Schwarzberg sighed as he looked at the smoky engine compartment behind him, his car was good at everything, but the engine was really not powerful, not only because of the failure of Cheeduo, but even worse because the power rating never reached the number advertised on paper. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info And because the weight of the tank is too large, the friction damage of the gearbox gears, suspension and brake devices is quite serious. And Schwarzberg's car has not yet undergone a long test drive (there is no such time), and according to his estimates, it is estimated that the brake pads and some transmission gears will have to be replaced every one or two hundred kilometers.

Of course, Schwarzberg's problem now is not due to wear and tear on the engine or gearbox, but from running out of damn lubricating oil. The transmission oil consumption on the product sheet was very different from the actual one, so now his transmission gears were in a dry grinding state, and he had to stop in the middle of the road and wait for the logistics to bring the lubricant up.

During this period, it is best for him not to move, because if the gearbox burns, then he really wants to cry without tears, because he really has not changed!

To tell the truth, the current maintenance spare parts have been reduced to an outrageous level, basically there is a shortage of parts, and even some tanks do not even have enough tracks, so they can only be used for a short time. There is not a single spare part for the gearbox, engine, torsion bar suspension or sighting device. It is said that Krupp, Henschel and Porsche have used all their spare parts to stock up on tanks.

Not only is there no spare parts, but what is worse is that the parts and equipment that are now installed in the tanks are not necessarily good, and at the end of the empire, the manufacturers had to relax the inspection in order to rush the work, and a considerable part of the defective products also flowed into the army. For example, there is a problem with the optical rangefinder equipped on the Schwarzberg tank, this instrument that was supposed to improve the accuracy of shooting is now all counterproductive, and the ranging error of a hundred meters can reach an astonishing five meters, which led to the previous battle in which the gun commander actually put the plane at a very close range, and it is a shame to say it!

Anyway, Schwarzberg was not the least satisfied with the new tank, and he would rather drive the old Tank Four than take over this big, insignificant monster, which in his opinion was useless except for being a road breaker.

It's a pity that the top doesn't see it that way, and the top likes heavy tanks. Even Schwarzberg's colleagues did not see it that way, and they were full of expectations for such a new tank with thick defenses, at least not very well when repairing the T-34.

Yes, the T-34 basically can't help Schwarzberg's new car, and even the D-85 of the T-34 can't penetrate the armor of the new tank at zero distance. The feeling of someone else tickling me with hundreds of punches, but I flattened my opponent with one punch is really a bit cool. It's just that this pleasure is far from enough for an old armored soldier like Schwarzberg.

An old fritter like him, who has been fighting the war since 1941, knows too well that these new tanks are nothing more than paper tigers. Mobility, reliability, durability and production are all scum, what will they do with the more and more powerful Red Army? Even if the T-34 and T-35 can be eliminated, they may not be able to deal with the T-54, and even some models are indeed immune to the attack of the T-54, but the Red Army still has tens of thousands of Il-2 and Su-series attack aircraft, can that be stopped?

Therefore, Schwarzberg did not have hope for this war, and he really hoped that the capitulators at the top would quickly negotiate terms with the Allies and end this hopeless war as soon as possible, no matter how miserable it was, it could not be worse than after the First World War, right? Since Germany was able to survive the First World War, it is estimated that it can now.

Captain Schwarzberg was thinking about these things outside of the battle, don't look at him a little deserted, but he can still wake up immediately at the slightest disturbance on the battlefield. This is an inexplicable sixth sense honed by several years of combat career.

"That's not the right direction!"

Schwarzberg pointed to the corner, and although there was nothing there for the time being, he just felt that something was wrong there. Under his order, the members of tank No. 309 hurriedly cheered up and looked at the street corner with wide eyes one by one, these young people really hope that something interesting will appear on the street corner, preferably the Red Army's tanks, just now they have knocked out three tanks of the Red Army in a row, and it is estimated that they can be exchanged for an Iron Cross if they lose two more, right?

Just as the young German tanker was thinking about how to show off to his girlfriend or best friend after receiving the Iron Cross, a short barrel sticked out from the other side of the street.

Schwarzberg looked at it with the captain's periscope and could be sure that it was a Red Army tank, even if it only poked out a barrel, but Schwarzberg knew that it was a Red Army tank, and immediately he ordered: "Distance 150, prepare for battle!" ”

The gun commander is also a veteran of this line, there is no need to measure the range at such a close distance, he will not miss with his eyes closed, and soon an armor-piercing shell is loaded into the chamber, and with a boom, the armor-piercing projectile flies out.

The shell passed through the houses in the street accurately, punching two holes in the walls, and then there was no movement.

"Did you hit?"

The members whispered questions to each other, Schwarzberg frowned, looked at it carefully, and ordered again: "One more shot, look at the angle to the left!" ”

There was another boom, the house on the corner could no longer stand the glamour, and half of the collapsed side with a whoa, and then Schwarzberg could finally see the Soviet tank hidden behind the wall. This is a T-34. It was blazing at this point, and the attack just now seemed to have hit its turret.

The German tankmen immediately began to cheer, because it meant that they had another result and were one step closer to the Iron Cross. It's just that these young people didn't notice that Schwarzberg's brows were still locked, what happened to this old tankman?

Schwarzberg felt that something was wrong, and the condition of the T-34 made him very concerned, and he always felt that something was wrong. But the smoke was billowing and he couldn't see it really, and for a while he didn't know what was wrong. At this time, in addition to the roar of the ammunition constantly detonating, the muffled sound of the engine can be faintly heard, which is very familiar, and only the diesel engines of the Soviet Union have this unique sound.

"The enemy is retreating?" Mark, the loader, asked.

"I don't know," Schwarzberg admitted, and then motioned to the members to try not to speak, and to listen carefully to the source of the voice.

There was so much noise on the battlefield that it was impossible to get a clean background, and just as Schwarzberg pricked up his ears to listen, the Red Army began shelling again, and mortar shells fell one after another, blowing up large areas of asphalt roads into potholes, and what was even more infuriating was that these explosions greatly interfered with hearing. It's just too hard to capture the sound of the engine in the midst of these rumbling sounds.

It was so hard that even a veteran like Schwarzberg couldn't do it, he shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly, and had to give up this unrealistic idea.

"Maybe I'm suspicious!" Schwarzberg laughed to himself.

But that being said, he put on the periscope and took one last look at the destroyed T-34. And this glance immediately made the alarm bell in his heart ring!

Schwarzberg finally knew that something was wrong, this T-34 was too familiar to him, it seemed that it was destroyed during their attack yesterday, he remembered very well, after this T-34 was hit, the Russians did not give up, and quickly dragged it back, is this repaired?

However, Schwarzberg immediately dismissed this possibility, and the T-34's turret was badly damaged, and it was impossible to restore its combat effectiveness unless it was replaced with a new one. And now how did it come back in a grand way? This is obviously unreasonable!

"Prepare for battle!"

Schwarzberg immediately greeted him, then spun the periscope to take a closer look at the surroundings, he thought that the T-34 was actually a disguise, combined with the roar of diesel engines that he had heard before, it was very likely that the Russians were attacking the west: deliberately putting a damaged T-34 on the front to attract his attention, but in fact it was sneaking around from other directions. This tactic is not at all unusual for Schwarzberg, and they often do it when Ukraine is facing the invulnerable T-54!

"Watch behind you!"

Schwarzberg knew that the frontal armor of his tank was quite powerful, and it was simply impossible to penetrate it with armor-piercing shells equipped with the D-34 and T-85 guns. The only chance for the Russians is to go around the back and sneak up on his tail!

Schwarzberg's turret began to turn with a click, and the hydraulically driven turret steering speed was still very fast, under normal circumstances, it could go around in 19 seconds, of course, the hydraulic system was broken and the hand shaker wheel hurt a lot, and it took 77 seconds to turn around at that time.

When Schwarzberg's turret had just turned, he saw through the periscope that there was a tank on the other side of the street with the barrel exposed, and this time he did not blindly order the gun commander to fire, but ordered: "Steady, wait until the entire side of the enemy is exposed, and then fight!" ”

This decision was very wise, but the situation on the battlefield was often unexpected, just when Schwarzberg's gun commander was about to open fire, the enemy tank with the sharp corners of the small lotus suddenly stopped, and then actually began to reverse!

Schwarzberg was caught off guard by this change, but he quickly reacted: "Watch out for nearby buildings, the enemy must be lurking observers!" ”

Only the observer noticed Schwarzberg's movements could alert the tank crew to make a move in time.

"Fire!" Schwarzberg commanded.

Why did it suddenly fire again? The reason is very simple, Schwarzberg knew that if this was a well-designed tactic by the Russians, then everything that happened next would be quite bad for them. Although he didn't know what the disadvantage was, he did know one thing: that is, destroying an enemy first would reduce the disadvantage for his side. That's why Mark was ordered to open fire decisively.

The bullet was no longer visible after it had pierced the wall, and Schwarzberg did not bother to pay attention to the effect, he constantly observed his surroundings to find out what tricks the Russians were playing!

Soon the attempts of the Soviet Red Army were exposed, and T-888 T-54 decisively came out from behind the previously destroyed T-34, the driver made a quick turn, and then its guns began to shoot only at the turret and at the tank in Schwarzberg on the other side of the road.

"Damn! Sure enough, it's a sound that hits the west! ”

Schwarzberg knew that the situation was not in their favor, and at this time their turret was only going to the other side, turning a 180-degree turn to turn back and attack No. 888, as mentioned earlier, it would take 19 seconds to make a turn, and half a circle was more than nine seconds. These nine seconds are enough for the T-54 to fire two shots, and if the opponent's loader is strong enough to shoot three shots. And the distance is so close, it is impossible to miss at all.

So categorically Schwarzberg gave the order: "All members, abandon the car!" Fast! ”

After saying that, he was the first to decisively climb out of the turret, jumped off the tank and hid behind the load wheel on the other side. Slightly slower than him was the gun commander Mark, who reacted immediately after a moment's pause, almost jumping off the tank with Schwarzberg's front and back feet. The real sluggishness was the driver, loader and other rookies, who were still intoxicated with the joy of the previous destruction of the Soviet tank, and simply did not understand why the car was abandoned, didn't we get shot?

So they moved a lot slower, and they didn't exactly follow Schwarzberg's instructions, but they thought they could keep fighting!

The truth is cruel, just when these rookies hesitated, No. 888 fired, and for insurance, Zherelov aimed at the rear of the German heavy tank on the opposite side and opened fire according to the order of the old Hermstra. The armor-piercing bullet was easily pierced, and the engine and gearbox that had worried Schwarzberg were immediately scrapped. Even the 100-mm armor-piercing projectile continued to move forward and rushed into the fighting compartment, and the jet the thickness of the baby's forearm easily penetrated the lower abdomen of the loader, and the poor child soon died of massive blood loss due to a ruptured celiac artery.

The attack on the 888 was not over, and soon another armor-piercing shell was loaded into the chamber, this time Zherelov aimed at the tail of the turret. When he opened fire, he also asked old Hemsstra: "Daddy, do you think you can penetrate it?" ”

The old man replied calmly: "Surely, didn't you see that the commander and gunner had already run away?" ”

There may be comrades who want to say: "This only shows that the artillery commander and the commander of the car are timid, right?" "That's not entirely the case, do you think that if the commander and the gun commander are very confident in the armored defense of their tank, they can turn around and run away without saying a word? Obviously, they don't have confidence in their tank armor!

Most likely, another comrade will ask: "Isn't the armor of the rat very strong?" Didn't you say before that the T-54 had no way to take it? ”

Note that the T-54 has no way to take the rat's frontal armor as mentioned earlier, but it can still penetrate the rat by going around the tail and using the newly issued armor-piercing bullets. And now the problem is that the old Hemstra did not encounter a rat tank at all, but an E-75 derived from the E-series family.

The E-75's armor is a cut below that of the Rat, and neither the front of the hull nor the front of the turret is immune to the T-54's thunderous blows. It may have been very effective against the D-85, but the smoothbore guns against the D-10T and T-55 were really powerless.

So when the second armor-piercing shell was inserted into the turret, the E-75 soon began to catch fire until it exploded. Of course, a veteran like Schwarzberg had long since taken advantage of the attention of the Red Army when he was on the E-75. How could the old fritters who participated in the war in 1941 not have a life-saving job?

The E-75 was destroyed, but the elder Hemstra was not very happy, because the opponent was really vulnerable, not at all as some had described it to be. Having driven away the Germans, the old man personally inspected the destroyed E-75, and then his brow was furrowed.

Before, he had heard that Germany's latest super-heavy tank used a 128mm gun, but the garbage in front of him was still equipped with a 71 times the diameter of the 88 gun, which was no different from the firepower of the King Tiger. Not only is it not much different from the Tiger King's firepower, but even the turret defense is only half a pound and eight taels with the Tiger King. The defense of the hull is improved compared to the Tiger King, but it is far from invulnerable. In addition to the fact that this tank weighs much more than the Tiger King, the combat effectiveness has been increased to a limited extent.

"This isn't the super-heavy tank we've encountered before, this one is more like an improved version of the King Tiger?" The same was expressed by the combat sappers.

Old Hemsstra asked, "Was it the only one attacking you before?" ”

"No," replied the commander of the combat engineer company, "and a bigger tank, that guy is so old!" ”

This answer made the elder Hemstra smile, and what he was looking forward to was to fight the most powerful tanks of the Germans, and if he could win the battle, he would be the strongest knight in the deserved. It's just that the old man doesn't have the final say on the battlefield, after all, their first task is to rescue the Allied pilots, especially His Royal Highness Prince Philip.

As a nobleman, the elder Hemstra felt the need to greet His Royal Highness the Prince, which was the most basic courtesy. But what made him arrive strangely was that the company commander of the combat engineer advised him that it was better not to do it: "That guy is sick, it's better to leave him alone!" ”

Well, we can't help but ask what did His Royal Highness Prince Philip do to make people hate him, even the Russians?

In fact, His Royal Highness the Prince didn't do anything too out of the ordinary, that is, he complained a little more and complained, he first complained that the Red Army's food was too poor, and there was only a dry and hard Black Leba, a good guy thinks that his Royal Highness the Prince is the worst and eats soft white bread, how can Black Leba be worthy of him? He also complained that the Red Army did not have a delicious hot soup, and His Royal Highness said that he must drink some hot soup to warm his stomach before the meal, so as to promote digestion.

Well, the combat sappers really want to spray this thing in the face, what's wrong with Black Leba? Our Red Army just gnawed on the Black Leba and defeated the Nazis all the way. It's still hot soup, Nima, if you want to die, just say it, don't pull other people on your back together, okay!

Why? The reason is simple, who doesn't want a bowl of hot soup in the cold winter, no, just a cup of hot water! But is it possible? Who's going to boil water for you? You have to use fire to boil water, and once you are discovered by the Germans, you will be entertained with mortars in minutes.

Note that the Prince's complaint was not over, and in the evening he said that his blanket was too thin to keep out the cold, and even wished to find him a room with a bed. Well, the Red Army fighters are really fed up, this is a war, not at Buckingham Palace!

Anyway, the soldiers looked at this prince very unpleasantly, and even felt that it was a pity that the comrades who died before were really sorry, so many people died just to save such a goods, no matter how you look at it, it is not worth it!

For this, the British pilots also agreed, even if His Royal Highness the Prince is their comrade-in-arms and may be the husband of their queen in the future, but for such a leader, they can only be ashamed. Therefore, they generally avoid talking to His Royal Highness in order to draw a clear line.

After hearing these complaints, old Helmstra suddenly felt at the bottom of the feeling for His Royal Highness the Prince, and thought about it, and he gave up his plan to communicate with His Royal Highness. Instead, the arrangement of defenses began, preparations for cover, combat sappers, protection of the retreat of His Royal Highness the Prince and British pilots.

But at this moment, another moth appeared. The British pilot said: "His Royal Highness the Prince is missing!" ”

Yes, there was no shadow of His Royal Highness in the small sheltered room specially reserved for His Royal Highness, and the big guys were also busy fighting before and didn't pay attention to His Royal Highness's movements at all.

"Captured by the enemy?"

"I think I'm so scared that I've found a mouse hole to hide!"

Judging from the above opinions, this Royal Highness the Prince is indeed very unpopular, but no matter which possibility it is, the original retreat plan must be postponed, and the top priority is to find this Royal Highness the Prince to talk about it.

The poor battle sappers had to scatter and search for His Royal Highness in the surrounding ruins and buildings, and at this time, Schwarzberg, who had fled earlier, also approached his superior: "The enemy has at least two T-54s, and if you want to retake this important stronghold of the department store, you must send me enough armor." ”

The so-called sufficient armor force actually means that a tank more powerful than the E-75 is needed, which is nothing more than the E-100 or the Mouse. The battalion commander in Schwarzberg agreed to his request after thinking about it for a few seconds: "I give you two E-50s and one E-100, and you must guarantee to recapture the department store today!" ”

Well, just as the Soviet Red Army was busy looking for traces of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, a powerful armored squad of the Germans, under the cover of a grenadier company, was slowly approaching in the direction of the department store. So where is His Royal Highness the Prince? What exactly are you doing? (To be continued.) )