Chapter 1457 Tiger Dies Reappears (Part 1)

The frontal pressure attracts most of the attention and firepower, and then enough troops are drawn out to outflank the enemy from both wings, and the weak points on both sides are "inserted left and right" into the enemy's interior to tear the enemy apart.

This high-speed swarm armor tactic is very simple and clear, and it was one of the common routines of the German armored forces in 1941.

The SS armored soldiers, who are very familiar with this, naturally understand what the group of idiots on the opposite side are planning to do. There are also corresponding tactics to counter this routine. They only need to deploy corresponding forces to attack left and right to intercept the outflanking forces from both sides. The enemy's armored forces can forcefully turn the flanking attack into an evenly matched armored encounter.

But the crux of the matter is that this group of SS armored forces is only a small part of the Viking division. Forced by the situation to fight from both ends, the Viking Division spent most of its armor on the frontal breakout battlefield, fighting in darkness against the Red Army tank army that had just been transferred to intercept the Germans' escape route.

If it is an ordinary Maozi tank division, that's it. The Soviet tank division, with its own small establishment, can barely cope with a small force of the Viking division.

But the problem is that the group of idiots in front of him are not ordinary people. They are the 1st Tank Division of the Stalin Guards, which bears the name of a loving father and the title of Guards. It is pronounced as tank division but is actually the strength of the tank corps. It is one of the model units for the entire Red Army tank force. Within the Soviet Army, it is known as the number one elite among all first-level tank division units.

When fighting against such an opponent, even if you don't know his name or unit number, you can still see the huge number of tanks that cover a large area of ​​darkness and rush straight in like a flood.

What's more, now there is not only Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division, but also a coordinated 4th Guards Tank Brigade.

The SS armored troops, who are at a huge numerical disadvantage, cannot possibly divide their forces to intercept. This is a desperate act of flying into the flames. Dare to do so will only speed up the destruction and make death faster. Concentrating the troops together to fight in the end will be a waste of time. The best tactical choice at the moment.

All German tanks, including the King Tiger, still maintain high-intensity firepower and fierce output. The primary target of the concentrated fire attack is still Kulbalov's troops who are rushing up from the front. The armor-piercing shells are constantly crackling and bombarding the basic tanks. They are all heading straight towards the obvious weakness of the track.

When the distance was close to within 500 meters and close to 300 meters, the SS armored soldiers were basically absolutely sure that they could hit with a high probability, and the number of crippled tanks on Kulbalov's side was also Started to skyrocket.

The German artillery shells became more and more tricky as if they had eyes. Basically, every time they advanced a short distance, a tank would be paralyzed on the spot because its tracks were broken and its walking gear was destroyed.

In this short period of time, the number of paralyzed tanks that Kurbalov saw alone had reached seven or eight.

If this kind of loss continues like this, Kulbalov estimates that the level of tank losses will reach an unbearable level before he can fight the Germans face to face.

Fortunately, we have now reached the last three hundred meters away from the German tank. At this distance, even the German King Tiger can be destroyed from the front. Kulbalov, who has been carrying the damage for so long, finally waited. It's time to feel proud.

"All crews, turn the turrets! Kill the German heavy tanks first, aim at the weak points and blast them! Send all these SS scum to the sky!"

Thanks to Malashenko, a future time traveler who knows everything, the King Tiger heavy tank, which was just put into the battlefield by the German army, had basically no secrets in front of Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division.

What are the weaknesses of the King Tiger's armor protection? The King Tiger's mobility is stretched and its mechanical reliability is worse. What is the millimeter caliber and model of the main gun used by the King Tiger? What is the threat? These are vital information that is related to the life and death of soldiers. The information had long been specially emphasized and reported by Malashenko, who knew all this well.

With this important information in hand, the Red Army tank soldiers naturally knew how far they could penetrate the frontal armor of the King Tiger and where to aim. The new secret weapon that the German army had just put into the battlefield was completely known to their opponents.

Of course, the German army itself was completely unaware of this crucial issue and was kept in the dark.

Following the orders of the regimental commander, the Red Army gunners began to turn the turret and fine-tune the muzzle pointing. It only took a short time to complete the locking and aiming, and the scale of the gun scope was firmly set according to the corresponding distance. Above the vital point of the target, that is, the front face of the King Tiger heavy tank turret, the big pie face unique to the Henschel King Tiger turret.

"fire!!!"

Boom boom boom——

The roaring roar of the main gun was as loud as thunder, and the shells that escaped from the barrel hit the German tanks with thunderous screams like arrows.

The German armored soldiers in combat had no chance to react to everything that happened instantly. The flight speed of the artillery shells far exceeded the limit of human nerve reaction speed. The entire process from firing to hitting the target and penetrating the armor only happened. In one breath.

boom--

Before the remaining propellant fire in the muzzle brake chamber had completely dissipated, the German King Tigers, whose guns hit the bullseye and penetrated the armor on the front of the turret, were already surrounded by destruction and nightmares.

Similar to the ammunition rack layout of Soviet heavy tanks, the Tiger King's turret is also equipped with a first ready-to-fire ammunition rack for quick loading. The fixed 88mm shells that can be fired after one loading are neatly stacked on it, like supermarket shelves.

The 180mm physical thickness of the turret's front armor was torn open and poured into it. The large-caliber 122mm full-caliber capped armor-piercing projectile was almost exhausted at this time. After arriving at the position of the breech block at an extremely slow flying speed, the warhead charge was triggered by the armor-piercing delay fuse and exploded.

The scattered flames and flames quickly spread throughout the turret, like a fire dragon instantly ravaging the entire interior space.

It was far from enough to just take the lives of the three SS armored soldiers in the turret. The amazing amount of charge was enough to destroy other fragile things in the turret: for example, the first ready-to-fire ammunition rack with shells neatly stacked at the rear end of the turret.

The King Tiger's head, which was heavier than the Tiger tank's turret, flew to a relatively low altitude. Even with the power of the entire vehicle's ammunition and refueling detonation, there was no way to launch such a heavy thing to a very high altitude.