The fog obscured Lieutenant Pavel's ability to see the specific impact point of the bullet, but from the trajectory of the ballistic flight, it was as if it hit an iron wall and stopped suddenly, instead of dragging a tracer and continuing to fly forward until it disappeared.
Judging from the situation...
The shot just now should have hit the target accurately.
But the Russian heavy tank that was believed to have been shot was still moving forward. The terrifying steel body that was getting closer and closer was like a prehistoric beast that broke free from its cage and rushed through the thick fog.
The muzzle is so intimidating that it almost makes people breathless. Just looking at it from such a distance is enough to make people feel the bone-chilling cold.
Lieutenant Pavel was the first person to react to the stunned anti-tank gun team. He had no time to think about what happened with the shot just now, and he only continued to give orders.
"Reload, reload quickly! One more shot!"
The new anti-tank guns newly supported by the Germans can't penetrate those Russian heavy tanks!
Lieutenant Pavel felt flustered from the bottom of his heart by such an immediate fact, and even did not dare to admit it directly.
Those German guys swear that this new 75mm anti-tank gun can deal with all Russian tanks, whether it is KV or T34, it can ensure frontal destruction within normal firefighting distance! This is definitely true!
As for the shot just now... it should have been pure bad luck and it hit a bad position. That must be it! Lieutenant Pavel, who was frantically comforting himself in his heart, kept thinking this.
The 75mm full-caliber capped armor-piercing bullet that was installed in one piece was once again stuffed into the barrel of the gun. The gunner in charge of aiming the gun turned the high and low machine wheel with sweaty and trembling palms and once again aimed at the target, which represented the hit gun.
The mirror lines have been firmly attached to that hideous and ugly Russian heavy tank.
"Aimed!"
"Fire! Fire quickly!"
boom--
Ding-ding——
call out--
"Ah, you son of a bitch! There's no end for these Germans, right?!"
He was hit by two armor-piercing bullets in less than ten seconds. Lavrinenko, who was still angry after entering the battlefield, immediately breathed sweet fragrance and expressed condolences to the German's mother. However, the troops defending on the opposite position were not actually
It's not just the Germans.
The 75 mm armor-piercing projectile that ricocheted directly from the upper edge of the semi-curved gun shield instantly penetrated the sky, leaving a silvery-white ballistic trace that disappeared in the blink of an eye. Only the gun shield of Lavrinenko's vehicle was visible.
The shallow scratches on the half edge prove that this armor-piercing bullet has been fired.
This time, Lieutenant Pavel, whose glasses were wide-eyed the whole time, clearly saw the entire process of the armor-piercing bullet being bounced away instantly. The 75mm anti-tank gun that the Germans boasted as an invincible existence actually failed to attack again!
"Damn it, damn it! Damn it! This is a monster. The Russian tank has been a monster from hell from beginning to end!"
The frightened gunner, whose voice was trembling so much that he couldn't even speak clearly, was saying "refined and easy-going". Lieutenant Pavel, who had no time to pay attention to the terrible curses, continued to work hard and still refused to give up. Even the T34 was a powerful anti-tank that could instantly kill with one shot.
There's no reason why the guns can't penetrate those Russian heavy tanks!
In Lieutenant Pavel's mind, the T34 medium tank, which is fast, well-armored, and has very good firepower, is already the strongest.
As long as you can deal with those T34s, you can definitely deal with all Russian tanks!
"Come again! Reload and shoot again! Hurry up!"
Lieutenant Pavel, who was under tremendous pressure, still could not accept the fact that those Russian heavy tanks were invincible, or in other words, he rejected this fact from the bottom of his heart and was unwilling to understand and accept it, because this cruel fact was placed on the current life-and-death battlefield.
It probably means death.
The anti-tank gun, which had been loaded as quickly as possible, aimed its black muzzle at the target for the third time, and the final firing moment was once again imminent.
But at this moment, Lavrinenko, who was severely obscured by fog and had a very limited field of vision, shook the commander's periscope with his hand, and could hardly see anything of value. The sound of two consecutive shots came from the same direction. There was something about
Lavrinenko is very clear about this, but no matter how hard he tries, he can't find the damn target where the muzzle smoke should be.
"Damn it! Where did this Po Wu come from! Damn..."
Ding-ding——
call out--
Lavrinenko, who was holding the commander's periscope in his hand, finally saw the orange muzzle flash of the muzzle flashing in the confusing fog with his own eyes at the same time as the impact of the armor-piercing projectile was heard.
"Vatukov, at 10 o'clock, the German anti-tank gun! If you see it, just fire and kill it!"
"Ponomarenko, stop!"
Logically speaking, Lavrinenko should not have immediately ordered the car to stop and kill the anti-tank gun that had fired three times.
Although all three shells failed to penetrate the armor and were safe, it should not be a big threat, but veterans who have survived on the battlefield always have an intuition derived from instinct, even the illusory sixth sense that only exists in legends
You will also become particularly sensitive.
Lavrinenko, who managed to escape his fate in 1941 thanks to the wings of Malashenko's little butterfly, is one of these people.
That anti-tank gun must not be the 88 gun that threatens the most! Just at the moment when the muzzle fire on the opposite side was jumping and flashing, Lavrinenko felt the impact of the hit on the armor of the vehicle almost at the same time.
feel.
Lavrinenko, who had personally experienced the feeling when his car was hit by the 88-gun, firmly believed that the flight speed of this shell was much faster than the armor-piercing projectiles fired by the 88-gun. The difference in the flight speed of the shells directly led to the two completely different types of shells.
Anti-tank gun.
And the muffled gunfire sound that came clearly to my ears was like smashing a full wine bottle, which was completely different from the small smashing sound of the 37 and 50mm anti-tank guns when they fired. In this way, it has an anti-aircraft muzzle.
Among the known German anti-tank guns with muzzle velocity and louder firing decibels, excluding the 88 gun, there is only one type left: the latest long-barreled 75mm anti-tank gun!
This 75mm anti-tank gun, which has extremely strong armor-piercing capabilities and is almost at the same level as the 88 gun, is a huge threat.
Lavrinenko, who was not sure that he would be completely immune to the attacks of such a terrifying opponent at extremely close range, chose a safe approach. Killing this troublesome opponent with gunfire was the best option at the moment. No one knew whether his three consecutive good luck would be the best option.
The end came at the fourth time.
All hopes were pinned on the Type 40 tungsten core armor-piercing projectile with a muzzle velocity as high as 990 meters per second, but the final result was still in vain.
Lieutenant Pavel, who was almost on the verge of collapse and covered in cold sweat, did not expect that it was this Type 40 tungsten core armor-piercing bullet for which he had high hopes that indirectly changed his opponent's decision and cost him his life.
When Lieutenant Pavel raised his head again, the 85mm black hole muzzle that broke through the thick fog was already aimed at the target under the straight trajectory at a distance visible to the naked eye.