Chapter 1455 The last shot

call out--

Ding-ding——

Crack-click--

There was a shriek of shells breaking through the air and a violent collision of metal, accompanied by the sound of metal components being disconnected and disconnected, which was extremely harsh.

The German armored soldiers, who had tried too many times and were unable to kill these rampaging monsters, directly changed their thinking and changed to attack the most vulnerable part of the walking device of any tank: the tracks to try to paralyze these unstoppable steel. monster.

Relying on the extremely high accuracy given by the Zeiss sight and the long 88 high-magnification slender barrel, the German armored troops did exactly what they wished for. The armor-piercing bullets whizzed out and accurately hit the front end of the track and the guide wheel of the IS6 heavy tank, penetrating it with one blow.

The remaining armor-piercing projectiles with extremely strong armor-piercing kinetic energy continued to advance along the ballistic trajectory, destroying a large series of road wheels in succession like a string of candied haws. The large-diameter road wheels that allow the IS6 to have stronger cross-country passability have now become the best targets for armor-piercing projectiles.

After a violent torn apart, the IS6 heavy tank was hit by the running gear on the right side. Only the last three road wheels near the engine compartment at the rear were intact.

The rest were either directly smashed or split in half, or had a big gap left like a piece of pie that had been gnawed by mice.

The track that was first punctured also moved forward a little further due to the remaining forward momentum that failed to brake on the spot. It fell apart amidst a faint sound of metal friction, and lost the ability to continue to move forward.

The IS6 heavy tank, with more than 80% of the entire right side running gear damaged, was paralyzed on the spot. No matter how powerful and seemingly indestructible the tank was, it could not bear such damage. Once the walking gear was destroyed, any tank could only It was reduced to an immobile steel fortress.

It is an obvious fact that this IS6 heavy tank can no longer move forward, but it is not only this tank that is affected, but also the squad of tank knights carried on the tank.

"Get off the car, get off the car quickly! The tracks are broken, this thing can't move! Don't stay here and be a target!"

Even if the infantrymen of the tank force do not drive tanks themselves, they at least know some basic common sense. For example, if the track is interrupted, the tank will never move.

If it is an ordinary infantry unit that has relatively little contact and cooperation with tanks, there are really people who will wonder, "Why can't this broken vehicle not move?" after seeing the tracks broken.

In this era when information is still very limited, such things are not just two occurrences, but very common. It is so real.

Fortunately, the squad leader who was staying with the soldiers under his command at the back of the tank turret and on the engine room knew very well that the tank would be paralyzed if the tracks were broken. After confirming the emergency situation in front of him, he immediately called out The soldiers quickly got out of the car.

Facts have proved that the young squad leader made the most correct decision and issued the order in a timely manner.

Shortly after the Red Army soldiers jumped out of the car, the group of crazy German sticks on the opposite side came with more powerful firepower. Not to mention a bunch of armor-piercing bullets were thrown at them, and even the German machine guns began to fire, trying to kill the infantry carried on the tanks.

It's just that the Red Army soldiers in the car reacted very quickly. One or two, they all hid behind the engine compartment and took cover on the spot. None of the machine gun bullets that shot up the tank's armor could hurt the soldiers.

"Car No. 206 has its tracks broken and has lost its combat capability! Please abandon the car!"

Heavy tanks are expensive to build and very valuable. Under what circumstances they are allowed to be abandoned are clearly stipulated by military law. Anyone who abandons a vehicle or equipment without authorization will be prosecuted by military law. There were a lot of precedents for this as early as the early days of the Great Patriotic War, when the Red Army suffered unfavorable battles and suffered frequent defeats.

So even though he knew that the track was destroyed and was allowed to abandon the vehicle, the cautious commander still let others go first and leave the tank. At the same time, he picked up the radio transmitter at hand and reported to the channel, but Unexpectedly, the immediate response he got immediately afterward was a leapfrog reply.

"I am Kurbalov, permission to abandon the car! Get out of there!"

After hearing the news, the comrade commander of the regiment directly issued the order to the third level of the company, platoon and across the battalion. Only then did he realize that he had switched to the public channel to shout the message to the young vehicle commander, and then subconsciously responded.

"Yes, Comrade Leader!"

It doesn't matter if the car is gone, it will most likely be recovered by the battlefield and repaired.

Even if it can't be repaired, it's just a matter of getting a new vehicle. The 1944-year-old Soviet heavy industry production capacity is not afraid of the loss of tanks on the front line and can completely afford it.

So if the car is gone, it is a small thing, but if the people are gone, it is really gone. This is the biggest thing.

The battlefield training time of a group of veteran tank crews with rich experience and tacit cooperation is much longer than the manufacturing hours of an IS6 heavy tank.

Even if you don't take human life seriously and just look at the time-consuming comparison, it is definitely more cost-effective to give priority to insuring the person than insuring the car.

What's more, the IS6 cannot move at all after the track is interrupted, which is not something you can save if you want.

Once there is a problem with the car, the priority is to save the person and abandon the car. Saving the person is better than anything else! A new car is not a problem at all!

The above are the core concepts that Malashenko has been instilling in his commanders and fighters for a long time.

As Comrade Malashenko, who is highly regarded by Malashenko and commands the most powerful tank regiment in the division, it is natural that Comrade Kulbalov must carry out the will and orders of the division commander to the end. Without waiting for orders from the grassroots commanders who were directly subordinate to his superiors, he jumped directly and responded with an order to abandon the vehicle immediately. Living people are much more important than that cold iron lump.

After opening the escape hatch at the bottom of the vehicle, which was usually used for peeing and defecation, the gunner, loader, and driver left the paralyzed vehicle one after another, crawled along the bottom of the vehicle towards the rear, and found a bunker first. Say it again.

The young commander, who had hung up the radio transmitter in his hand, was about to leave immediately after him. When he looked back and took a closer look, he discovered that there was an armor-piercing round in the closed breech block that he had just ordered to load.

After a second thought, he made a decision. Determined to waste no more than 20 seconds, the commander personally went into battle. With a brisk flying movement, he climbed to the gunner's position and quickly entered the battle state.

Like many Red Army commanders, this young commander was promoted from the position of gunner, and gunnery, aiming and shooting is an old skill that will never be forgotten.

Seeing that the crippled IS6 had stopped moving, he ignored it. Continuing to shoot at the damn turtle shell would only be a waste of time and shells. The German armored soldiers who were in a highly concentrated fighting state would not have thought that Captain Maozi on the opposite side was so eager to fight and not afraid of death, and even wanted to fire one last shot before leaving.