Steel Soviet Union

The Fritz Battle Group, which was in a light attack due to lack of preparation and was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses from the Soviet heavy tank units, undoubtedly taught the entire German Army Group North a good lesson.

It is rumored that the Soviet tank troops that have been completely lost in the besieged Leningrad theater have reappeared! Moreover, it was an organized heavy tank group that had already repelled a mechanized mixed battle group commanded by Major General Fritz, which included half an armored division and two infantry divisions.

Such news was undoubtedly a great shock to the German army, which originally thought that it had wiped out all the organized Soviet tank units in the entire besieged war zone.

Even after Marshal Loeb ordered the news of the destruction of the Kirov tank factory to be widely publicized in the army, he still could not stop the rumors from spreading privately among ordinary German soldiers.

"Hey, have you heard? The Russian heavy tank troops are back again! There are dozens of them, as many as half an armored division! The Russian heavy tanks are moving together and even Freeman The mixed armored battle group commanded by Major General Fritz was defeated. Everyone knows that Major General Fritz is Marshal Loeb's favorite general. "

"Oh my gosh. Those Ivan heavy tanks are absolutely terrifying! Every time I see these roaring steel monsters I am reminded of the first time I saw a tiger at the Berlin Zoo as a child. Why do ours The armored forces did not have such powerful heavy tanks, but only those Panzer III and IV tanks that looked as square as lunch boxes.”

"Your information is too limited! When I returned to China from vacation last week, my friend who worked at the Nibelungen factory told me that Dr. Porsche is said to be designing a brand new heavy tank, which is enough to overwhelm all those Ivans. At this stage, even the Yuan Dynasty is very interested in this new heavy tank! If nothing happens, it will be put into production by the end of this year or next year, at least that’s what he told me in the pub. "

Whether it is the fear of Soviet heavy tanks or the desire for the same type of equipment of our own, the KV1 heavy tank single-handedly encountered more than a dozen German tanks in the early days of the war and still managed to survive. It has already used the most realistic methods. Informed the German army of the horrors of this heavy tank, which in 1941 was the most powerful heavy tank in the world.

The simple destruction of the Kirov tank factory did not mean the complete annihilation of this terrible Soviet heavy tank force. On the entire Leningrad front, because the Soviet organic tank force disappeared, the German army, which had been living comfortably for a while, had to Don't brace yourself again and be careful.

After all, the Fritz Battle Group has used the most realistic combat examples to illustrate the tragic consequences of neglecting to guard against Soviet heavy tank units.

If you don't want to end up in the same situation, it's better to be alert and alert.

He knew nothing about the fact that the German army was extremely vigilant due to the arrival of this organic heavy tank unit under his command. He still felt a little frightened by the hellish shelling in the mountain roar and tsunami a moment ago, and he leaned his upper body out of the turret. Malashenko, who was holding a telescope in his hand to observe the surrounding situation, gradually regained his calm expression.

"After a lot of back and forth, only these 28 KV1s and 4 T34s are left. Oh, and by the way, there is also the extended version of the T35 with a leather coffin."

Malashenko, who was thinking about this troublesome name, couldn't help but look back at the "extended Lincoln" following the rear of the team. Its rough and clumsy appearance and appallingly slow forward speed made Malashenko unable to help but look back. This later time traveler seems to be almost non-existent.

"Although it is better to use a tank than to get out of the car and be an infantryman, but does this principle really apply to this extended version of the skinned coffin? Hey."

Although it is not conducive to maneuvering and combat, the super long chassis that is stretched like a bus because of its five turrets is not conducive to maneuvering and fighting, but the T35 heavy tank has shown its unique super shine during the current march. Points - Number of people carried.

The Soviet infantry, which did not have equipment like the German SDKFZ251 half-track armored personnel carrier, besides walking on foot, if they wanted to find transportation tools, they could only use the tank external method to sit on the armrests or hang outside the tank.

In this way, the extra-long chassis of the T35 heavy tank, which Malashenko ridiculed as the "extended version of the skinned coffin", has a place to be used. It can sit on the five turrets or directly lean on the rear half of the chassis. There were more than thirty Soviet infantrymen who boasted and smoked. The entire tank body was densely packed with external accessories, just like the Indian trains of later generations. Combined with the huge body of the T35 heavy tank, it looked quite spectacular.

It is not just an exception for T35 heavy tanks to carry infantry externally. All surviving tanks under the entire independent first heavy tank breakthrough battalion are full of accompanying infantry. These majestic tank knights were the ones that Malashenko had previously killed. He led his troops to save the 21st Infantry Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Border Defense in a critical moment.

"Lieutenant Colonel Malashenko, our division commander and political commissar told us at the mobilization meeting that you were the undisputed number one tank hero in Leningrad and saved our division in the last critical moment. Can you talk to us?"

People will be bored and find things to do as soon as they are free, and the same is true for the border guards mounted on the engine compartment of Malashenko's car.

Being so close to the Red Army tank hero published on the second page of Pravda obviously aroused the curiosity and fighting spirit of these young border guards.

He could no longer remember how many times he had been asked about this topic in less than a month. Malashenko, who had stuck his upper body out of the tank turret to observe the situation, was preparing to give an old-fashioned answer. , a sudden roar of propellers in the sky from a distance forcibly interrupted Malashenko's thoughts.

"No, that's not a German plane! That's our Red Army's own IL-2!"

The moment he heard the whistling sound of propellers, he immediately raised his telescope and pointed to the distant horizon where the sound came from. Two rugged and powerful IL-2 attack aircraft immediately appeared in Malashenko's field of vision. Inside.

One of the IL-2s was flying shaky and shaky as if it was drunk, with thick black smoke coming out of the engine compartment. It was obviously too damaged and was about to stall and make an emergency landing.

After putting down the telescope in his hand, Malashenko barely hesitated, and the unquestionable order immediately blurted out from his mouth.

"All train crews, stop moving forward and stay put! I repeat, all train crews stop moving forward and stay put!"