Steel Soviet Union

The time that had to be raced against was not on Malashenko's side this time. The tense and confrontational situation that had sharply worsened was also developing rapidly in a direction that was not conducive to Malashenko.

At this moment, Malashenko felt as uncomfortable and anxious as an ant being roasted on a pot.

But sometimes it is useless even if you are anxious, especially when the objective reality is not subject to human subjective will.

The order for emergency response has been issued. The gunner Iushkin is desperately shaking the electric steering wheel and turning the turret direction. The driver Seryosha is also jerking the left joystick with one hand to drive the 60-ton vehicle. The heavy steel body turned the course of the car body, trying to keep the strongest frontal main armor belt facing the two German Panthers at all times.

But a heavy tank is a heavy tank after all. Even the Stalin heavy tank never considered giving up mobility when designing and establishing the project, and tried its best to maximize the mobility while adapting to the tonnage.

However, the heavy tonnage of the IS4 heavy tank and the ultra-high power-to-weight ratio that is far inferior to that of the IS7 still severely limit the mobility and performance of this 60-ton steel behemoth.

It is extremely difficult for the IS4 heavy tank not equipped with a dual-flow transmission system to change the direction of the vehicle body. When the right track is locked and the left track is rolled desperately in full reverse gear, a large amount of splashing mud is rolled up. Rain kept falling from the sky, dripping onto the cold and solid armor plates and washing away the marks of the battlefield.

The entire IS4 heavy tank was like a trapped beast struggling in the mire, exerting all its strength, but the combined speed of the vehicle's course and turret pointing change during reversing still couldn't keep up with the two tanks at thirty meters. Crazy racing black panther's forward speed over distance.

"Hurry up, hurry up! Hurry up!!!"

Malashenko was so anxious that he wanted to jump out of the car and reach out to break off the turret to make it rotate faster. He was going crazy! Even though more than half of the side of the IS4's body is protected by thick sloped armor with an equivalent thickness of more than 300 mm, the vertical armor area behind the road wheels that connects to the running gear is still unavoidable and absolute. weakness.

Malashenko didn't want to risk his own life and bet that the Germans would definitely fire at the sloped armor part. This was simply unrealistic and too wishful thinking.

Once the Germans fire a shot at the vertical side armor, relying on the armor-piercing depth of the Panther's 75mm long main gun, it can completely penetrate it and penetrate it into the interior of the car at this close distance.

At that time, the entire space of the vehicle body is filled with 122 cartridges and projectiles everywhere. The commander's car will most likely turn into a "Soviet massacre spacecraft" and explode on the spot amidst the huge explosions of ammunition and flames. A pile of twisted wreckage!

Malashenko didn't want to risk his own life and that of a busload of brothers to experience what it felt like to be "surrounded by happiness." Just thinking about such a scene makes people feel chills down their spines.

Time passed by minute by second, and Malashenko, who was so nervous that he was sweating on his forehead, didn't notice at all that the big beads of sweat had slid down his face to his neck and chin, and fell straight down.

If this unfavorable situation continues for a few more seconds, the two Panthers, charging at full speed like wild horses, will be able to accurately point the black muzzles at their side armor positions, and at the same time gain a high probability of Excellent shooting angle without ricochet.

With so little time left, it seemed like there was nothing that could be done and we could only resign ourselves to fate. Malashenko, who refused to accept his fate, could only leave his last hope to the IS4 heavy tank's absolutely solid body side armor and pray for a miracle to happen even once. There was really no other choice. Other methods.

But sudden accidents often happen when you least expect them, and the same is true for Malashenko at the moment.

The huge roar of the main gun and the roar of the diesel engine sounded almost simultaneously.

A high-speed 122mm armor-piercing projectile and a rapidly speeding IS6 heavy tank entered Malashenko's sight almost at the same time and suddenly appeared.

The precise and powerful armor-piercing projectile broke through the side armor of the Panther's turret. The Panther pointed the turret at Malashenko's vehicle and exposed the weakness of the side armor of the turret!

A powerful ammunition explosion followed, completely announcing the end of the Panther's fate and the end of the combat careers of the five Wehrmacht armored personnel in the vehicle.

Good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone. The misfortune of the two Black Panthers, who are about to get close to each other, is not over yet.

An IS6 heavy tank, which is still loading and has no ammunition in the barrel, is charging at full speed! Just by looking at the thick black engine smoke ejected from the rear of the car and the mud rolled up into the sky as it flew backwards, you can know how fast this IS6, which has risked everything, is at full speed.

The IS6, whose turret was pointing to the other side of the car body, did not aim its muzzle at the target. Malashenko, who clearly witnessed all this in the water-stained commander's periscope, had probably guessed that the vehicle had stepped on the accelerator. IS6 heavy tank, what exactly will it do and what will happen in the next second?

Bang——

Crack crack——

It was like the harsh friction sound of fingernails that were deliberately made long and scratched across the blackboard in the classroom.

Two steel behemoths with a total combat weight of over fifty tons collided violently. The sparks burst out instantly and the huge metal collision sound resounded through the minds of all the surrounding creatures. Torn apart.

The IS6, which came straight with strong purpose and pertinence, was a lateral volley, while the Panthers focused entirely on Malashenko's No. 177 IS4 command vehicle.

Completely unaware of the steel behemoth rushing over from the other side of the vehicle, it was hit to pieces on the spot, its tracks were broken, and the entire vehicle was slightly lifted into the air. Even the iconic staggered road wheels were damaged. Several of them were knocked out instantly and disappeared without a trace.

The brief but violent impact quickly stopped and the kinetic energy was exhausted. The IS6 heavy tank that initiated this desperate act seemed to be greatly affected. It was unable to move in place. It is not known whether the tank itself was damaged or the crew members appeared. casualties.

And the Black Panther that was hit and stopped by one end was even more miserable!

Not only was the running gear on the side of the car body hit by the impact completely destroyed, but even thick black smoke came out of the engine compartment. It was unclear whether there was a serious engine failure or an internal fire. It was just this thing. It can be determined that the child has completely lost its combat effectiveness and the barrel is drooping.