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But these advantages cannot make up for the deficiencies in the defense of the Soviet T26 tank... The 15mm thick armor, which is a thin steel plate, can be penetrated by a 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun at a distance of 100 meters, let alone counterattack.
Tank gun.
Therefore, the 25mm anti-tank gun equipped by the Romanian army reflects its advantages: lightness and flexibility.
The anti-tank gun used by the Romanian army is the apx25mm anti-tank gun imported from France. It looks a bit like the Soviet sg43 Goryunov heavy machine gun...a barrel that is not thick, and a frame at the rear.
A small defense shield with two small wheels for maneuvering under the shield. The total weight is 500 kilograms. It can be pushed and maneuvered by manpower or even disassembled and deployed to a certain high ground or bunker.
Its weakness is its insufficient armor-piercing ability. As Major Gavrilov said, it would be difficult to deal with T26 at a distance of 300 meters.
The problem is that it is very difficult for the T26 to detect the target at a distance of 300 meters in the rain, especially the Romanian army's 25mm anti-tank gun is only slightly larger than the heavy machine gun, and with the camouflage, even at 200 meters, it is difficult to detect it at a distance of 100 meters.
None of it is easy.
Therefore, the weaknesses of the 25mm anti-tank gun are no longer weaknesses, but the advantages remain.
Just like now, the T26s that drove forward one after another were destroyed by Romanian anti-tank guns and paralyzed on the battlefield. Some emitted black smoke, some were penetrated by the engine and caught fire, and some even exploded.
The shell was blown to pieces.
The attacking Soviet army did not compromise easily. They seemed to want to use tank sea tactics to open a gap in the enemy's defense line... So while using artillery to suppress the Romanian army's defense line, tanks and infantry surged forward one after another.
The sound of gunfire, artillery, and shouts of death soon filled the entire battlefield.
Occasionally, a few tanks broke into the enemy's defense lines, but they all disappeared like mud cows into the sea, never to return.
Another advantage of the Romanian 25mm anti-tank gun is its fast rate of fire, 15 rounds per minute, which gives the Romanian army enough time to paralyze one tank and then turn to another.
The battle lasted for more than half an hour, until the follow-up troops were separated by enemy artillery and the attack was interrupted. The Soviet army reluctantly withdrew. What was left on the position were piles of corpses and scattered tank wreckage.
"We should have tanks with thicker armor!" This was Shulka's first reaction.
This is normal. A large part of the competition between tanks and tank guns is the issue of armor thickness.
"We do have such tanks!" Major Gavrilov replied: "But they are still on their way!"
"On the way?"
"Yes!" Major Gavrilov replied: "T28 medium tank!"
Shulka couldn't help but said "oh" after hearing this.
I also know a little bit about this tank Shulka, which was a tank used extensively by the Soviet army on the Soviet-Finnish battlefield.
It has strong firepower, with a 76.2mm gun and three DT machine guns: one coaxial machine gun and two other small rotatable independent turrets located in front of the turret.
This unique three-turret structure requires 6 people to operate it, and some even have weird five machine guns after modification (including anti-aircraft machine guns outside the tank for anti-aircraft use).
The number of machine guns and ammunition can be described as "crazy".
Its armor thickness can barely meet the requirements, 30mm. It should now have additional armor installed on the front to reach 60 to 80mm.
This is enough to withstand the Romanian army's 25mm anti-tank guns.
(Note: The armor-piercing ability of the French apx25mm anti-tank gun against vertical armor at a distance of 200 meters is 30mm)
The problem is that this guy's speed is too slow, with a top speed of only 19 kilometers per hour off-road.
This is the second thing. After all, 500 kilometers from Kiev to Odessa is not that far, and you can get there in a few days. The bigger problem is that the failure rate is high and it breaks down all the way.
What's even more tragic is that this tank performed very poorly in previous battles. At this time, the Soviet Union was determined to retire it, so parts were no longer produced. If it broke down, parts needed to be replaced... Engineers often handed over a grenade.
Just like now, there are two tank battalions of T28 tanks incorporated into the 9th Army, a total of 73 tanks, and only 31 of them can be driven to Odessa. This is the result of repairs all the way... But even if they arrive in time, not many people will arrive.
Dare to drive this thing to the battlefield, because it usually cannot reach the enemy's defense line unless it can bring engineers along with it.
At this time, a staff officer answered the phone and reported to Major Gavrilov: "Comrade Major, our army just lost 53 tanks!"
53 tanks. You must remember that the Soviet 9th Army only had a total of more than 500 tanks, not counting those that broke down and became unusable.
Major Gavrilov frowned. According to this method of fighting, I am afraid that the mechanized unit of the Soviet 9th Army will be beaten into an infantry unit before the fight gets dark.
"Can we block Transnistria?" Political Commissar Fomin asked.
Political Commissar Fuming's idea makes some sense. The Soviet army has control of the sea, so it can use the Black Sea Fleet to cut off the enemy's supply lines.
But Major Gavrilov quickly rejected this idea.
"Look at this!" Major Gavrilov pointed to the mouth of the Dniester Gulf and said: "This area is covered with dense reefs. There is only an entrance about 500 meters wide for ships to enter and exit. It is easy for the Germans to
Use mines and artillery to block this channel so that our military ships cannot enter the Gulf of Dniester!"
Political Commissar Fuming nodded helplessly. This did not even include the German bombers.
"If time is not urgent!" Major Gavrilov said: "We can transport a batch of medium and heavy tanks from Kiev... Our people are working hard to repair the railway, but it will take five days!"
"Odessa can't wait five days!" Political Commissar Fumin said: "It only takes three days for the Italian Expeditionary Force to get here!"
In fact, Shulka knew that the Soviet army could hardly hope to use railway transportation... There were enemies everywhere along the road, and they only needed to set up a few cannons to blast the railway and the Soviet engineers would be busy for a long time.
"They will continue to fight like this!" Major Gavrilov said: "Until all our tanks are gone!"
Gavrilov was right, because just as he was speaking, the Soviet army's second round of offensive started... The tactics were still the same as before, using tanks to push forward. If there was any change, it was to
It saves money to modify the tank.
The Soviet army was often like this on the battlefield. They always used the same attack method again and again, and sometimes even the attack steps had obvious patterns.
This can be said to be due to the lack of quality and command experience of the Soviet commanders. It can also be said that the Soviet army at this time one-sidedly emphasized the courage of the soldiers and did not pay attention to tactical application.
Therefore, the hot potato naturally passed to Shulka's hands again.