Chapter 103 Bloody Smolensk (4)

During the earlier attack on Hill 142, the 29th Motorized Infantry Division, which served as the vanguard of the German Army Group Center after forcibly crossing the Dnieper River, immediately used a light and simple rapid march to kill the enemy.

In addition to some basic divisional light and medium support firepower, this light-armored motorized infantry division, which can save and throw away, also has 88mm anti-aircraft gun carriers that are still waiting for the German engineering troops to set up heavy pontoons before they can pass through. They didn't bring any of them, in order to seize this crucial artillery position before the Soviet army noticed it and strengthened the defense forces on Hill 142.

Although the 29th Motorized Infantry Division abandoned its cumbersome heavy firepower, it quickly achieved its predetermined combat goal in the fierce offensive that followed, wiping out the few Soviet garrison troops on Hill 142. Later, they occupied this place and persisted under the harassment of sporadic Soviet troops until the heavy artillery troops that were left behind the team arrived to rendezvous.

But when the reinforced heavy artillery unit attached to the 29th Motorized Infantry Division arrived, bad news that disappointed the commander of the 29th Motorized Infantry Division followed simultaneously.

The heavy artillery unit originally planned to arrive with all the heavy equipment of the division, but due to traffic congestion caused by too many German troops crossing the Dnieper River, it only arrived in a hurry with some light anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns that had crossed the river in advance. The commander of the 29th Motorized Rifle Division did not carry a single 88mm anti-aircraft gun carrier, which was regarded as the main anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery.

Looking at the FLAK38 20mm anti-aircraft gun and the FLAK36 37mm anti-aircraft gun in front of him, he was almost on the verge of tears. He had already seen how terrifying the torrent of steel composed of the Soviet T34 tanks and KV series heavy tanks was, and this person knew that he could only The German division commander who could rely on himself made a bold and crazy decision after careful consideration.

When the first eight T34 tanks, which were advancing wildly, kept bouncing like the magic power of the golden bell shield, they roared their diesel engines with their engine horsepower pushed to the maximum, and rushed towards the German army on Hill 142. At the time of the first peripheral position.

A huge artillery piece with a caliber that far exceeds all types of anti-tank guns in the world today. The anti-tank mission was not considered at all when it was designed. It was only built as a support artillery for the purpose. Then it was hidden behind camouflaged bushes to suppress the gun. The hidden muzzle of the black hole was quietly pointed at the target.

"Major Malashenko, we have broken through the Germans' first peripheral position and are annihilating the enemy."

boom--

The unfinished report was suddenly stopped by a deafening roar of gunfire without any warning. The commander of the car Yu Yu saw at the end of his periscope was surrounded by a huge and intense explosion of flames. The T34 tank was almost reduced to parts. After experiencing several armored confrontations with the German army, Malashenko, who was basically familiar with all types of anti-tank weapons in the hands of his opponents, couldn't help but exclaimed.

"The sound of the cannon just now is definitely not the 88 cannon. That thing can't make such a big noise. What on earth is going on!?"

Before Malashenko, who was screaming in surprise here, could completely come to his senses, another huge roar like thunder followed closely at this moment.

Boom boom boom boom——

The T34 tanks, which had already rushed to the first line of the German army and began to use machine guns and main guns to mow down the German army, were hit by a German concealed anti-tank gun from unknown sources at close range and direct fire. In an instant, it was as if a bottle had been smashed directly. Like a bottle of champagne, explosive flames flew into the sky together with the turret.

Having absolutely no idea what those German anti-tank guns hidden behind the camouflaged bushes were, the surviving T34 tank commander felt the fear that penetrated his soul in just a few seconds, followed closely by a cry of fear. exclaimed.

"Comrade Battalion Commander, there is an ambush among us! The Germans have deployed a new type of anti-tank gun, which is powerful! This is not those 88mm anti-aircraft guns, we"

boom--

In less than twenty seconds, the eighth gunshot was fired one after another. One by one, the eight Soviet T34 tanks that rushed to the first German perimeter position were counted within this third of a minute. In less than time, they were all instantly killed by the Germans with one shot, triggering an intense tank explosion.

Looking at this incredible and extremely horrifying scene in the commander's periscope in his hand, Malashenko, who could hardly believe what he had just seen, immediately grabbed the communicator in his hand and shouted.

"Fire reconnaissance team! T34 crews, answer me! Are any surviving crews still alive? Reply received!"

Before the emotional Malashenko could finish his words, he also commanded a KV1 heavy tank as a vehicle directly under the battalion headquarters to drive side by side on the right side of Malashenko's car, serving as Malashenko's deputy and deputy battalion commander. Lavrinenko, a senior official, spoke immediately after witnessing the horrific scene just now.

"No need to shout, Malashenko, they have all died."

boom--

"Damn!!!"

Listening to the calm words coming from Lavrinenko's mouth through the communicator in his ear, Malashenko, who realized that he had once again been tricked by the underhanded Germans, immediately punched the bulkhead next to him. I was furious.

"The aviation reconnaissance plane just reported in the morning that the German anti-aircraft artillery position on Highland 142 is only composed of some small and medium-caliber rapid-fire anti-aircraft guns. There is no 88mm heavy anti-aircraft gun deployed at all! What on earth are these Germans using to anti-tank now!? Put bayonets on the cannons?"

As the war continues to advance after the German army launches Operation Barbarossa, a group of Soviet aviation units that were first destroyed by the Luftwaffe on various airport runways have now been rushed to a new group of troops from the direction of Moscow and the Far East Military District. The Soviet aviation force was approved to make up for the shortfall.

Thanks to the fact that these fully-equipped Soviet air force divisions, which were already capable of World War I, joined the battle, Malashenko, who in the previous battles relied entirely on "taking beatings to find the enemy", can now finally act like the German army on the opposite side. Colleagues also received timely updated aerial reconnaissance information.

It is precisely because of this that after receiving the latest first-hand aerial reconnaissance information this morning, Malashenko learned that the German army facing him did not have the deployment of a powerful anti-tank weapon such as the 88-gun.

Immediately following the death order given to him by Rokossovsky, he made an offensive deployment to put all the tanks on hand at once, in an attempt to level the lightly-armed German motorized infantry division on Hill 142 at once.

But at the moment, the so-called German "new anti-tank gun" with its huge rumbling sound that exceeds the sound of 88-gun fire has obviously exceeded the expectations of Malashenko, a later time traveler. This kind of thing completely exceeded his expectations. For the first time, the huge changes outside the world made Malashenko, a traveler, feel a deep chill in his heart.