Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~

Old Hemstra was overjoyed, but the Germans were not happy, and the Germans were now distressed. The terrain made it difficult for them to walk, and they were annoyed by the repeated urging of their superiors.

The Tiger King took the lead, followed by several Panthers, and a few hundred meters behind the Panthers was the Tiger Hunter who was responsible for cover. It is worth mentioning that the Tiger Hunt, this super-heavy tank destroyer is a freak made according to Hitler's will, and only stepped off the drawing board in February 1944.

These tiger hunters had not been of much use in the offensive before, for the very simple reason that they were too heavy and almost difficult to walk in the muddy Romania. Dietrich put all the Führer's baby bumps at the back of the troops, and who thought that there was a wrong move, and when Dietrich was ready to start running away, these baby bumps came in handy.

In this battle, the Germans threw in two Hunting Tigers, where did the other three, you ask? Hey, one broke down due to a mechanical failure, and the other two are now unable to move in the mud pit. It was these two vehicles that were dug out of the mud pit by the sappers with great effort.

This tank destroyer equipped with a 128-mm "giant cannon" should be said to be very powerful, anyway, at least it sounds so powerful in terms of caliber. But then again, this kind of giant cannon is actually at close range, for example, the lethality of about 1000 meters is actually not fundamentally different from KWK43, but at long distance, the 128 mm PAK44 is quite awesome. Basically, it can be assumed that it still retains an armor-piercing capacity of about 3000 mm at a distance of 150 meters (APCBC has a 30-degree impact angle. Converted to vertical armor, it is 173 mm).

Let's put it this way. With the armor-piercing ability of PAK (KWK) 44, on the basis of firing APCBC shells, it can penetrate 200 mm of vertical armor plates at a distance of about 2000 meters. That is, it has the ability to penetrate the T-54/T-55 at a distance of 2000 meters. Moreover, it should be seen that the 128 mm caliber grenade is also very powerful, and it is also quite qualified to be used as a can opener to support the infantry. All in all, the PAK44 is a fairly powerful cannon, a masterpiece of the Führer's madness.

Old Hemstra didn't know the Hunting Tiger, and he didn't actually notice the Hunting Tiger in the distance, because it was so far away. And the T-54's sighting system is not optimized for long-range combat. Of course, even if the old Hemstella saw the tiger hunting, he was helpless, his face had a thickness of 250 mm, and with the armor-piercing bullet that the 1A20 was equipped with at that time, the ideal dynamic armor-piercing thickness was actually 250 mm. In actual use, it is basically only 220 mm to 230 mm level, and it can be said that it is impossible to penetrate the hunting tiger at all. As for the first-generation tail stabilized deshelling armor-piercing projectile it is equipped with, the maximum armor-piercing thickness at a distance of two thousand meters is about 150 mm (90 degrees), and the accuracy at this distance is still limited.

That is, if the T-54 wants to get the Tiger Hunt from the front, it is useless, or go around to the side. Either you have to use the tail to stabilize the shelling armor-piercing shell at a near-zero distance to be successful.

But no matter what it is, it is not easy to achieve on the battlefield. Especially now, the elder Hemsstra did not notice the existence of the tiger hunter, and his eyes were attracted by the tall and mighty tiger king.

At that time, the distance was about 2300 meters, at this distance, if the T-54 was lucky, it could blow up the King Tiger with armor-piercing shells, but the 1A20 was a smoothbore gun, and this distance was basically the limit that the T-54 observation and sighting system could withstand, that is, firing at this distance, the result was probably not ideal.

In fact, it was also the case that No. 875 of Youlin No. 888 tried to attack the slowly approaching Tiger King first, and fired 3 shots in a row, but it was either far away or off, except for exposing its own position, it was meaningless.

At the same time, the Germans were not idle, technically they had better sighting equipment, and they were often trained in long-range shooting, so they were more accurate at more than two thousand meters. All three Tiger Kings began to fire at the exposed No. 875, and they fired accurately.

The first armor-piercing shell hit the front of the turret of No. 875, and although there was a certain element of luck in this, it was undeniable that the Germans had better guns and sighting equipment. The armor-piercing shell slammed into the front of the 875 turret, and when it made a loud noise, it bounced off the arc of the half-egg-shaped turret, and did not cause any damage to the 875.

Of course, to tell the truth, it is certain to surprise the Russians. The second armor-piercing bullet from the Germans was unlucky, and it deviated from the target by about two positions, burrowing straight into the soil, while the third shot flew past the fender of No. 875, breaking a large tree with a thick embrace. It was not until the fifth armor-piercing shell that it hit the top armor of the 875 and cut a small hole in it, but failed to penetrate.

In the blink of an eye, Kung Fu No. 875 was hit twice, which fully shows that the Germans are still quite good at archery. Because during this period, the two guns of the 875 return fire all missed the target, and not even a single enemy hair was touched.

"Don't fire blindly, move forward, close the distance and fight again!"

The company commander shouted over the radio, according to the regulations of the dogma and his experience, the best killing distance of the 1A20 is about 1500 meters. Now this distance is too far and too far, and it is simply a waste of shells.

The elder Hemsstra agreed with this opinion, and he did not fire blindly like No. 875, but decisively ordered Zherelov not to fire, first take advantage of the terrain to advance in a roundabout way, and wait until he reached a suitable distance before fighting.

The driver, Lovell, skillfully geared, cautiously advanced on the rugged battlefield, and tried to use the cover of the shelter to reduce the time the car was exposed. This hand is still relatively effective. Because hardly a single shell was fired at them. Survived this dangerous journey unharmed.

Zherelov was finally able to see the enemy more clearly. is very similar to the picture sent by the superior, the huge size of the tiger king is too eye-catching. In his own words: "It's so conspicuous that you can't hide if you want to!" ”

Zherelov estimated the distance, thinking that it was about 1,600 meters, he bound the distance, and then fired a tracer bullet from a rangefinder machine gun. This tracer bullet flew over the head of the Tiger King, which fully shows that the distance measurement is wrong.

Zherelov hastened to correct the ruler, and then fired another tracer bullet. In his opinion, this order should be foolproof, but what made him depressed was that this bomb actually got close again, and got into the snowdrift dozens of meters in front of the Tiger King.

This is the situation that makes the gunner's egg hurt the most, it is close to lowering a scale, and it is far away to raise a scale, he can only carefully shake the handwheel and correct half a scale, and this is all based on experience.

Just as Zherelov was adjusting, the Tiger King finally discovered their existence. Without saying a word, he immediately opened fire, in the blink of an eye. An armor-piercing bullet rumbled over the turret of No. 888, and at this distance both sides had the ability to finish off their opponents, and it was the gunner's skill and luck that could make the difference between life and death.

Finally, Zherelov corrected the ruler again, and this time the tracer bullet hit the Tiger King's turret accurately, and the clanging sound could be felt from a distance. Zherelov fired the gun immediately, and for a moment the turret shook slightly, but unlike when the 1A10 smoothbore gun was used before, at that time, after each shot, there was billowing smoke rushing into the hull, and the smell was quite pungent, and it could choke you half to death.

But now there is no such trouble, the 1A20 smoothbore gun is equipped with a smoking device, and almost no smoke enters the body, which makes the crew a lot more comfortable. As for the T-10A, which is equipped with a D-54T tank gun, although it does not have a smoke device, it is equipped with a set of high-pressure gas cylinders, which can blow air into the chamber after each fire, blowing away the smoke. However, in Zherelov's opinion, it is better to have a smoking device for the 1A20 gun, which is simple and practical and does not need to carry additional gas cylinders.

Without the interference of smoke, Zherelov could clearly observe the results of the shooting, and generally speaking, as long as the rangefinder machine gun could accurately hit the opponent, then the subsequent shelling basically did not run. The armor-piercing bullet hit the Tiger King's face, and a small cloud of smoke flashed with the fire, and then nothing could be seen.

No way, the jet of the armor-piercing projectile is relatively thin, and even if it can penetrate the armor, don't want to see that small hole at a distance of 1500 meters. However, Zherelov is very confident in his ammunition, as long as he can hit, he generally has no way to run.

However, Zherelov did not wait stupidly, and when the loader gave the signal that he was ready again, he immediately refilled the shot. Without any surprise, the cannon hit the enemy again, but this time it hit the upper armor. And this time the enemy finally reacted a little, the enemy driver opened the hatch and jumped out, and then the commander and gunner also fled, and after a while, the Tiger King began to be engulfed in flames until it burned into a pile of scrap metal.

The first victory made Zherelov feel good, and the elder Hemstra was also happy, because this was the first time that their team destroyed the Tiger King. What the old man was thinking at this time was that after the battle was over, he must draw a big tiger head on the body of the car.

Of course, their excitement was also a matter of the moment, because the battle was still going on and there were many enemies on the battlefield. And desertion during the battle is undoubtedly equivalent to death, and such fools generally do not survive the second battle to break out. And the old Hemsstra and his gang are all old fritters, they are quite good at regulating their emotions, and they have eliminated a tiger king, and the joy is over.

And on the battlefield at that time, the situation was not entirely favorable for the Red Army, there were still three tanks left in the company that were able to continue the battle, one was destroyed, two were seriously damaged, and the enemy on the opposite side had at least two King Tigers and four Panthers. Although the panther is nothing, it is not a gnocchi that can be kneaded casually.

In fact, old Hemsstra was a little strange, he couldn't figure out how the 881 was destroyed, because just now they were still moving forward and continuing to fire, how did the turret fly more than ten meters away in the blink of an eye, who destroyed him?

Old Hemstra was very concerned about this problem, because he was observing the movement on the battlefield even in the moment of joy just now, and the remaining four tanks of the enemy were indeed firing, but the target was not No. 881. At least the old man did not find out that the German tanks were firing when No. 881 was destroyed. He knew very well that there was silence on the battlefield at that moment!

Stunned, old Hemsstra began to look around with a periscope. He suspected that there were also German fire points hidden around the area, either well-concealed anti-tank guns or enemy bazookas. But after observing the circle, the old man did not find such a presence around, and as the infantry followed up on the BMP-1, a small number of German grenadiers had already scattered, and there should be no Germans in this area.

"Nikolai, pay attention to the search!" The old man reminded Zherelov.

This command surprised Zherelov a little. Because the situation on the battlefield is still very clear in his opinion, the enemy is the six tanks, and the others who can move and breathe can't be seen. However, Zherelov did not question the old man's orders, because on more than one occasion the old man had shown a high degree of foresight, always being able to see potential dangers that they had not discovered.

Zherelov did not dare to be careless, and hurriedly began a new round of searching, not sparing a suspicious bush and a hidden ditch, but he found nothing. Could it be that the old man has the wrong feeling?

Just as the thought crossed Zherelov's mind, he heard a whoosh. Then I saw 808, which was the company commander's car 100 meters away, after being hit, and there was a piercing sound of metal scraping. He was surprised to see a deep scratch on the side of the 808's turret! Obviously, this is what the shell just caused!

This discovery stunned Zherelov, what kind of shell can cause such an effect? In general, ordinary armor-piercing shells either crushed on the turret of the T-54 or were ejected, and this is the first time I have seen such a situation with deep scratches!

"Search for enemy anti-tank guns!"

This time, there is no need for old Hemstra to remind Zherelov to hurry up and look in the direction of the ballistic, nothing was found within a thousand meters, and there was still nothing to find after two kilometers, just when Zherelov was subconsciously ready to give up, the old man shouted again: "I found it, in the direction of two o'clock, the preliminary estimate is 2700 meters, King Tiger!" ”

This Tiger King was subconsciously shouted by the old man, because this monster only exposed the turret, just from the turret, this guy really looks like the Tiger King. But after Zherelov magnified the magnification of the eyepiece, it can be clearly seen that this "tank" is not the same as the Tiger King!

The cannon is larger, and the turret seems to be welded to the hull, which seems to be more like a tank destroyer that has never been seen before!

Just as Zherelov was guessing the true identity of the tiger hunter, car No. 808 also reacted, it sprang out like a frightened little animal, and the driver slammed the accelerator hard, making the T-54 run out of the formula car feeling.

However, Zherelov understands this choice very well, a single shelling of almost three thousand meters can leave such a trace on the turret of the T-54, which is still slightly off, and if it hits, what will be the phenomenon. He's a little scared anyway!

At the same time as the 808 jumped out, the Hunting Tiger fired again, and the cannonball flew over with another whizz, almost grazing the trailing edge of the 808 turret, and just as the crew of the 808 breathed a sigh of relief and felt that a small life had been retrieved, the sound of an explosion came from behind them.

An unlucky BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle was unlucky to be caught by this unexpected armor-piercing projectile, and was hit in a pair from the front to the tail!

Zherelov was stunned, this is a distance of almost four thousand meters! Although the BMP-1 is thin and stuffed, it is still amazing that it can still play against each other at this distance, and looking at the trend of that armor-piercing projectile, no more BMP-1 can stop it!

"Don't be stunned, destroy it!" Old Hemstella yelled.

Only then did Zherelov come to his senses, quickly aim, and then opened fire with a rangefinder machine gun, good fellow, the distance is enough for 2700 meters, no more and no less. With this kind of power at such a distance, what kind of monster is this?

However, Zherelov was confident that he would destroy it, as the 1A20 had not yet let him down, and he immediately ordered the loader to load an armor-piercing round. Then shoot at the front face of the enemy!

"Hit!" Zherelov cheered excitedly, this cheer was stronger than the one who had just destroyed the Tiger King, and it was obvious that the tiger hunt had put him under great pressure.

However, he was not happy for more than five seconds, and soon another stream of flames erupted from the long barrel of the Tiger Hunter in the eyepiece, and then No. 808 was shot again! You can see a deep hole in the turret!

The company commander shouted over the radio: "I'm fine, the enemy didn't penetrate me, keep moving and kill it!" ”

These words made Zherelov and others breathe a sigh of relief, the armor of the T-54 is still powerful, and it seems that the enemy's artillery is not as strong as imagined!

With this thought, Zherelov and the other gunners did not care about the tiger king and the panther, and began to shoot the tiger hunting car desperately, it was hit again and again, but again and again "full of blood", which really constantly refreshed Zherelov's cognition.

"Retreat! Retreat now! ”

After No. 808 was hit by the Tiger King again, the company commander gave the order to retreat, because the current situation is obvious, the Tiger Hunt is almost impossible to destroy, and the Tiger King cannot be underestimated, and if he continues to fight hard, the entire company may have to be explained. The hero does not suffer the immediate loss, and it is wise to retreat and fight again in the future!

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