Chapter 1745 Overconfidence
The annihilation of the entire 505th Heavy Armored Battalion and the surrender of the remaining soldiers, so far, have just happened in another direction.
The means of information exchange in wars these days are far less advanced than those of modern warfare in the 21st century. It is normal for there to be a certain gap in information. The German commander commanding this mechanized armored battle group obviously does not know about the 505 Heavy Armor Battalion. Already suffered.
Even more unaware of what kind of unimaginably powerful group of enemies we were facing, he even felt that he had defeated the opponent in the encounter and defeated this group of enemies in person. The ability to go back.
However, it was precisely because of this mysterious self-confidence of the German commander that it led to a very funny situation in the ensuing battle.
Lavrinenko, who was in charge of the field, was afraid that the Germans would run away when they saw the situation was not going well, so he quickly and slowly urged the troops to step up the attack. No matter how effective it could be, they should at least rush up and kill the Germans first. Let’s talk about it later.
The German army, on the other hand, is extremely confident in its own strength. It believes that it is fully capable of withstanding the offensive and then defeating the enemy from the front, thereby winning this armored encounter. If you are lucky enough and the situation allows, you might be able to surround and annihilate this group of defeated Russians here.
Sounds a little ridiculous? The Germans themselves don’t think so.
My division, together with some other friendly troops that have been supplemented here and there, can defeat a group of Russians like him who have just arrived in an emergency maneuver. Well, the advantage is mine, for sure.
As soon as they exchanged blows, Lavrinenko fought tooth and nail with all his strength. Lavrinenko, who commanded a group of heavy tanks to rush forward, soon discovered that something was not quite right.
"Strange, these Germans have no intention of running away, but are attacking us? What are the bastards who command these beasts thinking in their minds?"
The frontal pressure was a group of German medium tanks with Black Panther II as the main force, and there were also anti-tank destroyers to act as direct fire cover and suppress the battle on the spot.
On the side, there are German Panthers I and a large number of highly maneuverable Panzer IV tanks, which are encircling them in a half-crescent manner. Obviously this is not a roundabout outflank or cutting off the retreat, but it is even more unlikely to be the last harbinger before retreat. On the contrary, it is It's like an offensive formation that is adopted when the enemy is to be crushed from the front.
"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, the situation of the Germans is a bit abnormal. They seem to want to defeat us from the front!"
Lavrinenko was not the only one who noticed that something was wrong. The commander of the Third Tank Regiment who was traveling with Lavrinenko also realized that the situation had changed. The German's abnormal behavior was obviously beyond expectations.
"If you want to die, don't worry so much! Since they want to fight attack against attack, we will accompany them to the end! Continue the attack and defeat these Germans from the front. The entire crew will fire at will to attack the armored targets within sight!"
The Red Army tank soldiers, who have the advantage of strong armor and sharp artillery, naturally know how to take advantage of their advantages and avoid their weaknesses. If they rush up to engage in close combat with these German medium tanks, it will undoubtedly be a desperate act.
Even if there are heterogeneous heavy tanks with strong maneuverability such as the IS6, there is still a certain gap between the specific performance of the mobility and the real medium tanks.
The top speed is similar, but the acceleration performance and melee flexibility of the IS6 are far inferior to that of a genuine medium tank. Even compared to ordinary medium tanks, it is not that interesting, let alone a high-speed medium tank like the German Panther, which is known for its strong maneuverability.
Even though the Black Panther 2's armor has become thicker and its weight has increased, its comprehensive maneuverability in close combat can still destroy the IS6 on three streets without any problem.
The IS6 heavy tanks that had been beaten at the front quickly stopped advancing and braked on the spot. Driven by the gunners, the black muzzles quickly locked onto their respective targets and fired rapidly.
Boom boom boom——
The heavy armor-piercing projectiles that came out of the barrel almost all flew straight towards the turret heads of those Panther 2s. Long-term and many battles have made the experienced Red Army tank soldiers very clear that the Germans' shabby Panther 2s The weak point is the turret.
Under the premise that the solid and heavy frontal main armor cannot be chewed, concentrating fire on the turret is undoubtedly the best choice.
boom--
Ding-ding——
call out--
"Kill one! Go on, reload the armor-piercing rounds!"
"Missed! Damn it, aim for the next shot, come again!"
"Why is this German turret so small!? Go on, we must kill these bastards!"
After a wave of firing salvos, there was joy and sorrow. The good thing was that those who successfully hit the target and penetrated the Panther 2 turret armor with one shot sent the projectiles into it. In the intense fire and flames of the ammunition explosion, they witnessed the "German manned mission". Aerospace's one-hit-wonder crew.
The sad part is those crews who missed the shot, the shells ricocheted off the turret armor with sparks, or simply missed.
To say that the German Panther is indeed well designed, Black Panther 2 is a more perfect masterpiece based on its predecessor Black Panther 1. This is recognized even by the opponents of the Red Army tank crews.
The Germans made the small polygonal head of Black Panther 2 angular, narrow and small. The front projection of the armor on both sides of the turret, which is protected at a huge angle, is absolutely impossible to penetrate from the front. The super large tilt angle means that the shells will definitely ricochet when hit, unless the Germans deliberately expose the side of the turret at a large angle for you to hit, in which case it is an exception.
As a result, the penetrable area on the front of the already narrow Panther 2 turret is even smaller. Only the nearly vertical armor area on the front of the turret can be penetrated.
What's annoying is that the Germans also designed a pig-nosed mantlet similar to the King Tiger at the base of the main gun to protect the turret. The shells either failed to penetrate or ricocheted, which made it even more difficult for the Red Army tank crews to successfully attack.
"These damn fascists! It's really hard to deal with broken cars!"
boom--
While cursing the Germans, they immediately aimed and fired again. Some of the exasperated gunners even began to try to fire at the lower area of the head that they rarely aimed at, that is, the front crotch of the German Black Panther 2. Let's see what happens. Will there be any unexpected gains if the cannonballs are sent here?
Unfortunately, the difficulty of hitting the front of the car body is not much easier than penetrating the front armor of the turret.
Although Black Panther 2 is not considered low-profile, the front projected area of its crotch is quite small and not large at all.
Few of the whizzing shells actually hit the first one, most of them became miss-target projectiles that shot into the soil, or ricocheted directly upwards from the ground because the angle of impact was too large.
But a sudden and unexpected surprise happened suddenly under such circumstances.
