Chapter 1689 Conquering a Powerful Being (Part 2)

Although the distance is very close and the armor protection is enough to provide immunity, it is still not easy to approach the Jagdtigers in a static combat state on these positions.

Malashenko, who continued to observe the situation through the commander's periscope, could already see that the bloated and huge warheads of the Iron Fist had already appeared in the hands of the German infantrymen in the trenches. As for the number, it is impossible to estimate it. The number of Iron Fists that Malashenko saw was definitely much more than the number of his own tanks around him.

There is no choice at this point in the war. The arrows are on the string and have to be fired. Malashenko will never be vague when it comes to casualties. Malashenko has always been clear about the truth that people will die in war and has never forgotten it. If he can't bear any casualties, he might as well not be the commander of the division.

"Just try out Kokin's new tricks and see how effective they are against these Iron Fists."

The IS6 heavy tanks at the front of the team are uniformly equipped with the latest composite armor upgrade kits. This is an arrangement made by Malashenko after special consideration.

The tanks at the front must be the priority target of the German army's concentrated fire attack, and of course they will be the first to break through the position and run over the German position first.

It is these "beaten" forward tanks that need to be strengthened, and now is the time to test the actual combat effect of this new composite armor kit.

The assault group led by Malashenko was not far from the German position and entered the final charge. After the two rounds of ineffective artillery fire from the Jagdtiger, the IS6 at the front ran over the German position, which was about to happen in the next second.

The German infantry is not stupid. The effective range of the Iron Fist is only 60 meters, and now it has completely included the Russian heavy tanks in the attack range.

The first German soldier who mustered up the courage put the Panzerfaust launcher under his armpit and held it upright, leaning out. The muzzle of the IS6 heavy tank that was roaring and roaring was not aimed at him, and the Soviet infantry behind the IS6 did not aim their guns at this German stick that seemed to have suddenly emerged from the soil.

The belly of the IS6 was exposed at a large angle, and there would never be a better opportunity to attack than now.

Puff--

A dull but low-decibel muffled sound followed the Panzerfaust anti-tank grenade rushing out and flying towards the huge target that was close at hand.

The aiming position was exactly the walking device area on the side of the IS6 body where the tracks and road wheels were installed. The German infantry who had been trained in the use of Panzerfaust were required to focus on attacking this part of the Soviet heavy tank.

Because this is the only weakest area without tilted armor protection. For the IS6, which has a tilted armor layout even on the rear, the vertical armor area on the side of the body can indeed be called the only and biggest weakness.

The German infantryman who controlled the iron fist to attack the IS6 did not know much about the tank's protection layout design. He was not an armored soldier, did not understand the professional knowledge in this area, and had no interest in it. He just followed the knowledge and demonstrations he learned during the teaching process. That's all.

Similarly, he did not think that there was anything wrong with the large square boxes hanging on the side of the IS6, which was obviously different in shape and looked fatter from head to toe, including the body and turret.

For an ordinary infantryman who did not even understand the concept of tank skirts, it is indeed too far-fetched to ask him to consider these trivial matters on the battlefield where a matter of seconds was at stake. You must know that this was a cruel battlefield on the Eastern Front where if you hesitated for half a second, you would be shot off by a bullet flying from nowhere.

Seize the opportunity to throw out the iron fist, throw away the disposable launch tube, find cover and hide again, this is what a smart soldier should do.

If it is an IS6 in normal state, this iron fist will most likely kill all the tank soldiers, as well as the coordinated infantrymen following closely behind the tank.

The hot metal jet can easily tear open the weakest vertical armor on the side of the IS6 body, pour into it and detonate the launch cartridges lying horizontally on the floor of the body, followed by a earth-shaking, volcanic eruption-like strong ammunition explosion, and most likely the IS6's flat turret, which is like a flattened T34 head, will be blown off.

Unfortunately, such a scene will not happen, at least on this IS6 heavy tank No. 131, and it will not happen in the next second today.

Boom——

The Iron Fist anti-tank grenade hit the composite armor side skirt, instantly releasing the full power of the warhead charge and successfully detonating.

The huge explosion wrapped in the scattered chemical energy flames hit everything around, shocking the eardrums and licking the heavy armor of the IS6. Even the Red Army soldiers who were following closely behind their own tanks and were about to leap into the enemy position were shocked by the sudden close-range explosion and retreated on the spot.

"There is an ambush! The tank was hit!"

"It's the German Iron Fist, in the trench in front!"

"Suppress fire, throw grenades in! Quick!"

"Damn, what happened to our tank? Can she still move?"

The infantrymen outside the vehicle fired back fiercely while caring about the safety of their comrades inside the vehicle and the situation of the tank. The IS6 slowed down and almost stopped on the spot when it was hit, which made them uneasy. The absence of ammunition explosion does not mean that the comrades in the vehicle are safe. As infantrymen of the elite tank division, they are very clear about this.

At the same time, inside the No. 131 IS6, which had just been hit by a bullet that was likely to kill them, several frightened tank soldiers were asking each other and exchanging information in a rather trembling manner.

"Hit on the left middle side! Did it not penetrate? Are you all right?"

"I'm fine, it looks like it didn't penetrate, thanks to Stalin! Our protection upgrade is effective! That was most likely a German iron fist!"

"Okay, let's continue now if everyone is fine! Rush into the faces of those German monsters, and leave the rest to the infantry comrades!"

"Yes, comrade tank commander!"

After only slightly slowing down, the IS6 heavy tank once again stepped on the accelerator and increased the engine to the highest speed. The thick black smoke ejected from the tailpipe caught the infantry behind them by surprise, making them cough continuously, but even so, they still had an excited smile on their faces.

"Great! The tank is fine, the Germans' iron fist is ineffective! Hahaha!"

"This is the protective armor that the division commander likes, how can it be ineffective!?"

"It's our turn, attack the enemy! Comrades! Hurrah!!!"

As the commander of the No. 131 IS6 said, the infantry comrades following closely outside the vehicle will take care of everything else for them and clear out the German infantry resistance.

The close-quarter infantry battle started instantly. The Red Army soldiers, who had at least semi-automatic weapons in their hands, had an advantage and took advantage of the situation as soon as they entered the battlefield. One-sided infantry battles have almost become an inevitable situation in every battle.

And these vanguard IS6s, who were given a more important mission by the division commander, have only one task at this moment: to completely conquer the powerful existences that are already within reach.