Chapter 22 The King
When Lin En loaded the fifth bullet into the 5-round bullet cabin, the Soviet infantry in front of him finally retreated in despair. Putting down the rifle, the rookie soldier with good shooting accuracy breathed a long sigh, turned to look at his companion, the "butcher" sat in the fox pit with grim teeth, the blood and mud on his face mixed together, as if he had just crawled out of the pile of dead people. The other two soldiers in the same combat squad were also alive, the thinner left arm seemed to have been scratched, and the wound was bandaged by himself with a cold face, and the relatively short and fat big mouthful
While gasping, their hands were still holding "Bobosha" tightly. At the most critical moment, both soldiers used Soviet submachine guns, and the "butcher"'s mp38/40, they successfully defeated the attempt of the Soviet soldiers to rush up the hill. At the critical moment, a small team of German infantry came to support him. Lin Neng noticed that two of them used automatic weapons with similar appearance to AK47. According to the time and the relationship between the two, it should be said that AK47 partly absorbed the design ideas of the German mp44 (stg44).
Regardless of whether the Soviets admitted this imitation, Lynn felt that Germany's weapon design and R&D level in the late World War II had indeed reached a peak. In addition to assault rifles, their jets and ballistic rocket technologies have the significance of leading the times. Unfortunately, those in power failed to make full use of these technological advantages, but in response to an old oriental saying: Those who are enlightened will have more help, while those who are lost will have few help.
Whether he was deeply shocked by the mp44's stunning performance at mid-to-close range or proud of his shooting talent, Lin En did not think of using the "bobosha" at his hand when the battle was at its most intense. When he came to his senses, he looked at the Su-made submachine gun that was quietly lying beside him, with a lot of mud on the surface, and suddenly felt a sense of dazedness in his mind, until the rumbling cannon from the front line caught his attention again.
The battlefield where dozens of tanks were fighting each other now became a ring for less than twenty tanks to fight for the final duel. Most of the burning, smoking, charred, and low-barrels were Soviet tanks and self-propelled artillery. The German side was destroyed by its opponent, and Linn only saw two No. 4 tanks and a Four-type assault gun.
Both Tiger tanks are moving, yes, both are there!
The secret joy from the bottom of my heart is not a lucky chance to pass the exam, nor is it a pride for picking up girls. It is full of surprises at the battlefield situation and admiration for the German tankers. It is a compensation for the early morning expecting that our fighter jets won the air battle but failed. It is a relief to try its best to defend the position while seeing our companions have the same outstanding performance, and it is also an infinite hope for their own destiny. At this time, a very heroic sentence suddenly popped up in Lin Neng's head:
Weitmann is dead, but Germany has never lacked aces!
In sight, the previously injured "tiger" stopped in an emergency, and clang clang avoided the direct shot of the Soviet tank - the shell then landed on the front of its right. According to the relationship between time and speed, if it had just continued to move forward, the weak side of the car would probably have been hit by this shot.
Although the trolley is very domineering, facing an opponent with similar strength, such a posture is very easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity, but it also tempts the opponent to take the lead. Facing the Soviet tank that had already stopped and fired, the "Tiger" calmly adjusted the muzzle, and seized the opportunity that the opponent had just started and had no time to maneuver to avoid it!
The white smoke from the launching medicine gushed out from the horizontal side hole of the muzzle retractor. Almost at the same time, the fire of the Soviet tanks dozens of meters away shone brightly and the gray smoke rose. The distance between them was so close that the two smoke and dust seemed to be gathering together. Then there was a loud bang, and the bright yellow flames instantly swallowed the Soviet tanks that were caught in the bombardment. Things like the hatch cover of the tanks rushed straight to the sky with a "rocket". The violent explosion caused by the explosion of ammunition shocked everyone on the battlefield.
The "tiger" induction wheel rolled back together with the track, and the heavy roar of the engine was like the roar of the king after winning the victory. In Lin N's opinion, his tank hand had already been in shape, just like a powerful swordsman in the age of cold weapons, who dared to go astray in a real duel, and could wander freely in front of the enemy's swords and guns.
In a moment, another "tiger" that formed a horn-shaped force also opened fire. A thunderous sound sounded like someone suddenly pounding a huge war drum. Its momentum was majestic, and its sound penetrated all obstacles unstoppable.
This time the disaster was another Soviet T-34. Although it was rolling on the battlefield on the Eastern Front, once it slowed down and fell into a tough battle, it would be difficult for these medium-sized tanks to break through the German army's tenacious defense, especially when the opponent had strong firepower.
In summary, a "tiger" has obviously a much greater support capacity for defense than an ordinary 88mm gun.
Bang! Bang!
Two Soviet assault guns with dwarf warriors opened fire from hundreds of meters away on the German Tiger tank. Due to the fact that there were many tank wreckage in the middle, only one shell hit the target as expected. It exploded at the moment when it touched the armor of the Tiger tank turret, and the other shot fell nearby, posing a certain threat to the wide track of the Tiger tank's battlefield.
The "tiger" caught in the bombardment was still moving forward. It did not turn the gun to retaliate against the Soviet assault gun with a slender tube, but stared at the last remaining I-2 on the battlefield. This Soviet tank with a similar appearance as a "unicorn immortal" was blown off one side of the track by a mine. Although it could not move forward or retreat normally, it could turn counterclockwise with the track on the still-intact side, and try its best to turn the thickest front of the armor and the 122 that made the enemy angry the most.
The millimeter tank gun aimed at the German tanks. However, from Linn's position, we can see that two groups of German infantry were jumping along the crater in front of the position. They held the "Iron Fist 60/100" that the Soviet tankers hated very much. Although these individual anti-tank rocket launchers that are very easy to carry and use are not far enough, the maximum penetration depth reaches more than 200 mm when they are normal, which can cause fatal damage to any type of Soviet tank.
In order to deal with the last I-2, the German army not only tanks and infantry joined forces, but the anti-tank guns located behind the position also concentrated their firepower. Lynn turned around and looked around. At the beginning of the battle, the defenders' defense line could receive effective support from 11 anti-tank guns and 5 air defense machine guns (heavy machine guns). At this time, only 4 anti-tank guns and 2 powerful air defense weapons were left, and four or five or more corpses were scattered around the destroyed artillery. The German gunners used their actions.
After fulfilling their oath, whether worth it or not, they can only lie quietly on the land that still belongs to Germany. For hundreds of years, this place has been a traditional German territory, but it will not take long for them to be permanently divided. What's more cruel is that there will be no Germans inhabited here - everyone wants to know the result of the war in advance, but this foresight has now become a burden of pain for Lynn. He looked up silently, the sky was sad blue, the clouds were bleak white, and even the sun was heartless.
Dong! Dong!
The sound of cannons followed one after another and the opening movement of the last scene, and the thrilling armor battle ushered in the final climax. Under the attack of two tiger tanks, the I-2, who had been fighting back, was unable to support it, and finally followed the footsteps of most of the companions in the continuous explosion. The thick armor protected some of the tank hands. After the failure to extinguish the fire, they were forced to abandon the car and flee. One of them just stepped out of the hatch and was killed by the German infantry. The other finally ran a few steps, but was knocked down by the bullets shot from behind.
From this time on, the remaining Soviet tanks completely gave up their hopes, and they all reversed and retreated one after another. Before they left the effective range of the German tanks, two more T-34s were killed by the Tiger tanks one after another.
At the cost of losing 2 No. 4 tanks, 1 Four Assault Cannon, 7 Anti-tank guns, 3 Air Defense Machinery Cannons and hundreds of infantry, the Soviet army destroyed 5 IIS-2, 23 T-34, 16 different types of assault cannons and thousands of Soviet infantry. If calculated based on the loss ratio of combat vehicles alone, the German army gained an amazing advantage of 1:12 in this battle. Even in the early stage of the Soviet-German War, such a war loss ratio was quite amazing, not to mention that the Soviet army was equipped with more powerful tanks, assault cannons and self-propelled artillery at this time.
Lin En also knew that a firm position defense war was essentially different from a simple field tank encounter or ambush war. Without the restraint of the defending infantry, the two tiger tanks would be more intensively attacked by the enemy; without the brave and accurate sniping of the defending anti-tank gun team, more Soviet T-34 and assault guns would release their hands and feet to siege German tanks; without the tactics of smoke bombs to interfere with the sight, if the minefield laid in advance by the infantry disrupted the formation of the Soviet armored troops, such victory would not have been possible!
Even though there are so many "Ru", Lynn feels that this kind of battle of defeating the strong with the weak is still a classic. It should be written into military textbooks and learned from later soldiers, and is admired and worshipped by military fans. More important than tactics, German officers and soldiers showed unparalleled fighting will in this battle. Some people say that the will of the German army in World War II was weaker than that of the German army in World War I, and analyzed and compared the responses of the army and the people when the war broke out, the soldiers' casualties and even charge postures on the battlefield.
Chapter completed!