Chapter 580: T-34's failed debut

Stalin's opinion is the supreme order, which is already an undoubted truth in the Soviet Union, so when Stalin's offensive order reached the Dubno and Rivne areas, Budyonny, who was still preparing to defend to the death, had to change his combat methods, he ordered the troops on the right flank to establish a defensive checkpoint in the Uman direction, and then the Southern Front on the left flank concentrated 38 divisions and began to counterattack, although he was worried about the lack of air support, but he had one of the most powerful tank units in the Soviet Union at this time, The 14th Tank Division and the 15th Tank Division, which concentrated more than 300 T-34 tanks, the T-34 was the most advanced tank in the Soviet Union at this time. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the wilderness, a large group of black smoke beasts rushed out of the sky, their bodies with bright red five-pointed stars, and the symbol of a sickle and hammer. They have a 76.2 mm tank gun and 45 mm thick frontal inclined armor, the body bevel extends to the turret, this design makes his protection equivalent to 113 mm in front of the German 75 mm gun, plus 500 hp 12-cylinder 39-liter V-2 diesel engine, so that he can reach a top speed of 55 km, which is called the most perfect tank by the Soviets.

The Germans, who were attacking the Soviets, were taken aback by the tanks that rushed out, and they immediately ordered their troops to defend themselves on the spot, and they knew all too well how stupid it was to attack tanks with infantry.

A team of No. 3 tanks greeted them, these No. 3 tanks saw at a glance that the tanks on the opposite side were not simple, and they didn't see that the barrels were almost the same as their own 75 guns, they did not rush forward directly, but retreated in a roundabout way, behind them, there were a lot of various anti-tank guns.

The Soviet tanks were very fast, but the strange thing was that the Soviets had not fired, and the tanks of the two armies were only eight hundred meters apart. ”

The No. 3 tank group began to shoot, and the shells fired from the 24 times caliber 75 mm guns accurately hit the Soviet tanks that were still charging, but to the great surprise of the Germans, the tank guns that were invincible in the past failed, before that, they had torn apart T-26, T-28, T-35 and other tanks, but they didn't expect that in front of this new Soviet tank, the distance of 800 meters could not be armor pierced, if it was a shot, it would be okay, just a round of shooting, the Germans at least more than 20 shells were hit, Because there are just too many of these Soviet tanks.

"Damn it!" Duden knew that he had encountered an opponent, and immediately shouted loudly, "All units are dispersed immediately, the opponent is a new tank, let's close to 500 meters and then fire!" ”

The Soviet troops on the other side have been happy in their hearts, although they have confidence in this new tank, but the prestige of the German armored forces is too great, which makes them have to worry about what their new tanks are, just a round of hard resistance, not a single T-34 was damaged, all the shells were either bounced off, or inlaid in the equipment.

"Comrades! For the Soviets! For Comrade Stalin! Fire!! The Soviets shouted loudly, stopped the car and started firing.

At more than 500 meters, the Soviets took the lead in firing.

The 76-mm shell passed through the long barrel and rushed to the German tank that was reversing on the opposite side, and the German No. 3 tank with 50 mm armor was hit five or six at once, four of which were pierced by a single shot, and the armor-piercing shells were wrecked in the body, and the tank could no longer move after a puff of green smoke. The other two were destroyed by the tracks, and the other was hit by the turret, which was reinforced with 70 mm armor and an angle of inclination, which barely withstood it.

Duden was taken aback, this firepower was fierce enough, and he began to fire back at the moment, but the 24 times caliber 75 guns were really powerless against the T-34 on the opposite side, and still not a single Soviet tank was destroyed.

Duden was no longer reckless and began to call for reinforcements: "Call the military department!" Call the military department! A large number of new Soviet tanks were found in the C8 attack area of our army, which were visually identified as T-34 tanks! Our army's No. 3 J can't penetrate the opponent's armor, so ask for support! Repeat! Our army's No. 3 J can't penetrate the opponent's armor, so ask for support! ”

Field Marshal Rundstedt, who commanded the operation, was overjoyed when he received the news, and the mystery and power of the T-34 had already made him curious, and he immediately mobilized an armored division to reinforce it, and ordered the air force to rush to help.

The C8 area was already in flames at this time, the Soviet army finally raised its eyebrows, countless Soviet infantry rushed up behind the tanks, Soviet tanks moved back and forth, acting as fire support, German tanks, Pak35/36 37mm anti-tank guns, PAK38 50mm anti-tank guns were useless in front of this new Soviet tank, but the latest four 75mm anti-tank guns posed a lot of threat to the T-34, but the number was too small, in the destruction of five, After damaging two tanks, the Soviets found an opportunity to destroy them.

Du Deng was in danger at this time, his tank guns had already tried to attack at a distance of two hundred meters, but it was only effective when attacking the side of the Soviet tank, but where was this side so close, if he hadn't run fast, he would have been hit a long time ago.

A piercing whistling sound came, and Duden was overjoyed, this special whistling sound represented victory and hope.

"It's Stuka! It's finally here! Beat them up! Duden almost wanted to throw away his tank cap, and the twenty or thirty Stuka in the sky began to dive after finding their target.

The disadvantage of the Soviet army not having air supremacy is reflected at this time, Stuka's nearly 90-degree dive makes him have extremely accurate attack capabilities, although the T-34 has strong defense, but like all tanks, the defense above the head is extremely weak, even Stuka's own 37 guns can destroy it, and the tank cap lifter is not blown.

The Soviets suffered a lot, and the new T-34s were chased and destroyed by Stuka, and the thick black smoke quickly dissipated the courage that the Soviets had just mustered.

"Kala-la-la-la" came with a unique sound of the tank chain belt, and Du Deng looked back and shouted with joy, "It's No. 4F!" The fourth F is coming!! ”

The No. 4 F tank, a new tank completely different from history, a 75 mm 43 times caliber tank gun, 90 mm 45 degrees of large inclination defense, plus a 680 horsepower engine makes his combat effectiveness incomparable, as early as in Africa has been proven, until now, the British army in Africa does not have a weapon that can compete with this tank.

A No. 4 stopped, the long barrel moved slowly, facing a T-34 that was covering the retreat of the infantry, at this time the distance between the two vehicles was more than 900 meters, and when it touched, the shells concentrated the tank at a speed that was difficult to observe with the naked eye, although they were all 75 mm caliber, but there was a world of difference between 24 times the caliber and 43 times the caliber, after this shell hit the tank, it effortlessly passed through its armor, and the steel plate was instantly hit into countless steel powder, which was torn in the tank crew and killed!

"Hooray!!"

Seeing that the T-34, which had just been invincible, was vulnerable in front of its own tanks, all the German troops were boiling, and the morale of the Soviet army was also dissipating like the scorching sun and snowmelting, without the cover of the air force, the tanks were vulnerable, how could this battle be fought? The Soviets began to retreat, and the overseers who got the news set up their machine guns and opened fire on the retreating Soviets.

"Comrades! For the sake of the Soviets, don't be cowards, rush!! Several commissars shouted loudly with pistols, but there was little response, and there were too many campaigns and purges to make them have long since lost much affection for these commissars.

The Soviet counterattack was not only here, but also in several other areas, but those that did not even have the T-34 were even weaker, and the Soviet counterattack was treated as if it were a massacre.

Rundstedt seized the opportunity, immediately took advantage of the failure of the Soviet counteroffensive, demoralized seemed to launch a general offensive, in three days, the Soviet army's defensive position was completely broken, the Soviet army retreated while fighting, more than 150,000 troops were killed or captured, but most of the main forces of the Soviet army were safely evacuated to the Kiev region, Budyonny sent a telegram to Moscow while organizing the defense again, here, he still has more than 800,000 troops, enough for a war!

-- Moscow

Stalin's eyes were red, he had not had a good day of rest since the beginning of the war, the war in the front, the production, propaganda and mobilization in the rear, one by one things made his iron will feel unbearable, and the frantic attack of the German army made him feel powerless.

"Comrade Stalin, our army still has more than 800,000 troops in Ukraine, which is enough to fight the Germans! Things haven't gotten out of hand yet. Zhukov looked at Stalin and said with some concern.

Stalin took a puff of his pipe, looked at Zhukov, laughed and said, "Do you think I'm worried?" No! I'm not worried! How can Napoleon be invincible in the past, not to mention Belarus, Lithuania, even if Moscow is lost, I, Stalin, will not surrender like France, and ordered Budyonny, we must hold Kiev, and in any case stay up until November, by that time, the weather will begin to get colder, and our mobilized troops will be in the army, and everything will be fine. ”

Hold for five months, this is Stalin's expectation of Kiev, after all, Germany on the other side is only a million people, with 800,000 against a million people, it is still a defensive war, only requiring five months, Stalin does not feel that this requirement is too harsh. From the beginning of the war to the present, he found that both tanks and planes in the hands of the Soviet army seemed to be a level lower, which made him extremely anxious, and he began to ask the military research and development troops to speed up the development and upgrading of weapons, hoping to find a magic weapon to contain the German army.

The land war in Europe was bloody, the Pacific Ocean was not peaceful, a huge fleet was getting closer and closer to Pearl Harbor, in Asia, Japanese troops were constantly being mobilized, and in Southeast Asia, countless spies rose and fell, and the clouds of war were getting bigger and bigger.

-- Washington

"What the hell is the Yankee trying to do? Did you find a clue? Jiang Cheng, who rushed to the United States after getting the news, asked Jiang Tian.

Jiang Tian took out a document bag and handed it to Jiang Cheng and said, "This is the information we got, it was obtained by several owners to the people in the list, it should be reliable, but this matter is really important, so I don't dare to report it directly." ”

Jiang Cheng took a look, but it was a plan, after reading it, Jiang Cheng closed his eyes and thought about it, and said with a smile, "This is indeed very possible, when I was over there, many people suspected that the United States knew about the Pearl Harbor incident, of course, what the truth is, we have nowhere to know, but Roosevelt has long wanted to participate in the war, this is absolute, think about the Spanish-American War, World War I, the pretext of the United States to enter the war is so subtle, the current Brazilian government is the poisonous vegetable government of Vargas, and the relationship with Nazi Germany is delicate, If it weren't for Roosevelt's good-neighborly policy, which made him feel that the United States was also a good backer, I am afraid that he would have been impatient a long time ago... It is indeed a good idea to use Brazil to bring the United States into the war. ”

The countries of South America were not very interested in the war in Eurasia at this time, and even Argentina, which was the most pro-German, had no idea of entering the war, because it was too far away and the United States was too close. Anyway, it's a lion-to-lion fight for prey. ”

That being said, South America has always been seen as America's backyard, and every move here is at the heart of Americans, after all, it is the only place that poses a direct threat to the United States. The reason why the United States entered the war in World War I was also that Germany instigated Mexico to go to war against the United States.

The plan is actually very simple, but it is to let Brazil cooperate with a big show, so that the Americans think that Germany has a plan of aggression against South America, after all, North Africa has fallen into the hands of the Axis powers, and Germany can use North Africa as a springboard to enter South America, especially after the events in Spain, the image of Germany that follows me and those who oppose me has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "It's a pity, if the Japanese endure it a little longer, maybe the situation in this world will be more interesting." ”

Jiang Tian heard something and asked, "Boss, has Japan already set off?" ”

Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Yes... The Japanese Combined Fleet has already sailed towards Pearl Harbor ... Wait a minute... The Americans are now preparing for this matter, and if they say this, the Americans really don't know about the Japanese army's preparation for a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor? ”

Jiang Tian replied, "According to our intelligence, the aircraft carriers on the Pearl Harbor side are still in the harbor. ”

Jiang Cheng recalled that the reason why Americans may know about the Pearl Harbor incident in history is that there are folk rumors that several forces have received the news in advance and given early warning to the United States, such as China's Chi Buzhou and Britain's Dexiuge? Popov, the second is that none of the US aircraft carriers are in port, and the United States later admitted that it had guessed that Japan was going to attack the United States before the war, but it didn't know when and where, no matter who was right, but now it seems that the United States will probably lose more than in history this time.