Malashenko pointed at the map in front of him and gave clear orders to his crew members.
After two consecutive days of high-intensity battles on the battlefield, plus a whole night of sleepless nights last night, Malashenko, who has always boasted that his body is reliable, now feels a little ecstatic, as if he can't hold on anymore, those battles
The crews and soldiers under his command in a more dangerous environment are estimated to be in even worse condition.
But there is no other way to deal with the current situation. I feel tired here, and the Germans are also rushing to help in the direction of Prokhorovka. I guess they will not be any better after not sleeping all night.
So when it comes to this situation, there is nothing else to say, it is to compare who has stronger endurance, who can grit his teeth and hold on to this last breath, and see whether it is the SS who bears the name of the Führer who is more powerful or the one who is compassionate.
The Guards in the Name of the Father are stronger, and the secret contest between ace and ace has actually already begun.
Malashenko guessed that the situation of the Fifth Guards Tank Army might have reached the final moment of life and death, but the real situation was obviously more terrifying than Malashenko expected.
In the early battle that lasted for a whole day yesterday, the 5th Guards Tank Army invested a total of more than 300 34 and 70 tanks, towards the main part of the SS Guards Division entrenched in the protrusion of the October State Farm.
and the Imperial Division support force launched a fierce attack.
Tanks loaded with infantry launched a sweeping attack on the German positions. The Guards Division deployed its most elite armored grenadiers at the forefront of the position to build a position, and the few armored units were placed further back in the position, such as horses.
As Rashenko had done before, it served as a fortified position to fire direct anti-tank fire.
Even though the Guards Division fighting at the October State Farm was far from its peak condition, their division commander still led the main force of the division that day to make a last attempt at a frontal breakthrough in the direction of Oboyan, deploying the guard at the October State Farm.
The flag force division only has about 40% of the troops and half of the heavy weapons of the complete division.
And because there were some casualties in the previous fierce battle, if we only look at the number of people and the number of technical equipment, it can be said that they are no match for the Fifth Guards Tank Army.
But fighting a war is not just about showing off one's wealth. Since Hausser, who has his own unique command style, dares to place the Guards Standard Division in such an important position, he naturally has his own absolute confidence in it.
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The SS Division was equipped with a large number of Tigers, Panthers, and a large number of Ferdinand heavy tank destroyers. Compared with the corresponding SS Division in the existing historical timeline, it was simply cruel and ordinary.
The difference in difficulty is huge.
The Black Panthers and Tigers, who were entrenched on the ground and stood motionless, kept firing. The 34th and 70th members who stepped on the accelerator and rushed towards the German position suffered heavy casualties.
Due to the excellent long-range shooting accuracy and powerful armor-piercing power of the Tiger and Leopard tanks, most of the 34 and smaller 70 tanks were smashed into pieces before they could even get close to the German positions.
The beer bottles were usually destroyed one by one on the path of attack, igniting a raging fire.
At first there were a dozen, then ten, and at the end, there were even seventy or eighty Soviet tanks full of tank knights charging.
The soldiers of the Guards Division guarding the position have never seen such a large formation, and the concentration of tanks invested by the Russians is unprecedented!
Hubao, who was responsible for carrying out anti-armor combat missions, fired desperately, but still could not withstand the opponent's large numbers and fast running. The numerical disadvantage was too great. The Guards Flagship Division was breached only an hour after the battle began, and was defeated by 34 and 70
He rushed in with the tank knights and fought his way into the position.
The two-pronged Guards Division had no available reserves to plug the gap. Paul Hausser, commander of the Second SS Panzer Corps, saw that the situation was about to get out of control. He had no choice but to quickly put the battle in October National
The Guards Division of the Farm and the Imperial Division located in the south were transferred over.
The Imperial Division, equipped with Ferdinand-type heavy tank destroyers, quickly mechanized its march before the situation got out of control. They rushed to the enemy's territory and immediately joined forces with the retreating armored units of the Guards Division to organize a fast and fierce counterattack.
The Soviet army, which had not yet had time to establish a foothold on the newly captured position, was unable to withstand the attack.
It cannot withstand such a powerful armored offensive.
A bunch of 34s and 70s hit the German tank ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-ping-pong-pong-ping-pong-pong on the German tank. The shells flying one after another were worse than mosquitoes biting an elephant. Several attempts to make roundabout attacks were all driven away.
The improvised SS armored forces pushed back.
Under the huge losses and casualties, they had no choice but to withdraw again. The infantrymen who attacked the position with the vehicles suffered more than 70% casualties, and the army was almost wiped out. The Guards Standard Division, which had been breached, was recaptured again.
In order to gain control of the battlefield, the situation of both sides once again returned to the state before the attack was launched.
This scene that happened at the October State Farm is not an isolated case. It was basically the same scene at No. 2266, where the left-wing Skeleton Division was stationed, and at No. 2416, another place where the Guards Division was stationed. Prokhorov
Most of the Soviet troops in the direction of Kazakhstan returned without success during the day-long attack, resulting in only more casualties.
The Second SS Panzer Corps did not have many troops, but it was able to overwhelm the Soviet Army by relying on the huge gap in the quality of its technical equipment. In addition, it was in a favorable defensive situation, thus achieving victory with less.
Vatutin, who was shocked by the huge casualties suffered by the Fifth Guards Tank Army, realized that if the consumption continued like this, it would take at least one day before the blood of the Fifth Guards Tank Army was drained.
The quality and quantity of tanks are far inferior to those of the southern troops of the Kursk Northern Soviet Army Group. Almost all of them are 34 and 70, the latest 1 and a small number of 2 heavy tanks off the production line were shipped to the north and put into battle.
Vatutin wanted to invest a decisive force in Prokhorovka to determine the outcome with one blow. With such a large front army, only Malashenko and his 1st Heavy Tank Brigade of Stalin's Guards could do the job.
This is the most elite and special tank unit under the front army organization. It uses almost the latest heavy tanks. It has demonstrated extremely powerful power in the position defense battles in the past two days, giving it a
The SS, who opened up the situation on the frontal battlefield, gave him a blow.
Vatutin did not want to throw Malashenko immediately into the blood pit of Prokhorovka. The 1st Heavy Tank Brigade of Stalin's Guards, which had fought hard for two days, had already suffered heavy losses.