Imperial Overlord

Even Wittmann himself never thought that the 88mm cannon could possess such amazing power. . fastest update

Because just after their shells hit the m2 tank, they immediately penetrated the other side of the tank. After penetrating the entire tank, they penetrated an m2 tank behind the tank. Barely stopped.

At a combat distance of only 400 meters, how could the armor of 25mm thickness resist the destruction of the 88mm caliber cannon?

You know, even if Li Le does not appear, the 88mm cannon with 56 times the caliber, mounted on the Tiger tank, is still the classic tank gun of World War II.

Compared with its absolute power, when the Allies landed in Normandy in 1944, this artillery was still a terrifying existence that swept the Western Front.

Allied tanks were unable to withstand the destruction of this artillery for a long time. In that era, the Allies already used enhanced versions of the m4 tank.

It is conceivable that in the real history, the m4 tank was often beaten by the German Tiger Panther tank, let alone the weak m2.

Even if the shell hadn't hit the target, at the moment of firing, Wittmann knew that the target could not escape his hunt!

On the training ground, he had truly seen the armor-piercing power of this artillery. The thick steel plate was pierced at once, and there was nothing to stop the impact of the shell.

Sure enough, the two American m2 tanks that were penetrated by the shells exploded almost at the same time, knocking off their respective turrets at once.

The bad luck of the British tanks was stacked together, and the front and back were not staggered. As a result, the German tanks made a magical scene of two shots.

In just an instant, the situation on the battlefield seemed to have undergone earth-shaking changes. The Germans only fired one shot and reimbursed two tanks by themselves, which really terrified the British tank soldiers.

Then, while everyone was stunned, the terrifying German tank, like a **** of death, quickly fired a second shell.

The shell did not miss, but aimed at a British tank that had already been exposed. The muzzle brake blew a wave of heat, and another shell pierced through the air and slammed into the target.

The shell hammer hit the turret of the tank, as if it was a heavy punch, and the turret that was transformed into a part was thrown away at once.

Seeing a cannonball flying over his place with a turret, the commander of the British garrison seemed to have recovered his soul at once: "Retreat! Let everyone start tanks! Get out of here as quickly as possible! "

The m2 tank is a tank that the United States aided the United Kingdom, and most of them are not equipped with radio devices. Like the French, these tanks have serious shortcomings compared to the German tanks in command and dispatch.

The British commander had ordered a retreat, but the British tanks were in chaos, some attacking and some retreating.

Everyone was in a mess, and the British commander couldn't care less about it. He took people who were willing to retreat to the distance to get out of the battle. The remaining British tanks stopped in place and seemed to want to continue the battle, but were caught by Wittmann. There were also two other Panther tanks that rushed up and quickly killed them.

After a few minutes, an encounter turns into a chase carnage. German tanks kept chasing down the road, didn't they?

During the pursuit, every time the tanks of Wittmann and his comrades stopped, they would fire and hit an unlucky British tank that was desperately backing up and running away.

The British tank soldiers have not yet figured out why the German tanks can move at the same speed as their tanks.

You can tell by looking at the size that the opponent's tank is definitely a big and bulky guy. Shouldn't this tank be an "infantry tank"? How can you drive the speed of a cruiser tank?

Of course, they wouldn't know that the original engine of this tank was developed for the 56-ton Tiger tank...

Along the way, the British m2 tanks that were hit all exploded, turning into a pile of burning scrap iron, standing in place with black smoke.

After the 10th tank was penetrated, the British tank battalion finally couldn't bear the pressure, raised the white flag and surrendered to the attacking German tanks.

In fact, there were only 3 German tanks chasing them all the way. The first tank to open the road was hit by two shells and stopped, the driver got out of the car and was checking his hull.

Another tank remained there to cover them, and the remaining infantry were sweeping the field and taking control of some nearby buildings.

If all five German tanks were involved in the pursuit, the battle might end sooner.

17 British tanks surrendered and only 1 managed to escape. The rest of the tanks were smashed to pieces of burning scrap iron along the way.

In the first battle, the Panther tank broke out with amazing power, continuing the myth of the invincibility of the German armored forces, and also created an indestructible and terrifying image.

At about 11:00 that morning, the German attacking armoured forces swept across all the British forces near Canterbury with a speed that approached savage.

The entire 1st Army was in danger of being surrounded and killed by the Germans, so as a last resort, the British 1st Army was forced to retreat and give up Canterbury.

The Führer was most worried about the implementation of the scorched-earth policy by the United Kingdom. The street battles that were repeatedly contested with the German army in every city did not happen. Canterbury only lasted for more than an hour, and it became Dietrich's bag.

As the fighting progressed, some of the newly formed British units began to surrender by noon that day, ending the absence of any British surrender to the Germans.

The results of Wittmann's capture of 17 British tanks outside Canterbury spread like a germ. At noon that day, more than 3,000 British soldiers laid down their weapons and surrendered to the Germans.

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"The news just came that the Germans have put in new weapons, and a tank that we haven't encountered before has appeared in Canterbury..." An officer walked behind Dill and said to his superior.

Deere heard the news, looked at Canterbury, which had changed to the German flag, and finally understood the annoying collapse of the 1st Armored Division.

Just 20 minutes earlier, the 1st Army's flanks were breached by the Germans and had to retreat, abandoning Canterbury, which was half in ruins.

Of course, the rear guard and some troops scattered in the German occupation zone could not be withdrawn. They could only surrender and become prisoners of the German army.

"How many new tanks are there?" After losing the last chance to suppress the German landing force, Dill said depressedly and asked the officer behind him.

The plan to counterattack the flanks has not yet been completed, and the loss of Canterbury means that the German soldiers have a firm foothold in Britain.

As for the flank counterattack, Canterbury fell into the hands of the Germans. Even if the British attacked the flank successfully, the Germans could still defend Canterbury and bring the main force back to find trouble for the British counterattack.

"Some say 10, some say 20." When the officer mentioned this number, he felt a little embarrassed.

The 1st Armored Division is the main force of the United Kingdom. The entire division has nearly 300 tanks assisted by the United States and produced by itself, but it was scared away by 20 enemy tanks. This is definitely not a glorious thing.

But if you think about it, it's not unbearable that 2,000 sheep are scared to run around by 20 wolves...

"Damn, the report we got, at least destroyed about 30 German No. 3 tanks... Now the enemy still has about 100 tanks of various kinds attacking, what kind of joke is this?" Dill didn't care. The retreat of your own troops in the face of a numerically inferior enemy.

What he was really annoyed about was that, before the Germans landed, the British commanders had seriously misjudged the possible use of German armor.

It turned out that the Germans were expected to land about 20 to 100 tanks on the first day, but now it seems that this number is far lower than the Germans' delivery capacity.

In just one morning, the Germans sent almost 150 tanks ashore. If you count the afternoon and the two hours after dark, it is estimated that more than 300 tanks will arrive in the UK.

This is not good news. The British had only four armoured divisions, the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 9th Armoured Divisions, that could be put into action at home.

The German tanks are almost one-third of all the tanks of the four armored divisions combined.

If the difference in quality is counted, then the tank combat effectiveness of the two sides near the landing site is actually about the same or even higher than that of Germany...

In this way, the assumption that the German armored forces that the United Kingdom counted on could not participate in the war in the first time ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ basically no longer exists.

If the Germans were more ruthless and expanded the armored divisions to about two divisions, then the British armored forces would be even more disadvantaged, let alone fighting back, it would be a blessing to be able to hold the position.

"Let the 9th Armored Division fight back as soon as possible! We have to destroy the pier that the Germans built on the beach...Damn! This is the work of artillery and air force!" When Dill said this, he felt his blood rise. .

"But sir, the Germans are storming Ashford... If the 9th Armoured Division continues to advance, then it is likely that the flank will be attacked by the Germans..." The officer in charge of the armour liaison heard Dill After the order, he asked inexplicably.

Dill replied bitterly: "Then let them guard their flanks! They are armored divisions! There are only German paratroopers on the flanks! What are you afraid of? It's not night, it's day! Day!"

"Yes! Sir!" Seeing that Dill was about to drop the cup, the officer quickly stood at attention and saluted, and rushed to the communication room with orders—

Today's two shifts, Long Ling recovers and rests for a few days, and adds another update for everyone.