Time Travel 04: I Fight the US in the Middle East

According to the intelligence report, this cunning guerrilla team used an unexploded MK84 aerial bomb to take down a Humvee patrol convoy, but there was only one of these, and the enemy couldn't possibly bring a second one from nearby!

The fake IEDs on the highway further demonstrate that this guerrilla group doesn't have any more explosives on hand!

So... what's there to be afraid of!

Rush!

Rush over!

They charged forward in one go, crashing into the village houses, letting the Yi Tuo guerrillas know that if they dared to ambush the American convoy, the nearby villagers would suffer, thus making the villagers hate the guerrillas...

Old John floored the accelerator, and the gas turbines roared again as the sixty-ton tank slammed into the unavoidable obstacle in front of it.

These damn broken rocks will be smashed away by our side!

Boom!

Sure enough, the stone flew away!

Hmph, you think you can fool our American troops with these tricks? We're not easily intimidated!

Wait, that flying stone looks like it's carrying... a rope end?

The boy who cried wolf twice is enough; the third time... well, it must be a real wolf crying wolf!

The rock was tied with a rope. When it was knocked away, the rope would pull and trigger an explosive device buried about one meter in front of the rock!

boom!

An explosion rang out!

Because the M1 tank was still charging forward, the explosion occurred right at the bottom center of the M1 tank!

Hearing the explosion at his feet, O'Daniel felt relieved!

Based on his experience, the explosive force would not exceed five kilograms!

If I were driving a Humvee, or even an M2 infantry fighting vehicle, I would probably get blown up underneath it. But this is a tank, the world's most advanced M1 tank!

The front of the hull and the turret are lined with depleted uranium armor, providing protection exceeding one meter! No armor-piercing projectile in the world can penetrate it, not even its own depleted uranium rounds!

As for the bottom of the vehicle...

Even if the bottom armor isn't thick, it's still 25mm of homogeneous armor steel, enough to withstand an anti-tank mine with a 15kg TNT charge!

Of course, if the explosion hit the tracks, it would be troublesome. The running gear would malfunction, and you would have to risk being shot down by a sniper to go down and repair it. But now... the explosion is directly below, so there's no need to be afraid!

Thinking this, his gaze passed through the turret basket and looked down at the bottom of the vehicle, only to suddenly notice that the floor there was turning red...

Fuck, what's going on?

Western tanks are equipped with turret baskets, where the gunner, commander, and loader crawl through the top hatch and work inside the basket.

This way, when the turret rotates, the three people will rotate in sync with the turret.

Eastern tanks followed the Soviet design, prioritizing a low profile and simplicity. They did not have the cumbersome basket; instead, they installed a sling directly on the turret, where the commander and gunner could sit and rotate with the turret.

Loader?

The loader should just run after the turret!

Once the barrel caliber was increased to 125 mm and an automatic loader was installed, there was no need for a loader!

The turret basket is like a cylindrical basket, but in order to reduce weight, the basket is not fully enclosed. There are only a few columns on the side, and the floor is not fully enclosed either.

Why is the floor red? Could it be... a charged warhead?

O'Daniel's face changed drastically in an instant as he watched helplessly as the red-hot floor was burned through!

A thin jet of metal, like a fountain, surged into the turret!

O'Daniel's hand instinctively pressed the turret rotation button, barely dodging the terrifying jet of metal. The scorching heat of over a thousand degrees grazed his calves, making him feel as if the hairs on his skin would be singed...

"what……"

Caught off guard, the black man, a human loader, let out a scream!

When tank gun calibers were around 100 mm, the weight of the shells was already quite high. For example, the standard 105 mm tank gun shell in the West weighed around 18 kilograms, which was almost the limit for a loader to carry!

When the shell reaches 120mm, its weight exceeds 25kg!

The Russians' solution was to install automatic loaders, using machines to replace manual loading.

The Americans' solution is to find a black man, someone with a big penis and good skills...

The turret suddenly spun, and the black man lost his balance, staggering...

The jet of metal, reaching temperatures of over a thousand degrees, burned right through his chest!

The aroma of barbecue filled the turret!

The metal jet continued its upward trajectory with undiminished power, splashing onto the top of the turret before refracting back and dispersing in all directions, much like fireworks exploding in the East…

O'Daniel, who had narrowly escaped death, opened his eyes wide in horror as he watched sparks fly like firework into the small bomb bay next to the black man's human loader...

The M1 tank has a large turret, and the ammunition is mainly stored in the rear compartment of the turret, which can hold a full 34 shells. Under normal circumstances, the loader will draw the shells from here.

There is a blast-proof partition between the stern compartment and the crew compartment. The loader needs to use his knee to control the opening and closing. Its main purpose is to block the airflow in the event of a stern compartment explosion, allowing it to spread outward. The actual effect is unknown, but at least it has blocked the flying metal jets!

However, apart from the main ammunition compartment, the rest of the tank's interior was filled with shells wherever possible!

For example, six shells can be stored in the small ammunition compartment on the lower right side of the turret. Tank crews usually like to store high-explosive shells here!

just now……

"No!"

O'Daniel gasped in surprise, and the next moment...

boom!

Ammunition detonated!

The 120mm high-explosive grenade contains about seven kilograms of explosive charge internally, and another seven kilograms of propellant at the rear. Moreover, the propellant cartridge uses semi-combustible materials, which reduces the weight of the remaining cartridge after firing, facilitates ejection, and also reduces the risk of fire inside the vehicle.

just now……

The jet of metal, reaching temperatures of over a thousand degrees Celsius, fell outside the propellant cartridge, immediately igniting the cartridge, then the propellant, and subsequently the high explosive in front of it…

A chain reaction quickly occurred inside, equivalent to six artillery shells detonating internally—a spectacular scene!

The flames turned from red to white and spread throughout the entire turret!

The loader had already been killed by the metal jet and lost consciousness. The remaining two didn't even have time to scream before their flesh and blood were torn apart by the huge shockwave and then burned to ashes by the raging flames...

The driver, Old John, realized something was wrong and was about to reach out to push open the hatch to escape this death zone when a huge blast of air hit his back, causing him to cough up blood and pass out instantly. Then, flames swept over and filled the space around him!

Still not enough!

The internal pressure continues to increase, with nowhere to escape...

The turret was propelled upwards by the immense impact, and a ring of flames shot outwards from its base... The shockwave was finally released, and the turret fell back down...