Arc of Gunfire

Lieutenant Alexander Fardin had seen a tank with a round turret, that is, the famous Rokosov Type 1. However, the turret of the Rokosov Type 1 was more like a turtle shell and not as round as the tank in front of him.

The tank stopped in front of Lieutenant Fardin. Judging from the sound of the brakes, this thing was not as heavy as the Rokosov Type 1 and should be a medium tank.

The hatch on the round turret opened, and the tank crew came out: "Lieutenant Davarisi, do you need help? Our brigade's medical vehicle is right behind, you can see it if you walk around."

Lieutenant Fardin: "In front of us is the enemy's ambush position, at Highland 202.1! The enemy tanks use the terrain and only expose the turret, which is very difficult to deal with!"

Jarhead’s commander laughed: “Have you seen this 100mm gun? It’s the same model as the Vortex. Currently, there is no tank in Prosen that has a turret front that can withstand one shot of this thing!”

Lieutenant Fardin: "The enemy has a large number of long-barreled No. 4s. I saw at least 20 of them!"

"Don't worry, Davarisi, we have 31 of them! Ten more have broken down and we will catch up soon. Thank you for the information, Lieutenant. Your mission is over. Leave it to us!"

After speaking, the commander on the turret saluted, then patted the top of the turret: "Forward!"

Fardin hurriedly got out of the way, and the new tank's engine roared, and the entire body of the vehicle rushed forward a few steps, and then turned into normal driving.

Just looking at this power, it is stronger than T34! As for the protective capabilities, the round head of Fardin's new tank was a little confused, but when he thought that the design of this tank should have been nodded by General Rokossov, his last worries disappeared.

General Rokossov attaches great importance to the defensive capabilities of tanks and wants to keep tank soldiers alive, so the new medium tank’s protective capabilities will not be worse than those of the T34.

While Lieutenant Fardin watched the tank leave, the corporal was counting: "12345..."

"What are you counting?" Lieutenant Fardin asked doubtfully.

"Wheels! This tank has five pairs of large road wheels, the same as the T34!"

Lieutenant Fardin: "You don't want to say that the road wheels are the same as T34, are they T34?"

"No, of course I wouldn't say that, and the T34's wheels are arranged very neatly. There is still a little distance between the front pair of wheels and the rear four wheels!"

At this time, more jarheads passed by, and Fardin also saw that the body length of the new tank was longer than that of the T34, so the distance between the No. 1 and No. 2 road wheels was increased.

In addition, the turret of the new tank is further back than the T34, almost in the middle of the tank.

The body of the new tank is lower than the T34 and looks more compact.

While Lieutenant Fardin was staring at the new tank, the infantryman sitting on the engine radiator cover was also staring at him. Someone shouted to him: "Lieutenant, don't worry! It is said that all tank soldiers will be able to drive new vehicles next year!"

"It's going to take so long!" Lieutenant Fardin shouted back, "How about you discuss it with the tanker, he comes down, and I replace him!"

The infantrymen laughed.

At this time, the infantry corporal said: "I think Lieutenant, you can walk back to the assembly point by yourself, then I will join them on the spot!"

Fardin was shocked: "You traitor, don't leave! I won't allow you to leave me to fight! My feet suddenly hurt! I want help! I order you to help me!"

However, the corporal was already rushing toward the passing tank with the wave of sand in his hand.

The infantrymen on the tank stretched out their hands and pulled him up.

"Sukabu!" Lieutenant Fardin cursed.

The corporal saluted Fardin from the tank.

The infantrymen on other tanks didn't know what was going on, so they also saluted Lieutenant Fardin.

A minute later, all the armored cavalrymen on the tanks saluted Fardin without knowing why, as if he had accomplished some extraordinary feat.

Fardin had no choice but to stand there and return the favor, watching the new tank drive towards the battlefield.

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After losing sight of the lieutenant, the infantrymen on the pot cover asked the noncommissioned officer leading the team: "What happened to the lieutenant just now? Why did you salute him?"

"I don't know. Maybe all his troops were wiped out and he is begging us for revenge, right? Anyway, just salute." The sergeant spread his hands.

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"Armored Schultz" held up his telescope and patiently observed the new smoke in the distance.

"The speed of approach is very fast." He said, "It doesn't look like the enemy's heavy tank. I also thought that if I encounter the legendary Rokosov-1 heavy tank, I will study how to deal with it. The result is again T34, it seems that Ant’s support capabilities are not enough to support heavy tanks in sustained combat.”

The chief of staff responded on the radio: "Yes, according to the prisoners' confessions, Rokossov canceled last year's practice of putting dozens or hundreds of heavy tanks in one unit, and instead organized the heavy tanks into an armored regiment of 21 vehicles. , He believes that Ant’s support capabilities can only support heavy tank activities of this scale.”

Adel Schulz nodded with satisfaction: "Rokossov is indeed a respectable opponent. Winning from him will be very valuable!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Adel saw the approaching Ant tank.

He couldn't help but frown: "This tank has never appeared in the identification manual! It is the enemy's new tank!"

In fact, battlefield identification is a very troublesome thing, especially at such a long distance.

But the outline of the enemy tank was so different from the tanks Adel had encountered before that he could tell at a glance that it was a brand new tank.

"Attention, everyone! The new enemy tanks that are about to be encountered may be the medium tanks reported before. It is said that they were completely destroyed in the battle with our Type 6 heavy tanks. In other words, the defense capability of this tank is not as strong as the legendary Rokossov Type 1!

"Don't worry too much, just aim and shoot!"

Adel Schultz paused, feeling that it was not enough to say so much, and then reminded: "For new tanks, you should aim at their traditional weaknesses, such as the driver's observation port, the driver's hatch, the machine gun port on the gun shield, etc.! If it doesn't work, aim at the turret seam and jam the turret!

"Or use high-explosive bombs to blow up the enemy's sights!"

The chief of staff reminded: "You don't need to issue such orders as the commander of the battle group. The company commanders of each company are veterans and will remind the tankers!"

There are many veterans in the Plossen Armored Forces, and what Adel just said is indeed a bit redundant.

As the prestigious "Armored Schultz", how could he not know this! But he couldn't help but want to remind his subordinates, because these pot-covered tanks gave him a bad feeling.

He asked the chief of staff: "Are you sure these medium tanks were completely destroyed by the Type 6 tank?"

"Yes, the battle report said that the tanks were destroyed, but the remaining Type 6 tanks were also destroyed by the Ant armored cavalry that rushed to the front."

Adel Khan came down: "Are you saying that our heavy armored forces were destroyed? Then who controlled the battlefield in the end?"

"It was the Ant people. The report said that the Ant infantry came up, so there was no one who could control the battlefield to repair the damaged Type 6 tank prototype."

Adel took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

As a senior officer, he had long known the tricks that the headquarters would play in the battle report.

Judging from the battle report of the headquarters, the result of the collision between the Type 6 heavy tank and the enemy's new medium tank should be a loss for both sides. A heavy tank and a medium tank collided and tied, which is not something to be happy about!

Adel: "Everyone pay attention, the enemy's new medium tanks may have performance beyond our imagination. All units should cooperate with infantry units and anti-tank artillery units to annihilate the enemy--"

Before he finished speaking, the first wave of shooting began.

Adel immediately threw down the microphone and picked up the telescope to observe the effect of the attack.

No Ante tank stopped moving forward, at least Adel Schultz did not see the Ante tank stop moving forward.

The first wave of shooting did not penetrate the enemy's armor at all!

However, the Ante people did not seem to see where the tanks of Schultz's battle group were.

The situational awareness of Ante armored soldiers has always been poor.

The second wave of artillery fire began. This time Adel kept holding the telescope, so he clearly saw the sparks of the long-barreled 50mm gun and the long-barreled 75mm gun on the enemy tank.

Although the distance was still far, Adel had seen that someone was aiming at the enemy's gun shield and turret ring, but it seemed that there was no effect.

It is said that the turret ring of the Rokosov-1 heavy tank is difficult to get stuck. It should be that the Ants have adopted a special design to avoid being stuck by the Proson armored soldiers with superb shooting skills all day long like last year.

At this time, the enemy fought back.

The sound of the gun firing made Adel's heart twitch violently - this sound looked like the 100mm gun on the enemy's new tank destroyer!

Did the Ants already regard the 100mm gun as standard equipment?

A long tongue of fire spurted out of the turret hatch of the No. 4 tank. The tank crew, covered in flames, got out of the tank and rolled on the grass. The prepared infantry rushed over with buckets of water.

The Ant tank continued to shoot. Although it was not very accurate, as long as it hit, Proson's tank would become a bright and hot torch.

The aftereffects of the 100mm gun after penetration were too strong, and there were few tanks that would not catch fire after being hit.

This is just like the effect of Proson's 88mm gun hitting the Ante tank at the beginning of the war - it will catch fire as soon as it hits, and it will burn to scrap. Even if the tanker can run out, he will have a large area of ​​skin burned and cannot return to the front line for a while.

The radio was full of screams from Proson's tankers, which should be the desperate cries of the tankers who were set on fire because they did not have time to take out their tanks.

Adel made a painful decision: "Release the smoke and abandon the position! Let the infantry and anti-tank guns consume the enemy!"

The chief of staff reminded: "The enemy tanks have armored cavalry on their backs! The infantry may not be able to defeat them!"

"We are not really giving up our positions completely. We just want to delay the enemy and create opportunities for outflanking. The enemy is all medium tanks, and the defense on the sides and back cannot be the same as the front! Hurry!"