Chapter 385: Ice and Snow Furnace (Part 2)

Malashenko, who also held the microphone, did not let Lavrynenko wait too long. He made the decision in just a few seconds and spoke.

"Fight them, Lavry! We have the advantage in armor and firepower. Since the Germans want to play this game, we will play with them! Use your frontal armor to cover our flanks as much as possible. It doesn't matter if you can't stop them. Beat those Germans until they feel pain!"

Lavrynenko, who had long expected Malashenko to give such an order, was not surprised. Since the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, Malashenko, who seemed to have never retreated in front of the Germans, has always been a head-on type.

Even the difficult stage of fighting on an empty stomach in Leningrad survived, and now Malashenko, who has an advantage in troops, has no reason to retreat.

"Understood, we will try our best to cover your flanks, but in this case, our flanks will be exposed to the German mobile tank group in front of you. You have to find a way to prevent them from opening fire!"

As mentioned before, the biggest advantage of the pincer attack adopted by the German armored troops is that no matter what tactical adjustments the Soviet army makes, the German armored group divided into two groups can attack the weak side armor parts of at least 50% of the Soviet tanks.

In the current situation of the plain tank encounter where the Soviet army is ready to fight, keeping the firepower in place is the only executable tactic that Malashenko can use to maximize his own advantages.

"You all heard it, Comrade Commander, you have to make those Germans pay the price, load armor-piercing bullets and knock them down! Quick!"

Lavrinenko, who is also a well-known and hot-tempered person, is naturally very happy to kill the Germans. It can be said that no Soviet soldier who can become a tank soldier is a good person. It is the best situation for him to do this job without degenerating into a murderer and just have violent genes flowing in his blood.

"Good armor-piercing shells!"

"This round is sent to you by Comrade Regiment Commander, you bastards, ring the death knell for your Führer!"

Boom——

The firing pin of the breech block connected to the firing pedal by a mechanical structure hit violently and ignited the primer of the projectile. The chemical kinetic energy of the fierce burning of the propellant pushed the 85mm BR-365 type windshield armor-piercing grenade projectile out of the barrel instantly. The KV220 vehicle under Lavrinenko's command roared like a roaring prehistoric beast.

The firing distance of just over 700 meters is fleeting for the windshield armor-piercing shell with a muzzle velocity of up to 790 meters per second. The Type 3 tank with only 50mm armor on the front of the vehicle body is simply unable to withstand such an armor-piercing attack that even the Tiger tank cannot withstand. The 85mm armor-piercing projectile that is enough to penetrate 100mm of vertical homogeneous steel armor at a distance of 700 meters instantly penetrated into the vehicle body.

The occasional failure of the armor-piercing delayed fuse did not happen again and again. The 85mm BR-365 armor-piercing projectile that penetrated the 50mm upper front armor of the vehicle exploded immediately in the center of the vehicle.

The blasting flames that spread out like a flood instantly flooded the entire internal combat space of the vehicle. The few German crew members who had not yet reacted did not even have time to scream. The death scene that had happened countless times on this extremely frozen land once again came mercilessly.

Boom——

Crackling——

The "spectacular" scene of the violent gasoline tank and the ammunition rack on the chassis exploding together, and the shock wave shook everything around. Lieutenant Colonel Walter, who was directing his crew members to load the next shell and prepare to fire at the Soviet tank, was immediately shocked.

The strong explosion less than three meters away from the car made the No. 3 tank of Lieutenant Colonel Walter, which weighed 21 tons in combat weight, shake violently without any warning, like a bumper car in an amusement park.

Bang——

"Ah! It hurts, I hit my head!"

The standard configuration of the German armored soldiers, which was only equipped with a canvas armored soldier's hat and almost completely unprotected, once again exposed serious shortcomings. The German gunner who suffered a strong impact instantly had no time to react. His forehead, wrapped in a canvas military cap, suddenly hit the cold breech block beside him and blood gushed out instantly.

"Damn it! Koch, how are you? Can you continue to fight?"

The German gunner covered his thumb-sized wound on his forehead with blood gushing out, his eyes were dizzy, and even the field of vision in front of him was completely blurred, but he was still struggling to hold on. After shaking his dizzy head slightly, the obviously reluctant words came out immediately.

"I can still fight. The Russian shells can't knock me down. You might as well ask others about their situation."

The seemingly redundant reminder from the gunner is not completely unreasonable.

The German armored soldiers who have no head protection equipment on the whole vehicle will definitely encounter unexpected situations when they encounter a strong impact like this.

A thumb-sized wound on the forehead with blood pouring out is considered light. In the previous encounter of the dog-brained armored encounter in the Battle of Leningrad, there was even a situation where Malashenko commanded the vehicle to crash directly into the German tank.

The unlucky German armored soldiers who were not strong enough had their heads stuck on the iron lumps and died on the spot after the strong impact. Unlike the family cars of later generations that have cushioning airbags and seat belts, which are two life-saving configurations, it is natural to imagine what kind of fate the German armored soldiers with bald heads and no protection will have after encountering a strong impact.

Thanks to the reminder from the gunner, Lieutenant Colonel Walter, who was also shocked by the intense explosion at very close range, suddenly came to his senses. He really didn't know the situation of other crew members at the moment.

"Everyone, report the situation! Are you all alive!?"

The anxious words echoed in the space of the vehicle body that had just been strongly impacted. The remaining three crew members who were still alive or almost intact immediately responded to Walter.

"Boldt is fine, I mean me, the loader, I'm fine!"

Before the words from the side that were obviously out of breath and hurriedly said, the words that followed from the front of the chassis of the vehicle were not so reassuring.

"Machine gunner Nestor is fine, but Cook has fainted! Damn it, my hands are covered in blood, Walter! All over my hands! Blood is flowing from his head and he can't even speak. The situation looks bad! We have to find a way to save him! Damn it, Cook, don't die here!"