The first line of defense is only twenty kilometers away from the first line of defense, and for a tank, it will take ten minutes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe assault of the armored corps of the Soviet army was very fast, and for many reasons such as darkness, the armored assault group of the Soviet army was completely disconnected from the infantry behind.

Zhukov's hastily organized counterattack attack was a bit unusual, and this was also Zhukov's helpless move, Zhukov was supposed to resolutely defend Moscow, while Stalin insisted on sending troops out to block the German penetration.

It is impossible for a campaign plan to be so hasty from formulation to execution, and it is already very good that Zhukov can dispatch 800,000 troops to block the attack while organizing more than 200,000 counterattacks on the other.

Zhukov also knew that his troops were not well prepared, so he only chose to attack the German defensive line, and then break through forty kilometers, if the German positions were not taken by daybreak, Zhukov's only choice was to let the counterattacking troops retreat as soon as possible

If the counterattack is entangled by the Germans, then Zhukov can only order the counterattack troops to be wkewn with the Germans, so that the threat of German aircraft will be greatly reduced, and in that case, Zhukov's counterattack troops will not be able to withdraw.

Once these elites are finished, Zhukov's blocking troops are afraid that they will not last long, and at that time, Zhukov may have to put a few question marks if he wants to hold Moscow, after all, this is 800,000 troops, if the city of Moscow is strengthened, Germany wants to take Moscow, which is held by more than 3 million people, and the price paid is absolutely unimaginable.

The Soviet armoured assault group attacked very well, and the first line of defense built by the Soviets was run over by the Soviet counterattack forces, and then rushed towards the first line of defense built by the Germans.

The speed of the Soviet tanks was too fast, and most of the Soviet tanks were not equipped with radio stations, and the Soviet armored assault groups that counterattacked in the dark night were very chaotic.

In this way, the Soviet armored assault group left the Soviet infantry for a long distance, and this Soviet armored army was transferred from the Far East, and they beat the little Japanese ghosts crying wolf, so the morale of this Soviet armored army was high, and they didn't care about the infantry behind, and they crushed the first line of defense of the German army.

In the eyes of this Soviet Panzer Army, the German Panzer Division is at most the same as the Japanese tank wing, they have no fear of the German army, and ignorance can be meaningless.

"Attention all tanks, charge at full speed, we are going to take advantage of the fact that the German devils have not yet reacted, we are going to send this group of damned devils to hell, all for Stalin, comrades rush ah!!"

Well, the German army was all for Germany, for the great Führer Rommel, the Soviet army for Stalin, and the largest tank battle took place since the Battle of Moscow began.

Oliver's Panzer Corps has more than 500 tanks, most of which are Sherman tanks, and a small number of T34s, and the gap between Soviet tanks and German tanks is not small, and the Leopard tank transmission rate of each armored division of the Nie Army has reached 30%.

The speed of the Soviet armored troops' assault was very fast, and at a distance of twenty kilometers, it was only the time to smoke a cigarette. If a huge tank group assaulted, without any reconnaissance, the Germans knew that a large number of Soviet tanks were charging at their positions.

The Germans could judge the distance of the Soviet tank assault group based on the shaking of the ground, while the Soviets could only judge the distance of the first line of defense built by the Germans based on the terrain.

The Soviets were fighting on their own soil, and it was not very difficult to find the first line of defense they had built according to the terrain. It didn't take long for Oliver to get an accurate report.

"Report to Comrade Commander Oliver, the forward assault group is already four thousand meters away, please instruct."

"Keep the assault and report the situation at any time."

"A thousand meters."

"Two thousand meters."

"One Thousand Meters"

"Fire incendiary bombs and flares."

Oliver ordered the forward tank group to fire incendiary bombs at the first line of defense occupied by the Germans, which of course served as a light.

"Bumper ...... Bumper ......"

Oliver's tank striker fired a burst of incendiary bombs, but the Germans also chose to fire some incendiary bombs and flares at this time, and in an instant, a large area of the first line of defense was illuminated as if it were daylight.

The entire tank army of the Soviet army ran a little messily, after all, at night, the armored organization ability of the Soviet army was still not comparable to that of the German army, not to mention that the Soviet army still attacked at night without radio contact! It is quite normal for their armored assault group to run in a messy manner.

With the help of flares, the Soviets understood some general conditions on the first line of defense, the German line of defense was only equipped with some anti-tank guns, and the number was not particularly large, about fifty guns, but the barrels of these German anti-tank guns were particularly long.

The smallest anti-tank in the German army was 75 mm 46 times, this gun was very successful in World War II, and its armor-piercing power that could penetrate 94 mm (3.7 in) armor at a distance of 1000 m and at an angle of 30 degrees was considered very satisfactory at the time. If you shoot at vertical armor, the penetration is about 150 and it will blow up any Soviet tank.

"Shoot, quickly destroy the anti-tank guns of the German devils first."

"Bang bang bang...... Bang bang bang...... Boom ......"

There was a fierce battle between the Soviet armored assault group and fifty German anti-tank guns, and the shells of both sides flew through the air, you blew up one of my tanks, and I destroyed one of the anti-tank guns.

The anti-tank guns that had been deployed by the Germans had a certain advantage in the battle, and the Soviet tanks that rushed to the front were blown out one after another, and the forward tank regiments began to ask their commander Oliver for reinforcements.

"Report to Commander Oliver, that the Germans have placed about fifty anti-tank guns on a line of defense they have built, and the forward troops have launched a decisive charge, requesting immediate reinforcements from the large forces."

The German artillery and the Soviet tank guns fired almost at the same time, and although the German 75-mm anti-tank guns were powerful, their defense was only a thin steel plate, which could not stop the Soviet 76-mm or 50-mm tank guns.

"Boom...... Bang bang bang...... Boom ......"

The Soviet tanks suffered heavy losses, but the Soviet tanks were still charging rapidly, and the hits of the moving tanks were much worse than the German anti-tank guns, although both sides could kill each other with one shot, but in just a few minutes, the Soviet tanks were destroyed more than 50 units, and half of the German anti-tank guns were destroyed.

The two-to-one loss rate was acceptable to the Germans, and the Soviet army was equally acceptable, and it was the SS Panzer Division Commander Croft who defended this section of hell, and now it was only the infantry of the SS Panzer Division that was fighting with the Soviet Panzer Assault Group.

…… (To be continued.) )