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459 Armored Battle (Part 1)

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The battle in the sky was extremely fierce and the battle on the ground was no less. Old Hemstral's crew rushed all the way and rushed towards Lovlin. Here they collided with the German armored vanguard who was retreating at high speed. A fierce tank battle broke out!

Tzerelov recalled: "Aerial reconnaissance shows that the German army is fleeing towards the Great Saint Nikolai and Nadrak. We must tighten our pockets before the enemy escapes to prevent the enemy from escaping. At the request of our superiors, the driver will run forward as fast as possible. On the muddy Romanian road, the bumps will exceed your imagination. I am really grateful for the infantry brothers. Fortunately, we equipped with enough BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles. If they were following the old tradition, they would have to rush out their internal organs."

"The driver also has a hard time. The operation of the t-54 is cumbersome, and the ground is muddy and has to shift gears frequently. His work intensity is not ordinary. Often, every two hours of driving, he has to rest for a few minutes... Even so, his arms are swollen and red at the end of the day. We must massage it hard, otherwise he will not even be able to lift his hands the next day."

"But the hard work is worth it. After a day and night of marching, we finally arrived in Lovlin. The only thing that worried us was that the enemy's armored vanguards also arrived in the city, even earlier than us, at least they had time to build some positions."

"We have no time to complain, and no time to rest. Two hours after we arrived in Lovlin, our superiors ordered us to attack because the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles were driving over, and every hour the enemy was becoming stronger. Now we will fall into a passive position if we don't take the opportunity to teach them a lesson."

"The enemy built a simple position. Looking at it with a telescope, people can be seen, as well as tanks and other armored vehicles. We performed fire reconnaissance as usual as the vanguard. Six T-54s were changed. That's how we called our car, because we were different from T-55, but we were completely different from T-54s and were mixed-race. The six T-54s were changed into a line. The distance was about 150 meters, and we approached the German positions at a slow speed."

"I don't dare to show off my anger, not because I'm nervous, because as an old soldier, this scene is really nothing. There is only one reason why we are so serious. We know that this operation is related to the success or failure of the battle. If we don't stop the enemy, then all the sacrifices and efforts of the comrades before will be wasted. We know how much sacrifices the comrades in the brothers have made for this. Those blood cannot be in vain. We shoulder their hopes and must not be disappointed!"

"The driver Ravl stepped on the low gear and moved forward slowly and carefully and steadily. I used the gunner's observation mirror to constantly examine the movements on the opposite side. I must pay attention to any small moves of the German devils. God knows what they ambushed the opposite side."

"At the beginning, the waves were calm, except for the roar of the engine. There was no sound, and the German devils on the opposite side were even more unmoved, as if they were not aware that we were coming. And the less they were, the more dangerous they meant. Anti-tank mines, anti-tank guns, or tank destroyers? This is possible!"

"Under the leadership of the company commander, we did not blindly move forward. With the help of the cover of the terrain, we were moving forward little by little. According to the intelligence of the superiors, in this battle, the German army invested some new tanks, tank destroyers and anti-tank guns. Among them, a new type of ultra-long tube 88mm artillery has the greatest threat. According to the physical detection captured, this artillery can penetrate nearly 190mm vertical armor at a distance of 1,000 meters when firing the APR bomb, and 2mm thick vertical armor can be penetrated at a distance of 1,000 meters when firing the APR bomb. According to the superiors' estimates, this artillery poses a great threat to the T-54. Gone are the good times in the past when we can rush around."

"According to the test results, we can basically determine that tanks and tank destroyers equipped with this cannon can pose a threat to T-54 within 1,500 meters, so you must be highly vigilant after entering the enemy's position for two thousand meters. The only good news for us is that although the enemy's firepower is very strong, the defense is slag. According to the results of live-fire shooting, the superiors told us that any armor-piercing and armor-piercing bombs can destroy the enemy at a distance of 2,000 meters (as long as you can hit it). Thank God, T-54 has replaced the cannon. If it is a 1a10 smoothbore cannon, then we really have to be beaten."

"The battle started, and the first one to attack was the company commander's tank No. 808. They discovered an enemy's firepower point and immediately decisively used grenades to fire for a short stop. They fired three guns in a row. After the last shell exploded, several figures jumped out from behind the gray mud. They rolled and crawled in scattered, completely ignoring the threat of machine guns."

"'These newbies.' Dad snorted disdainfully. Indeed, no veteran would jump out of the bunker so stupidly. This was not escaping life but seeking death. Sure enough, with the sound of the machine gun, these poor worms were quickly nailed to the ground one by one."

"It's a good start, but none of us feel happy. It's not worth mentioning for us. When you fight like us for two years and kill countless enemies, you won't be excited or disgusted. This is a job, you have to do it. Of course, there are also people among us who like this job, that's Dad. To be nice, he's the kind of real soldier, always looking forward to killing the enemy, peace is torture to him. To put it bluntly, he's a war madman. But there are always a few such people, for example, I hope this damn war ends soon."

"Back to the point, the battle continues. After the company commander made a good start, we continued to slowly press forward, and kept firing guns or fired with machine guns, hoping to scare more cowards out. This will save us a lot of kung fu and make us safer. However, the timid German devils are a minority after all, and these bastards who have been brainwashed by the Nazis are more and more cruel. They face death indifferently and always launch a fatal blow at the most appropriate time!"

"This time is no exception. Not long after we continued to put pressure on the Germans, the Germans began to fight back. Every smoke of gunpowder means the existence of a cannon, and of course those hidden flash points must also be taken seriously. They are either machine guns or anti-tank guns. If you ignore them, you will be punished!"

"The distance is about 1,500 meters, and the Germans like to shoot from a long distance, especially when their armor strength is getting worse. In order to kill us as much as possible, they tend to fire from a long distance, which can give them more chances of shooting. So their weapons are also increasingly moving in this direction, such as the perverted 71-caliber kk4388mm cannon mentioned above, which is born for long-distance hunting."

"But we are different. Our tanks attach more importance to comprehensive performance. Although they cannot be said to be the best in terms of firepower, maneuver, defense and concealment, they rank among the top in the comprehensive level. We are not as tall as the enemy's tanks and easily exposed, and they run faster than them. As for armor defense, as long as we don't encounter a small number of super heavy tanks and destroyers, it is generally not a big problem. Of course, even if we encounter unfortunately, we don't need to be too nervous. Both of us have equal opportunities and can destroy each other. It depends on who has a better comprehensive combat skills."

"Before 1942, the Germans were undoubtedly more skilled in this regard. However, as the comrades became more and more experienced in combat and became more mature in equipment, we had already caught up and even surpassed in this regard. So on that day, when we first encountered Hitler's animal army, we were not nervous, and we were even eager to try."

"With a whoosh, an armor-piercing projectile brushed the turret No. 883 and broke a big tree behind it in the waist. Judging from the sound, the diameter of this armor-piercing projectile was too small. I widened my eyes and searched for the enemy's position along the direction of the trajectory. But the Germans were very concealed, and they deliberately created smoke in some areas to interfere with our judgment. It was not easy to find them."

"No. 883 obviously knew it had been targeted by the enemy. The driver stepped on the accelerator slightly and drove the tank quickly into the back of a huge rock. Although it could not completely block the tank, it could provide some cover after all. Just as we were amazed at the driver of No. 883, the enemy opened fire again. This time it was very accurate, and the armor-piercing bomb accurately hit the rock. With a rumbling sound, the stone chips flew, and the huge rock was actually divided into two. I could clearly see a spark coming out of the turret of No. 883. It was obvious that the shell still hit it after it penetrated the rock, which shows that its power cannot be underestimated."

"Later I heard that the crew of No. 883 was scared and sweated because we had never seen such a powerful armor-piercing bomb before. Even the kk36 was drizzling for us, but this armor-piercing bomb could make our hair stand up."

"But the good news is that we found the enemy's gun position this time. Without saying a word, I immediately adjusted the artillery. After the range measurement was successful, I fired a grenade. Because I guess this should be the enemy's towed anti-tank gun, because there was no armored vehicle in that area at all. This grenade hit the target accurately. The explosion shock wave and shrapnel lifted the enemy's camouflage. Where is the towed anti-tank gun? It is simply a kind of self-propelled artillery that we have never seen before!"

"The Germans hid it very well, only the turret was exposed outside, and the body of the car was completely hidden in the trenches. Just looking at the turret, the turret was like a square iron box, with a sudden long-body cannon being supported there. To be honest, it was ugly and had no beauty!"

"Later we learned that this was a Ferdinand tank destroyer, or an elephant tank destroyer, and it was the first big guy in Hitler's animal army to show up. They were originally prepared for the Battle of Kursk, but before they arrived in Kursk, the battle ended. Until now, these iron elephants made their debut for the first time in order to wake up in spring."

"Just from the elephant's mass, I knew this guy was not easy to deal with. I quickly ordered the loader to change to a armor-piercing bomb. You asked me why I didn't use armor-piercing bombs. First of all, because the number of stable armor-piercing bombs distributed to us was not too many, and we generally have no confidence in this newly-issued ammunition. The armor-piercing bombs used in the 1a10 smoothbore cannon in the past were always reliable, so we generally tend to try armor-piercing bombs first. If we can't handle the opponent, then replace armor-piercing bombs and try luck."

"The distance seemed a bit far. The first bullet deviated from the target. I corrected according to my experience and observed the movement of the enemy. Soon the elephant counterattacked, and the target was still No. 883. It hit very accurately and accurately hit No. 883's turret. Even if it was far away, I could hear the muffled sound. Obviously No. 883 was hit!"

"Generally speaking, ordinary armor-piercing shells easily jump after hitting the half-egg turret of T-54, so at first we prayed that the shell would be bounced away. But that was not the case. It drifted into the armor and then No. 883 stopped. At that moment, our hearts were hanging in our throats. We were worried that No. 883 would be finished now, because even if the T-54 was hit, they rarely stopped unless they suffered serious losses. I was very worried that No. 883 would explode in the next second, but after about three or five seconds, it moved again, and then in the headphones, the yell of No. 883's leader Xie Miao: 'Damn it, our turret was penetrated, and Constantine's shoulder was injured by shrapnel!'"

"I can't know how much Konstantin was injured, but I know what it means to penetrate the armor of No. 883 from the front. This means that at a distance of 1,700 meters, the enemy has the ability to destroy us! This is awful news, but we didn't care about this at that time, because we had to deal with the most sinister situation on the battlefield!"

"As the 883 shot began, the hidden enemies fired one after another. For a moment, we were like a small boat in the wind and waves. The company commander's roar kept coming from the headphones: 'Move, comrades, don't stay where you are, move quickly!' Under the reminder of the company commander, the drivers increased the accelerator, which on the one hand can reduce the probability of being hit. On the other hand, they are also looking for hidden places on the battlefield."

"The situation is worse than that of a minute. No. 819 was soon caught in the mud and could not move. Then he was fired and exploded quickly. Then No. 881 was shot. The driver was slightly injured. In the past few minutes, the enemy's artillery fire was particularly fierce. Ravl had to use all his strength to lead us to run around the bumpy terrain..."

"I fought back as much as possible. Although the shooting did not accurately hit the enemy during the marching, it could still interfere with the enemy's aim. However, the Germans seemed to be motivated and shot at us more and more frenziedly. Soon, a piece of bullet rain drowned us. Just as Ravl passed a crater, he banged. I knew I was shot, and I thought the next one would scream and then catch fire and finally explode. But what made me wonder was that all this did not come. Several of us looked at each other and then looked around to see where it was penetrated. After about ten seconds, my father said in a muffled voice: 'Don't look for it, the turret was shot, there was just a small pit!'. This made us wonder, because the enemy could penetrate No. 883 at a distance of 1,700 meters before, but it was unreasonable that the distance was closer, but it could not be penetrated?"

"But no one could tell us the reason at that time. We didn't realize until after the war that No. 883 was pierced by APR bombs, but the number of this tungsten carbide armor-piercing bombs was limited, and the Germans did not issue many vehicles. In the initial shooting, they quickly exhausted the APR bombs, and the APR bomb performance of their equipment was not so ideal."

"Since the enemy cannot penetrate us, we don't need to run around. Ravl could finally take a breath, and I aimed at the elephant and fired hard. With the smoke flashed, the elephant was hit, and nothing seemed to happen next. I had to make another shot, and then the German guy inside the elephant escaped in panic. In a short while, flames emerged from the gap in the car body, and then there was thick smoke. In a few minutes, the elephant was blown to pieces!"

"Obviously, our armor-piercing bombs are effective, and this made us feel relieved. As long as we can destroy the enemy, there is nothing scary. Then the comrades opened fire one after another, and the artillery behind us also began to bombard the enemy's positions, and the bullets were raining down for a while."

"When the battalion commander saw that the situation was good, he waved his hand and ordered the infantry to follow up. With the launch of the bmp-1, infantry fighting vehicles also followed. In this way, we can feel more at ease. With the cover of the infantry, we don't have to worry about those hateful bazooka hands."

"Continue to move forward steadily, there seems to be nothing to stop our advance. Elephants were blown up one after another, and the Germans' defense was already in danger. At that time, we thought more about how to occupy and consolidate the position, and we did not expect that this was just the beginning, because the Germans would soon start counterattack!"

Zerelov suddenly became serious and continued heavily: "With a unique gasoline engine roar, a group of monsters drove over the Germans' rear position. They were quite tall, equipped with cannons as long as elephants. This was the first time we saw the Tiger King. My father was really happy at that time..."

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