Chapter 553: The Road of the Tiger (Part 2)

Around the beginning of the 21st century, due to the limited network conditions and underdeveloped information access channels at the time, there were often some street military articles that talked about the turret speed of the Tiger tank. It is one of the most ridiculous statements in street military that an adult running at full speed at a distance of 500 meters can make the turret speed of the Tiger tank unable to keep up.

If the Soviet tank soldiers who faced the German Tiger tanks in the Great Patriotic War heard this, they would definitely beat the "military expert" who made such remarks to death with a vodka bottle.

Not to mention that the turret speed of the Tiger tank, which uses a fully hydraulic electric drive turret steering machine, is more than twice that of the KV2 toilet head.

The Tiger tank armed with the Mailite double differential steering system has a dual-flow transmission capability and can turn on the spot, which means that the heading turning speed of the Tiger tank body in the parking state is not even inferior to that of a medium tank.

With the hydraulic turret steering machine and the dual-flow transmission system, the efficiency of the turret and the body turning in the same direction at the same time doubles the muzzle pointing. In this way, the Tiger tank's aiming speed is even better than that of the T34 medium tank.

However, there must be a prerequisite for this combat method, that is, the ground under the feet of the Tiger tank must be hard enough to support the load-bearing pressure of the body turning in place.

If the Tiger tank is located in a rotten swamp or soft farmland, in this case, if the body turns in place, it is very likely to cause a miserable result such as the drive shaft breaking and the gearbox gear flying. Wittmann, who knew this situation, still ordered the turning in place, which can be said to be quite bold.

Fortunately, the muddy ground under Wittmann's feet seemed to be almost completely dry at this moment. The mud on the surface looked a little wet, but it was actually almost completely dry.

The two wide tracks rolled up large pieces of flying dirt and dust. The Tiger tank, with the turret and the body heading in the same direction at a high speed, quickly aimed the main gun at the target with amazing efficiency. The T34 tank, which was still trying to attack from the side at full speed, soon met its final end.

"Send him to his death, Klink!"

"You have the final say, boss!"

Boom--

The T34 medium tank with a detonation that shook the world was directly shot through the side armor of the hull by Wittmann's vehicle. The ammunition rack placed in the chassis directly pushed the turret away with a terrifying detonation like a booster rocket. Wittmann, who had killed all the targets within his sight, heard a hurried call immediately afterwards.

"Michel, my tank is not responding! The operating system is out of order, there must be something wrong with the gearbox! Help me get rid of this Russian tractor!"

After hearing the shrill cry on the radio, Wittmann's heart sank immediately. The thing he was most worried about really happened.

He turned his head to look at the other Tiger tanks beside him. The first thing that caught Wittmann's eyes was a paralyzed Tiger tank desperately turning its turret.

The 4-degree-per-second hydraulic turret steering machine is indeed a bit powerless in this special situation. The T34 medium tank running around the Tiger tank at a high speed is less than 100 meters away. After losing power, the Tiger tank can't keep up with the T34 medium tank that is close to the face and is particularly good at mobility with only the rotation speed of the turret.

Glancing at the muddy ground under the paralyzed Tiger tank, Wittmann could guess without thinking that the Tiger tank was definitely forced to turn in a road condition that did not allow turning on the spot, and ended up with a miserable end of breaking the gearbox gear and being paralyzed on the spot.

Not all tank commanders have Wittmann's insight into the battlefield and his resolute courage.

Wittmann's turning on the spot was based on his absolute confidence of more than 80% certainty. In contrast, the commander of the Tiger tank that broke the gearbox gear and was paralyzed on the spot and unable to move was obviously a reckless young man, or a novice with insufficient practical experience.

No matter which result, the situation is not good for Wittmann at the moment.

This T34 medium tank, which had tried to fire many times but had not achieved any actual results, was still accelerating. Judging from the direction of its rapid sprint, it was obviously trying to blow up the Tiger tank's chrysanthemum and shoot from the engine compartment, which had the weakest defense, to kill the already immobile Tiger tank.

Although the Tiger tank, which was designed with a comprehensive defense concept, had 82 mm thick armor protection even in the engine compartment, Wittmann did not intend to pin his hopes on the possibility that the unreliable volatile gasoline would not be ignited by the sparks of the impact.

In the battles of the past year, a considerable number of German armored vehicles, even with the armor half penetrated, were ignited by the sparks of armor-piercing shells hitting the armor, causing the volatile gasoline to catch fire in the engine compartment, not to mention the consequences of the Soviet infantry who threw Molotov cocktails at the engine compartment heat dissipation window.

Facing the imminent danger of his comrades, the fully focused Wittmann immediately ordered the driver Coldenhoff to keep the tank in place and perform double-flow transmission steering. The gunner in charge of the main gun, Klink, also knew what he had to do at the moment. The hydraulic turret steering machine driven by electricity was running at full speed to aim the muzzle at the target as quickly as possible.

"Armor-piercing shells are ready!"

"Fire!"

Boom——

It wasn't just that Klink was too nervous, or that the T34 that was so close was really running too fast.

The 88mm capped armor-piercing shell that was ejected instantly at Wittmann's command ricocheted incredibly. The T34 medium tank, which was in high-speed motion, deflected the fatal attack with the edge of the turret side armor that was tilted 21 degrees.

According to Wittmann, who had been staring at the T34 medium tank, the angle of incidence of this shot combined with the tilt angle of the T34's own turret side armor was estimated to be at least 80 degrees. If it didn't ricochet under this circumstance, it would be really strange.

"Klink! This gun is your problem! Aim at it and fire again, quick!"

"I understand! I'm already doing it!"

Klink, the gunner whose adrenaline was soaring, had already sweated all over his forehead and wet his military cap. His slightly trembling hands and legs were shaking subconsciously, as if he was electrocuted. He didn't look like a normal person at all. He once again caught up with the gun scope and locked onto the T34 medium tank, and pulled the trigger in his hand without hesitation.

"Go see your Lenin! Russians!"