The m3 anti-tank gun at this time is a suitable weapon for the Expeditionary Force.

One of the very important reasons is that the number of German tanks to be faced in this battle is large, and this number can be predictably much more than the US military's more than 80 "Sheerman" tanks... After the German army divided the troops, there were more than 200.

It can be imagined that if the "Sheerman" tank has a firing rate of about ten rounds per minute... it is unlikely that the tank will reach ten rounds per minute in actual combat. The reason is that the tank needs to be maneuvered, aimed, and find a target, and this target is often a moving target.

Therefore, in such a battle, although the "Sheerman" tanks are far superior to the German tanks No. 2 and No. 3 in both defense and firepower, there will still be a scene of "many ants bite to death"... German tanks can easily go around the side of "Sheerman" and even behind to attack their weak parts by relying on their number advantage.

At this time, the M3 anti-tank gun has a firing rate of 14 rounds per minute and can quickly find targets and accurately attack.

Of course, if the "Sheerman" tank in the anti-Japanese drama has a rate of 350 rounds per minute... then no German tank can be used to come up.

The performance of the m3 anti-tank gun did not disappoint Zhang Chi. They shot armor-piercing shells one after another from the gun bore. Dozens of anti-tank guns fired hundreds of armor-piercing shells within a few minutes, instantly curbing the momentum of the German steel torrent...

Needless to say, the German Forces tank was completely scrapped without any attack.

Even if the No. 3 tank can withstand it, it will often malfunction or slow down speed or even be injured due to violent vibrations. This gives the "Sheerman" tank a chance to play. With a turn of the muzzle, it will spit out flames at the No. 3 tank with a "boom".

You should know that the 76mm caliber artillery of the "Sheerman" tank can penetrate 60mm thick armor at a distance of one thousand meters. The armor of the German No. 3 tanks of about 30mm are simply a piece of cake for it. So one after another, German tanks emitted black smoke or caught fire under the attack of the expeditionary force's artillery fire, and some even were bombarded into the sky with one shot.

At this time, the German tanks also opened fire.

But the result disappointed the German army... "Sheerman" thick armor blocked them like shields. The shells hit them with one shot but were quickly bounced away, as if they were tickling the enemy.

However, the German army did not stop attacking. A group of tanks fell to the enemy's firepower, and then another group of tanks rushed up, and even tanks pushed the fire-like tanks forward.

What made the German army very helpless was that the German tank No. 3 must be at a distance of 500 meters before it can destroy "Sheerman"... First of all, not to mention whether the tank No. 3 can approach this distance, even if it can approach this distance, the m3 anti-tank in the hands of the Expeditionary Force can also destroy it.

Heinz Blue Road soon received a report from the front line: "General, the enemy's defense is very tight and the firepower is very fierce. It can be seen that they can skillfully control tanks and fight with anti-tank forces! We have lost dozens of tanks, but we cannot break through their firepower network!"

Heinz Bluedao couldn't help but grit his teeth. In fact, he knew that he underestimated his opponent's strength without reporting on the front line... From the fact that the opponent's tank formation and the tanks remained on the same front line, he knew that the enemy was not the "infantry in the tank" he had imagined before.

But it was too late when he realized this. The two tank battalions were shooting at the enemy like arrows. Heinz Bluedao could only hope that the goddess of luck could stand on the side of the African Legion again, but now it seems that there is no.

Tank group operations are different from other land operations... Infantry operations can be easier to escape if they are in an unfavorable state, and it even has many ways to retreat, such as handing over cover, artillery fire cover, etc.

It is much more difficult for tank groups to retreat in combat, because it turns to expose the weakest rear armor to the enemy's muzzle, while the enemy's anti-tank gun has a range of six or seven kilometers. It is hard to know how much it will cost to just escape from its range, not to mention that the enemy's tanks will pursue them all the way back.

So Heinz Landao can be said to be in a difficult situation at this time.

Heinz Landao deeply regretted at this time... Why did he not wait for the anti-tank artillery battalion and the No. 4 tank formation to follow before launching an attack? If he waited by that time, the Chinese army in front of him would not have become such a big trouble!

After thinking about it, Heinz Landao ordered: "As long as I order, the Third Armored Battalion will stop attacking Maherama and detour to the rear of the enemy to launch an attack!"

"yes!"

Of course, Heinz Bluedao's order was correct... and detoured to the rear of the enemy, facing the anti-tank artillery force of the Expeditionary Force, and then the fragile rear armor of the "Sheerman" tank defense line. In this way, the Expeditionary Force faces the situation of being surrounded or even completely wiped out.

Zhang Chi soon obtained relevant information.

"Deputy Staff!" Liang, who was in the defense of Maherama, reported: "The enemy tanks stopped their offensive against us, and they may have turned to you!"

"Received!" Zhang Chi responded.

He thought that such a situation would occur. After all, the enemy had a large number of tanks. Once the situation was not right, he would soon be assigned to detour and encircle them.

For the Expeditionary Force... there are only about eighty tanks in total, so it is not easy to form a defense line. If it is divided into several parts to deal with this side, it will basically be in a system and cannot protect the anti-tank artillery force.

Of course, Zhang Chi has already figured out a solution to the problem.

"The Third Armored Company!" Zhang Chi ordered to the walkie-talkie: "Implement the harassment plan!"

"Yes!" The answer from the third armored company commander Xu Jingzong came from the walkie-talkie.

This third armored company is a special armored company, all of which are composed of self-propelled anti-tank guns... This self-propelled anti-tank gun is actually assembled by an m3 half-tracked vehicle and an m3 anti-tank gun.

Needless to say, it is to further promote the advantages of anti-tank guns targeting tanks, "I can hit you but you can't hit me"... Towed anti-tank guns also have guns, gun collection process, and self-propelled anti-tank guns are all saved, because the guns are directly mounted on a semi-track vehicle, and gun aiming is all carried out on the vehicle, and they can even maneuver while firing, which is very suitable for harassing stupid guys like tanks with a slow range and slow shooting.

The disadvantage is that the m3 anti-tank gun is really not powerful, so most of this harassment can only be harassment.
Chapter completed!