cruising tank. Their newly developed tank uses a 340 HP MEDOS Dav 12 cylinder horizontal opposed engine, which is the most powerful model in British tanks, making their mobility quite good.

So they rushed to the front.

George was not an armored soldier. Just a year ago, he was a cavalry. After a short study in the armored academy, he came to serve in the first armored division and became a brigade commander.

Now, sitting in a bumpy tank is just like sitting on a horse. He is not afraid of bumps. He is just not used to it.

Therefore, he never got into the turret. He exposed half of his body outside. This feeling is more comfortable.

Not only him, but also many tank commanders. One of the problems is that the turret is too small.

How to improve the protection on the premise of saving weight is the main index of this tank development. In order to achieve this goal, they used a lot of inclined armor.

In the whole design, nafield company is responsible for the turret part. The side armor of the turret they designed is double-layer, with a greater thickness. The vertical front is nearly 40mm, plus a very large gun shield and a large inclined structure of 19mm on the side, which makes it really possible to jump bullets, and the rear armor is also 25mm.

This is the best protection on the premise of ensuring mobility, but the trouble is that this inclined design sacrifices a lot of activity space in the turret, which makes the trio in the turret miserable.

It's too small inside. It's better outside.

"Attention, German tank troops are found ahead, ready to fight!" Shouted brigadier George just after he found the rolling armored torrent opposite.

Get ready to fight!

Through the telescope, you can see that there is a small army opposite. There are only a few Panther 3 tanks, and the rest are things like beetles you have never seen.

Whatever it is, rush up and kill them! Due to the lack of radio, he can only shout loudly. Fortunately, many car captains are exposed outside and can receive his orders.




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