Chapter 452： Take a break

The difficulty of the Ardennes is actually magnified. Although this virgin forest is quite dense, it is not impossible to blaze a trail in the forest.

Just because the road is long and narrow, the whole team is like a long snake formation. The team is 150 kilometers long. In other words, when the first armored division has left the forest, the last armored division, Haven't entered the forest yet!

The sky outside became dark again, Dietrich's First Armored Division, temporarily stopped to refuel.

The Panther 3 tank, like the previous tank, uses a diesel engine, which brings good endurance. After crossing the entire Ardennes area, the Panther 3 tank consumes less than half of the fuel.

If they continue to move forward now, it is perfectly possible, but they are waiting now for the next better impact.

Trigg opened the fuel drum from the shelf behind the tank.

When we started this time, we had already considered various issues in advance. For example, it would be a long time to open a road in the forest, and the supply fleet was left behind. In this case, they need to solve the supply problem by themselves.

Therefore, before departure, each tank was temporarily modified. For example, a shelf was welded on the back of the tank, which could hold two 170-liter oil drums!

In later generations, oil barrels are a common thing. No one knows that this oil barrel was actually invented by the Germans.

As Germany began to build a mechanized army, German tanks, armored vehicles, etc. all needed fuel to be transported quickly.

Ordinary means of transportation, that is, tank trucks, have many problems. In order to improve the logistics supply capacity of the troops, the Germans creatively designed the oil drums.

Before the invasion of Poland, he already had tens of thousands of oil barrels.

In the successful blitz across Europe at the beginning of World War II, the design of the oil barrel was regarded as a major part and strictly confidential.

For example, now, if there are no oil drums, they need to wait for the supply car behind, and the six-wheel all-wheel-drive off-road vehicle used for supply is not as smooth as the crawler when crossing the Ardennes.

Two barrels of oil were enough to refill the tank. Trigg opened the lid of the tank, inserted a rubber tube, and then pressed his mouth on it.

With a strong suction, the fuel inside was sucked out, and then the other end of the tube was plugged into the lid of the opened car body fuel tank.

Fuel, flowing out of the pipe, gurgled into the fuel tank. While Trigger was refueling his tank, the others were preparing nervously.

Check the tightness of the track, check the tank's fire control system, especially the infrared headlights and other peripherals, whether it is scratched during the journey through the forest. Pulling out the retracted radio antenna, during this routine maintenance, the sky slowly darkened.

Another night has come!

Along the way, the tank soldiers hardly rested, but they were supported by a strong will, and each of them was extremely excited. They accomplished a feat!

In front is the French land!

Packed up, waiting for the next order, every tank soldier, leaning on his tank, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

Behind them, the rumbling voice was still echoing, it was the follow-up troops that were constantly moving over.

"Attention, prepare to attack, target, sedan!" A voice sounded on the field outside the empty woods.

The offense is about to begin!

When this sound rang, everyone jumped up from the ground, and they rushed back to their tanks.

Trige returned to his position and quickly pressed the button. Amid the sneer of compressed air, the engine behind was started smoothly!

The diesel engine has large torque and it is also difficult to start. For this reason, the Panther tank diesel engine has two systems to start, compressed air and electric start. In intermittent battles, compressed air is used, and once the time is too long When the compressed air leaks and the air pressure drops, use electric start.

From the rear came the unique sound of a diesel engine. Turn on the infrared headlights and warm up for two minutes. The vision in front gradually became clear. The captain Nespel shouted: "Go ahead, straight ahead!"

Although there is only one receiving device for the night vision system, they have long been very proficient in the training these days, and there is still sparse moonlight tonight, which can see more than ten meters away.

One, two, the tanks are constantly moving, lining up in attack queues, and the first armored division of the Waffen-SS is about to become the first army to invade the French mainland!

In the dark night, they pour out their mouths.

After half an hour.

In the night vision goggles, the outlines of each target appeared. Picking up his own radio, Nespel reported to the superior: "Cavalry troops are found."

The other party has obviously heard the movement of their own armored forces, but they must be very strange at this time. What is this sound?

No one will know that the German tank troops have climbed over the mountains, and they probably think they are their friendly forces.

In this case, just rush over!

Sure enough, the radio operator quickly replied to the company commander's command: "Come on!"

dash forward! Now that the order has been issued, you are welcome.

The driver stepped on the accelerator, the rear engine made a huge roar, and the Panther 3 tank rumblingly moved up!

The horses were neighing, and a dozen cavalrymen were strangling their horses to pause. Their ears could hear the roar in the distance.

What is it? It is not the sound of the airplane, but the sound from the ground, but it is different from the sound of various vehicles on your side.

Diesel engines require high-pressure oil pumps, which are compression-ignition type, so the vibration during operation is greater, and there is a rattling sound from the high-pressure oil pump.

These cavalrymen are from the French 2nd Cavalry Division, and they belong to the scouts.

After receiving the order, the 2nd Cavalry Division was ready to help Belgium. After reaching here, the sky was already dark, so I simply camped temporarily and waited until tomorrow.

At the same time, in order to prevent accidents, they sent scouts around to investigate, and this team of scouts happened to spot the movement in the distance.

It sounded great, and even the horse under his hip seemed to feel uneasy and made a low neigh.

"It may be our friendly army, go up and take a look." Finally, the leader of this scout team made up his mind. What are you afraid of?

The horse's belly was pinched with his legs, and he was about to continue riding the horse. At this moment, a sharp-eyed soldier saw the sudden light spot in front of him.

"Machine gun!" he shouted loudly.

Almost at the same time, the sound of the opponent's tank machine gun rang.

"DaDaDa..." The other party has already opened fire!