Chapter 1311: Counterattack
"Ahh My eyes! Eye! ”
The struggling tank driver covered his bloody face and wailed desperately.
The commander knew that this was a critical moment, so he drove the injured driver and sat in this position himself.
"Gentlemen, do you see who's sniping us?" He asked calmly.
"It's about eleven o'clock, and there's an anti-tank gun there!"
"Okay, gunner, shoot there!"
The electric motor drove the turret to steer slowly, and at this moment Natasha was ready for a new launch, and her target was changed to a T26, which was easier to hit.
Suddenly, a powerful force grabbed her by the waist, and the whole person fell into the trench.
This was followed by a violent explosion that occurred just ten meters away from her. The blast wave tore the anti-tank gun to shreds on the spot, taking with it the life of a rifleman who continued to fire.
The dust fell on the girl, and the smoke made her cough.
She slowly came back to her senses and opened her watery eyes, just as she saw an old face in front of her.
"Igor!?"
"It's okay! I'm fine! We were almost blown up! Igor smiled wryly, and after a violent cough, finally let go of the girl he was protecting.
Natasha suddenly realized that if it weren't for Igor's quick reaction, her life would be gone. Now was not the time for her to be afraid, and after relieving herself, she desperately searched for her anti-tank robbery, only to be reminded that a crooked barrel made her realize that her weapon was finished.
"Damn! My gun! My gun! ”
She seemed to have lost her treasure, and she actually shed tears. Igor couldn't tolerate this girl's friendship, he plucked the cotton from the girl's ear, and shouted: "Let's get out quickly, this is no longer the place for you to stay!" ”
In this way, Igor pulled Natasha back to the second line of trenches, and not only them, but many of the soldiers in the first line of trenches had already begun to retreat.
All thanks to the No. 4 tank, which maintained an offensive posture, and its incredible protective ability surprised the Soviets!
The RPGs that the Soviets were proud of attacked them, but alas, the frontal armor of the tank remained indestructible. The outer layer of fence had been eliminated by the previous shelling, and even then, the remaining armor was able to withstand the RPG.
If the Soviets had been armed with real anti-tank guns, the German tank advantage would have been lost.
Balzen, who was watching the battle, was horrified that his troops did not fire rockets, and the damned No. 4 tank of the German army actually sped up.
The commander of the No. 4 tank personally drove this steel monster, he drove at full power, no longer caring about the infantry in the rear, and single-handedly broke into the first line of defense of the Soviet army.
The morale of the German army was greatly boosted by this!
Seeing that the Germans had already torn a hole, and even worse, the Germans in the city of Loyev also launched an operation in a timely manner.
Balzen felt a hint of panic, and he shouted, "Herald! It doesn't matter who it is! Order the rocket artillery to fire at once! If you're not afraid of death, blow up that tank for me! ”
The most arduous defensive task was carried out by his direct subordinate reconnaissance battalion, and the two battalions of the 284th Division had no further instructions from Balzen, so they had to fight separately under the command of the battalion commander. Especially the troops of the Vorohitin battalion in the forest, where the Germans did not appear in the forest, they drew two companies to reinforce the main battlefield.
The Soviet machine-gun fire burst out with amazing combat effectiveness in the blocking battle, and the Germans were pressed and could not raise their heads. But when the Germans a total of four tanks frantically scuttled into the Soviet position, the German officers and soldiers lying on their stomachs were all crazy!
The Germans charged with their bayonet-mounted rifles, and Quetzal saw this achievement, and he did not hesitate at all.
Quetzal himself even carried a submachine gun and joined the charging team. The Germans, numbering as many as 2,000 men, charged at the same time, and the scene they showed was more like the Soviet army's Ulla charge.
One No. 4 and three No. 3 who stormed the trench killed and wounded many Soviet soldiers through on-board machine guns.
They have also become the target of public criticism.
After the first line of Soviet troops withdrew to the second line of trenches, they had to block not only the enemy in front, but also the enemy from the city of Loyev who broke through.
As many as ten RPG shooters locked onto the same target, bravely burrowing out of the trenches, kneeling and carrying launch tubes, standardizing the sides of Tank Four.
The distance between each other was about fifty meters, and after eating ten grenades at such a close distance, the invincible No. 4 tank finally collapsed.
Its front armor is thick, and the side armor has been improved. In order to enhance the protection of the tracks, steel plate skirts were specially installed on both sides.
Ten RPG grenades shattered the skirts, and the tracks and staggered load wheels were blown to pieces.
The tank was engulfed in smoke and dust, and the side armor was blown open with three gaps, killing and injuring all the tank crew members with crumbling fragments.
"Brothers, rush! Blow up this tank! A soldier shouted, and he himself rushed towards it with two grenades.
He lifted the top of the tank and threw the grenade inside, and after two explosions, the tank was completely destroyed.
The destruction of the No. 4 tank became the beginning of a full-scale Soviet counterattack.
Almost simultaneously, two No. 3 tanks were shot through the armor from the side, and one of them was even brutally killed.
By now, there was still a No. 3 tank left in the Soviet line, and it was also covered in wounds. The battle damage of friendly forces shook the crew, and the survival instinct drove them to reverse.
However, when they left the Soviet trenches, they sounded the death knell for themselves.
The Soviet army's catfish rocket artillery did react a little slower, and after it was ready to be launched, the German tanks were all killed in the trenches, and an immediate attack could of course kill the tanks in seconds, but it could also cause heavy casualties to comrades!
The rocket artillery teams of the Soviet army were well aware of this blocking battle, and they did not open fire at the right time, which objectively led to heavy casualties on their own side. Finally, the German tanks began to retreat, and the opportunity for revenge came.
Two rocket artillery teams aimed at the three, which was reversing and fleeing, and they opened fire at the same time, and both shots were completely hit.
Two rockets, equivalent to four 152-mm grenades, destroyed the tank, blew the turret off, and finally stuck the barrel directly into the ground, which at first glance looked like a huge pan standing.
The tide of the war was fundamentally reversed, and the Germans on the front line could only rely entirely on flesh and blood to face the powerful machine-gun fire of the Soviet army.
And the two companies of Soviet soldiers who came out of the forest, and the flank attacks of the powerful machine guns and recoilless guns they provided had to force the German commander Getzal to retreat immediately.
"Everyone, get out! Evacuate! Quetzal beckoned the soldiers to fight and retreat, and some platoon commanders whistled.
Quetzal actually knew that while he was attacking, friendly forces in the city of Loyev also broke through. He didn't care whether the friendly forces could break through or not, the troops he led were in danger, and the fifteen tanks put into battle made a breakthrough for a time, but they were finally defeated by Soviet firepower.
In particular, the violent explosion of the No. 3 tank may have stunned a large number of front-line soldiers and caused the attacking troops to have a psychological breakdown.
The Germans fled in a complete rout, and they had no time to care for the wounded, and fled to the north under further Soviet artillery fire.
Balzen watched the back of the fleeing enemy, and saw that his own troops had launched a pursuit.
"Not good! What about correspondents? Where is it?! ”
"Here!"