We fought with "tigers"

"The trunk is long, a short life", "Double salary is a triple death", "Farewell, homeland!" - All these are the front -line nicknames of gunners of the caliber45, 57 and76 mm, which were put directly behind, or even ahead of the order of the infantry. It was on them that a deadly task was assigned - to knock out German tanks. Each battle, every hit tank was given by blood, every change of position - then. The victory in a duel with Nazi tank aces required a tremendous exposure, courage and skill. And until the very end of the war, Panzersvaffe, including the formidable "tigers", suffered the most difficult losses not in duel with Soviet tankers, but from the fire of our artillery. "The main thing is to knock out tanks from them!" - This winged phrase from "hot snow" has become a universal formula for victory