Chapter 1346 Heavy Tank Cavalry

No matter how fearful and unwilling the German troops were to face it, the Soviet heavy tank cluster that rushed in like a roaring tsunami still broke into the defensive circle and fought to the point of close combat.

The frightened German infantry raised their weapons, drawing their swords and looking around in a panic, not knowing in which direction to fire.

The Red Army soldiers who were following the heavy tanks and had already jumped off the tanks launched an attack according to the old routine. Automatic fire assault teams ranging from three to five people were at the forefront. Bobosha 41, Bobosha 43, and SVT40 , DP28 and other high-rate light weapons are readily available.

This combat formation was born by Malashenko specifically to deal with close assault combat in this tank-cavalry mode. The biggest task is to completely overwhelm the enemy with dense firepower at an absolutely high rate of fire.

Of course, the automatic weapons assault team is only one part of Malashenko's reform of the "tank cavalry" combat mode, but not all.

In addition to facing these light tank cavalry armed with highly automatic firepower, all the German troops who were ridden had to face another group of more arrogant and unreasonable troops: the elite combat engineer battalion known as the heavy tank cavalry.

"Take cover! Don't stand there! Use the wreckage of the Kraut tank as cover, quickly!"

"Bring the machine gun and set it up here! Right here!"

"Where are those combat engineers? We need heavy fire support, we'd better hurry!"

In this era when individual radio communications have not yet become popular, there is only one way for infantry to communicate on the battlefield: speaking and shouting.

The Red Army soldiers who had already broken into the close combat range did not charge blindly. The grassroots commanders and fighters took the lead in finding reliable bunkers that could withstand bullets and took shelter temporarily. While raising his arms high, he loudly greeted his soldiers who were not far away to hurry up and find cover. It was not a smart move to run around in front of the enemy who still had tanks and assault guns.

The German infantry was swept to the ground one after another by the ferocious close combat fire. The traditional firepower configuration of the German infantry squad was simply not enough to face such a powerful opponent in close combat. The bolt-loaded Mauser 98K is no more useful than a fire stick at this time. Even the SVT-40, which has the slowest fire rate among the Red Army's assault squads, has no problem with one against three and completely suppressing the three-shot Mauser 98K.

If the German riflemen fought against the larger number of Red Army submachine gunners and waist-firing machine gunners, the scene would be even more beautiful and needless to mention. In such a face-to-face close combat situation, whoever shoots faster and splashes water harder is the fucking father!

The heavily armored combat engineers who hurriedly followed the loud calls of their comrades moved a little slower. The firepower configuration of the heavy infantry all over their bodies made them carry a huge load and they were unable to speed up at all.

Most of the combat engineer battalion soldiers have modified their "45 Sister" brand steel plate body armor, moving the bulletproof steel plate on the back to the front chest, and the two steel plates move forward to protect the upper body.

The field battle that has escaped the crisis-ridden street fighting mode of Stalingrad is different from the past. On the battlefield of frontal assault, in most cases, there will be loyal comrades looking after your back. There is no need to worry about the German guy suddenly popping up from any corner and shooting you from behind. The original backup bulletproof steel plate becomes irrelevant in this case.

These experienced veterans of the Combat Engineer Battalion spontaneously modified their battlefield protective gear. As for the imbalance of weight caused by the two pieces of bulletproof steel plates being moved to the chest position, they used newly captured weapons on their backs. The Kraut Iron Fist comes with "hard-core trimming" to achieve balance during running and prevent you from falling forward.

What? Do you think this is too serious? The burden on your body is too much to bear?

Sorry, Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division enjoys the best logistical supply treatment among the Guards. It is no longer what it used to be and is the envy of countless friendly forces.

The canned meat produced by the Soviet Union, the canned meat provided by the Yankees, and the captured canned German meat can be eaten directly. The amount of canned meat can be replenished according to the physical consumption!

Of course, you can't eat all this stuff, or you may choke to death on the meat. You still have to eat some necessary staple foods such as bread.

However, even if it is a liquid diet with thin soup and little water, what you eat is absolutely high-quality milk oatmeal porridge, and you can even decide whether to add sugar to taste according to your own taste preferences. In this way, an advantageous cycle of "massive physical exertion + high-quality food intake = pure muscle gain" is naturally formed.

To put it bluntly, this can basically be regarded as a kind of battlefield fitness.

more importantly. The food for the combat engineer battalion, which is responsible for high-intensity combat tasks, is drafted by the political commissar, reviewed by the division commander, and implemented by the regiment leader, Comrade Varosha.

No bold bastard would dare to discount this food list and make a profit, so the veterans of the Combat Engineer Battalion, who are good at eating well, are as strong as cattle and have the potential to be "elite men" for future generations.

The easy-to-operate Kraut Iron Fist is basically something you can get started with. For these veterans of the Combat Engineer Battalion who have already experienced hundreds of battles and have rich combat experience, it is definitely something that can be operated easily.

The combat engineer who was the first to arrive behind a destroyed Santuzi bunker held a Bobosha 41 in his hand, and carried two disposable Kraut Iron Fists on his back. The double-layer steel plate body armor on his chest was naturally Essential. There is also a German chicken leg grenade on the belt around his waist, plus four Soviet lemon grenades, making it look like a human-shaped self-propelled mobile tank.

"Did you see the German machine gun? Hitler's cloth tearing machine is hiding behind the snowdrift! Our tanks can't take care of it. They have to deal with the German tanks. You take care of it!"

Tsk la la la la——

Ding-ding-dang-dang crackling——

Before he could finish his words, another barrage of ferocious machine gun barrages hit, hitting the remains of the Santuzi that had been used as a temporary bunker, causing sparks to pop out and crackle.

The combat engineer's white camouflage helmet, which had obtained the target's approximate location, poked out a little and took advantage of the German's fire gap to barely take a look. It was considered that the target's location was roughly clear and had a panoramic view.

The German's cloth tearer has a fast rate of fire, but this thing has a very fatal weakness: it reloads too frequently.

To describe it in a way that is favorable to our own side, it means that there are too many gaps in firepower.

A fire gap period was not enough to explain the emptying of bullets. This experienced combat engineer veteran, who was over 30 years old, followed the trajectory of the bright green tracer barrage and clearly saw the German machine gun firing at others. position, instead of starting to change the bullet chain, the best time still needs to wait.

Another round of nearly 20 rounds ended in a short burst, and the firepower suddenly stopped. The veteran who had figured out that the Germans would not fire such a long burst under normal circumstances had basically reached a convincing conclusion: Germany. I emptied all the remaining ammunition in one go. I emptied the ammunition chain and prepared to replace it with new ones!

The flash of lightning flashed out in an instant. At the same time, he still held the ready-to-fire iron fist that had been taken off his back in his elbow. He raised his hand according to the aiming scale and saw the nose-cone armor-piercing projectile in the approximate shooting direction. White smoke instantly appeared. It sprayed out and headed straight towards the German machine gun position that had opened the upper receiver and was about to stuff a new ammunition belt into it.