Yes, this sudden encounter with self-propelled guns is the latest Soviet weapon designed to combat Tiger tanks, the SU-152.

For the Soviets, in fact, they also attached importance to artillery and tanks, and after the Germans appeared with tanks that they could not deal with, the Soviet Union naturally had to find a way.

Since the existing firepower cannot penetrate it, then continue to brush the caliber.

In this case, the USSR has long begun to try, for example, the KV-2, in order to carry a 152-mm cannon, turned into the appearance of a toilet head.

This kind of thing can only be an emergency, and it has proven to be useless on the battlefield, the short-barreled 152-mm cannon is difficult to aim, not powerful enough, and the high toilet head causes a high center of gravity and is easy to overturn.

As a result, the Soviet Union began to develop a new self-propelled gun called the KV-14, which was equipped with a 152-mm ML-20 gun and was also equipped with an all-round sight instrument for indirect aimed fire, as well as an ST-10 long-range sight for direct fire.

This is not a short-barreled howitzer, but a long-barreled 152-mm gun, which gives this self-propelled gun a multifaceted task.

It can shoot reflex grenades, carry out self-propelled artillery missions, support front-line battles from a distance, and can also fire armor-piercing shells, as a tank destroyer at close range, and because of its thick armor, it can also accompany infantry charges and as a weapon for wall demolition.

It can be said that it is a complete all-rounder, self-propelled guns, tank destroyers, assault guns, everything, however, it also has its shortcomings.

The ML-20 gun had a lot of recoil, so instead of a rotating turret, it was replaced by a fixed fighting compartment in which the gun was mounted.

In the past, turning the turret could get a range of 360 degrees, but now the driver and the gun commander must work closely together.

What's worse is that similar self-propelled guns without turrets in Germany have advanced hydraulic steering systems that can be fine-tuned, but this self-propelled gun directly uses the original KV chassis, and it is definitely not easy to fine-tune the direction.

At the same time, the 152-mm shell, which could not be a full-loaded, split-loading ammunition, made its loading extremely cumbersome, and the ML-20 gun had a rate of fire of only 2 rounds per minute.

In any case, in history, when the Su-152 self-propelled gun entered the battlefield in the Battle of Kursk, it established a miraculous feat, known as an animal killer, and even the Tiger tank could not stop its fierce attacks.

And now, the first time the animal killer enters the battlefield, he meets the most powerful animals in a narrow way.

The rat is the little guy in the animal kingdom, and the Germans named this huge tank the rat, which is simply rhetoric.

Yakov's eyes were still firm, and for the sake of the Soviets, he fought bravely until the last moment!

Yes, he is Stalin's son, Yakov, when he was in Iran, although he was captured, but he did not do anything to disgrace his identity, although he was a prisoner, he was still a glorious Soviet, and he was proud of the Soviet.

After returning to the Soviet Union, he continued to serve in the army, first to Smolensk, and at a time when the fighting in Smolensk was raging, he was transferred from the front and received new equipment.

He was originally an artilleryman, in the past, he operated towed artillery, but this time, he was replaced by a self-propelled gun, which they were familiar with, and it was the same model as the previous towed artillery, but the combat vehicle was different, and it was difficult for the artillerymen who had not operated tracked vehicles before.

So, during this time, they have been training in the rear, most of the time they stopped training in place due to lack of fuel, and recently, the situation in Moscow has become more and more serious, and they finally went to the battlefield and came to the Tula region south of Moscow.

As soon as they arrived in Tula, before they could repair, they received a request for reinforcements from the front, so Yakov rushed to the front line with his own troops, and in Cherny, they also went the wrong way, and in this way, the two troops that went the wrong way met on a narrow road.

On the whole, the Su-152 is not a special tank after all, and it is not suitable for direct bombardment, but they have a large number, and more than a dozen SU-152s will definitely be able to go around the back of the opponent, so that they still have the certainty of defeating the opponent.

At the same time, this light rain also gave them benefits, the Germans are good at long-range aiming and shooting, but now they can't see far, and the advantage of long-distance shooting can't be brought into play, and when the distance is closer, like now, dozens of meters, that is, they can hit with their eyes closed. The opponent's tank is so tall that it is simply a live target.

The biggest problem is the rate of fire.

When suddenly faced with a dozen enemy chariots, Hans did not have the slightest nervousness, he only excited.

For a tankman, he is commended when he destroys an enemy tank in battle. And when he destroys five tanks, he will be called an ace tanker, and his name will be widely publicized as a hero.

As for the 502 Heavy Armored Battalion, their destruction figures are counted at every turn, such as the number one Lieutenant Karius, who destroyed 150 enemy tanks, which can still be confirmed, and there are still a bunch of unconfirmed.

The 502nd Heavy Armored Battalion of the Third Reich Army, although very different from history, and most of the tankmen are not there, but they will still shape their own glory.

Now, it's Hans's glory.

According to the conventional rule of the German armored corps, the result of the destruction is counted on the head of the commander, so although Hans has killed a lot in Odessa before, he still has no record.

Now, having become a commander, Hans has finally begun to brush up on his achievements, and Hans's first record is to kill more than ten vehicles in one battle, and he will be directly promoted to a double ace.

"Eleven o'clock, fire." Hans shouted.

With his command, Sergeant Calpanette stepped on the button, and the huge turret began to turn, and then, with a loud bang, there was a puff of smoke inside the turret, and in the hum of the smoker working at full speed, Sergeant Calpanette excitedly shouted, "Hit!" ”

The 75 mm tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectile directly hit the front armor of the Su-152 dozens of meters away, although its gun shield is 75 mm thick, it can't block the attack of this terrible armor-piercing projectile, and at the same time, as long as it is hit, it will almost undoubtedly detonate the internal ammunition, and the detonation of the 152 mm ammunition is quite spectacular.

"Ten o'clock, fire." Hans continued to shout.

"Boom!" This time, the 128-mm tank gun opened fire.