Chapter 1249: Fierce Battle
On the beach on the west bank of the Urals, KV-1 heavy tanks were parked there, shelling the positions of the Imperial Army on the opposite bank with tank guns. Pen~fun~gewww.biquge.infokv-1 The heavy tanks are very slow, and the BT-7 fast tanks have already rushed across the Urals, and they have just reached the banks of the Urals.
The first KV-1 heavy tank drove onto the ice, and then, because it was too heavy, it crushed the ice and sank into the river, and the rest of the KV-1 heavy tanks stopped. Obviously, it's best not to try to cross the river when they haven't chosen the right surface to wade in. However, it is also a good option to stop by the river and use 76.2mm tank guns to provide resources for the attacking infantry.
"Boom!" One of the Imperial Army's machine-gun fire points was hit by a KV-1 heavy tank, destroying the entire point of fire. The machine gun was blown to parts, and the machine gunner was killed.
The anti-tank guns of the Imperial Army immediately returned fire, and a 75-mm anti-tank gun opened fire on the KV-1 heavy tank.
"Boom!" The armor-piercing projectile hit the front armor of the tank hard. The armor-piercing projectile was distorted and deformed at once under the action of huge kinetic energy. However, because the frontal armor of the KV-1 heavy tank was up to 110 mm thick. The Anti-Tank guns of the Imperial Army, at the same time, were not able to penetrate their armor due to the poor angle, but caused the shells to be bounced off.
However, the tanks of the 3rd Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army also spotted these KV-1 heavy tanks, and they turned their turrets one after another, aimed at these tanks, and launched an attack.
"Boom!" A Leopard 2 tank attacked a Soviet KV-1 heavy tank. The armor-piercing bullet slammed into the side armor of the tank. With only 35 mm of side armor, it was easily torn apart by armor-piercing shells, as if it had been cut into a piece of tofu. Fragments of armor killed the Soviet tankmen inside, and at the same time detonated the shells inside, causing a martyrdom.
"Damn, the tanks of the Chinese appeared. Destroy those tanks. "The battalion commander of one of the KV-1 heavy tank battalions of the Soviet Army ordered.
The Soviet KV-1 heavy tanks on the river beach turned their turrets one after another, aiming at the 'Leopard 2' tanks of the Imperial Army, trying to destroy these tanks. It's just that the 76.2 mm tank guns of the Soviet Army are not as powerful as the 75 mm tank guns of the Imperial Army. In addition, the armor of the 'Leopard 2' tank was arranged at an inclined angle, so that it was difficult for the Soviet tank guns to penetrate the armor of the Imperial Army's 'Leopard 2' tank. On the other hand, the Imperial Army's 'Leopard 2' tanks were often able to penetrate the armor of Soviet tanks and deal a devastating blow to them.
Although, the Soviet army had an absolute superiority in the number of tanks. However, the performance gap is simply too great. The tanks of the Imperial Army were able to destroy it easily, leaving the banks of the Ural River littered with the wreckage of Soviet tanks. Around the wreckage of these tanks, there are often many corpses of Soviet infantrymen scattered. They all followed the tanks in attack, and after the tanks were destroyed, they were exposed and eventually killed by the Imperial Army.
While the Soviet armoured forces were storming the Imperial Army's defenses and dropping a large number of tanks in front of the Imperial Army's lines, the Imperial Air Force planes arrived.
The F9 fighters who arrived first began to strafe, and although the 30mm cannon in the nose was not very powerful, it was no problem to deal with the Soviet BT-7 fast tank and T-26 tank. The 30mm cannon can also easily tear through the 22mm thick armor of the BT-7 fast tank, and the 15mm armor of the T-26 tank. Moreover, the fighters of the Imperial Air Force launched attacks, often from the sky. The armor at the top of the turret also tends to be the weakest, and can be easily scooped.
"Knock knock." An F9 fighter of the Imperial Army circled down, the 30mm cannon in the nose continued to strafe, and several attacking Soviet T-26 tanks were directly hit and burned, becoming a pile of scrap metal.
With the advent of the Imperial Air Force, the balance of war once again tilted in favor of the Imperial Army. Under the attack of the Imperial Air Force, Soviet tanks were destroyed one after another. Without the cover of these tanks, the infantry who followed the tanks could only be killed by the powerful fire of the Imperial Army.
The T-26 tanks and BT-7 fast tanks, which were large in Soviet armored forces, became the target of the Imperial Air Force's fighter hunts. Because the fighter jet's 30mm cannon can easily destroy these tanks. As for those KV-1 heavy tanks, the armor is too thick, and the 30mm cannon does not necessarily gnaw at it. Instead of wasting shells on it, it is better to concentrate on those thin-skinned tanks.
However, shortly after the arrival of the Imperial Army's fighters on the battlefield, dive bombers and ground attack aircraft followed. The aerial bombs carried by these planes were enough to destroy these heavy tanks.
A ground attack aircraft plundered a heavy Soviet tank and dropped two 50-kilogram aerial bombs. The bomb hit the KV-1 heavy tank, blowing it up into a pile of scrap metal.
However, ground attack aircraft were far less accurate in dropping bombs than dive bombers. Therefore, the commander asked the ground attack aircraft to attack the light tanks on the ground, and the heavy tanks were handed over to the dive bombers to deal with. Although the dive bombers carried fewer bombs, the number of heavy tanks of the Soviet army was not much.
"Woo!" A dive bomber launched an attack on a Soviet KV-1 heavy tank, dropping bombs at an altitude of less than five hundred meters from this tank. Two hundred kilograms of aerial bombs fell vertically and smashed the top of the heavy tank. The heavy bomb penetrated the tank's turret and exploded, destroying the tank outright.
"Bastard! Are the Chinese trying to use planes to drown our tanks? Timoshenko saw his tanks being blown into scrap metal one after another, and his two fists clenched together.
"Comrade commander, we do not have air supremacy and simply cannot stop the offensive of the Chinese Air Force. In addition, although the number of our tanks is large, in terms of performance, they are far from being comparable with the tanks of the Chinese. Their tanks can easily destroy our tanks, while our tanks have a hard time destroying their tanks. An armored general said with a bitter face.
Timoshenko was also silent, compared with the Chinese * army, the gap between the Soviet and Russian armies was too great, not only the planes were not as good as the opponents, but even the tanks were greatly inferior to the other side. In addition, the fighting quality of the soldiers is definitely not the opponent of the Chinese * army, which makes the Soviet army completely inferior in the war with the Chinese * army. In such a situation, it is undoubtedly unlikely that the Soviet army wants to defeat the Chinese * army. Timoshenko even wondered if it was a mistake to take the initiative to attack the Chinese* army this time.
Of course, such words should never be spoken. Otherwise, it will cause great trouble.
The troops of the Soviet offensive suffered heavy losses under the combined strangulation of the Imperial Air Force and armored forces, as well as the infantry. Although, inspired by the political workers, the Soviet soldiers mustered up courage. However, in the face of huge casualties, their courage is still passing fast. Some Soviet soldiers were stunned by the tragic death of their comrades and turned and fled.
"Bastards, you damn cowards, keep me on the attack. Otherwise, you will be punished as deserters, and your families will be sent to labor camps. A political worker yelled hoarsely.
Such a threat made those Soviet soldiers who originally planned to flee can't help but stop. They can die, but they don't want their participation to be implicated! In Soviet Russia, the punishment for desertion was very severe. Not only will the deserters themselves be severely punished, but their families will also be affected. This made the soldiers of the Soviet Russian army, generally speaking, afraid to retreat without orders.
"Bang!" A tank that suddenly flew in hit the head of the political worker. This is a high-powered sniper rifle bullet. When the bullet hit the head of the political worker, the whole head burst open like a watermelon. Red and white splashes were everywhere, even on the bodies of the surrounding Soviet soldiers.
"Mom, I don't want to fight, I don't want to die!" A young Soviet soldier screamed in horror. He turned and ran away like crazy, trying to escape.
The power of example was endless, and the rest of the Soviet soldiers were frightened, and they began to retreat one after another.
As a result, the entire Soviet attack formation was affected, with some Soviet soldiers continuing to attack, while some Soviet soldiers were retreating. As a result, these soldiers were crowded on the ice of the Ural River. The Imperial Army took the opportunity to pour fire on these Soviet units and kill them.
"Da-da-da-da." The heavy machine guns on the position were strafing, and in the dense crowd of Soviet troops, they set off blood flowers one after another.
A 'Leopard 2' tank rushed directly to the bank of the Ural River, and the tank's coaxial machine guns and course machine guns opened fire frantically, slaughtering these Soviet soldiers with powerful firepower.
"Boom!" The mortars on the positions also opened fire, and the shells fell into the ranks of the Soviet troops. After almost every shell exploded, it was able to set off a bloody storm in the ranks of the Soviet troops, causing a large number of casualties to the Soviet troops.
Under the fierce attack of the Imperial Army, this attack of the Soviet army ended in failure. They paid a heavy price and for a time touched the lines of the Imperial Army. However, in the end, it was still not possible to break through the defenses of the Imperial Army. Instead, a large number of corpses were left in front of the Imperial Army's defensive lines, as well as a large number of tanks. The Imperial Army relied on strong firepower and weak forces to withstand the fierce attack of the Soviet army. (To be continued.) )