Steel Soviet Union

"Must hit!"

boom--

The breech firing pin violently impacted the shell primer, igniting the propellant and releasing an astonishing combustion chemical energy. The 85 mm full-caliber armor-piercing grenade projectile weighing 2 kg was forcibly ejected along the dense spiral rifling in the barrel, enveloping it. The kinetic energy that portended death and the terrifying muzzle fire roared towards the German tanks that were just around the corner.

"When you heard the gunshot, your head was already opened, if you were still conscious and could hear the gunshot at that time."

The classic truth used to describe being headshot by a sniper also applies to tank main guns whose discharge kinetic energy is much higher than that of small arms.

The muzzle velocity of up to 792 meters per second is more than twice the speed of sound. This terrifying speed does not leave any time for the human brain to react, even after the air friction and kinetic energy attenuation during the flight of the projectile. It remains the same.

Iushkin did it. The shot he believed he would be able to do indeed hit the target he aimed at, but the impact point was about 20 centimeters away from the expected direction he aimed at.

The 85mm hood armor-piercing grenade projectile struck the side armor of the German Panzer IV tank. It first shattered the hood that was placed on the outside of the warhead to reduce wind resistance and increase the speed and kinetic energy stored when hitting the target.

The 85mm projectile, which can easily break through the main frontal armor of the Tiger tank, easily tore through the fragile side armor of the Panzer IV tank after the hood shattered, and continued to penetrate through with most of the remaining armor-piercing kinetic energy.

It was not the flesh-and-blood German armored personnel that acted as a blocker on the forward trajectory of the artillery shell. A working gasoline engine became the final point of the journey for this deflected 85mm armor-piercing grenade.

Yes, Iushkin, who was still unable to fully adapt to the jitter caused by firing on the move, missed his target. The armor-piercing grenade projectile that would have hit the rear half of the combat compartment of the vehicle directly broke through the engine compartment at the rear of the vehicle. Side armor, plunged in and successfully fired the armor-piercing delayed fuse and then exploded.

The five German crew members were lucky that they were not killed on the spot by the 164 grams of TNT charge contained in the projectile warhead. However, the cruel reality of only surviving for less than one second may not necessarily be a better outcome. end.

The 85mm hood-piercing grenade projectile, which almost penetrated the entire engine with a lateral trajectory, detonated instantly in the engine compartment. The flame shock wave with an astonishing explosion speed instantly blew the entire engine into pieces and also detonated the fuel tank.

The domino-like chain disaster ripple effect is so fast that it spreads to the front end of the engine compartment and the combat room before the human brain can react, enough to destroy everything. Dozens of rounds of ready-to-fire ammunition stored in the body ammunition rack were instantly exploded by the impact of the flames. Combined with the half-full fuel tank that also exploded into a pot of porridge, it erupted on the spot like an active volcano being thrown into a nuclear bomb.

boom--

An earth-shattering explosion not only blew away the distorted turret, but even the body of the unlucky No. 4 tank was instantly blown into pieces, as if it were a coffin filled with explosives instead of a tank.

The German infantrymen who panicked due to the sudden appearance of the Soviet tanks and were looking for bunkers were tragically killed. A large piece of them was swept away by the terrifying kinetic energy of the armor fragments that was scattered in all directions. They fell into a pool of blood and screamed heart-breakingly. The sound followed immediately, as if falling into a boiling oil pan was painful.

The constant crashing sound of armor fragments hitting the tank armor was mixed with the fierce explosion sound, which shocked the crew members of several other German tanks around. Their eardrums were numb and buzzing, so that they lost reaction on the spot. and combat ability fell into a temporary offline state.

He never expected that his missed shot would make such a big noise. Iushkin, whose jaw was so open that he couldn't close it for a while, blinked to himself, obviously in disbelief that the scene in front of him was him. Results created by your own hands.

"Fuck, this is just like releasing the Sky Monkey on New Year's Eve! No, this is more powerful than the Sky Monkey! It's like a firework bomb!"

Not only was Iushkin himself, who missed a critical hit, frightened, but Malashenko, whose eyelids also twitched twice, was also frightened, but he quickly regained his serious look immediately after. The normal state of combat.

"Continue! Load armor-piercing ammunition, next target, Iushkin! Kill another Long No. 4, quickly!"

The No. 177 IS1 prototype, which was still under Seryosha's precise control, continued to advance at a constant speed in an orderly manner. From the first ready-to-fire ammunition rack at the rear end of the turret, he pulled out a yellow 85mm fixed armor-piercing projectile and held it in his arms. Before Kirill could turn around, the feeling of rapidly approaching death hit him forcefully again.

Ding-ding——

boom--

I don't know if he was aiming here intentionally, or if his aiming accuracy was really affected because his teammate's tank just exploded.

The 75mm hooded armor-piercing projectile that roared almost a few centimeters above the gun mantlet did not hit the front of the turret, but it hit the commander's weapon that belonged to Malashenko with a lottery-like probability of one in 10,000. Above: On the base of the 7mm Deshka anti-aircraft machine gun standing proudly outside the turret.

The 7mm Deshka anti-aircraft machine gun, which had its fixed base broken off by a single shot, rolled and fell directly from the turret along with the square machine gun shield, making an unusually dull and loud noise as it fell to the ground.

Malashenko, who did not feel the harsh collision sound and the impact of being shot from the armor of the vehicle, unexpectedly heard the sound of metal collision and breakage coming from above his head.

Malashenko, who spent 0.5 seconds to reflect on all this, immediately realized something was wrong. The Deshka that he really wanted to use but had always been frightened by the omnipresent power of the German snipers and dared not use, now I'm afraid that he has been brutally murdered.

"I'll take your mother's mouth! Take apart my machine gun! I'm a bitch and I'm not done with you!"

Even if it is placed outside the turret and not used, it is still a special item belonging to Malashenko's commander comrade.

Just like that, he was beaten to pieces by the Germans with one shot and a gun. Malashenko, who always reported his flaws on the battlefield, really couldn't swallow this breath.

One shot failed to penetrate, and another shot missed.

The commander of the German armored forces, who had made useless efforts twice in a row, was extremely angry! The "result" of taking off the Russian car roof machine gun not only did not make him feel any slightest joy, but a heartfelt sense of shame rose up in his heart and then turned into anger.

Before he could give the order with the irritable words that tasted like gunpowder on the tip of his tongue, a scream from the gunner echoed in his ears unexpectedly.

"Oh, damn! The Russian monster army is coming out!"