The rate of losses of German tanks was rising steadily, and the absolute numerical advantage of Soviet tanks was becoming more and more obvious and strongly reflected.
If it were just a numerical advantage, it would be fine. The problem is that the enemy's tanks also have a qualitative advantage, at least in terms of protective performance, which is definitely much better than our own.
Those Russian heavy tanks that can be seen everywhere, rushing around like a herd of tigers and sheep, are simply unstoppable.
Some German armored soldiers who reacted quickly pointed their guns at the side armor that should have been very fragile. However, the result of one shot was only a loud bang and a violent friction between the armor-piercing projectiles and the armor.
The dazzling sparks produced by the collision.
Other than that, there was nothing else, no violent tank explosions, and no Russian tanks stopping on the spot after their armor was penetrated.
Those Russian heavy tanks that can even withstand the bombardment of the 75mm main gun at close range with their turrets and hull sides are like ferocious steel monsters crawling out of horror stories, familiars of Satan, with indestructible absolute defense.
It’s simply despairing!
"What the hell! What the hell! Why can't you even penetrate the side!? What kind of monster have these Russians created!?"
"Shut up and keep shooting! This time, hit the turret ring. The Russian tractor cannot be invincible! There must be a weakness!"
Seeing that they could not penetrate the armor, the SS began to come up with some weird and crooked ideas, such as shooting at the joint between the IS6's turret and the car body, that is, the turret seat ring.
When faced with the seemingly invincible T34 in 1941, the German army used this method to fire at the turret seat. Although it failed to completely destroy it, it paralyzed one T34 after another and caused it to lose its combat effectiveness. The direction of the turret
The machine is stuck by projectile fragments or deformed by impact, and the turret can no longer be rotated.
Although it is already an ancient method, considering that the design and configuration principles of tanks are basically the same, shooting at the turret seat ring position should still be effective. At least it can give the Russian turret steering gear to the card owner. This is already
enough.
The is6, which was soaring forward, still stepped on the accelerator, maneuvering towards the side and rear of the German tank at high speed. With the dual-flow traditional tracks and the dual blessing of the electric turret steering machine, the Panther 2 could barely keep up with the enemy's speed. The turret
Pointing can basically aim at the location you want to hit.
The SS gunner who had loaded the armor-piercing shell into the chamber did not hesitate. After he was sure that he had aimed at the vital part he wanted to target, he immediately pulled the main gun trigger on the crank handle to fire the shell.
boom--
The muzzle of the 75mm main gun, which was as slender as a fishing rod, flickered, and the scattered fire expanded and dispersed in the muzzle brake, rushing out from both sides of the chamber to offset most of the firing recoil.
The armor-piercing bullets that escaped were not the commonly used full-caliber capped armor-piercing bullets, but sub-caliber tungsten-core armor-piercing bullets that the Germans relied on as the supreme artifact and had stronger armor-piercing power against vertical armor.
If it were to hit such a small seat ring where the turret and the vehicle body meet, a full-caliber hooded armor-piercing projectile would most likely be bounced off the spot and would not be able to penetrate at all. The exaggerated shape of the Russian tank's turret and vehicle body
They are all irregular, and the probability of ricocheting is quite high and should not be underestimated.
During the armor-piercing process, it is a kind of sub-caliber tungsten core armor-piercing projectile that squeezes out the tungsten core armor-piercing body from the projectile wrapping state and continues to penetrate the armor mode. It seems that it is because of the tungsten core armor-piercing body.
It is small, making it easier to do the delicate work of shooting the turret seat ring, and it is not easy to be directly bounced away and make a sound like a full-caliber armor-piercing projectile.
This statement is not groundless. When dealing with the T34 in 1941, this was already the experience summed up by the German armored forces.
Anyway, it is impossible for the Russians to make the turret seat ring into sloped armor. As long as they can hit the joint accurately and send the tungsten core armor-piercing body in, then there is no problem in penetrating the turret seat ring. There is no sub-caliber tungsten core armor-piercing projectile.
There is also the possibility of being ricocheted.
At least, it does not exist in theory. The SS gunner was so sure in his heart that he comforted himself and became convinced.
But is this really the case?
Not always.
When the armor-piercing projectile accurately hit the joint between the turret and the car body, a scene that shocked the jaws of the SS armored soldiers was once again staged.
It’s hard to imagine how the Russians managed to create such a weird steel monster. The SS gunner took a closer look after the shells were fired and then realized that the Russians’ devilish iron bastard didn’t even
There is no "neck", in other words, there is no exposed and clearly visible turret seat.
Because of the angle problem and the fact that his nerves were too tense in combat situations, the SS gunner, who was in a hurry and with beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, did not notice this important detail at all.
When the sub-caliber tungsten core armor-piercing projectile was fired, it was directly bounced off the curved armor on the lower edge of the turret side armor. It hit vertically downwards and hit the sloped upper armor of the car body. The projectile ricocheted off again.
When it was once again bounced to an unknown place like a three-dimensional pinball, the shocked SS gunner finally realized the seriousness of the problem when his jaw opened almost as big as a hippopotamus.
The turret side armor could not be penetrated, and the hull side armor could not be penetrated either. I finally thought of the old method used to deal with the T34 and wanted to repeat the same trick, but who knew that the wise Russians directly improved the design. This new type of
You can't even see the neck of the Iron Bastard! The hull is directly under the turret, and there is no exposed turret seat at all!
Even if there is, it is definitely a tiny gap that can only be seen with the naked eye by a person standing next to the car.
Want to put a cannonball through this finger-width gap?
Are you crazy? This is the earth's solid armor-piercing projectile, not the Anton star's particle armor-piercing projectile!
The almost desperate SS armorers tried to fire repeatedly, but could never find the real weakness of this Russian steel monster.
The cruel battlefield leaves equal opportunities for both warring parties. We will never favor any one of them and deliberately give more opportunities.
This SS Panther 2 has taken advantage of the long reloading time of the is6 and tried several times to fire and shoot with potentially fatal consequences but ultimately found nothing. In the turn-based game, it is the turn of the 122 heirloom of the is6 to roar.
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It’s father time!
boom--
The thunderous roar of the 122mm main gun shocked the war-torn land and the surrounding air. The large-caliber armor-piercing projectiles rushing out from the muzzle directly hit the rear engine compartment of the Panther 2, injecting it from the side.
Enter, and the charge is triggered to detonate instantly at the core of the power cabin!
After a huge bang, before I could see what was happening to Black Panther 2's little head, I saw the blown-up gasoline engine being sent up into the sky first, and was blown directly into the air from the power cabin, like a falling star.