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Chapter 720 720 Leopard Tank
Liu Guozhu sat in his seat, feeling the comfort brought to him by the new tank: Although the staggered road wheels are not very friendly to logistics support, it is a magic tool for the entire tank crew .

If you simply discuss comfort, this staggered road wheel may be superior to modern tanks.It's just that after other performances were sacrificed, similar designs were completely abandoned.

Tang Mo's idea was actually similar to that of the German designer: he planned to use Tang's own leading industrial capabilities to give this leadership to all frontline fighters.

The Panther tank is a brilliant example of this line of thinking: it was the best and most powerful in its own right before the next generation of tank technology was born.

Compared with the overall performance, it is better than all other tanks of the same period. Even the most famous T-34 tank is completely incomparable to the Panther tank in various indicators.

The wide tracks and staggered road wheels make the Leopard tank very stable when crossing obstacles, with almost no bumps.

This makes it possible for the Leopard tank to aim and load while on the move, and the short-stop shooting tactic allows the Leopard tank to fire enough shells in a short engagement.

At the same time, its large car body can carry 80 rounds of shells, which is equivalent to the No. 4 tank, so the Leopard tank did not sacrifice its continuous combat capability due to the increase in shells.

However, for the gunner and loader, this brand new tank is not without disadvantages: in order to increase the tank's protection, the hatch on the side of the turret for them to enter and exit has been cancelled.

So they can't stick their heads and upper body out of the car during the journey, and they can't enjoy the outside scene.The ventilation must be a lot worse, but the thickness of their side armor is not comparable to that of the No. 4 tank.

At the same time, the observation window in front of the driver was directly canceled and replaced by a periscope-this directly enhanced the defense capability of the upper armor of the car body, but it did affect the driving experience of the driver when marching.

The alternative is to usually raise the driver's seat so that they can poke their heads out of the vehicle and drive the tank directly.

There are also disadvantages. If it catches up with the rainy days a few days ago, the operation of driving a tank will be much more troublesome.

All in all, it was a worthwhile exchange, the gunner and loader lost ventilation for better protection and a more powerful gun, and the driver and unwired operator also got stronger armor.

The driver of the car is the most comfortable, so Liu Guozhu's experience is the best. He can show half of his body and watch the passing villages that are still emitting heavy smoke.

This is a small village in Dahua. There are not many houses. Straws are piled behind the houses. Outside the fence that has been knocked down in half, there are some cultivated fields that no one cares about. Soldiers of the Tang Army occupied this place. Where did it go.

"Soon this place will become a battlefield." The driver saw an open space not far away, and a camel biplane fighter that was shot down and crashed here at some unknown time.

Looking at the white five-pointed star painting on the fuselage, it is obvious that this is a fighter jet of the Great China Empire. Looking at the damage of the plane, the pilot is probably injured rather than killed.

When Tang Jun's troops entered here, they did not encounter resistance from Dahua's troops. The opponent quickly withdrew from here without even setting fire to it.

"Yes! According to the news from the battalion headquarters, the armored troops of the Dahua Army were found nearby, otherwise we would not have been sent here." Liu Guozhu said to his driver while pressing the intercom.

Because of the replacement of a more reliable design, the quality of the communicator in the car is quite good, the noise of the call is not counted, and the sound is quite clear.

The loader in the turret can only listen to his commander and driver chatting tragically, because now he has nowhere to look at the outside world.

Across the cannon chamber, the gunner on the other side could at least use the scope to see the distant scene, but compared to the past, his field of vision really couldn't be described well.

The diesel engine modified from the Leopard tank roared cheerfully, driving the tank to smoothly cross the obstacles ahead.

In the village, a group of Tang grenadiers were gathering to talk.The leading commander pointed to some places in the distance, and discussed with the soldiers how to build a position here for a while.

A truck is parked behind the village, and the Type 113 armored vehicles that cover the truck can also be seen.There was only one machine gun installed on that armored vehicle, which looked naive and harmless.

"Just one of our tanks is coming, isn't it a little too little?" The gunner looked at the open space in front of his scope, and finally asked.

Liu Guozhu didn't take it seriously: "The other tanks in the platoon are on the flanks. We only need to block the enemies trying to enter the village. There is no problem! The terrain here is in our favor."

They deliberately chose to deploy the line of defense here because the terrain here is relatively narrow: the south is mountainous, and the enemy's tanks cannot deploy. If the opponent only attacks with infantry, the Tang army's grenadiers will repel them.

If the Dahua armored forces come from the north, the woodland over there will slow down their attack speed, and then the other three tanks in the 1st row in a relatively open place will kill all the enemies.

Only when attacking the village from the west did Liu Guozhu's crew need to intercept it. On this battle surface, the suppressing power of a Leopard tank was obviously already terrifying.

As for why there are only 4 tanks in a tank platoon, it is because another one broke down on the road-for complex weapons and equipment like tanks, the failure rate has always been high.

"Don't worry! There is still a Lion armored reconnaissance vehicle in front of us! It will be enough when it withdraws." While talking, Liu Guozhu picked up the binoculars hanging on his chest and looked at the distant sky.

There, a fighter jet that looked like the Dahua Empire was circling, and its wings were very clear.

The air force of the Tang Kingdom has not used biplanes for a long time: even reconnaissance aircraft do not use similar biplane designs.

On the contrary, the Great China Empire often uses the backward and slow camel fighters to perform reconnaissance missions: this is indeed a good choice, at least it provides valuable intelligence for the ground forces of the Great China Empire.

After all, the Dahua Empire has thousands of camel fighters. Although they are outdated and cannot be used as air superiority fighters, they can still be used as waste.

"It is estimated that they already know that we are coming." Putting down the binoculars and looking at the huge national flag laid by the infantry on the ground, Liu Guozhu said casually.

Because there is not much space on the top of the Panther tank, the identification friend or foe paint that was previously used on the top of the Panther 4 tank was basically cancelled.

In order to avoid accidental injury, the task of laying the identification marks of the enemy and the enemy was handed over to the infantry. It has become a habit for the grenadiers to spread the national flag on the roof and the ground wherever they go.

Despite this, fratricide accidents still occur frequently, and the Army has some criticisms about this, and the Air Force often holds meetings to discuss this issue.

This is something that can’t be helped. On Earth, even during the Gulf War, American planes blew up British armored vehicles. This kind of thing exists in any era.

"Hello? Hello! Yes, I am! Understood!" After receiving the communication from the platoon leader, Liu Guozhu took off his earphones and got out of the tank: "Everyone come out to let the wind go! The news from the reconnaissance battalion, the enemy Army tanks and infantry appear nearby, and the battle may start at any time, so take this opportunity to catch your breath!"

Both the gunner and the loader got out of the tank and took food from the trunk on the side of the tank turret.

The steel plate on the outside of the Leopard tank's trunk can withstand close-range shooting from machine gun bullets, so some food, clothes and socks can be stored.

Anyway, if you encounter a shell that can really penetrate that layer of steel plate, it is not unbearable to lose some clothes and food.

After several people ate two canned fruits, the Lion armored reconnaissance vehicle that retreated from the front stopped on the other side of the village.

The commander of the reconnaissance vehicle brought back information about the enemy: about seventy or eighty tanks, and a large number of infantry.

It seems that the Dahua Empire has indeed made great efforts to regain Wangchun City. It is not easy to assemble a large-scale army under the interference of the Tang Air Force.

Sure enough, in less than half an hour, soldiers from the Dahua Army appeared in Tang Jun's field of vision.The atmosphere suddenly became solemn, and Liu Guozhu's crew members also entered the tank and began to make final preparations.

"Reload armor-piercing shells!" Liu Guozhu gave an order while looking at the Dahua troops gathering at the end of the open space with a telescope.

"Armor-piercing shell!" The loader pulled out a shell from the most uncomfortable position, pushed it into the barrel, closed the breech block, and repeated loudly.

This kind of shell is specially designed to attack the opponent's tank. It can ensure that the high-pressure 75mm gun can easily penetrate the front armor of the enemy tank at a distance of a thousand meters.

Most of the body of Liu Guozhu's tank is hidden behind a small reverse slope, only the turret and a small part of the body are exposed.

Coupled with the bushes in front of them, it's not easy to spot a tank hiding here.This is an important part of the Tang Army's tank teaching curriculum. The commander must keep in mind the various conditions for choosing a position.

As the enemy approached, Liu Guozhu gave the order to fire: "Aim at the frontmost Dahua tank, and fire if you are sure!"

"Boom!" Before he finished firing, the gunner stepped on the firing pedal, and an armor-piercing projectile flew out of the muzzle of the Leopard tank with a muzzle brake, and rushed towards the courtier in the distance. The goal!

(End of this chapter)