Chapter 536 4 to 13

Although the attacking German army was defeated in one fell swoop and won this tactical victory, everything was far from over for Malashenko. The rumbling of artillery from other directions around the village still shocked Malashenko's eardrums and indicated that the battle would continue.

The other five infantry divisions deployed around the village were also in the battle. The German army that arrived yesterday evening obviously had a large number of troops.

After opening the turret hatch on his head, Malashenko jumped from the car to the ground. Although this short tank encounter lasted only ten minutes and ended with the final victory of the Soviet army.

However, the German armored forces equipped with at least one-third of the new Type 4 F2 medium tanks still caused some casualties to Malashenko. The wreckage of several KV1 heavy tanks burning beside him was the best proof.

The Panzer IV F2, which could not do anything to Malashenko's car, was confident that it could penetrate the frontal armor of the KV1 within the normal combat distance. Malashenko, who was not surprised by this situation, came to the nearest KV1 wreckage. The wreckage of the turret, whose ammunition exploded but was not blown away, continued to spit out flames like a coffin being roasted.

Perhaps it was the turret cover that was opened by the shock wave of the explosion that spit out a faint smell of human oil. The initial feeling of nausea has developed into a commonplace and no feeling for this burnt smell. The fist-sized hole on the upper front armor of the 75mm physical thickness of the vehicle body that was penetrated was the object of Malashenko's attention.

"At a distance of 800 meters, it only takes one shot to penetrate like this. We are in big trouble now, Malashenko."

Lavrinenko, standing side by side with Malashenko in front of the tank wreckage, frowned and whispered.

Previously, the German army's new anti-tank guns could penetrate the frontal armor of the KV1 heavy tank, which was barely acceptable. After all, that thing had no armor and no possibility of mobility. As long as the target was exposed after firing, it would only take seconds to be eliminated. Moreover, the production was not large enough to pose a great threat like the 88 guns that had been produced for many years.

But now the German army's new Type 4 tank can penetrate the frontal armor of the KV1, and the whole nature of this matter is completely different.

Lavrinenko also went into the German army's new Type 4 tanks seized in the village. Except for the replacement of a new main gun and the update of the gun mirror, there was no change. All other internal structures were exactly the same as the original ordinary Type 4 tanks. To be honest, Lavrinenko really looked down on the German army's tanks that were obviously made up at the last minute.

However, the F2, which failed to destroy a Soviet tank in the raid on the village due to the terrain and unfavorable tactics, performed poorly. However, in the plain tank encounter just one day later, it turned around and killed four KV1 heavy tanks in a few rounds of firing, just like cutting melons and vegetables, and it was shot from the front where the armor defense was the strongest.

The loss of four KV1s may not sound much at first, but this situation was impossible in the past, and this was when the team had a numerical advantage. Overall, it was nothing more than Lavrinenko's frowning words.

Malashenko, whose expression could not tell what he was thinking, did not comment on Lavrinenko's words, and then turned his head to look at the German tank wreckage behind him that was also burning or dismembered.

"One, two, three, four, five, a total of 13 were destroyed"

4 to 13, a good loss ratio, but it was not the case for Malashenko.

If the same encounter situation was put in the last year when the German army was still using rubbish tanks, Malashenko asked himself if he was sure that he could get the same results without losing a single tank.

The rubbish Panzer IV alone was so powerful, what would happen if the opponent was replaced by the Tiger? Malashenko could even guess what the 4:13 loss ratio reversal would look like.

"It seems that Kotin has to continue to urge, and the IS1 must be fully equipped before the Tiger is out of the cage."

After a brief chat with Lavrinenko, he returned to the command post in the village.

When passing by the positions outside the village, Malashenko saw the infantrymen who won a victory without much effort and were smiling. Many Red Army soldiers stood up and saluted and smiled when they saw Malashenko coming.

Even after losing four KV1 heavy tanks, it was still a tactical victory. Malashenko, who was in a good mood, also saluted the Red Army soldiers with a smile. Leonid, the division commander who was standing at the entrance of the command department to greet Malashenko, quickly ran over with open arms.

"Haha, my dear comrade Malashenko is back, how is it? Doesn't it feel good to teach those fascists a lesson?"

It's not polite to face others with a dead mother face. Malashenko, who had a lot of things in his heart, forced a warm smile and greeted Leonid with a bear hug. The words he answered immediately afterwards seemed a little worried.

"Comrade, the new tanks that the Germans have just put into use have greatly improved their combat effectiveness compared to before, and are enough to destroy our current heavy tanks. Although the number is not large at present, it is foreseeable that future battles will be very difficult to fight."

The reason for saying this is to hint to Leonid, the division commander, to be mentally prepared in advance. When facing more German tanks in the future, the battle may be very difficult to fight. In Malashenko's opinion, it is still necessary to take precautions in advance.

Although he has not been in the position of division commander for a long time, he is not a fool with low emotional intelligence after all. After a little stunned, Leonid, the division commander, quickly reacted to what Malashenko meant by the hint.

"I saw some losses in our own tanks through the telescope. Although I don't know much about your tank soldiers' expertise, I at least know that the KV1 heavy tank is very powerful."

"In last year's battle, if we could get support from a few KV1 heavy tanks, we would be able to repel multiple German tanks. Those shabby German tanks could not do anything to the KV1 armor! But can the KV1 heavy tanks be easily destroyed by those Germans now?"