Chapter 857: Conspiracy
The Romanians on the second defensive position were more tenacious than Malashenko expected.
These German henchmen of the Imperial Army may indeed not be as brave and fierce as their masters in fighting, but what Malashenko saw in his commander's periscope was that they were sticking to their positions, The Romanian soldiers were firing all kinds of weapons at their own side.
It is not appropriate to describe these Romanian soldiers as crazy, but they did fulfill their obligations as a soldier and met the standards.
Obviously, compared with the puppet soldiers who are currently working for the imperial army in the Celestial Dynasty, who appear to be obedient but are actually "in Cao's camp and their hearts are in Han", these Romanians are not even a bit stronger, comparable to elites!
"Keep the pressure up and continue the attack! Each vehicle crew covers the infantry, and the main gun fires to put some pressure on those Romanian lackeys. Don't let them get too comfortable!"
The Romanian resistance was tenacious, but unfortunately they did not have the weapons and equipment to match this tenacity. Those small water pipe stepping stones and anti-tank guns hitting the strong frontal armor of the IS1 heavy tank can only be in vain again and again.
"Seryozha, move forward in second gear! Kirill, high-explosive bombs! Iushkin knock out a few of those damn anti-tank guns and teach those Romanian ghosts a lesson!"
The heavy tank operated by the four-member team works together like a sophisticated war machine.
Seryosha, who switched the forward gear to second gear, used the fastest speed to slow down the violent shaking of the tank as it moved forward. The 85mm custom-loaded high-explosive bombs that Kirill had made were inserted at almost the same time. Iushkin took the breech of the gun, held the steering gear in one hand, and the height gear in the other hand, and operated with both hands at the same time, locking the target as quickly as possible.
"Your God is beckoning to you, damn lackey!"
boom--
The 8mm artillery shield, which could only withstand direct fire from small arms, was blown to pieces on the spot by the 85mm high-explosive round that hit the bullseye and scattered all over the place.
The artillery barrels and gun parts that were lifted into the sky by the explosion shock wave were scattered all over the ground like rain. The traction wheel tires like hot wheels under Nezha's feet caught fire and rolled directly to more than thirty meters away.
As for the Romanian artillery crew hiding behind the artillery shield, which was loading and preparing for the next firing, Malashenko only saw arms, legs and human body parts flying out of the smoke from the explosion. . If there are still immortal survivors in this situation, then we should really apply for a Guinness World Record, if we can really apply for it.
As early as the time when Iushkin was in the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment, he was recognized by his comrades around him and even the deputy commander Lavrinenko who was nicknamed "Sniper Eyes". The most skilled gunner in the regiment.
"Your gunnery skills are better than mine, Iushkin, I'm serious, I'm not joking with you. I've only seen a few people who can operate the steering gear and the height machine at the same time. This is a unique skill." Stunt, I think you should take the time to hold a training class to teach everyone your experience, and I will also take the class to learn from you. "
To be praised personally by Lavrinenko, to be honest, Iushkin's door-blocking skills are destined not to be mastered by all gunners.
The real power of Iushkin lies not only in its ultra-high aiming efficiency, but also in its powerful dynamic vision and keen perception of the battlefield situation, which allows it to have a photographic memory of any target it glances at in a short period of time. , for the gunner who only has a high-magnification, narrow-viewing-angle gun scope available, this is simply an incredibly powerful ultimate passive skill.
There are many IS1 heavy tanks that fire while marching, but there are very few crews who can cooperate like Iushkin and achieve first-time hits.
Most of the artillery shells hit the snowdrift in front of the position, or flew over the position and exploded farther back.
The actual casualties caused by these direct-aimed shellings fired on the move were quite limited, but the huge psychological pressure caused by them really lingered on the heads of all Romanian soldiers.
When a person sees a companion with whom he spends day and night being blown into pieces of flesh and blood by a cannon from a distance of less than a few dozen meters, the negative psychological emotion called fear will immediately appear in a very short period of time. The time is filled with trembling hearts.
After several rounds of direct bombardment, it can be clearly felt that the anti-tank firepower on the position has suddenly weakened a lot.
Before Malashenko could feel overjoyed when he saw that his suppression tactics were effective, a deafening explosion from a very close distance broke through the soil and shook the ground.
boom--
"Gan! What the fuck is going on!"
No matter how accustomed a person is to hearing the explosions of guns and artillery on the battlefield, the sudden loud explosion at a very close distance will startle him instantly.
This has nothing to do with a person's combat experience, it is purely a subconscious reaction.
Before Malashenko could even scream in surprise, two loud noises came from the left and right sides of his car at the same time.
boom--
boom--
"Asshole! What happened? Please answer the questions from each crew!"
Malashenko did not hear any whistling of artillery shells and bombs. The loud explosions that came one after another at a very close distance were too weird, but the answer that came later was followed by a hand-holding reply. Malashenko, who was on the phone, was furious.
"Anti-tank mines! Malashenko, these bastard Romanian ghosts have deployed anti-tank mines! The tracks of vehicles 122 and 124 were blown off. The tracks of vehicle 121 were damaged but they can still move and can drive back on their own. position!"
It is not that Malashenko has never encountered anti-tank mines in previous battles, but the number of times they actually caused trouble was very few and almost none.
The entire battle in 1942 was almost always the Soviet army retreating steadily and being chased by the Germans. Under such circumstances, it would be strange if they could be disgusted by the Germans' anti-tank mines.
It is impossible for the Germans to go around your escape route and lay anti-tank mines in advance, and then go around and wait for you to step on them obediently. Even the deception method does not have such a weird method.
So he was suddenly tricked by an anti-tank mine. This result really surprised Malashenko and made him angry and annoyed.
Malashenko, who had countless thoughts flashing through his head at the same time, finally resisted the idea of rushing over. Under unknown circumstances, he commanded an entire organic tank unit to rush into the minefield. This was a complete courtship of death. Behavior.
"Retreat! Retreat first, cover the retreat and regroup for the next attack, quickly!"
