"Boom!" Just as the 505 Tank Battalion was retreating, a approaching T-34 tank fired a fatal shell from the flank.

A Leopard tank of the 3rd Company, at a distance of about 400 meters, was pierced through the side armor, emitting a puff of black smoke.

Although three of the crew members of the tank escaped, this was also the first time that the Leopard tank of the 505th Tank Battalion was scrapped through the armor.

"Hell! Fire! Wreck that Leopard tank once and for all! Hurry up! Hurry up! Seeing the destruction of friendly tanks, the commander of the 3rd Company ordered loudly.

The loss of two tanks in one battle was something that had never happened in the 505th Tank Battalion in the past.

You know, the Leopard is a very defensive tank. Although it lacked a bit of side armor thickness compared to the Tiger tank, the tank's side protection was not weak.

Moreover, the Leopard tank is an epoch-making product produced in advance by Li Le who put forward the idea of future tank design, and in fact it is not exactly a product of this era.

In this case, it was still destroyed by firing close enough distance, which greatly affected the morale of the German armored forces.

"I saw another tank destroyed! Our flanks! There are Soviet tanks on the flanks! A German driver shouted over the radio.

Now the weakness of the German armored forces' barely offensive was revealed, and when attacking the enemy's organized defensive positions, their flanks were practically hollow and there were no forces to defend.

Where there is no defense, if it is all the defeated troops of the Soviet Union, of course, it will not show any harm.

However, if you encounter the main force of the Soviet Union, the spearhead of the German troops is too sharp, resulting in the problem that the wings are not wide enough, which is more tricky.

The 505th Separate Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion, as the spearhead of Gudery's armoured pincer offensive, was clearly very sharp.

This armored battalion, which was fully equipped with Leopard tanks, had an absolute qualitative advantage in the face of Soviet tanks.

However, as soon as this spearhead was stopped, the disadvantage became immediately apparent: they were only an armored battalion, not enough to stabilize their flanks.

By this time of the battle, there were only more than 30 tanks left in the 505 battalion. The width of the frontal formation it can take care of is also very limited.

The terrain was too wide, so Soviet tanks could make a wide detour at a distance of almost 2,000 meters.

The German tanks were not slow to reverse, but they were a little overwhelmed when facing the enemy forces on the flanks of the T-26 and T-34 tanks.

In the past, only the T-26 tank could put pressure on the German tanks in terms of speed - but the T-26 tank artillery was not powerful enough to effectively suppress the German tanks.

This time it was different, the T-34 tank was hidden in the T-26 tank unit, playing the role of the previously slow KV-1 tank.

It could quickly approach German tank forces and fire at a short point: a tactic they had used more than once in history, when they were confronted with German Tiger tanks.

"Hell! Hell, there are at least 100 Soviets tanks here! As he reversed, Kent complained loudly over the radio.

His tank had just stopped and fired a deadly shot. The shell hit the hull of a T-26 tank and pierced the armor of the T-26 tank at once.

This could not effectively prevent the Soviet tank troops from coming up, because it was the T-34 and KV-1 tanks that supported these Soviet tanks to continue the attack!

In Karyus's mind, the only real threat to German tanks was the T-34 tanks, which were mixed in with Soviet tanks.

In countless previous battles, the Soviet armored forces would also adopt this kind of counterattack, but the pressure on the German armored forces was far less great than this time.

The reason for this is that there are more new tanks such as the T-34 tank, which is a problem.

In the past, German tanks fought and retreated, but the T-26 tanks that moved quickly could close the distance between the two sides.

At this time, the Germans only had to deal with these poor T-26 tanks in a hurry, because the slow KV-1 tanks would be left behind.

When the Soviet T-26 tank is eliminated, the remaining KV-1 tank will not be afraid at all.

But now, the T-34 tank is mixed with the T-26 tank, and the distance between the two sides will not be lengthened by the retreat of the German tanks.

They will gradually get closer, and as they get closer, the T-34 tank will be equipped with a 76.2 mm caliber gun with similar power as the KV-1 tank, which can pose a threat to German tanks.

This gave the Soviet rapid tank units, which were originally powerless, the possibility of destroying the German tanks.

Karyus didn't even dare to imagine what it would be like if all the tanks of the Soviet armored forces were replaced with this T-34 tank......

In addition to Karjus, the rest of the German armored soldiers also knew very well that although it seemed that the Soviet tanks were densely packed, in fact there were not many threats to them.

As long as the deadly T-34 and KV-1 tanks can be destroyed, those T-26 tanks will not pose much threat in the short term.

Unfortunately, while this is the case, there is a world of difference in response: no one will give up attacking the T-26 tanks and concentrate on the more lethal T-34 and KV-1 tanks.

Because in a group of tanks, finding more threatening targets is a very frustrating job.

In addition, no one can guarantee that when approaching a certain distance, those slender T-26 tanks will not destroy German tanks.

Perhaps, at a distance of several hundred meters, the T-26 tank is not yet able to pose a threat to the Leopard tank, but what if at a distance of a hundred meters?

If the other side hits the tracks of the German tank by luck, can it also prevent the German tank from retreating and indirectly destroy the German tank?

Therefore, during the battle, it is still not possible to give priority to attacking the T-34 and KV-1 tanks that are mixed with the enemy's tank forces.

As a result, the distance between the opposing tanks was not pulled away by the reversing German tanks, but was pulled into the distance by the Soviet tanks.

"I think we're in trouble this time!" In the face of the frantic counterattack of the Soviet tank troops, Karyus said to his company commander while directing the tanks to fight back desperately.

At this time, Germany had already destroyed 4 Leopard tanks, and in front of them, Soviet tanks were still in flux.