Chapter 717: Forty-millimeter gun

In this era, the development of weapons is quite rapid.
A few months ago, it was considered an advanced weapon, but it was soon on the verge of being eliminated. This is the result of the war.
In terms of weapons development, the United Kingdom, although spared no effort, has always been on the verge of being eliminated, especially since they are still firmly guarding the boundary between infantry tanks and cruise tanks.
Infantry tanks must have thick armor, but there is no need to pursue speed, just keep up with the infantry, and even if there are better ones, they have to crawl.
As for the cruise tank, it needs to be fast, and for this, it is not hesitate to sacrifice armor protection.
Therefore, the current Crusader tanks hurried fast, and looked very strong on the outside, but they were still weak in their bones. How weak is it?
The hull and turret are mainly riveted structures. The front of the car body is 27 mm/7 degrees, the sides are 14+13 mm/0 degrees, and the rear is 27 mm/0 degrees: the front of the turret is 39 mm/9 degrees, the sides are 19 mm/40 degrees, and the rear is 24 mm/25 degrees.
It can be seen that the front armor of this tank is not as thick as the side armor of the German tank!
Even in later generations, the frontal armor of this tank modification has been strengthened. The frontal armor thickness and inclination of the hull and turret are 32 mm/32 degrees and 51 mm/0 degrees, respectively. The side and rear armor of the turret is also Thicken appropriately.
Even in this way, the armor is still too thin, and it is still one of the Achilles' heels of the Crusader tank.
For the three elements of tanks, firepower, mobility and protection, the first and foremost is firepower! The last thing tank soldiers want to hear is that they cannot penetrate the opponent!
If the Crusader tank carries a tank gun of about 80mm, that's fine. The problem is that this kind of thing has thin skin and big stuffing, protective slag, and the firepower is not strong. In fact, it is out of date when it is equipped. It's just something.
And now, the opposite is just an armored vehicle, not a German tank!
The 40mm armor-piercing projectile rushed towards the face, and the British pilot could not evade it, because it was not one shot!
The first shell was tens of millimeters away from the car body, the second one was only a few millimeters away, and the third one had already hit the front of the car body!
The 40mm armor-piercing projectile rushed towards the front armor of the 27mm car body. The warhead hit the armor and opened a hole in an instant. Then, a friction and a simple warm-up were already in!
Then, the fourth and fifth rounds followed, reaching the front of the car body.
The driver screamed, and the shell that drilled over just hit his body!
What was it like being hit by a 40mm shell?
No one knows, because anyone who is hit will be beaten to death!
A large hole in the front chest, which almost occupies the entire width of the body, just appeared. Various internal organs have become muddy, and the entire seat is full of blood!
"Boom!" In the violent explosion, this Crusader tank ignited a raging fire!
One of the outstanding shortcomings of tanks with gasoline engines is that they are lighters, which are ready to hit!
Even if it is only penetrated by one, it is easy to cause combustion, not to mention that there are now at least four armor-piercing rounds passing through the main armor in the front, and one of them hits the engine behind it!
In an instant, the engine was blown up, the gasoline leaked, and the entire tank was burning like a torch!
The other tank was stunned in an instant. The German armored forces are powerful, already so powerful that even a small armored car can abuse one's own side?
At this time, the tank had been loaded, and the commander put his shoulder against the back of the gun, as if shooting a gun.
Due to the rush when it was developed, the engine of this tank drives the compressor and hydraulic pump. High-pressure air drives the vertical device and brake, and the hydraulic pump drives the turret to rotate.
However, the height of the artillery does not require a height machine, and it is a free swing type. This funny layout requires the gunner to control the height of the gun's aiming angle.
Now, the captain has completed the aiming action, he only needs to step on the trigger to complete the shooting.
However, he hesitated.
When his companion's tank was exploded, he suddenly felt a sense of fear. Will his tank, like his companion, also burn?
Later, he became firm. As a soldier, it was his fate to die on the battlefield! Even the Australian army is so brave, how can he back down?
However, his hesitation completely ruined this tank!
While he hesitated, Locke on the opposite side had already suspended shooting, aimed his muzzle at this second tank, and then fired again!
One of the biggest advantages of using bursts of anti-tank guns is that you don’t have to worry about targeting inaccurately enough, you can shoot!
This time, about ten shells were wasted, and the second Crusader tank also burst into a huge flame!
The second one is reimbursed!
And here, Crowley saw two burning tanks on his side ~ EbookFREE.me~ and couldn't calm down anyway.
In his thoughts, sending two tanks to destroy or capture each other is their mission. He didn't expect that two tanks would be killed by an armored vehicle!
This is simply a slap in the face, the face of the British armored soldiers has been lost!
"3 companies, all attack!" Crowley continued to give orders: "Kill that armored car!"
Regardless of the purpose, whether to avenge the two tanks of one's own side, or to eliminate the scouts of the other side, Crowley must order his own tanks to continue the attack.
But now, the only mistake he made in command was because of his anger. There were a lot of dispatches. It was enough to send a platoon. Now, he directly transferred a company!
After receiving the order, more than 20 tanks of the 3rd company turned all the way and rushed towards the German armored vehicles!
Their thinking is simpler, of course it is revenge!
"Run!" Seeing that a large number of tanks were dispatched by the other party, Locke did his part and immediately ordered the retreat.
Just kidding, the armored car is an armored car after all, it is only ten tons, and it is absolutely thin-skinned stuffing, it has to be destroyed by a tank gun.
Just hitting the other two cars, there was already a fluke. Now, the other side has more than 20 cars at once. If he doesn't run, he would be stupid!
run! The driver stepped on the accelerator and shifted into gear. The eight large off-road tires on both sides turned at the same time, and countless sand and dust were dug out on the ground. In the black smoke, the armored vehicle started to move.
"Chasing, chasing!" Here, the angry British company commander shouted to his subordinates on the radio. If the opponent stays in place, he can still give a thumbs up to praise the opponent's fighting will. Now , The other party actually ran away!