One Thousand One Hundred and Forty-Two Tank Battles Outside the City

More and more German troops began to appear directly behind and behind the originally safe Moscow. Some armored reconnaissance vehicles belonging to the German armored forces crossed the country roads and stationed in villages and small towns near Moscow. 8` The defense line has been tightened, and all that remains is to compress the Moscow encirclement.

The armored force of the 1st Guards Front Army commanded by Konev was pinned down to the south of Moscow. His main defensive area now is Lenino, where Zhukov is located at the southernmost point of Moscow. All the forces are pinned down here. There is no way keep moving. He didn't have the ability to continue to fight back, and he didn't dare to retreat and shrink his troops, so he could only consume like this, waiting for Zhukov's further orders.

Far behind Moscow, the main force of the 3rd Guards Armored Front Army commanded by Vasilevsky is now in Mamonovo and the German Guderian Group G. There is a fierce exchange of fire. The form of the Soviet army's defense triggered the largest decisive battle of armored forces in the Battle of Moscow.

Stalin felt that his command was getting less and less implemented on the front line, so he issued an order to disband the Zhukov group on July 11, and now the only troops that Zhukov can command are left in the hands of Konev The troops have been upgraded, and Vasilevsky's troops have been upgraded to parallel units, which can execute combat orders alone.

Although this order was thrown into the trash can by Vasilevsky as waste paper, he was still forced to have an inevitable battle with the German armored forces that besieged Moscow. The German troops attacking Mamonov used heavy tanks to open the way, and Vasilevsky's troops are by far the best-preserved force in the Soviet armored forces.

Marcus and no matter whether it is Zhukov or Konev or Vasilevsky who stands in front of him. His order was to capture Mamonov and ensure that his flank troops could advance along the Moskva River and eventually reach the vicinity of the Moscow Ring Road. `

Through the binoculars, Marcus saw the frequent activities of the closely guarded Soviet infantry, and the armored reconnaissance unit also informed him that the front Soviet defense line was very strong. However, after receiving the reinforcement of an armored grenadier regiment, the commander of the 5o2 heavy tank destroyer battalion decided to take the lead in attacking to test the strength of the Soviet defenders.

"Mobile the tank! The 1st company is deployed in front, the 2nd company is responsible for covering the left wing of the troops, and the 3rd company is responsible for the right wing. Let the battalion headquarters and our artillery directly under our control fire at the enemy's deep positions to cover our attack!" Leaning on the hatch cover of the tank , Marcus ordered decisively after putting down the binoculars.

Then the roar of the engine began to reverberate, and the exhaust pipe of the tank spewed black smoke. These huge monsters moved slowly, rushed through the bushes in front of them, pushed down small trees and broken low walls, and appeared In front of the Soviet defenders. The thick and dark gun barrel of the King Tiger tank pointed majestically in the direction of the enemy, and the battlefield seemed to have fallen into a state of tranquility for an instant.

"Boom!" The German King Tiger tank finally broke the short silence with the roar of its cannons.

A high-explosive shell crossed a distance of a thousand meters and landed on the position of the Soviet defenders. The huge explosion raised black smoke, and the machine guns and rifles on the Soviet position began to fight back, so the tragic battle continued It kicked off once.

The tank's road wheels jumped up and down to adapt to the rugged and potholed terrain below, and the wide tracks of the King Tiger tank rolled up the mud and rolled out the ruts and moved forward slowly. And behind these German tanks, there are Panther assault guns. These assault guns belong to the 1st Assault Gun Battalion of the Panzergrenadier Regiment. Jumped off the armored vehicle, the armored grenadiers with their own weapons. `

After the mortar troops fired at the pre-selected machine gun cover positions, they poured their own bullets violently. The tracer bullets passed through the gap between the tanks and the assault guns, and flew towards the opposite Soviet position. It was built in a hurry. The raised wire was easily pushed down by the tanks, and some German troops even approached the Soviet trenches.

At this time, a powerful shell flew out from the ruins behind the Soviets, and directly hit the front armor plate of a German King Tiger tank. The huge shock made the German tank pause for a while, but obviously because of the distance and the thick armor of the German tank, the Soviet shell failed to penetrate the opponent's tank.

"Tank No. 114 has been attacked! Battalion Commander! I can't see the target! Can you find the heavy firepower of the Soviet Union?" The commander of Tank No. 111 pressed his throat communicator and asked into the microphone. The loader beside him is trying hard to push a slightly bulky 105mm caliber armor-piercing projectile into the barrel of the artillery.

The ordinary steel core armor-piercing projectile used in this armor-piercing projectile is designed because the production of precious tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectiles is really limited, so it can only be allocated to the smaller-caliber millimeter artillery to improve the ability of the Panther tank to destroy the heavy tanks of the Soviet Red Army. However, the armor-piercing ability of the new 105mm caliber tank gun is seriously overwhelmed, and ordinary ammunition can easily penetrate the front armor of Stalin tanks, so the precious tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectiles do not provide 105mm caliber projectiles for the time being.

"Speed ​​up!" Marcus was sticking his face to the commander's periscope, trying to find the firing Soviet heavy weapon. His gaze crossed the hidden Soviet machine gun bunkers, and finally landed on a wall that looked a little different: "Car No. 115! Right in front of you, at about 11 o'clock... see Is that collapsing wall? Fire there! Use high-explosive rounds! Destroy it!"

"Car No. 115 understands!" The deep voice of the commander of Tank No. 115 came from the headset. Soon this powerful King Tiger tank was ready to shoot, and after stopping quickly, it fired an earth-shattering shot. As the shell roared away, car No. 115 started moving again.

The stabilizer equipped on the German King Tiger tank has demonstrated its powerful effect in actual combat. Now the German tank troops equipped with the Tiger King tank basically use the attack tactics of firing immediately after a short stop, and have to stop frequently to aim and then be forced to shoot. The hit accuracy of Soviet tanks with moving targets was severely reduced, which on the other hand improved the survivability of German tank teams.

The grenade fired by the No. 115 tank directly hit the wall of the collapsed house. The huge explosion destroyed the wall, and the dust from the collapse and fragmentation rose high, affecting the vision of both sides. The good news is that Marcus' experience helped the German army a lot. Before the smoke cleared completely, the Soviet tanks rushed out, and this appearance surprised everyone in the German army.

One after another Soviet tanks rushed out from behind the ruins of various buildings, and almost 50 tanks passed in a blink of an eye. The combat effectiveness of these Stalin tanks and T-34 tanks was much higher than that of the Soviet infantry. For a while, several shells hit the German tanks, and the loud sound of steel collisions echoed over the battlefield, lingering for a long time.

"Reverse! Keep your distance and fire! Don't panic." Marcus pressed his gunner's shoulder with one hand, and commanded his troops calmly to face the Soviet tank troops that kept pouring out. Since the battle with Wolfe, he has become more stable and sharper. The lingering shadow in his heart was terminated by Rennes. For him, it was a transformation, a battle of his own. Perfection and progress.

"Boom!" His tank fired the first shot during this battle. The first shell was pushed out of the 105 mm thick gun barrel by the gas that the gunpowder burned and expanded, and flew towards the distant target. After a long distance, the shell finally collided with the front armor of a Stalin tank.

The sharp armor-piercing projectiles immediately cut into the armor of the Stalin tank, and the huge force deformed the pouring armor plate, leaving a dark hole in it. Then this armor-piercing projectile rushed into the interior of the Stalin tank's hull with countless shrapnel peeled off from the shattered armor plate.

Then these fragments, which are similar to grenade shrapnel, rampage inside the tank, cutting the driver's body inside, and eventually they will stay in a certain place due to the loss of kinetic energy, and may be inserted on the iron sheet of a certain equipment in the tank. It is possible to remain in the flesh of a corpse.

The hit Stalin tank seemed to have lost its soul, it wobbled forward for more than ten meters, and finally stopped all movement. It was paralyzed on the battlefield like this, without smoke or fire, just motionless, stuck in a crater that prevented it from moving forward, and the barrel was stuck on the ground in a mess.

Of course, not all Soviet tanks were so lucky to leave their complete bodies. Just beside this tank, the ammunition in another Soviet tank hit by artillery exploded, so the whole tank became a The huge fireball blew away the Soviet infantry in many nearby trenches, and the ignited fire even blocked the aimed shots of nearby Soviet tanks.

"Keep your distance! We can destroy these Soviet junks at a distance of 1500 meters! Don't worry! Aim and then fire!" Marcus's hand was on his gunner's shoulder from the beginning to the end, and the gunner felt that A steady strength, because from the beginning of the battle, Marcus's hand was as stable as Mount Tai, and there was no change in strength at all.

This is a strong confidence in his comrades, this is a strong confidence in his own equipment, this is his own - absolute confidence.

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