According to the prior arrangement, after the tank battalion eliminated the enemy, it should immediately return to the small village to continue hiding to avoid being shelled or air raided by the Germans.
After the guard battalion cleaning the battlefield came back, Sokov raised his binoculars again and looked at the destroyed German tanks and armored vehicles. While looking at it, he smiled and said to Yakov: "Yakov, if this happens twice more,
The victory is almost equivalent to killing a German armored regiment... Damn it, what is that?"
Yakov was startled and asked hurriedly: "Misha, what happened?" He also raised the telescope. "What did you see?"
"The tank battalions have all been withdrawn," Sokov pointed into the distance and said through gritted teeth, "But why does that spherical tank still stay on the battlefield?"
Yakov searched for a moment with his binoculars, and sure enough he saw the spherical tank, which performed well, still on the battlefield. However, after observing carefully for a moment, he found two people squatting next to the tank, seemingly repairing it.
What, he said in an uncertain tone: "Misha, is there something wrong with that tank?"
Sokov did not observe anymore, but asked the radio operator to contact Bely. When he heard Bely's voice coming from the earphones, Sokov asked angrily: "Comrade Colonel, am I not ordering all the tanks?"
, after completing the combat mission, will you immediately return to the small village? Why is Lieutenant Valenla’s spherical tank still on the battlefield at this moment?”
"Comrade Brigadier, please listen to my explanation." Bely replied unhurriedly: "When we returned, the spherical tank malfunctioned, and Lieutenant Valenla was leading people to conduct maintenance. Once it is repaired,
tanks, they will return to the village immediately."
"Why don't you send someone to help repair the tank?" When Sokov saw the spherical tank in the distance, he felt panic in his heart: "If the enemy carries out artillery bombardment or bombing, that tank will not be saved."
"Don't worry, comrade brigade commander." Seeing that Sokov was so worried about the safety of the spherical tank, Bely comforted him and said: "The target of a tank parked on the battlefield is very small, unless the German army launches artillery fire on that area.
Cover, otherwise the chance of being destroyed is very small."
"What about air strikes?" Although Bely said that artillery could not accurately destroy the spherical tank, Sokov still asked uneasily: "If it is discovered by enemy planes, there is still a possibility of being destroyed."
"You don't have to worry about air strikes." Bely said with a smile: "Look, there are so many burning tanks and armored vehicles on the battlefield. The thick smoke they produce will block the pilots' sight, making them unable to see clearly.
Ground targets."
Bely's explanation made Sokov feel a little more at ease, but he still said into the microphone uneasily: "Comrade Colonel, you tell Lieutenant Valenla to act quickly and make sure to launch a new revolution in the German army."
Before our attack, repair the ball tank."
"Don't worry, Comrade Brigade Commander." Bely replied: "The reason why I let Lieutenant Valenla drive this tank was because he has rich experience in mechanical maintenance and can eliminate all kinds of problems that occur in spherical tanks in a timely manner.
A malfunction."
After ending the call, Sokov threw the microphone and earphone to the operator, and then said to Yakov: "Yakov, you are right, the spherical tank is indeed malfunctioning, Lieutenant Valenla"
They are doing emergency repairs."
After listening to Sokov's words, Yakov raised his hand and looked at his watch, and asked with a worried look: "Almost an hour has passed since the end of the battle. The enemy may launch an attack at any time. Lieutenant Valenla and the others
Can the tank be repaired in time?"
Sokov sighed and said with a wry smile: "Under the current circumstances, we can only resign ourselves to fate."
The new round of German attacks came faster than expected. Before Valianla and the others could repair their tanks, enemy tanks and armored vehicles appeared in Sokov's field of vision. Seeing this, Sokov stamped his feet anxiously, and he hurriedly
Instruct the operator: "Hurry up and inform Colonel Bely that enemy tanks and armored vehicles are coming, and ask him to be ready to attack."
"Wait a minute, Misha." Yakov heard what Sokov told the operator and quickly stopped him: "The enemy only has three tanks and seven armored vehicles. There is no need to dispatch a tank battalion hidden in a small village...
…”
"Yakov, in addition to the armored vehicles, the enemy also has three tanks. The spherical tank cannot deal with so many enemies." Sokov said anxiously: "If I don't order Colonel Bely to attack, I can only watch helplessly.
The spherical tank was destroyed by the enemy."
"Misha, the situation is not that bad." Yakov said cautiously: "According to my observation, there should be no problem with one ball tank against three. As long as Lieutenant Valenla and the others can kill three of the enemy's tanks.
tanks, then the remaining armored vehicles will not be a concern."
Yakov's words reminded Sokov that the spherical tank was once hit by a German tank during the battle, but due to the curved armor of the spherical tank, the armor-piercing projectile became a ricochet. Although the Germans now have three
Tanks, but they are not necessarily the opponents of spherical tanks. Thinking of this link, Sokov no longer asked the radio operator to contact Bely, but raised his telescope and quietly observed the situation on the battlefield.
The ball-shaped tank that was parked in place did not move. After the German tank entered the 500-meter range, it fired first before the other side stopped firing. The two tank guns aimed at one of the tanks and fired at the same time. A shell fell.
However, another shell hit the tank's tracks accurately. The tank, whose tracks were interrupted, quickly circled on the spot and did not continue to fire back at all.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the German tanks spinning in place, the gunner of the ball tank reloaded again. Once the enemy tank stopped, he fired again. This time, both shells hit the tank with its broken track.
After the high-temperature jet of the armor-piercing projectile penetrated the armor, it produced a splash effect in the tank body, killing the tank crew inside and causing the shells in the vehicle to explode. In an instant, the German tank turned into a fireball.
, burned in place.
After killing a German tank, the spherical tank adjusted its shooting direction again and opened fire on another tank that was speeding by. However, Lieutenant Valenla and the others did not seem to be just as lucky, as both shells were empty. Before they could wait,
After completing a new round of loading, it was hit by an armor-piercing projectile fired by another German tank. Fortunately, the armor-piercing projectile just rubbed against the surface of the curved armor and bounced away. It did not cause any substantial damage to the spherical tank.
s damage.
Valianla and the others seemed to have long been accustomed to such a result. They ignored the tank at all and continued to shoot at the target. This time, they finally succeeded in destroying the enemy tank.
Seeing Valenla and the others destroying two tanks in succession, Sokov couldn't help but applaud. He knew very well that for spherical tanks, the remaining German tank was not a concern. As long as the enemy's tank
They have all been wiped out, and those armored vehicles will definitely be frightened and flee.
A few minutes later, the spherical tank successfully destroyed the third German tank. But the situation that followed did not develop as Sokov imagined. The armored personnel carrier full of soldiers saw the accompanying tanks being destroyed.
After being destroyed, the ball tank did not turn around and escape, but rushed towards the spherical tank. Facing the approaching armored vehicle, the spherical tank fired several more shots, but the shells all missed without exception.
"Damn it," just as Sokov secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Yakov next to him exclaiming: "The spherical tank has run out of shells."
Sokov was startled and quickly raised his binoculars to look at the spherical tanks in the distance. He saw the German armored vehicles approaching the spherical tanks quickly, but the spherical tanks stayed in place and did not fire.
, and it didn’t move. Maybe there really were no shells as Yakov said.
"What to do?" Seeing this situation, Sokov felt a little panicked. If there were anti-tank crews on these armored personnel carriers, they would be able to destroy the spherical tanks without infantry cover. Because they were too far apart, even if they were
Even if he wanted to save him, it was beyond his reach. Sokov asked himself in his mind: "Do we need to let Colonel Bely and the others attack?"
"Misha, you must not let Colonel Bely and others attack." Yakov saw Sokov's thoughts and quickly reminded him: "If there are anti-tank fighters on those armored personnel carriers, they will let Colonel Bely attack."
The tank battalion suffered heavy losses."
Sokov heard Yakov's voiceover. He gritted his molars and said: "So, we can only allow the spherical tank to be sacrificed?"
"Misha, as a commander, you must know how to choose." Yakov said with a solemn expression: "Even if Colonel Bely is allowed to attack at this moment, it is a bit too late. Once they rush up to encounter the German anti-tank fighters, it will be too late.
We will lose more tanks. Do you understand?"
"I understand." When he thought that the spherical tank was about to be blown up by the German anti-tank fighters, Sokov was heartbroken. But in order to take the overall situation into consideration, he could only harden his heart and prepare to watch the car being built.
The tank with little merit was blown up by the enemy.
The German armored vehicles surrounded the spherical tanks, and the machine guns on the vehicles began to fire. The soldiers jumped out of the vehicles, and some of them lay down on the ground and shot at the tanks. Some were obviously
The anti-tank soldiers approached the spherical tank on their knees.
Under the cover of numerous firepower, the German anti-tank crews quickly arrived thirty meters away from the tank. They threw the anti-tank grenades without hesitation. The grenades with tail fins were fired from different directions.
The ball-shaped tank flew over. After a series of loud booms, the tank was enveloped in smoke.
When the German soldiers surrounding the tank saw the tank shrouded in smoke, they immediately stopped shooting and cheered on the spot. According to their thinking, no matter how powerful the armor is, after being hit by so many anti-tank grenades, the tank will become
A pile of burning scrap metal. Unexpectedly, when the smoke cleared, they saw that the spherical tank parked there did not catch fire, but some places on the surface armor were scratched by shrapnel.
Just as the German officers and soldiers were stunned, the four machine guns of the spherical tank opened fire at the same time. Those anti-tank soldiers who stood up to check the results of the battle were the first to bear the brunt and fell to the ground one after another. The machine gunners on the armored vehicle hurriedly fired towards the spherical tank again.
The tank fired desperately, and the bullets hit the armor plate like hail, splashing countless sparks.
When the spherical tank was shrouded in gunpowder smoke, Sokov's heart sank suddenly. He thought the tank must have been destroyed. Who knew that when the smoke cleared, the spherical tank was still intact, and the tank was still intact.
Several of his machine guns fired wildly at the surrounding German officers and soldiers, and he couldn't help but smile.
"Misha, did you see it?" Yakov shouted excitedly when he saw this scene: "Those anti-tank grenades thrown by the Germans did not cause any damage to our spherical tanks. It seems that the Germans
It’s going to be difficult now.”
After shooting for a while, the spherical tank may have discovered that there were many blind spots, so it began to circle in place in order to eliminate the blind spots and eliminate more enemies. The German soldiers thought that the spherical tank could actually act like a top.
It kept spinning in circles, and the four machine guns on the car were like the scythes of death, constantly taking the lives of German officers and soldiers.
Only a few minutes later, all the German officers and soldiers around the tank were dead or injured. The spherical tank stopped rotating, paused on the spot for a moment, and then rushed towards an armored personnel carrier directly in front. There was a "boom".
After the loud noise, the armored personnel carrier was hit and rolled over several times, knocking the machine gunner half to death.
The blow was effective, and the spherical tank followed suit again, constantly turning in its direction and wildly hitting other armored personnel carriers. After three of them were knocked over in a row, the remaining armored vehicles faced the spherical tank that rushed over. Where did it go?
He dared to stay where he was and wait for death. He turned around in a panic, ignored the officers and soldiers, and fled back at full speed.
Seeing that the armored personnel carrier carrying them had run away, the remaining German soldiers knew that they would only die if they continued to resist, so they raised their hands and surrendered. But they never dreamed that Valianla would be attacked by Sokov.
The order to keep prisoners was given, so regardless of whether they surrendered or not, the fate waiting for them was the same.
Seeing that the spherical tank could kill three German tanks, four armored personnel carriers, and fifty or sixty soldiers so easily, Sokov began to think to himself: I really didn't expect that this kind of spherical tank would be used on the battlefield.
With such a powerful tank, should Yakov propose to Ustinov to open a special tank production line to produce this kind of tank?
"Misha, did you see it? We won, and the enemy's attack was repulsed." Yakov only saw that the spherical tank had won, but he did not realize that Sokov had something on his mind, but he was minding his own business.
He said: "If we had more tanks like this, maybe victory would come faster."