Chapter 191 KV2
The German tank battalion "Rumble" drove up, and the six "No. 4" vehicles in front took the lead in catching up with the six "No. 3" vehicles that made an assault first, and then together with them penetrated deep into the Soviet defense line under the cover of infantry.
Soviet tanks still fired at the German tank team, but nothing was achieved except destroying a "No. 3".
Then, as soon as the German army was covered by artillery fire, several Soviet tanks were blown up and down and could no longer pose a threat to the German tanks.
Admiral Schweppenburg couldn't help shouting into the walkie-talkie excitedly: "Go forward, speed up! Don't let them slip through our noses again!"
The so-called "slip away" refers to the retreat of the Soviet army again and again.
Admiral Schweppenburg is tired of all this, because every time the Soviet army retreats, it is like reshuffle the cards and have to do it all over again: anti-tank fire, traps, ambushes by the railway.
Although it remains the same, it is like an invisible big hand that keeps the German army out of the line of defense.
If there is anything to gain, it is a meaningless bit of land, and the land is still full of dead German soldiers and tank wreckage.
Just as Admiral Schweppenburg was flushed with excitement from the upcoming victory, the communications soldier handed over the microphone and reported: "General, the general is on the phone!"
As soon as Admiral Schweppenburg answered the phone, he heard Guderian's dissatisfied voice on the other end: "What happened? You told me two hours ago that Tula would soon be occupied!"
"Your Excellency, General!" Admiral Schweppenburg replied: "We are about to win. Immediately, our armored battalion has broken into the enemy's line of defense..."
But at this moment, Admiral Schweppenburg suddenly discovered that the speed of the tank battalion on the railway had slowed down.
Ignoring General Guderian who was waiting on the other end of the phone, he raised his binoculars and looked forward, and couldn't help but exclaimed "God!".
It turned out that two behemoths appeared on the other side of the railway at some point... KV2 heavy tanks.
Don't think about it, they must have been ambushing in the tank bunker next to the railway, and they didn't "crawl" out of the bunker until the German tanks were about to drive in front of them.
At this time, the two behemoths slowly drove up the railway, one from the left and the other from the right, facing the German tank team. In front of the KV2's tall body and huge 152MM artillery, a group of "No. 3" and "No. 4" tanks are almost like a group of ants lining up for food.
With a bang, one of the KV2 tanks opened fire.
Perhaps it was because of luck, or because the guns were so close to each other that the gun actually hit the target... The leading "No. 3" tank was blown up so that half of the entire turret was removed, and then a raging fire ignited.
"Retreat, retreat immediately!" Admiral Schweppenburg ordered.
But it was too late to retreat at this time, only to hear a "boom" and a few tanks at the rear of the team were paralyzed in place again by anti-tank hits.
"Artillery!" Admiral Schweppenburg shouted hysterically:
"Let the artillery take out those **** anti-tank guns!"
"Order the sappers to clear the road and get the tanks out!"
"Blow up the Russian tanks, don't let them drive up!"
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Guderian on the other end has hung up the phone because he already knows the result.
Guderian guessed right, although Admiral Schweppenburg issued a series of orders, and these orders are indeed feasible.
But the problem is that the German army will not have so much reaction time on the battlefield...
Before the German army responded, the tragedy of the German tank battalion had already begun:
The KV2 tank was slowly approaching, unhurriedly, and then at close range...to be exact, face to face, the huge gun barrel was aimed at the turret of the "No. 3" tank in front of it, and then the whole turret was blown It flew off.
KV2 pushed the wreckage of the tank with only the car body off the railway, then swayed its huge body and continued to move forward.
The German tanks were in a mess, those reversing, rushing to the side of the railroad track to avoid, collided with each other and crowded together, and some tanks adjusted the angle of their tank guns and fired at KV2, but the tank guns of "No. 3" and "No. For KV2, it's like scratching an itch... The frontal armor of KV2 is a perverted 110MM. You must know that the armor of the "Tiger" tank, which was famous in the German army for 42 years, is only 102MM thick.
However, the problem brought about by the heavy armor is that its engine is overwhelmed, and a KV2 just lay down.
However, this does not affect it to continue firing at German tanks...to be precise, the German tank group. At this time, they have gathered together, and they can always destroy anything as long as they fire in a large direction.
Another KV2 passed it and continued its journey, driving the German tanks off the railway one by one like ducks, including a few "No. 2" tanks, let alone... drove directly to the railway station With the sound of steel crumbling, it was crushed into iron sheets.
The German infantry in charge of covering wanted to rush up to block the KV2, but this was obviously in vain... Leaving aside the firepower of the Soviet army on the railway flank, the KV2 itself was equipped with three machine guns, not to mention the KV2. Its bombing failed.
The German tank soldiers realized that there was only a dead end in this situation, so they lifted the hatch cover and escaped from the tank.
Of course, before leaving, they did not forget to throw a grenade into the tank to blow it up... Never leave the tank to the enemy. This is the problem emphasized in the first lesson of the German tank soldiers' training.
So most of the tank battalions of the German army were blown up by themselves.
Admiral Schweppenburg stared at all this dumbfounded, and then looked at the phone in the direction of the communications soldier... He no longer knew how to explain all this to Guderian.
The Soviet army on the other end cheered.
Several subordinates even ran to Shuerka and hugged him tightly.
"We're victorious again! I'm not surprised at all, Comrade Captain!"
"Yes, we will continue to win!"
"They should have let you defend Moscow, Comrade Captain!"
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Shulka can understand their feelings. In their view, it is not difficult to defeat the German army again and again, at least for now.
So, they naturally entered a kind of inertial thinking, that is, they are used to such a victory and think that it will develop like this next.
But Shulka didn't think so, because he knew that the Soviet army's anti-tank firepower was almost exhausted, whether it was anti-tank guns or tanks, but the German losses were only the tip of the iceberg.
At that time, that is, when the firepower of the anti-tank guns is completely exhausted, what should be used to block the enemy's attack?
Dynamite pack?
Cluster grenades?
Or a Motorov cocktail?
(end of this chapter)
