Chapter 871 The Shocking Shocker
Even though the urgently mobilized German army had dismantled super weapons overnight and was too busy to even bother to eat breakfast, how could the second Miss Dora, whose total combat weight reached 1,350 tons, be taken care of so easily?
After working all night and all morning, Miss Dora only had some of the most basic superstructure parts removed.
The 48-meter-long 800mm-caliber giant gun barrel cannot be dismantled by hand.
By the time Malashenko led his team to fight over, the servants of Miss Dora's Royal Engineering Corps, who were busy without touching the ground, were still urgently setting up simple gantry cranes on both sides of the railway track to dismantle the gun barrel.
Until the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade completely broke through the defense line, the gantry crane used to lift the second Miss Dora was barely assembled. It was barely higher than the second Miss Dora and there was no time to set up the beams and cranes. , the gantry crane parts piled all over the floor show how hastily the German army's emergency artillery dismantling work was carried out.
Lavrinenko, who was following Malashenko's pace, kicked a large iron lump beside him with unknown purpose. He kicked it with half his strength but it still remained motionless. Lavrinenko guessed that this was not the case. I know what the big iron lump is for, it must weigh at least half a ton.
"So this thing is actually a super cannon? Is this possible? Malashenko. Look at that big pipe. It's thicker and taller than the big chimney of the largest steelmaking plant I've ever seen! Oh my god, it's so I can squeeze people in! I promise!”
Miss Dora, who had her gun barrel hanging down almost horizontally, was not holding her head high and ready to fire at the moment.
But even so, Lavrinenko, who stood under Miss Dora, who was 6 meters tall, was still filled with strong shock.
The largest caliber cannon Lavrinenko had ever heard in his life was the main gun on a battleship. He vaguely remembered that those cannons were three to four hundred millimeters that could break the sky. Lavrinenko, who was not born in the navy, had no time to remember battleships. How thick is the mouth of the gun barrel?
But the thing in front of me, my partner and old classmate Malashenko, actually told me personally that this big and scary weird thing has a caliber of 800 mm!
What is the concept of 800 mm? It’s 9 times thicker than the diameter of my car’s gun tube! The main guns on the battleships are at the level of little brothers compared to this thing. Lavrinenko, who was filled with strong shock and visual impact, couldn't believe that the scene in front of him could be real.
"I swear to Comrade Stalin, Malashenko, this thing is definitely the biggest and scariest thing I have ever seen in my life, bar none! How on earth did those Germans create such a terrifying thing?!"
In fact, not only Lavrinenko, but also Malashenko, who has seen the majestic figure of Miss Dora countless times in later photos and scale models, is staring at the figure in front of him, which represents the highest level of German technology and The masterpiece of industrial crystallization is jaw-dropping.
"My dear little Krupp, this lunatic really dares to build such a scary thing! Using this super cannon of more than a thousand tons on land is really nonsense! You can't even think of it!"
Viewing models and photos and seeing real objects are two completely different things.
Malashenko, who thought he was fully mentally prepared, didn't realize how wrong he was until he saw the beauty of Miss Dora with his own eyes.
Powerful, shocking, and explosive in combat power! Just standing under her skirt and looking up with your eyes is enough to fill your entire 360-degree field of vision from left to right and top to bottom!
The strong sense of visual pressure observed at an extremely close distance is so shocking that it almost makes one unable to breathe!
This feeling is completely different from anything Malashenko has ever experienced before. The visual impact and shock brought by receiving any new car is far less intense than this!
Even Malashenko's breathing was a little short, and he could even feel that his head covered in a tank cap was sweating, and his slowly opening mouth became a little awkward even with his tongue, lips and teeth.
"After we get into Berlin, you can catch Hitler and ask him yourself, who knows what madness those Germans got to create such a doomsday weapon!"
"But it's lucky that the Germans really created her, otherwise it wouldn't be our turn today!"
"Remember this, Lavry! This German Miss Dora will be our comrade from now on, but this name must be changed, and it must be replaced by our own Red Army."
Political Commissar Petrov, who was riding in an armored car behind the tank column, arrived late.
Political Commissar Petrov, who closed the car door with his hand, followed the direction of the source of the strong visual impact and came to Malashenko and Lavrinenko, who were stunned on the spot like two idiots. It's really rare for the three people who hold the highest command of the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade to stand side by side and act like idiots.
"At first I thought you were crazy for leading a long-distance attack overnight and maneuvering around for more than 100 kilometers."
Political Commissar Petrov, who raised his head and raised his neck, swallowed involuntarily mid-sentence. Even the sunlight could completely block the majestic steel figure that cast a large shadow. It was indeed too shocking.
"It all seems worth it now, Malashenko. I bet that Nazi leader Hitler will be furious about this. His trump card weapon is now ours! You will be personally nominated and commended by General Zhukov, no, it should be the supreme leader Comrade Stalin. Maybe the whole army will be informed of it for study. I promise you!"
Malashenko, who knew how great his contribution was, was actually relieved until now.
The order given to him by the front headquarters was indeed to advance forward, and as the vanguard, to close the encirclement of the German army as soon as possible and tie up the pocket.
But Malashenko, who deceived his superiors and subordinates, called Lavrinenko and Petrov, Political Commissar, and held a small meeting of three people, and took the initiative to increase the maximum advance distance of the forward attack by more than 30 kilometers without authorization. It took a lot of words and words to barely convince the two people who shook their heads like rattles to go crazy with him.
Before coming here, Political Commissar Petrov had ordered the radio station that had just been set up to send a report message to the front headquarters, "Because the opportunity was fleeting, the brigade judged to advance more than 30 kilometers after comprehensive battlefield conditions" and wait for the follow-up results.
Malashenko knew that what awaited him might be dismissal from office, or even a battalion commander or company commander. As a unit directly under the front headquarters, the crime of changing military orders and acting independently without authorization was really a bit too big, so big that Malashenko, a Soviet hero who had just been released, might not be able to bear it.
But Malashenko, who had a fierce confrontation game in his heart, could not tolerate the German super weapon escaping from under his nose. He turned a blind eye to it and remained indifferent when he knew that the opportunity was right in front of him.
In a person's life, he will encounter countless big question marks on the road ahead. Behind these question marks may be a deep pit of no return, or of course, it may be a great opportunity for rapid success.
The end of everything depends on the final result after the person concerned steps forward to answer the question. Of course, he can also ignore it and take a detour.
Obviously, Malashenko, who has long been accustomed to fighting for his life on the battlefield and has become a big gambler of life and death roulette, finally followed the call of his heart and chose the former.
As for the result, let it be decided by the completely different fate derived from it.