Chapter 553 The Road of the Tiger (Part 2)

Around the beginning of the 21st century, due to the network conditions and underdeveloped information acquisition channels at that time, there were often some military publications talking about the turret speed of the Tiger tank. It is one of the most ridiculous and generous statements in the military to say that an adult running at full speed from 500 meters away can make the Tiger tank's turret speed unable to keep up.

If the Soviet tank soldiers who faced the German Tiger tanks during the Great Patriotic War heard this, they would definitely beat the "military expert" who made these remarks to death with a vodka bottle.

Not to mention that the turret speed of the Tiger tank, which uses a fully hydraulically driven turret steering gear, is more than twice that of the big toilet head of KV2.

The Tiger tank armed with the Mailit double differential steering system has dual-stream transmission capabilities and can turn on the spot, which means that the directional steering speed of the Tiger tank body in the parking state is not even inferior to that of the medium-sized tank. tank.

The hydraulic turret steering gear is supplemented by a dual-flow transmission system to double the efficiency of rotating the turret and vehicle body in one direction at the same time. In this way, the Tiger tank can aim at the target faster than the T34 medium tank.

However, there must be a prerequisite for this method of combat, that is, the ground under the Tiger tank must be hard enough to support the load-bearing pressure of the vehicle body turning in place.

If the Tiger tank is located in a rotten swamp or soft farming field, in this case, if the vehicle body is turned in place, it is very likely to cause the drive shaft to break and the gearbox gear to fly. It was a tragic result. Wittmann, knowing this situation, still ordered to turn around, which can be said to be quite audacious.

Fortunately, the muddy ground under Wittmann's feet seemed to be almost completely dry. The layer of mud on the surface looked a little moist but was actually almost completely dry.

The two wide tracks rolled up large pieces of splashing mud and dust. The Tiger tank, whose turret and vehicle body were pointing rapidly in one direction at the same time, quickly aimed its main gun muzzle at the target with astonishing efficiency. It was at full speed. The T34 tank, which continued to try to attack from the side while flying, soon came to its final end.

"Send him on his way, Klink!"

"You have the final say, boss!"

boom--

The T34 medium tank, which was detonated with an earth-shattering momentum, was directly shot through the side armor of the vehicle by Wittmann's vehicle. The ready-to-fire ammunition rack placed in the chassis was directly fired with a terrifying momentum like a booster rocket. The sudden explosion sent the turret flying, and Wittmann, who had taken out all the targets within his sight, heard a urgent call.

"Michelle, my tank is unresponsive! The operating system has failed. There must be a problem with the gearbox! Help me kill this Russian tractor!"

After hearing the shrill cries from the radio, Wittmann's heart suddenly sank. As expected, what he was most worried about had happened.

Turning his head in the direction of the other Tiger tanks beside him, the first thing that caught Wittman's eyes was a paralyzed Tiger tank desperately turning its turret.

The 4 degrees per second hydraulic turret steering gear is indeed a bit overwhelming under the current special circumstances. The T34 medium tank flying around the Tiger tank at high speed was less than 100 meters away. After losing power, the Tiger tank The T34 medium tank, which is already close to the face and is particularly good at maneuvering, cannot keep up with the T34 medium tank based on the speed of the turret alone.

Glancing at the messy muddy ground under the body of the paralyzed Tiger tank, Wittmann could guess without thinking that the Tiger tank must have turned forcefully under road conditions that did not allow it to turn on the spot, and finally landed. The gearbox gear broke and was paralyzed, unable to move.

Not all commanders have Wittmann's clear battlefield insight and perseverance.

Wittmann's turning on the spot was based on absolute confidence of more than 80% certainty. In contrast, the commander of the Tiger tank, which broke the gearbox gear and was paralyzed, unable to move, was obviously reckless. Qing, or he is just a second-hand swordsman with little actual combat experience.

Regardless of the outcome, the situation is not good for Wittmann right now.

This T34 medium tank, which had tried firing many guns without achieving any actual results, was still accelerating. Judging from the direction of its rapid sprint, it was obvious that it wanted to explode the tiger tank's anus. From the engine compartment, which had the weakest defense, Kill the immobilized Tiger tank with a single shot.

Although the Tiger tank, which adopts a comprehensive defense design concept, even the engine compartment chrysanthemums are protected by 82 mm of armor, Wittmann does not intend to place his hopes on unreliable volatile gasoline that will not be triggered by impact sparks. On the possibility of burning.

In the battles of the past year, a considerable number of German armored vehicles even had their armor semi-penetrated. The sparks caused by the armor-piercing projectiles hitting the armor ignited the volatile gasoline and caused the engine compartment to catch fire, not to mention those who used incendiary bottles to dissipate heat into the engine compartment. What consequences will the Soviet infantry greeting from the window have?

Faced with the danger of his comrades, Wittmann, who was fully focused, immediately ordered the driver Koldenhoff to keep the tank stationary and perform dual-stream transmission steering. Klink, the gunner in charge of operating the main gun, also knew what he should do at this moment. The hydraulic turret steering machine driven by electricity ran at full speed to aim the muzzle at the target as quickly as possible.

"Armor-piercing bullets are good!"

"Fire!"

boom--

It wasn't just that Klink was too nervous or that the T34 that was so close was really running too fast.

As Wittmann gave an order, the 88mm hooded armor-piercing bullet that was instantly released ricocheted in an extremely shocking manner. The T34 medium tank, which was in high-speed motion, bounced away from the turret side armor edge tilted at 21 degrees. Fatal attack.

According to the estimate of Wittmann, who has been keeping a close eye on the T34 medium tank, the incident angle of this gun combined with the tilt angle of the turret side armor of the T34 itself is estimated to be at least 80 degrees. In this case, if there is no ricochet That was really a ghost scene.

"Klink! This gun is your problem! Aim at it and shoot again, quick!"

"I understand! It's already being done!"

The gunner Klink, whose adrenaline was soaring all the way, was already covered in cold sweat on his forehead and wet the military cap on his head. His slightly trembling hands and legs that were constantly shaking subconsciously were like an electric shock. He was not like a normal person at all. He fired the gun again. Klink, who caught up with the mirror and locked onto the T34 medium tank, immediately pulled the trigger in his hand without hesitation.

"Go see your Lenin, Russian!"