Malashenko has no mind to care about other things now. He doesn't even have the time or time to look back at how the battle to attack the position behind him is going.
Compared with the almost no-suspense battle in which the overall situation has been decided and only a moderate amount of more troops need to be invested, the fat will be swallowed up. What Malashenko really cares about is that he must not let go of the German thugs in front of him.
Run.
As long as the rear retreat has not been cut off, the German army's defeat can be a rout rather than destruction, and the meat in the mouth can be a gecko's tail instead of a whole fat pig.
Malashenko didn't want to spend so much effort, and all the existing troops of the division went into battle. In the end, he only got some shredded meat stuck between his teeth and beat his teeth as a sacrifice. This was not what Malashenko wanted.
The best result is to completely kill this group of Germans who dare to dance with guns and sticks in front of him, and send all those who are unwilling to surrender to him physically. Of course, this is also the ultimate goal of Malashenko, who is in a hurry and leads the team in roundabout ways.
"Every vehicle crew keeps up the speed and keeps up! We have crossed more than half of the distance. We must annihilate this group of fascist thugs here!"
After a series of actual combat performances, it became clear that IS4 is the biggest shortcoming that affects the unit's attack speed in high-speed interspersed maneuver combat. Malashenko, who holds the power of selecting equipment for the leader division, stopped in time.
Receive more is4 heavy tanks and change all new supplementary tank requirements to is6: the most cutting-edge second batch of standard improved is6 heavy tanks.
This is not to say that the is4 is not a good car. On the contrary, the is4 has the mobility to fully meet the basic combat needs of heavy tanks, and the firepower is enough to cope with most combat situations it can encounter. As for armor protection, it is even better.
It is an absolute ceiling level that makes people have no choice.
The most important reason that really made is4 stop receiving equipment and be eliminated from the new equipment receiving sequence of the leader division is one: the mobility performance of is6 is really much better.
As the battle continued to advance and deepen, Malashenko increasingly discovered that the leader had followed the past practice of putting out fires and plugging leaks, and began to develop into high-speed interdiction, pursuit and interception operations.
If we look specifically at the attributes of equipment, it is that in the past battles focused on firepower and defense, but now the demand for battles has begun to tilt towards mobility attributes, and the demand is getting bigger and bigger.
Therefore, is4's maneuverability is not unqualified. It cannot keep up with the battle rhythm of is6, which accounts for an absolute majority and is the backbone of the leader division. This is its biggest problem.
Of course, the lack of an overwhelming performance advantage compared to the is6 is also a secondary reason. The slightly better protection as a "yu" cannot cover up the "flaw" of greater mobility shortcomings. What Malashenko wants is to be more
Quickly and fatally intercept German sticks on the battlefield, preferably without leaving the enemy a chance to escape.
"Fast" is not up to standard, and "deadly" is not outstanding enough in comparison. The is4 is indeed "tasteless to eat and a pity to discard" at least for the leader. Therefore, keep the existing is4 on hand and stop subsequent new purchases.
Installation is the best solution I can think of at the moment.
The brand-new "Guardian Premium Car" is the is7. As a superior replacement, it can completely replace the equipment positioning of the is4. Compared with the is6, it has an overwhelming and absolute performance advantage in all aspects.
As a "leader teacher trial transitional exploration equipment", is4 has indeed accomplished her mission brilliantly and can gradually fade away in glory.
One of the final results of this is that it is rare to see the is4 in the equipment sequence of the leader division nowadays. Sliding away, groups of is6 are galloping on the snowy field, which is the most popular one at the moment.
Real scene.
"Damn! Those Russians are too fast! Their heavy tanks are as fast as our medium tanks, we must intercept them!"
The Germans did not sit back and wait for death. They mobilized all the remaining armor forces on hand to intercept and block the enemy horizontally. This was the German army's final response to the leader's division's high-speed penetration and roundabout.
"The German armored forces! Ten o'clock direction, coming towards us! Prepare to fight!"
Those newly arrived is7s are not yet able to immediately deploy troops to form combat effectiveness, let alone participate in the current battle. This is probably Malashenko's biggest regret at the moment.
After all, it would be too unrealistic for you to put a new gadget on the battlefield that can't even be driven straight and whose equipment performance you haven't mastered at all. It's not like a tank like Red Alert that can attack all directions immediately after it's built.
But regrets are regrets, and regret does not mean weakness. There is no inevitable connection between the two and cannot be equated. For example, a large group of IS6s fighting against a patchwork of Black Panthers and No. 4s, then it will still be the same
It's a sure-fire way to smash a walnut with a hammer, no ambiguity.
"Armor-piercing ammunition reloading!"
"Aimed!"
"Keep it locked!"
"Armor-piercing bullets are good!"
"Fire!"
boom--
To deal with those weakly armored but very fast No. 4s, there is no need for high-explosive grenades. The accuracy is better and the muzzle velocity is higher. Full-caliber armor-piercing shells that can definitely take away a load of German guns as long as they hit them are obviously a better choice.
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Boom——Boom——
Rumble——
"Cars 112 and 113 were destroyed, damn it! 114, get out of the way, the Russians are aiming and bombing,..."
"Ferek! Oh my god, Ferek!"
"This is pure massacre! The Russians' vehicles are much better than ours, and we will lose most of the tanks before we get close!"
"Shut up! Keep going! If we stop here, everything will be over! Go around to the side of the Russians, we still have a chance!"
With asymmetric firepower and protection advantages, it is natural for the heavy tank troops of the Leader Division to be the first to stop during simultaneous maneuvers between the enemy and ourselves, enter the combat firing position, and fire first.
One after another, the No. 4s and Panthers were penetrated through the armor one after another, their heads were blown off, and everyone was on their backs. The entire radio channel was filled with the German army's noisy words of anxiety, panic, and even trembling and timidity.
Serious equipment disadvantages meant that the German medium tanks had a speed advantage in the air, but they were unable to fully utilize this advantage to seize the shooting position. If they fired first, a single shot would be useless and the sound would be useless. When they saw the Russians on the opposite side,
When using is6, you should have such a clear understanding and stop doing useless work.
The armor is not enough to withstand the powerful and ferocious firepower. Once hit, as long as the bullet does not ricochet, it is certain to die. Stopping and firing head-on with the enemy becomes a pure suicide attempt.
Behavior.
The only way the Germans could do was to use their meager mobility advantage to face the enemy's powerful direct fire and try to get around them desperately.
However, the situation of the following battle still made it impossible to die happily.