Steel Soviet Union

After once again blasting the poor German Panzer III tank into a pile of scrap metal without any suspense, Malashenko started to search for the target with binoculars in his hand, but then he saw the thing that made him uneasy no matter what. An incredible scene.

The square and angular turret is covered with solid armor that was definitely thick in 1941. The large and stubby muzzle is simply placed there, which is enough to demonstrate the powerful firepower to conquer everything. The identical, solid and heavy body looks so familiar and real to Malashenko.

"Asshole! These German guys actually opened the KV2!"

No matter how unbelievable Malashenko was, who was deeply shocked and angry, the extremely conspicuous and clear iron cross mark painted on the side of the turret still wiped out the last bit of shock in Malashenko's heart. No trace.

There is no doubt that this is a KV2 heavy tank that was repainted after being captured by the Germans, and was re-entered the battlefield in the hands of German armored troops as the opposite of the Soviet troops it originally belonged to!

The rout and defeat since the outbreak of Operation Barbarossa resulted in a large number of Soviet technical equipment and even tanks being abandoned or captured by the Germans after the war.

Many of these Soviet tanks had simple mechanical failures or were abandoned directly after running out of fuel. The huge and solid steel bodies and their internal structures were hardly damaged and only needed simple repairs. It can be put into use again after being refueled and loaded.

Faced with the powerful Soviet army and the massive torrent of steel but no effective way to deal with it, the German armored forces followed the truth of war and chose to directly incorporate these original opponent tanks into their own ranks when there was no best response plan. After simply repainting the conspicuous logo to prevent accidental damage from friendly forces, it went on the battlefield.

The German armored personnel who are qualified to drive these powerful Soviet tanks are without exception experienced elites.

These German crews, who had already figured out almost all the strengths and weaknesses of their opponent's tanks in the face-to-face confrontation with the Soviet steel torrent, better understood what kind of combat situations they could use to maximize the performance advantages of these Soviet-made tanks while avoiding their weaknesses, while avoiding being The Soviet army seized on the weakness.

Objectively speaking, these German armored soldiers who relied on the equipment captured by the "Twenty-Five Boys" have achieved their original goal - at least leveling the originally huge gap-like tank quality advantage between Soviet tanks and standing on the same starting line. .

Now, only pure experience, skills and combat art can determine the outcome of the battle, and this is the ultimate result that the German army has been pursuing since the beginning of the war.

Malashenko, who knew the weaknesses and armor of all types of German tanks by heart, never expected such a situation. Using Soviet tanks to deal with Soviet tanks in the hands of the Germans was like an avalanche like a flood. Questions instantly flooded Malashenko's mind.

"Where is the weak point? Where should I hit the KV2 with a 76mm cannon!? Can the front of the car body be penetrated? No, it shouldn't be possible! What about the turret? This is probably a fucking waste of effort!"

Malashenko, whose mind was spinning rapidly like a whirlpool against the current, had not had time to think of the final answer. The Iron Cross KV2 tank, which had already pointed its huge black gun muzzle at this side, had already taken the lead.

"At one o'clock, Ivan's KV1, armor-piercing bullets are ready!"

"Armor-piercing bullets? Are you kidding me, Hackern? The Russian's portable toilet only has concrete-busting bullets. You want me to go there and find you 152mm armor-piercing bullets to load?"

"Damn it! Did your mother only teach you to talk this useless nonsense!? Send concrete destroying bullets into the breech block, quickly! Now!"

The German army did not have the unique caliber of 152 mm in the equipment sequence, and could only use the existing artillery shells when the KV2 was captured and had nowhere to supplement them.

KV2 heavy tanks, which are equipped with very few armor-piercing projectiles, almost only have two types of ammunition: high-explosive grenades and concrete-destroying projectiles. Some KV2 heavy tanks are not even equipped with armor-piercing projectiles at all. After all, these powerful steel behemoths were originally designed to be used. It is only used to break through enemy fortifications rather than anti-tank, so it is naturally not unusual.

Like the original Soviet tank crew, the German vehicle crew stuffed two loaders into the toilet-shaped running tower and began to load the artillery shells. The heavy 152mm sub-loaded concrete destructive bomb was almost a solid big iron mass, with the central warhead positioned The proportion of the charge of the gun is much smaller than that of high-explosive grenade. Even the fierce German loader who was as strong as a bull had to hold his breath and exert all his strength before he could barely lift it and put it into the breech of the gun.

"Hurry up and put the propellant cartridge in, Krauser, this is not a complete ammunition!"

"I will do it without you asking, shut up! You squawking crow!"

Before he finished speaking, another German loader followed closely and pushed the propellant barrel as thick as a calf into the barrel of the gun. Taking advantage of this moment, the first German loader had already grabbed the ramrod next to him. Immediately afterwards, he raised his hand and picked up the ramrod, pushing the propellant cartridge and the front-end shell warhead forward with all his strength.

"It's done! This will take more effort than me conquering a girl in bed, I promise!"

The German gunners, who didn't care about these meaningless nonsense, fired the shells at the moment the breech block closed. The 152mm full-caliber concrete-destroying shells with a warhead mass of 40 kilograms were instantly ejected at a muzzle velocity of 530 meters per second. The huge muzzle fire and the loud sound of the gun that seemed to conquer everything were like apocalypse in Malashenko's senses.

"It's over! This is a 152**, and half of my head is still blowing cold wind!"

Malashenko, who was immediately heartbroken when the gun sounded, did not guess the final result.

The 152mm concrete-destroying shells that whistled through the air flew past in the air just a few meters away from Malashenko's car. Malashenko, who was shocked and thought that the Germans had missed the target, had no time to react. A huge and rapid explosion came from behind with a hot and surging air wave.

The 152mm concrete-destroying shells, designed to destroy the permanent front-line concrete fortifications, are incredibly powerful. With the large propellant chamber volume and 40kg warhead mass of the 152mm howitzer at a firing distance of 500 meters, they can still ensure that the vertical homogeneous steel armor of more than 100mm is completely penetrated.

The ordinary KV1 tank with an equivalent thickness of 85mm front armor can't withstand such a terrifying 152mm shell. The turret was pushed into the air in the intense flames of the explosion and flew to a height of ten meters before the potential energy was barely stopped. Malashenko, who witnessed this terrifying scene with his own eyes, was shocked.