The expected strong ammunition explosion did not happen, and the Russian steel monster still stood tenaciously and did not move its head.
A shell that hit the armor plate on the front of the car was bounced away and shot diagonally into the sky. It was as useless as a 7.62 steel-core armor-piercing bullet hitting Sister 45's chest. At most, it only cut off a layer.
The paint left a little scratch.
The overconfident German anti-tank gun crew obviously underestimated the opponent's armor protection level, but this does not mean that they have lost confidence in the cutting-edge anti-tank gun weapons at hand.
The German anti-tank gun team responsible for the artillery battle clearly knew that the thing in their hands at this moment was probably one of the most powerful anti-tank guns in the world.
This oversized anti-tank gun, which is much bulkier than the pak40, is the version of the 88-gun anti-tank gun that has been on the agenda since 1941. Different from the original 88-gun anti-tank gun that worked part-time, the newly designed 88-gun
Anti-tank guns are specially designed for anti-armor tasks. They have many excellent characteristics, such as being low in shape, easier to load, and relatively easier to carry and deploy.
The only difference is that the 88mm anti-tank gun officially obtained is more powerful.
This is no longer the short 88 as the main gun mounted on the Tiger tank, but the long 88, which is the same main gun as the latest Ferdinand heavy tank destroyer. The German equipment series is officially named pak 43 type towed
Anti-tank gun.
The latest equipment should be given priority to the most elite troops for use. As the leader of the Führer's personal army, the Guards Flagship Division is naturally the only one to get the brand-new Pak 43.
These pak 43 anti-tank guns, which are difficult to maneuver and deploy, are extremely heavy, with a total combat weight of 4.3 tons. They are no longer like the previous generation pak 40, which can be pushed manually by a group of big men. They must be equipped with a special tractor trailer to survive.
Serve these new-style uncles who have just appeared.
The weather in Kursk these days is as moody as an innocent little baby. Sunny skies and heavy rain can even alternate three or four times in a day. Periods of wild and intermittent heavy rain will not cause floods.
, but it has indeed turned some places that were not easy to drive into today's muddy puddles, almost smelling like a swamp.
It is easy for German tanks with high horsepower and wide tracks to get into these puddles, which are one foot deep and one foot shallow. They can just hit the throttle and directly use full power to forcefully swim through them. The tank force is already known for its excellent cross-country mobility.
, not to be hindered by this muddy pond. At this time, the weight of the German armored forces was far from the average level of the King Tiger and the Jagdtiger.
However, it is easy for a high-horsepower tank to pass by, but it is not that simple for the Pak 43 trailers that tow a heavy oil bottle not only because their horsepower is limited, but also tow a heavy oil bottle.
The car passed by, but the gun got stuck in the mud and couldn't be pulled out, or the car and the gun got stuck in the mud together and tried hard to get out but failed. What's more, the guide wheel even scratched and used too much force.
The unbalanced pak 43 was directly dragged into the mud and turned sideways on the spot.
The Guards Division, which emphasizes the speed of its attack, has already left defensive equipment such as anti-tank guns that are not needed in the attack far behind the troops. Now it is driving into the mud again.
Here, the baby anti-tank gun overturned on the spot, and due to the delay of going back and forth, it was even farther away from the forward troops.
So much so that yesterday, they were still preparing to launch an offensive, and the troops of the Guards Division, which had been hoarding at the temporary resting point of the October State Farm that had just been captured, encountered a sudden counterattack by the Soviet troops that had been foreshadowed in advance.
Those pak 43 anti-tank guns, which could have greatly relieved the defensive pressure, were still far behind the armored troops and could not be seen at all. They only wanted attack speed, so they stretched the marching team into a long one.
The Guards Standard Corps almost paid a heavy price for this, which was enough to destroy it. Fortunately, troops from the neighboring Imperial Division rushed to the rescue and escaped the disaster.
The Pak43 anti-tank guns, which did not have time to make their debut yesterday, marched all night long and finally got out of the mud pit this morning and arrived at the predetermined combat position and were ready.
And the first battle of these standard anti-tank guns, which can even be called the most powerful in the world, ushered in an inexplicable battle against the Stalin Guards 1st Heavy Tank Brigade, which can be said to be the most powerful heavy tank in the world.
The ace vs. ace peak showdown begins.
"Reload, keep shooting, quick!"
The German gunner who commanded his men clearly saw the terrifying situation of armor-piercing bullets being bounced away instantly, but the Russian heavy tank roaring towards his own position through the telescope did not seem to be affected at all.
With the ferocious and unique huge appearance coupled with the violent and rough main gun, no one would doubt the strength of such a masterpiece by the Russians who have unique talents in building tanks.
Just because the armor on the front of the car body cannot be penetrated does not mean that the whole body is invincible. In 1941, when I commanded 37 to attack the T34, I could not even hope to penetrate the armor on the front of the car body. Only the front armor of the turret and the neck of the car body and turret are combined.
There is hope that the department can break through.
"Aim at the turret and hit that Russian guy in the face! Shooting at the hull has no effect, and the tilt angle is even greater than those T34s!"
The gunner, who boldly judged that he might have encountered a similar situation again, changed his order. The gunner in charge of gun control and aiming obeyed the order and immediately fine-tuned the high and low machine wheels in his hands, and set the dense scale mark in the center of the gun mirror to a position where he could hit the turret.
In the position, he was sure that he had locked the target and immediately spoke loudly.
"Aimed!"
"Loading completed!"
"Fire!"
Mounted on Ferdinand, and even the Chang 88 that will be used by the upcoming King Tiger, is indeed extremely powerful.
The slender gun barrel, which was more than six meters long, suddenly retreated backwards. The gun body shook, and the extremely diffuse muzzle fire flames once again released the extraordinarily powerful custom-made 88mm capped armor-piercing projectile.
The new custom-made full-caliber hooded armor-piercing projectile specially customized for the Long 88 adopts an innovative size, and the length of the propellant barrel is fully one-third longer than the similar armor-piercing projectile of the Short 88.
The greater amount of propellant combined with the longer main gun barrel gives this full-caliber armor-piercing projectile with a muzzle velocity as high as one kilometer per second extremely surging kinetic energy.
The gunner's confidence was not groundless. The shrill and roaring Long 88 special full-caliber armor-piercing projectile accurately hit the target again. With its extremely excellent ballistic performance and ultra-high muzzle velocity, it hit the turret of the Russian steel monster hard.
On the face.
But the world that humans live in is sometimes so realistic and cruel.
The Chang 88, which was supposed to be invincible, was once again defeated. It fired silently and hit the front of the left side of the turret of Malashenko's vehicle. The armor-piercing projectile close to the armor position on the edge of the outer arc was ruthlessly bounced away again.
A fierce and brilliant marquee-like spark is simply the greatest irony and ruthless mockery.