Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 242 >

– Kwaang!

The 17-pounder’s gunfire rang out.

“f*ck, what’s that size?”

An odd-looking, to speak of, an Mk tank used in World War I was raised and a turret was placed on top of it, blocking the route of the Russian advance.

Somewhat suspiciously long length.

Of course, when the shells hit, the super-heavy tank and Nabal were easily defeated, but there was another problem.

He must have blocked the bridge with his body and was destroyed.

From the point of view of the Russian army, which was advancing normally, it was a situation of double envy.

“Damn, I said there was an area where the bridge wasn’t blown up in a while!”

The British army did not have many troops inland. The reason was simple.

-The Russian army has few battleships and cruisers.

In the case of the monitor ship, the Russian army was not unusually large-caliber guns by world standards, but only a few guns that fit its size, so it was close to being included for coastal use rather than monitor ships.

Therefore, the main naval bombardment of the Russian army was only about 130mm.

On the other hand, air power is very strong, so if you are inland, it will be detonated by aircraft while moving, but if you are on the shore, tanks can be like fixed torch cars.

Therefore, most of the power was concentrated on the coast.

However, the Russian army dropped a bomb that was converted from the main shell of a battleship, broke the British pot hidden in the Torchka, and poured multiple rockets on merchant ships and transport ships, etc., and poured on the shore. As the coastal defense forces began to advance inland at the cost of enormous sacrifices, such as annihilating the supply and reserve units at the rear of the front line, the coastal defense forces walked the path of individual destruction.

After this, the British government moved the cabinet to Leeds and the royal family to Glasgow, and instead of the remaining regular army, the British government mobilized the ‘Home Guard’, a militia that was quickly gathered to fight the Russian army, but with an unarmed home guard. It is suicidal to deal with heavily armed Russian troops with AKM, RPG, and T-32-100.

They thus began to learn how to slow the advance of Russian forces through guerrilla warfare, ambush and snipers.

“Shall we call a rescue chariot and bring them down there?”

“….. hey.”

“Yes?”

“Think about it, we got that tank, and the enemy tank was destroyed and blocked the only bridge.”

“That’s right.”

“If he was ready for battle, he would have had enough time to blow it up, so why not? are you sick? No explosives?”

“No.”

“Then, what do you think we would do if the road was blocked? Looking for another bridge? Or should I pull him out and cross the bridge?”

“Do you think it’s a trap?”

“It’s obvious.”

Perhaps, rather than aiming at them, he was going to aim for the rescue tank first.

Of course. Rescue tanks are a great resource. If I lose it, I will shed tears of blood.

As the saying goes on the front lines, if you lose one rescue tank, you lose three tanks. It’s like a medic who is killed is more damage than a normal infantryman.

“Would you like me to ask your superior to give you some gas?”

The T-32-100 is equipped with a positive pressure device by default. Thanks to this, the tanks can move around without problems even in areas where gas has been sprayed.

“More than that… where do you think you would be in an ambush?”

“There are a lot of bushes on the other side of the river, and on the other side of the river, in the bushes, in the bushes… There are quite thick hedges on both sides of the road. Beyond that, both are open fields… So?”

“I’m either digging in the latent ship or hiding… or already hiding on either side of us. There is no meaning in an ambush if you cross the river.”

“Shake.”

The crew were very nervous, meaning that they might have already been surrounded.

“It would be impossible to hide a large anti-tank gun, but a Panzerfaust would suffice. If you overdo it a little bit, I’ll even hide the Raketenberger.”

“Exactly.”

“But if you retreat or show signs of noticing……”

“I will go all at once.”

There are a lot of beds and mattresses ‘requisitioned’ from nearby villages around the T-32 after being hit by a surprise attack, so it may block one or two rooms.

However, it is an eternal truth that tickles the side or the back side when exposed. Why was the multi-turret tank popular?

“You have to build a circle. Building a circle gives the enemy a front view from all directions.”

“Can we afford to build a circle?”

“Let’s do it first. It’d be nice if they just wait until we build a circle, or won’t we have to fight what we don’t?”

“shit.”

As the tanks began to gather in a circle, they immediately started attacking as if they sensed something was wrong.

– Kwaang!

“there! Panzerfaust!”

-Tatatattattattata!

“Don’t be scared! They are few in number! Ditch it!”

“Captain! Enemy infantry is coming from across the river!”

A couple of companies, maybe a battalion.

“Damn, I don’t even know if this is our graveyard.”

“Captain, there is a large-scale battle between enemy tanks and ours in the east, making it difficult to send support! What kind of monster came out of that…”

Several contrails could be seen in the distance. There were also contrails flying against it.

Even at this time, the struggle between Russia and Britain for air supremacy continued.

***

-Tatattattattattattatta!

The Defiant fired a quadruple machine gun to death.

The Russian army, who had already understood enough to understand this aircraft, took a method of shooting it down by shooting it down from the bottom of the aircraft, but the pilot was honing his machine gun while flying backwards.

Of course, it was just a kick. With four 7.7mm machine guns, it was impossible to match the firepower of the Do335.

-Tung! Tung!

Defiant was split in just two feet.

The Defiant fell into a ball of fire, whether the British rushed in enough to send out such an outdated improvised product, or was there another reason?

that they didn’t know

After intercepting the bandit with plenty of time, looking down at the ground, tank battles were taking place everywhere.

-Ivanov, do you have any ammo left?

-of course.

– Sprinkle some on their heads and return.

-To agree.

Shortly thereafter, the fighters began to dive down and fire their cannons.

***

As the fighters in the sky passed by with machine gun fire, the soil exploded from the ground.

However, the tortoises on the ground slowly approached whether their fellow tanks smoked through the back of the machine guns or were destroyed by the tank guns.

“A large, flat-looking enemy tank, new! The number is about six!”

“launch!”

A number of shells flew towards the front armor of the British tank, but they were ricocheted.

“Damn, I can’t get through the front armor!”

“go back! He doesn’t have a turret! Hit me from the side!”

-3 Car hit! shit!

The turret flew through the sky.

Seeing the sight of the front of the turret of a fellow tank being pierced, the Russians all stiffened.

The 100mm gun could not penetrate the frontal armor, and the frontal armor of Russian tanks was pierced with a single blow.

“You’re a total monster!”

-Push to the water! Go back and aim for the tail!

“That bastard is slow! If we put speed ahead, we will never hit a single step! f*ck you! run! Run like crazy!”

In an instant, an explosion occurred with a flash of light.

“I caught one!”

“Damn it, the shells are getting some work now.”

-Good job! All units, aim at the side and rear of the enemy tank! The thick thing is the front armor, and that’s just the gun mantlet!

At that moment, white smoke was visible from the left side of the periscope.

The head infantry following the tank fired RPG’s.

The rocket hit the side of the enemy tank, causing a metal jet to pierce the side and detonate the ammunition.

“Defeat!”

And there was a noise from the sky.

“Stukada!”

When I was an enemy, I was so nervous, but seeing it as an ally, I felt new.

Although there are very few Nazi German forces, they operate the Stuka, so how to distinguish the two is an ally when the siren sounds, and a bandit if not.

And the Stuka squadron was making a siren sound and crashing towards the enemy tank.

-bang! Whoops!

If the dive bomber opens the lid, it’s a super-heavy tank, Nabal, and that’s it. The bomb was dropped and flew away, literally like a lid popping open.

In air strikes, in artillery, skilled tankers and tanks that never fail.

When they were combined, the six tanks were turned into piles of scrap metal and rubble as a result, despite inflicting considerable damage.

However, the fact that for the first time a tank with a 100mm gun did not penetrate the frontal armor was enough to bewilder the Russian leadership.

***

“The damage was greater than expected,”

“On the positive side, if they had been stationed at the landing site, there would have been massive casualties. I don’t know why, but it was crawling inland, so I pushed it with numbers and then defeated it with air strikes, artillery shells, and rear attacks…”

“It was possible to defeat it even with RPGs. In addition, the flanks alone were ineffective against friendly tank guns. If there were more, they would be more powerful, but they aren’t that menacing under the premise of a successful joint military operation.”

“Measured from the wreckage, the upper armor was sufficiently penetrated by the 37mm gun of our attack aircraft. No, given the premise that it fires while diving, it can be destroyed even with the Do335’s 30mm AP shells.”

As the conversation started, it seemed as if a conclusion had been reached.

“It can be said that the British Army made approximately a German Tiger II-level tank.”

“Yes.”

In open areas, they aim for the side with speed and responsiveness. In the city area, the accompanying infantry launches RPGs. It’s so big and heavy that once it’s defeated in the city, you’ll have to find a detour, but you can catch it anyway. Two RPGs per squad are used for various firepower support purposes, so unless you waste too much, there’s no way you’re missing out on shells.

If the bullets don’t work, go up to the roof of any building and aim for the top and you’re done. If not, try making a cluster grenade.

If this doesn’t work, launch an attack plane. The fact that there were some who were defeated by the Stuka, and that, although common to most tanks, the upper armor was the biggest weakness, so that if an anti-tank grenade was thrown accurately, it could also be penetrated. It must mean that you made a heavy one, of course, but I’ll compliment you for having a suspension that can withstand it. We also have strict weight restrictions on heavy tanks, so MK tanks are similar in weight to Panthers.

It is obvious that the UK should produce such a thing now. In order to use it, you should have hit it at the beginning of landing. Now?

“It is important that it is not a weapon that can turn the tide of war. If it had been produced at a level of one-third or half of our tanks, we may have already entered the mainland, conducted an amphibious operation, and advanced to London. It is slow, so it is not suitable for maneuver battles, and it is correct to think of it as for base defense.”

You’re going to fight our Russian army with a weapon with mobility that can be used in any trench warfare? After the mobile battle meta is already firmly established?

No matter how well you hit it, I can only evaluate it as an anachronistic weapon, just a land-based Bismarck-class battleship.

“No matter how fiercely they fight, if London is captured, they will surrender.”

“I will.”

“It means the end of the war is coming, can we end the war in Europe within this year?”

Well, it looks like the war in Europe will end sooner than nuclear again, with the first nuclear test scheduled for early next year.

“There is only about a month left. Isn’t it a little tight?”

“is it?”

“It’s possible to drop London in a month, but that doesn’t mean that it’s unlikely that the British will fight back after London is dropped.”

“Well, the Royal Family and the Cabinet all said they had abandoned London, but that doesn’t mean they have any chance of winning.”

“If you were going to surrender, you wouldn’t have done it sooner.”

“The others are like that.”