Steel Soviet Union

The mutual shooting battle at a distance of close to 400 meters has smoothed out the final gap in vehicle performance between the two sides. The scale of victory began to tilt slowly towards the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade, which had an absolute numerical advantage.

The losses of the German Tiger tanks, which had never moved away after occupying the favorable terrain, began to increase. The Soviet gunners, who had found their sense in the battle, began to hit the 85mm hooded armor-piercing projectiles with more and more accuracy. The front turret of the Tiger tank is the most vulnerable position to be penetrated.

The Tiger tanks that spiraled upward amidst the continuous explosions suffered huge losses. By the eighth minute after the firefight broke out, only three of the nine Tiger tanks were left. Completely irreversible, the remaining German Tiger tanks finally chose to give up, and the remaining three vehicles began to retreat at full speed under the cover of infantry.

"Damn it! You're pretending to be cool but you still want to run away! I won't kill you for being such a fool today!"

It was estimated that nearly twenty IS1 heavy tanks had been lost after a series of violent attacks. Malashenko, who felt that his scalp was numb, could not bear to let these sick cats run away no matter what, so he would risk everything today. No matter how great the loss is, we must keep all these tigers and not let go!

"All crews, move forward! Go over the snow slope and bite those Germans. Don't let them escape!"

Anger is anger, but it would be a big mistake to think that Malashenko has lost his mind at this moment and will only attack a group of reckless people.

Even though nearly twenty IS1 heavy tanks were lost, the absolute numerical advantage was still firmly in Malashenko's hands. As the most elite unit in the brigade, the 1st Tank Battalion still maintains a strong combat effectiveness. collapse.

Starting from the elite route at the beginning of the formation of the army was a very important reason, but the more important reason was that the brigade commander Malashenko and the deputy brigade commander Lavrinenko personally led the team to defeat the German sticks and always personally The car of the battalion commander Kulbalov who went to the front line has not been destroyed yet.

The three military chiefs all continued to fight, and no one died. The role of heroic role models in leading the troops was fully displayed in front of them. With such prerequisites, it is naturally impossible for any crew to be timid and run away with their hips stretched out. .

The outflanking tactics were arranged in advance through the radio transmitter at hand, and more than half of the remaining battalion tanks were divided into three groups according to Malashenko's instructions.

The center attack force led by Malashenko and Lavrinenko was responsible for continuing to exert strong frontal pressure on the remaining defeated Tigers.

The dozen or so other IS1 heavy tanks that were separated were divided into two groups under the leadership of the two company commanders' vehicles, outflanking the left and right while encircling and attacking the German infantry and tank coordination troops that were already in a rout state.

As for those little T70s who were not of any use, Malashenko also gave them an important mission: to block the Germans' retreat and create as much trouble as possible, without even seeking to destroy those heavily armored ones. The Tiger tank can make its crew panic, and just worry about one thing and lose another.

Although the Tiger tank is extremely powerful, no matter how powerful the weapon is, it still needs people to operate it. Talent is the main factor that determines the winner of a battle.

Malashenko did not believe that the German armored soldiers driving Tiger tanks could still be unwavering in their current position. He was bearish about life and death and continued to fight against him with the same mentality as when they first fought.

The Tiger tank's undefeated myth has been shattered and completely broken in this first maiden battle. Although our own losses were ultimately only two or even three times higher than the Germans, Malashenko is still convinced of the new secret weapon Suffering massive destruction will definitely give those German armored soldiers with their noses in the sky a wake-up call.

Once the loss of morale goes downhill, it will be out of control. Seizing the inevitable timidity and fear of the Germans and amplifying it with an overwhelming absolute advantage is the victory Malashenko wants in his heart. way.

And those T70 pods that usually pose no threat to Tiger tanks may become the last straw that breaks the Germans' psychological defense line.

The three Tiger tanks in reversing state still did not give up resistance. While switching to the highest reversing gear and reversing at high speed, they still tried their best to aim at the target as much as possible, heading towards the most threatening Soviet Union within the field of vision. Military tanks launched a bombardment, which was worthy of the name of elite as Malashenko had earlier evaluated.

The German armored soldiers driving the Tigers are indeed elite, but the fighting posture of the German infantrymen following the Tigers and on both sides is far less firm and reliable than their armored colleagues.

"Russians! Russian infantry and tanks are coming! Russians are everywhere! What should we do!?"

"Damn it! We've already lost the fight, and if we don't retreat now, we have no chance! I think we'd better run away!"

"Faulk! Give the order quickly. If you wait any longer, it will be too late!"

"Retreat, retreat, retreat quickly! Let the tanks help us rear first, and we will retreat to the next line of defense to cover them! Hurry!"

Malashenko did not hear the conversation of these panicked German infantrymen, but if he had heard it, he would have been laughed at by the bizarre tactic of leaving only tanks to cover the retreat of the infantry.

What combat effectiveness does a tank without infantry cover have in the face of a coordinated attack by the enemy's infantry and tanks? Are you going to choose a high-explosive round for the next shell you put into the barrel, or an armor-piercing round? How are your Tiger tanks going to deal with the infantry that rushes forward?

Being able to make the right choice is naturally a good thing, but now, whether it is objective conditions or the rapid passage of time, there is no longer any chance for the three German Tiger tanks. A group of German infantrymen who turned around and ran away with their respective weapons had personally destroyed the tigers' last hope of escape.

"Han Hank! Those people who supplemented the infantry regiment, they abandoned us and ran away! They actually retreated without saying a word, damn it!"

Looking through a gap on the side of the turret with extremely poor visibility, the loader of the command vehicle in the center of the three German Tiger tanks screamed after witnessing a scene that shocked him.

"These idiots! I said they were unreliable from the beginning. What kind of rubbish are the supplementary infantry!? The officers are all students who have just graduated from the military academy! What should we do now? Hank!"

"Oh God, those Russians are here again! Damn it, load up on armor-piercing bullets!"