Chapter 572: Different From KV, Different!

December 16, on the west bank of the Sukhayaveli River, in front of the approach bridge on the west side of the Yarvik Bridge.

General Bock, commander of the 10th Army of Plossen, and the commander of the 11th Armored Army under the army received the newly added tanks together.

Bock looked at the tank troops lined up in a row and asked the captain of the transport team: "How many tanks have been added to us?"

"60 Type 4s, General." The captain replied.

General Bock waited for a while, and when he saw that the captain did not speak, he asked: "Where is the Type 3?"

"The Type 3 tank has been discontinued, and the body production line has been transformed to produce the Type 3 assault gun. The extra turrets are now either used as spare parts or placed on the defense line around Agsukov as fixed turrets." The transport captain replied.

General Bock said "Oh", vaguely feeling that he seemed to have missed something.

At this time, the commander of the 11th Armored Corps asked: "Are there 60 tanks for a division?"

"No, there are 60 in total, and 20 are broken on the road. They can only come after they are repaired." The transport team leader looked embarrassed, "This road is too difficult to travel, and the maneuvering distance is long."

Admiral Bock then remembered that he had forgotten to care about the total number of tanks.

Admiral Pok: "How can this be! You ask us to stop Rokossov's million-strong army, but you don't give us enough tanks! How can we stop them!"

The armored corps commander comforted him: "It's OK. We only got a few tanks at the end of last year. We had to repair the destroyed tanks to make up for the losses. Now I can get 60 long-barreled Type 4 tanks. I am satisfied. I mean, after all the tanks are repaired and delivered, 60 tanks."

Admiral Pok's face was livid: "This way we can't fight Rokossov in the wilderness. His army has a large number of new tank destroyers. I have suffered enough from these new destroyers in Yeisk before."

After saying this, Admiral Pok looked unhappy and added: "The propaganda minister always says that our technology is the best in the world, but now we can't do anything about the new assault guns of the 'inferior race'. We can only lengthen the barrel of the Type 4 tank!"

Everyone present was terrified and looked at the military police nearby.

Several military policemen pretended to look at the scenery, as if they had not heard the general's question at all.

The armored corps commander comforted: "New artillery or tanks need time to design and produce, and currently only Rokossov's troops have a relatively large number of new assault guns, which have not yet made a decisive impact."

Admiral Bock: "I heard from the defeated soldiers that Rokossov used another urban assault weapon, which was powerful and effective. Before that weapon was destroyed by our army (actually it broke down), we lost many support points."

"I have also heard such rumors, but maybe it is an excuse for the defeated soldiers to exonerate themselves."

"I hope so." Admiral Bock sighed and watched his men receive these brand new tanks. "I have decided to shrink the defense, withdraw the troops from the wilderness, and hold on to the strong fortifications and wait for help."

"Yes." The adjutant replied, "I will convey your order now."

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Later that day, outside the defense circle of the suburbs of Yarvik, the 10th Army of Proshen.

Lieutenant General Kirinenko, commander of the Guards Cavalry Army, rode a horse to the wreckage of a Type 4 tank, dismounted, climbed onto the tank, stood on the top of the turret, and raised his telescope.

His followers did not dismount, but scattered around to be on guard.

After all, this was deep into the enemy's position, and no one knew whether there were any fleeing soldiers from Prosen around.

"The city defense is very strong," Kirinenko smacked his lips, "even if Kashukh's infantry comes up, they can't hit it. They have to wait for heavy artillery and armored units."

His chief of staff rode on a horse and echoed: "I thought I could attack the enemy's trenches in the wild, but I didn't expect that they gave up after passing several layers of trenches. The enemy commander is very cautious. Now Yarvik will be reduced to ruins."

Kirinenko: "That's right. Unless we can cross the glacier and encircle the city from the other side, we can surround it without attacking it."

The chief of staff turned his head and looked at the frozen Sukhayaveli River: "I'm afraid this will be difficult , the frozen river is so wide that even cavalry can't rush across it. Tanks force their way across the river, but they are afraid that the enemy will fire grenades at the tanks. The ice surface is already under the heavy pressure of the tanks, and it is estimated that it will sink after the explosion of the grenades. "

Kirienko: "I guess Rokossov will take the approach of crossing the river from the upper reaches and encircling the enemy on a large scale. He likes to fight annihilation wars in this way."

Rokossov's real tactical intentions have not been issued to the army commander, so Kirienko and Kashukh, who was not at the scene at the time, did not know that the real goal had become to recapture Borsk and the Primorsky Fortress and eat up Army Group A.

Kirinenko continued to use the telescope to look at the enemy's impregnable defense: "The fortifications are well built. A rash attack may result in huge casualties."

Chief of Staff: "We must attack even if there are casualties. That is our city. No matter how much sacrifice we make, we must recover it."

Kirinenko put down the telescope: "Yes, you are right."

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"Yes, you are right." Wang Zhong said to Emilia, "If we cannot regain control of the White Sea, the enemy can escape even if we complete the land encirclement. It is too late to build warships now, and our main shipbuilding centers on the White Sea have been lost. We must rely on the air power of the United States and the United Kingdom."

Emilia: "Our naval aviation only has backward biplanes like Swordfish. This old-fashioned aircraft is nothing compared to the Plosson fighter. You can only look forward to the United States naval aviation, which has been fighting with the Fuso Empire for a year."

Wang Zhong: "I have sent a telegram to the President of the United States, but there is no reply yet."

At this time, the jeep they were riding in stopped in front of the New Rosk Station.

Wang Zhong got off the car immediately, and without turning back to help Emilia open the door, he rushed up the steps of the station excitedly.

Emilia could only helplessly open the car door herself, got off the car and hurried to catch up with Wang Zhong.

After entering the station, Wang Zhong saw the military train parked on the waiting track at a glance, with four heavy tanks fixed on the flatbed.

When he saw the appearance of the tank and the side projection, Wang Zhong was ecstatic.

He was too familiar with this shape, IS-3! Players of World of Tanks and War Thunder like to call him Gang 3, Ci Dad 3, etc.

But after a closer look, Wang Zhong found some differences. First, the gun is a little thinner. After all, the data shows that it is equipped with a 100-mm gun. Then the diameter of the turret seems to have shrunk a little.

After all, the gun is smaller, which reduces the space occupied.

However, the firepower of the 100-mm gun is enough. Even if it encounters a King Tiger, it can fight. At most, it can rely on the thick armor to rush to the face of the King Tiger and take it away with one shot.

Wang Zhong happily rushed towards the tank, but was stopped.

He turned his head with anger: "Who dares to stop me? Didn't you see my rank? I am a general, do you understand?"

Chief Engineer Ke Jing: "I know... I'm sorry, but I want to introduce it to you..."

Wang Zhong: "I know, frontal defense..."

He reported the data of -3 like a dish. Just kidding, how many years have you played War Thunder and World of Tanks? You can recite it by heart!

Then Chief Engineer Ke Jing's face fell: "This... You want such a high defense? This..."

Wang Zhong frowned: "How is the defense of this thing you designed?"

Ke Jing handed the armor distribution map in his hand to Wang Zhong: "It looks like this."

Wang Zhong took a closer look and found that the overall armor thickness of the "Gang 3" in front of him was about 20% thinner than the Earth's Gang 3. Only the front defense was very close to the Earth's Gang 3.

In addition, the armor tilt angle is also different. Most of the tilt angles of this thing in front of him are larger than the Earth's Gang 3.

Maybe because there is no need to install such a large gun, the turret space has been improved, and the tilt angle can continue to be adjusted, which makes the tank soldiers suffer.

Wang Zhong: "Very good, this defense also meets my needs..."

Suddenly, he thought of one thing. This thing has so much less armor than Gang 3, and the gun caliber is also smaller. Will it be lighter? Then will the mobility be better?

He hurriedly asked Ke Jing: "How fast can this thing go on the road?"

"50 kilometers per hour!" Ke Jing said, "But it is not recommended to run so fast, the tracks and gearbox are prone to failure. It can reach 30 kilometers per hour when off-road."

Wang Zhong: "Is this a heavy tank?"

Ke Jing: "Yes, it is the same weight as KV, but we installed the engine from the United States. These prototypes use imported engines, and mass-produced vehicles will use the same model of engines produced under license. The increase in speed is mainly due to the increase in horsepower, which is 720 horsepower."

Wang Zhong was overjoyed: "Great, this is the heavy tank I want. It is basically immune to the anti-tank firepower of the Prosen people, at least now. As long as it is not approached by infantry and thrown with Molotov cocktails, it doesn't matter even if it enters the city.

"This thing is different from KV! Different! We need it to fight a city siege now. After the siege, we can basically determine where the problem is. You must modify it as soon as possible and strive for early mass production!"

Chief Engineer Ke Jing: "Will you personally command one of them? "

Wang Zhong: "Of course... No! I want to personally command all the tanks. I will drive one away, and the others will be kept on the train as spares. I will follow the main force and move forward. If one breaks down, I will replace it!"

Ke Jing smiled bitterly and said, "You put a lot of pressure on me."

Wang Zhong was about to speak when Pavlov interrupted him and said, "Maybe you don't have to drive this small tank to fight in the city."

Wang Zhong: "What do you mean?"

Just as he asked the question, another train entered the station.

Wang Zhong's eyes widened when he saw what was being transported on the train.

The train had only four flatbed cars, and each flatbed car was fixed with an assault gun prototype.

Chief Engineer Ke Jing: "Because you like it very much, we built four more. Also, since you think it's okay, can you give it a name?"