Chapter 1111: Steel Collision (Add. 3)

"Quick, quick, forward!" In the rear of Kobrin, the 14th Soviet Mechanized Corps was being ordered to advance rapidly.

In order to implement the Thunderstorm Plan, the Soviets were also reorganizing their own army, and they planned to equip 29 mechanized corps throughout the army in order to achieve their strategic goals.

Now, the establishment of such a mechanized corps is 36,000 soldiers, 1,031 tanks, 258 artillery pieces and mortars, 5,000 vehicles, 350 tractors, and 1,700 motorcycles.

Theoretically, it was a combination of two tank divisions and a mechanized division, and the mechanized division had two infantry regiments.

However, such an establishment will not be achieved at all, and if all tanks are equipped with such goods as T-34 and KV-1 and Stalin tanks according to the existing tank production of the Soviets, they will not be fully equipped by 45.

Therefore, almost all mechanized armies are dissatisfied.

At the same time, in history, as a result of the fiasco of 41 years, the stimulated USSR completely changed the mass armored army formation, and the overall establishment was miniaturized. Throughout World War II, the Soviet Union created only six tank armies.

The current 14th Mechanized Army, theoretically, has the 22nd and 30th Tank Divisions, the 205th Mechanized Division, and the 20th Mechanized Regiment under its jurisdiction, with a total number of more than 30,000 people.

But in fact, up to now, they have only 18,000 soldiers, less than half of the number of establishments, and at the same time, their tanks are only more than 300.

Fortunately, in the 22nd Tank Division in front, there was a heavy tank battalion of KV-2 tanks and a tank regiment of T-34 medium tanks that were fully formed.

In particular, only the 152-mm tank gun of the KV-2 will be able to knock out the opponent's Panther tank, which is their only sustenance, and as for the T-34, it is necessary to rely on numerical superiority and maneuver to the side of the opponent before it will have a chance.

The corps commander, Major General Oberlin, was on one of the tanks of the mechanized division in the rear, and was preoccupied.

They were attacking forward, and at the same time, he saw a lot of people, moving in the opposite direction to them, many of them were still wearing military uniforms, they were all people who had retreated from the front line!

"Hey, what's going on up there?" He shouted to a retreating soldier.

"Tanks, there are German tanks everywhere, I got out of the encirclement by luck." The soldier was already stupid, and in his mouth, all the time, was babbling, tanks, tanks of the Germans!

"Order the front-line troops, the tank units of the Germans who are about to appear, withstand the German tank attack and hold out until reinforcements arrive!" Major General Oberlin shouted, he already had a premonition that a brutal battle was coming.

He ignored the deserters, and now these deserters do not need to be dealt with by him, and on the entire front, it is not known how many troops have retreated from the front, Comrade Stalin will think about these problems.

The KV-2 tank, when it first walked on the parade ground, also surprised many military observers.

This tank is the product of a hasty emergency. The big head like the toilet that obviously did not match the hull of the car, and the thick and short tank gun, all made people laugh.

However, the combat effectiveness of this thing is very strong, and in history, when the second day of Operation Barbarossa began, the KV-2 tank unit used to stubbornly block the attack of the German armored division for several days.

At this time, in the heavy armored battalion, the battalion commander Kurilyenko was exposing half of his body, observing the field in the distance.

Puffs of black smoke rose from there, much like a tank unit advancing at high speed, his brow furrowed, and then, with a small red flag in his hand, waved it twice on the turret.

Attack, attack!

Due to the lack of radio, many tank units of the Soviets relied on this flag to command, and even in many cases, there was no need to command, just charge with the tanks in front.

Therefore, the tank battalion commander's tank is at the forefront, and it is based on this consideration that in their consciousness, they feel that their tank is impossible to destroy.

He got inside the turret of the tank and closed the hatch.

The battle is about to begin.

The KV-2 tanks did not move very quickly, due to the increase in their own weight, their power was overwhelmed, and even more frustrating was the shift of the center of gravity due to the height of the turret.

This is a tank that is prone to rollover. Every driver has to be careful, especially now, they can't just focus on charging and forget that their tank is passing through a canal or something, and it is easy for them to suddenly overturn.

Behind them were hundreds of T-34 tanks, which were much more agile than the KV-2.

The light weight of the medium tanks and the high torque of the diesel engines allowed them to navigate the wilderness with ease, and now, when they got the news of their impending encounter with the German tanks, they immediately increased the throttle and rushed through the wings of the KV-2 tank.

No tank can be invulnerable, the sides and back are weak spots, and the mission of a large number of T-34 tanks is to protect the flanks of heavy tanks.

On the field, the charge of the tank troops is quite spectacular, this kind of powerful impact scene, will make everyone's blood boil, fight, we are the proudest tank soldiers!

At the tail of each tank, puffs of black smoke came out, the tracks rolled up the dust on the ground, the army was advancing, and the collision of steel was about to begin!

In the field of vision, the silhouette of the opposite tank gradually appeared.

Germany's newest Tiger tank!

Carl Bauman's Tiger tank, which is still at the forefront, has undergone a modification in recent months, with an additional layer of armor bolted to the front of the turret and hull, which increases the weight of the tank by a full two tons.

But even so, his tank is still at ease, the 780 horsepower diesel engine is always working at high speed, the supercharger whistles like a whistle, and inside the tank, Carl Bowman sits in the tank's gondola, his body swaying with the tank.

"Soviet tank units appeared at the front, visually inspected model KV-2, requesting the use of sub-caliber armor-piercing shells." Bowman shouted over the radio.

At this point, the distance between the two sides is at least three thousand meters.

If it is an ordinary armor-piercing projectile, then he can use it directly, this kind of sub-caliber armor-piercing projectile is a kind of artillery shell that is quite precious and is still in a state of secrecy for the time being, and when it is used, it must be reported in advance.

The entire warhead is made of tungsten alloy, and such a shell costs 8,000 euros!

"It can be used, be careful, and make sure to ensure the hit rate." The battalion commander's answer came over the radio.