923 Red Tekach tank battle
"They are some Soviet recruits!" William retracted into the tank after running out of a chain, as he had to reload Captain Tyre with shells, so he couldn't shoot continuously.
This is why the Leopard tank had two machine guns on the turret: the loader could not maintain fire in complex battles, so the commander also had to take on part of the anti-infantry tasks.
William experienced the difference between the Soviet army, and of course Karjus also realized it - but it was useless to say anything now, so he could only hold his position and divide the ranks.
Karyus didn't know that General Rokossovsky was actually in one of the tanks opposite, and he didn't know that the Soviet army in front of him was the most elite unit of the Soviet Union.
In addition to protecting the elite of those who Stalin withdrew, the most capable troops near Moscow are almost all here.
"Of course I know they're different!" Karjus continued to pull the trigger and complained loudly to William: "11 o'clock! I see a tank! Kill it! ”
"Suddenly! Dodo! "A volley of bullets from the machine gun with a shield in front of him flew over a long distance and landed on the bodies of the Soviet soldiers.
Two Soviet soldiers were hit by bullets and fell, and the Soviet soldier next to them immediately fell to the ground.
The other party is advancing in a very orderly manner, and he is a veteran who has seen the battlefield! Karyus realized that these soldiers must be the elite of the Soviet Union, and he also knew that Red Tekach was indeed worth fighting for by the Soviet army with his own elite.
Of course, if it weren't for Red Tekach, he wouldn't be here, would he?
"Buzz!" With the sound of the motor, the turret of the Leopard tank rotated smoothly, which interfered with Karyus's shooting, so he ceased fire and waited.
After two seconds of rotation of the Leopard's turret, the thick barrel was aimed at a new target - another T-34 tank in view.
"Boom!" Without hesitation, the main gun of the Leopard tank suddenly opened fire, and a shot hit the front armored upper deck of the T-34 tank.
The upper armor is the abbreviation of the upper armor of the nose, which is one of the easiest parts of a tank to hit, and the thickness of the armor is generally thicker than that of the tank.
Why hit the thickest parts? Isn't it better to attack the vulnerable parts? It turned out that this was a trick for dealing with the T-34 tank: the easiest way to get a breakdown from the T-34 tank was to attack the side of the tank's armor on the tank's head.
The upper part of the front armor steel plate of the T-34 tank is a heading machine gun on one side and the driver's hatch on the other, both of which are fragile designs that affect the frontal armor protection of the tank.
Originally, the level of armor protection in these places was actually not low, but because the German army was advancing too fast, all the tanks of the Soviet army were replenished in a hurry, so the quality was very problematic.
The Soviet army's cast turret can theoretically obtain a better bulletproof shape, but because there are a large number of bubbles in the armor during the casting process, it affects the ballistic performance, making the Soviet tank turret ballistic performance inferior to the German welded turret.
Similarly, the welded parts and closed seams of the front armor of the tank, which should have been well sealed, were affected by rough machining.
After several encounters, German tank gunners habitually fired at the upper part of the hull armor of the Soviet T-34 tank, which often achieved unexpected breakdowns.
Sure enough, after the artillery commander Tyre fired a shell, the T-34 tank that was targeted was easily penetrated.
The second T-34 tank burned on the battlefield, and the Soviet offensive stalled. Obviously, the opponent's defense line is impregnable, and a blind attack will only increase casualties.
Karyus frowned, the opponent's attack was so sophisticated, and it looked a little bad to stop the attack immediately after being frustrated.
"Erich! Reversing! The Russians may want to shell! When he realized something, he pressed the throat intercom and shouted to his driver.
Hearing the shouts of the commander, Erich subconsciously, started the tank and began to reverse.
The maneuverability of the Leopard tank is quite good, so when the driver reverses, the tank quickly gives feedback.
A cloud of black smoke erupted from the tail exhaust pipe, and the entire Leopard began to fall backwards.
Caught off guard, Tyr missed a shell - the Leopard could not fire on the move due to the lack of a fire control system and gun stabilization.
In real history, the American M4 Sherman tank was equipped with an artillery stabilization system, but unfortunately it could not do such a thing as firing on the move and maintaining a high hit rate.
Although the German Leopard surpassed its era in some performances, it was still essentially a World War II tank, so it did not make much progress in the fire control system.
As the tank reversed, the shells fired by the Soviets' 122 mm caliber guns fell.
Among the Soviet support artillery, the 122 mm howitzer is quite powerful. Because the gun is moderately large, light and easy to tow, this kind of artillery brings the greatest damage to the German army.
After all, the Germans had air supremacy, and larger artillery could easily be discovered and destroyed by the Luftwaffe.
Without warning, very suddenly, the Soviet shelling began. After preparing for a while, the second round of Soviet artillery fell on the positions of the German troops.
This was the largest counterattack by the Soviet army, and there was no problem in gathering some artillery for support.
It's just that for the first time facing such a well-equipped and tactically proficient difficult opponent, Karjus is a little unaccustomed to it.
In the past, when Soviet tanks charged on a large scale, the Soviets rarely shelled them. A large number of heavy artillery pieces were abandoned by the Soviets when they retreated, so it was difficult for the Soviets to gather so many artillery pieces in the past.
But now, the Soviet offensive is more disciplined, and for the first time, Karyus feels the pressure of the opponent brought by the coordinated operation of multiple arms. Normally this pressure was brought to their opponents, and now he understands it himself.
"Boom! Rumble! "A barrage of shells landed on the German positions, causing a lot of trouble for the Germans.
The Soviet Union has always had a theory of artillery, and the Soviet army has always trusted its own artillery and likes to use artillery to solve problems.
Just as the team was reversing, a shell landed on the roof of a Leopard tank, destroying the Leopard tank in one fell swoop...... At the beginning of the tank battle in Red Tekach, the Germans were caught in a bitter battle.
--------------
Three more are served! Long Ling stayed up all night, and he fulfilled his promise!