Chapter 636

With the arrival of September, the Ukrainian plain is finally cool, but the temperature is still hot during the day. The lush scenery sets off the explosion clouds rising on the horizon, which makes everything here smell of gunpowder. The Ukrainian plain is far from welcoming the peace it longs for. At least near the front lines of the Soviet and German armies, the war has not left.

Two leopard tanks are driving leisurely on the road 17 kilometers east of brovalre. The gun barrel of one leopard tank is painted with three white bars, while the other leopard tank has a thick white line and a thin white bar. According to German performance standards, one of the two tanks has destroyed three enemy tanks, and the other is a trump card that has destroyed 11 enemy tanks.

With the progress of the war, most of the German ace tank groups were transferred to the heavy tank destroyer battalion, because these tank destroyer battalions can be replaced with Tiger tanks with thicker armor and stronger artillery at the first time, and become the main force of the more sharp armored forces and achieve more achievements.

However, because of the huge base of Soviet tanks and the limited production capacity of Tiger tanks, not all the German ace tank fleets can be replaced with more advanced Tiger tanks in the first time. More German tank groups are still using leopard tanks, at least under the driving of these skilled tank group members, leopard tanks are powerful enough to deter any opponent.

"Be careful, the Scouts of the reconnaissance battalion say that the Soviets took control of the nearby positions half an hour ago. It's very dangerous for us to March like this, chief!" In the earphone, the commander of the tank in the back carefully suggested to the ace commander in front, after all, they are in the enemy occupied area now, which is not a time to be taken lightly.

This time, the intelligence of the enemy was vague, and many things were not clearly described. There was a class of about 15 German soldiers who held their positions. However, because the Soviet attack was too fierce, the soldiers of this class were completely annihilated by the other side without much useful information.

There are many vague sentences in the short adjectives. For example, the soldiers of this class mentioned "a large number of enemy troops" and "new tanks" used by the other party. However, no one knows exactly what the actual situation is.

Later, the German army sent investigation troops to conduct counter attack investigation on the direction of the Soviet Red Army's attack. The results were not ideal. They were blocked by the Soviet infantry. They could not know exactly how many tanks there were behind the Soviet troops, and they could not confirm what types of tanks they were.

This kind of unclear information could not indicate the basic operations of the front-line soldiers, or even serve as a reference for the tactical formulation. The Soviet troops were obviously experts in combat, so they used worthless infantry to expose fire points to prevent the German army from penetrating and investigating the nearby areas.

What's more irritating is that no one can tell exactly what the new Soviet tank in the mouth of the German infantry is. In fact, many German infantry have seen Soviet tanks, but most of them are just common T-26 tanks and KV-1 tanks. So the new Soviet tank mentioned by the infantry squad before it was completely annihilated, It may be a relatively rare kv-2 tank, the latest Soviet T-34 tank, or a Soviet tank never seen before.

There is no way to deal with this. If it is kv-2 tank, then the German army needs to use Tiger tank to kill these huge things. If it is the new T-34 tank, leopard tank is obviously enough. It doesn't need more bulky Tiger tank to rush through.

Finally, the German armored forces in the vicinity, that is, a leopard tank destroyer battalion directly under the division headquarters, decided to send two leopard tanks to see the situation first, and then ask for support from the nearby heavy tank destroyer battalion in case of trouble. After all, I don't know the real scale of the other party, so it's very irrational to call for support rashly.

"The Soviets have been frightened by us for a long time, and now their counterattack can only be sustained locally. There is nothing to be afraid of!" The German ace tank commander in front of the car answered the words of the tank commander behind by pressing the throat phone, and looked at the other side of the road with the telescope in his other hand.

What he said was that he despised the enemy, but he could destroy so many of his opponent's tanks by no means only relying on the tank's performance. He is also a soldier who has been trained on the battlefield. Naturally, he is not a straw bag. So he still carefully observed the enemy situation in the dangerous area, hoping to find the target he wanted to see in the first time.

This is not an ordinary Soviet armored unit, at least the other side is not a rookie level group of idiots. These Soviet tankers didn't have the usual way. Once they got the attack, they were eager to cross the road to expand their counterattack, and they didn't set up the second-class ambush positions on the edge of the woods beside the road where they could see the target at a glance.

"Car two! Did the battlefield investigation report just given by the investigation company confirm that the enemy's infantry defensive offensive was eliminated and a Soviet machine gun was destroyed? " He looked at the most likely place in the distance where the other side's tanks appeared, frowned and asked his own question.

"Yes, chief sergeant, the intelligence from the other side of the investigation company is very clear. They killed about 24 Soviet soldiers, and one of us was killed." In the tank behind, the captain was also looking for the target with his telescope. He can't compare with the ace in front of him. He doesn't have the courage to talk big. During World War II, all tank observation systems were relatively simple, which could not provide 360 degree omni-directional vision for the commander quickly, and could not make the commander comfortable to observe the situation around the tank, and there were many dead angles. Therefore, during World War II, most German tank commanders liked to show their heads outside the tank door to command the battle. This can make the captains better understand the situation around the tank, and make their tanks take the correct reaction measures faster“ It seems that the Soviets didn't get any advantage, so they retreated with them, just like they did a few days ago North of brovalre. " The ace tank commander in front put down his telescope, because he didn't find any suspicious target at a distance of 500 meters, so in his opinion, the Soviets should have withdrawn. After all, in the experience of German armored forces, there are not many enemy tanks that can threaten the front armor of German Leopard tanks within 500 distance, so they are used to looking for threat targets and suspicious places within this distance. No one will ambush outside the effective penetration distance of their own artillery, right“ Boom With a loud bang, a shell accurately hit a section of road not far away, lifting a piece of soil and gravel. Because the distance was too close, some small stones even flew to the top of the German tank and hit the armored steel plate. Some dust even rose and covered the vision of the German ace in a few seconds“ Attack! They're firing! They're aiming at us and firing! " The German tank commander in the back yelled by pressing the throat phone. While yelling to remind his companion, he directed his tank to avoid the enemy's fire: "slow down, back up! We may have been targeted by each other! " The leopard tank in front of us didn't stop at the same place. When we get a good attack angle and have a good sight, the tank needs to stop and adjust the angle of the artillery to prepare for shooting. In other times, especially in dangerous times, we should try to keep our own movement state“ I didn't find the firing position! I didn't find the firing position! Did you see that? Car 2, do you see it? Answer me In the radio of the leopard tank in front, the voice of the trump captain repeated over and over anxiously, but the captain of the tank in the back looked through the telescope for a long time, but he didn't find the exact location of the firing“ I'm looking for the smoke from the fire, but there is no obvious smoke nearby. I can't see it. It may be in the woods on one side. I'm not sure! " The commander of the tank in the back was also flustered. This kind of battle that can't find opponents is too terrible. The battlefield that can only be beaten and can't fight back is more desperate than Shura hell“ Hoo Another shell whistled past, shaking the air around it. It didn't hit anything and flew over the top of the imperial tank“ Look for it quickly! We can't fire back until we find them! Judging from the power, it should be the main gun of the kv-2 tank. Judging from the firing rate, there is more than one The trump car commander came to his conclusion and quickly ordered the tank behind to look for the opponent with him. After all, finding the enemy is the first step of counterattack. In the telescope, the commander of the leopard tank behind was wandering back and forth. He used the telescope to scan a distance, and then put down the telescope to observe the direction of the projectile. Soon he saw the blue smoke that was about to disperse, but the distance seemed strange. In the end, he decided to tell the ace commander in front of him what he found. After all, this is the only real suspicious target area he found in such a long time: "in the distance of about 1100 meters from our side, there is smoke rising. I think the other side's tank should be there!"“ It's impossible! How can the other side fire at a distance of 1100 meters? " After hearing this conclusion, the ace commander was stunned: "even the kv-2 tank can't! These damn Soviet bastards! Are they crazy? "