924 Heights fought hard
The shell hit the hull of a Leopard tank directly, and it was a nightmare. German Leopard tanks were rarely destroyed by Soviet tanks, and most were damaged by artillery fire.
In general, the performance of the Leopard tank had a certain advantage in this era, and the tank crew driving the Leopard tank also had combat experience.
As a result, German tanks were rarely destroyed by Soviet tanks, and when they did, most of them were under sneak attacks or sieges.
On the contrary, more than half of the losses of the German Leopard tanks came from the enemy's curved artillery or, more importantly, anti-tank mines.
In order to delay the German offensive, the Soviets often planted mines, especially anti-tank mines, at road junctions or in wheat fields.
They hoped that they could use this method to slow down the German advance, and in fact they did use this method to slow down the German advance.
Many Leopard tanks were destroyed by mines, and even in more extreme periods of time, the number of German tanks destroyed by mines exceeded the number of German tanks destroyed by Soviet tanks.
This time, the Soviet artillery bombardment was quite intensive, drowning the defensive positions of Karyus in a sea of fire.
Large-caliber shells hit the fragile top armor of the tank, which was very disastrous for the tank. This doesn't happen very often, but when it does, it's the end of a car crash and a dead person.
"Car No. 2! Car No. 2! Again and again, Calyus radioed the Leopard tank next to him that had been hit by a shell, and there was no sound in the radio headphones.
"Car number 4! Car No. 2 may have been hit by a shell! I have too much fire and smoke here to be sure, can you see it over there? Unable to confirm, Karyus pressed the intercom and asked the other Leopard tank.
The voice of the commander of tank No. 4 immediately came: "Sir! I can't see it here! There was black smoke everywhere and I felt like car number 2 was finished! ”
"Car No. 5 is reversing! Car No. 5 is reversing! Cover me! At the same time, the voice of the commander of another tank rang out.
Braving the dense artillery fire, the three Leopard tanks slowly retreated, while the grenadiers were still enduring the baptism of the opponent's artillery on the defensive positions of the German infantry.
Not everyone had the courage to jump out of their trenches when the shells fell. After all, not everyone is like an armored soldier, protected by armor on all sides.
Through the dirt kicked up by the shells, and the burning dust, Karyus finally saw the No. 2 Leopard tank that had been hit by the shells.
"Hell! Car No. 2 was hit! We lost car number 2! He pressed the throat intercom to the other two tanks.
He saw the hull of the burning No. 2 tank, and the turret had no idea where it had been blown away.
There was no chance of survival in this case, so they didn't even have to look for the body. The fire will incinerate everything, leaving only the wreckage of the tank in the end.
Just like the war song they sang, they really died here, and they did have a coffin of steel.
There was no sound on the radio, and the Soviet shelling finally stopped at the moment when everyone was about to collapse.
In front of the billowing smoke on the high ground, Soviet tanks and infantry began a new round of assault, and the German frontal defensive positions were already crumbling.
"I really want them to see how good we are!" Holding back a sigh of resentment, Captain Tyre's eyes rested on the sight, staring at a T-34 tank that was approaching closely.
Then, without waiting for Karyus's order, he pressed the firing switch of the gun and fired a fatal shot.
The T-34 tank was destroyed and exploded into a ball of flames: the German armor-piercing shells were still powerful, and the Soviet tank units were still suicidally approaching the German armored units.
"Attack! General Rokossovsky is standing with us! A Soviet commissar stood up and shouted encouragement to his soldiers.
The political commissars of the Soviet army are very important positions in the army, and these political commissars are not as weak and selfish as they appear in the movie.
Normally, these Soviet commissars would take the lead in the charge, encouraging those Soviet soldiers who were steadfast in their beliefs with their own practical actions.
So, under normal circumstances, the commissar of the Soviet army is a high-risk profession, and the sacrifice rate of people in this position is very high.
"Rush! For the Soviets! Another Soviet officer also stood up, knowing that his artillery suppression had just passed, and the Germans were not ready to fight back.
Therefore, countless Soviet troops stood up and rushed to the German defensive positions, they had just broken through the first layer of German defenses, so it was a good time for them to exert their might.
While the ground was still trembling, the Soviet soldiers had already launched their own attack, and they rushed up the slope and approached the forward positions of the German army.
On this side, the German soldiers had just emerged from their foxholes: they did not know that not far away, the Soviets were already attacking.
Suddenly a shout rang out from the hastily dug foxhole, and a German platoon commander ordered the machine gun team around him to start strafing: "Fire!" Fire! Keep firing for me! ”
Directly in front of him, not far from the Soviet infantry. The other party was getting closer to his position, closer to the foxhole where he was.
"Repel them! Fight them off! He kept shouting, and fired at the Soviet soldiers who could already see clearly with the G43 rifle in his hand.
The bullet pierced the throat of one Soviet soldier, and many more rushed to the high ground.
The German soldiers in one of the foxholes ran out of bullets and were nailed to the wall of the foxhole with bayonets by the jumping Soviets.
It's really a brutal fight, and whoever loses loses his own life. The German platoon commander ran out of bullets in the magazine and loaded his weapon with a bayonet.
"Long live the Führer!" The German platoon commander, after putting on his bayonet, rushed at the Soviet soldiers who were approaching his foxhole with a loud roar.
On the opposite side of him, the outnumbered Soviet soldiers were not half timid, and they also rushed to the side of the German soldiers with rifles equipped with bayonets.
The bayonet rubbed against the bayonet, bursting out with dazzling sparks. The gunfire continued to sound one after another, and Karjus knew very well that eighty percent of the German soldiers on the position were going to die here.
After all, when his tanks retreated, he would give up part of the positions of the German infantry, and how many people could be withdrawn from these positions, only God knows.