After returning to the control area, Fafnir's mixed troops began to be reorganized separately. His vehicle crew was already incomplete - he lost his loader and signalman, and the driver was seriously injured and was likely to retire.
Neil himself received an assault medal and a commendation from his superiors, but he still failed to obtain the first-class Iron Cross.
Several new members were added to his crew: the loader was a rookie, the signal corpsman was transferred from the battalion headquarters, and the driver was a veteran who returned to the team after being injured in the early stages of Barbarossa. And he finally received a new factory long-distance vehicle.
Tube - Type 4 tank F2, equipped with a 75mml43 caliber gun, which is enough to defeat the Russian T34 at a suitable combat distance.
Throughout the spring, Fafnir did not sit idle. He continued to cause friction with the Russians on the front line. The small-scale battles never stopped. He played very happily on No. 4 F2, "Armor-piercing bomb!! 4
O'clock direction!! T34! Distance 700! One secret position ahead!! Shoot!"
"Hit! Enemy T34 confirmed destroyed!" This was very easy for Fafnir's gunner.
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This guy took over the commander's job of indicating targets and the gunner's job of measuring range and aiming ahead. The gunner only needed to shoot according to the order. Gunner Franz said countless times that it was great to have such a leader and he was determined.
He worked under Fafnir until he retired or the end of the war. "Boss, wherever you go, I will go too!"
In just three months, Fafnir successfully achieved more than 20 results on the No. 4 F2. After combining with the previous results, he has achieved the feat of destroying 39 enemy tanks and 45 artillery pieces;
Among them, 16 tank destruction records were obtained on No. 4e, mainly records sent to him by the French; 2 tank destruction records were recorded on the temporarily captured KV2; the remaining 21 tank destruction records were all obtained on No. 4
Obtained on f2; he also has a tank destruction record as an infantryman; now he is the first tank combat ace in the division, and even among the top ten tank aces in the entire army - as expected, in
On July 7, 1942, a ceremony was held in the division. Fafnir received an Iron Cross First Class and a Silver Tank Assault Badge. At the same time, there was also good news that the German Army
The "Ares' Shield" Sevastopol Fortress on the Crimean Peninsula was captured, and 100,000 Soviet troops were annihilated. The commander, General Manstein, was promoted to marshal. Several of Fafnir's friends also participated.
This battle: Grenadier big man.
Heinrich.
Yang and combat engineers.
Gustav.
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
Shutkehao and Jian both made military exploits, and both guys received bronze melee medals.
Dick.
clown.
As a guy who drove the No. 4 F2 first, Carl also achieved a total of 28 tank destruction records, and successfully squeezed into the top 20 tank aces in the army, but he still lacked a first-level Iron Cross; Junker, as a new No. 4
No. F2 commander, who has no kill record yet, but was very lucky to return to the occupied area with the tank unscathed; the innocent boy Dornberger is still the gunner, and is lucky enough to have 3 kill records, but due to eating
After eating unclean food, he was admitted to the hospital due to dehydration long before the severe cold came. He did not have time to catch up with the later attack, so he became the first group to successfully evacuate; Mr. Bellwegen, a former bus driver and professional thief.
The No. 3 tank was the first to be destroyed. Before the battle in Moscow, his tank was destroyed by the Russian T34, so he was also the first lucky one among his friends to drive the long-tube No. 4 - and got 19
This achievement seems to have been transferred to the rear under orders...; Eckert and Dirk, the two guys who fired the No. 3 assault gun, had nothing to do and were still diligently guarding and covering the front.
, the two No. 3 assault guns together only had 3 results in total, but they destroyed a lot of enemy artillery. At least 50 or more artillery pieces were destroyed by these two people, so they were collectively called "artillery destroyers"
; O'Brien changed his gun from gun to gun and opened the Weasel, but he was furious - it was tall and thin, much more dangerous than the previous low anti-tank gun... but he actually got 3 tanks destroyed.
Just record it.
At the end of June 1942, Fafnir and others received an order to hand over the No. 4 tank F2 and then return to the rear to join a new unit. On the way, he met Karl and his crew. They also received an order to join a new unit in the rear.
, 503** Heavy Tank Battalion. Fafnir and Karl arrived at the military camp in Neurapin, where they were welcomed by the new unit commander, "Welcome the two aces to join us!"
Fafnir and Carl received their new mounts - Tiger I tanks in the battalion. Fafnir was the No. 223 tank, while Carl was the No. 133 tank. The two crews quickly devoted themselves to training to become familiar with the new equipment.
中. News soon came: Fierce fighting was taking place in the Stalingrad area on the Volga River in the south, and the 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion was ordered to be transferred to the area to fight. On the way, Fafnir also received a letter from Bellwegen, saying that he would also join.
We have formed a unit called the 501st Battalion, but we haven’t seen any new equipment yet...
On the 25th, the troops disembarked at Proletarskaya. Fafnir's No. 223 car and the two attached No. 3 cars were ordered to defend the bridge over the Maneki River. He merged with the following platoon.
The armored grenadiers rushed to the bridge, set up their positions and began to wait. According to history, these two days should have been spent peacefully. However, in the afternoon of the first day, news came from the grenadiers at the forward security positions.
: "The Russian tanks and infantry are coming! They are not large in scale. There are about 5 to 7 T34 vehicles and more than 400 infantry following them. There may be self-propelled artillery. They are expected to arrive near the bridge in 2 to 3 hours."
Fafnir decided to go forward and take the initiative. He ordered a No. 3 tank to stay on the defensive position. The grenadiers did not move. His Tiger led two No. 3 tanks to give the Russians a chance before dark.
Look good, then come back.
It was around 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and the engine of his Tiger tank roared, driving the nearly 60-ton vehicle body forward at a speed of nearly 30 kilometers per hour. Soon at close to six o'clock, he saw in his telescope
He saw the shadow of a Russian tank in the distance. He ordered the two No. 3 tanks to spread out to the left and right, leaving a distance of about 100 meters behind him to provide him with cover. He did not ask them to attack the Russian tanks, but only asked them to pay attention to the Soviet Union.
Infantryman. Then he stopped behind a small mound, pointed the turret in the direction of the arrival of the Russian tank, and began to take aim.
At this time, the T34s of the Soviet Red Army were still far away. They seemed not to notice that the German tanks had arrived near them. They were still advancing in two columns, followed by trucks and infantry, and many infantrymen were sitting on tanks.
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"Armor-piercing projectile. Distance 2600. The first T34 in the convoy on the left. Prepare one parking space ahead of time! Shoot!!" Fafnir issued the attack order! The 88mm shell roared and flew towards the first one with a very straight trajectory.
Prey. The first T34 suddenly stopped in the midst of flying flesh and blood! Soon there was a loud noise, the infantry on the vehicle was blown to pieces, and the T34's turret also flew into the air!
"Armor-piercing bullet! 2600! The first T34 on the right, the aiming position remains unchanged! Shoot!" The second order was given, and another 88mm shell flew towards the second prey, "Huh? Missed? It actually ricocheted.
?They are so lucky! Franz! Keep the aiming position unchanged and fire another armor-piercing bullet!"
"Okay, hit! Turn the turret 5 degrees to the right and prepare armor-piercing rounds. This time we wait until they get closer." Fafnir said, "Don't move the car, they haven't noticed us yet."
The Russians received a sudden blow and were in chaos. However, the remaining T34s quickly reacted and began to fire in the approximate direction. At the same time, they accelerated towards the place where the shells were fired. The infantry on the vehicle had already jumped.
He got down and started running quickly with the tank.
"Very good, now that the sun is getting lower and lower, it should be difficult for them to see us clearly. Franz, listen to my orders! Scale 1800! Can you still see? Can you see?! Very good! Shoot!"
Another T34 was paralyzed. Now there were only three Russian tanks left in the field of vision, but they saw the fire when Fafnir was shooting, and they began to turn the turrets and prepare to fire.
"Forward!" Fafnir ordered, "Aim the turret at the enemy's position!" T34 shells flew in, still a sad distance away from his tiger... "Stop! Franz! 2 o'clock
Bell! T34! Shoot!" At this time, we were only about 1,500 meters away from the Russian tank. At this distance, Fafnir did not need to use his abilities and could accurately attack just by relying on the gunner's aiming equipment. The first shot did not
The second shot hit the T34 in the middle. "Reverse! Let's keep a distance from them!" Fafnir ordered again, "Tanks 222 and 224, keep up! Launch grenades to attack the infantry!"
The Russian tanks fired sadly and in vain. During this period, they were lucky enough to hit the Tiger once. "What the hell! How could they be fooled?" They hit the Tiger once at a distance of 1,200 meters, and then the Soviet Red Army tank
The hand desperately found that the cannonball had been bounced away. "Damn fascist gangsters! What kind of monster is this?"
Fafnir continued to shoot, and before dark, he finally destroyed one of the two remaining T34s. The last T34 took advantage of the darkness to escape with the infantry.