Not only Malashenko's car, but also the IS6 heavy tanks guarding the surrounding area were firing with all their strength, blocking the enemy's armored units that were trying to get closer to support.
The self-propelled artillery unit, which moves a little slower, but can still keep up with the large army in terms of overall speed, has now broken into the battlefield, entered the fighting position, and is ready to shoot.
Those huge ISU-152A self-propelled artillery are the vanguard at the forefront. They are faster than the previous-generation old guns behind them, that is, the ISU-152, which was modified from the IS2 heavy tank body chassis.
Swift as the wind.
These armored behemoths holding up the 152mm justice cannon are extremely tall. It is precisely because of this large 152 howitzer that its combat chamber, which is fixed and welded on the car body, is destined to be unusually wide and conspicuous, far better than
The IS6 heavy tank, which is built with the same type of body and chassis, is highly recognizable on the battlefield.
The German troops on the battlefield were not blind. These "tall and mighty" armored behemoths had just entered the battlefield. Before they could officially join the battle, they had already been spotted by the sharp-eyed German troops and put into shooting range.
Relying on the advantage of entering the battlefield first and firing before the enemy stopped, the German armored vehicles holding various 75-meter-long and 88-meter-long German armored vehicles took the lead in firing.
These are not tanks, but a turret-less army composed of Panzer IV tank destroyers, Jaguar tank destroyers, and a large number of Santuzi. They do have generally quite good firepower output and low appearance.
It is short, has a small frontal area to be bombarded, has high concealment, and has very good defense. At least the ordinary Red Army tank troops would have a real headache when encountering such bastards.
But that is limited to ordinary Red Army tank units, and it is well known that the Leader's Division is not ordinary. Those Germans who think that the Leader's Division falls under the definition of "general" have already been sent to two places by Malashenko and his comrades: the other
A world or a prison camp.
The Germans, who have "short hair and short knowledge", are not very sure about these armored monsters that look like IS6, but have no turret and carry a huge cannon of unknown caliber, but definitely larger than the 122 Heirloom.
What kind of things are they? At least I have never seen them before, let alone played against them to become familiar with their performance.
To be precise, at the moment when the mass production of the second batch of standard IS6 heavy tanks has been fully launched, frontline troops who have a huge demand for the upgrading of heavy tanks are basically impatiently waiting to receive new vehicles.
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Comrade Ke Jing's desk drawer was almost filled to the brim with overflowing orders and notifications from the Equipment Department to urge labor.
Even regarding the expansion of the IS6 heavy tank factory, the work of adding production lines is already underway, and certain results have been achieved in increasing production capacity.
However, the current production speed still cannot catch up with the peak speed of the previous IS2 heavy tank production. The IS6 heavy tank with more powerful performance is of course simple to build and requires little work. The turret is cast in one piece, and the body armor is even more...
A few large steel plates can be used to cut everything, and it can be easily done with just one weld.
But this is only relative after all
Yes, it saves time and effort compared to the previous generation of Guards-specific IS4 heavy tanks and the new generation of Guards-specific IS7 vehicles, but compared to the old IS2 heavy tanks, it is a completely different story.
, which is relatively time-consuming and labor-intensive.
More powerful performance comes at a price. On the premise that the technology is similar but heavier and more expensive, it is impossible to expect the IS6 to be built faster than the IS2. After all, it is a vehicle that combines defense in order to enhance protection.
A new heavy tank with a more complex configuration than the IS2.
It can only be said that the man-hours required for construction are longer. If the performance is stronger, more materials are used, the technology is similar, and the cost is higher, and the construction time is shorter, then it is really called "Slavic development"
"Check-in", if the German guy opposite has this ability, it is not impossible for him to give you twice the number of valuables from the zoo.
So in this case, don't count on how much spare body and chassis the IS6, which has huge frontline demand and is time-consuming to build and whose output is not as good as the IS2, can spare for you to use for ISU-152A.
Large-caliber heavy self-propelled artillery is very important, but it has lower-level substitutes that can be used improvised. The 152 towed howitzer, or even small guns such as SU-100, SU-85, SU-76, can be used improvised.
, anyway, the functional positioning is somewhat overlapping and similar.
If you have any difficulties, just overcome them. Who can have no difficulties during the war years?
But if you want to talk about the importance of heavy tanks, then I'm sorry, they are really irreplaceable.
Siege of cities and breakthroughs in key strategic areas are inseparable from these big guys, and the mission can indeed be completed by investing in medium tank troops.
However, actual combat feedback after frontline troops successively adopted IS6 shows that if medium tank units are used to replace heavy tank units in similar large-scale offensive battles, and T3485 or even the latest T43 is used to replace IS6, the loss of the former will
The rate is basically three times or even more than the latter.
In terms of available motorization hours, mean time between failures, maintenance difficulty, strategic mileage with full fuel and overall equipment readiness rate, IS6 is indeed inferior to T3485 and T43.
It weighs up to 50 tons, far exceeding the weight of the previous generation IS2. The IS6 must bear the negative impact of these problems, but this still cannot change that it is a machine that plays an irreplaceable role in the battle of siege and fortification.
The effects it brings cannot change its popularity which is highly praised by frontline tank soldiers.
The importance and production priority of heavy tanks is definitely higher than that of self-propelled artillery.
With the ISU-152A, you can more smoothly cover the IS6 to attack cities and seize territory. Even without the ISU-152A, you can still do it, but it is just a little more troublesome. But without the IS6, even if you have the ISU-152A
You will also face a huge number of problems.
How to attack the key defensive section of the German army? How to block the counterattack of the enemy's heavy armored troops?
In offensive and defensive operations, we will face a huge number of attendant problems. In terms of performance, it is already similar to the prototype of later generations of main battle tanks that take into account the three elements of "mobility, protection, and firepower." It is so excellent and irreplaceable.
It is so good that even if the frontline tank troops are willing to wait longer for the ISU-152A and receive it later, they still want the IS6 heavy tank built on the same chassis first.
Speaking of which, some comrades of the Guards Tank Division, excluding the big boss like Malashenko who can "choose equipment" of course, those ordinary division commanders actually encountered a choice problem.
The number of IS6 chassis that will be replaced by your division is fixed. The blessing of the title "Konguard" can give you a certain right to choose. Do you want these car body and chassis quotas to become IS6? Or do you want to create ISU-152A? This month
If you can't get it, you can place a pre-order first, and maybe it will be delivered according to your intention next month.
Multiple-choice questions like this have left many Guards division commanders scratching their heads and feeling very confused.
It is impossible to replace all the new equipment for you at once. The quota is only so small. It is up to you to choose the car you want. It is impossible to say that IS6 and ISU-152A will be replaced for you at once. These two cars have
It's on a first-come, first-served basis. As for how to allocate and prioritize what can increase combat effectiveness the fastest, that's your division commander's own business. Just think about it yourself and then draft a letter of intent and submit it. The people in the equipment department can't give you guidance.
But in the end, the vast majority of division commanders and comrades did choose the IS6 heavy tank instead of the ISU-152A.
After all, the former can fight hard and vicious battles, while the latter can at best make you more comfortable in fighting. If you want to talk about positions that you can't storm down originally and German armored units that you can't defeat, to be honest, even if you change to ISU-152A, it will most likely be in vain.
Damn it, if you should be able to defeat it, you still can't defeat it. If you can't defeat it, you still can't defeat it.
But it's different after changing to IS6. It can really produce a qualitative change. What kind of equipment did the famous leader rely on to sweep around in the first place? The shit that was beaten by the German stick spurted out from the sphincter and was stuffed back again.
What built that ruthless spirit is basically clear to all the Guards division commanders and comrades who have studied the battle history and tactics of the leadership divisions, the organization structure of the troops, and have the internal reference materials of the Red Army in their hands.
As for what to choose in the end, that is something that basically does not need to be said. Everyone can make the corresponding choice in their mind.
As for the grand statement "Only children make choices, I want them all", just think about it, don't think too much.