Chapter 416 Targeting begins
Lieutenant Jason never expected that the Chinese tanks that were charging forward would temporarily change their formation and use a pincer offensive on both wings to outflank his eight M26 heavy tanks from left to right.
Although a little caught off guard, there was not too much panic. Not to mention that the number of tanks exceeded the attacking Chinese armored forces, but as far as this pincer-like outflanking tactic was concerned, for veterans who had experienced brutal armored warfare in World War II,
He said that Lieutenant Jason had no less than four or five ways to crack it in his mind.
What's more, the M26 heavy tank in his hand has unparalleled performance advantages. All these factors make him regard this attack by the Chinese armored forces as more of a show than a real battle.
Therefore, after seeing the changes in the formation of the Chinese armored forces, Lieutenant Jason calmly ordered his eight M26 heavy tanks to be divided into three groups. Since the Chinese wanted to use tanks to launch a pincer offensive, then he, a senior
Armor veterans need to show those new Chinese armored buddies what a real armored pincer offensive is.
But before Lieutenant Jason could pass on the order to shift from defense to attack, he saw the Chinese tank in front of him suddenly flashing red light from its muzzle, and it actually attacked his tank group while it was moving.
Lieutenant Jason, who was sitting in the command tank, saw this scene through the periscope in the car. He was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter: "I thought the Chinese would have some unique tactics, but I didn't expect it to be drag racing."
Shoot, what a bunch of ignorant guys, I really don’t know how they defeated those French!”
Lieutenant Jason shook his head with disdain that could not be concealed. The surrounding members of the A armored battle group command headquarters also saw this scene through the observation holes and shook their heads and sneered. They just felt that China
What people do is really stupid.
It's not that tanks at this time can't fire while moving, but the problem is that in bumpy conditions, the accuracy of the gunfire is really hard to praise. It's just because the thunder is loud and the rain is small, so if you want to hit the target accurately, you can only stop the car.
, so that you can aim accurately.
This tactical principle has been the most basic common sense of tank soldiers since the day the tank was born. Even if artillery shooting auxiliary devices such as one-way tank gun stabilizers appeared later, at best, it only allowed the tank to fire while moving slowly.
It is also impossible to carry out accurate artillery strikes while traveling at high speed. For example, the m26 heavy tank equipped by their armored battle group A has a tank gun vertical stabilizer installed inside, making it
When the tank is traveling, it can maintain a fixed pitch angle in the high and low shooting range.
However, vibration deviation caused by bumps cannot be avoided in the horizontal direction. Therefore, although the M26 heavy tank theoretically has the ability to shoot while moving, it is only limited to the most outstanding tank crews in the armored forces.
As for the vast majority of tank crews, they still have to abide by the tactical regulations of the M26 heavy tank. If shooting tactics are adopted while on the move, the tank's speed must not exceed 5 miles per hour!
But now, the Chinese tank in front of me is performing frequent "Z" maneuvers at a speed of at least 25 miles per hour, but it is firing continuously under such circumstances, even if the Chinese tank is equipped with a tank gun stabilizing device.
, but what even the United States, which leads the world in technology, cannot do, 99% of the countries in the world cannot do, let alone China, which has just come into contact with equipment such as tanks.
Because of this, the members of Armored Battle Group A's headquarters, like Lieutenant Jason, regarded this group of Chinese armored troops who rushed over regardless as idiots and laymen.
As if to verify the judgment of Lieutenant Jason and others, the new 85mm armor-piercing projectile whizzed past the top of the turret of a tank, and then plunged into the newly green grass with a bang.
With a loud sound, a small mud pit was blasted out of the ground.
Seeing this, Lieutenant Jason's contemptuous smile became even thicker. He felt that as a veteran of armored warfare, he was really bullying a group of laymen who didn't know how to live or die. But for some reason, he enjoyed this feeling very much, so he looked at it.
I glanced at the ruler in the periscope and saw
Several Chinese tanks had already rushed to a distance of less than 800 meters. There was a hint of cruelty in their eyes, and they ordered the intercom in a joking tone: "Okay, boys, it's time to torture the vegetables.
Get ready...boom...bang...boom..."
Just as Lieutenant Jason said "prepare" and the key word "fire" formed on the tip of his tongue, the second 85mm armor-piercing bullet was fired, and the slender warhead slammed into the heavy tank that had just escaped the fatal blow.
The joint between the turret and the hull.
Immediately, the impact fuse inside was activated, and the high-energy charge exploded. The semicircular copper cover in front of the ammunition melted instantly, and formed a high-temperature metal jet along the direction of the explosion, like a hot knife cutting butter, directly piercing the turret and
The 120mm main armor at the joint of the car body was poured into the car body very arrogantly. While killing the armored soldiers inside, it also ignited the ammunition compartment at the rear of the turret.
Immediately there was a loud noise that shook the sky, and the turret of the heavy tank was thrown high into the air as if it were on a rocket flying straight...
The whole process seemed complicated, but it went very quickly, from hitting the tank to being dismembered. In the blink of an eye, before Lieutenant Jason finished speaking, the turret of the heavy tank had already landed with a roar.
While leaving all the American troops stunned, they also abruptly interrupted Lieutenant Jason's next words.
This made Lieutenant Jason's head feel dizzy for no reason, and then he shook his head fiercely: "It must be a blind cat meeting a dead mouse, it must be..."
Lieutenant Jason, who had a ferocious look on his face before he finished speaking, immediately roared at the intercom beside his mouth: "Fire...fire...fire!"
"Dong~dong~dong~"
At the command, the slender 90mm tank guns of the remaining M26 heavy tanks sprayed bloodthirsty red light one after another, and shells roared towards the advancing improved T-34 tank.
"Whoosh"
With a beautiful sharp turn, he barely managed to avoid an incoming 90mm high-speed armor-piercing projectile. Zhang Huangxin in the car did not panic. Instead, his honest face revealed a look of excitement that could not be concealed, and his thick body squirmed slightly.
, murmured softly: "Did you stop? So..."
Zhang Huangxin smiled slightly and shouted into the intercom: "Comrades, target practice begins!"
Chapter completed!