![]() ![]() The river Elbe was within walking distance, the fuel was gone, and the engine was in danger of catching fire. “There was no benefit in trying to make the machine go on any further. Finally, the explosive charge in the rear of the shell detonated, in a plume of sparks.” Through the Russian’s vision slit, I saw our warhead ricochet again and again inside there, flying chaotically around the confined space and bouncing off the steel walls, glowing bright red. I clearly saw our armour-piercing round burst through their upper armour, and enter inside the compartment. I could actually see into the JS driver’s position through his vision slit – his lights were still on inside, and men were moving around in there, maybe struggling to restart their engine. Then I saw our 88mm barrel swing around and depress in elevation, coming down over my head and pointing straight into the Stalin’s upper deck. ![]() I could hear that groaning voice from our turret still, and muttered dialogue between Wilf and Helmann, something about the gun. “Then I realised that our Tiger too had cut out, and I tried to restart our motor frantically with the hand switch.
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