Chapter 1716: A Great Start but a Bad End

The German attacking force, which had both airstrike and artillery support, had a rare chance of getting through the year. Although the scale, density, and actual effect of the firepower preparation before the attack might not be very good, at least it was better than nothing. What else do you need after this? The first wave of assaults that followed was indeed more fierce than in the past.

Boom——

Ding bang——

Swish——

"Don't worry, it didn't penetrate! At 11 o'clock, the German's Black Panther, fire and send him to the sky!"

"Reloading completed!"

"Die! Fascists!"

Boom——

It's rude not to reciprocate. The 75mm full-caliber capped armor-piercing shell that hit the upper front of the IS6 heavy tank and bounced off on the spot was soon returned with a 122mm full-caliber armor-piercing shell of the same type.

The 122mm armor-piercing projectile, which had crossed a firing distance of more than 800 meters, hit the upper armor plate of the Panther's hull, emitting fierce and dazzling steel sparks.

Just like the German advance troops that were destroyed earlier, the main German forces that arrived later were also using the outdated Panther 1 medium tanks. It can be seen that although the Panther 1 has been discontinued for a long time, there is still a considerable amount of stock that has not been consumed, which is enough to form a complete equipment scale.

The inclined armor defense of the Panther 1's hull cannot withstand the fierce attack of the 122 heirloom even at a distance of 800 meters.

The powerful full-caliber armor-piercing projectile with extremely strong caliber crushing kinetic energy directly pounded the upper armor of the Panther's hull like a heavy hammer coming head-on and poured into it.

Just like most of the Panther 1s that were taken away by a 122mm cannon, this unfortunate Panther 1 also could not escape the tragic fate of its predecessors, where the ammunition exploded and the stone head was separated in an instant. In an instant, the turret was blown away in the violent flames and the flames soared into the sky, and it was blown to pieces on the spot.

This is the fate of being penetrated by the 122 heirloom with a large warhead charge, whether you are a Type 3, Type 4, or a Panther, Tiger, or even a King Tiger. The extremely high ammunition explosion probability under the blessing of a large warhead charge is the same for everyone. All beings are equal under the aftereffect of the 122 heirloom nuclear bomb. This is basically such a simple truth.

In pursuit of complete mechanization, the Stalin Guards First Tank Division abandoned all unnecessary and cumbersome equipment, and did not even have a few decent anti-tank guns, but this does not mean that this legendary ace unit lacks anti-tank firepower.

The division had more than 200 heavy guns with a caliber of more than 100 mm mounted on vehicles and fully protected by heavy armor. This was the terrible nightmare that the German armored forces could not escape.

The heavy tanks and ISU-152 self-propelled artillery were driven to the battlefield, and the defensive position that served as an anti-tank bunker was like a deadly hedgehog with steel thorns. The German army, who wanted to swallow the hedgehog in one breath, was stabbed and had a mouth full of blood before they could put it in their mouths. There were more than a few burning wreckages destroyed on the offensive road.

The German army, who was absolutely unwilling to give up, was still charging forward. The steel fortresses deployed on the battlefield were turning their turrets to search for the next target. The deadly flames that burst out from the black muzzles were already the same as before.

But this time, the result that followed was slightly different.

Ding-bang-

Crack-

Swish-

The shrill whistling sound of breaking through the air was followed by the sharp friction and ricocheting sound of sparks. This Panther tank, which was also hit on the front of the vehicle, withstood this powerful blow. The whole tank continued to step on the accelerator and charge forward without stopping.

Malashenko, who clearly witnessed this scene from his commander's periscope, raised his mouth. It was not so surprising that such a situation could happen.

"Mixed use, right? Let's see how many Panther IIs you have mixed in!"

Boom-

Crack-crack-crack-crack-

There is no reason why the Red Army would not use the defensive weapons that the Germans are good at. The anti-tank minefield laid in front of the position was a masterpiece that was just buried last night.

A Panther II whose tracks were blown off in the loud explosion stumbled forward and slid a few meters like a vicious dog with a broken leg before it barely stopped.

The high-speed off-road situation made it continue to move forward with inertia that could not be stopped at all even if the tracks were blown off, and the completely destroyed left-side running device could not support its normal driving and had been disconnected.

The final result was that the Black Panther II, whose left-side remaining running device had already floated in the air and whose broken tracks had been thrown off due to inertia, drifted sideways on the spot, with grass and mud flying, and half of its belly turned sideways, directly exposed to the direct firepower of the Red Army's position, and was instantly sentenced to death.

"Poor bastard, what's the difference between this and a drunkard?"

The principle of taking advantage of your illness to kill you applies at any time, and the battlefield is not a bullshit duel that emphasizes fairness.

Malashenko muttered softly, only to see that the unfortunate Black Panther II turned into a blazing torch in the next second, like a volcanic eruption. An armor-piercing bullet came from nowhere and tore through the fragile vertical armor on the side of the vehicle, penetrating into it, and blew up all the crew members who had no chance to escape.

Speaking of these anti-tank mines, they are not actually equipment of the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division itself. It was the division commander of a Guards Infantry Division in the rear who heard that Comrade Lao Ma was going to fight a defensive battle, and specially sent some trucks and supporting troops over here. He was told that he hoped they could be of some use. .

Judging from the current results, this thing obviously played a role as a stumbling block, throwing a tantrum into the Germans who were not expecting it.

Not only one of the German tanks that rushed too hard and seemed unable to stop for a while got stuck in an anti-tank mine position, and its tracks were blown off on the spot.

The few Panthers and No. 4 vehicles that rushed forward were paralyzed by the crackling mine explosions and were forced to stop moving forward.

The fact that they had run into a minefield was already obvious. Even the unlucky infantrymen following the tanks stepped on the mines, taking with them the unlucky comrades around them who had not had time to avoid them and "flyed into the air" together.

How many mines did the Russians lay? Are there other more exciting things waiting for you ahead? Should we rush into the minefield now or retreat?

Survival or destruction, this is a classic question that has once again been thrown to the front of the German army.

Malashenko would rather see these bastards bite the bullet and continue to charge forward, but the actual result is obviously not satisfactory.

Looking at the German offensive troops retreating like a tide before they even touched the position, Malashenko, who was quite disappointed with the first wave of attacks that ended in an anticlimactic manner, also saw something worth noting.

"It seems that the troops are still insufficient. If there were enough troops, they would definitely rush over the minefield. It's not like Kursk has never done this before. It seems that the air strike of the aviation force really pulled the German guys' march forward. awful."