The decisive battle against the Third Reich

This equipment is the 88MM anti-aircraft gun. Rommel accidentally used it to fight tanks on the African battlefield, and it became a legend.

However, Qin Chuan believed that Rommel would still have time to use it, otherwise the German army would not be so passive.

It didn't take much effort for Qin Chuan to find the 88MM anti-aircraft gun... It was a big guy 2.4 meters tall, and it was not difficult to find it at all. .

Without saying a word, Qin Chuan went straight to the anti-aircraft gun and shouted to the German artilleryman standing by: "Why don't we use it!"

"What?" The artilleryman looked at Qin Chuan with some confusion: "But it is used for air defense!"

Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but feel helpless. The German army's answer was the same as the legendary British army... There is a story about the 88 anti-aircraft artillery: After being captured, a British captain wanted to see what kind of artillery the German army used to destroy the enemy. "Matilda" tank, so the Germans took him to the 88 anti-aircraft gun. Seeing this, the British captain couldn't help but said angrily: "This is so unfair. How can you use a masturbation gun to hit a tank?"

"No matter what it is used to fight!" Qin Chuan shouted: "The enemy tank is coming up. If we don't fire a few rounds... it will never have a chance to fire again!"

The German artilleryman couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then nodded and replied: "That's right, we should try it!"

As he spoke, he waved to the artillerymen around him, and they quickly turned and set up the 88 anti-aircraft gun. Then they loaded the shells and adjusted the elements. They were ready in a few minutes.

"Fire", the anti-aircraft gun roared, and a British tank was instantly blown into a ball of fire. The gunners couldn't help but cheer.

At the same time, they did not stop, because the British tank was only 700 meters away from them.

These artillerymen were obviously well-trained. They loaded and aimed skillfully, and then with another "bang", they destroyed a tank again without any accident.

One after another, six tanks were destroyed in the blink of an eye, and only three shells missed.

One of the reasons why the gunners can shoot so accurately is that the maximum speed of the "Matilda" tank is only 24 kilometers per hour.

At this time, the British tanks kept their speed at about 7 kilometers per hour in order to take aim and to facilitate the infantry behind them to keep up.

This speed is similar to that of an adult walking. At the same time, in order to provide cover for the infantry behind them, they cannot change their route and posture at will. This allows the German gunner to easily grasp its trajectory and aim.

Then the artillerymen destroyed two more tanks, and the British army panicked.

In fact, the British army still had a chance to win. More than 40 tanks were destroyed, and after more than ten were destroyed, there were still more than 30 tanks left.

If they continue to advance regardless of artillery fire, they will soon be able to rush into the German group. At that time, the German 88 anti-aircraft guns will have little effect.

But the British army's fighting will determined that they could not ignore everything.

The first to retreat was the British infantry. I don’t know who gave the order. The infantry suddenly abandoned their tanks and retreated back towards the hills like a tide.

When the tank troops saw that the infantry had retreated, of course they could not attack alone, so they turned around and fled.

It's just that tanks are easy to attack but very difficult to escape, because turning around means exposing the weak rear armor to the enemy. The German artillery seized this opportunity and fired another fierce bombardment from behind, hitting more than ten tanks. Once in the sky, some tanks and even entire turrets were lifted off and fell to the ground.

"Well done!" Rommel, who was watching the battle in the sky, couldn't help shouting excitedly: "They fought beautifully, they really surprised me. These are our heroic German soldiers, aren't they?"

The sky gradually darkened, and the troops hurriedly cleared the battlefield and set up camp on the spot. Qin Chuan finally had a chance to rest.

Dinner was a piece of bread and a small piece of sausage.

Although he was hungry, Qin Chuan couldn't eat anything, especially the sausage. Whenever he saw the red color or smelled the smell of meat, he would always think of the bloody scene on the battlefield and the pain of his comrades before they died. eyes.

"Take oil bottle!" Big Bear finished the food in a few mouthfuls. After drinking a few mouthfuls of water, he shouted to Qin Chuan: "Bring me a pack of cigarettes!"

Qin Chuan didn't think much, got up and walked towards the supply box, but was quickly stopped by the baker.

"Why don't you go and get it yourself, Gross!" said the baker.

"Uh..." Daxiong was a little stunned. Qin Chuan had always done this kind of thing before, and no one, including the baker, had ever objected.

"I think..." Seeing everyone's silence, the baker continued: "Maybe you don't know what Frick did today!"

"What did he do?" Big Bear said, "Did he wet his pants?"

The German soldiers could not help but cheer:

"I saw him run away!"

"Yes, he fled the battlefield!"

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"No!" The baker interrupted everyone: "He didn't run away. In fact, he saved our lives. It can even be said that he saved all of our lives!"

"This...impossible!" Big Bear was full of disbelief.

The baker raised his head towards Qin Chuan: "Frick, tell me, where did you go after leaving the battlefield?"

"I didn't go anywhere!" Qin Chuan said, "I just asked them to set up anti-aircraft guns and shoot!"

The scene fell silent for an instant.

The baker nodded towards Qin Chuan, motioned Qin Chuan to sit down, and then said to the others: "Now, you know why we won today! So, I hope you will maintain due respect for Frick, understand. ?"

"Yes, sergeant!" the soldiers replied one after another.

"Well done!" A soldier handed Qin Chuan a kettle and said, "Sorry, we didn't know this!"

"No, it doesn't matter!" Qin Chuan felt a little ashamed, because they were not wrong. Qin Chuan was indeed running away instead of directing the anti-aircraft artillery operation.

"Hey, let me tell you..." Big Bear raised the kettle and said, "Here's to the 'oil bottle' of our class, he has become a great hero!"

"Here's to the oil bottle!" Everyone raised the kettle and took a few sips of it as wine.

"Then..." Daxiong continued: "Since 'Tuyoupin' is already a hero, shouldn't we call him 'Tuyoupin'?"

"I said..." Another soldier suggested: "How about calling it 'anti-aircraft gun'?"

"That's a good name!" Big Bear nodded and smiled, then raised the kettle: "Here's to 'anti-aircraft gun'!"

"Salute to the 'anti-aircraft guns'!"

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Qin Chuan almost spat out the water from his mouth when he heard this nickname, but the Germans... they definitely didn't know what the nickname meant.

"Do a good job!" The baker patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder and said, "From today on, they will treat you as one of their own!"

The battlefield is a realistic place that only respects the strong.

Qin Chuan didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, because he was not sure whether he could maintain his status as a strong man.