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"Report sir, we have encountered the main forces of enemy armor 40 kilometers west of Rivne, request air strikes and reinforcements!" As soon as the appearance of Soviet tanks was discovered, the commander of the 1st Tank Battalion of the 36th Panzer Regiment of the German Army, Schiller, immediately reported the situation to his superiors with a radio station. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Captain Schiller, you have to destroy the enemy as much as you can, the 2nd and 3rd tank companies will be there soon!" The regimental commander's response stabilized Ssiller's morale. Subsequently, Schiller ordered the entire company to enter a combat state and form a one-line battle formation.

In front of them was a reorganized Soviet medium tank company, consisting of 7 T-34-85 tanks, which seemed to have a numerical disadvantage in the face of the German medium tank company of 15 tanks.

However, the combat capabilities of the Soviet T-34-85 tank were not comparable to any German tank. Even though Schiller had the most advanced E-4 tank in the German army, it still did not pose a threat to the tank.

It's just that, like the vast majority of German officers, Schiller didn't know anything about the performance of Soviet tanks and underestimated the combat effectiveness of Soviet armored forces, so he didn't pay attention to the monster in front of him.

"Feel free to fire!" After Schiller gave the order to open fire at will, the various gunners aimed at the Soviet tank opposite.

"Boom!" The first to fire was the No. 4 tank driven by Schiller. Gunner Julian Hevides, who had participated in the French campaign and the Polish blitzkrieg, sat next to Schiller, first locked onto and aimed at a T-34-85 tank opposite, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

At the moment of pulling the trigger, a 75-mm armor-piercing projectile was fired from the KWK-37-L24 main gun of tank No. 4 at a speed of 385 meters per second.

In less than 3 seconds, the cap was pierced by the cap, hitting the frontal armor of a Soviet T-34 tank with unmistakable accuracy.

"Boom!" When the shell touched the inclined armor of the T-34, the phenomenon of "ricocheting" immediately occurred, and not only did it not penetrate the armor of the Soviet tank, but the shell also disappeared without a trace, leaving only a small dent in the armor.

Looking at the unscathed T-34 tank, Schiller thought that this shot missed, "Julian, you are the best gunner in the division, why did you miss at this time?" ”

"Sir, this cannon did hit the Soviet tanks, but their armor was too strong to penetrate," Hevides explained. ”

"What?" Schiller did not believe that the Soviet Union could build such a powerful tank, "Julian, the distance between the two vehicles is so far, how do you know that this shell hit the enemy just now?" ”

Hevides is confident in his abilities, "Judging by my experience, this shot should have hit the target. But the enemy's armor is too strong, and our KWK-37 main gun has a penetration depth of only 37 mm, which can only penetrate the armor of light tanks, but not medium tanks. ”

And at this time, the gunner of that T-34-85 tank also aimed at Schiller's Type E IV tank. However, due to the limited level of Soviet gunners, their lack of combat experience, and their lack of training, their shooting accuracy could not be compared with that of an old gunner like Hevides.

"Fire!" The commander of the Soviet vehicle and tank battalion, Major Ivanov, did not hesitate to give the order to open fire, and the gunner, without careful aiming, pulled the trigger.

"Boom!" With a bang, the fuse of the 85 mm caliber armor-piercing shell was ignited, and the shell flew out of the barrel at a speed of 792 meters per second with a caliber length of 52 calibers.

Due to the limited skill of the gunner, the shell did not hit Schiller's tank, but it accidentally hit the tank of the same model next to him.

At that time, the No. 4 tank was the most protected German tank, with frontal armor up to 80 mm thick. However, such thick armor was easily penetrated by a Soviet armor-piercing shell.

The fragments of the shells, as well as the armor fragments brought out by the ammunition after penetrating the armor, flew away at high speed in the compartment of the No. 4 tank, and the five members of the car were hit by high-speed, high-temperature fragments in many parts of their bodies, and were beaten beyond recognition, and died on the spot!

Some of the scattered fragments also hit the ammunition stored in the compartment, causing an explosion that caused the entire German tank company to hear the violent explosion and feel the power of the explosion.

The loud explosion almost shattered Schiller's eardrums, making him feel the power of the Soviet tank.

"Report to the commander," Schiller reported the situation to the division headquarters over the radio, "we have encountered a Soviet tank with extremely thick armor and strong firepower, please send bombers to support it as soon as possible!" ”

"What kind of tank? Can you be specific? ”

"Boom!" Just as Schiller was about to speak, his loader reloaded the main gun, and the gunner, Hevides, pulled the trigger again, but still failed to damage the Soviet T-34-85 tank.

Schiller remembered the terrifying scene just now, and a cold sweat broke out on his face, "Report sir, they easily destroyed a Type 4E tank with their main guns at a distance of 900 meters, but our main guns were not able to penetrate their armor at a distance of 700 meters. ”

"Please retreat as soon as possible!"

"Why? Can't we really beat them? ”

The commander of the 36th Panzer Regiment, Kurt von Zeisel, said anxiously: "This is the latest T-34 tank developed by the Soviets!" None of our tank guns will be able to penetrate their frontal armor!

And their main guns, on the other hand, can easily penetrate the 80mm frontal armor of the Type E of Tank IV at a distance of 1,300 meters, and you will not be able to defeat them at all!

So, please retreat as soon as possible and save your strength! Just now, the 11th Panzer Division was also attacked in the same way, and the 15th Tank Regiment has already been annihilated by the Soviet troops! And our 2nd and 3rd light armored companies also reported to me twenty minutes ago, and now they have lost contact! ”

"Yes!" Schiller adjusted the radio and gave the order to all the tanks in the company to retreat. But at this time, only 6 of the 15 tanks of the entire tank company were not destroyed, and the rest did not escape the Soviet fire. These precision-made works were suddenly turned into scrap metal by the shoddy T-34.

At the same time, the commander of the Soviet tank battalion, Major Ivanov, gave his comrades the order to pursue, and his T-34 tank quickly pursued forward, 8 km / h faster than the German tank No. 4.

Ivanov's gunners again aimed at Schiller's tank, firing guns.

Although it was difficult for the gunner to aim at high speed, due to the proximity of the distance, the accuracy of this shot was greatly increased compared to the last time, and the deviation was greatly reduced, reduced to half a meter, but it still failed to hit Schiller's tank.

The T-34 tank at high speed gradually approached the fleeing German tank. In the course of the chase, Soviet tanks repeatedly fired at German tanks, destroying two No. 3 and one No. 4. tank. The Germans also tried to return fire, but failed to do any damage to the Soviet tanks.

Schiller saw that the situation was not right, and if he continued like this, he would only die in a foreign land. If you continue to fight, you will definitely lose your car, and if you abandon the car and run away, you may still have a chance to live. After abandoning the car and fleeing back, Schiller may also be able to provide information to the German army about the new Soviet tank, and assist German engineers in researching improvements to existing tanks.

At this moment, Schiller, who had a strong will to survive, opened the hatch at the top of the turret and quickly left the carriage. At the moment of life and death, he jumped out without hesitation.

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