Imperial Overlord

A young German tank commander leaned on his tank hatch, staring coldly at a pile of scrap metal that was still smoking thick in a wheat field in the distance.

It can be guessed that a large-caliber artillery was parked there, but now it has been completely destroyed.

There were corpses of Soviet soldiers lying around, who were supposed to be manipulating the cannon.

When the Luftwaffe joined the war, the situation on the front became one-sided. A large number of Soviet ground troops were destroyed, and without even retreating, they were annihilated on the way forward.

The Soviet Union has assembled at least 10,000 artillery pieces of various types on the front line. Most of these artillery pieces have been captured or destroyed by Germany before they were retreating.

Right next to the destroyed cannon, German soldiers were inspecting camouflaged trenches full of ammunition and other discarded artillery pieces.

These are the most advanced Soviet M30 122mm howitzers, arguably one of the best guns of World War II.

In 1941, this artillery had just been produced. It can be said that now it represents the highest craftsmanship of Soviet artillery, and the output is not as amazing as later generations.

The number of this type of artillery on the front line is not too large, only some of the main Soviet artillery units are equipped with this new type of artillery.

And this kind of artillery is indeed worthy of the reputation of Stalin's God of War, and performed very well throughout the war.

It's just a pity that these artillery pieces have nothing to do with the Soviet Union now. They are the spoils of the German armored forces and will become supplementary equipment for the German artillery.

As early as the beginning of the war, the head of state proposed a bold plan - to seize and use Soviet equipment in large quantities to improve his weaponry and equipment level.

The most useful of them is the plan to use the captured Soviet artillery to arm its own artillery.

Because the captured tanks may not be used by the German armored troops, it will only increase the difficulty of supply and maintenance.

However, the artillery is different. This kind of support weapon used in the rear does not need to worry about the problem of battlefield identification, and can be used directly and boldly.

Moreover, the rout of the Soviet Union provided a large amount of weapons and ammunition that were too late to destroy, and these ammunition were enough to support the consumption of captured Soviet artillery by Germany.

Leaning on the hatch cover of the tank, the young tank commander looked at the thick smoke in the distance, where a village was burning, presumably the Soviet Union set fire to another Polish village in order to block the German pursuit.

This kind of thing has often happened since yesterday. Now, apart from some of the main Soviet troops who swear to resist, the only ones who can stop the German attack are the prisoners jammed on the road and the burning villages.

"Maybe we should hurry up, otherwise the **** of the 1st Armored Division will wipe out all the enemies." The electromechanical operator with his head stuck out of the tank, smiled and said to the commander through the intercom.

Although the captain is young, his special eyebrows can leave a deep impression on people. The young commander laughed and teased his subordinates, not at all worried about the lack of combat: "It's not all divided, there are too many enemies here."

They were still behind when they started the battle yesterday, and as they continued to advance, they could now hear the sound of the explosion.

For several hours, the armored battalion saw countless Soviet soldiers squatting on both sides of the road, watched by infantry, and moved to the rear.

Hundreds of captives, then dozens of captured artillery pieces, along with some burning tank wreckage, and corpses pushed to the side of the road.

The Soviet Union was really rout, and the Germans were desperately pursuing them. The fight became less **** at night, and it became a desperate move, a desperate escape situation.

An infantry company sometimes had to watch a battalion of surrendered Soviet infantrymen wait for their troops to pass by.

These Soviet soldiers didn't surrender because of cowardice or anything. The only reason they surrendered was because of chaos.

The direct result of the confrontation between the two sides is the bizarre chaos on the battlefield. The chaos created stress and trouble for both commanders.

As a result, in this chaos, the two sides showed two diametrically opposite states.

With a well-trained base, the German forces were able to execute their previously planned attack plans even in the midst of the chaos.

This was achieved entirely by the Weimar Republic Wehrmacht trained by 100,000 Sickert. They are now company commanders and battalion commanders in the army, enough to support the entire army.

The Soviet Union's performance was very bad. They had almost zero experience in dealing with chaotic situations. They could only wait for the German troops to encircle and cut them in place, and finally annihilate them.

The negative impact of Stalin's purge on this unit was directly exposed. The rigid grassroots commanders simply could not keep up with the changing rhythm of the German troops, which directly led to the collapse of the unit.

The result is self-evident. The Soviet troops, who were sluggish in their response, soon had to fight on their own, unable to figure out the situation in the chaos, and finally had to surrender to the German army, which was not dominant.

Basically, the situation on the battlefield was eerily similar: German armored forces broke through the lines of defense that the Soviet attacking forces did not already exist, and completed the first step of cutting.

The following German mechanized infantry surrounded the already chaotic Soviet units, putting further pressure on their space.

Finally, the following German infantry will meet these Soviet soldiers who have been devastated and are about to collapse, and accept their surrender...

Few Soviet units were able to resist after being raided by armored units, then attacked by armored vehicles and assault guns, and then devastated by Luftwaffe Stukas.

So the battlefield is full of Soviet soldiers who surrendered, as well as German transport troops and logistics support troops jammed with these prisoners.

As originally expected, it was not only the incompetent railway system in the Soviet Union that put pressure on German transportation, but also the roads that were simply substandard.

The main reason why the logistics forces could not keep up with the advancing armored forces was the narrow roads and the crowded Soviet prisoners on the roads.

"Independent heavy tank destroyer battalion?" At a fork in the road, a sergeant of the German traffic control unit in charge of directing traffic waved a sign to signal the tank unit to stop.

"Yes, we are the 505th Tank Destroyer Battalion, and we are still fighting?" Leaning on the tank, a commander in the lead asked loudly.

"You guessed it right, in the village directly ahead, the tanks of the 1st Armored Division encountered a counterattack from the Soviet armored forces. The enemy has at least 100 tanks. You'd better wait here before moving on." The traffic commander The sergeant pointed to the smoke in the distance and said.

"That's right, we went to support them." After finally hearing the enemy's news, the commander did not intend to miss this opportunity.

On the second tank, the eyebrows drooped at the end, and the young tank commander who looked very happy laughed. It seemed that the first battle of the 505th Independent Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion was about to break out here.

"Get off the road! Keep your distance! Get close from the flank, contact the 1st Armored Division, and don't make a mistake!" The battalion commander's order was issued quickly. After all, this armored battalion needs to fight to prove its status.

A Panther tank led by it rolled its heavy tracks, and rumbled down the road in the envious eyes of the German mechanized infantry.

The first Panther tank opened the way, the second Panther tank rushed down the roadbed, ran over a barren farmland, knocked down the fence and rushed in the direction of the smoke.

The armored battalion is equipped with a full 40 of the latest Panther tanks, which have also been modified in order to cope with the war.

The Panther tanks on the Eastern Front were equipped with frontal armor, and a frontal steel plate was temporarily mounted as a means of strengthening protection.

In fact this reinforcement was unnecessary, as the Panther tank had sloping 100mm thick armor protection ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ in 1941 was almost impossible to penetrate.

However, the armored forces on the Eastern Front generally have the practice of adding a layer of steel plates, and the No. 3 and No. 4 tanks are equipped with such protective steel plates.

Therefore, the new Panther tanks are also installed with such steel plates. Interestingly, these plates are painted gray, covering the camouflage on the original Panther tank.

This is also an important feature to distinguish the age of the Panther tanks in later generations. On the Eastern Front in 1941, most of the Panther tanks had an unsightly gray steel plate hanging on the front.

Sometimes war is so unreasonable, and some stupid things will happen in a certain detail that is not valued.

Finding order in the chaos can make the **** war a little bit of ridicule. Let the depressing and heavy atmosphere rub into so bright and interesting.

"Face to the 1st Company! The 2nd Company's tanks cover the left flank!" The battalion commander's order spread over the radio: "The 3rd Company's right flank! Keep your distance!"

"Pay attention to the situation of your tanks and maintain the combat formation! The troops of the 1st Armored Division are retreating, let's go! Let's go!" Inside the headset, there are the voices of various orders, repeatedly emphasizing various battlefield situations.

"Company 1 understands!" The commander of Company 1 replied loudly. Then these already deployed Panther tanks rushed towards the battle area majestically.

"I watched your performance. I heard that you are also the ace appointed by the Führer to serve in the armored force! Wittmann's record is expected to be broken by you." said his subordinate.

In the position of the commander of the Panther tank No. 111, which was advancing in the turbulence, the young man with his eyebrows bent down pressed the intercom and replied to his company commander: "Karlius understands! I will Do your best."