Chapter 1310: Attack on the Four
Balzen stood in the third row of trenches, holding a telescope in his left hand and a flare gun in his right hand.
In the end, they were all elite troops, and everyone was very calm, and no one opened fire without authorization. After seeing the enemy tank swaggering to a distance of a thousand meters from the position, he finally raised his right arm.
A green flare rose into the air, like a meteor, flying over the heads of the soldiers of the Soviet and German armies.
"Fire!"
A platoon commander yelled at his recoilless gun team. Suddenly, a cloud of scorching gunpowder gas erupted from the tail nozzle of the barrel, and a 70-mm smoothbore shell with a small tail fin welded to the barrel flew out and smashed in the direction of the enemy!
The shells smashed into the German advancing formation in a relatively low parabola, and the German casualties began.
These shells fired by the Soviet army were aimed at the infantry, thanks to the large number of used bullet casings stuffed into the body of the projectile, when the shell exploded, not only the shrapnel of the projectile body, but also the bullet casing became a terrible barrage.
At the explosion point, a large number of shotguns flew sideways. They are weak against tanks and too terrible against infantry.
The German officers and soldiers ate a "metal storm" at once, and there were more wailers who fell to the ground than those who died.
Of course, there were also artillery shells that hit the German tanks in the big heads, but nothing was achieved. The shells hit their armor like scratching, leaving only visible potholes in the frontal armor, and the tanks were able to move on.
Tank No. 4 naturally became the target of public criticism because of its large size, and every time it was hit, the tank shook violently, and after the driver inside relieved itself, the tank continued to move forward. It moved forward at a constant speed while firing on it with its machine gun.
The German vanguard gradually arrived on the battlefield a few hours earlier and saw the dead bodies of the fallen police regiments.
However, the Soviet artillery bombardment was still going on, and Quetzal, who was at the rear of the formation, looked nervous.
Faced with the moaners, he beckoned the medics to pull them to the rear, and ordered the soldiers to advance carefully.
His actions had no intention of the situation of the war, as Soviet artillery shells were still bombarding, and German casualties were increasing. Even if many soldiers hid behind tanks, it was difficult for them to be immune to casualties, but it was difficult for the Germans to counterattack.
As long as a small number of German machine gunners wield the ZB26 and MG34 to fire in front of the wilderness. They lacked mortars and field artillery, and could only rely on this means to exert fire suppression, and the results achieved were almost non-existent.
However, tanks four and three were still advancing.
"Damn! Their tanks are already four hundred meters, what are our artillery doing ?! Balzen was so anxious that he shouted and cursed as he watched the German tanks being shelled.
Some recoilless gun teams have been reloaded with high-explosive shells, i.e. shells with thin skins and large fillings filled with more high explosives.
In previous operations, the enemy's armored vehicles were paralyzed on the spot after a single shot.
Under Balzen's close watch, four of the ten T26s that became the playthings of the German army were successfully destroyed, and the No. 4 and No. 3, which were hit hard, were still advancing!
What to do? How to do it?
Barzen, who gritted his teeth, grabbed a herald casually: "Hey! You! Inform me of the rocket artillery team and blow up those tanks for me! ”
The herald received the order and began to run wild in the trenches.
The heralds had to deliver the message quickly, and they had to watch out for the enemy's increasing offensive firepower.
The German fire began to bear fruit, their machine-gun fire became more and more accurate, especially the tank guns began to counterattack.
Tank No. 4 suddenly stopped after three more shells, and smoke and dust filled its surroundings, and Balzen finally let out a long-lost smile: "Haha! You turtle, we've finally destroyed you! ”
As a result, he was slapped in the face in the next second! The long-barreled 75mm gun of Tank No. 4 opened fire, and a single shell overturned a recoilless gun group, killing four infantry around it.
The killing of the fourth had just begun, and it was like a fixed battery, relying on its advantage of thick armor, and began to name the exposed Soviet artillery positions one by one.
The herald, who gave the order to fire the rocket artillery, was seriously wounded in the melee. A shell exploded around him, killing both riflemen and knocking the herald unconscious.
The military order did not reach the rocket artillery group in time, and the most powerful weapon of the Soviet army suddenly died down! The rocket artillery team stared nervously at its comrades, and was shocked by the powerlessness of the artillery fire at the frantic shelling of five German tanks that did not know whether they were alive or dead!
The shell did hit the target, and it exploded miserably, and the tank stopped at most and then moved on!
"Brothers! Get ready for RPG warheads, the enemy is about to reach the range of attack! "Platoon commanders on the front line have given similar orders.
RPGs were the backbone of these Soviet anti-tank and anti-infantry forces at close range, and in previous battles, no German tank armored vehicle could or advanced this distance.
The No. 4 tank was covered in wounds, especially the frontal armor, which was already covered with deep dents, but none of them were fatal.
In order to take out this tank, the Soviets did everything they could, including Natasha.
She had already fired five rounds of ammunition, all targeting the tank driver's position.
The armor-piercing shells did not penetrate the frontal armor, leaving a deep dent and then being ejected.
"Igor, give me one more shot!"
She pulled the bolt of the gun, and Igor skilfully shoved the bullet in, then covered his left ear.
Natasha was already adrenaline-pumped, with a little cotton dipped in water in her ears, putting life and death on the line, forgetting any fear of German tanks.
The bullets were fired again, and as before, nothing was achieved! She saw through the scope that the bullet hit the armor, and in a string of envious sparks, the bullet bounced off!
"Igor! Bullet! ”
"My dear! You've hit it so many times, stop trying to break through it! ”
"What did you say?!" Natasha couldn't hear her, and she turned her head sharply.
Igor stretched out his left hand and pointed to his eyes, and the girl understood.
New bullets were loaded into the magazine, the periscope of the target driver.
The reason why this No. 4 tank is so fierce is that it belongs to the advanced model, and in order to cope with the increasing anti-tank pressure at present, its armor thickness has been strengthened like never before! Not only that, but some weak points have also been strengthened!
The driver drove through the observation slit on weekdays, and when the operation was conducted, the periscope was used entirely.
The periscope glass is not bulletproof, and its location is quickly found by Nata.
To hit this widget while the tank is advancing is very much a test shooter's ability.
Natasha calmly pulled the trigger gently, and after a period of intense physical scouting, she keenly saw that the periscope had been directly knocked away.
Not only that, but the shattered glass also injured the driver's face, and a shard pierced the man's eye.
As the driver struggled desperately, the tank, which had been moving forward, finally came to a standstill.