The medium and long distances and even the short distances cannot effectively threaten the heavy tractors of the Russians. What should we do in such a situation?
Forced by the helplessness, the German armored soldiers came up with a way. Although it was really helpless, it was still effective: to attack Marashen from close to the face, just like the SS armored soldiers in Prokhorovka once attacked Marashen.
Same as what Ke has done.
The Panther tanks, supported by high-speed mobility, did not stop immediately after forcibly crossing and running over the trenches, but chose to continue moving forward. The target was directly aimed at the side positions of the steel behemoths entrenched not far away.
As long as you can fight face to face in close combat, you have the possibility of penetrating the opponent's armor. There is no way to say that it is such a helpless situation where life is at stake.
Malashenko, who had already suffered such losses, knew very well what these Germans wanted to do. He could not make the same mistakes twice, and he would not be able to eat back the Oli he had pulled out.
"All crews, back up! Try to keep a distance from those Germans, be careful to change the course of the vehicle at any time, and try to use the front main armor belt to respond to the enemy!"
The Germans chose to charge desperately, and Malashenko could only respond by emergency reversing.
It is true that the reversing speed of Stalin's heavy tanks is far from the maximum cross-country speed of those Black Panthers who stepped on the accelerator. But it can shorten the time of being completely approached and cause some trouble for the Germans, which is better than doing nothing at all.
It's not Malashenko's style to sit back and wait for the Germans to get in his way.
This kind of close combat that has been brought closer to a hundred meters or even dozens of meters, actually no longer requires too much precise aiming. Even if the gunner is aiming directly while reversing, he can still achieve accuracy.
Shooting, especially for the highly skilled gunners of Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division, is even more so.
"Iushkin, turn the turret 15 degrees to the right! Kill the German Panther, kill it!"
Malashenko, who had a wider field of vision, captured the target that threatened his command vehicle the most and issued instructions.
In the newly added wide-angle periscope for gunners, Iushkin, who saw the target pointed by Malashenko at a glance, moved quickly. He switched the field of view and put his right eye in front of the gun mirror for precise aiming.
The shaking electric steering gear drove the heavy and huge turret to point at the target as quickly as possible.
"Armor-piercing bullets are good!"
The brand new IS4 heavy tank has a body chassis that is absolutely large enough and a wider internal space of the turret. This not only improves the human-machine efficiency, but also facilitates the skills of the crew members. More importantly, in the IS4 heavy tank
The tank also has a new turret basket that was not found on previous Stalin tanks.
Artyom, who can rotate with the turret while standing on the gondola, will no longer be delayed in reloading due to the rotation of the turret. The sound of shouting "good armor-piercing bullets" almost stopped shaking the direction of his hands with Iushkin.
The machine moves at the same time.
Without any hesitation, Iushkin accurately grasped the fighter plane and made a move. The moment he pulled the firing lever of the main gun, he could feel a majestic force, roaring from the breech of the huge main gun close at hand.
It was heard that even through the thick gun steel, one could still feel the tremor and impact in the air.
The 122 gun with a huge medicine chamber sprayed majestic burning chemical energy, pushing the shell out of the barrel and whizzing away. The moment the armor-piercing projectile screamed through the air and came out of the chamber, it was only a few inches away from the targeted Black Panther.
The distance is less than 100 meters, which can be said to be reached instantly.
The area Iushkin aimed at was the flank of the Panther tank that was trying to attack from the side.
Any tank that wants to implement close-range flanking tactics will inevitably expose its entire side armor and show it completely to the enemy. The difference lies in the current status and relative angles of the two vehicles. The situation is terrible.
If so, you may face a situation where the shooting angle is not good and the projectile is deflected and bounced away.
However, in the hands of Iushkin, whose artillery skills have reached a very high level, these are not problems at all.
As long as Iushkin decides to fire the cannon and pulls the firing lever of the main gun without any hesitation, I cannot say that this is 100% feasible. At least there is a high probability that he can succeed with one hit. In short
Just worth a try.
The armor-piercing projectile whizzing at high speed hit the side of the Panther's car body. Amidst the sparks flying and the car body skirt deck twisting and deforming, it shattered the two road wheels inside and outside, and then still carried the vehicle with it.
It continued to move forward with unstoppable momentum. Directly under the tracks and behind the road wheels, a large hole was made in the vertical side armor of the vehicle body that could fit a fist into it.
Just like all the German tanks that were pierced by the 122 Heirloom in the past, this Panther, which originally counted on a high-speed surprise attack to shoot from the side, eventually fell to the Marathon before this goal was completed.
Under the muzzle of the command vehicle No. 177, violent explosion flames and shock waves burst out on the spot, turning into a blazing steel crematorium.
The head of the dismembered Black Panther fell not far from the body of the vehicle, almost a few meters away. The whole process from the armor being penetrated to catching fire to the complete ammunition detonation only took a short amount of time.
A few seconds passed by in a hurry.
Solving this Black Panther that is trying to die and swerving around will not show any substantial qualitative change. Malashenko still needs to face more troubles: those Black Panthers who are still rushing towards them like crazy.
them.
It was only after he dealt with the first Black Panther that tried to flank him and had a close encounter with this group of German thugs that Malashenko realized something extraordinary about his enemy.
In the past, most of the German medium tank units were composed of mixed units. The elite Black Panthers often only accounted for half or even a small part, and the rest were composed of more hip No. 4s or even No. 3s.
But this time, this wave of Germans who had already rushed into the position and started to use close attack tactics were actually using all Black Panthers, and their tactical prowess was even more unexpected.
Malashenko had just dealt with the first Panther that tried to sneak up on him from the side. The smoke from the gun had not cleared. Then he discovered that on the opposite side, there were two more Panthers approaching rapidly.
, this was obviously using the first Panther just now as fishing bait, and it was the two Panthers who acted together that really tried to give him a fatal blow.
It takes time to turn the turret in the completely opposite direction, and it also takes time for Seryozha to change the direction of the car body. The tense situation of racing against time seems to be completely in the favor of the German army. It is extremely urgent!