Panzer Commander Test-Drove Captured M18 Hellcat — Then Wrote "55 MPH Makes Panzers Obsolete"
Автор: Skyfire Command
Загружено: 2025-11-26
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At fourteen hundred hours on September fifteenth, nineteen forty-four, Oberstleutnant Klaus Reinhardt stood in a forest clearing near Arracourt, France, examining a captured American tank destroyer. The vehicle, an M eighteen Hellcat, had been abandoned in the chaotic withdrawal of its crew, and Reinhardt’s eyes scanned the stenciled technical specifications across its hull. Thirty-five thousand pounds, approximately seventeen tons, the markings proclaimed, a stark reminder of the formidable engineering and firepower that Allied forces were bringing to bear. The Hellcat’s low profile, sleek design, and high-velocity cannon made it a dangerous adversary, and Reinhardt’s mind raced through tactical calculations, comparing it to the Panther tanks under his command.
Reinhardt led the one hundred thirteenth Panzer Brigade, a unit that had arrived in Lorraine just three days prior. The brigade, composed of forty-eight Panther tanks, had been hastily deployed with the explicit objective of halting General George Patton’s Third Army as it pressed toward the German border. The pressure was immense. Every tank, every crew, every decision could tip the balance in a region where terrain, weather, and enemy fire combined to create a deadly chessboard. Reinhardt studied the Hellcat’s armor thickness, its sloped plating, and its potential weaknesses, mentally simulating engagements that might occur in the dense woods and narrow roads ahead.
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