Chapter 1097 Moment of Justice

Without any counterattack, it was hit by another equally fierce armor-piercing shell. Fortunately, this shell hit the left face of Malashenko's vehicle. The thick and solid armor took all the damage like a copper wall and iron wall, completely protecting every crew member in the turret, including Malashenko.

Although there was no scratch, it did not mean that this cutting-edge IS6 heavy tank was absolutely invincible.

If the 88mm full-caliber armor-piercing shell was hit on the right face, it would hit the gun shield armor on the right face where enough space must be reserved for the installation of the gunner's sight and the entire set of high-magnification optical sight system, even if it was only a small area that seemed insignificant.

The gun shield armor with a physical thickness of only 150mm was not enough to withstand the direct bombardment of the long 88 at such a close distance. The best result was that the armor was penetrated by a shell and the people in the turret were killed.

In a worse case, the ammunition rack of bullets at the rear end of the turret will even explode on the spot, turning this steel behemoth weighing more than 50 tons into a blazing fire coffin in an instant.

In other words, all three crew members in the turret, including Malashenko, will die instantly due to the explosion of ammunition without leaving any trace! The ammunition rack of bullets covering the entire rear end of the turret is enough to completely erase all traces of the flesh that once existed on this planet.

Malashenko, who knows the armor protection weight and the biggest weakness of his vehicle very well and can distinguish the fatal midpoint of the armor-piercing projectile from the position where the sound of penetration comes from, can't help but tremble his eyebrows twice.

The feeling of being too close to death always makes people feel uncomfortable and not too good. Malashenko hates this feeling very much, so he must completely erase and eradicate everything that brings him this feeling.

"At my exact 12 o'clock direction, 500 meters away! The Germans have deployed a new anti-tank gun behind the position, kill it immediately! Fire!"

While Malashenko was speaking, the already shaky scales of victory began to tilt violently and tremble towards the Germans again.

Boom--

Boom boom boom--

A series of dull, rough and powerful artillery sounds exploded above the positions where artillery fire was flying. Malashenko, who guessed that since the Germans had a new thing to show, there must be more than one, was confirmed to have the worst idea.

German armor-piercing shells came one after another from at least three different directions, and the Long 88, which finally revealed its true appearance after removing its disguise, began to show its ferocious fangs.

The extremely fast-loading fixed 88mm capped armor-piercing shells were quickly stuffed into the barrel under the operation of the Guards Flag Division loaders who were advertised as pure Aryans, and then ejected towards the enemy who was close at hand.

IS2 heavy tanks, as the absolute backbone of the main force, naturally became the target of concentrated fire. These PAK43 anti-tank guns, which were deployed at the rear of the position because they were too expensive, destroyed most of the targeted targets after the first wave of artillery fire with their ultra-long effective range.

The sound of ammunition explosions continued to ring in my ears. Malashenko, who was holding the commander's periscope in front of him and staring at the target, still looked resolute, as if he turned a deaf ear to all the sounds coming from his ears, and then raised his hand without any hesitation and raised the radio transmitter in his hand and spoke loudly.

"Lavri! Are you ready? It's your turn! Those Germans are shitting on my head!"

Generally speaking, in previous battles, there was always Lavrinenko as a deputy, accompanying Malashenko's brigade command vehicle to attack the enemy.

But this time, only a few IS2 heavy tanks directly under the brigade headquarters and the battalion command vehicle of the commander of the first tank battalion, Kurbalov, accompanied Malashenko. Lavrinenko and his IS6 heavy tank vehicle were completely missing, disappearing in the first wave of the charge.

When Malashenko spoke loudly with a radio transmitter for vehicle communication, Lavrinenko, who was also holding the transmitter on the other end, immediately responded.

"It took a little longer, but we have arrived! Pay attention to cover us, be careful of the artillery fire, and fire immediately!"

The troops led by Lavrinenko, who was late and commanding his vehicle at the rear of the charge, were none other than the self-propelled howitzer battalion that had suffered some irreparable losses in the previous battle, but had not been seriously injured, and still had 14 SU152 self-propelled howitzers surviving and available.

"Comrades, SU152 is not designed for us to fight positional defense battles! Although it can do this job, you should be more clear! Offense is the time when it can best exert its tyrannical power and scare the enemy!"

Malachenko did not go to the self-propelled howitzer battalion many times, and left even fewer speeches and instructions. Most of the time, Lavrinenko, who was also the battalion commander, was responsible for more specific matters, but this only sentence of "equipment introduction" became the most talked-about words of the self-propelled howitzer battalion.

Now, it happened to be the time to verify whether what Malachenko said was true.

Thanks to the cover and firepower of the Stalin heavy tanks at the forefront, the SU152, which was moving slowly and located behind the main force, did not attract much attention. The German anti-tank guns still adhered to the principle of attacking the most threatening targets first, and continued to fire fiercely at the Stalin heavy tanks that were about to hit their faces.

The German anti-tank gun group, which was successfully attracted by Malashenko, lost the last chance of self-salvation. The SU152 self-propelled howitzers, which only aimed roughly and did not need to hit the bull's eye, opened fire decisively after the order of Lavrinenko, the deputy brigade commander and battalion commander.

"Fire! Smash those fascist running dogs!"

Boom boom boom——

If the sound of the Chang 88 firing is like the roar of a tiger, then the sound of the 152 cult roaring is like the rebirth of the Tyrannosaurus Rex!

With a majestic momentum that was enough to conquer the Chang-88 on the spot, the 152mm full-caliber high-explosive projectiles, which were so large that they could barely fit into the army's marching pot, immediately rushed towards the German positions not far away with a terrifying whistle comparable to the sound of a train whistle.

The distance was so close that the 152mm grenades, which did not need to be fired at a high angle but were fired directly, immediately hit their respective targets. The violent explosions that almost became one were simply the death knell of the Nazi fascists!