artillery arc

Chapter 572 is different from KV, different!

December 12, on the west bank of the Suhayaveli River, in front of the west approach bridge of the Yarvik River Bridge.

General Bock, commander of the 11th Army under Plossen, and the commander of the th Panzer Corps under the army received the newly added tanks together.

Poker looked at the tanks lined up in a row and asked the transport team leader, "How many tanks have been replenished for us?"

"Sixty Type 60s, General," the captain replied.

Admiral Poker waited for a while, and when the captain didn't say anything, he asked, "Where's number three?"

"The production of the Type 3 tank has been discontinued, and the body production line has been converted to produce the Type 3 assault gun. The extra turrets are now either used as spare parts or placed on the defense line around Agsukov as fixed turrets." The transport team leader replied.

Admiral Poke said "Oh" and vaguely felt that he seemed to have missed something.

At this time, the commander of the 11th Armored Corps asked, "Are these 60 tanks for a division?"

"No, there are 20 in total, and of them are broken down on the road. They can only come after they are repaired." The transport team leader looked embarrassed. "This road is too difficult to travel, and the maneuvering distance is too long."

Admiral Poke then remembered that he had forgotten to care about the total number of tanks.

Admiral Pok: "How can this be! You ask us to stop Rokossov's million-strong army without giving us enough tanks! How can we stop them?"

The armored corps commander soothed him, "It's all right. We only got a few tanks at the very end last year, and we had to repair the destroyed tanks to make up for the losses. Now I'm satisfied to get sixty Long-Barreled Type 4s. I mean, sixty tanks after all the tanks are repaired and delivered."

Admiral Pok's face turned pale. "We can't fight Rokossov in the open. His army has a large number of new tank destroyers. I've suffered enough from these new tank destroyers in Yeisk before."

Admiral Pok said with an unhappy expression, and added: "The Minister of Propaganda always says that our technology is the best in the world, but now we can't do anything about the new assault guns of the 'inferior race'. We can only lengthen the barrel of the Panzer IV tank!"

Everyone present showed fear on their faces and looked at the military police who were nearby.

Several gendarmes pretended to look at the scenery, as if they had not heard the admiral's question at all.

The armored corps commander soothed him, "New artillery or tanks take time to design and produce, and currently only Rokossov's troops have a relatively large number of new assault guns, which have not yet made a decisive impact."

Admiral Pok: "I heard from the defeated soldiers that Rokossov used another urban assault weapon that was extremely powerful and had amazing results. Before that weapon was destroyed by our army (actually it broke down), we lost many support points."

"I have also heard such rumors, but maybe it is just an excuse made by the defeated soldiers to excuse themselves."

"I hope so." Admiral Poke sighed and watched his men receive these brand new tanks. "I have decided to shrink the defense, withdraw the troops from the wilderness, and hold on in the strong fortifications until help comes."

"Yes," the adjutant replied, "I will convey your order right away."

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Later that day, Plossen's Tenth Army was outside the defense perimeter of Yarvik.

Lieutenant General Kirinenko, commander of the Guards Cavalry Army, rode his horse to the wreckage of a Type 4 tank, dismounted, climbed onto the tank swiftly, stood on the top of the turret, and raised the telescope.

His followers did not dismount, but instead scattered around to keep watch.

After all, they were already deep in the enemy's territory, and no one knew if there were any defeated Prosom soldiers around.

"The city defenses are very strong," Kirinenko smacked his lips. "Even if Kashukh's infantry comes up, they won't be able to take it. They have to wait for the heavy artillery and armored forces."

His chief of staff, who was riding on a horse, echoed, "I thought we could charge the enemy trenches in the field, but I didn't expect that we would abandon all the trenches we passed. The enemy commander is very cautious. Now Yarvik will be reduced to ruins."

Kirinenko: "That's right. Unless we can cross the glacier and encircle the city from the other side, without attacking it."

The chief of staff turned his head and looked at the frozen Sukhaveli River. "That's probably difficult. The frozen river is so wide that even cavalry can't rush across it. If tanks force their way across the river, we're afraid the enemy will fire grenades at the tanks. The ice is already under the weight of the tanks, so it will probably sink if the grenades explode."

Kirinenko: "I think Rokossov will cross the river from upstream and conduct a large-scale maneuver to encircle the enemy. He likes to fight a war of annihilation this way."

Rokossov's real tactical intention had not yet been passed on to the army commander, so Kirinenko and Kashukh, who was not at the scene at the time, did not know that the real goal had become to recapture Borsk and the Primorsky Fortress and consume Army Group A.

Kirinenko continued to look through the telescope at the enemy's impregnable defenses: "The fortifications are well built. A rash attack may result in huge casualties."

Chief of Staff: "We must attack even if there are casualties. That is our city. We must recover it even if it costs us many lives."

Kirinenko put down the binoculars. "Yes, you are right."

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"Yes, you are right." Wang Zhong said to Emilia, "If we cannot regain control of the White Sea, the enemy will be able to escape even if we have completed the land encirclement. It is too late to build warships now, and we have lost the main shipbuilding centers on the White Sea. We must rely on the air power of the United States and the United Kingdom."

Emilia: "Our naval aviation only has outdated biplanes like the Swordfish. These old-fashioned planes are useless in front of the Proson fighters. You can only look forward to the United States Navy, which has been fighting the Fuso Empire for a year."

Wang Zhong: "I have sent a telegram to the President of the United States, but I haven't received a reply yet." At this time, the jeep they were riding in stopped in front of the New Roskomnadzor Station.

Wang Zhong got off the car immediately, and without turning back to help Emilia open the door, he rushed up the steps of the station excitedly.

Emilia had no choice but to open the car door herself, get out and hurry to catch up with Wang Zhong.

After entering the station, Wang Zhong saw the military train parked on the waiting track at a glance, with four heavy tanks fixed on the flatbed.

As soon as he saw the shape of the tank and its side projection, Wang Zhong was overjoyed.

He is so familiar with this shape, IS-3! Players of World of Tanks and War Thunder like to call him Gang 3, Cifu 3, etc.

But after a closer look, Wang Zhong found some differences. First of all, the gun was a little thinner. After all, according to the information, it was equipped with a 100-mm gun. Then the diameter of the turret seemed to have been reduced a little.

After all, the gun is smaller and takes up less space.

However, the current firepower of 100 guns is sufficient. Even if you encounter a King Tiger, you can still fight it. At worst, you can rely on the thick armor to rush to the King Tiger's face and kill it with one shot.

Wang Zhong happily rushed towards the tank, but was stopped by someone.

He turned his head with an angry look on his face: "Who dares to stop me? Didn't you see my rank? I am a general, do you understand?"

Chief Engineer of Kejing: "I know... I'm sorry, but I want to introduce it to you..."

Wang Zhong: "I know, frontal defense..."

He reported out the data of -3 like the name of a dish. Are you kidding me? He has been playing War Thunder and World of Tanks for so many years that he knows them by heart!

Then Chief Engineer Ke Jing's face fell: "This... You need such a high defense? This..."

Wang Zhong frowned and asked, "How good is the defense of this thing you designed?"

Ke Jing handed the armor distribution map in his hand to Wang Zhong: "It looks like this."

Wang Zhong took a closer look and found that the overall armor thickness of the "Gang 3" in front of him was about 3% thinner than that of the Earth's Gang 3. Only the front defense was very close to that of the Earth's Gang .

In addition, the inclination angles of the armor are also different. Most of the inclination angles of this thing in front of us are larger than those of the Earth.

Perhaps because there is no need to install such a large gun, the turret space has been improved, so a large inclination angle can continue to be adjusted, which makes things difficult for the tank soldiers.

Wang Zhong: "Very good, this defense also meets my needs..."

Suddenly, he thought of something. This thing has much less armor than the 3D-, and the caliber of the gun is also smaller. Would it be lighter? Would it be more maneuverable?

He quickly asked Ke Jing: "What is the highway speed of this thing?"

"50 kilometers per hour!" Ke Jing said, "But it is not recommended to run so fast, the tracks and gearbox are prone to failure. When driving off-road, you can reach 30 kilometers per hour."

Wang Zhong: "Is this a heavy tank?"

Ke Jing: "Yes, it is in the same class as the KV, but we installed an engine from the United States. These prototypes use imported engines, and mass-produced vehicles will use the same model of engines produced under license. The increase in speed is mainly due to the increase in horsepower, which is 720 horsepower."

Wang Zhong was overjoyed: "Great, this is the heavy tank I want. It is basically immune to the anti-tank firepower of the Prosen people, at least for now. As long as it is not approached by infantry and Molotov cocktails are thrown, it doesn't matter if it enters the city.

"This thing is different from KV! It's different! We need it right now to fight a city siege. After the siege, we can basically determine where the problem is. You must modify it as soon as possible and strive for early mass production!"

Chief Engineer Ke Jing: "Will you personally command one of them?"

Wang Zhong: "Of course... No! I want to personally command all the tanks. I will drive one away, and the others will be kept on the train as standbys, following the main force. If one breaks down, I will replace it!"

Ke Jing smiled bitterly and said, "You're putting a lot of pressure on me."

Just as Wang Zhong was about to speak, Pavlov interrupted him, "Perhaps you won't need to drive this little tank into battle in person in an urban battle."

Wang Zhong: "What do you mean?"

He had just asked the question when another train pulled into the station.

Wang Zhong’s eyes widened when he saw what was being transported on the train.

The train consisted of only four flatbed cars, each of which had a prototype of an assault gun fixed on it.

Chief Engineer Ke Jing: "Because you like it very much, we built four more. Also, since you think it's good enough, can you give it a name?"

(End of this chapter)