It is not an easy task to get the huge IS6 heavy tanks to rush onto the platform.
Although the is6 has the most outstanding top-level maneuverability among all heavy tanks in the world, this does not mean that the is6 can gallop across any terrain without hindrance.
The complex terrain and many large and small buildings in the construction area of the station seriously hindered the maneuverability of the Red Army's steel behemoths. Various large and small warehouses, or small buildings such as dormitories, warehouses, and duty rooms, did not look like that.
An object that can be smashed by just pressing the accelerator, and a little carelessness may even cause the tank to get stuck in a corner or crevice, making it impossible to advance or retreat, completely blocking the road.
Malashenko, who was in a state of high nervous tension, was thinking rapidly. The current situation urgently required him, a division commander serving as a front-line commander, to decide on the next step of action, which was directly related to the success or failure of the entire mission.
The map that had been obtained before the mission started once again played a big role. Malashenko, who had not completely memorized this thing before and had no choice but to improvise again, finally looked at it in the turret for a few seconds.
After that, we found the nearest and feasible road to the platform.
"Yes, the cargo yard! You can go directly through the cargo yard to the heavy material unloading area of the platform! This place is completely open without any obstacles, so just rush up from here!"
In the cargo yard, this is the only feasible way that Malashenko has found at the moment after a temporary rush of rummaging for heavy tanks to rush onto the platform.
Think about it, it is impossible for a waiting hall, a densely populated area for passengers to get on and off, to accommodate heavy tanks to pass through and rush onto the platform. If you want to get on the platform, you can only find those heavy machinery and equipment that were reserved from the beginning of the train station design.
A place where large items of materials are transported.
This is true for railway stations in the Soviet Union, railway stations occupied by Germany, and even railway stations in the 21st century.
There is only one ideal place that can meet Malashenko's needs, which is the station freight yard that is closely connected to the station warehouse in the left and right directions, with a large gentle slope in the middle and then an open space leading directly to the platform, which is specially used for unloading freight trains.
Even more fortunately, judging from the station design drawing in hand, this freight yard still guards the place where trains leaving the last checkpoint of the station must pass. This is the first place where trains entering the station have to stop or pass directly.
The station node is also the last platform that the train leaving the station passes through.
Further ahead was the endless prairie railway, winding and winding. Malashenko didn't think he would have a chance to catch up with this monster armed to the teeth in unknown off-road conditions, and find a way to stop it.
At the same time, not letting him cheat on you, the job of licking blood with the tip of a knife is simpler than this kind of fantasy.
No matter what the situation is, the freight yard must be the only and last chance to intercept this armored train that has just started and has not yet fully accelerated. All victory or defeat depends on this one!
"Each crew, target cargo yard! Move forward at full speed! Follow the road ahead to the next intersection and turn left. The leading crew arriving at the cargo yard will immediately report the situation and wait for my order! Never open fire without permission without an order, remember!"
Until now, Malashenko has not forgotten to remind his men, who are dedicated to physically conquering the Germans, that they must not open fire on the German armored train without authorization. Just use the main gun to greet you, and he will take the initiative to attack you.
You can't even fight back, just hold back and don't move while I'm being beaten! Even if you want to be beaten, you have to wait until I get to the scene and see the situation before I say anything!
The road conditions in the station are relatively good. The tracks rolled over by the tracks are artificial roads specially paved with bluestone or smoothed gravel. The maneuverability is amazing, comparable to that of a medium tank.
is6, on such a smooth road, it runs like a gallop all the way.
Those IS6 heavy tanks that rushed at the front almost drifted around corners and flew into the cargo yard, fearing that they would be slower and miss the last fighter.
Fortunately, the scale of victory did not completely tip to the German side, and Malashenko was still left with the final weight that could determine the outcome if removed.
Steam locomotives these days have a big weakness: they start to increase speed too slowly.
How slow is it? So slow that ordinary fare evaders carrying large and small bags on the platform have enough time to throw all their luggage into the car to the people who reach out to help them, and then get on the train themselves.
Sneaking through the window, he didn't even have to trot and accelerate to catch the train.
The German started the train and prepared to run away. It should be said that the response was quick. After all, it takes a process and a start-up time from the train to completely cool down to actually start. The current running speed is actually fast enough.
If you have to blame, you can only blame the monster Malashenko. The attack speed of the most powerful elite tank unit of the Red Army led by Malashenko is too fast! After beating the skeleton division to a state of unconsciousness, he directly copied the guy
He broke in. He dispatched combat engineers without any sense of martial ethics, and at the risk of setting themselves on fire, they directly used flamethrowers at close range indoors to eliminate resistance. They rushed to the platform and discovered that the enemy was trying to escape.
Road signs.
When playing against someone who is very skilled and doesn't play according to the rules, you have no chance of winning according to common sense. All your past experiences are nonsense now.
The German armored train, which was only thinking about rushing out and escaping from the station, saw at a glance the Russian steel monsters that were waiting for them in front of them, only more than 200 meters away. They suddenly rushed out halfway and stopped in the platform freight yard.
In the same way, the leading IS6 heavy tanks that rushed to the cargo yard had also visually confirmed the target traces. They immediately guided their heavy turrets carrying huge black muzzles to the direction of the train, and were ready to go.
Heavy tank clusters vs. heavy armored trains, this is an unprecedented and bizarre matchup that will probably never happen again in the future. Past battles in the history of human warfare cannot provide any reference on how to win such a battle.
Everything depends on the on-the-spot performance of both warring parties, it's that simple.
Facing the muzzles of the Russian cannons pointing towards each other, the German armored train, determined not to brake, was still speeding up. The large white steam ejected from the chimney of the locomotive protected by heavy armor was extremely conspicuous.
The distance of more than two hundred meters, which was not far away, had been shortened to the final moment when there was only less than one hundred and fifty meters left.
That is to say, just when the anxious IS6 commanders were about to ask the comrades of the division commander again and send the message, the is4 heavy tank, which had been long-awaited by everyone and could determine the next direction of the entire battle, finally arrived.
At this critical moment, he rushed onto the cargo yard platform with a group of IS6 heavy tanks chasing after him.