The decisive battle against the Third Reich

"Sir!" After getting out of the car, Qin Chuan raised his lower body towards Colonel Sline and Colonel Albridge.

Colonel Albridge looked at Qinchuan and found that Qinchuan's uniform was covered with dark red blood stains. He couldn't help but nodded and praised: "This is a very fierce battle, isn't it?"

"Yes, sir!" Qin Chuan replied.

"How many enemies did you kill, sergeant?" Colonel Olbridge asked.

"This...I'm not sure, sir!" Qin Chuan was a little embarrassed, he really hadn't counted.

"There are fifteen confirmed ones!" Colonel Slaine answered on his behalf: "There is also a sniper with the rank of major among them! There are probably many more unconfirmed ones, because there were also collapses on the advice of the sergeant. A building..."

Colonel Slaine's words surprised Qin Chuan, because he didn't know that his victory results had been recorded, although the results were somewhat small.

"Very good!" Colonel Olbridge said: "Sergeant, I heard that you have made many good suggestions. Even the unexpected charge against the British just now came from your idea!"

"Yes, sir!"

"So now..." Colonel Olbridge invited Qin Chuan to the map spread out on the hood of the armored vehicle, then pointed at the map and said: "Let's take a look at this. The enemy is attacking from this direction. An armored regiment. , 50 'Matildas', far away from us..."

Colonel Albridge looked at his watch and said, "There's still an hour and a half. You know, 'Matilda' is very slow, which is something we should be thankful for. Do you have any ideas?"

Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned. It turned out that it was his idea to call him here.

"We only have 15 tanks!" Colonel Slain interjected: "We don't have 88mm anti-aircraft guns, and we can't retreat, because retreating means exposing the sides and rear of the frontal defense line to the enemy; there are no reinforcements, of course just now The captured 'Crusader' tanks cannot be used, and our tank crews cannot operate this new type of tank!"

"There must be no air support either!" Qin Chuan said.

"You guessed it right!" Colonel Slain said: "To be precise, it's not that there is none, but that our side does not have the advantage, and they mainly invest in the frontal defense line, so we cannot place our hopes on them. All they can do is Give us some air cover if necessary!"

Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart.

Because he knew that although the "Matilda" tank had various shortcomings, such as high failure rate, slow speed, etc., it was simply invincible in the early days of the North African campaign... The Italian army had nothing to do with it, In addition to the 88 anti-aircraft gun, the German army was helpless against it. There were even many instances of "Matilda" tanks destroying German anti-tank guns in actual combat.

You must know that the "Matilda" tank can only move at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour in the desert most of the time, which is only slightly faster than a normal person's walking speed (the maximum walking speed of a human being is 7 kilometers per hour).

Even at such a slow speed, it can still directly crush German anti-tank guns... This means that it is not afraid of any enemy anti-tank weapons on the battlefield, allowing the German anti-tank guns to fire one round after another. The shells hit its front armor, even at close range. The British army was not even willing to waste bullets and shells and chose to use tracks to crush the enemy's anti-tank guns.

If it weren't for the 88 anti-aircraft guns in the hands of the German army, Qin Chuan had reason to believe that the German army would be driven into the sea by the British army like the Italian army.

"Can we take advantage of the mobility of the No. 3 tank?" Qin Chuan asked.

After all, speed is the strength of the "Plank 3" tank, and this is also the weakness of the "Matilda" tank. It is common sense to use one's own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses, and having a speed advantage can often lead to mobile combat.

Colonel Slaine shook his head: "We have also considered this. The problem is that the rear armor of 'Matilda' is also 50MM thick!"

This pervert... Qin Chuan couldn't help but cursed in his heart. You must know that the frontal armor of the "No. 3" tank is only 47mm.

Qin Chuan knew what this meant, which meant that "No. 3" had to approach "Matilda" at least 500 meters to pose a threat to it, and it also had to face its rear armor.

(Note: At this time, the 37MM tank gun equipped on the "Plank III" tank is a modification of the PAK36 anti-tank gun. Its penetration depth at a distance of 500 meters barely reaches 50MM)

So this mobile combat is out of the question... because at any time, the "Matilda" only needs to set up a formation somewhere to ignore the harassment of the German "Plank 3" tank, even if the "Plank 3" comes from behind. A sneak attack will not take advantage. What's more, the British army also has many 2-pound or even 6-pound anti-tank guns for cover.

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but fell silent, and the atmosphere immediately became a little awkward.

After a while, when Colonel Olbridge saw that Qin Chuan still didn't move, a disdainful smile appeared on his lips, as if to say that this "legendary sergeant" was nothing more than that.

"It seems!" Colonel Olbridge said: "We can only build a line of defense and then block them with fortifications and the British 6-pound anti-tank gun..."

"The 6-pound anti-tank gun is also difficult to achieve!" Colonel Slain objected: "It has to be at least about 300 meters to penetrate the frontal armor of the 'Matilda'!"

300 meters, which only takes 2 minutes for the snail-slow "Matilda"... and this is only possible, because there will also be ricochet, and the British army will definitely use artillery against the Germans. Anti-tank guns suppressed.

So it is conceivable that the result of such a fight is that the German army can barely destroy a few "Matildas", but most of the "Matildas" will lead the British infantry to break through the German defense lines and start a massacre.

"But do we have any other choice?" Colonel Olbridge said: "I think our only chance of victory is to use the high maneuverability of the 'Three' to outflank the enemy from both sides when the enemy breaks through our defense lines. The enemy's rear!"

This plan makes some sense. Simply put, it is to use the infantry and anti-tank guns on the defense line to deal with the British "Matilda", and then use the "No. 3" tank to outflank the enemy's infantry and artillery.

"They'll cover the flanks with anti-tanks!" Colonel Slaine said.

"Yes!" Colonel Olbridge said: "So this is a tough battle, it depends on who can win the final victory!"

Qinchuan knew that Colonel Olbridge was making a desperate move, or it could be said that there was no other way... The German army did have the quality and style of fighting the enemy to the death, and they often succeeded on the battlefield. The reason It's their opponents who don't have the courage to match them and get cold feet.

But Qin Chuan was unwilling to do this because he knew it meant that his chances of survival were very small.

"Maybe we have a better way!" Qin Chuan said.