The Fourth Calamity never believed in the steel torrent!

Chapter 141 Armored units must be accompanied by infantry!
As Andrei spoke passionately, a long row of Saint Chamon tanks parked in the warehouse made a dazzling appearance, instantly blinding the other soldiers.

It's not that the San Chamon tank looks particularly exaggerated, but its design seems completely different from the armored vehicles they're used to.

The armored vehicles they had seen before all had legs under the chassis, so why didn't this thing have a single leg and instead had long wheels?

Furthermore, what is that sheet metal hanging on the outside of the wheels of this thing?
They were curious whether this thing had enough off-road capability.

Could it be like those unreliable troop transport trucks, getting stuck on the battlefield as they run?
To be honest, Cambrian Empire soldiers have a deep-seated hatred for the trucks produced in their country. There's no other reason than that the quality of their own trucks is just too terrible!
Whether it was a curse from the Soviet GAZ trucks that led me to this strange world, or whether the Russians were simply not good at producing trucks, it all seems to have become some kind of causal law.

Before this, Andrei had specifically inquired about trucks, and unsurprisingly, he learned that the trucks produced by the Cambrian Empire were quite unusable!
The Cambrian Empire's own trucks were proudly named "Boatmen" by the factory that produced them, but in reality, these trucks were nothing like the boatmen on the Volga River.

Not only is the braking performance extremely poor, but when encountering a downhill slope, you have to stand up and press your entire body against the brake pedal to barely stop the car. Moreover, this thing itself is slow and easily gets stuck in potholes!

What's most frustrating is that the Cambrian Empire's industrial capabilities were so poor that the tolerances of the parts produced were too large, resulting in an extremely high failure rate for the engines used in these trucks.

When driving, the engine is not only very loud, but it also keeps stalling for no reason. Even experienced drivers don't know how to fix it for a while because there are too many possible causes.

In addition, this thing often has problems with chassis oil leaks and spontaneous combustion from time to time, so many troops hate this kind of truck and try not to equip it with any.

When Andrei learned of this news, he immediately ordered his soldiers to guard all the captured military vehicles and make sure no one stole them!
Although he couldn't guarantee exactly how powerful Black Hawk Empire's trucks were, based on his experience riding in them along the way, they were far superior to his own.

"Commander, what exactly are these tanks of ours? Are they reliable? Won't they suddenly break down on the battlefield?"

Patting the tank beside him, Andrei proudly addressed the soldiers:
"Don't worry, this thing is reliable. This thing is called a tank. It's a brand new type of armored vehicle developed by the Empire. It breaks away from the traditional walking machine structure and uses tracks that are easier to manufacture!"

"Because our defensive mission this time is quite challenging, we have been granted access to use these new weapons. We can take advantage of the upcoming battle to test how well these things work!"

"After all, practice makes perfect. Whether a weapon is good or not, all that engineers talk about is nonsense! Only when it's put into practice and kills the enemy can it be considered truly useful!"

Andrei's final words were met with nods of agreement from his soldiers.

After fighting for so long, they no longer believed the boasts their instructors made during training.

What is the so-called good or bad? Those officials hiding behind the scenes don't understand at all. They only know whether something looks good or not!
Following that, Andrei explained to his soldiers how to coordinate infantry and tank operations in combat, how to use tanks as cover to counterattack the enemy, and how to protect the tanks. In fact, Andrei had already explained these things to his soldiers when he acquired armored vehicles, but at that time, only the core veterans he had trained from the very beginning had heard him explain these things.

Infantry-tank coordination is very important.

Based on Andrei's experience in World War I and World War II, he judged that if there were no infantry around a tank, it would be nothing more than a giant iron coffin.

However, at the same time, the role of tanks on the battlefield should be to carry out assaults, not to accompany infantry. Infantry must follow tanks, not the other way around. The order of importance should not be reversed.

In the early stages of World War II, Britain and France had a classic case of putting the cart before the horse in this regard. The infantry tanks they used were essentially mobile bunkers, designed to enhance the infantry's assault capabilities.

During the Franco-German War, the French had a considerable number of tanks, but in the end, none of them were used effectively. They were all surrounded and wiped out by the Germans, and the French failed to demonstrate the mobility advantage of their armored forces.

As for the Soviet Union in the early stages of World War II, in Andrei's view, they actually went to another extreme.

At the start of the Soviet-German War, the Soviet Union had several times more tanks than the Germans. Even if they were caught off guard, they shouldn't have lost all their tanks right away.

The reason why so many Soviet tank divisions couldn't figure things out was largely because their tank divisions only had tanks!
An entire tank division, but only one battalion of accompanying infantry? Is this a joke?
Needless to say, if their tanks have their tracks broken by the enemy on the battlefield, there are no maintenance soldiers who can keep up with the repairs in time!
Therefore, Andrei always emphasized that tanks must be accompanied by infantry, otherwise tanks and other armored vehicles are just scrap metal.

He had to admit that, as things stand, the armored vehicles with mechanical legs in this world are indeed quite agile, and when facing approaching infantry, they can even kick you a couple of times with their long legs.

However, in general, these armored vehicles are still quite vulnerable to infantry getting close. Even ordinary Cambrian soldiers can kill them if they are not accompanied by infantry.

While explaining the issue of armored vehicles to his soldiers, Andrei also took the opportunity to explain the performance of the Saint-Chamon tank.

In the context of World War I, this tank's performance was actually quite mediocre. Its chassis was too small and its hull too large, making it extremely difficult to traverse trenches, especially on slight inclines.

Moreover, this type of tank had only average mobility; in fact, during World War I, there were no tanks with particularly good mobility.

However, if we consider Battlefield games, then the San Chamon tank from the game is actually quite good.

(End of this chapter)