We had to race against time, but this time we did not side with Malashenko. The tense confrontation situation that sharply worsened was also developing rapidly in a direction that was not conducive to Malashenko.
At this moment, Malashenko felt as uncomfortable and anxious as an ant being roasted on a pot.
But sometimes it is useless even if you are anxious, especially when the objective reality is not subject to human subjective will.
The emergency response order has been issued. The gunner Iushkin is desperately shaking the electric steering wheel and turning the turret direction. The driver Seryosha is also jerking the left joystick with one hand to drive the 60-ton vehicle.
The heavy steel body changed the course of the car body, trying to keep the strongest frontal main armor belt facing the two German Panthers at all times.
But a heavy tank is a heavy tank after all. Even Stalin's heavy tank never considered giving up mobility when designing and establishing the project, and tried its best to maximize the mobility while adapting to the tonnage.
However, the heavy tonnage of the IS4 heavy tank, and the ultra-high power-to-weight ratio that is far inferior to that of the IS7, still severely limit the mobility and performance of this 60-ton steel behemoth.
It was extremely difficult for the IS4 heavy tank not equipped with a dual-flow transmission system to change the direction of the vehicle body. The right track was locked and the left track rolled up in full reverse gear, rolling up a large amount of splashing mud. It rained continuously.
Falling from the sky, dripping onto the cold and solid armor plates, washing away the marks of the battlefield.
The entire IS4 heavy tank was like a trapped beast struggling in the mire, exerting all its strength. However, the combined speed of the vehicle's course and turret pointing change during reversing still could not keep up with the two tanks at thirty meters.
Crazy racing black panther forward speed over distance.
"Hurry up, hurry up! Hurry up!!!"
Malashenko was so anxious that he wanted to jump out of the car and reach out to break off the turret to make it rotate faster. He was going crazy! Even more than half of the sides of the IS4's body were covered by the equivalent thickness.
It is protected by 300 mm of thick sloped armor, but the vertical armor area behind the road wheels that connects to the running gear is still an unavoidable and absolute weakness.
Malashenko didn't want to risk his own life and bet that the Germans would definitely fire at the sloped armor part. This was simply unrealistic and too wishful thinking.
Once the Germans fired a shot at the vertical side armor, relying on the armor-piercing depth of the Panther's 75mm long main gun, it was completely able to penetrate it at the current face-to-face distance and penetrate it into the interior of the car body.
By that time, the entire space of the vehicle body is filled with 122 cartridges and projectiles. The vehicle of the division commander will most likely turn into a "Soviet mass-killing aerospace vehicle" and explode into pieces amidst the huge explosions of ammunition and flames.
A pile of twisted wreckage!
Malashenko didn't want to risk his own life and that of a busload of brothers to experience what it felt like to be "surrounded by happiness." Just thinking about such a scene made people feel chills running down their spines.
Time passed by minute by second, and Malashenko, who was so nervous that he was sweating on his forehead, did not notice at all that the big beads of sweat had already slid down his face to his neck and chin, falling straight down.
If this unfavorable situation continues for a few more seconds, the two Panthers, charging at full speed like wild horses, will be able to accurately point the black muzzles at their side armor positions, and at the same time gain a high probability of
Excellent shooting angle without ricochet.
With such a short time remaining, it seems that nothing can be done and can only be resigned to fate. Malashenko, who refuses to accept his fate, can only leave his last hope to the IS4 heavy tank, which is definitely a solid vehicle.
He turned his body sideways to the armor and prayed for a miracle to happen even once. There was really no other way.
But... sudden accidents often happen when you least expect it, and the same is true for Malashenko at the moment.
The huge roar of the main gun was accompanied by the roar of the diesel engine almost simultaneously.
A high-speed 122mm armor-piercing projectile and a rapidly speeding IS6 heavy tank entered Malashenko's sight almost at the same time and suddenly appeared.
The precise and powerful armor-piercing projectile broke through the side armor of the Panther's turret. The Panther pointed the turret at Malashenko's vehicle and took aim, exposing the weakness of the side armor of the turret!
The powerful explosion of ammunition that followed completely announced the end of the Panther's fate, as well as the end of the combat careers of the five Wehrmacht armored personnel in the vehicle.
As good fortune never comes alone, misfortune never comes alone. The misfortune of the two Panthers, who were about to get close to them, was not over yet.
An IS6 heavy tank, which is still being loaded and has no ammunition in the barrel, is charging at full speed! Just the thick black engine smoke ejected from the rear of the vehicle, and the rolling backward speed.
When the mud is soaring into the sky, you can know how fast this IS6, which has risked everything, is at full speed.
The turret of the IS6 was pointing to the other side of the car body, but it did not aim its muzzle at the target. Malashenko, who clearly witnessed all this in the water-stained commander's periscope, had probably guessed that the vehicle had stepped on the accelerator.
IS6 heavy tank, what exactly will it do in the next second and what will happen?
Bang——
Crack crack——
It was like the harsh friction sound of fingernails that were deliberately made long and scratched across the blackboard in the classroom.
Two steel behemoths with a total combat weight of over fifty tons collided violently. The sparks burst out instantly and the huge metal collision sound resounded in the minds of all the surrounding creatures. The lingering sound was almost like destroying people's heads.
Torn apart.
The IS6, which came straight with strong purpose and pertinence, intercepted from the side, while the Panthers focused entirely on Malashenko's No. 177 IS4 command vehicle.
He completely didn't notice the steel behemoth rushing over from the other side of the car. He was hit to pieces on the spot, the tracks were broken, and the whole car was slightly lifted into the air. Even the iconic staggered road wheels were damaged.
Several of them were knocked out instantly and disappeared without a trace.
The short and violent impact soon stopped completely, and the kinetic energy was exhausted. The IS6 heavy tank that initiated this desperate act seemed to be greatly affected. It could not move in place. It is not known whether the tank itself was damaged or the crew members appeared.
casualties.
And the Black Panther that was hit and stopped by one end was even more miserable!
Not only was the running gear on the side of the car body hit by the impact completely destroyed, but even thick black smoke came out of the engine compartment. It was unclear whether there was a serious engine failure or an internal fire. It was just this thing.
The child has completely lost its combat effectiveness, and it can be determined that the barrel is drooping.