Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 626 Chapter 626 Silence
A relatively new No. 4 assault gun was running over the body of a mirage soldier on the front line.It is getting as close to the enemy's position as possible, killing those mirage firepower points that fired rashly.

With its low shape, this assault gun can take advantage of the undulations of the terrain to seek good protection for itself.It moved forward cautiously, trying to avoid exposing its flanks to enemy fire as much as possible.

"Be careful! Be careful! Go around that small mound!" The commander watched the scene outside through the observation window and directed his chariot to move forward.

This armored vehicle belonging to the artillery unit of the infantry division twisted its not-so-huge body, and it was surprisingly flexible.

After bypassing some obstacles that blocked their vision, they saw a machine gun fire point that was firing to suppress the Tang army's attacking infantry.

So, the commander shouted anxiously, reminding his gunner of where he was aiming: "Ahead! Firepower point!"

In a slightly narrow space, they are crowded with ammunition and fuel tanks, and they seem to be very safe and reliable.

"I see! I'm aiming!" The gunner replied loudly with his face stuck to the back of the scope.

The loader had already loaded a grenade into the barrel before, so now they can just fire.So the commander gave the order to attack loudly: "Launch!"

"Boom!" The gunner stepped on the firing pedal, and a 75mm grenade flew out of the muzzle after a loud noise and hit a distant target.

Immediately afterwards, a column of smoke rose near the firepower point in the distance, and then the firepower point of the machine gun that kept spraying flames fell completely silent.

The gunner shouted excitedly: "Hit the target!"

Accompanied by his shouts, the soldiers of the Tang army, who had been suppressed by the machine gun fire, got up from the bullet crater they were avoiding, carried grenades and submachine guns, and began to charge forward again.

Seeing the rising smoke column and hearing the gunner's shout, the commander also shouted excitedly: "Nice job! Drive over! Cover the infantry and move on! Help them get closer to the trenches! Watch out for the enemy's grenades!"

"Turn! Turn!" Bypassing the mound, the assault gun was also exposed within the enemy's firing range.

The bullets began to hit the steel plate of the chariot like raindrops, and then were all bounced away, leaving only a sparkling spark.

Through the observation window, the commander could see mirage soldiers moving around in the trenches, so he complained anxiously into the intercom: "I think we should have a machine gun on the roof! Damn, turn too Trouble!"

The driver can also see the scene outside, and he also feels that the environment full of enemies is not so friendly: "I think so too! They are attacking us! The bullets have never stopped."

"The spare road wheels hanging outside must have been broken...Damn it!" Remembering that there were still two road wheels hanging in a storage groove outside his tank, the commander said with a distressed expression.

Carrying that thing is mainly to reduce the pressure on logistics, and it can also play a certain role in armor protection at critical moments.

However, in the face of such a hail of bullets, the rubber hanging on the rim of the load wheel must be finished, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be scarred by the bullets.

Although it does not affect the use of emergency replacement, the damaged rubber will eventually be damaged faster and reduce the service life, which has to be said to be a loss.

"Pay attention to the front! There may be a new firepower point!" But it is still on the battlefield, so the commander quickly shifted his attention to the dangerous place.

The soldiers of the Tang army on the side of the tank had swarmed up and began to approach the defense line of the Mirage people. Both sides kept firing at each other, and the fierce gun battle continued.

Under such circumstances, the losses of the soldiers of the Tang army were actually not small. Even if it was just a blind cat encountering a dead mouse, the mirage soldiers could still achieve some limited results.

In the short firefight just now, at least two Tang soldiers were hit by bullets, and their lives were unknown.

"I'm watching!" The gunner was still watching the front through the sight, and responded loudly after hearing the commander's order.

"Forward! Forward!" Hearing the response, the commander continued to give instructions, preparing to get close to the enemy's trench, run over it and move on.

The track of the tank kept rolling, bringing up the soft soil, the power wheel in front kept turning, and the gear-like edge was inserted on the track, rolling along the track section by section.

"I hope there are no enemy cannons here! They always have some flat-firing cannons on the position to deal with us now!" The electromechanical operator reminded with some concern: "Be careful to hide, don't be too reckless!"

"I know!" The commander continued to use the surrounding observation windows to guard the surroundings. He also wanted to discover those deadly threats in advance through the gaps in front of him.

Those flat-firing guns are very dangerous, and they are often small-caliber howitzers of the mirage army, with very complicated calibers.

Some were 75mm, some were 76mm, some were 80mm, and there were even 100mm heavy guns.

If they are directly hit by these artillery, the No. 4 tank and the No. 4 assault gun will be very dangerous, and there is more or less the possibility of being penetrated and destroyed.

In fact, in the past half a month, several tanks and an assault gun have been attacked by these weapons and destroyed on the position.

The emergence of these weapons also made it very dangerous for the armored troops to break through the enemy's defenses, and all the commanders became nervous because of this.

Although these artillery guns that were temporarily diverted to anti-tank guns are not so low in appearance, and at the same time they do not have such a huge penetrating power, they are still very difficult opponents.

Under normal circumstances, the weapons of these cameo anti-tank guns will not fire at infantry, and some camouflage will be set up in front, so it is not easy to be found.

When these artillery began to attack, it often meant that Tang Jun's tanks and vehicles were in a very dangerous exposed position, so it could be said that it was hard to defend against.

But it’s not without good news: none of these temporary cameo anti-tank guns have professional scopes, and they don’t have a horizontally adjusted field of fire, so their performance is very average.

Compared with professional anti-tank guns, that is, anti-tank guns, their combat effectiveness is very low, which is the main reason why the Tang Army's tanks and assault guns have not suffered a lot of losses so far.

Of course, it would be completely incorrect to say that Tang's high-level officials are not afraid of these gradually emerging anti-tank firepower.

At least all the No. 4 tanks and No. 4 assault guns that are currently leaving the factory are doing their best to strengthen the armor on their sides and front.

In particular, the thickness of the front armor has increased from the original 40 to 50 mm to about 80 mm in one go.

Compared with the earliest No. 4 tank, the armor has almost doubled, and skirts have been installed on both sides, which has achieved the ultimate protection.

Compared with the various composite armors that are often one meter thick in the future, the weight of today's homogeneous steel armor is astonishing, and it is no longer easy to stack up to 80 mm thick.

Moreover, in order to avoid the loss of precious armored units, the Tang Army has transferred the four main armored divisions that participated in the battle back to the second line to rest. The battle of Beiyuan City, whether it is Tang Mo, or Tiger and Redman , are no longer prepared to continue to use armored forces to fight.

"Ahead! Ahead! Do you see that dirt bag? Pay attention to it! I think there is a problem there!" While advancing, the commander reminded his gunner.

The gunner also saw the suspicious mound, and immediately pulled himself together. He looked at it through the farther and clearer scope, hoping to find something from there.

Just as he was concentrating on looking at the dirt bag, suddenly there was an uncontrollable vibration under his feet.

"Boom!" An astonishing loud noise shook all the soldiers of the Tang army who were advancing and fell to the ground.Some people got up in disgrace, and looked in the direction of the explosion, just in time to see a billowing smoke, covering the sky and the sun.

Everyone's ears were buzzing, and the manic explosion even silenced the noisy battlefield for a while.

"Damn it! What is it!" A Tang Army platoon leader leaning on the edge of the crater, holding his helmet on his head, shouted loudly to the soldiers beside him.

"I don't know! Platoon leader! It almost scared me to death." The soldier changed a magazine for himself, and pointed to the black smoke in the distance: "Our assault gun is finished!"

"Damn it!" the platoon leader cursed, then looked in the direction of the mirage army, changed his position, and looked at the No. 4 assault gun that was mostly covered by the smoke: "Damn it, the tracks are all broken!" Lost!"

"It's estimated that the people inside are finished!" The soldier changed the magazine and pulled out an oval grenade from the satchel behind him: "I'm covering you? Can you go and see?"

"Won't the shell inside explode?" The platoon leader retracted his head, not intending to take any risks: "How about I cover you and you go and see?"

With a joke, the two of them hid here for a few seconds.The platoon leader poked his head out again, and looked at the No. 4 assault gun that was destroyed by landmines through the smoke that was still turning: "I didn't see anyone coming out, and I didn't see a fire. I guess it should be safe. You cover me. I'll go and have a look!"

"Be careful! Platoon leader!" The soldier pulled the ring of the grenade, loosened the safety on it, swung his arm vigorously, and threw the grenade as much as possible to the position of the mirage defenders.

"Boom!" Accompanied by the sound of the explosion, the platoon leader jumped out of the crater, bowed his waist and rushed towards the appalling No. 4 assault gun.

Just half a minute ago, this assault gun was rampant on the battlefield, brazenly covering the soldiers of the Tang Army to attack forward.

At this second, it was paralyzed here, silently.

(End of this chapter)