"Comrade Commander, Comrade Marshal Voroshilov ordered us to completely annihilate German 88th Armored Division!" 3rd Tank Army Corps Chief of Staff of the Russian Army Major General Rebalco reported.
"We annihilated German 88th Armored Division? How is that possible?" Russian commander 3rd Tank Army Corps Lieutenant General Romanenko looked shocked.
Although, after the reconstruction of the Russian army 3rd Tank Army Corps, it has jurisdiction over the 12th Tank Corps and 15th Army, 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Division, the 154th Infantry Division and the 264th Division, and 179th Tank Brigade. There are more than 600 tanks in total, which is already twice the number of tanks owned by German 88th Armored Division.
However, Lieutenant General Romanenko has no confidence at all in annihilating German 88th Armored Division. He knew that if he fought with German 88th Armored Division, they would definitely be defeated in the end. The 'Mighty Tiger' tanks and 'Panther tank' tanks equipped by German military are not something their tanks can handle. Even though the 3 Armored Division has been equipped with a brigade of T-34 tanks, a battalion of KV-2 tanks, and a battalion of KV-1 tanks.
"Comrade Commander, in addition to us, 4th Tank Army Corps will also participate in the attack. After we entangle German 88th Armored Division, the fourth tank Armored Division will attack from the flank and cooperate with us to annihilate German 88th Armored Division." Major General Rebalco reported.
Lieutenant General Romanenko thought about it, if this is the case, then you can give it a try. After all, the two tank armies combined have more than 1,200 tanks, which is already more than four times the tanks owned by German 88th Armored Division. Even if German military's tank performance is more advanced, it can still be defeated if it encounters Encirclement Offensive. After all, German military's tank defense is strong, and that's relative. Once the fighting distance continues to shorten, the Russian tanks can also penetrate the German military tank.
"Order the troops and get ready to go!" Lieutenant General Romanenko gave the order.
Faced with the order issued by Marshal Voroshilov, Lieutenant General Romanenko had no way to refuse. If he disobeys the order, he may be arrested immediately. The final result will definitely not be any better. Rather than that, it's better to fight. If you're lucky, you might be able to get a win.
"Yes, Comrade Commander!" Major General Rebalco immediately issued the order.
The Russian army 3rd Tank Army Corps set off from the station and rushed to the battlefield.
At 9 a. m. on April 17, the heavy tank battalion of German 88th Armored Division encountered the 12th Tank Corps of the Russian army 3rd Tank Army Corps. Although, German military's heavy tank battalion is only equipped with more than fifty tanks. The quantity is only equivalent to a quarter of Russian 12th Tank Army Corps. However, the tanks equipped by German military's heavy tank battalion are all 'Mighty Tiger' heavy tanks.
"Boom! Boom!"
After the tanks from both sides encountered each other, they immediately launched an attack. Although the distance is more than one thousand meters, the advanced targeting equipment on the German military's 'Mighty Tiger' tank can still easily target the Russian tank and achieve a hit.
The 88mm Tank Cannon is so powerful that it can still penetrate the armor of Russian tanks even at a distance of more than one thousand meters. The BT-5 and T-26 tanks that rushed towards German military were destroyed one after another.
"Pay attention to maintaining speed and try to eliminate Russians's tanks from a long distance!" the battalion commander of German military's heavy tank battalion ordered.
With advanced sighting equipment and powerful artillery, German military's 'Mighty Tiger' tank can destroy Russian tanks at long distances. Under such circumstances, German military will naturally not give up this advantage.
The Russian tank troops naturally also know this advantage of German military. Therefore, the only thing they can do is to use all their strength and desperately close the fighting distance between the two sides. In this case, their Tank Cannon will be able to destroy the German military tank. The 45mm Tank Cannon of the BT-5 tank and the 45mm Tank Cannon of the T-26 tank can only penetrate the armor of the German military 'Tiger Leopard' tank after the speed is shortened as much as possible. Moreover, in most cases, it can only penetrate the armor if it hits the flanks or rear. As for frontal armor, the 45mm Tank Cannon is powerless.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
German military's tanks kept firing, and one Russian tank after another was beaten into a pile of burning scrap metal.
"God! Are Russians really not afraid of death? Don't they know that their tanks are no match for us at all?" German military and Tank Commander said with a surprised look.
"Russians are all madmen. Only by destroying them all can we be safe!"
"Such a battle would be too boring!"
Indeed, the performance of German military's Tiger and Leopard tanks completely crushes the Russian BT-5 tanks and T-26 tanks. Using such advanced tanks to deal with these backward tanks of the Russian army can completely form a crushing advantage.
"Boom!"
A Russian BT-5 tank opened fire at a distance of 600 meters. A Armor-piercing Shell hit the front armor of a Mighty Tiger tank of German military, making a numbing heavy impact.
"Dang!"
When the sound rang out, the crew members in the tank all turned pale.
"God! We were hit." An armored soldier Panic shouted.
"Idiot, we have not been penetrated. Aim quickly, he is at your two o'clock direction. Don't give him a chance to fire a second shot!" Tank Commander ordered angrily.
The Armor-piercing Shell fired by the Russian BT-5 tank only left a shallow crater on the front armor of the 'Mighty Tiger' tank. For the 'Mighty Tiger' tank, it is basically no threat at all.
The Tank Cannon of the 'Mighty Tiger' tank quickly rotated and aimed at the target.
The driver immediately stepped on the brakes and the tank came to a halt.
In less than two seconds, the gunner fired the shell.
"Boom!"
The 88 mm Armor-piercing Shell penetrated the frontal armor of the BT-5 tank. Under the influence of huge kinetic energy, the Armor-piercing Shell easily penetrated the frontal armor of the BT-5 tank like a sharp knife cutting through tofu. The fragments fired in the small space inside the tank, killing all the tank soldiers inside.
"God! We almost died. Attention, there is a T-26 at 11 o'clock, kill them!" Tank Commander continued to give the order.
German military's heavy tank battalion, although with a small number of tanks, completely crushed a Russian tank corps with more than 200 tanks. In front of German military's advanced Tiger and Leopard tanks, those BT-5 tanks and T-26 tanks basically had no power to fight back. Under the bombardment of tanks, those tanks were quickly turning into piles of scrap metal.