Six Hundred and Thirty-Six This Is Impossible

With the arrival of September, there is finally a trace of refreshing coolness on the Ukrainian plains, but the temperature during the day is still hot, and the lush scenery against the explosion clouds on the horizon makes everything here smell like gunpowder. The Ukrainian plains are far from the peace they long for. At least near the front lines of the Soviet and German armies, the war has not left.

Two Leopard tanks were driving unhurriedly on the road 17 kilometers east of Broiret. One Leopard tank had three white lines painted on its gun barrel, while the other Leopard tank had There is a thick white line and a thin white bar. According to the German record painting standards, one of these two tanks has destroyed three enemy tanks, and the other is an ace that has destroyed 11 enemy tanks.

As the war progressed, most of the German ace tank crews were transferred to the heavy tank destroyer battalion, because these tank destroyer battalions could be replaced with tiger tanks with thicker armor and stronger artillery at the first time, becoming sharper armor The main force of the army, and achieved more achievements.

However, due to the huge base of Soviet tanks and the limited production capacity of Tiger tanks, not all German tank aces can be replaced with more advanced Tiger tanks in the first place. More German tank crews are still using Leopard tanks. At least under the driving of these skilled tank crew members, the power of the Leopard tanks is still enough to deter any opponent.

"Be careful, the guys in the reconnaissance battalion said that the Soviets had controlled the nearby positions half an hour ago. It is very dangerous for us to march like this, boss!" In the headset, the commander of the tank behind said cautiously to the front. The captain of the ace car suggested that after all, they are actually in the enemy-occupied area now, and this is not the time to take it lightly.

This time, the enemy situation mentioned in the intelligence report was rather vague, and many things were not clearly described. The German army that stood firm had a squad of about 15 people. However, because the Soviets attacked so violently, the soldiers in this squad did not report much useful information. The information was completely annihilated by the other party.

There are many vague sentences in the short adjectives. For example, the soldiers in this squad mentioned "a large number of enemy troops" and mentioned that the opponent used "new tanks". And know.

Then the German army sent out reconnaissance troops to conduct a counter-attack reconnaissance on the direction of the Soviet Red Army's attack, but the results were not satisfactory. They were blocked by the Soviet infantry on the periphery, and it was impossible to know exactly how many tanks were behind the Soviet troops. It was not possible to confirm what type of tanks those tanks were.

This kind of unclear information cannot guide the basic operations of front-line soldiers, and cannot even be used as a reference when formulating tactics. The Soviet troops are obviously experts in combat, so they use the cheap infantry to prevent the Germans from attacking nearby Area penetration detection.

What is even more irritating is that no one can tell what the new Soviet tank is in the mouth of the German infantry. In fact, many German infantry have seen Soviet tanks.

But most of them are only common t-26 tanks and kv-1 tanks, so before the infantry squad was wiped out, the new Soviet tank mentioned may be the relatively rare kv-2 tank, or it may be the latest The new Soviet T-34 tank, or it may be a Soviet tank that has never been seen before.

There is no way to deal with this matter. If it is a kv-2 tank, then the German army needs to use the tiger tank to kill these behemoths. If it is a new type of t-34 tank, the leopard tank is obviously enough , There is no need for a more cumbersome Tiger tank to rush over.

In the end, the German armored forces nearby, that is, a Leopard tank destroyer battalion directly under the division headquarters, decided to send two Leopard tanks to check the situation first, and if they encountered trouble, they would ask the nearby heavy tank destroyer battalion support. After all, you don't know the real size of the opponent, so calling for support is a very irrational way to deal with it.

"The Soviets have been terrified by us for a long time, and now their counterattack can only be maintained locally. There is nothing to be afraid of at all!" The commander of the German ace tank who was walking in front pressed his throat The communicator answered the words of the commander of the tank behind, while watching the other side of the road with the binoculars in the other hand.

What he said was to despise the enemy's scene, but being able to destroy so many tanks of the opponent was definitely not something that could be done just by relying on the performance of the tank. He is also a warrior who has been tempered on the battlefield, so he is naturally not an idiot. So he still carefully observed the enemy situation in the dangerous area, hoping to find the target he wanted to see in the first time.

This is not an ordinary Soviet armored unit, at least the opponent is not a bunch of rookie-level idiots. These Soviet tankers did not rush to cross the road to expand their counterattack once the attack was successful, nor did they set up second-rate ambush positions on the edge of the woods next to the road, where they could know where the target was just by looking at it.

"Car No. 2! Did the battlefield reconnaissance report given by the reconnaissance company just now confirm that the opponent's infantry defensive offensive was eliminated and a Soviet machine gun was destroyed?" He looked at the place where the opponent's tank was most likely to appear in the distance, and frowned. He frowned and asked his own question.

"Yes, Sergeant Major, the information from the reconnaissance company is very clear. They killed about 24 Soviet soldiers, and one of our side was killed." In the tank behind, the commander was also looking for the target with binoculars. He couldn't compare to the ace driver in front, and he didn't have the guts to say anything big.

During World War II, all tank observation systems were relatively simple, unable to quickly provide the commander with a 360-degree all-round field of vision, and unable to allow the commander to observe the situation around the tank comfortably, and there were many dead spots-so World War II At that time, most German tank commanders liked to direct operations with their heads exposed outside the tank hatch. This allows the commander to better understand the situation around the tank and allow his tank to take the correct response faster.

"It seems that the Soviets didn't take advantage of it, so they retreated with their people, just like they did in the north of Broirey a few days ago." The captain of the ace tank in front put down the binoculars in his hand, because he was At a distance of 500 meters, no threatening suspicious targets were found, so in his view, the Soviets should have withdrawn.

After all, in the experience of the German armored forces, there are not many enemy tanks that can threaten the frontal armor of the German Panther tank within a distance of 500, so they are used to finding threatening targets and suspicious locations within this distance-no one will be there Ambush outside the effective penetration distance of your own artillery, right?

"Boom!" With a loud noise, a shell accurately hit a section of the road not far away, kicking up a pile of mud and gravel. Because the distance was too close, some small stones even flew to the top of the German tank, hitting There was a bang on the armor plate. Some dust even rose up, covering the vision of the German ace commander in a few seconds.

"Enemy attack! The opponent is firing! They are aiming at us and firing!" The German tank commander behind pressed his throat communicator and shouted loudly. He shouted loudly to remind his companions, while directing his tank to avoid the opponent. The artillery fire: "Slow down, reverse! We may be targeted by the other party!"

The Leopard tank in front did not stop at the same place. The tank only needs to stop and adjust the artillery angle to prepare to shoot when it has a good attack angle and has a sighted view. At other times, especially when it is dangerous, it should try to keep its own state of motion.

"I didn't find the position where the other party fired! I didn't find the position where the other party fired! Did you see it? Did you see the No. 2 car? Answer me!" On the radio of the Leopard tank in front, the voice of the ace commander He repeated it over and over again anxiously, but the commander of the tank behind looked through the binoculars for a long time, but he couldn't find the exact location where the other side fired.

"I'm looking for the thick smoke from the other party's fire, but there is no obvious smoke rising nearby. I can't see it. It may be in the woods on the side. I'm not sure!" The commander of the tank behind also said Panicked, this kind of battle where you can't find your opponent is too scary, the battlefield where you can only be beaten and can't fight back is definitely more hopeless than Shura Hell.

"Huh!" Another shell whizzed past, causing the surrounding air to tremble. This shell didn't hit anything, and flew past the roof of the imperial tank.

"Hurry up and find them! Only when we find them can we fire back! Judging from the power, it should be the main gun of the KV-2 tank. Judging by the rate of fire, there is more than one!" The ace commander came to his own conclusion, and hurriedly ordered the tank behind Find the opponent with yourself, after all, being able to find the enemy is the first step in counterattack.

In the binoculars, the sight of the commander of the Panther tank behind him was wandering back and forth. He scanned a certain distance with the binoculars, and then put down the binoculars to observe carefully in the direction of the shells. Soon he saw the blue smoke that was about to disperse, but the distance seemed a little unbelievable.

In the end, he decided to tell the ace driver in front of his discovery. After all, this is the only really suspicious target area he found in such a long time: "On the side of us at a distance of about 1100 meters, there is smoke and dust. Raise, I think the opponent's tank should be there!"

"It's impossible! How could the opponent open fire at a distance of 1,100 meters?" The ace commander was taken aback after hearing this conclusion: "Even a KV-2 tank can't! These damned Soviet bastards! Are they crazy?"