Chapter 705: Chromium-Molybdenum Steel Armor
Mannerheim Line.
When the Soviets left the wreckage of the KV-1 tank and retreated, in the past few days, the defense line fell into a temporary calm, and the large-scale attack did not continue to come, but everyone knew that the Soviets must only be temporarily adjusted, and with the end of the Soviets' adjustment, a big war will definitely break out again.
After the last battle, the Finnish army has gradually adapted, the Soviet Union, it looks aggressive, extremely powerful, but in fact, the tactics of the Soviets have not improved much, they are still stuck in the operations of the older generation, and their tanks are not very powerful, their own anti-tank guns, can destroy each other!
Pattifo sat next to his anti-tank gun, casually wrapped cigarettes, because the logistics supply mainly transported ammunition, so that this kind of daily necessities could not be transported, fortunately Pattifo brought some tobacco leaves, when he really didn't smoke, he would roll tobacco leaves with paper, and it tasted good.
The sun hangs obliquely in the sky, and at high latitudes, the sun will never be overhead, and it has begun to cool down over time, especially at night, when you have to sleep under a thick quilt.
Rolled up and lit, Pattifo took a deep breath, and when the smell of cigarettes entered his lungs, the sensation was like a cloud.
Although in the doctor's point of view, smoking is harmful to health, but on the battlefield, you will die at any time, and you will die the next moment, who cares about the damn smoking is harmful to health.
It's good to be alive!
It was only when he smoked that Pattifo had a moment of tranquility, and his heart was entangled in something.
The research in the rear shows that the last time they were able to kill the Soviets' tanks, it was really a fluke, and they were on the verge of being able to destroy the other side, and in the past few days, the Soviets have not attacked, so they must be improving their tanks, and when the next attack comes, maybe, they will not be able to penetrate it!
What to do?
The instructions given above are also very simple, as a light anti-tank gun, they can push this anti-tank gun and go around to the side of the Soviets, the front can't be knocked off, the side and the back, there is no problem after all, right?
If your own self-propelled anti-tank gun, then some people say, the question is, now in your own hands, is towed, so push it over, what are the infantry behind the Soviets doing?
Just as he was taking the last puff of his cigarette, Pattifo suddenly heard the characteristic whistling of cannonballs and air friction in the distance, and he immediately shouted, "Cover with cannon fire, quickly, get into cover!" ”
"Boom, boom!" On the other side, another attack by the Soviets began!
Compared with the last time, the Soviets prepared quite well this time!
Artillery of all calibers, fire together in this direction! The Soviet Union has always been an artillery doctrine, and last time it was just that these firepower were not transported, so they hurriedly launched an attack, and this time, they used thousands of cannons!
The entire position, full of explosions, was mottled and shattered. The ground is shaking, and the people hiding in the bunkers are trembling with it.
The Soviets, they are really powerful! This artillery fire has been fighting for more than ten minutes, and the entire position seems to have been plowed, but there is still no sign of stopping!
"Wait! Artillery fire is covered, and it is estimated that it will take more than ten minutes. Lighting a cigarette again, Pattifo said calmly, at this time, the battle was about to begin, but he was calm, as a warrior, it was their glory to die on the battlefield!
"Boom!" A large-caliber shell landed around their bunker, and in an instant, on the roof of the bunker, dirt fell and fell on Pattifo's body, and he patted the dirt and continued to smoke.
After another ten minutes, finally, the artillery fire covered and stopped.
"The Soviets are coming up!" The observation post that remained outside shouted loudly, and when this sound was heard, everyone rushed out of the bunker where they were.
When he ran to his position, in an instant, Pattifo was dumbfounded, his own 50mm anti-tank gun had been crooked, and a large-caliber grenade hit the barrel!
No need to fight, in this case, the anti-tank gun is already broken! Looking at the few gunners behind him carrying ammunition boxes, Pattifo was in a bad mood.
The Soviets obviously came prepared for the artillery coverage this time, and one of the important reasons was to destroy the positions of these anti-tank guns!
The formation of the attack this time is the same as last time, with the KV-1 tank as the lead, but this KV-1 tank is different from the last time.
When he learned that the anti-tank gun on the opposite side could destroy his own tank, Kotin in the rear urgently revised the manufacturing process of the tank.
In the past, the armor used by the KV-1 tank was just ordinary armor steel, and it was discovered that it could be destroyed by the opponent's anti-tank guns, and the shock of the Soviet top brass can be imagined.
At this time, you can't hide it, and you don't have to compromise on cost! The Leningrad Locomotive Plant urgently produced a batch of KV-1 tanks made of chromium-molybdenum steel.
Chromium is a precious metal, and it is quite wasteful to make armor steel from this metal, but the Soviets can afford it, after all, the world's largest chrome mine is located in present-day Kazakhstan.
It was in order to wait for this batch of urgently produced tanks, and at the same time for more artillery, that they waited impatiently for several days, you know, according to Stalin, it was a week to advance to the Finnish capital and let the world see the demeanor of the Soviet Red Army.
And now, with the arrival of the newly built KV-1 tank, another offensive has begun.
The commander of the 6th Soviet Heavy Tank Brigade, Sergei, sat in a tank that still had a fresh mechanical smell and looked at the Finnish line in front of him.
Last time, their own tanks were penetrated, causing the tank units to finally retreat, but this time, their tanks, which have been improved, can withstand the blows of the opponent's anti-tank guns?
Can't retreat, those tank soldiers who retreated last time were captured, as the vanguard of the whole army, they can only attack, attack!
The artillery coverage was very successful, and now looking at it, it seems that the opposite side has been completely crushed.
At the same time, with the coverage of artillery fire, the minefield planted by the other side was also detonated, so there is no need to worry about the threat of mines.
In the field of vision, the Finns' line of defense gradually became clear, and then Sergei excitedly saw that some tanks had been drilled out of the opposite line.
"Kill the other party's tank!" Sergey shouted loudly.