Sometimes weapons that are too advanced are not always a good thing for soldiers on the front line. The sharp reduction in participation is actually a very serious problem.
It is every soldier's dream to turn a battle into a beach landing game, because life is the most important thing.
But the reduced sense of participation is also a really boring thing: for example, Liu Guozhu at this moment feels that the battle in front of him is a bit boring.
He didn't even make too many decisions, he just helped the gunner find the next target, and then looked for another target after the gunner fired...
For them, this game is like a super-realistic beach landing game. They are fixed on a turret and use a powerful artillery to destroy the swarming enemies.
"Missed!" When the gunner saw his cannon deviating from the target, he shouted regretfully. There was not even tension in his tone, but it was full of regret.
As the tanks of the Dahua troops directly ahead were destroyed one after another, the angle between them and the tanks of the enemy's attacking troops gradually increased.
So aiming began to become difficult, because the forward speed of the enemy tanks had to be calculated in advance. Therefore, their shells began to miss, and it took almost two or three shots to destroy a target.
After all, they have no crosswind sensor or ballistic computer. All operations need to rely on the gunner's personal shooting experience and the 5x magnification precision sight in front of him.
This is a technical job. Anyone who has played shooting games knows that it is very difficult to shoot in advance through the scope.
Because you need to use the fastest speed to determine the distance between the opponent and you. This is an empirical job. You need to refer to the scale on the scope and compare it with the actual size of the target to quickly calculate an approximate distance.
On modern main battle tanks, this work is usually done instantly by a laser rangefinder, but in this era it is the little head behind the gunner's eyes that does this work.
After determining the distance, you can then estimate the advance by referring to the opponent's relative speed. This also requires experience and calculation, and it also relies on the experience of the gunner to operate freely.
Just like an old player in a shooting game, the moment you open the scope, you start shooting based on experience. The probability of hitting is not high, and corrections all rely on experience.
What's more, it is impossible for the enemy to maintain a constant forward speed. Even passive deceleration or steering caused by terrain factors will affect the hit rate of the artillery shell after it is fired.
God knows whether these advancing Dahua tanks will slow down because of a rock in front, or suddenly change their direction to avoid friendly forces...
In short, it is basically impossible to blow up an enemy tank with two cannons. If you can do it, you can only say that you are lucky.
The only situation where hit accuracy can be guaranteed is when both sides are relatively stationary, so attacking an enemy tank heading directly in front of you has the highest hit rate.
Under normal circumstances, gunners and vehicle commanders will first fire at enemy tanks that are facing their own tanks, because it is easy to hit, and it can also eliminate the targets that pose the greatest threat to your own side! After all, those targets that are not easy for you to hit will not be hit by them either.
It's easy to hit you!
Therefore, for a tank from the World War II era, the rate of fire is actually a very important performance indicator. Therefore, the IS-2 tank that uses divided ammunition is definitely not a good tank. Its rate of fire can simply be described as a scam.
Moreover, its ammunition reserve is only a pitiful 28 rounds. Excluding the ridiculous calibration consumption, it is estimated that only one-third of the shells can actually hit the target.
This means that the IS-2 tank's continuous combat capability is extremely poor. The only more reliable winning tactic is to use the 122mm caliber artillery to kill with one hit.
However, combined with the Soviet tank tactics that already had an advantage in the middle and late stages, the IS-2 relied on high defense and thick blood to resist the line and cover the T-34 to submerge the Germans, so these shortcomings were not obvious in actual combat.
Liu Guozhu's crew members are all veterans. They have experienced the War of Qi, and their cooperation has become quite tacit. The gunner has rich practical experience. He has also conducted a lot of practical shooting training after being equipped with a Leopard tank, so his skills are very good.
Quite strong.
He calmly adjusted the Panther tank's turret, re-aimed at the target, and pointed the slender barrel at the Dahua tank in the distance again.
The next second, he stepped on the pedal again and fired out a cannon, accurately hitting the body of the Dahua tank with a shell.
Another ball of flames, another Dahua Empire tank paralyzed on the battlefield. Because the 75mm long-barreled artillery is so powerful that it can directly penetrate its target at any angle.
The distance between the two sides was getting closer. The Lion armored reconnaissance vehicle that had been hiding on the flank without firing suddenly fired a shot, destroying the Dahua tank that was trying to approach the village in a roundabout way.
This completely disrupted the position of the Dahua tank unit, because they had already encountered a powerful and ridiculous opponent in the front. The Lion armored reconnaissance vehicle that opened fire at this time became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
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"They stopped! I took aim!" The gunner sitting in front reported what he saw to Liu Guozhu behind him. The next second, the body of the Leopard tank shook slightly. It was a 90 mm caliber
The shells hit the armor on the front of the Panther tank and caused vibrations.
The muzzle velocity of this shell was quite low, so it was easily bounced off the sloping armor. The shell left a dark scratch on the armor, and then it flew to nowhere.
Soon, the gunner responded to the enemy who opened fire on his tank. The Leopard tank fired a cannon and penetrated the Dahua tank that was parked there to reload its shells.
The gasoline engine of the Dahua tank exploded. The violent explosion and expanding flames engulfed the crew members inside the tank, and none of them escaped.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The power system of the Tang Guobao tank equipped with a new diesel engine is quite safe, has large torque and is not easy to explode. The only drawback is that the middle transmission shaft is maintained and it is not
All power is rear mounted.
However, this slight flaw is actually not serious, because in theory it only increases the overall height of the Panther tank, but it balances the center of gravity in a sense.
Of course, the mainstream trend is to have the entire power package rear-mounted, so the Leopard tank is also the last tank with "mellow German origin" that Tang Mo has come up with.
"Are we being hit?" The electromechanical officer sitting in the front row was a little nervous. In theory, his seat was the most dangerous place on the tank.
If a shell happened to hit the curved shield of the Panther tank and hit the bomb nest area below, it would most likely penetrate the hatch above his head and kill him.
The place where he was sitting was still directly in front, and the upper armor was one of the parts of the tank that was most likely to be hit, which was very unsettling.
What's even more depressing is that in order to find some work for him, a window was opened in the armor on the front of him. This is also the only opening in the armor on the front of the Panther tank: he has a heading machine gun, and he usually has to control the machine gun.
To kill the enemy...
"Yes, we were hit...but the tank is fine!" Liu Guozhu looked at the situation on the battlefield through the gap in the tank's observation window.
He saw that the enemy tanks had begun to reverse, and the infantry following the tanks were also retreating. These Dahua soldiers dragged their wounded comrades and retreated like the tide.
Liu Guozhu breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that in just less than an hour of fighting, they had almost used up all their ammunition.
The Panther tank has a total of 79 rounds of artillery shells in reserve, and just now they fired a total of 63 rounds. To be honest, this number is already amazing.
The battlefield was littered with burning tank wreckage, none of which belonged to the Tang State. After the Air Force achieved an exaggerated 200-0 record, the Tang Army also began to show its prowess.
Just now, in this narrow tank battle, more than 50 Dahua tanks were destroyed. It can be said that more than one integrated tank battalion was annihilated by a tank and an armored reconnaissance vehicle of the Tang Army.
Just the Panther tank commanded by Liu Guozhu destroyed at least 35 tanks, which can be said to be an extraordinary performance.
On average, less than two shells destroyed a tank. This number is definitely worth bragging about. This is mainly because in the initial stage, the formation of a dozen Dahua tanks rushing forward was too dense and the angles were too high.
Very good, so I asked Liu Guozhu's crew to improve the hit rate.
Later, the fighting distance between the two sides was shortened a lot, which allowed Liu Guozhu and the others to take a big advantage.
Liu Guozhu stared at the enemy troops retreating away, and muttered absently: "They are retreating!"
"Hurry up and replenish the ammunition..." The loader, who was already extremely tired, was the most inhumane person in the car. He had no strength to speak now. He had loaded 63 rounds of artillery shells in one breath just now.
His uniform was soaked with sweat. At this moment, he was slumped in the tank, unwilling to even stand up.
"You take a rest and let the electromechanical operator and driver follow me to replenish ammunition." Liu Guozhu also knew that his loader had just risked his life, so he comforted him.
The ammunition replenishment vehicle from the company headquarters is on the way, but they have to retreat to the other side of the village and find a hidden place to replenish the spent ammunition - this is a regulatory requirement, in order to prevent enemy shelling.
After Liu Guozhu and the others had replenished their ammunition, the main force of the tank battalion had arrived, and they also brought an entire combat team with them.
Then the Tang army launched a counterattack, broke through the defense line of the Dahua army, which suffered heavy losses, and captured the villages farther west in one fell swoop.
The battle continued until nightfall, and the commander of the Dahua troops who rushed over found helplessly that after their counterattack, they were even further away from Wangchun City...
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I’ll leave one update for today. I’ll make up for today’s update tomorrow. Sorry.
