Imperial Overlord

"Stop these German tanks from rushing! We need time to turn to retreat! Reversing is not the answer!" The commander of the British tanks quickly realized his current predicament. 【No pop-up novel network】

Their tanks couldn't keep their distance from the German Panzer 3 in reverse, and they had to turn their heads to retreat.

It's a pity that U-turns are not that easy, at least when the enemy tanks are constantly firing, it is not a good idea to turn the tank.

First of all, turning around will expose the wide sides of your tank, increasing your chance of being hit.

Secondly, the frontal armor, which was originally unable to defend against enemy shells, was replaced by a more fragile rear armor - wouldn't it be easier to destroy?

"Turn around! Turn around! There is no need to worry about the loss now! Hell!" The British armored soldiers who had already started to panic screamed, trying to change their fate.

So the remaining British tanks started moving at high speed, then suddenly turned around. Their attempt resulted in the destruction of several more tanks by German Panzer 3, and the formation became more chaotic.

The remaining tanks were still turning around in the face of German fire, but their efforts quickly failed - because the British tanks had no time to fire back under the premise of constantly changing directions.

They kept moving, but gave up firing to intimidate the German tanks. This allowed German tanks to approach these British targets with ease.

"Attack! They want to get out of here!" The German tank commander, whose upper body was still sticking out of the tank turret, shouted, pointing at the chaotic British tank troops.

The German commander preferred to lean out of the tank to direct the battle rather than in a cramped tank with very poor visibility.

This is because the German tank commander has no other tasks and can concentrate more on commanding the battle, and on the other hand, because doing so can indeed improve the combat efficiency of the tank.

"The enemy is turning! The enemy is turning! They have stopped fighting back! Speed ​​up! Don't waste time!" The commander loudly reminded his tank while watching the British tanks in the sand trying to pull away them.

The cooperation on the German side is much stronger than that of the British 7th Armoured Division, which lacks tank combat experience.

After all, they are Rommel's direct descendants, veterans who actually fought dangerous French tanks in the French campaign under his command.

So in the face of enemy tanks, they are more experienced than the crews of the British 7th Armoured Division.

Maintaining the offensive formation, the German Panzer 3 accelerated forward. After all, the German No. 3 tank was originally designed to be similar to the British cruiser tank.

It is also designed to enhance speed, so British tanks cannot escape the attack range of these German tanks for a while.

What's more, for the 50mm caliber guns equipped by German tanks, the British tank armor is too thin.

Therefore, whether it is at a distance of 300 meters, or at a distance of 500 meters or even 700 meters, the armor-piercing ability of German tank guns has crushed the armor protection on British tanks.

Only a few minutes later, five more British tanks were destroyed by German tank fire.

For the first battle of German armored forces in Africa, this battle was too satisfying.

Their opponents were barely able to fight back, and their tanks were lagging behind. During the battle, they calmly practiced aiming and firing in desert climates.

Therefore, in the process, the accuracy of their firing is also improving. It turned out that only three shots could destroy a British tank, but now it is almost possible to hit the target with two shots.

"Continue to fire! Destroy as many British tanks as possible! We have to prepare the ground for the next battle!" On a German tank that was rushing down the dirt slope, the commander reminded with a throat talker.

Throughout the fighting area, there are already at least 15 British tanks destroyed by explosions.

The remaining British tanks did not have much will to fight at this time. They were thinking about how to escape and how to escape from the sudden muzzle of German tanks.

What made them even more desperate was that on their flanks, there were still some German tanks flanking over - obviously the opponent did not intend to let one go.

The battle was simply one-sided. After only 10 minutes of the battle, the German tanks used their sturdy armor and the terrifyingly powerful 50mm caliber cannon to forcibly destroy the defensive formation of the British tanks.

The German tanks on the flanks had also reached their target position, easily acting as a detour.

The British tanks, which were attacked on both sides, had no hope of escaping, and were forced to stop and try to fight back.

However, these attempts obviously failed. British tanks could not compete with the German No. 3 tanks, not to mention that they faced the modified No. 3 tanks.

In less than 30 minutes, 20 British tanks were destroyed, and the rest had no chance to escape. All became prisoners of the Germans...

100 German tanks surrounded and killed 40 British tanks on the battlefield. When the quality of equipment and personnel were crushing the opponent, there was no possibility of losing.

So the battle was won, of course. The German armored troops cleaned the battlefield in place, and after resting for 20 minutes, they followed the British route and killed the flanks of the British infantry.

They were advancing so quickly that the British had not made a decision to retreat by the time they restarted their tank engines and followed the rut of the British tanks into the distance.

On the frontal battlefield, Admiral Wavell was trying to attack the "enemy position" that he did not know where it came from.

Unlike the Italian defense, the defensive positions built by the Wehrmacht soldiers looked simple, but they were more in line with the requirements of modern warfare.

The cross-fire and the support of 88mm caliber artillery made the British attacking army dizzy.

After finally withdrawing from the place suppressed by the opponent, Admiral Wavell had no choice but to let his army concentrate first, no longer along the road, but from the side of the road, to attack one of the opponent's "flanks protruding". department".

"General! This is not an Italian... We may be fighting the German army. The other party is too sophisticated and seems to have more experience than us." Lieutenant General O'Connor expressed his own opinion in frustration.

In the battle just now, he lost a full 120 people in front of the enemy's position. Such a loss made him sad...

You know, in defeating the Italian 10th Army, he lost less than 700 soldiers in total - but now, he has killed more than 100 without even capturing a single prisoner.

It feels like a junior high school student whose will is beating a primary school student, suddenly encounters a professional killer...

Lieutenant General O'Connor felt that the enemy in front of him was unfathomable, and it was definitely not the Italian 10th Army that had been beaten too far.

Admiral Wavell nodded, feeling as if he had misjudged: "It seems that the Libyan oil fields are too important to them, so the Germans reinforced Italy earlier than we thought."

He lowered his head, looked at the map spread on the hood of his car, frowned and carefully scrutinized the surrounding terrain: "Contact the tank troops on the flank and ask about their situation."

"Probably because of the wind and sand, the connection was interrupted a few minutes ago." Not far away, the officer in charge of the radio replied to Admiral Wavell.

"Go check it out! Troubleshoot it! I want to contact them! Quick!" Admiral Wavell, who was worried in his heart, burst out immediately and shouted.

Unexpectedly, his boss suddenly became furious, and the radio officer quickly stood at attention in depression, turned around and tried to find a way to contact his armored unit.

And here Lieutenant General O'Connor saw the troops of the Indian 4th Division who were attacking him, and were driven back by German soldiers again.

He turned his head, shook his head at Admiral Wavell, and said, "General... The second attack failed again... This is not a line of defense that we can break through in a hurry."

"Let the troops stop attacking, rest and eat...maybe we're going to retreat back to Beldi." Admiral Wavell, realizing that he could not be the winner of the battle, ordered.

Although he didn't know whether his armored troops had encountered the same situation, he knew that it was impossible for him to catch up with the rout of the Italians just by virtue of this German defensive line.

Next, he can think of it with his ass: the Italians will regroup~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and with the addition of Germany, this opponent will become more difficult to deal with.

"Not good! Not good! Our tank unit was counterattacked by the enemy! Heavy losses!" The radio liaison officer who had just left ran over in panic.

"Heavy losses?" Wavell felt his head suddenly dizzy. He waved his hand and ordered: "Take a rest for 10 minutes, and retreat immediately when you are ready! We will meet Beldi! Fast! Faster!"

Lieutenant General O'Connor nodded, and immediately turned around and ordered several officers to retreat, and then the entire temporary command was busy.

"Find a way! Bring all the Italian soldiers captured along the way back to Egypt! If the Germans fight back and take back these Italian prisoners, it will be bad! Lieutenant General O'Connor!" Admiral Wavell added worriedly. .

Then the British soldiers got busy, some loading documents and maps and the like onto trucks, while others were tearing down tents around the headquarters.

Wavell glanced at the enemy position not far away, wondering if he would have the opportunity to command the troops again and come back here.