After once again blasting the poor German Panzer III tank into a pile of scrap metal without any suspense, Malashenko started to search for the target with binoculars in hand, but then he saw the thing that made him feel uneasy no matter what.
An incredible scene.
The square and angular turret is covered with solid armor that was definitely thick in 1941. The large and stubby muzzle is simply placed there, which is enough to demonstrate the powerful firepower to conquer everything.
The identical, solid and heavy body seemed so familiar and real to Malashenko.
"Asshole! These German guys actually opened kv2!"
No matter how unbelievable Malashenko was, who was deeply shocked and angry, the extremely conspicuous and clear iron cross mark painted on the side of the turret still wiped out the last bit of shock in Malashenko's heart.
No trace.
There is no doubt that this is a KV2 heavy tank that was repainted after being captured by the Germans, and then re-entered the battlefield in the hands of German armored troops as the opposite of the Soviet troops it originally belonged to!
The rout and defeat since the outbreak of Operation Barbarossa resulted in a large number of Soviet technical equipment and even tanks being abandoned or captured by the Germans after the war.
Many of these Soviet tanks had simple mechanical failures or were abandoned directly after running out of fuel. The huge and solid steel bodies and their internal structures were hardly damaged and only needed simple repairs.
After being refueled and loaded, it can be put into use again.
Faced with the powerful Soviet army and the massive torrent of steel but no effective way to deal with it, the German armored forces followed the truth of war and chose to directly incorporate these original opponent tanks into their own ranks when there was no best response plan.
After simply repainting the conspicuous logo to prevent accidental damage from friendly forces, it went on the battlefield.
The German armored personnel who are qualified to drive these powerful Soviet-made tanks are without exception experienced elites.
These German crews, who had already figured out almost all the advantages and disadvantages of their opponent's tanks in the direct confrontation with the Soviet steel torrent, better understood what kind of combat situation they could use their strengths and avoid their weaknesses to take advantage of the performance advantages of these Soviet tanks while avoiding being overwhelmed.
The Soviet army seized on the weakness.
Objectively speaking, these German armored soldiers who relied on the equipment captured by the "Twenty-Five Boys" have achieved their original goal - at least leveling the originally huge gap-like tank quality advantage between Soviet tanks and standing on the same starting line.
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Now, only pure experience, skills and combat art can determine the outcome of a battle, and this is the ultimate result that the German army has been pursuing since the beginning of the war.
Malashenko, who knew the weaknesses and armor of all types of German tanks by heart, never expected such a situation. Using Soviet tanks to deal with Soviet tanks in the hands of the Germans was like an avalanche like a flood.
Questions instantly filled Malashenko's mind.
"Where is the weak point? Where should I hit the KV2 with a 76mm cannon!? Can the front of the car body be penetrated? No, it shouldn't be possible! What about the turret? This is probably a fucking waste of effort!"
Malashenko's mind was like a whirlpool, spinning rapidly against the current. Before he had time to think of the final answer, the Iron Cross KV2 tank, which had already pointed its huge black gun muzzle at this side, had already taken the lead.
"At one o'clock, Ivan's KV1, armor-piercing bullets are ready!"
"Armor-piercing bullets? Are you kidding me, Hackern? The Russian's portable toilet only has concrete-busting bullets. You want me to go there and find you 152mm armor-piercing bullets to load?"
"Damn it! Did your mother only teach you to talk this useless nonsense!? Send concrete destroying shells into the breech block, quickly! Now!"
The German army did not have the unique caliber of 152 mm in the equipment sequence, so they could only use the existing shells when the KV2 was captured and had nowhere to supplement them.
KV2 heavy tanks, which are equipped with very few armor-piercing projectiles, almost only have two types of ammunition: high-explosive grenades and concrete-destroying projectiles. Some KV2 heavy tanks are not even equipped with armor-piercing projectiles at all. After all, these powerful steel behemoths were originally designed to be used.
It is only used to break through enemy fortifications rather than anti-tank, so it is not unusual.
Like the original Soviet tank crew, the German vehicle crew stuffed two loaders into the toilet-shaped running tower and began to load the artillery shells. The heavy 152mm sub-loaded concrete destructive bomb was almost a solid big iron mass, with the central warhead positioned
Compared with high-explosive grenades, its proportion of the charge is much smaller. Even the fierce German loader, who was as strong as a bull, had to hold his breath and exert all his strength before he could barely lift it and put it into the breech of the gun.
"Hurry up and put the propellant cartridge in, Krauser, this is not a complete ammunition!"
"I will do it without you asking, shut up! You squealing crow!"
Before he finished speaking, another German loader followed closely and pushed the propellant barrel as thick as a calf into the barrel of the gun. Taking advantage of this moment, the first German loader had already grabbed the ramrod next to him.
Immediately afterwards, he raised his hand and picked up the ramrod, pushing the propellant cartridge and the front end of the projectile forward with all his strength.
"It's done! This is more difficult than conquering a girl in bed, I promise!"
The German gunner, who ignored these meaningless words, fired the shell the moment the breech closed. The 152mm full-caliber concrete-destroying projectile with a warhead mass of an astonishing 40 kilograms immediately hit the target at 50 meters per second.
The muzzle velocity of the gun came out instantly, and the huge muzzle flash and the loud sound of the gunfire that seemed to be enough to conquer everything fell on Malashenko's senses like an apocalyptic apocalypse.
"It's over! This is 152, and half of my head is still feeling the cool breeze!"
The moment the gunfire sounded, Malashenko's heart went cold for a moment, but he did not guess the final result.
The 152mm concrete-destroying bomb roared through the air and flew instantly in mid-air just a few meters away from Malashenko's car. I was shocked and thought that the Germans had missed the target before Malashenko could reach it.
As soon as he reacted, a huge rapid explosion followed by a hot billowing wave of air came from behind him.
The 152mm concrete-destroying projectile, which is specially designed to destroy the concrete defenses on the Yongbi front line, is incredibly powerful. At a shooting distance of 500 meters, it can still defeat the enemy at a shooting distance of 500 meters due to the large propellant chamber volume of the 152mm howitzer and the weight of the warhead weighing 40 kilograms.
Ensure complete penetration of more than 100 mm of vertical homogeneous steel armor.
An ordinary KV1 tank with an equivalent front armor thickness of 85 mm can withstand such a terrifying 152 mm armor. The turret that was pushed up into the air during the intense explosion and flames flew ten meters high in the air.
Holding on to the potential energy, Malashenko, who witnessed this horrific scene with his own eyes, felt nothing but shock.