Chapter 3117 The Slavic Monster Has No Neck

The latest Type 4 heavy tanks that they relied on could neither penetrate nor defend against the monster tanks of the Russians.

"Armored shells against, penetrate and defend" is not only a concern of big countries, but also of small countries like the Japanese pirates.

The Japanese soldiers of the Tiger copycat tanks, who fired hundreds of shots in the back-and-forth battle with the Stalin heavy tank cluster and still got nothing, were now in a state of near collapse with scalp numbness, shock and anger.

The powerful 88 guns, which far exceeded any self-developed tank guns of the Japanese army, still could not bite the monster tanks of the Russians, no matter whether they were large or small, and the two Russian tanks with completely different appearances could not be hit at all.

"Why!? How could it be like this? Why are our attacks completely ineffective??? What kind of monster is that!"

"Baga! Shut up! Come on again, the Russian tanks can't be without weaknesses! Aim at the junction of the turret and the body, shoot there, quick!"

Despite having suffered considerable losses, the first batch of nearly 20 Tiger knockoffs put into battle were killed by the Russians on the opposite side with almost one shot after one encounter, and they were killed by half of them like cutting melons and vegetables.

But the remaining surviving Japanese crews still refused to give up, and they insisted on fighting to the end despite the heavy casualties of more than half of the casualties.

On the one hand, the crazy and insane Bushido spirit was at work. After all, this group of devils was the most elite second division of the Japanese Army. They were not third-rate devils guarding the artillery towers. Even in terms of the degree of suffering from militarism, they were far more than the general Japanese army.

On the other hand, the new heavy tank that was given high hopes had such a bad first battle, suffered heavy casualties and fled in a panic. This result could not be explained to either the superiors or the subordinates.

So, whether in private or in public, this group of crazy Japanese soldiers would never retreat. This result of not being able to destroy a single Russian tank was simply unbearable.

The idea of ​​a Japanese copycat Tiger tank commander who issued an order requiring the gunner to attack the junction between the turret and the body of the enemy tank, that is, the "neck" of the tank, was of course good and logical.

I dare not say that all tanks in World War II, at least more than 80%, close to 90%, did have a fatal weakness of the turret and body junction being too fragile.

For example, famous tanks such as T-34, Panzer IV, Matilda, and Sherman were no exception. Even tanks such as Pershing and Panther D\A had a more fatal weakness of a bullet nest near the junction between the turret and the body.

Even in the 21st century, the American tank, Mr. Abrams, which was called "the strongest tank on earth", still had an extremely fatal neck problem. Not to mention armor-piercing bullets, even an RPG-7 could penetrate it with one shot.

In addition, the current range of the exchange of fire was only four or five hundred meters, and the Tiger's shooting accuracy was already commendable.

After the test firing and calibrating the trajectory, it was not impossible or even too difficult to hit the neck of the big heavy tank.

Moreover, the poor Japanese army emphasized "precision shooting" from gunmanship to artillery in order to maximize the saving of bullets and shells, so as to save money.

The artillery was quite good, and it was the only advantage of these Japanese tank soldiers in the German instructors.

But there was a problem. The IS7 was a very special special case model, and it was not among the majority of tanks with fatal weaknesses at the junction of the turret and the body.

The reason was very simple.

The most direct purpose of hitting the junction of the hull and the turret is to penetrate the neck of the tank, which is vulnerable to armor protection because the turret steering machine takes up space.

But the IS7 does not have a "neck" in the traditional sense.

The IS7, whose design configuration has enhanced its protection to the extreme, has all the "neck" parts with built-in steering machines put into the turret, leaving only a finger-wide gap to ensure that the turret and the hull do not have direct friction and can rotate the turret normally.

In other words, if the Japanese want to penetrate the neck of the IS7, the caliber of the shell must be smaller than this finger-wide gap.

Maybe the Arisaka 5mm rifle bullet can get in, with extreme luck, but the 88mm full-caliber capped armor-piercing bullet is definitely not possible.

But because of the long distance and the lack of understanding of the Russian tanks, the Japanese tank soldiers operating the Shanzhai Tigers obviously did not know about this situation.

Facing the completely unfamiliar and extremely powerful IS7 to a terrifying degree, they still dreamed of penetrating the traditional weak point of most tanks, the "neck".

Because the Russian monster tank was too indestructible, they tried everything from the turret to the front and bottom, but there was no place that could be penetrated. The only frontal projection weakness that could be thought of was the neck.

"The armor-piercing shells are loaded!"

"Yoshi! Shoot!!!"

Boom——

The Japanese tank crew who not only dared to think but also dared to do it fully interpreted the true meaning of the so-called "ignorance is fearless".

The 88mm armor-piercing shells, which did not know that the IS7 on the opposite side had no neck at all, aimed at the junction of the turret and the body of the IS7 and fired at it. It really happened to hit the part that the Japanese wanted to hit accurately.

But hitting is one thing, and hitting is another. There is no necessary connection between the two.

Ding bang——

Facing a gap as wide as a finger, the 88mm full-caliber projectile that could not penetrate at all was immediately deflected by the arc-shaped armor on the front of the tortoise-shaped turret on the IS7 vehicle body.

The entire projectile was pushed by its own kinetic energy and forced to slide upward along the arc-shaped armor.

Using the front face of the IS7 turret as a springboard, it bounced into the air like a ski-jump aircraft carrier launching a carrier-based aircraft, and disappeared with a "whoosh".

"Nothing is invalid! Shooting is invalid, the target is still alive!!!"

The Japanese gunner who was operating the gun mirror to observe the shooting effect received bad news again. Through the periscope in front of him, the Japanese commander who only saw the ballistic tracer tail shooting obliquely into the air was even more shocked.

"Baga! Is this monster tank of the Russians invincible? Why can't we find any weakness in the front?!"

"Forget it, retreat first! Tactically retreat, attack the Russian tanks from other positions!"

"Hey!"

At the same time as the Japanese tank commander, who was furious and frustrated, gave the order, the IS7, which had been hit by three 88mm cannons in less than 10 seconds and was continuously hit from the body to the turret, was getting angry.

The 130mm main gun, which had been reloaded, was once again aimed at the target, which was the copycat Tiger that was still warm at the muzzle and was reversing at high speed.

"You want to run, Suka? You're dreaming!"

Boom--

In the field of vision, you can clearly see the monster tank of the Russians on the opposite side, and suddenly the muzzle flashed towards your position.

Still trembling all over, the Japanese tank commander in the reversing state couldn't help but close his eyes, only praying for Amaterasu to bless him and escape.

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