Chapter 2426
For Malashenko and the Leader Division, the Leopard tank destroyer is definitely not a rare weapon, but it is indeed not that common. ׺°”˜˜`”°º×
The German armored units encountered at ordinary times are mainly tanks. Tank destroyers, which are also armored units, are rarely encountered. Whether it is a Jagdtiger or a Cheetah, the situation is basically the same.
If you want to ask why, Malashenko did not specifically ask the captured German about this matter. It is estimated that it has something to do with the fact that the number of the two German vehicles is far less than that of tanks? After all, it is a mutant vehicle modified from precious tank chassis. The number of tanks in your German zoo is not enough. It can be seen that there will not be much surplus that can be transformed into a tank destroyer without a turret. This is true. It's perfectly normal.
But a small number is a small number, and it is not common to see it often. This is completely different from the leader knowing its performance, understanding its weaknesses, and knowing how to deal with this thing, and they are not related to each other.
The 88cm long Cheetah is indeed a mobile anti-armor vehicle with good firepower, but it is limited to good firepower. Its protective performance based on the Panther chassis is really not worth mentioning. It is everywhere in the leader's division. Yes, 122 Heirloom is basically as brittle as tissue paper in front of it and will shatter with a blast. Having such a target in front of it is not enough to feel an extremely huge threat.
Just as Malashenko, who was preparing to load the next artillery shell, felt that there was no need to do anything, his IS6s would naturally deal with this thing. Moreover, the long 88mm firepower of that thing was not a threat to his IS7 at all. The only result of hitting the main armor belt is to hear a sound and create some sparks.
To be honest, Malashenko didn't feel the need to take care of such a secondary target at all. Naturally, other crews would focus their efforts to deal with it.
"Continue to load high-explosive bombs and prepare to support the infantry! Take advantage of our powerful main gun!"
"What about the cheetah? It's already targeting us."
Neither Malashenko nor Iushkin could feel the slightest tension in their words, as if the German cheetah was aiming at something other than their own car, and they didn't take it seriously. , and don’t take it seriously at all.
Even Iushkin asked casually, and there seemed to be nothing more than understatement in his words and deeds, just like Malashenko's next answer.
"What does it care about? There's nothing we can do if we stop here and beat it. Someone will take care of it before us. Don't worry."
As if to confirm Malashenko's statement, a sudden change occurred in the next second.
Boom boom——
That was the sound of two IS6 heavy tanks firing one after another at a very close distance. Amidst the roar of the muzzles, only the powerful and heavy 122 mm full-caliber armor-piercing projectiles could be seen, heading towards the target that had been firmly locked and could not miss. The target went straight away.
But this time, some people are destined to be disappointed or even surprised.
Ding-ding——
crackling——
Whoosh——
The sound of two consecutive metal collisions and shattering sounds was heard one after another, accompanied by the scream of armor-piercing projectiles, the violent friction sound of the air, pointing straight into the sky.
The two armor-piercing projectiles that hit the main armor belt on the front of the Cheetah without exception were all ruthlessly bounced away like a German 37 hitting the T34's front armor plate. It was of no use, and only two silver-white ballistic tracers remained in the sky.
"Damn it! What's going on!? Both rounds ricocheted. How is this possible!?"
Not to mention what the two IS6 crew members thought after witnessing this situation. Iushkin, who originally wanted to watch the scene of the Kraut ascending to the sky and watch the excitement, opened his mouth wide. He was really shocked.
What seemed impossible to Iushkin happened in such a real way. The German's Cheetah used its own inclined defense front main armor belt to fire two 122mm rounds at a distance of less than 500 meters. Full caliber armor-piercing projectile. Except for the scratches on the paint and two unpenetrated shallow pits on the armor, there was nothing else and it was completely unscathed.
A ricochet can also be explained by "luck". After all, the German's Cheetah is tilting its head upward for defense, and there is no guarantee that the incident angle of the IS6 shell will be good. Occasional ricochet under the blessing of multiple complex battlefield factors It's possible, and it's not that overwhelming.
But two consecutive rounds of armor-piercing bombs, or two armor-piercing rounds fired from completely different positions, all ricocheted at necessarily different angles of incidence. Isn’t it a bit outrageous and far-fetched to use "luck" to explain this? ?
Under normal circumstances, such an outrageous thing would never happen. You must know that whether it is the front of the prototype Panther tank or the main armor defense belt on the front of the Panther obtained after slightly modifying the angle, it is absolutely impossible for it to be at the angle of incidence. The only possible outcome was that it could swallow 122 Heirlooms twice without being killed without ricocheting. It would be instantly disemboweled, burst into flames, and exploded into a pile of steel wreckage and broken parts.
Theoretically speaking, it's impossible. Could it be that he's really just out of luck?
Malashenko, who also witnessed this scene, did not believe it and felt that no matter how lucky he was, it would not be like this. Another incident that happened immediately afterwards directly confirmed Malashenko's guess.
Ding-ding——
call out--
The third shot!
Another 122mm armor-piercing projectile came, and Malashenko could see it clearly! And the shooting distance this time was even closer than the previous shot, almost 300 meters away from the target, firing straight.
But the result was so fucking off, it was so eye-opening that it was unbelievable.
Malashenko saw with his own eyes that the third armor-piercing projectile was still ricocheting off the spot with a tracer trail as usual, but this time it did not point slantingly at the sky and soar into the sky.
Instead, when the incident angle is extremely positive, most of the impact kinetic energy is absorbed by the main armor belt. With a small amount of residual kinetic energy remaining, it spins several times in the air like a cigarette butt that is flicked away. , whirled and fell to the ground, becoming a useless projectile with a blunted warhead.
Faced with such an obvious "three-game losing streak" situation, if Malashenko still can't see the twists and turns, then don't mess around. Let's talk about it with this bit of vision and analytical ability. Afraid of embarrassment, they realized the seriousness of the problem and blurted out a shout.
"Fuck! That's not a ricochet, it's an unpenetrated bomb! This thing is not the Cheetah of the past, and its defense is not at the same level at all!"
