Steel Soviet Union

Although the incoming German army was defeated in one fell swoop and won this tactical victory, everything was far from over for Malashenko. The rumble of artillery still coming from other directions around the village shocked Malashenko. The eardrums indicate the continuation of the battle.

The other five infantry divisions arranged around the village where they are located are also in the middle of the battle. The German army that arrived yesterday evening obviously has a large number of troops.

After opening the turret hatch above his head, Malashenko jumped from the car to the ground. Although this short tank encounter only lasted about ten minutes, it ended with the final victory of the Soviet army.

However, the German armored units equipped with at least one-third of the new Type IV F2 medium tanks still caused a certain amount of casualties to Malashenko. The burning wreckage of several KV1 heavy tanks beside him is the best proof. .

However, the No. 4 F2 in Malashenko's car was sure to penetrate the frontal armor of the KV1 within a regular combat distance. Malashenko, who was not surprised by this situation, came to the nearest KV1 wreckage. Next to it, the remains of the turret, which had been detonated but had not been blown away by the ammunition, were spitting out tongues of fire like a roasting coffin.

Perhaps it was the turret roof that was lifted by the explosion shock wave that spewed out a faint smell of human oil. This burnt smell has evolved from the initial disgusting to the now commonplace and incomprehensible, 75mm physical thickness. The fist-sized hole in the armor on the front of the car body was what Malashenko focused on.

"A distance of eight hundred meters can penetrate this with just one shot. We are in big trouble now, Malashenko."

Lavrinenko, who stood side by side with Malashenko in front of the wreckage of the tank, frowned and whispered.

Previously, the ability of the new German anti-tank gun to penetrate the frontal armor of the KV1 heavy tank was barely acceptable. After all, that thing had no armor and no possibility of maneuvering. As long as the target was exposed and dealt with after firing, it only took seconds. It's a matter of calculation, and the production is not large enough to pose as much of a threat as the 88 guns that have been produced for many years.

But now the German Army's new Panzer IV tank is able to penetrate the frontal armor of the KV1. The entire nature of this matter is completely different.

Lavrinenko also got in and took a look at the new German Panzer IV tanks captured in the village before. Apart from a new main gun and an updated gun mirror, there were no changes. All other internal structures were the same. The original ordinary No. 4 tank was exactly the same. To be honest, Lavrinenko really looked down on the German tank, which was obviously a makeshift tank.

However, in the village raid, the No. 4 F2 performed poorly due to the unfavorable terrain and tactical passive situation. It failed to destroy a Soviet tank. However, in the tank encounter on the plains just one day later, it suddenly changed. After a few rounds of fire, it was defeated. Just like chopping melons and vegetables, a full 4 KV1 heavy tanks were cleared away, and they were penetrated from the front with the strongest armor defense.

The loss of four KV1s may not sound like much at first, but this situation was impossible to happen in the past, and this was still a situation where our own side had a numerical advantage. Overall, it was nothing more than Lavry. Nian Ke could say such gloomy words.

Malashenko, who couldn't tell from his facial expression what he was thinking in his heart, did not comment on Lavrinenko's words, and then turned his head to look at the German soldiers behind him who were also burning or whose corpses were separated. Tank wreckage.

"One, two, three, four and five destroyed a total of 13 vehicles."

4 to 13, which sounds like a good battle-loss ratio, is not the case for Malashenko.

If the same encounter situation had occurred last year when the German army was still using junk tanks, Malashenko asked himself whether he was sure that he could achieve the same results without losing a single tank.

The junk Panzer IV alone is already so powerful. What would happen if the opponent were replaced by a Tiger? Malashenko could even guess what a reversal of a 4-13 battle loss ratio would look like.

"It seems that Ke Jing needs to continue to urge us. IS1 must be fully redressed before the tiger comes out of the cage."

After another brief chat with Lavrinenko, he returned to the command post in the village.

When passing by the position outside the village, Malashenko saw the infantrymen who had won the battle without putting in much effort and were beaming with joy. Many Red Army soldiers stood up and took the initiative to salute and smile when they saw Malashenko approaching. Return greetings.

Even after losing four of his KV1 heavy tanks, it was still considered a tactical victory. Malashenko, who was in a good mood after all, also saluted the Red Army soldiers with a smile on his face and stood in front of the command department. Commander Leonid, who came to greet Malashenko, quickly ran over with open arms.

"Haha, my dear Comrade Malashenko is back, how is it? It feels so good to teach those fascists a lesson."

It was not polite to face others with such a motherly face. Malashenko, who had a lot of things on his mind, managed to put on a warm smile and greeted Mr. Leonid with a bear hug, followed closely by When he opened his mouth to answer, he seemed a little worried.

"Comrade Division Commander, the combat effectiveness of the new tanks that the Germans have just invested has been greatly improved compared to before. It is enough to destroy our current heavy tanks. Although there are not many in number at the moment, it is foreseeable that future battles will be very unhappy. Good to fight.”

The reason why I said this was to tell Division Commander Leonid to be mentally prepared in advance. When facing the impact of more German tanks later, the battle may be very difficult. It is necessary to get vaccinated in advance. In Malashenko's view, it is still necessary.

Although he had not been in the position of commander for a long time, he was not a fool with low emotional intelligence after all. Commander Leonid, who looked slightly stunned, quickly realized what Malashenko was implying. mean.

"I saw some losses in our own tanks through the telescope. Although I don't know much about the expertise of your tank soldiers, I at least know that the KV1 heavy tank is very powerful."

"In last year's battle, as long as we could get the support of a few KV1 heavy tanks, we were sure to be able to repel multiple German tanks. Those shabby German tanks couldn't do anything to the KV1 armor! But can the KV1 heavy tanks now? Were they easily destroyed by those Germans?"