Chapter 717: SU-76
In fact, it is not just Trena and Hans, it can be said that everyone does not have any time to rest, except for reinforcing their own tanks, they are more or less involved in helping the other teammates in the position. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Although it is still unknown how much of an effect this impromptu work can have on the overall defensive effect of the position, there is no other way than to make the most of the resources at hand at hand.
"Lift the ammunition box up, don't put it in the trenches! There's also the steel plate over there, it's all full of bullet holes, so I'm going to get a piece from the back now! "Not only Trod, but the commanders of the various squads have entered the busiest period, and it can be said that the entire position has been fully moved.
However, in the distance, from the Soviet side, the Germans seemed to be in disarray, and they were ready to take advantage of this opportunity to attack the enemy Germans. Of course, this is not due to the lack of careful observation on the part of the Soviet army, but just a simple error in judgment, after all, in Trood's own opinion, the current state and chaos are not much worse.
While Trood was still busy preparing, the commander of the Soviet side had already given the order to attack: "Contact the troops over there and let them stand by first, and they are waiting for an opportunity to break through after we make contact with the enemy." ”
"Look, the Soviets are pushing in!" The person in charge of watching was the first to find out about the situation, and immediately notified the others, although some people panicked at first, but after the command and dispatch of several people, everyone immediately entered the combat state, and those unfinished projects simply gave up, after all, the Soviets in front of them would not give them any more time.
In this defensive battle, what trod cared about the most was the Soviet army's self-propelled guns, although they were not too worrying in terms of power, but their range completely suppressed all the artillery on Trod's side. As the saying goes, 'one inch is long and one inch is strong', and this extra range makes Trode completely unable to solve it.
And this kind of self-propelled artillery that gave Trod a headache was actually not popular at all on the side of the Soviet army, and some Soviet soldiers even gave it a rather ugly title - '****', which was the most produced self-propelled artillery in the Soviet army at that time - Su-76 self-propelled gun. This kind of title, which at first glance sounds completely hostile to the enemy, can be shouted by the Soviet soldiers themselves, of course, for their own reasons.
First of all, as a self-propelled gun, the most important thing is, of course, its fire system. It uses a 76.2mm ZIS-3 gun as the main gun, although this gun was well received by most officers when equipped on the T-34 series tank, but on the Su-76, the ZIS-3 can be regarded as its Waterloo.
The first and most important point is that the ZIS-3 is obviously not powerful as a long-range support artillery, and although it can penetrate most enemy vehicles when using armor-piercing shells, the accuracy is completely unsightly.
And the second point of analyzing the three aspects of tank firepower, maneuverability, and protection, that is, the maneuverability, may be the only thing worth mentioning about the Su-76. It uses the chassis of the Soviet-made T-70 light tank, coupled with the Soviet military's full attention to mobility, so its mobility is far superior to the self-propelled guns of other countries of the same era, and it can almost be regarded as a sports car in the self-propelled artillery family at that time.
Speaking of sports cars, this brings us to the third point we want to talk about. The Su-76 is a sports car, but it is a roadster! However, some people in this place may say, aren't many self-propelled guns designed with open tops?
This is true, but when talking about this, it is better to remove the Soviet-made self-propelled guns. Because of the harsh weather conditions, Soviet fighters had to endure more hardships than their counterparts in other countries when using open-top vehicles. And the position of the engine is too close to the fighting compartment, and there are no treatment measures, resulting in the crew members often smell the smell of diesel, sitting behind the rumbling engine, while feeling the high temperature brought by it, while being wet by the rain and snow outside.
Finally, let's talk about the performance of protection, which is actually not important for self-propelled guns. After all, even a self-propelled gun with powerful protection cannot go directly to the tank. However, due to the fact that the Su-76 was too large, it was regarded as a universal combat vehicle in the Soviet Army like the T-34, which led to its use as a self-propelled anti-tank gun many times, but because the armor-piercing ability of the ZIS-3 gun used was not bad, it should have been more familiar with this work than on the road of self-propelled artillery.
However, although the Soviets felt the crisis from Western Europe, the quality and quantity of tanks and other equipment were increasing day by day, but the quality of soldiers and officers was really worrying. In fact, there is still a good way to play this kind of self-propelled anti-tank gun with no protection at all, such as ambushes and the like, which can refer to the various tactics used by the German army in the use of the Weasel series of self-propelled anti-tank guns (among which the Weasel Type 2 is more famous) (most of them are passive defensive warfare, of which ambush warfare is particularly common).
However, due to the lack of systematic application solutions for the Soviets, the Su-76 was put on the battlefield everywhere, including offensive warfare, which it was not good at at all. This kind of tank, which is only 25mm thick even in the frontal armor, naturally cannot protect the internal members in the face of enemy fire. And it is precisely because of this 'in their opinion' nondescript convertible design that the Su-76 won the honor of '****'. (Mostly in the sense of 'nudity')
(PS: There are not many weapons that are scolded on the battlefield, but since the Su-76 is the most produced self-propelled anti-tank gun, there are more people who use it, and the people who scold will naturally rise more.) As a result, it became a piece of equipment that was considered extremely crude by the Soviets themselves in the rough arsenal of the Soviet army. This kind of funny situation has to make people really sigh...... (To be continued.) )