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The Third Empire - Chapter 518

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:51:52 AM


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"Fire!" Marco shouted when he saw the British approaching.

"Boom!" The 75mm recoilless gun emitted a light of fire, and the tail smoke sprayed to the back. Suddenly, it was a smell of scorched grass and land.

At the same time, 75 mm armor piercing shells flew past.

"Boom!" The leading tank hit accurately and was destroyed in a huge explosion.

How nice it would be if the two sides could exchange!

If the British had high-performance anti tank weapons, they would not have been pressed by the Germans until now. However, it has always been the British army that has been abused now!

Sherick has been preparing for this day for more than ten years!

From the development of panther tanks, the main war weapons, to the exploitation of oil, to the development of various weapons, Shrek has been laying out, laying out, and preparing for the war for so many years.

Now, when the war really comes, Germany has been fully prepared. The overwhelming advance of the German army is actually the accumulation over the years.

Now, a weak infantry brigade can block the British armored forces. It is because of the work of chirek over the years that he has laid a solid foundation for the war.

The battle of encircling and annihilating Britain's first armored division is going on fiercely, while Rommel's seventh armored division is still advancing rapidly in the other direction.

Along the way, all they need to do is get behind the withdrawal of the British and French coalition forces, Dunkirk.

If you look at the map, you know that this is a prominent part of northern France, facing the opposite Dover. The width of the whole Dover Strait is less than 30 kilometers, which is most suitable for evacuation to Britain.

As long as they occupy here, they will choke off the retreat path of the British and French coalition forces, and they will no longer be able to retreat from the sea.

Rommel's victory is in hand.

"Buzz, buzz." The 630 horsepower diesel engine emits a huge roar and black smoke, constantly emerging from the tail, and the tracks are churning in the mud.

This is already a low-lying place, and the light rain in recent days has made the whole road muddy.

Panther 3 tank is struggling on the muddy road. Only this kind of crawler chassis can continue to move forward in this kind of mud.

If only the Panther 3 tank itself, it's easy to pass, but now, you can see that behind each Panther 3 tank, there is a wheeled infantry combat vehicle.

Yes, it is the German proud 8 * 8 all wheel drive SD KFZ 232 heavy armored vehicle, referred to as wheeled infantry combat vehicle. It has been following the German armored forces, conquering East and West, leaving its shadow everywhere.

Compared with the crawler chassis, it has the unique advantages of light weight and low fuel consumption. It has high road speed and good off-road ability, which makes the German infantry love it very much.

And now, it finally stopped cooking.

On ordinary roads, although this wheeled chassis vehicle is not as fast as a tank, it doesn't take much trouble to cross a trench or something.

But now, on the road to the rotten mud, I finally showed my fatigue.

The eight strong off-road tires were all stuck by the mud, and the original tire patterns could not be seen. The tires kept idling in the mud, but the car body could not move forward.

When the rear wheeled infantry combat vehicle struggled in the mud, Rommel immediately issued an order to let the Panther 3 tank drag the infantry combat vehicle forward.

In the real bad road, it still depends on the crawler chassis! Wheeled chariots can only cope with ordinary road conditions. In this extreme case, crawlers have inherent advantages over wheeled chariots.

Sitting on his tank, Rommel looked at his troops in the distance, almost marching in a long snake array. Each tank was roaring, dragging wheeled chariots and struggling in the mud.

It was still drizzling in the sky. Wearing an army coat and covering his body under it, Rommel felt very muggy.

"General, at our current speed, I'm afraid it will take two days to reach our destination." By his side, the adjutant said to him.

It would take two days to reach Dunkirk, and at this time, in front of them were the first and fourth cavalry divisions of the French army.

In terms of speed, in fact, cavalry can't compare with tank troops. However, when the road is muddy, it's another situation. Cavalry horses can still run on the muddy ground, but tanks move slowly.

"We must speed up." Rommel said, "it seems that we can only abandon the infantry fighting vehicles."

Because dragging wheeled infantry fighting vehicles makes their speed very slow. If you want to speed up, you can only give up.

"But, general, if we abandon the infantry, it will cause great problems for us to set up a defense line in Dunkirk." Said the adjutant.

Losing infantry can speed up, but if you lose infantry, it will be inconvenient once you fight.

You know, tanks are offensive forces, but they are not suitable for defense. Only when infantry and tanks cooperate can the defense line be firm.

"No, we just give up the infantry fighting vehicles, not the infantry. Let our infantry come up to the tanks." Rommel said.

Tanks carry infantry, throw away infantry fighting vehicles!

Rommel's orders were carried out quickly.

The tank stopped and a German soldier covered in mud jumped out of the infantry combat vehicle behind it.

Before that, their wheeled infantry combat vehicle had been trapped many times. Each time, they pushed the infantry combat vehicle out by relying on the soldiers, which embarrassed them.

However, they did not complain. Their hard-working spirit is the soul of Germany!

Now, they were called down from the infantry combat vehicle and carried to the tank. They also had no complaints. Ten people, an infantry squad, sat outside the tank and were full.

"Now, hold on, let's move forward at full speed!" Cried Rommel.

full speed forward!

When the infantry combat vehicle was lost, the tank was immediately relaxed. At the same time, after carrying personnel, the pressure increased and it was not easy to slip in the mud.

Go, go!

They firmly grasp the outside of the tank, follow the tank and move forward quickly together.

Rain hit them and mud splashed on them occasionally, but they didn't complain. They sat on it and carefully put dry food into their mouths. When the chariot stopped, their battle was about to begin.

"Sir, at the entrance of the village in front, there is a French civilian." Just then Rommel received the report.




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