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Chapter 70 Quick Attack

21 semi-track armored vehicles, 79 four-wheeled off-road vehicles, and 67 light transport trucks. These "little characters" who were originally invisible had unexpected support firepower after being equipped with 36-60 rocket launchers, and also had fast and flexible maneuver power. They sank during the day and exited at night, avoiding the enemy's aerial reconnaissance and gathered around Wanderlitz. They just waited for the order of the battle, and the artillery fire wheels were fired immediately. The destructive power and destructiveness were no less than that of traditional artillery.

Taking advantage of the sudden fierce artillery fire of the Soviet army, the Soviet army was covered in their heads and turned toward each other by the sudden fierce artillery fire, and the hidden gathering of German troops began to attack from the west and north directions, and quickly broke into the city to launch close combat with the Soviet army. The combat distance of less than a thousand meters was no advantage for the Soviet army's 22nd and 200th Tank Brigades, which were mainly mechanized equipment. The ups and downs of the ups and downs of the tankers' eyes, and the ubiquitous German anti-tank combat team could launch a fatal attack from the ruins of the street corner at any time. The disadvantage of the relatively weak defense of the Soviet self-propelled artillery was undoubtedly revealed. In this case, the Soviet army had to ask their own self-propelled artillery and baggage vehicles to withdraw from the city east, and the tanks, armored vehicles and infantry continued to organize defense in the city.

The offensive side is bound to win, the defense side is tenacious, and the small Wanderlitz has become a bloody battlefield for the fierce battle between the two sides. The battles of one street and one street, the fighting between houses and houses, and the spirit of soldiers on both sides to be ready to die. Any officers and soldiers of the two armies who have experienced the battles of Stalingrad or Leningrad will recall the fierce battles several years ago, and their roles have not changed, and even the weapons in their hands are similar. How can people not sigh at the cycle of history and the wonders of fate?

At the intersection, a T-54 tank that used the wreckage of armored vehicles to cover the body of the vehicle with the support of infantrymen to withstand the enemy's successive attacks. The streets and building ruins in front of them have accumulated thirty or forty German soldiers. In this battle against time, the Germans have carried out oppressive attacks in a few days, regardless of casualties, which made the Soviet officers and soldiers feel unprecedented pressure - even when facing Western Allied troops, even the other party

They have obvious numerical advantages. They rarely fall into such a passive situation. It is not enough time for people to breathe. German troops appeared in front of their sight, and two anti-tank rockets were successively driven by bright tail flames. With such a way of fighting, the T-54 had no chance to actively avoid it. The members of the tank team and their infantry companions could only prepare for the losses in prayer. The night battle environment obviously affected the attackers' firepower accuracy.

Under the interference of Soviet infantry fire, the German anti-tank combat team was unable to advance to an ideal distance. A rocket launched from the edge of the range hit the wreckage of the armored vehicle in front of the tank. The energy was consumed on this pile of scrap iron. Although the other hit the tank turret, the Soviets made some temporary modifications to their tanks after the previous few days of fighting, including installing steel plates in vulnerable parts. The turret of the T-54 was installed on the front

Armor was the strongest part of the defense, and it carried the enemy's iron fist rockets. Like a wild beast under attack, the 7.62mm parallel machine gun roared wildly. The rain of bullets aroused a series of Mars in the ruins in front of it, suppressing the German personnel. At the same time, the Soviet infantry that coordinated the defense of this street also fired violently with the 12.7mm machine gun unloaded from the armored vehicles. A group of personnel operating light mortars tacitly made observation and aiming.

"Open fire!"

With the command of the officer, the operator let the mortar shell slide into the barrel. In an instant, the shells flew out with a dull "bang" sound, and fell into the ruins opposite in a few seconds, causing further obstacles and damage to the attacking German army.

Seeing that the German army's new round of attack was about to collapse, a Soviet non-commissioned officer with a thick lip horn turned his head: "What's that sound?"

"Enemy tank?" The colleagues beside them also widened their eyes. Under the interference of the fierce guns and cannons, it was really difficult for them to judge what the roar was emitted. At this moment, the firepower of the German machine guns on the opposite side increased sharply. It was like shaking flags and shouting for the appearance of their attack weapons, or deliberately interfering with the attention of the Soviet officers and soldiers. Immediately afterwards, a signal flare with green light shot out from a building hundreds of meters away - it did not shoot towards the sky, but flew forward like an ordinary gun bullet, drew an arc and landed in front of the T-54. This signal flare itself had no special power, but the Soviet officers and soldiers realized that this must be a certain tactical signal of the enemy, and a soldier wanted to use it.

The clothes covered it, but as soon as he got up, he was forced down by the German gun bullets on the opposite side. At the same time, the strange roar became clearer. No one of the Soviet officers and soldiers here could tell what it was. They were concentrating on responding. However, no one expected that the noise source would not appear from the intersection ahead. This aircraft that could wander around the roof had hovered in the air a hundred meters west of the street. The weapon operator in the back seat found the signal bullets fired by the ground troops through an infrared sight. The firearms that kept firing were also reflected in the form of light spots in his sight, but their light was not as bright as the tank engine, even if it was turned off several minutes ago.

After determining the target position, the operator with a cold expression adjusted the launch angle through the weapon rocker. He saw his fingers moving, and the line-controlled rocket mounted on the lower part of the fuselage flew straight out under the push of the rocket engine. During the flight, the operator adjusted its flight direction in real time through the weapon rocker to ensure that this rocket with four times the power of ordinary "Iron Fist" can accurately hit the target in a stationary or moving state. The whole process seems cumbersome and complicated, but in fact it is just a matter of a blink of an eye. The rocket launched by the fi-339 armed attack helicopter hit the t-54 from the side, instantly destroying its power system.

Under the internal explosion, the members of the tank team had to withdraw from the tank. After being attacked, the Soviet infantry suddenly realized that they turned their guns to attack the rare helicopter. A Soviet armored vehicle hidden between buildings was also called out by the officers. The soldiers opened fire with the 12.7mm machine gun on the vehicle, and the bullets rose from the ground. Several shots hit the side of the helicopter's fuselage and were bounced away by the steel plates in the pilot's cockpit. Like his colleagues in the operators, the German helicopter pilot was expressionless. He calmly pulled the plane, avoided the Soviet firepower, and looked for the next target on the battlefield.

That night, the German army deployed a total of 9 helicopters on the Wanderlitz battlefield, 7 of which were improved fi-282 models, and only 2 were the fi-339, which had a larger take-off weight and better protection. The former could carry eight ordinary iron fist rockets and attack ground armored targets at a distance of 200 meters, while the latter carried three line-controlled rockets, which could attack three different targets in batches, and the attack hit rate within 500 meters could reach 80%. These motor powers far exceed that of ordinary anti-tank vehicles, which showed unique strength in the primary battlefields of helicopters. Although they were equipped with small radio communication equipment, due to the limitations of communication and command technology, they were not enough to conduct real-time ground-to-air coordinated operations, and could only adopt traditional light and flame signal guidance, which was easily disturbed by battlefield factors, and their limited defense also made them very easy to be shot down by ground fire.

When the helicopter squadron attacked Wandlitz and surrounding Soviet armored targets at night, there was another roar that cut through the night sky to shock the enemy. 11 night combat me-262 hooked up to attack, under the guidance of ground radio signals, they rushed towards the targets as sensitive and precise as bats. In the connection between the 11th Soviet Guards Tank Army and the 8th Soviet Mechanized Army, the German troops attacking the Soviet army had consumed most of the ammunition and were evacuating westwards while fighting and retreating. The 8th Soviet Mechanized Army was launched during night stays.

The army rushed to help friendly forces along the highway. Although the Soviet army deployed many mobile air defense forces along the road, the high-speed assault of German jets left the Soviet air defense early warning system far behind. When 11 me-262s appeared above the heads of the Soviet marching column with a thunderous roar, the Soviet air defense gunners were still hurriedly turning their air defense weapons. Under the flames of the flares, German pilots could clearly see the straight road, and countless Soviet tanks, armored vehicles and trucks were driving from north to south.

.At this time, the FG radar cannot help pilots conduct precise ground attacks. The 11 me-262s still bombarded in traditional ways. They were like gooses led by mother gooses, flying in a single column above the highway, dropping aviation bombs mounted under the fuselage in sequence. Once ordinary 500kg aviation bombs deviate from the target, their destructive power will be greatly reduced, so this time the German aircraft used box-type coops. During World War II, Soviet bombers used such aviation bombs to destroy the German army in large quantities.

Armored vehicles, and the German sub-compartment bullets are equipped with two types of bombs. One is an anti-tank bomb that specializes in dealing with armored vehicles. By attacking tanks, the top, engine bay and tracks of armored vehicles, it causes damage to a US-made "lazy dog ​​bomb". These warheads with flight tails are cast in solid steel, only the size of a finger. With the huge kinetic energy generated by the explosion of the engine bomb, it causes surface-shaped damage to ground targets, which is enough to kill the human targets they hit directly, and can also cause major damage to ordinary vehicles and armored vehicles with open tops.

Before the Soviet air defense fire became fierce and accurate, 11 me-262s escaped safely. Behind them, the Soviet columns in the highway and a large area around were paralyzed due to bombing, and their companions on the main road were hindered, forcing the Soviet 8th Mechanized Army and other subsequent Soviet troops to turn to rural roads. In the woods near the sandy roads, the German troops that had been broken into pieces were preparing to use mines, and anti-tank rocket launchers to give the Soviets more "surprise".

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