The Russian army 3rd Tank Army Corps has jurisdiction over the 12th Tank Corps and 15th Army, 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Division, 154th Infantry Division and the 264th Division and 179th Tank Brigade. The commander is Lieutenant General Romanenko.
The Russian army in this time and space developed faster than Soviet Army in another time and space. Perhaps because of the greater threat from Germany, many troops were formed in advance. This also makes the Russian army in this time and space more powerful. Of course, the strength of the Russian army they faced was much stronger than Führer's German military in another time and space.
The headquarters of Russian 3rd Tank Army Corps is located at Mogilev, not far from the headquarters of Russian 3rd Army Corps. When German military dispatched Armored Forces to attack the Russian defense line, General Timoshenko, who was far away from Smolensk, immediately ordered 3rd Tank Army Corps to dispatch troops to stop German armored forces. General Timoshenko knows very well that if German armored forces cannot be stopped, their defensive position will not be able to withstand German armored forces's attack. Once the defense line is broken through and a defeat occurs, it will undoubtedly be more difficult to organize a strong force to stop German offensive. By then, the Russian army will inevitably be defeated. And Joseph will never let him go. Therefore, General Timoshenko issued an order to Lieutenant General Romanenko, asking him to resist German offensive no matter what.
After receiving the order from General Timoshenko, Lieutenant General Romanenko also wanted to cry without tears. 3rd Tank Army Corps has a total of less than 700 tanks, less than half of German military's 8th Armored Army Corps. Moreover, the performance of the tank cannot be compared with the Tiger-Panther tanks of German military. The only ones deployed in front of German military 8th Armored Army Corps were the 12th Tank Army and 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Division, with a total of only more than three hundred tanks. Using these tanks to fight against German military, what is the difference between that and a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?
But Lieutenant General Romanenko had no choice but to order the 12th Tank Corps and 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Division to attack. However, in order to fight for a chance of survival, Lieutenant General Romanenko ordered the 12th Tank Army to attack together with 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Division, attacking 88th Armored Division subordinate to German military 8th Armored Army Corps, not 8th Armored Division.
German 88th Armored Division also has more than 300 tanks, and the number of tanks on both sides is similar. Of course, compared with the T-28 medium tanks, T-26 light tanks, and BT-7 fast tanks equipped by the Russian army, compared with German military's 'Panther tank' tanks and 'Mighty Tiger' tanks, the gap is undoubtedly very obvious. Although, Buru also developed a heavy tank, code-named T-35 heavy tank. However, this kind of tank has not been mass-produced on a large scale. Including prototypes, there are only 61 units in total, and there is no large-scale equipment force at all.
Therefore, the main tanks of the Russian army are still T-28, T-26 and BT-7. As for the T-34 tank, which will be famous for future generations, it is still under development and has not yet been finalized, let alone large-scale mass production.
After German 88th Armored Division easily broke through a Russian infantry position, it ran into Russian 12th Tank Army Corps and 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Division, who were waiting for it, twenty kilometers southwest of Mogilev.
"Order all ministries to prepare for combat. Pay attention to controlling the engagement distance and destroy enemy tanks at long distances!" Major General Heinrich, commander of the 88th Armored Division, ordered.
The advantage of the German military's Tiger Leopard tank lies in its powerful Tank Cannon and armor, as well as advanced observation equipment and the quality of the armored personnel. The Russian T-28 medium tank weighs 27.8 tons and is equipped with a 16.5 times caliber short-barreled 76.2 mm Tank Cannon and five 7.62 mm machine guns. The front armor of the turret is only 50 mm, and the front armor of the hull is only 30 mm. Such defensive power, in front of the German Army and Tiger-Panther tanks, is undoubtedly no different from paper. At the same time, the short-barreled 76.2 mm Tank Cannon cannot penetrate the armor of the German military 'Haw Leopard' tank.
The T-26 light tank weighs just over ten tons. It is equipped with a 46-caliber 45mm Tank Cannon and two 7.62mm machine guns. The armor is very weak.
The BT-7 tank weighs slightly heavier, reaching 13 tons. It is equipped with a 45mm Tank Cannon and uses sloped armor, but the armor thickness is only 15mm.
These Russian tanks, compared to the German military tanks, are basically synonymous with thin skin and big stuff. It can be vividly compared. These Russian tanks are just like World War's British Navy's Capital Ships in the previous battle. Facing German Navy's ferocious firepower Capital Ships, one can naturally imagine what the consequences will be.
Moreover, due to engine technology, the speed of these tanks of the Russian army is much lower than that of German military and Tiger-Panther tanks. Once the two sides start a war, they will not only be unable to defeat German military's Tiger-Panther tanks, but they will also be unable to escape.
"Boom!"
The tanks' engines roared, and tanks from both sides drove into the battlefield one after another. A steel charge involving hundreds of tanks is about to begin on this plain.
Although, the number of tanks on both sides is roughly equal. However, there is no doubt that the Russian tank force is no match for German military.
"At 12 o'clock, one kilometer away, one or two Russian T-28 tanks!" Tank Commander gave the order in a German military's 'Mighty Tiger' tank.
The turret of the 'Mighty Tiger' tank that was traveling was rotating, aiming at the target mentioned by Tank Commander.
The driver stepped on the brakes, and the car shook violently and stopped. Due to inertia, the car body shook.
"Boom!"
At this moment, the gunner pressed the launch button.
A Armor-piercing Shell roared out of the gun barrel under the influence of huge kinetic energy.
Just over a second later, the Armor-piercing Shell hit the front armor of the Russian tank.
The armor with only 30 millimeters behind it was no different from paper in front of the 88mm Armor-piercing Shell, and it was pierced at once.
Armor fragments flew at high speed inside the tank, easily killing all six crew members inside.
Without the control of the tank crew, the tank suddenly stopped.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The tanks of German military found their targets one after another and started shooting.
One Russian tank after another was easily destroyed by the German military tank. The two sides had just met, and the Russian army lost more than thirty tanks in the encounter, which stunned the Russian 12th Tank Army Corps commander Major General Chekhov who was watching the battle from behind.
"Damn it, how could German tanks hit our tank so accurately at such a long distance?" Major General Chekhov couldn't help but curse.