Theoretically, the Soviet defensive battle near Krupki ended in failure. But before these forces completely collapsed, they would still cause countless problems for the German army.

For example, Karyus, who was on the offensive and was sitting on a Leopard tank, was stumped by trouble.

A reinforced armored division of the Soviet army, which had been damaged by artillery fire, was crossing the path of his attack, desperately holding back the German tanks.

These Soviet tanks were covered with dense vegetation and foliage, which had a good concealment effect.

They evaded the Luftwaffe blockade and dispersed in an ambush situation, delaying the offensive of the German tank forces.

"It just fired from a distance of about 300 meters...... It's just a bunch of bastards. Looking at the crater on his tank, the driver Erich said depressedly.

And about 350 meters in front of where Karjus parked, a KV-1 tank that had been pierced by shells was emitting black smoke there.

The other party is hidden in a farmstead, and it can be said that only one cannon barrel is exposed. If it weren't for the poor angle, maybe this shell just now would really penetrate the armor of the Leopard tank.

After the Soviet tanks opened fire, even Karjus and others did not find each other, and only found the opponent's position when the opponent's second artillery missed.

After all, the farm has a certain angle with the road, so in order to pursue camouflage, the KV-1 tank fired at too large an angle, which eventually caused the armor of the Leopard tank to bounce off the shells.

Although this cannon was not able to penetrate the armor of the Leopard tank, it also made Karyus break out in a cold sweat.

His Leopard tank gearbox was damaged and was already paralyzed on the road. As a result, they could not move forward and could only wait for the arrival of the follow-up troops.

The most direct risk of death is the driver Erich behind the steel plate, if the steel plate is broken, there is a slight chance that people will be spared, he will die.

The other who also survived the catastrophe was Mr. Joseph, an electromechanical worker, who also had to rely on the steel plate in front of him to protect himself, and there was nothing else to cover him.

And the two of them were indeed frightened by the sudden shot. If they hadn't reacted quickly enough to destroy the superbly hidden KV-1, both of them might have died.

"Take a good break from Kent...... If he hadn't discovered that KV-1 tank, we might have died here. Erich, who was palpitating, sighed as he looked at the front armor plate that was about to be punctured.

"Yes! If it weren't for them, maybe we would really be dying here. Karyus didn't do it either, he was also frightened by the attack just now.

Hordes of Soviet tanks, in fact, are not terrible. The Germans could calmly destroy the enemy tanks at a long distance, but they were afraid of the Soviet tank units that ambushed them.

"The maintenance vehicle may not drive here until the afternoon......," said Gun Commander Tyre, leaning helplessly against the body of the tank and looking at Karyus.

"The problem of our tank is not something that can be solved by maintenance vehicles." Looking at the steel plate in front of him, the loader William said with some weakness.

This tank has been through so many battles that it seems to be a bit of a tough struggle to expect it to continue to be durable.

The trailer will tow the tank to a nearby repair area, and then find a time to transport it back to the rear for extensive factory repairs.

Tank repairs in the field state are practically impossible to deal with hull bullet marks. Although this shell did not penetrate the armor, it has already seriously affected the strength of the hull armor protection.

Such a tank was destined to be unable to continue to participate in the battle, and it was certainly impossible to continue to use the car of the German star tank commander.

So it is foreseeable that Karyus will not be able to return to the front line to continue fighting in a short time.

However, they still had to move forward with their tank battalion, because their battalion was still in the battle sequence and did not take turns to go to the rear.

At this moment, the troops of the 505th Independent Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion have been driven for a long time, and Kent and the others are still attacking forward.

Karjus was ordered to wait where he was and wait until a more specialized tank maintenance unit passed by before leaving.

They had to keep an eye on their tank and protect it from being damaged or stolen by the Soviet rout until friendly maintenance units arrived.

"Look! Look over there! Leaning on the tank hull, he looked at Tyre, the gun commander in the distance, and saw another German unit passing by in the distance.

The force could be seen from afar, as the other side clearly had no intention of hiding their presence.

One Leopard after another drove down the road, billowing smoke and looking spectacular.

"It's Battalion 502, right?" Despite this, Karjus looked at the MP-38 submachine gun he was carrying.

Then he looked at his comrades beside him and said, "Go back to the tank and get ready for the shells!" Erich, you're covering on the flanks! ”

Erich looked at the pistol in his hand, and the expression on his face was wonderful. However, the alarm was soon lifted, because inside the telescope, they clearly saw the iron cross on the opponent's tank.

"Look! Who is it? Tank No. 111 is paralyzed! "A Leopard tank stopped next to the tank in Karyus, and the commander sitting on the turret of the tank had a smile on his face.

"What? Ambushed? "The other side obviously did not mean to leave immediately, the road was wide, so other Leopard tanks began to bypass the friendly forces in the middle of the road and continue to move forward.

Karyus looked at the Leopard tank with a gun barrel full of achievements passing in front of him without stopping, and then withdrew his gaze to look at the commander who was provocative.

"Your company commander has already driven over, you'd better hurry up and follow." Young Karjus looked up at the Leopard tank parked in front of him and spoke loudly.

The other side doesn't have time to really stop and clash with friendly forces here, it's just a matter of words.

Therefore, after seeing that Wittman's tank had no intention of stopping, the other party had no idea of staying any longer, and let his tank start with a cold snort.

"Follow us and eat ashes! Sooner or later, Wittman's record will surpass yours! The other party put down a cruel word before leaving, and then left without looking back.

"I wish I could always be behind them and not risk my life." Looking at the 502 battalion in the distance, the electromechanical officer Joseph muttered quietly.