Battle of the Third Reich

A white shield-shaped coat of arms with a horned unicorn in the middle, and then decorated with two laurel branches and leaves. Lieutenant Snyder nodded in satisfaction, and then handed the paint can in his hand to the gunner who was lying on the turret and looking down.

"Hanke, see if it's art," Snyder said proudly, patting the turret armor of the tank No. 4.

"A horse in the middle, head."

"It's a unicorn, you're a country boy, Sergeant Hank." The driver Rawick was wearing only a pair of trousers all over his body, standing beside the tank and happily smoking a cigarette.

"You bastard, put on your clothes and don't sell your fat meat in front of me." Hank picked up a greasy rag on the turret and threw it at the driver.

"My clothes are all hung there, and I don't have any spares. If I don't send a new rubber seal over here today, I can only wear swim trunks to open this thing." The driver caught the rag and took it easy. Threw it onto the tank's front armor.

"Company commander! I brought back the spare parts and today's supplies." The young top soldier was wearing a black and black armored uniform and was riding a women's bicycle. There was a basket in front of the faucet and a **** the back seat Uncovered wooden crates.

"Bread, beef sauce, slices of ham, and hot coffee, butter, cheese, and sausage, plus ten eggs." Karl, the loader, parked his bicycle and lifted the basket to Snyder squatting on the body.

"Ah, new seals, tape, two throat microphones, two boxes of fuses. What is this? Hi, Stewans, your radio spare parts are here. Let me see what else is on the list." Driving The crew unloaded the box from the rear seat of the bicycle, then crouched to the side to start picking.

"Oh, well, this is your letter. I brought it back for you." The top soldier pulled an envelope from the inner bag of the uniform and handed it to Snyder.

"Oh? Thank you, Carl." Snyder handed the basket to the captain who climbed out of the turret, and then took the letter.

The young gunner smiled shyly, then walked under the awning by the tank, took off his neat uniforms, shirts and trousers, leather shoes, folded the clothes neatly and put them in a side wooden box , And then put on the white one-piece work clothes and a pair of leather work boots on the clothesline.

Sergeant Hank placed the basket on the table under the awning and took out a folding knife from his pants pocket. Wipe it on the sleeve, and then start cutting bread. Stewans and Rawick also came over, and the two were frolicking. They took five people's plates, knives, forks, and glasses from the cutlery box and put them on the folding table. Stewans opened the paper bag of the sauced beef, took out a folding knife and started to divide the meat, and Rawick pulled out a bottle of wine from the box.

"Lieutenant, come over for lunch. The coffee is still hot." Hank finished cutting the bread and lifted a small thermos with coffee into the lieutenant's cup.

"Lieutenant?" The commander found no response. The gunner looked back suspiciously, but saw their always calm and calm tank company commander standing next to the tank blankly with letterhead down.

"Lieutenant, are you okay." Hank stepped forward and asked worriedly.

"No no no! Thank you. It's okay! God, I mean, great!" Snyder turned back suddenly, his face ecstatic. He gripped Hank's shoulder with both hands and shook it vigorously.

"My wife just gave me a son! Hank, I have a son! I have a son! Hank!" Snyder let go of a hand and hugged the gunner's neck. Put the stationery in front of Hank's eyes.

"Look! Three thousand eight hundred grams, boy! Thank God! Oh, can you believe it?" The commander of the tank happily patted the gunner's shoulder.

"Oh, God! Congratulations to you, congratulations, sir. Little Lisa must be very happy to have a younger brother."

"Of course, of course! Hank, tonight I will invite the officers and men of the company to drink. The Snyder family has a new member, and the German Army has a little more tank soldier!" Snyder loosened Hank's shoulder and then waved Walking toward the stationery, he was ready to broadcast the good news to everyone he met.

"Oh, it's a timely gift." Hank turned to look at the commander who rubbed the correspondent's hair excitedly, patted the driver's back, and lifted the wine on the table to drink his head, and his heart showed his heart. Smile.

The gunner turned around and reached out to pat the hard side skirt of the tank 4 next to him. During this time, as the starting company for landing the assault armored battalion, company leader Snyder's pressure was too great.

Because he participated in the assault of the Hydera Army and showed bravery and tenacity in the battle, Snyder's tank company was commended by Guderian. Although he was not able to transfer to the Hydera Legion, he received priority personnel and material supplies. In the middle of the French campaign, due to severe mechanical wear and tear, the company was forced to relocate to the rear.

Due to the excessive losses, Snyder was not promoted, but received a personal commendation from the headquarters, as well as a first-level iron cross medal and a new silver armor assault medal set by the head of state. Because only two and a half rows left of the entire company were beaten, the tanks were almost worn down, and they received the award from the headquarters, so they received the opportunity to change the whole team.

When they saw the tank unloaded from the heavy armored trailer, they were stunned by the things in front of them. Judging from the car body and the turret, this should be the No. 4 tank, but the No. 4 was actually equipped with a long barrel artillery. This is simply the dream of all No. 4 tankers. They have long hated the short boy. Like this is right, this is a man.

On the Type 4 g, the operation manual and equipment list issued by the equipment department are written like this. In addition to a 48mm diameter 75mm gun, a 50mm additional armor plate was added to the front, the captain's command tower was strengthened, a peripheral vision periscope and armor cover were installed, and the hatch was changed to a lifting and rotating opening and closing type At the back of the control tower, the frame of the anti-aircraft machine gun was added. It is said that the head of state personally asked about the improvement plan of this type of tank, and this is only a transition model, but for this rumor, all tank drivers said hahaha. How could this be a transitional model, look at the front face of the 80 mm, look at the 75 mm long gun, and then look at the parameters of this gun, they are already invincible.

However, more exciting things are still to come. This tank is still a special modified version of the improved type. This thing can actually dive! Snyder and Hank wanted to lift the table after hearing this function! Twenty-three tons of this thing, diving? I got stuck on the mudflat. What rice? Not in the river? Diving under the sea? Are we included in the navy? How does this thing work underwater? Is it electric? Engine snorkel? What about people? Don't care about people? All tank drivers felt that this thing was clearly a pit for tank soldiers when the design plan was made.

The original design purpose of this tank was to land in England. Landing in Britain is good. It is the long-cherished wish of every German soldier to defeat the British. However, Germany lacked the experience of armored landing, and the Army did not have the concept of a tank landing ship. A group of generals scratched their heads at the map, the beach was too shallow, and the cargo ship could not rely on it. How did the tank pass, would it not be possible to ferry slowly with a barge? Then the British have to let it, the army and air force on the other side have not died yet.

So some guys with big brains started to take the evil path. Since the ship couldn't get on the shore, let the tank climb up on its own and we passed under the water. The group of German tanks rushed out of the water and roared and climbed to the beach. This picture is really touching. Hitler also said that he was very moved, so he swipes. Engage! As a result, when the French campaign was over, a bunch of modified accessories came out.

Next, it was Xu Jun's turn to land in 1940. At the beginning Xu Jun thought, let the tank landing boat directly rush to the beach. Later, it was discovered that the existing cement tank landing craft had limited structural strength and horsepower. If it was hard to grab the beach head, it would be impossible to retreat out of ten, which would hinder the landing of the landing troops behind.

So consider floating. Although the German tanks are heavy, they are also lighter than the Tom stove, and they can float even if they are fitted with an apron. It turns out. The No. 3 and No. 4 with apron can indeed float, but all armored commanders believe that this tank is a canvas target when it floats on the water, why not simply draw a cross bullseye. And before landing, the tank had absolutely no defense and counterattack capabilities. In fact, after putting on the apron, the tank driver didn’t even know where the coast was. He had to look at the compass to distinguish between southeast and northwest, and he could only rely on the track to paddle forward. Propeller, the whole project is too big. And historical battle examples also proved that this thing was designed purely to drown the tank driver, so Xu Jun struggled for a long time and finally passed it.

As a result, I eventually returned to diving, but this time because of the special landing ship, I didn’t need to be thrown into the water three kilometers from the shore. Instead, I approached the beach head and launched the water at a depth of two or three meters. After diving for a few tens of meters, it becomes semi-submerged, the turret emerges from the water, and then directly rushes to the beach. Because the diving distance is not far away, and the water depth is not deep, instead of the original long vent hose, a three-meter long alloy engine vent tube was used instead. The engine and the intake and exhaust pipes are equipped with electric pressure pumps and one-way valves. All hatches are equipped with rubber seals. Various drain holes and ventilation holes are added with rubber covers and cork plugs. Equipped with emergency oxygen cylinders and gas masks, in addition each driver is given an inflatable life jacket, and even a rubber buoy is added to the spare box behind the turret. Once in distress, the personnel in the car can pull the pull ring and buoy The floating indication position is convenient for rescue and salvage.

I heard that it wasn’t used as a submarine. Snyder’s tankers finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then they saw that they would become the first troops to land in the UK. This tank company immediately took great enthusiasm and invested in the busy Snorkeling training.

In the first week, the tankers spent all kinds of water leaks, all kinds of irrigation, all kinds of drowning, all kinds of rowing. Their driving skills did not grow very much, but their swimming skills improved a lot. Every day, these tanks were thrown into the water by two barges with cranes in the Normandy sea with various attitudes and angles, and then climbed ashore. Then he threw the water and climbed ashore, day after day.

They were accompanied by another team of brand-new amphibious armored teams in the same sea area. The thing like a soap box with crawlers in the water was more fun than they played, but considering that the thing is only a thin layer With a thin eight-millimeter thick armor plate, Snyder's submersible tanks are still full of superiority, and the speed is useless, so they have to be able to bear it.

After a full month of training on the coast of Normandy, the entire tank and twenty-five tanks were loaded on the train, following the French coastal railway all the way north, until it was transported to Dunkirk.

On the still wrecked Dunkirk Beach, Snyder took his tank company to the headquarters to conduct a submerged performance, which is also a test of this weapon and this unit. The result was very good. The tanks of No. 4 suddenly came out of the water, and then shot while climbing up the beach. The generals and marshals were impressed. The commander-in-chief of the army immediately ordered that this company be transferred to the first assault group of the landing echelon. All the supplies of personnel were included in the top priority, and the same force was ordered to form immediately to strive for a battalion when the final landing began. The tank launched an attack on the beach head.

After landing on the landing boat in the first wave of light infantry, they will launch 40 meters from the beach head, directly rush to the beach head to cover the infantry assault, and then penetrate the depths according to the old habits of the German tank troops.

The second wave of tank landing ships will then directly rush to the beach and deliver ordinary tanks and armored vehicles. During the entire landing operation, the light infantry of the tank battalion and the two regiments will form the tip of the bayonet.

Prior to this, Snyder's company, as a seed force, would start training one-on-one backup units one by one, so that when the equipment arrived, there would be enough personnel to drive the battle immediately.

So Snyder's company began to become a teaching company again. Every day, he was busy in teaching and training. Because the previous training had gained a lot of experience, it was much easier to retrain the personnel.

However, a lot of work and continuous mechanical failures, water intake accidents, and large and small accidents, it seems that they must be put into combat at any time, and the modified tanks and personnel are still not fully in place, plus the Loss of personnel and equipment, fatigue and hot weather, humid sea breezes and leaking tanks. All of this has put too much pressure on Snyder. In the eyes of the gunner, the company commander often showed worrying fatigue when there was no one else. He was very worried about his commander now. In the upcoming battle, the on-the-spot play of the first assault company commander is not only related to the life and death of the entire company, but also directly related to the success or failure of the entire battle.

However, it now seems that everything has passed. Hank looked at the company holding the poor Carl's chin and pouring wine into the other's mouth with relief, took out his silver-plated cigarette case from his pocket, and pulled out a bluebird cigarette and bakelite cigarette holder.

"Hi guys, don't drink up, leave me a little." Hank walked toward the comrades in arms with a cigarette holder. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and faster!