Chapter 1034 We will always be with you (first update, please subscribe)
When more than thirty new tanks that looked somewhat similar to VT1 tanks appeared on the battlefield, although the Nanyang armored soldiers were somewhat I’m confused,
it looks so similar!
But there are still some differences. For example, the opponent's hemispherical turret is flatter, and the artillery looks very different.
“It must be the new tank provided by the Russians!”
Although they did not know the true combat effectiveness of this tank, they still realized from its hemispherical turret and wide body that it was definitely an opponent that should not be underestimated.
"Their armor must be very thick. Focus on dealing with the T34. Fight these new tanks closer!"
Zhang Hu immediately demonstrated what it means to be cautious. He didn't even test-fire. I immediately came to a conclusion - this thing is not easy to fight!
In this case, you must be more cautious. Caution is always right on the battlefield.
"First row and second row stopped firing and stared at these new tanks!"
In this way, the firepower behind the ridge suddenly decreased a lot, which also gave the Egyptian tank soldiers a chance to breathe. The Egyptian T54 tanks immediately seized the opportunity and rushed towards them.
The billowing yellow smoke raised by the tank when traveling at high speed fully demonstrates the powerful maneuverability of this tank.
This tank looks really good, they all thought so in their hearts.
"Distance 1500! Fire now?"
Wang Hanjie asked loudly.
"Closer!"
Finally, when the T54s approached 1,000 meters, Zhang Hu shouted.
“Now!”
With the sound of a cannon, a T54 was hit!
Zhang Hu shouted as black smoke emitted from its turret.
"We can destroy him, focus on shooting..."
The original caution disappeared immediately after a T54 was destroyed, and the roll call target practice continued.
For these gunners, what they now have to rely on is the excellent fire control system of the VT1 tank to deliver the most fatal blow to the enemy from a distance.
Their play style is undoubtedly correct. Compared with them, the T54 tank's backward fire control system cannot give them a fatal threat at this distance. Moreover, they are still selling their heads - only revealing Half of the turret was removed.
“Boom”!
With a loud noise, the turret of a T54 tank that was smoking black was blown into the sky, and the battlefield echoed with the loud noises of exploding shells from time to time.
The battlefield at this time has turned into a hell of fire and smoke. The continuously exploding ammunition is like fireworks at a festival, constantly splashing out from the Egyptian tanks. Some of the tanks, It directly transformed into an angry volcano, erupted with a "boom", and the turret was thrown into the air, and then hit the ground hard. These wreckage looked like toys torn apart by giants, scattered messily on the battlefield. superior.
After some tanks were hit, the crew members of the tanks all abandoned their vehicles and fled. Although they kept shooting at the ridge, the ridge, which was only tens of meters high, looked like a wall. Like a city wall, it protects the enemies in the rear.
Even the most advanced T54A tank has no room to perform in this kind of terrain. At most, they can only see half of the enemy's head. It is not easy to target the opponent. Moreover, , the enemy was still moved by silence.
Like a roll call, one tank after another was hit. In order to obtain better accuracy, both T34 and T54 tried their best to hit the tank in the distance that was only a few dozen meters high. The hills are close by.
In fact, it is just a gentle slope, but with its sophisticated fire control device, the VT1 tank is like a sniper using a 90mm sniper rifle, constantly naming Egyptian tanks.
Although the courage of the Egyptian tank crews was excellent, they even rushed to a distance of less than 500 meters, but they were eventually destroyed. In front of the hillside, there were tank wreckage everywhere.
Destroyed T34 tanks and T54 tanks were scattered on the battlefield.
Many Egyptian gunners even cursed loudly there, cursing the enemy's cunning. Their curses echoed on the radio. As a tank officer who had trained in the Czech Republic, Mohammad frowned.
“Reverse bevel protects the car body. I seem to have learned this when I was in Prague. What should I do now?”
The English word for terrain-covering hull tactics is hulldown, which is the most commonly used tactic by Western tanks.
"It seems to be selling out. How should we counter this tactic?"
Suddenly, he thought about it - shelling!
“Use fierce artillery fire to force them out of the sheltering terrain!”
I have to say that the half-year training in Prague was still effective. After figuring out how to counterattack , Muhammad gave an order, and his most powerful heavy tank regiment was dispatched.
Zhang Hu, who had been observing the battlefield, discovered that more tanks were approaching. Although they were four or five kilometers apart, he still recognized the tank in the billowing dust and smoke as the famous IS2 heavy tank. The 122mm tank gun was already pointed at them.
Suddenly, accompanied by bursts of fierce smoke, a burst of artillery shells roared towards them. The 122mm howitzer hit directly behind the gentle slope. For a time, the tank was surrounded by smoke and violently. In the explosion, fragments continued to hit the tank, and the fierce shelling directly forced Zhang Hu into the tank turret. The moment he closed the hatch cover, he shouted. "Move the position!"
Soon, the tanks moved dozens of meters under the gunfire, but they did not give up the reverse slope, but continued to occupy the favorable terrain and continued Shooting at the approaching Egyptian tanks.
The only difference from before is that I am not as comfortable as before.
Just as the tank battalion commanded by Zhang Hu was caught in artillery fire, in the other direction, the main force of the 3rd Armored Brigade had circled back to their flanks and surrounded the Egyptian 4th Armored Division.
At this time, one side of them was the canal, the other side was the main force of the 3rd Armored Brigade, and in front of them was Zhang Hu's sniper position. They had already lost more than 60 tanks here.
Just when Muhammad was trying to use the powerful firepower of heavy tanks to break through the enemy's blockade, suddenly, an armored force came from his flank!
As a tank company commander, Sun Chenggang, like other tank commanders, had half of his body exposed at the hatch. At this moment, he raised his right hand high and waved it forward vigorously, just like his teachers in Western Europe and As on the Russian battlefield, when shouting into the intercom, shout:
"Armored troops! Advance!"
The armored company under his command began the assault. Although they were preceded by the powerful IS2 heavy tanks, they roared towards the Egyptian tank group with a fearless attitude.
He shouted when he was still 2,000 meters away.
"Choose your own target and shoot freely. Pay attention to the formation, stop and shoot briefly, and try not to stop."
The sound of artillery and the soft blast of the 90mm main gun could be heard around him. echoed across the battlefield. Although due to the distance, the shells hitting the IS-2 heavy tank basically bounced away, but with the excellent fire control system, they still destroyed one T34 after another. They cooperated with each other to destroy one after another. An Egyptian tank was reduced to scrap.
The sudden attack plunged the Egyptian 4th Armored Division into chaos. The surviving tanks organized a counterattack, and those IS-2 heavy tanks were like ancient heavy cavalry. , immediately accelerated to meet them, and seemed to be relying on their thick armor to fight the Nanyang tanks to the death.
Although the IS-2 heavy tank has extremely thick armor, its artillery fire rate is very slow and its accuracy is very poor. It is almost impossible to hit a moving target more than a thousand meters away. When the distance is close to one thousand meters,
The Nanyang tank crews began to bombard. The high-speed armor-piercing projectiles directly penetrated the thick armor of the IS-2 heavy tank, just like tearing a piece of paper.
The Nanyang tank soldiers who were originally in awe of the IS-2 heavy tank soon changed their mentality and even looked at the battle in front of them with a game perspective, especially when the opponent's shells hit After the thick armor of the VT1 tank directly bounced off enemy shells, the nature of the war has changed.
It turned into a game!
One IS-2 heavy tank and T34 tank were destroyed one after another. They could not even pose any threat to the VT1 tank. Amidst the violent explosions, Sun Chenggang could clearly see among them The turret of an IS-2 tank was lifted high, and then rolled and hit the ground on one side. A huge fireball mixed with black smoke rose into the air.
There were many corpses of tank crews on the wreckage of some tanks. They were twisted and scattered on their tanks. Many tank crews were charred, and they merged with the tanks that were burned into scrap metal. This is the cruelest and most real side of the battlefield.
Although the battle was very fierce, Sun Chenggang had only one thought in his heart - we won!
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The news that the 4th Armored Division was almost completely annihilated soon reached Cairo, immediately causing a panic. After all, the 4th Armored Division is the ace in the Egyptian army. , it is not only equipped with the most advanced tanks, but also has many officers trained in the Czech Republic.
Now this ace force, which they had pinned their hopes on to protect Cairo, was so easily wiped out. How could they not be frightened when the news came?
The 4th Armored Division is finished!
What about Cairo?
With hundreds of thousands of armed citizens, can they resist the invasion from Britain, France, South and South Africa?
After learning the news, Nasser, as president, was silent for a long time before speaking.
"It's okay, it's just a defeat in the battle. Now, the whole world is on our side. Not only the Russians and the University of Tokyo are on our side, giving us a lot of support and assistance, even in the Britain, many British people also support us, there are thousands of people protesting against the invasion of Downing Street!”
Nasser was pacing as he spoke, as if he wanted to use this to cheer himself up, and of course to cheer up his cabinet members and generals. The overall failure on the battlefield and the deterioration of the war situation had shaken many people. Many people proposed peace talks with Britain, but they were all rejected by him.
"Even the United States, the United States is on our side. The United States is selling pounds, and Washington is supporting us in its own way. So, all we need now is to persevere. Then victory must belong to Ours, and..."
Facing the president's encouragement, many people chose to remain silent. Many of these cabinet members were from the military. After all, they were part of the "Free Officers Movement" back then. ” members, they know very well that in the current situation, what will happen even with the support of these countries?
Now the Egyptian army is failing. The four countries of Britain, France, and South Korea have completely occupied the advantage on the battlefield. Now even their last ace unit has been wiped out.
“They can attack Cairo at any time if they want!”
Of course, no one said that, what is Cairo now?
It was an Egyptian beauty who had taken off her clothes and was naked in front of the invaders. In this case, what does the support from foreign countries mean, that kind of verbal support? What’s the meaning?
Maybe it’s time to find another way!
Looking at those silent people, knowing what kind of Nasser they were thinking, he did not expose their thoughts, but said in a firm tone:
" The Soviet Union, the Soviet Union is on our side. I will go to see the Soviet ambassador in a moment. I will win more support from them. My friends, if we compromise now, then what awaits us will be A complete failure! As long as we persist, even if all the troops are exhausted, we will win political victory, and political victory will help us win everything! Even if we lose the war, as long as we win! Without politics, we can rebuild our army in the future, and even rebuild it with a stronger army!”
It must be said that Nasser had a very unique political vision. After calming the frightened cabinet members and ignoring their little thoughts, he immediately went to see the Soviet ambassador. After a simple meeting , the other party said that the Soviet Union would help them rebuild their army and help them resist the invaders!
"Mr. President, the Soviet Union will stand unswervingly on your side and support the just cause of the Egyptian people!"
(End of this chapter)