Chapter 518： Disadvantages of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles

"Fire!" Marco shouted loudly when he saw the British approaching.

"Boom!" The 75mm recoilless gun burst into flames, and the tail smoke sprayed out to the back, suddenly it smelled of charred grass and earth.

At the same time, a 75mm armor-piercing projectile flew over.

"Boom!" The leading tank made an accurate hit. In the huge explosion, the tank was destroyed.

It would be great if the two parties were interchangeable!

If the British had excellent anti-tank weapons, they would not have been crushed and beaten by the Germans until now, but the British army has always been abused now!

For this day, Cyric has been preparing for more than ten years!

From the development of the main battle weapon, the Panther Tank, to the exploration of oil, to the development of various weapons, Cyric has always been in the layout and layout, and has been preparing for war for so many years.

And now, when the war really arrives, Germany is already fully prepared. The German army's advancement is actually a result of accumulation over the years.

Now, a weak infantry brigade can block the British armored forces because Cyric's work over the years has laid a solid foundation for war.

The battle to encircle and annihilate the British First Armored Division is proceeding fiercely, while in the other direction, Rommel's Seventh Armored Division is still advancing rapidly.

All they need to do along the way is to reach Dunkirk behind the retreat of the British and French forces.

If you look at the map, you know that this is a prominent part of northern France, facing Dover on the opposite side. The width of the entire Strait of Dover is less than 30 kilometers, and it is most suitable for evacuation to Britain.

As long as they occupy here, it will block the retreat path of the British and French forces, and they will no longer be able to retreat from the sea.

Rommel's victory is in hand.

"Buzzing, buzzing." The 630-horsepower diesel engine made a huge roar, and black smoke continued to emerge from the tail. The track was churning in the mud.

This is already a low-lying land, and the light rain in the past few days has made the entire road muddy.

The Panther 3 tank is struggling to advance on the muddy road, and only this tracked chassis can continue to advance in this mud.

If there is only the Panther 3 tank itself, it will be easy to pass, but now, you can see that every Panther 3 tank is dragging a wheeled infantry fighting vehicle.

Yes, it is the 8*8 all-wheel-drive SdKfz232 heavy armored vehicle that the Germans are proud of. It is called a wheeled infantry fighting vehicle for short. It has been following the German armored forces and conquering all the time, leaving its presence everywhere.

Compared with the crawler chassis, its light weight and low fuel consumption are its unique advantages. Its high road speed and good off-road ability make it very popular with German infantry.

And now, it finally stopped cooking.

On ordinary roads, vehicles with this wheeled chassis are not as vigorous as a tank, but it doesn’t take much trouble to cross trenches or something.

But now, really on the muddy road, finally showing fatigue.

The eight sturdy off-road tires were all stuck in the mud, and the original tire pattern was not visible. The tires kept idling in the mud, but the car body could not move forward.

When the rear wheeled infantry fighting vehicle was struggling in the mud, Rommel immediately issued an order to let the Panther 3 tank drag the infantry fighting vehicle forward.

On the real bad road, we still have to rely on tracked chassis! Wheeled chariots can only cope with general road conditions. In this extreme situation, crawlers have a natural advantage over wheeled vehicles.

Sitting on his tank, Rommel looked at his troops in the distance, almost marching in a long snake formation. Each tank was roaring, dragging its wheeled chariots, struggling in the mud. .

The sky was still drizzling, wearing a military coat and covering his body underneath, Rommel felt very sultry.

"General, depending on our current speed, I am afraid it will take another two days to reach the destination." Beside him, the adjutant said to him.

It would take two days to reach Dunkirk, and at this time, in front of them were the first and fourth two cavalry divisions of the French army who fled in embarrassment.

In terms of speed, the cavalry is actually inferior to the tank troops. However, when the road is muddy, it is another situation. The horses of the cavalry can still run on the muddy ground, but the tank moves slowly.

"We must speed up." Rommel said: "It seems that we can only abandon infantry fighting vehicles."

Because dragging the wheeled infantry fighting vehicles makes them very slow, if you want to speed up, you can only abandon them.

"But, General, if we abandon the infantry, it will cause a big problem for us to set up a line of defense in Dunkirk," said the adjutant.

If you lose the infantry, you can speed up, but if you lose the infantry, it will be inconvenient to fight.

You must know that tanks are an offensive force, but they are not suitable for defensive purposes. Only when infantry and tanks cooperate can the line of defense be secured.

"No, we only give up infantry fighting vehicles, not infantry, let our infantry come up to the tank." Rommel said.

The tank carries infantry, throw away the infantry fighting vehicle!

Rommel's order was quickly implemented.

In the infantry fighting vehicle behind the tank, a German soldier covered in mud jumped out.

Prior to this, their wheeled infantry fighting vehicles had been trapped many times, and each time they were pushed out by the soldiers, which made them embarrassed.

However, they did not complain, their hard-working spirit is the soul of Germany!

Now, they were called off from the infantry fighting vehicle and mounted on the tank. They also had no complaints. Ten people, an infantry squad, sat outside the tank, full of them.

"Now, take care of it, let us move forward at full speed!" Rommel shouted loudly.

Full speed ahead!

After losing the infantry fighting vehicle, the tank was immediately relieved. At the same time, after carrying the personnel, the pressure increased, and it was less likely to slip in the mud.

Go forward, go forward!

They grasped the outside of the tank steadily, followed the tank, and moved forward together.

The rain hit them, mud, and occasionally splashed up, but they had no complaints. They sat on them and carefully put the dry food into their mouths. When the chariot stopped, their battle would it has started.

"Master, there is a French civilian at the entrance of the village." At this moment, Rommel received the report.