Steel Soviet Union

The German artillery fire preparations, which were turned off at the right time, lasted for a full forty-five minutes. Malashenko, who glanced at his watch, listened to the sound of artillery in his ears gradually dissipating, and naturally knew that the final moment was coming.

Malashenko was not alone in the brigade headquarters. With him were Iushkin, Kirill, and Seryosha, the three crew members of the No. 177 brigade commander command vehicle.

Without saying much, Malashenko picked up the Somi submachine gun hanging on the wall at the entrance. The other members of the crew behind him also responded with the same action, picking up their own self-defense weapons and holding them tightly. in hand.

Iushkin, who looked excited, was the first to come to Malashenko, his eyes shining with absolute confidence.

"Give me the order, comrade commander, I can't wait to blow those Germans to pieces!"

This is what Iushkin said, and of course he did this in real action. The other members of the No. 177 crew behind him naturally had the same look and actions. Witnessing this scene, Malashenko naturally knew that he should now say something.

"Get in the car! Teach those fascist lackeys a lesson and beat those German tigers and leopards into sick cats!"

Malashenko was right. The cessation of shelling was equivalent to a signal for the German ground offensive to be launched.

By the time the Stalin heavy tanks, which started from a hidden point in the rear and took up position, entered the fighting position, the group of SS troops on the opposite side wearing double lightning marks had already rushed into the fighting distance. The SS armored troops who had taken the lead quickly The first wave of shells was fired towards Malashenko.

Ding-ding——

call out--

"Don't worry about the German cannonballs, those crappy cannons can't penetrate our armor!"

"Iushkin, aim at the black panther at the front and hit the one you think is the biggest threat!"

In large-scale battles with too many targets, Malashenko, who also needs to coordinate the overall command as a brigade commander, has become more accustomed to leaving the power of firing in Iushkin's hands and letting him complete it on his own.

The long-term tacit understanding between the crew and the crew gave Malashenko reason to believe that Iushkin’s keen judgment would not disappoint him.

boom--

After the first wave of bombardment by the German army, the first batch of Stalin heavy tanks that were the first to enter the combat position also began to fight back.

The heavy roar of 122 Heirloom resounded through the position. The muzzle fire and shock waves surging from both sides of the muzzle brake shook the ground under the tracks, picking up the soil debris bombarded by the German artillery and carrying it into the air.

Although the artillery preparations that lasted for forty-five minutes produced good results, many of the planned civil fortifications, traffic trenches, and machine gun positions on the defensive positions were completely destroyed. They were directly hit the bullseye, and the anti-gun holes were collapsed and buried alive in the soil. There are even more Red Army soldiers.

But the German artillery, which can destroy flesh and blood, cannot destroy the iron will of a loving father. Malashenko, who had already anticipated that the Germans would definitely come with a wave of artillery fire, removed all the tanks under his command that were still moving in advance. They established a position and deployed in a farther position to prepare for support at any time to avoid artillery fire.

The simple tactical arrangement had the desired effect and was very effective. The Stalin heavy tanks, which basically avoided the artillery fire preparations, quickly returned to the position with their excellent maneuverability among the heavy tanks, and once again took on the responsibility. The task of blocking the German armored forces with an iron wall.

The roaring 122mm full-caliber hooded armor-piercing projectile shot through the turret armor of the Panther tank head-on without any suspense at a distance of 700 meters, penetrated the front defense of the Panzer IV tank, and knocked out one after another. Each German tank was beaten into a pile of blazing steel torches.

However, the SS, which did not expect artillery to effectively destroy the opponent's heavy tanks, seemed to have been prepared. More Panthers and Panzer IV tanks knocked away the burning steel wreckage of their destroyed comrades, leading the SS behind them. The infantry continued to charge forward, fighting towards the opposite position and advancing one after another.

Although the 122 cannon is extremely powerful, killing tigers and driving leopards and defeating No. 4 are just trivial matters.

However, the 122 cannon, which has to withstand a huge and long skill cooldown every time it roars, is not perfect. When faced with a blow from the head, the SS armored soldiers were still rushing forward with the big bag on their heads. They gave full play to their reloading advantages and stopped. Get out and fire like crazy.

Experienced SS tank commanders can even guess the opponent's reloading time to a close. The brutal battle that lasted for a whole day yesterday has allowed these SS armored personnel to master many important points at a considerable loss. message.

Those seemingly powerful Russian heavy tanks have a long main gun reloading time. In the later stages of high-intensity continuous fighting, the loading time of the Russians' one shot is even enough for their own Panthers and No. 4 to fire three shots.

Properly utilizing the opponent's CD time to cast skills and create a set of combos is the basic operation of competitive PK online games in later generations. SS armored soldiers who are not fools naturally understand this truth.

"These German guys learn very quickly."

Malashenko, who was holding the commander's periscope in his hand, was a little surprised to find that the SS armored soldiers who had made a comeback today were more than a little bit smarter than yesterday.

When the 122 cannon roared, the Panthers and No. 4 who were rushing at the front would stop their vehicles and fire two or even three cannons at the tanks that had just finished firing and were in the reloading state. more than.

Although most of the artillery shells were useless, the IS2 heavy tank, which was by no means absolutely invincible in front of the Panthers, still had many capsizes.

As usual, the IS2 heavy tanks were shot through the turret armor from the front by the Black Panther's main gun one after another. Although it was not as 100% as the Black Panther who was killed by one shot, it still couldn't hold up the time of one shot. It can fire three guns on the opposite side, but its shortcoming in firepower projection is the biggest disadvantage of IS2.

Less than ten minutes after the battle began, four IS2 heavy tanks were beaten to the point of losing their combat effectiveness and paralyzed in place.

Two of them suffered ammunition explosions and their bodies were separated on the spot. The other two seemed to be paralyzed on the spot because of too little charge of the Panther armor-piercing projectile, and only sprayed black smoke and were paralyzed on the spot, killing a whole car of people. But the car itself can also repair the "zombie tank" that is driven on.

And when the 122 artillery shells are loaded again and ready to fire, the ghostly SS armored soldiers will start to move just a few seconds earlier, with a small range but light weight and fast speed. Maneuver to try and avoid gunfire.

Maybe the chance is not too high, but hitting a moving target is indeed not as sure as hitting a fixed target. Taking into account the oblique angle of incidence of moving hits, some crews still miss the target and miss the target.

The shell either hit the edge of the Panther's turret armor and missed with a burst of violent sparks, or it hit the Panther's track, ripped off the skirt, and penetrated five or six loads in a row. The wheel then crashed into the soil.

Although the interruption of the track is equivalent to losing combat effectiveness and having to abandon the vehicle to escape, there is only one thing that has to be admitted.

Today's group of SS troops is indeed a little different from yesterday's. Even the SS infantry following the tank knew how to follow the tank's coquettish movements and change formations tactfully.

As for the reason, Malashenko, who did not know the truth for the time being and had no time to think about it, could only attribute everything to the fact that the beaten German guy had a long memory. It was as simple as that.