69novels Chapter 663
Chapter 663
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“Distance: 1180 meters!”
“Direction: 32 degrees to the right!”
“Wind direction: southeast wind, wind force level 3……”
One by one, the data was quickly observed and recorded. Karljus silently calculated the results in his mind, then quickly turned the muzzle of his tank and slowly aimed at the enemy!
There are four members of the Panzer IV, including the commander, driver, gunner and loader.
As a gunner, Karljus’s main task is to control the artillery and attack the enemy!
And this is also the main task of the Panzer IV!
The distance of less than 1,200 meters is not far for the German army, but the tank is currently driving on the mountain.
Although the hydraulic suspension system on both sides reduces a lot of vibration for them, the tank is still constantly ups and downs, which will greatly affect the accuracy of the artillery.
As long as there is a slight change in the angle when firing, it may cause a miss!
Usually, missing the target on the training ground may not be a big problem.
Even if you miss it, it doesn’t matter.
At most, you can continue training.
But on the battlefield, as the front tanks, they were one of the few tanks that could attack the enemy. The firing range of the tanks behind them was blocked by them, making it impossible for the tanks behind to fire. The tank’s artillery was a direct-fire gun, and it was difficult to hit the enemy in a parabola like other artillery, so they could only fire at the tanks in front.
As a result, the tanks in front naturally became the hope of the whole village. If they could not destroy the enemy’s tanks in the first time, then the enemy would most likely destroy their companions and block the way forward for their follow-up troops.
Therefore, the gunners of the tanks in front were under great pressure!
Karl Jus was adjusting his muzzle and was not ready to fire, but the No. 2 tank next to him could not help but fire first!
Boom!
With a loud bang, the initial velocity of the tank shell was very fast. The shell exploded in less than two seconds after it was fired!
“Did it hit the target?”
Almost all the German soldiers were attracted by the shell. What they were most concerned about was whether the shell hit the target!
Judging from the dust raised by the explosion, the shell should have exploded near the British fortification, because after the explosion, the smoke had already covered the fortification!
“”Missed!”
Before the smoke dispersed, Karl Juss was sure that the No. 2 tank had missed the target!
As an ace tanker, his observation ability was extremely sharp. When the No. 2 tank’s gun fired, he felt that the shell might have deviated a little. As expected, the shell flew past the edge of the British bunker. Although it was very close to destroying the target, it was still a thousand miles away from the target!
From the perspective of results, it is meaningless to get closer without destroying the enemy!
Boom!
However, the German artillery bombardment was not completely ineffective. After all, the gunners in the British fortifications hurriedly fired a shot.
Their luck was much better than that of the Germans. Some people said that the dense formation of the Germans and the shooting parameters they had already measured helped them a lot!
Even if the smoke blocked the army’s sight, their shells still hit the target!
The No. 2 tank, which had just opened fire, was hit in the front. The British artillery shells directly hit The turret of the No. 2 tank was hit and the turret was blown away!
The No. 2 tank stopped immediately and billowed thick smoke. Several soldiers in the No. 1 tank looked in the direction of the No. 2 tank worriedly, wondering what the friendly soldiers inside were like.
Normally, if a tank is penetrated by an armor-piercing shell, it is difficult for the members inside to survive!
In such a dense space of tanks, after the armor-piercing shell is penetrated, the scorching high temperature will melt the armor of the tank and cause various internal fragments to splash, causing the crew to be affected.
So usually, if a tank is hit, as long as it is penetrated, it is difficult for the crew inside to survive!
This was the case with the previous No. 3 tank, and the crew inside had already died at this time.
However, the situation of the No. 2 tank is special. Their turret was knocked off as a whole. If the shrapnel did not affect the inside of the tank, the crew inside might have survived!
“Focus, the enemy’s next target is us!”
Karl Juss looked very cold-blooded. He didn’t care about the life and death of his companions at all. All his attention was focused on the enemy in front of him!
He knew that if they couldn’t destroy the British firepower point, they would definitely pay a greater price!
Although they could call for air support, it would take some time for the air support to arrive. At this time, their tanks were crowded on the hillside, and they were in a dilemma. By the time the air support arrived, they would have been slaughtered by the enemy. So they couldn’t put all their hopes on their friendly forces!
They could only rely on themselves!
“Change the shells, change to semi-armor-piercing shells!”
Karlus locked his target, took a deep breath, and said to the loader.
The Type 4 tank was equipped with an automatic loader, so the loader’s job was relatively easy. If there was no automatic loader, they would have to carry shells weighing more than ten kilograms or even dozens of kilograms by themselves!
This is definitely a physical job!
“The semi-armor-piercing shell has been loaded!”
With a crisp click, the sound of the breech block being locked came, Karl Juss took a deep breath and pressed the launch device!
Boom!
With a muffled sound, the shell primer exploded, and the huge pressure squeezed out a long kinetic semi-armor-piercing shell!
It quickly accelerated in the slender barrel of the Panzer IV with a caliber ratio of 50 times, and flew out of the muzzle at an ultra-high initial velocity of 1,500 meters per second, four times the speed of sound, and flew towards the enemy!
Boom!
A loud noise was heard by everyone 3 seconds later, but the smoke and flames produced by the explosion had already attracted everyone’s attention!
“Did it hit?”
In the back, the tank commander stood on the turret, looking eagerly in the direction of the target with a telescope.
Not only him, but many other German tanks were also observing the results of this shelling. They knew how difficult it would be to hit the enemy in the ups and downs of high-speed movement. The No. 2 tank flew out by the edge of the enemy bunker. That was already a very accurate shot. Could the No. 1 tank do better?
“Of course!”
Karl Jus said confidently to his old partner Koschi,”When have I ever failed?” As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew away the smoke on the top of the mountain. After the smoke dissipated, the crew of the No. 1 tank found that the bunker had been destroyed!
“Charge up, the enemy’s firepower point has been destroyed, nothing can stop us!”
The tank company commander was ecstatic and did not forget to give the order to charge. The other German tanks were also excited and rushed to the top of the mountain at full speed!
The distance of more than 1,000 meters was quickly covered. As a result, when they arrived at the battlefield, the British troops who came to support had not arrived yet. The German army was naturally unceremonious and rushed and attacked them from behind. The British troops on the top of the mountain were immediately defeated and quickly collapsed under the attack from both sides!
At this point, the bottom of No. 337 Highland was lost!