Steel Soviet Union

As soon as the gunfire sounded, another burst of dust-covered ammunition exploded and the shock wave instantly rose from the ground. The Panther, who fired the last shot before his death, could not escape the fate of being destroyed. The armor plate on the front of the car body was damaged by close range. When the distance was broken down, his head sat on a rocket and flew straight out.

Two of the three SS tanks that came around and got closer have been killed, and there is still one remaining threat! The No. 4 tank was rushing towards the right side of Malashenko's body with full throttle.

Compared with the common Panzer IV tanks, this unique Panzer IV tank is obviously somewhat different.

The additional homogeneous steel armor that looks mighty and domineering, but is actually of little use in front of the 122 Heirloom, surrounds the turret and the outside of the car body, protecting this fragile Panzer IV tightly and airtightly. Feel.

Ordinary Panzer IV tanks only have one radio antenna, but this Panzer IV tank has two, one of which is a high-power radio antenna like a spider web.

Malashenko couldn't remember clearly the last time he personally killed a German command tank, and of course he wouldn't mind repeating the event again.

Why the Germans chose the Panzer IV as the command tank instead of the Panther is not important to Malashenko. What is important is the tragic explosion of the Panzer IV tank later on, which is destined to be quite worth looking forward to.

The Panther's IS6, which had just finished its job, had no time to turn its body again. The IS6 is considered to be the most advanced and first-tier heavy tank in terms of maneuverability. In the final analysis, it is still a real heavy tank of more than 50 tons, and it is not as good as a small one like the No. 4. Tank-to-tank maneuvers are obviously unrealistic compared to close-quarter maneuvers, but Malashenko has other ways to deal with this German tank that is already within ten meters of its face.

"Armor-piercing projectile, aim at the side of the turret and fire!"

boom--

The heavy turret has not yet been completely turned around, and the car body is still moving in the direction of the wreckage of the destroyed Panther.

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity obtained by the sacrifice of teammates was not easy. The Panzer IV, which had completely rushed to the right with a 90-degree vertical incidence angle, accurately grasped the fighter plane. The long-barreled 75mm main gun fired close to the face and fired close to the face, staring directly in front of it. The target German commander couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly for a moment.

It shoots at almost zero range and fires from the side. It still uses the upgraded and more powerful version of the Long 75 main gun.

No matter how long this 75mm main gun is, which is enough to take on the KV1 head-on, there is no reason why it cannot penetrate the opponent. No matter how indestructible the frontal protection of the tank is, it will definitely have its weaknesses.

The side armor of the Russian tank that can withstand his own gun at zero distance has never been seen or heard of by him during the whole battle. The SS confidently believes that a blow from this perfect angle of incidence will have an instant kill effect. The military commander is doomed to be disappointed.

Ding-ding——

Click——

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During World War II, there was no QQ or WeChat for real-time chatting, and there was not even "E-Surfing 3G is too fast". Naturally, it was impossible to have a variety of vivid and profound emoticons to express the mood at the moment.

But if there were emoticons that could be used during World War II, the SS commander at this moment would probably send a panda head emoticon with three question marks to express the doubts and shock in his soul at this moment.

The Type 40 tungsten core armor-piercing bullet specially used to increase the penetration depth was pulled at a perfect shooting situation of almost zero distance and completely vertical 90 degrees.

The hard-core armor-piercing body made of tungsten alloy is stuck slightly above the joint between the turret and the body of the IS6. The originally sharp front end of the warhead was completely blunted and deformed by the impact, making it look like a It's the same as firing round-nose pistol bullets.

Obviously, the extremely confident blow, like all the previous useless attempts, once again failed to harm the Russian's terrifying steel monster at all. At most, it only scratched a little skin and chipped off a little paint. That’s all.

"Oh my god, what kind of monster is this!?"

The gunner who witnessed this horrific scene let out a helpless and even desperate cry. The commander felt the sweat on the top of his forehead and even soaked his hat, which was even worse.

It didn't matter if it didn't penetrate the armor. The SS commander, who had already imagined the worst case scenario and was somewhat mentally prepared, didn't really find it unacceptable.

But the most terrible thing is to choose to shoot at the weak points at the connection between the turret and the car body, but it still has no effect at all.

The tungsten-core armor-piercing bullets that were expected to at least jam the turret steering gear were extremely disappointing, just like a hand-held javelin toy that couldn't penetrate the target.

The steel monster's turret continued to rotate and quickly turned towards him. The SS commander, whose mind was completely blank for a moment, seemed to have figured out the reason in that flash of lightning.

If the armor cannot be penetrated, there is no need to jam the opponent's turret steering gear and stop it from rotating. The method first used to deal with the difficult T34 at the beginning of the invasion in 41 years did not work well.

But what does it mean to be unable to penetrate armor?

This means that the physical thickness of the turret side armor of this Russian monster tank starts at least 150 mm. Counting the equivalent defense bonus brought by the semi-curved turret side armor edge, it has exceeded the long 75-mm gun range of the No. 4 tank. The ultimate penetration depth of the Type 40 sub-caliber tungsten core armor-piercing projectile.

The physical thickness of the turret side armor is 150 mm. What is the concept?

The SS commander, who only had the word "terror" in his mind, didn't even dare to think about it and actively avoided it.

The Russian steel behemoth in front of him had thicker turret side armor than the front of his proud Tiger tank. It's a pity that there is no similar descriptive word with more profound meaning than terror. The SS commander who felt fear from the bottom of his heart could only describe it this way.

Turrets are virtually indestructible? What about the side armor of the hull?

It may still be a futile move, but it is worth a try after all. After all, this close assault battle has cost lives since the beginning.

With so little effort after being hit by another shot, Iushkin, who completely ignored where the tank was hit, continued to turn the turret steering gear at full speed. At the same time, Seryosha, who was cooperating with Iushkin, also continued to try to maximize the reversal. Complete the vehicle body steering.

The IS6 keeps retreating and turning at increasing angles to try to meet the enemy head-on. It will never allow the enemy to head-on meet the Panzer IV tank in its own situation. Then it will step on the accelerator and cut the inner corners wildly to continue to rush towards the side of the IS6.

If you overlook the battlefield from the air, you can easily find that the IS6's reverse steering and turret rotation speed are obviously slightly faster than the No. 4 cutter's sideways speed in the direction of attack.

If the situation continues like this, it will probably take another six to eight seconds for Malashenko's brigade command vehicle to completely aim its muzzle at the target. Malashenko, who has felt that the scale of victory is tilting more and more towards him, plans to use this method to finally end the battle.