Chapter 73 Head-on confrontation (Part 2)

"At this time, you still want to straighten the body of the car and face it? It's too late, Hans."

Facts have proved that the Panzer III tank, which only has a single-flow transmission system and can only rely on the mechanical rigid method of "one crawler turns, one crawler does not turn" to perform body steering, has the advantages of high-speed maneuverability and faster loading when encountering When the fast Soviet T34 tank approached the CQC, this poor single-flow transmission system was simply not enough to support the Panzer III tank in straightening its body before being destroyed so that it could defend the enemy head-on.

Kirill stepped on the launch pedal again amidst his loud reloading report. When the last German Panzer III tank only turned its body half-way to fend off the enemy, this launch announced that the German Fourth Army was ready. The BR-350B hooded armor-piercing grenade that resulted in the complete annihilation of the Panzer III tank immediately exploded inside the vehicle, completely ending everything.

Seeing in his gun scope that the burning German Panzer III tanks had been completely wiped out, Malashenko took a deep breath but did not bother to make too many repairs, and immediately commanded his vehicle again. Detour towards the enemy's flank.

At the other end of the village, the remaining German troops led by Lieutenant Heizenauer had begun a gradual counterattack.

"11 o'clock direction, 180 meters away, Soviet machine gun position, high explosive bombs ready!"

"Loading completed!"

"Fire!"

boom--

The gun muzzle roared with flames splashing everywhere, and a 75mm high-explosive grenade specially used to hit soft targets immediately shot out of the barrel of a Type 3A assault gun.

The Soviet DP28 light machine gun that was originally set up at the window of the wooden house and was firing wildly at the German infantry was unable to withstand such an attack. The 680-gram TNT warhead charge contained in the German 75mm Type 34 high-explosive grenade immediately flew away and tore down the entire wooden house. Up in the air, the light machine gun firepower point that had been roaring just now and causing considerable pressure on the German army was directly destroyed under the direct firepower of the No. 3 assault gun.

Seeing in his commander's periscope sight that the Soviet firepower point was directly hit by his vehicle, Wittmann, who was quite satisfied, immediately reached out and patted the gunner K. directly in front of him. Link's shoulder.

"Well done, Klink! Keep up the good work and we'll get the medal soon!"

"I want to take a good rest and have a good sleep more than getting a medal. You have to help me apply to the battalion commander then, Michelle."

Just as Wittmann was about to open his mouth again to reply to his gunner, Lieutenant Heizenauer, who was in the center of the team and had basically reassembled the main force of the SS in the village, issued further orders at this moment.

"Attention all crews and units, gather together and continue to sweep and advance towards the village. The armored troops are in front to clear the way, and the infantry follows to cover. Sergeant Michel, your assault gun platoon is following behind and is ready to listen to my orders at any time. Provide fire support."

Hearing the command from Heizenauer once again sounded in the earphones he was wearing, Wittmann straightened his throat communicator and spoke immediately, then responded.

"Order confirmed, Lieutenant Heizenauer, we will act now."

When the regrouped main force of the German army had eliminated some of the enemy's frontal enemy Soviet infantry, they began to prepare to move deeper into the village. Behind a thatch stack less than a hundred meters away, another vehicle had already been ambushed. The T34 tank standing still here has been waiting with bated breath for too long.

"Okay, comrades, the German armored units are close enough to us. According to the order given to us by Lieutenant Malashenko, our crew must fire the first shot. Everyone is ready. !”

The Soviet commander who was currently issuing orders to the crew members from his command position was none other than Iraq, who sat around the campfire last night and asked Malashenko if he would feel scared during combat. Lieutenant Ushkin.

According to Malashenko's previous phased combat deployment, the Soviet army, which had the entire village's deep defense as a favorable terrain, had no need to confront the German army head-on at the entrance of the village.

When the Soviet troops responsible for the first wave of defense suffered losses and began to pretend to retreat towards the village, the German troops who were pursuing the victory would definitely not miss this opportunity and continue to advance.

By then, the regrouped German army will once again be in a terrible situation where the enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear. The more complex structure and terrain in the village than at the entrance of the village will be more conducive to the ambush of the Soviet second line of defense. The second ambush battle that started again will further inflict greater damage to the German army.

This T34 tank commanded by Iushkin is a crucial part of Malashenko's second defensive operation plan.

According to the order that Malashenko personally conveyed to Second Lieutenant Iushkin, the T34 tank commanded by Iushkin must destroy as many German armored troops as possible from the dark while firing the first shot.

Now that the battle has reached deep into the hinterland of the village, the German mixed offensive force can be said to be completely relying on the armored troops to penetrate deep into the village alone.

Once these mobile defense barriers with anti-tank capabilities are lost, the remaining SS infantry who are dying will have no choice but to die under concentrated fire from all directions by the Soviet army or surrender. There is no such thing as It might be possible to pull it out in time at the entrance of the village.

When Iushkin, who already had a certain degree of rich combat experience, was convinced that he aimed the main gun in his hand at the leading German Panzer III tank, this man also possessed the decisiveness and firm belief that a grassroots officer should have. The ensign immediately stepped on the launch pedal without hesitation.

The fire roared and the shells roared.

This BR-350B hooded armor-piercing grenade, fired by Lieutenant Iushkin from behind a wheat haystack, accurately hit the lead vehicle of the German mechanized mixed column just one breath later.

Although the leading Panzer III tank was slightly deflected by Second Lieutenant Iushkin's attack due to the moving target, it was not penetrated through the fighting compartment on the side of the vehicle body, but was hit by the armor-piercing grenade into the engine. inside the cabin.

However, the engine that followed immediately stalled and stopped, and the gasoline supply line ignited by the shell immediately ignited a raging fire in the engine compartment at the rear of the car. Feeling the high-temperature flame erosion so close at hand, I did not dare to do anything. The negligent five-man crew of the German Panzer III tank immediately abandoned the vehicle from various positions in the tank under the leadership of its commander, shouting loudly.