Chapter 88
It was already July 1945, and the Soviet Red Army had arrived within 60 kilometers of Berlin, while the Allies were about to capture the Ruhr industrial area. The downfall of German fascism was imminent, and Fafnir, Dick Kall, Junker, and Dek, a few friends who had survived until now, finally reunited in Berlin.
Karl's face had become very difficult to smile, the huge scars on his face had caused a certain degree of necrosis in his facial nerves, and his entire face was no longer the young and vibrant smiling face it once was. He still drove a Tiger King into battle, with only a small number of E50s produced and losses not insignificant. The "Leopard" that had been assigned to Karl initially had already been lost, and he had to drive another repaired Tiger King again.
Jaguar was still driving a black leopard, the black leopard had already become somewhat outdated in just one year, fortunately, Jaguar's luck was good, his black leopard was well maintained, making this black leopard still able to exert precise firepower to attack the enemy - at least for T34 and Stalin 1 and 2 tanks it was still possible to fight. Moreover, a infrared spotlight was installed on the black leopard, turning this black leopard into an out-and-out killer in the dark night "Night Leopard".
Deike is one of the few people, apart from Favonius, who can maintain his youthful appearance and mood. This guy is an incurable optimist, always believing that he will survive until the end of the war and enjoy life. He is now a tank destroyer converted from a Tiger tank - a huge vehicle with no turret, just a long 128mm L68 gun and three retractable shields. The shield is only for psychological comfort, and the 128 gun does not have an automatic loading system. To make up for this deficiency, the entire crew has been arranged to have 3 loaders. This tank destroyer, due to this reason, can reach a speed of over 30 kilometers and is named "Big Emile".
As they watched Dekker jumping around on the rickety "Big Emile" like a monkey, several people laughed. Karl's gruesome grin and Junker's laughter showing his back teeth, combined with Fafnir's smile revealing her front teeth, seemed to have taken them all back to 1939 and 1940.
They were eventually incorporated together and called the "Hof" battle group, belonging to the troops of Küstrin landing field, performing the task of blocking the Soviet breakthrough.
On July 5, 1945, at dawn, the Soviet army's position fired a salvo of ten thousand cannons, turning the German army's position into an inferno. Then countless tanks and infantry began to charge towards Küstrin under the cover of artillery fire and air support.
Faubel's E50 covered an E100 Mammut as the backbone of resistance against the Soviet Red Army's steel tide, attacking with all his might. Karl's Tiger King and Junker's Black Panther served as mobile firepower points at another defensive position a kilometer away, while Dekker's "Big Emile" provided fire support from behind Faubel's position a kilometer away. "So many tanks..." Faubel muttered to himself, gazing through the periscope at the countless Soviet tanks, but he didn't stop striking at the exposed Soviet tanks for a moment, prioritizing the Stalin 3 tank as his target, followed by the Stalin 2 and then the Stalin tank, leaving the numerous T34s to be dealt with by the infantry using "iron fists" in close combat.
The roar of machine guns and artillery never stopped for a moment, the Soviet Red Army's attack was unstoppable from the start, although countless Soviet soldiers were immediately knocked down by German defensive firepower, but more soldiers rushed up immediately. Moreover, the number of heavy artillery in the Soviet Red Army was too large, with tens of thousands of shells falling every minute, and the German infantry also suffered heavy casualties. Just a few hours later, the front line appeared to be unable to continue defending due to insufficient troops.
The armored combat group of the SS Panzer Division also suffered heavy losses, those 4 tanks were almost immediately overwhelmed by the Soviet Red Army's artillery and tank ocean, those national soldiers had only been on the tank for three to six months, completely not a match for the seasoned Soviet tankers, quickly lost. Fortunately, the "Iron Fist" issued to the infantry was still a powerful anti-tank weapon, and as infantry, the national soldiers could still be expected to play a role, so under the leadership of the old veterans of the National Defense Army and the Armed Party Guard, they still showed considerable ability, destroying many Soviet tanks that broke through.
However, they were ultimately unable to withstand the numerical superiority of the Soviet Red Army. By the night of July 5, a large number of German tanks had been destroyed, and the remaining tanks had exhausted their ammunition and fuel and had to withdraw for replenishment, relying solely on infantry to hold the defensive line.
Throughout the night, the Soviet Red Army carried out artillery preparations and incessant assaults. By dawn on July 6, the German infantry at the front had been exhausted, while soldiers in the rear were blocked by the Soviet fire wall and unable to reinforce them. The entire first line of defense was lost.
During the day, German tanks that had been replenished with supplies once again withstood the breakthrough of the Soviet Red Army under artillery fire and air raids. Favniel repeatedly turned Soviet tanks into scrap metal, while the slow speed of E100 ultimately dragged itself down - by noon, it was hit by concentrated fire and destroyed its heavy wheels and tracks, turning E100 into a fixed firepower point. Although Favniel's E50 made every effort to rescue him, he was still destroyed by Soviet heavy artillery at noon. Fortunately, several of Favniel's friends are still safe and sound so far, but they are also fighting hard now. On the night of July 7, the position was lost, and the Soviet Red Army left hundreds of tanks on the defensive line, but they still had thousands of tanks attacking, Karl and Favniel, Dek, Junker were ordered to retreat to Berlin for street fighting, but they were all surrounded by the Soviet Red Army and could not retreat.
Fahnenjunker took advantage of the E50 tank's quality superiority and retreated under cover of a German infantry squad, who also helped them with their "iron fist" on hand, and finally withdrew back to the Berlin urban area.
On the other side, Karl and Jünke also retreated using this method. Jünke, being "Black Panther", voluntarily stayed behind to cover Karl. Jünke used his infrared spotlight to provide visibility in the dark, and indeed became a panther in the night, accurately firing at Soviet tanks, either disabling or destroying them one by one. After fighting all night, Karl's Tiger had broken contact, but as Jünke tried to retreat, he was unfortunately hit on the rear by a Stalin 2 tank, the shell igniting the fuel and creating a massive fire that provided a target for other Soviet tanks. In an instant, more than ten 122mm tank guns fired at Black Panther, turning it into a huge bonfire. Jünke miraculously escaped unharmed, jumping out of Black Panther to try to escape under cover of darkness, but was hit by a stray bullet. As he fell, he was hit by dozens of bullets, and took his last breath just before dawn.
On July 8, the Battle of Berlin began. The Soviet Red Army deployed its super-heavy GS1m tank, but in the buildings on the outskirts of Berlin, a giant appeared - this guy had two turrets, with two 280mm heavy guns mounted on the front turret and two 128mm guns mounted on the rear turret. This behemoth slowly moved forward, spewing out terrifying firepower. This was Germany's unfinished P1000 super-heavy tank, which attracted everyone's attention as soon as it appeared, whether German or Soviet. Unfortunately, this was an unfinished thing, and after a short while, this guy broke down, with the walking and suspension systems not working properly, but the power system still working to provide power for the turret rotation and shell elevation. For both sides of the battle, Berlin was just another heavy fixed firepower point. This thing was finally destroyed by the Russians on July 11, with a score of destroying over ten Soviet tanks, blocking the Soviet attacking troops in this direction for three days, killing an unknown number of infantrymen, and eventually being blown up by Soviet engineers, artillery, and assault aircraft.
On July 13, under the Bodhi tree street, Karl's Tiger King had been defending here for 2 days. In these two days, he used the terrain to destroy 15 Soviet heavy tanks and repelled dozens of Soviet soldiers' charges. However, the German soldiers who provided cover and observation for him were also wounded, and Karl's ammunition was not much left. In the afternoon, Karl's Tiger King's track was destroyed, and his Tiger King was stuck in a ruin and could not move. But Karl did not give up the tank, he still commanded the Tiger King to fight. At 4 pm on July 13, a destined 203mm heavy artillery shell finally hit the top of Karl's Tiger King. The surviving soldiers from both Soviet and German sides said they saw this shell hitting the turret top of the Tiger King after the war - although it should not be visible according to human vision...
The Tiger's turret was ripped off, the hull beneath torn open, with no survivors. Lt. Carius' final tally was recorded as 177 tanks and 144 artillery pieces destroyed.
Fawneil and Dek are in a fierce battle in front of the Prime Minister's office. His E50 has been heavily damaged, now he is ordered to break through.
Fahnrich led the way, followed by Decker's "Big Emile" and many infantrymen and Berlin civilians preparing to evacuate. They ran head-on into Soviet troops, Fahnrich had only a few rounds of cannon and thousands of machine gun bullets left, while Decker's tank ammunition was still sufficient - 10 rounds...
Fafnir desperately drove away the Soviet tanks, while Dek was using cannonballs to destroy the dispersed Soviet tanks one by one. The two of them provided cover for the retreating civilians and soldiers on both sides of the highway. At this time, Fafnir felt that the timing was almost right "I feel that it's time to leave this world. It seems that there is hardly any power required to leave this world? No wonder, after all, this is a realistic record world, and my power hasn't grown either. Finally, when I'm about to leave, this world seems to have relaxed its grip on my power a bit, huh! I can feel that my friends Karl and Junker are dead... ...Dek? No!" Fafnir was trying to save Dek when a cannonball hit the ground near "Big Emile", blowing Dek into the air. When Dek fell back down, his head hit the ground first. By the time Fafnir rushed over to look, Dek had already suffocated to death due to a broken neck compressing his trachea. Fafnir had no other thoughts, he drove the E50 onto the highway and ordered his tank crew members to immediately follow the civilians and infantrymen to retreat in trucks, while he operated the tank to provide cover for them. His subordinates refused to retreat, and Fafnir knocked them unconscious with punches and kicks before handing them over to the retreating crowd. When they left Fafnir's line of sight, he began to increase his power. The familiar feeling reappeared, and as he left this world, his demonic powers began to return to his control. He stretched out his hand and threw the E50 into his own space, and after a flash, Fafnir left this world "Now I'm back to being Zhou Bofu, humph." Bofu floated in the void between the gears of the world, muttering to himself "What's the next world?"
Lieutenant Favniel was recorded as missing in action, his personal final score being set at 307 tanks, self-propelled guns and 255 artillery pieces destroyed, a record that would never be surpassed. Legend has it that someone saw him somewhere?
WWII has been written wrongly, if it continues like this the author might become a traitor! To correct this mistake, it's better to end this volume quickly and enter the next world...
