Three hundred and ninety-eight. Tank battle in Radev
The Soviets have already made up their minds: never let the Germans escape from Dmiyansk!
The 200 T34 tanks of the 6th Panzer Army swooped down on Radev.
At this time, Wang Weiyi, who was ready to fight, only had 11 Tiger tanks and 19 self-propelled anti-tank guns. But all this was not a problem at all in the eyes of the German soldiers who were preparing to meet them.
Only with the presence of the Skull Baron, all difficulties can be overcome!
The main force of the German army will be 11 Tiger tanks of the Paylan battle group!
And it was Ernst who commanded them in battle. Alexon. Feng. General Bream!
The Tiger tank is quietly waiting for the figure of the T34 to gradually appear!
The decisive battle site chosen by Wang Weiyi was extremely advantageous to the German army, which was seriously inferior in the number of tanks. The terrain here is narrow, and it is completely impossible to deploy a huge number of Soviet tanks.
Fight for all the good side as much as possible to your side!
The Soviets apparently also spotted the German tanks that were lying in front of them, and several T34s rushed first!
The tank battle for Dmiyansk broke out!
On the battlefield, the German tanks occupied the best position on the battlefield very frantically and arrogantly, calmly smashing shells at the Soviet tanks.
"Boom-boom-" twice. The two T34s that rushed to the front instantly became a pile of scrap metal
It was like an order, 11 Tiger tanks fired at the same time from several directions, completely blocking the path of the Soviet tanks!
Shells kept falling, and the T34, which was crowded on the narrow road, was constantly hit. Time. Soviet tank units were in disarray.
And taking advantage of this opportunity, Tiger became even more crazy
In an instant, more than a dozen T34s were destroyed. There was a tank crew in the T34 that desperately climbed out. But before he could jump out of the tank, a string of machine-gun bullets ended his life
It's a collision of blood and fire!
At this time, the Tiger Type, numbered 602, suddenly discovered a most serious problem:
They don't have shells anymore!
From the outbreak of the Battle of Demyansk, the German troops in the encirclement were extremely difficult to supply, and the last batch of airborne supplies was barely airdropped by the Skeleton Division before it was ready to break through.
Tiger Type 602 was not assigned shells
The commander did not panic at all, at this most difficult time. He said loudly to his companion in the tank: "I am ready to crash into it and block the way of the Russians!" Now, I order you all to get out of the car! ”
"Nope. Corporal! The gunner said decisively: "You can't leave us, we will accompany you in the battle!" ”
The commander did not force anything, he smiled at his companion: "All for Germany, all for Ernst!" ”
"All for Germany. All for Ernst! ”
The craziest thing happened on the battlefield:
Paylan battle group 602 tank. Rushed towards the T34 at full speed.
And even crazier things are happening at the same time:
The T34 in front of the 602 didn't have the slightest fear to dodge, it was upright and straight, and it also rushed towards the 602
The craziest scene of the tank battle in Demyansk:
Tank hits tank!
This is the collision of spirit and flesh, this is the impact of life and death
After a loud bang, everyone in the battlefield navigation was stunned.
The German tanks were the first to react, their cannons roaring wildly, and shells slammed into each other.
Wang Weiyi, who is also on the battlefield. Saw it all for yourself!
What a good soldier he is
After twenty minutes of fierce fighting, twenty-four T34s were destroyed. The same fate befell the four Tigers.
Almost!
Wang Weiyi decisively ordered a retreat at this time. In such a narrow place, it is impossible to give full play to the advantages of sports warfare.
All the Tigers were like well-trained machines, quickly starting to withdraw from the battlefield.
These German tankmen are all veterans with great combat experience, from the very beginning of the Soviet-German war, they galloped on the battlefield, their rich combat experience and judgment of the battlefield situation, is not at all those young Soviet tankmen with no enthusiasm can be compared!
The Tiger began to quickly retreat to a kilometer behind the battlefield.
Just as the T34 was also pursuing at full speed, 19 anti-tank guns appeared!
This is a very fatal blow!
Those young Soviet tankmen did not think at all that the Germans would suddenly retreat without showing their defeat, nor did they expect that there were still 19 anti-tank guns hidden here!
After a burst of cannonballs, more than a dozen T34s were paralyzed there, and at this time, the retreating Tiger was once again thrown into the battlefield
Weidmann's Tiger tank was hidden behind a mountain bag, and a Soviet T34 recklessly broke into his firing range, and the Tiger tank immediately opened fire, and the engine cover behind the car was full of Soviet infantry, who were blown to a bloody pulp.
The Soviet tanks behind were frightened, they blindly looked for the German tanks, and they knew very well that they must rush over at full speed, and they must rush within the range of the artillery.
This is where the R34 comes in, as its gun has a range of only 800 meters, while the Tiger can easily penetrate any tank at a distance of 2.5 kilometers.
This created a spectacle on the Eastern Front: the Soviets risked death regardless of casualties in order to rush within the range of their own artillery and rely on quantity to offset the quality advantage of the Tiger.
At this time, German anti-tank artillery and Tiger tanks fired at Soviet tanks almost at a distance of 2 km.
However, the number of Soviet tanks was so great that they were like rats, and the Germans were overwhelmed, and they routed one, and soon another rushed up, endlessly.
The 609 tank commanded by Wang Weiyi has destroyed three T34s in one go, but more T34s are still pouring up here
Finally, after losing an unknown number of tanks, the T34 rushed to the front of the German tanks, and both sides almost closely used tank guns to shoot at each other, and the fragments of the artillery would even collapse in front of their own tanks.
This kind of tragic scene has never been seen before
The battle has entered a white-hot phase. At the height of the heat, tank crews on both sides even abandoned their tanks and fired at each other with small arms, engaging in hand-to-hand combat.
It's hard to imagine
Wang Weiyi's 309 tank was also surrounded by two T34s, and at such a close distance, the artillery of both sides could not fire at all.
Wang Weiyi was the first to jump out of the tank, and when he saw the two Soviet soldiers in the two T34s appearing regardless of life or death, the charge in his hand quickly swept out the flames.
The corpses of Soviet tankmen hung on the tanks
Tank battles have turned into hand-to-hand combat for tankers, which is very rare in any battle.
All kinds of weapons were used.
At this time, there were still two Tigers that did not join such hand-to-hand combat. They were tanks commanded by Weidmann and Phillipsen.
They chose the perfect location right from the start!
The shells were fired one after another, and the T34s that fell behind completely became the target of these two Tigers. And the T34, who realized that the situation was wrong, could not rush through the heavily blocked battlefield at all.
One T34 after another exploded, caught fire, and the wreckage of the tanks could be seen everywhere on the battlefield.
Such a brutal battle was not only experienced by the young tankmen of the Soviet army, but also by the soldiers of the German army with rich combat experience.
Gradually, the Soviets began to be unable to resist, and those tanks behind no longer dared to rush forward, but the T34, which had fallen into the battlefield, could no longer get rid of it.
Soviet tanks began to retreat in general detail.
However, the Germans clearly did not want to limit the results of the battle to this point, and they continued to carry out the most frantic attacks on the disorganized Soviet army.
When the last shot fell, the tank battle for Demyansk ended
The result of this battle is shocking!
A total of 92 T34s were destroyed! A total of two hundred Soviet tanks took part in the battle, that is, in the tank battle of Demyansk, almost half of their strength was dealt a devastating blow!
How can you get the results!
And in order to achieve such a victory, the German army also paid a heavy price. When the battle was over, they were left with only 6 Tiger tanks and 4 anti-tank guns.
The Paniran battle group's armor was almost crippled.
Despite the disproportionate results, the problem now is that the Skeleton Division only has so much equipment in their hands that every tank lost is equivalent to reducing their strength by one point.
However, their sacrifice was well worth it.
They successfully intercepted the attack of the Soviet armored forces, and bought the maximum time for more German troops to withdraw.
And in this tank battle, the brightest stars are undoubtedly Weidmann and Phillipsen. The two of them took out a total of 17 T34s.
Nothing can stop them, nothing can overcome them.
However, the two men didn't seem to have much to be excited about their achievements, and to their delight, they did have a real battle with the Skeleton Baron.
Everything today is enough for them to remember for a lifetime.
They can't forget the 609 tank commanded by General Ernst, which shot the T34 majestically, and they can't forget General Ernst's calm and calm command, and they can't forget the baron's heroic posture of shooting with a submachine gun at the most critical moment.
All this is enough to make them taste for a lifetime.
However, the sound of gunfire in Demyansk continued. Now it's time to put Ernst to the test. Whether General Bream will succeed in bringing his troops out of danger is now in point. (To be continued.) )