Chapter 463: Forced crossing the Maas River (2)

Seeing that Rommel was about to get on the infantry fighting vehicle, Fink was stunned: "General, you can't go. It's too dangerous there. Your command post is here!"
Here, all Panther tanks are quite sturdy. Up to now, no enemy's artillery fire can destroy it.
Swimming across the river is the most dangerous. Although the infantry fighting vehicle has the ability to navigate on the water, it will be hit by the opponent at any time.
"Where is the army, where is my command post!" Rommel's handsome face was full of determination at this time: "We are soldiers, and we cannot be afraid of danger!"
After speaking, Rommel stepped onto the infantry fighting vehicle and got into the turret.
Seeing Rommel got on the infantry fighting vehicle, all the infantrymen suddenly became excited. The captain of this infantry fighting vehicle, the 40-year-old veteran Crete, was even more excited.
"General, you are welcome to board our infantry fighting vehicle."
"Well, now, let us go!" Rommel shouted.
set off!
At this time, the rumbling of the cannon still sounded, and with the sound of the cannon, the firepower points on the opposite bank were destroyed.
The river bank here is not steep. The front wheels of the infantry fighting vehicle enter the water first, and then the rear wheels. When the engine makes a rumbling sound, but the wheels are obviously spinning, it means that they have taken off. ground.
Putting on the water system, the two propellers at the tail rotated, and the whole car body began to move forward.
At the front end of the car body, the wave breaker was rolled up. If you look from the outside, you can see that the whole car body is almost submerged in the water. After all, this is a steel tank, which is already very good to float.
Only the upper turret was exposed, and Rommel sat halfway on the turret.
The entire car body is sealed, but there will still be river water infiltrating from the outside. After all, it is not as tight as a ship.
Soon, at the bottom of the armored vehicle, they gathered into small puddles.
"Start the drain pump," the captain Crete shouted.
The flow of water is not terrible, as long as it is pumped away. This is almost the most correct way to deal with later generations of amphibious armored vehicles. It is necessary to completely seal the car body, dripping water, and pay too much. It is not as good as it is now. The water should be simple and easy.
In fact, when the weapon of tank was invented, there was the idea of ​​making tanks capable of navigating on water. In the early days, buoys were used and hung on the outside of the tank to successfully float light tanks.
But it is not practical.
Various countries are still developing amphibious equipment, but most of them are nothing. Although the Soviet Union continues to develop and mature gradually, it is a pity that the level of the Soviet Union is still relatively backward.
The German heavy armored vehicle is fully mature.
The launch of these armored vehicles surprised the French army on the opposite side.
what is that?
Originally, they had observed that the opposite side was inflating the rubber boats. They thought that the other side's equipment would be rubber boats. As a result, these armored vehicles were launched directly into the water!
How to do?
The gunfire on the opposite side was still rumbling, and many French soldiers dared not raise their heads. When they occasionally showed their heads and saw the monsters on the water, they were even more frightened.
Germans, why are they so perverted? How to fight this battle?
"General, the Germans are starting to cross the river!" In the command here, Cora, commander of the 9th Army, also received reports from his subordinates.
The Germans, crossing the river, they actually used armored vehicles to cross the river!
"Fire, all weapons, fire together to wipe out the Germans in the river!" General Cora shouted.
What are you waiting for at this time?
It was impossible for the German artillery to destroy everything. For example, a 25mm Hatchikes anti-tank gun deployed in the grass was never discovered by the opponent.
This type of anti-tank gun was the main anti-tank weapon used by the French infantry in the early days of World War II. A total of 6,000 were built.
It is definitely not a heavy weapon. You must know that the 25mm caliber is simply a nondescript thing. However, the advantage of the small caliber is that its weight is very light, and the total weight is only 480 kg. , A gun group can easily push it, and even when transferring, several people can directly lift it to the car.
The artillery was well concealed. They never fired. This was not because they were timid, but because they could not reach.
This anti-tank gun has a very obvious disadvantage. Its range is only one kilometer!
The range of the tank fire is one kilometer. From this data, this anti-tank gun has no major shortcomings, but you must know that even the Browning heavy machine gun has an effective range of 1,800 meters. The German mg34 machine gun has a range of 2,000 meters!
The width of the river is only about 1,500 meters, but they are deployed on the shore, and the distance is about 500 meters, so it is about 2,000 meters.
They were waiting quietly. When the armored vehicles on the German water reached the middle of the river, they could finally open fire!
"Oh!" With a clear gun sound, a 25mm armor-piercing projectile flew to the armored vehicle in the river! The French army's counterattack has begun!
The target they were shooting was the leading armored vehicle. At this time, there was an officer on the upper turret of the armored vehicle!
Rommel is not afraid of death, nor reckless, he is just used to taking the lead in combat, especially now, what they need is bravery!
If he is leading the Waffen-SS, then he doesn’t need to be like this at all. He can directly issue orders. However, this is just an armored division in the ordinary army. This division has been reorganized recently. Morale is not as high as he thought.
Moreover, Rommel has not won the respect of these soldiers! Although military laws make them respect their superiors, only by fighting together can they truly win the respect of soldiers.
For example, Rommel led the troops to charge together. He had already seen the respect in the eyes of the young men. The officials were all charging, and ordinary soldiers like them were not afraid of death!
The front end of Rommel was a shield, and there was also a mg34 machine gun on the shield. He immediately noticed the flames from the opposite muzzle.
"Chichichichi", Rommel, with quick eyes and quick hands, immediately pushed his machine gun and pulled the trigger. In the sound of high-speed rotation like a chainsaw, the 7.92mm machine gun bullet flew by roaring!
(Don’t complain, Rommel in history really took the lead in this battle, but he was in a rubber dinghy at the time.)