Chapter 393 Tiger tank! T34 doubts life!
But the next clip.

It was the Soviet army's turn to take action again.

[In order to stop the German tanks, Vadudin activated the tank reserve. ]

[Katukov's First Tank Army is the most powerful ace tank unit of the Soviet Army. ]

[Their first encounter with German tanks was filled with confusion.]

[One of Katukov's commanders reported:]

[“It’s very difficult to deal with them, sir. If you shoot at them, the shells will rebound!”]

[“Loss! Terrible loss!”]

[“The entire brigade lost 60% of its combat effectiveness.”]

【In the Battle of Kursk. 】

[The Soviet T34-76 tank can only penetrate the relatively weak side armor of the Tiger tank when it is within to meters.]

[And the German Tiger and Panther tanks. ]

[It can even penetrate the front armor of a T2 tank from 34 kilometers away. ]

【Katukoff's armored forces suffered heavy losses.】

[Even Katukov himself was so overwhelmed by the heavy losses that he began to doubt his life.]

[I have to report to my superior Vadudin.]

【But no response was received. 】

Southern Song Dynasty.

Yue Fei saw Tiger tanks on the sky, and one tank was chasing and attacking several Soviet tanks.

Dozens of tanks were enough to crush hundreds of Soviet tanks.

I couldn't help but think of the scene when I was fighting against the Jin people.

After years of training, the Song Dynasty's troops have improved their combat effectiveness very quickly.

However, once they encountered the Jin cavalry, especially the heavily armored cavalry like the Iron Pagoda.

They often suffer huge losses.

For a slightly inferior commander, it is normal for the entire army to be wiped out.

In Yue Fei's view.

The German Tiger tank is equivalent to the Iron Pagoda on the battlefield between Song and Jin!
Although the number is not too large.

But they are often able to crush enemies that are several times larger than themselves.

Perfect for delivering a critical hit.

"So, at the beginning, when introducing the background of the battle, the total number of Soviet tanks was twice or even more than that of the German army."

Yue Fei recalled the numbers.

"But in fact, in terms of armored strength of both sides, it is possible that the German army has the advantage?"

Canopy.

[In Katukov's command post, emergency calls rang again and again.]

[Stalin asked Katukov to continue the offensive, but Katukov reported to Stalin a feasible plan he proposed.]

[No longer engaging in a head-on battle with the German armored forces.]

[Let the tanks lie in ambush on the spot. ]

【Hide in hidden corners and shoot accurately. 】

[After a brief silence, Stalin finally gave in and agreed that Katukov should not launch a counterattack for the time being, but adopt an ambush.]

[Katukoff's tank troops are in ambush.]

[At the same time, Kravchenko's Stalingrad Guards Tank Group was also nearby, waiting for orders.]

【A colonel burst into his headquarters and demanded an attack.】

[The battle situation is critical, we must stop the German tanks from advancing at all costs! ]

[The hasty execution of the attack order produced tragic consequences.]

[Kravchenko's troops took the initiative to attack, but were outflanked by German tanks from the rear.]

[Fortunately, the German encirclement was relatively weak, so his troops were not completely wiped out. ]

[However, in order to leave the encirclement, most of the war equipment and heavy weapons were lost. ]

【Rokossovsky also ordered his troops to launch a counterattack.】

[He ordered his troops to launch a counterattack against the German offensive vanguard.]

[But the counterattack did not work. ]

【After several hours, the Soviet counterattack forces retreated back to their original positions.】

[Later that day, Soviet tank units in other directions also launched a counterattack in the heavy rain.]

【But all returned in vain.】

[The only thing to be thankful for is that the overall losses of the Soviet tank units that subsequently launched the counterattack were not too great.]

The commentary told by Tianmu makes it seem as if war is very simple.

It was just the German army attacking and the Soviet army defending.

After the defense, the Soviet army counterattacked, but was beaten back again.

It's a round-based system where both sides go back and forth.

But the video provides simulated performance scenes and real-life scene shots of World War II.

You can see. This is not a simple back and forth!

But it was the largest tank battle in history!
Tang Dynasty.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, had mediocre military capabilities, but he liked to comment on military affairs.

Especially in recent times.

Due to the shadow of the Anshi Rebellion, Li Longji himself focused more on military affairs.

He saw on the sky that the Soviet army was holding its position.

Obviously achieved good results.

But he had to force an order to fight back.

Moreover, this counterattack was not a spur-of-the-moment decision made by a commander.

Instead, it seemed that on every front, commanders were calling on their troops to counterattack.

Li Longji was a little confused.

"Ah? Why did the Soviet army have to fight back? Why did they have to fight back?"

"They have been running this defense for so long, they just need to hold on firmly."

"The German army is short of resources and will naturally withdraw from this battle if the battle drags on for a while."

"Why are the Soviet troops rushing forward in such a hurry?"

Li Longji pointed at the Soviet T34 tanks that rushed towards the German army and were easily blown up by Tiger tanks, and asked in confusion.

He also looked at Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing, Geshu Han and others around him.

These are all famous generals of the Tang Dynasty.

Originally, they would not appear in Chang'an city at the same time.

Li Longji recalled all of them just to guard against An Lushan.

Geshu Han nodded and said:

"Yes, the Soviet army has an absolute advantage in both numbers and resources."

"But at the same scale, the quality is still not as good as the German army."

"Logically, the Soviet Union does not need to rush to counterattack."

"We can hold out for a few days and wear down the German army's morale first."

Feng Changqing speculated and said:

"After all, the Soviet Union is on the defensive and needs to deploy sufficient forces on every front."

"And the German army can concentrate its superior forces and focus on attacking a certain point."

"If this continues, the German army may be able to break through more Soviet defense lines."

"Just blindly defending has no future and is extremely dangerous."

"You have to conduct a layered offense while defending."

Canopy.

【After the counterattack effort failed, Soviet troops turned to the defense.】

[This tactical shift quickly paid off.]

[Model created a new German armored division and targeted the village where the Soviet defense was the weakest.]

[Here, the German army encountered an ambush by Soviet tanks. ]

【The attack was completely disintegrated.】

[At the train station, the Germans formed a Karl Corps consisting of the remaining Ferdinand and Grizzly artillery. ]

[Karl's Corps launched a fierce attack, penetrating deep into the back of the Soviet army.]

【But at the same time, the German army also entered the fire pocket formed by the Soviet anti-tank artillery units. 】

[A sergeant named Fomin was an artilleryman in the 159th Guards Regiment of the Soviet Army.]

【He destroyed 5 medium tanks, and Tiger tanks. 】

【After being injured, he still insisted on staying at his post and continued to fight. 】

【Awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.】

[The so-called fire pocket refers to the use of artillery specially designed to lure the enemy to launch fire attacks from three directions on the leading tanks of the German tank unit.]

[Under the ambush circle of the Soviet firepower pocket, the offensive of the Karl Corps was contained. ]

[The German army was unable to achieve the expected breakthrough behind the Soviet army.]

【Five days after the war began, Model's offensive was contained. 】

[The entire Soviet Central Front's defense line is impregnable.]

[Unable to continue the offensive, Model reported to Hitler and requested the German troops on the northern front to suspend the offensive and switch to defense.]

【Rokossovsky completed his mission of delaying the enemy.】

[This time, the time for a real counterattack has arrived. ]

[In his communication with Stalin, Zhukov proposed a date for the attack.]

【July 7.】

The sky curtain gives a portrait of Model.

The comments also said:

"Mo Bugong's attack was really a big mistake!"

(End of this chapter)