Steel Soviet Union

The battlefield situation is always changing rapidly, and it is impossible to develop completely in the direction expected.

For example, Malashenko, who originally planned to deal with the enemy by himself, did not expect that the turret on his side had only been turned halfway, and the course of the vehicle was not completely aligned with the target. After a loud bang, only the poor four-wheel vehicle was visible. The tank was blown to pieces on the spot.

"Target destroyed! Those Germans must have been smashed to pieces, comrade commander!"

The gunner's excited report echoed in the turret. The commander's comrade, who had been holding the commander's periscope in front of him, nodded, then picked up the radio transmitter hanging on the iron frame beside him and pressed the button.

"It's safe! Comrade Brigade Commander, drive the car back to the position!"

In future generations, if someone was robbed of his head while playing a game, he would definitely scold his mother, but at this moment, Malashenko, who had understood the whole process, just grinned.

"Well done! This No. 4 has been restored to its parts, and you knocked out its engine."

Comrade Brigade Commander was surrounded, and the people working under him naturally couldn't watch it. After all, this was a war and not a medieval knightly duel.

Despite facing huge frontal pressure, Kulbalov, who had been responsible for protecting Malashenko after Lavrinenko led the team away, finally responded quickly and in a timely manner.

Kulbalov ordered the vehicle to reverse and retreat to a safe area behind where the Kraut's main guns could not cover the impact.

Naturally, at this critical moment, he did not care about anything but turned the course of the car and slowly aimed at the enemy. Kulbalov directly ordered the turret and the course of the car to rotate together, hoping to use the fastest speed to solve the problem of comrades surrounded by the brigade commander. Trouble around you.

When Iushkin blew away the last Panther's head with one shot, Kulbalov's battalion command vehicle had just begun to change its course and turn its turret.

So although it took a little more time, Kulbalov still responded quickly after all. It took less than ten seconds to complete firing on the enemy. The IS6 heavy tank has more power than the IS2. Output is the prerequisite for all this.

The armor-piercing projectile, which was too late to be accurately aimed, hit the butt of the Unlucky No. 4, and the protective armor of the power compartment at the rear of the car instantly penetrated with a heart-breaking blow.

The 122mm full-caliber hooded armor-piercing projectile not only penetrated the armor and opened the engine, but also left a huge wound that a big man could put his fist and arm into.

The armor-piercing projectile under the action of the armor-piercing delay fuse continued to advance for a long distance after completely penetrating the power cabin. Finally, the No. 4 tank instantly detonated directly below the turret fighting room and directly above the ammunition rack on the chassis of the vehicle, exploding into a blazing fireball.

In a sense, such a detonation point is definitely the best position to lift off the turret. Of course, this is indeed the final result.

The huge and powerful ammunition explosion not only blew off the No. 4 turret, but the ultra-high pressure shock wave that could not be released in the enclosed space also brought devastating destructive power at the same time.

In addition to blowing away all the parts of the No. 4 that were not too strong, for example, the top covers of the driver and electromechanical personnel were all instantly pushed out and landed more than ten meters away.

The too fragile armor of this Panzer IV tank was unable to withstand such a strong explosion, and the armor welds were blown open from the inside out. The suspension mechanism connected to the interior of the vehicle body was also completely blown away at the same time.

The scattered armor fragments and vehicle body parts were blown up into the sky by the huge fire and flames, and then fell with crackling sounds like a metal rain.

When the intense fire, flames and shock waves dissipated, the relics left at the center of the explosion, or the original location of the Panzer IV tank, were left with only two broken armor plates that were probably the side armor of the vehicle body, and four or five broken armor plates. It is unclear whether it is the road wheel on the left or right side of the vehicle body, and some parts that may be part of the transmission mechanism whose original appearance cannot be seen.

Malashenko was right. Kulbalov's shot really restored the Panzer IV tank to its factory settings.

A car full of five SS armored soldiers completely disappeared after a loud noise. No one cared, let alone knew whether some of the pile of armor fragments and parts were scorched and blackened. Minced human flesh and organ fragments.

No matter where they go, most of the armored soldiers who died in battle ended up like this, so miserable that not even a whole corpse was left.

This was the case in World War II, and it will also be the case in modern wars of later generations. No matter how advanced and powerful the tank is, the tank that is the most eye-catching on the battlefield will always be targeted by various types of firepower.

You must have this kind of awareness from the moment you board the tank, such as Malashenko now.

Just like the principle of "learn to be beaten before hitting others", if you are not even prepared to realize that you will end up like this, the remaining life of such an armored soldier on the battlefield will have already entered a countdown from the moment he gets on the vehicle. .

The battlefield is a game for the brave, and the armored soldiers are the most outstanding and bloodthirsty group among the brave men on land. This has always been the case.

The German offensive is still continuing, and the fierce offensive and defensive battles for positions and close combat have no intention of stopping here.

The entire frontal main armor belt was already pockmarked and full of unpenetrated dents. The No. 177 IS6 heavy tank once again returned to the battlefield, leading the IS2 heavy tanks who were forced to fight the enemy and were not good at close combat. Continue fighting.

The loud and roaring sound of the main gun firing and the terrifying explosion of ammunition filled the eardrums. The hoarse infantrymen fought desperately around the tanks that were in disarray, and even directly struggled with each other without weapons.

Submachine guns, machine guns, rifles, pistols, butts, bayonets, engineer shovels, daggers, helmets, fists, and even scratching with nails and biting with teeth, they will do anything to kill or cripple their opponents.

More often than not, there is no time to change ammunition. In some cases, the battles taking place in every corner of the position are becoming more and more like a mass brawl. Fighting to death is almost the last resort for every soldier who stops fighting. The outcome will be regardless of you or me.

The Guards Standard Division has always flaunted itself as the leader's pro-army. They have always been the best at dealing with the toughest opponents and have the most tenacious will to fight.

But facing such a group of opponents who are no different from ferocious beasts and are only thinking about how to kill their opponents, although the Guards Flagship Division is not afraid of this, the battle situation has been unable to achieve substantial results. Progress, breaking the deadlock, is real.

No one knew when such a fight, which was so crazy that it would make normal people sick to witness it, would really end. The smell of blood in the air was stronger than any slaughterhouse in the breeze.

If we kill all these Russians, will we no longer have to fight?

Maybe, no one can give a definite answer. Many SS soldiers who are fighting hard have become so numb that they no longer think about the outcome of the problem. They can only hope that such a moment will come as soon as possible.