"God! German tanks is so powerful. It's not like we are fighting at all, but we are going to die!" said a Russian tank soldier Panic.
"German tanks's defense is too strong. We clearly hit them just now. However, the other party still didn't do anything."
Indeed, Tiger-Panther tanks equipped with the German Army has amazing defense power. After referring to the constructive suggestions put forward by Oscar, the defense power of Tiger-Panther tanks in this time and space is even more amazing than that of Tiger-Panther tanks in another time and space, and the overall performance is also more powerful. Not to mention the T-28 tanks, T-26 tanks and BT-7 fast tanks currently equipped by the Russian army, even if the T-34 tanks are really in service, they are absolutely vulnerable. The gap between the tanks on both sides is really too big, which naturally makes this tank battle completely one-sided.
"Retreat, we can't move forward any further. Otherwise, the Germany people will destroy us all!"
Some Russian tank crews were frightened and began to retreat without authorization without receiving orders to retreat. This immediately caused chaos in the Russian tank charge formation.
Some tanks trying to turn around and escape even collided with charging tanks, and the scene was very chaotic.
German 88th Armored Division, naturally will not let go of this rare opportunity. Major General Heinrich immediately issued the order to attack.
The tanks of German military began to press towards the Russian tanks. While marching, fire at the same time, destroying the Russian tanks from as long a distance as possible. In this way, not only can the Russian tanks be eliminated, but also one's own safety can be ensured as much as possible.
Under such blows as German armored forces, the Russian army lost more and more tanks. This also caused the morale of the Russian army to continue to decline. The collapse of the army seemed to be close at hand.
"It's over, it's all over!" Major General Chekhov couldn't help but close his eyes in pain when he saw this scene. He knew that this time they were completely defeated. In the battle with German armored forces, they had no chance of winning. It's not that their soldiers don't fight hard, but the gap between the two sides is really too big.
"Comrade General, what should we do now?" asked the Russian 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Division commander Karnovsky Colonel Panic.
"Order the troops to retreat!" Major General Chekhov said helplessly.
"Then Comrade Commander, what should we explain?" Karnovsky hesitated.
Disobeying orders from superiors and retreating without permission is also a serious crime among the Russian army! Even without waiting for the order from above, those Political Commissars can order their arrest.
"Comrade Commander, I will explain. If we don't retreat, all our tanks will be destroyed by the Germany people. No matter what, we need to leave some seeds for our troops." Chekhov said.
Subsequently, Chekhov issued the order to retreat. The remaining tanks and armored vehicles Russian 12th Tank Army Corps and 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Division on the battlefield began to turn around and retreat.
However, after the previous fierce battle, they didn't have many tanks left at all. Moreover, it is impossible to remove these tanks. German 88th Armored Division, how could you let them go so easily? This is the result of victory!
Major General Heinrich issued the order to pursue. The tanks of 88th Armored Division started the pursuit at full power. Moreover, the tanks of the Russian army are pointing their butts at German military at this moment, which makes the possibility of them being destroyed even greater.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
German 88th Armored Division, in less than an hour of fighting, slaughtered all the tanks and armored vehicles of Russian 12th Tank Army Corps and 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Division. Only some infantry took advantage of the chaos and escaped.
When 88th Armored Division was showing off his power, 8th Armored Division was also on another battlefield, annihilating 15th Tank Corps and 179th Tank Brigade under Russian 3rd Tank Army Corps. Although, Russian 3rd Tank Army Corps is left with 154th Infantry Division and 264th Infantry Division. But the most important Armored Combat Power was lost, making this tank army almost exist in name only.
After German 8th Armored Division has solved the main Armored Combat Power of the Russian Western Front Army, move on. Start using the powerful Armored Combat Power to attack the Russian defense line.
With Armored Forces as the vanguard, the Russian army's defense line was easily torn open as if it were made of paper.
Not only is German 8th Armored Division progressing smoothly, but the other four armies of German B Army Corps are also progressing smoothly. After all, the other infantry armies of German military all have a Armored Division under their jurisdiction. Most of the other ten Infantry Divisions have one or two Mechanized Infantry Divisions. The rest of the troops are all motorized Infantry Divisions, and there are no pure Infantry Divisions anymore. Of course, this is the result of twenty years of preparation by Germany. The Infantry Division that will be formed later will be slightly inferior in terms of equipment. After all, one motorized Infantry Division requires thousands of Trucks. If other vehicles are added, the number will be even more staggering. Needless to say, it takes a long time to produce these equipment alone.
Russian 3rd Army Corps has jurisdiction over 4th Infantry Corps, 11th Mechanized Corps, 68th Fortified Region, artillery and other army units. This group army, as the main force of Western Front, was visited from the front. Therefore, they were also attacked by 8th Armored Army Corps, the most powerful German B Army Corps.
Originally, General Timoshenko also hoped to use 3rd Tank Army Corps to block the two Armored Division of German military 8th Armored Army Corps, so as to buy more time for 3rd Army Corps to hold on to the defense line. However, the rapid defeat of 3rd Tank Army Corps made all his plans come to nothing. After German 8th Armored Division and 88th Armored Division eliminated Russian 3rd Tank Army Corps, they did not directly attack Russian 3rd Army Corps's frontal defense line, but took a detour from both wings.
Frontally attacking Russian 3rd Army Corps's defense line were 81st Mechanized Infantry Division, 82nd Mechanized Infantry Division, 84th Motorized Infantry Division, 85th Motorized Infantry Division and 86th Motorized Infantry Division under 8th Army Corps.
During the previous fierce shelling and bombing by German military, Russian 3rd Army Corps's defense line was already riddled with holes. The German military's Mechanized Infantry Division and the motorized Infantry Division both have Armored Forces. Under their attack, Russian 3rd Army Corps's defense line lasted less than two hours before being torn apart.