I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 114 Tank Battle (Part )
This Tiger tank is numbered 549 (please understand that the number cannot be based on the actual situation, it is just to commemorate the founding of New China in 1949). It is covered with bullet holes, but none of them caused fatal damage. Now that its fuel is exhausted, it fully demonstrates its fruitful "results" on the battlefield.

The reason why Lin Chen felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was that in order to save effort and time, this German tank first went to the ammunition supply station on the left, and its ammunition must be full now.

This means that the main force of the German Tiger tanks was on the left front.

Moreover, the German tank crew members were already exhausted. They took advantage of the time when Lin Chen and others were cheering them on to get out of the tank and eat and rest outside.

Lin Chen counted and found that all five of them had come out.

When he was about to fill up the tank, he signaled to Sergei and others, and the two of them took up the weapons set up by the German army nearby and quickly opened fire.

A tank crew was quickly killed, and while the surrounding enemies had not yet reacted, Lin Chen had already gotten in and started the tank again.

In order to facilitate the training of armored troops, the layout and settings of the German tank cockpit are almost the same. Therefore, Lin Chen, who had driven the German Panzer IV tank before, could easily start it again.

Sergei and Kirilenko also rushed in, leaving behind the confused German soldiers not far away.

No one could have imagined that several German soldiers who had been extremely active at work would suddenly start a fight with the tank drivers. At first everyone thought it was a vendetta, but when they saw Lin Chen and others get into the tank and start it, they realized that something was wrong.

The first to react were the guards around. They shouted to stop and prepared to shoot with their rifles and submachine guns. Unexpectedly, they were stopped by the officers next to them. This is an important oil depot. Do you want to die?

The officer even tried to run up and use his military rank to subdue a few hateful deserters.

But Lin Chen had no time to pay attention to him. He just stepped on the accelerator and rushed outside. He also asked Kirilenko to take control of the machine gun and shoot at the oil barrel after the vehicle drove out.

At this time, a Type 34 tank with no ammunition happened to rush back from the side. Their tank commander got out of the car and saluted Lin Chen's tank. Kirilenko stuck his head out from the roof of the car and used the spare MG machine gun to fire several bursts of bullets at the oil depot where the oil barrels were piled up.

After working for so long, I have already memorized where the full bucket is, so I don't even need to aim.

Those oil barrels exploded immediately as expected. In a chain reaction, the German army's oil depots, which already had limited reserves, exploded one after another, and the fire soon engulfed the entire supply station.

The huge air wave even blew off the hat of the commander of the Panzer IV tank next to him. He was still looking at everything in disbelief, not understanding why his own people wanted to blow up the oil depot?

It was not until Lin Chen began to order Sergei and Kirilenko to load ammunition and the huge gun barrel began to aim at the ammunition depot nearby that he realized that these people were not his own people at all, but were definitely Soviet spies!

While shouting in despair, he ordered his men to reload ammunition. He was ready to fight this steel behemoth that was obviously stronger than himself.

But they came back because they ran out of ammunition, so how could they have armor-piercing bullets at this moment?
The machine gunner could only use the few machine gun bullets to desperately shoot at Tiger tank No. 549, but the result was definitely just a tickle.

"boom!"

The Tiger tank roared, and the German ammunition depot was blown up by this high-explosive bomb. This time the explosion was even more violent. Even though Lin Chen and his companions were in the Tiger tank, they could still feel the huge air wave.

Fortunately, this type of tank is extremely heavy, and amid the wailing of the German troops and sporadic explosions behind them, Lin Chen and the other three happily drove Tank No. 549 to the left. They wanted to rush over and give the main force of the German troops there a big surprise.

How could such a huge explosion and huge smoke not attract the attention of both the Soviet Union and Germany?

But right now the two armies were so obsessed with killing that they had no time to care about anything else.

Fighting with the German army on the left was the Soviet 5th Tank Army. This elite tank corps had 4 tank armies and 1 infantry army, with a total of 850 tanks and self-propelled artillery. It was very powerful, but many of them were outdated models, and there were not many T34/76 tanks.

The Soviet army's attack route was blocked by hills, and the attacking tanks had to advance through a plain, which greatly demonstrated the German army's range advantage and fire control advantage.

But the Soviet armored troops were not afraid and continued to charge bravely at the German positions.

When two Soviet armored brigades arrived at the battlefield an hour later, the first wave of attacking forces had suffered heavy losses. The plains south of the Prokhorovka area were littered with the wreckage of tanks and armored vehicles. Some tank turrets were blown dozens of meters high by the detonation of ammunition, and some tanks were directly blown into pieces... The tank crew members also joined the hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield after the vehicle was damaged.

But overall, the Soviet army was still unable to hold out against the new tanks of the German SS 2nd Panzer Corps (mainly the 1st Guards Panzer Division).

When Lin Chen saw this scene, he just shouted to Sergei and Kirilenko, it’s up to us now.

They threw everything they had at the risk of their lives and attacked the German Tiger tank's defensive position.

At this moment, there were still three Tiger tanks firing on the position. The Germans' advanced optical aiming equipment and precise fire control system made this armored behemoth invincible at a distance of 1500 meters.

The Soviet tanks were hit one after another, and they were all new tanks in the Soviet tank forces. The general T70 and other old stuff, the Tiger tanks were not even willing to waste their precious ammunition.

Seeing Lin Chen and others' No. 549 tank arrive at the battlefield, the morale of the German army further boosted, while the Soviet army was in deep despair.

Three Tiger tanks were already enough to cause trouble, and now there was a "fresh reinforcement". The morale of the Soviet army was severely hit, and the commander even had the idea of ​​retreating.

It is true that Soviet soldiers were not afraid of sacrifice, but they were definitely unwilling to die meaninglessly.

However, at this critical moment, a German Tiger tank was suddenly blown up, and soon another one also caught fire and exploded.

Needless to say, this is Lin Chen's masterpiece. Firing at close range from the rear of the Tiger tank is as easy as chopping melons and vegetables.

Seeing the bad situation, the only remaining Tiger tank of the German army immediately moved, causing the armor-piercing bullet shot by Lin Chen to fly out by the side of the turret, causing the German soldiers inside to break out in a cold sweat.

"No. 549, are you crazy? Stop right there!"

Facing the German radio call, Lin Chen secretly cursed his bad luck, but he would never fight to the end. If the German infantry reacted, he would not be able to survive even if he had nine lives.

So he adjusted the radio channel of the Soviet army and ordered Kirilenko to fire wildly with machine guns, causing heavy casualties to the German army.

"Please note, I am Tiger tank No. 549, I am Second Lieutenant Lin Chen of the Soviet Red Star Special Operations Team, and I hope to get support!"

"Please note, I am Tiger tank No. 549, I am Second Lieutenant Lin Chen of the Soviet Army's 'Red Star' Special Operations Team, and I hope to get support!" "Please note, I am Tiger tank No. 549, I am Second Lieutenant Lin Chen of the Soviet Army's 'Red Star' Special Operations Team, and I hope to get support!"

Lin Chen called out again and again, but the Soviet army had no intention of ceasefire at first, mainly because everyone had been "harmed" too badly by the Tiger tanks. Suddenly an enemy tank rushed over, and no one could stop.

In addition, the Soviet armored forces were not equipped with radios on every vehicle, so communications were not smooth.

Fortunately, the Soviet artillery fire did not penetrate the armor of Tank No. 549, but it still shocked Lin Chen and his men.

The German army finally reacted, including a call from the rear, confirming that the damn tank had "rebelled" and demanding that the Guards Flag Division clear the way at all costs.

The shells from anti-tank guns and tank guns came crackling.

Lin Chen's accurate prediction of danger saved their lives again at this critical moment.

【Attention, brake, danger! 】

【Attention, speed up, danger! 】

The system reminded him again and again, and Lin Chen used all kinds of dazzling operations to drive the nearly 60-ton steel behemoth like a bumper car in an amusement park.

He narrowly avoided a series of attacks, but even so, it was impossible to avoid them every time. His tail was hit hard by a high-explosive bomb, but his luck was too good to be true, as it turned out to be a dud.

It was stuck on the tail armor, creating a strange sight on the battlefield.

While the three were still in shock, Lin Chen once again felt an unprecedented crisis. He knew that he had to make a change, otherwise he would surely die.

At the critical moment, Lin Chen made a shocking decision on the spot. He pulled the joystick on one side and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. The tank drifted 180 degrees, exposing its most vulnerable rear end to the Soviet gun.

Just after the turn was completed, the only remaining Tiger tank of the German army used the advanced optical sight and the close cooperation of the tank crew to fire an extremely deadly shot.

The shell hit the front of vehicle No. 549. The huge explosion frightened Lin Chen and the other three so much that they almost fainted.

Fortunately, Lin Chen's physical fitness is far better than that of ordinary people. He pinched his thigh hard, stepped on the accelerator, and used a zigzag reverse to nimbly avoid the subsequent shells.

I have to say that the front armor of the German Tiger tank is so powerful that it took a shell from the front and still survived.

The Soviet positions and tank units had already believed in the German tank No. 549, and the long-range artillery even provided a round of salvos, using the black smoke from the explosion to cover their retreat. However, they still did not completely let down their guard, and more than a dozen 76mm anti-tank guns were aimed at the rear of the Tiger tank.

Finally, the Tiger tank drove to the safe area behind the Soviet position, and several brave Red Army soldiers had already jumped on it.

When the top cover was opened, several voices in pure Russian came out from inside, "Comrades, don't shoot, we are Red Army soldiers, throw out your weapons now!"

As the German army continued to throw out standard weapons, the Soviet soldiers outside began to let down their guard.

However, when they saw Lin Chen and the other three coming out of the tank one after another, still wearing the German Wehrmacht uniforms, they were confused again.

Soon, a lieutenant colonel officer came over and said, "I am Lieutenant Colonel Parosovich of the 5th Tank Army. We received your call via the radio. Who are you?"

Lin Chen could only explain the whole story to him in the simplest terms possible, but how could such a tortuous and bizarre story be explained clearly in one go?

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, you can verify this by calling the General Staff, Comrade Petrov, the head of the Intelligence Department, and Major Antonov."

Facing the information about these two people provided by Lin Chen, Lieutenant Colonel Parosovich could not help but frown. How could a mere lieutenant colonel like him be qualified to contact such a high-end place? And even if he could contact them, how could he have the time to bother with these things when the war was in full swing?
"Brigade Commander, German tanks are coming!" Just as they were still struggling with the identities of Lin Chen and others, the German offensive resumed.

The Soviet mechanized brigade in charge of defense was obviously caught off guard, because this time the German army rarely deployed two Panther tanks, and led with the last Tiger tank. The other powerful armored assault group supplemented by the Panzer IV tank intended to break through the Soviet defense line in one fell swoop, and preferably destroy the Tiger tank that fell into the enemy's hands.

On the other hand, the Soviet army suffered continuous failures in offensives, resulting in huge losses for the mechanized brigade. Currently, there are only one KV1 and one KV2 that can be considered heavy tanks, as well as seven T7s.

The German Tiger tank was so powerful that it destroyed a KV1941 heavy tank that had blocked a German division for a day in the early days of the Great Patriotic War in 1 with just one encounter.

The 88mm main gun rudely blew off the Soviet tank's turret. This 47-ton behemoth was so vulnerable in front of the Tiger tank.

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, don't fight the Tiger tank head-on. None of our weapons can deal with the frontal armor of this type of tank. Its rear end is its weakest part, but it still requires a 76mm main gun to carry out precise strikes on it!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Chen suggested to Brigade Commander Parosovich who was directing the battle.

This was not the first time that Parosovich had fought against such an opponent. However, in previous encounters, the German Tiger tanks were mainly used for defense. Even so, his mechanized brigade suffered heavy casualties.

"Order our tanks to encircle the Tiger tanks and attack from behind!" He quickly gave the order to the front-line tank commander.

Unfortunately, the German Guards Division had very good coordination. The Panther tanks and Panzer IV tanks firmly guarded the flanks of the Tiger tanks. The T34 tanks were destroyed one after another, and the Soviet counterattack failed to work.

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, please believe me and let me and my two comrades join the battle, otherwise we will lose our position!" Lin Chen requested loudly.

Parosovich was extremely conflicted. Logically speaking, the identities of these three people had not been clearly identified, and letting them drive such powerful tanks was very risky. But if they were not allowed to go into battle at this moment, it seemed that the position might really be broken through by the German army.

He no longer had any reserve troops, and the friendly forces around him were also engaged in fierce battles, so he could not send any reinforcements.

Once this place is breached, the defense line of Prokhorovka will surely collapse completely, and the main force of the German army will be likely to join forces with the German army in the north. Then the main force of the Soviet army on the western front will be surrounded, and the disastrous defeat of Kiev will be repeated.

Not to mention that Lin Chen and the others are most likely our own people, so wouldn't we become a laughing stock in the Soviet army?

After careful consideration, he could only shout to his subordinates and order the entire brigade to cooperate with Tiger tank No. 549!
At the same time, he turned around and asked, "Do you have any other requests?"

(End of this chapter)