Chapter 102 Bloody Smolensk (3)

"Understood, comrade battalion commander, we are abandoning the vehicle now!"

Just as the Soviet commander had just put down the communicator in his hand, he used very difficult movements to lift the heavy integrated turret roof above his head, and just barely stretched his upper body out of the turret.

The German anti-tank gun team, which manually pushed the second wave of 50mm Custom Type 40 tungsten core armor-piercing projectiles into the chamber at an extremely fast loading speed, launched another attack at this time.

"Aim at the paralyzed T34, focus fire from all gun positions, and fire!"

Boom boom boom——

Accompanied by another burst of muzzle fire, this time, a total of 12 rounds of 50mm Type 40 tungsten core armor-piercing bullets instantly rushed from the German anti-tank gun position on the high ground towards the immobilized T34 tank from all directions. Come.

Ding ding ding ding——

Pfft——

The sharp armor-piercing Type 40 tungsten-core armor-piercing bullet hit the solid upper armor plate of the T34 tank. The crisp sound of the tank, accompanied by the harsh sound of the armor-piercing warhead tearing flesh, echoed over the entire battlefield.

This Type 40 tungsten-core armor-piercing projectile, which still contained a large amount of residual kinetic energy after penetrating the open turret roof, did not stop there. The tungsten-core armor-piercing body outside the deformed warhead was already exposed and was flying at 900 meters per second. The speed passed through the upper body of the Soviet commander, leaving a bloody hole as big as a human head in the body of the dead Soviet commander.

Seeing the scene not far away in front of him very clearly in his commander's periscope, Malashenko, who was gritting his teeth, hit the armor plate next to him with a heavy punch.

"These damn Germans! Load the Kirill high-explosive bombs, Iushkin will aim at the German anti-tank gun emplacements for me, and Seryosha will continue to maneuver at full speed! Regardless of whether they hit or not, we must hit the Germans Suppress the anti-tank gunfire!"

Not only the No. 177 KV1 improved prototype heavy tank that Malashenko inherited the "name of honor", but also dozens of other KV1 heavy tanks that maintained a charge formation around the command vehicle of Malashenko's battalion headquarters. , also started to drive the 7-ton turret under the hybrid power of the electric steering wheel and the hand-crank steering wheel, and aimed the black muzzle at the target.

"This is a cordial greeting from Comrade Stalin! Go back home, German!"

A wave of salvo fire accompanied by loud roars from the crew members immediately dragged dozens of 76mm high-explosive rounds straight towards the target. These KV1 heavy tanks, which were not equipped with artillery stabilizers, sighted the gun scope in off-road conditions. , shaking like a patient suffering from Parkinson's syndrome.

Although these Soviet tank crews were carefully selected to join the 1st Heavy Tank Breakthrough Battalion after being collected by Rokossovsky on the way from Moscow to Yartevo, they were already survivors. The elites came down, but the poor situation of a clever woman being unable to make a living without rice still makes the accuracy of these 76mm high-explosive bombs really unflattering.

These 76mm high-explosive shells that were ejected while maneuvering at full speed either flew over the heads of the German anti-tank gun positions, or directly hit the slopes not far from the German anti-tank gun positions. ring.

The 76mm high-explosive bomb, which had slightly better luck, accidentally hit the machine gun position at the front of the German position. Amidst the explosion and miserable wails, only a few German MG34 machine gun teams were left with their arms and legs flying around. A few people were the only results achieved after this round of salvo artillery fire from the first heavy tank breakthrough battalion.

Although this round of Soviet tank bombardment was so poorly accurate that it did not cause any substantial damage to the German anti-tank gun positions.

But at such a close distance, I saw the miserable scene of those comrades manipulating machine guns being torn into pieces in the huge explosion and their intestines flowing all over the ground. The painful wails of the wounded German soldiers who were not completely dead were exactly what they said to the German army. The best tool for anti-tank gun teams to exert strong psychological pressure.

"Quick! Shells, 40 tungsten core bullets, load them quickly! Damn it, Lameyer, you little German-French bastard! Do you want to go back to your hometown in Lorraine and farm with your mother? Don't you? ? If you don’t want to die, pick up the shells and put them in the barrel, otherwise you won’t even have a chance to step out of the line of fire!”

The situation was exactly as Malashenko expected before giving the order to fire.

In order to realize Hitler's ambition to conquer the Soviet Union by launching Barbarossa Plan, the German Army, including the Waffen SS, ballooned to five million troops in just one year after the end of the Blitzkrieg in Europe.

Although most of them were veterans who had participated in the German army's earlier blitzkrieg in Europe as the mainstay, there were only a lot more young recruits who joined the German army at a young age and were full of passion for serving their country.

As the saying goes, recruits are afraid of cannons and veterans are afraid of machine guns.

The 76mm high-explosive bombs that exploded directly in a salvo scale at such a close distance, and even whizzed past at a height of just one meter above their heads, undoubtedly caused great psychological pressure on the young German recruits on the battlefield. and deterrence.

When Operation Barbarossa was first launched in 1941, the German army was far from the cunning and capable veterans who had been tempered in adversity in 1944. These German recruits were deeply fearful out of instinct and common sense. , the mistakes and mistakes that occurred due to rush were exactly what Malashenko expected.

Through his commander's periscope, he could vaguely see that there seemed to be some panic on the German anti-tank gun position less than 500 meters away. The corners of his mouth were raised slightly, and Malashenko showed a smile of success. Picked up the communicator again and gave an order.

"All crews charge at full speed. Rush into the German positions and crush those anti-tank guns! The infantry is behind us. Once the offensive gap is opened, they will join in to expand the results! Victory will eventually belong to us, comrade. Ula!"

"Ula!"

"Ula!"

Through the telescope in his hand, he saw that the Soviet steel torrent less than 500 meters away was already overwhelming. The commander of the German 29th Motorized Infantry Division, who was located in his forward command post, frowned and had no choice but to look at it. He ordered with great reluctance.

"It seems that those 50mm anti-tank guns alone can no longer stop these Ivan heavy tanks. Go tell Drake and let him and his men attack as planned after the Soviet heavy tanks enter the attack range. Get started, this is our last chance!"