Chapter 277

Several artillery officers were writing and drawing on the ground, and from time to time several others stood up to observe the situation on the other side with a scissor periscope. Six 150 mm heavy guns deployed here are attacking the opposite target fiercely.

In addition to the gun that Ryan saw just now, which was not far from where their tanks were parked, there were five other guns extending to another block. In order to cover the infantry and armored vehicles crossing the river, the first armored division of the SS also got four 75mm field guns and deployed seven bofos 40mm anti-aircraft guns and three 88mm anti-aircraft guns.

"It's really cost money." Ryan got into the chariot and put on his headphones, which made the deafening cannons sound a little less, and the cannons had been fighting for almost ten minutes, still roaring tirelessly.

"Bowman! Start the engine. clarke! Check the guided machine gun ammunition! Bruce, load the bomb. " According to the voice of the throat, Ryan gave the command: "be careful when driving on the pontoon. The turret inclines slightly to the left side. Our artillery is weak there."

"This is tank 113! This is tank 113! If you hear me, please come back Then he changed the frequency and started testing the radio system.

"This is tank 112. I'll follow you. Give it to me on the right! I will try my best to help you eliminate any threat. " Marcus' voice came.

Another voice came from the earphone, which was the company commander tank: "I'm Carter. I can hear your voice very clearly. You can start to move! There will be infantry following us. Don't slow down during the whole crossing

"Forward! forward! Let's go. " Ryan yelled. With his shouts, tank 113 began to shake slowly, and then with the sound of metal impact and friction, along with the bumps and ups and downs of the road, tank 113 with side skirt took the lead and rushed to the pontoon just erected by the engineers.

On both sides of the pontoon, there are simple machine gun positions. Two G42 and one 75mm anti tank gun are firing fiercely on the opposite side. Obviously, the firepower of the French * team has been suppressed by the fierce German grenadiers. Judging from the movement, the counter attack on the other side is obviously not strong.

It's said that the built floating bridge is only a few meters away from the other bank, and then it is paved with an iron plate, which turns into a downhill road leading to the bottom of the river. Because of the French soldiers' fighting back, there are several German engineers' bodies lying in all directions, so why not set up the pontoon on the opposite side is clear at a glance.

With the tank shaking, the lane crew finally came to the area where they were fighting. Around a low wall, their tanks appeared in the view of the German cover forces. There was cheering, and Ryan saw the grenadiers waving to them.

Showing his head and looking through his binoculars at the French positions on both sides of the opposite bank, Ryan ordered Andre, "left, do you see that broken little tree? Yes, that's it. There's a deliberate area about two meters to the left of it. Let's give it a shot first, so as to avoid trouble later. "

"Boom!" Adjust the angle, without the slightest hesitation, Andre executed Ryan's order, the shell accurately hit the target, with a cloud of black smoke. It seems that there are no valuable targets, but now it is certain that there are no threats.

Loading a high explosive bomb again, Ryan got into the turret and buckled his hatch. Then his tank began to drive up the pontoon carefully and drove toward the opposite bank little by little.

"Da! Dada dada The French garrison on the other side saw that the situation was not good. A machine gun position hidden in the corner was on fire. The bullet hit the German tank like a storm, splashing a piece of Mars.

Ryan and others sitting in the tank, like listening to the sound of rain on the car roof, although the sound is not obvious inside the tank, but it can reflect the intensity of the fighting. He leaned his eyes against the car and looked around at the periscope carefully.

"Boom!" A shell landed in the river not far away, and the French artillery began to fight back. Although the precision was not good, it was easy to judge that the exit diameter was not small by the sound of explosion.

"Marcus! Did you find anything? " Ryan pressed the phone and asked Marcus who was still not on the bridge.

Marcus' voice in the headset immediately came: "I didn't find any heavy weapons! But I've been looking at your right side for you, and you need to solve it on your left side. "

"Bowman! Keep going! Don't put out the tank! The other side is shooting at us. I'm afraid there will be hidden anti tank fire. "

"Bang!" In the German position, a sniper pulled the trigger, the bullet of G43 Automatic Sniper Rifle flew over the river and hit a French soldier on the forehead. The French soldier's grenade fell into the trench with smoke, causing a scream of French soldiers around him.

"Boom!" The grenade exploded, causing a cloud of dust and debris. But it was only silent for a short time, and the whole position became lively again. All kinds of weapons opened fire on the leopard tank that had reached the middle of the river. Bullets were as dense as raindrops.

However, it is obvious that the French army lacks the support of heavy weapons. After all, the German artillery attack on the French defense line on the other side is very intensive, and the French can not deploy their heavy weapons here with so much firepower. But it would be a big mistake to say that the French gave up their resistance. Soon, Ryan encountered his first big trouble since he began to cross the river. A French tank braved the German artillery fire and drove up the opposite river bank bit by bit. However, as soon as the bulky French tank appeared, it was discovered by Ryan. He said to Andre loudly: "left side! 11 o'clock, a French tank! Hit the high explosive first“ Boom Without any hesitation, a high explosive bomb was directly shot on the face of the French tank. This is a soma S35 tank equipped with a 47mm gun. It was hit in the face by such a gun. Although it was not punctured, it was also shocked. The whole tank stopped there and did not move. S35 is the best tank in France during World War II. It has better mobility, stronger firepower and armor protection. In terms of protection, it is better than the German P-3 tank, but its firepower and power are slightly inferior. However, due to the poor tactics of the French army, it only used tanks to carry out some separate operations, so it did not give full play to its due role. The turret and body of the tank are made of steel and have a beautiful arc. The S-35 tank weighs nearly 20 tons and has three crew members. The armor thickness of the front of the turret is 55 mm, the armor thickness of the body is 40 mm, and the weakest rear part is 20 mm. The protective effect is quite good. The S35 is equipped with a 47mm cannon, which is the most powerful tank gun in the hands of the French armored forces, almost the same as the B1 heavy tank. The power system is an eight cylinder gasoline engine with a power of 190 HP and a maximum speed of 40 km / h. However, like other French tanks, the weakness of the S35 tank is that the captains are overburdened. The captains are not only responsible for commanding the tank, but also for loading, aiming and firing the artillery and machine guns. This will inevitably affect the firing speed, so that the efficiency of the tank can not be brought into full play. But now this tank obviously does not have the ability to fight again. The second armor piercing bullet of leopard tank arrived as scheduled. The shell tore open the body of the advanced French tank, destroyed the equipment inside, and killed the personnel inside. After the loss of the tank, it was clear that the confidence of the French garrison had been destroyed, and the sound of the counterattack began to loosen. Clark is in control of the guided machine gun in front of him. He has already knocked out two machine gun drums. The French line of defense on the beach was collapsing. Many French soldiers climbed out of the trenches and ran back, but they were knocked down by German snipers and machine guns on the other side. Clark has killed at least ten French soldiers, but he is still not soft handed“ Ryan! Our tanks are going into the water! You're ready. " Bowman's voice came, and the whole tank began to tilt down“ Our upper armor is exposed. Look around! Don't be attacked Ryan yelled. As soon as their tank entered the water, the rear track did not leave the pontoon. The No. 112 tank, who couldn't wait, rushed onto the pontoon. Marcus's voice came: "Ryan! You keep covering my left side, I'm on the bridge Ryan didn't answer because their tanks had already washed up the opposite bank with the river. The feeling of touching the ground is really good. The tank track rolls up the sand and drips the cold water. It looks cold“ company commander! I'm on the other side! The French troops are retreating! I'm expanding bridgehead! What about our infantry? What about our infantry? " Ryan asked aloud, pressing the phone“ The infantry have to wait for Marcus to cross the river to keep up. Now it's up to you Carter's voice came from the headphones“ Tell support fire we need cover from the rear! Extended shot! Extended shot While asking for support, Ryan adjusted the frequency of the phone and began to give his own order: "Bauman! Back up! Try to get some cover! clarke! The machine guns continue to fire, suppressing the enemy fire directly ahead. " Leopard tank clumsily twisted its butt on the beach, which did not look good, but the tank was like a primitive giant beast, standing in the hail of bullets. No matter how the French soldiers attacked, the tank was still working normally. Its turret was blazing fire, sweeping the French soldiers to the ground one by one.