However, the capture of Kling did not go as smoothly as expected, because the Germans had deployed an air defense unit in Kling.

The German army focused on air supremacy...... In fact, if you want to carry out a "blitzkrieg" smoothly, you must pay attention to air supremacy, because air supremacy is the basis for the rapid progress of armored forces, and it is also one of the main sources of intelligence.

On this basis, the German air defense forces will closely follow the advance of the advancing troops, and then the German army can push the airfield forward step by step and shorten the attack distance of fighters and bombers as much as possible and shorten the reaction time.

Stationed in Kling was the 97th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion, which was part of the German 8th Air Army...... The vast majority of the German air defense forces were under the command of the Air Force.

The commander was Captain Marcus, and the German soldiers who had fled from the front knew a little about the Kling Line.

"Klin's done!" The German soldier said: "They broke into the line of defense disguised as our troops, and the line was broken through by them!" They have a large number of T34 tanks! ”

And the German soldiers reminded: "And our tanks, that may not be our tanks!" ”

That's all Captain Marcus knows.

At this point, he should have retreated immediately with his anti-aircraft artillery battalion, but Captain Marcus did not do so, because he knew that the result of doing so was more likely to be pursued by the Russians and lose most of his men and equipment...... The anti-aircraft artillery of the anti-aircraft artillery battalions was scattered in all corners of the city, and they needed time.

After thinking about it, Captain Marcus immediately ordered the 1st Heavy Air Defense Company to move closer to him.

THE FIRST ANTI-AIRCRAFT COMPANY HAD TWO 88MM CALIBER ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS, WHICH HAD BEEN PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE HEAVY ARMOR OF TANKS IN NORTH AFRICA, AND CAPTAIN MARCUS PLANNED TO TRY THEM.

AS A RESULT, TWO 88MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS WERE DEPLOYED ON TWO STRAIGHT MAIN ROADS.

Shulka and the others didn't know this, and they still followed the T34 tank and pushed along the street.

At this time, they did not dare to use German tanks and armored vehicles, after all, this was a city, and if they encountered enemy tanks or armored vehicles, they would fall into a melee that was difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.

And the melee is not good for the T34, which has a long-range advantage.

This is one of the reasons why the T34 is advancing along the main road, and the open view makes the T34 more advantageous when encountering enemy tanks.

But Shulka did not expect that they would have to face not enemy tanks, but anti-aircraft guns......

With a "boom", T34 had just turned the corner when a loud bang broke out.

Shulka, who was following behind the tank, clearly felt a gust of wind and a shock wave, as if he had been pushed to the ground violently.

There was a "buzzing" sound in my head, and it took a few seconds for my hearing to slowly recover.

During this time, Shulka saw that the T34 in front of him was on fire, so he hurriedly waved his hand to let his subordinates, who were also knocked to the ground, retreat.

Leonyev was even dragged back, because at that moment he seemed to be stupid...... To be precise, he lost his ability to judge after being injured by a shock, just like a person who is unconscious when he just wakes up in a daze, his eyes are seeing, he knows what is happening, but he just can't relate it to himself and doesn't know what to do.

And those who lay on the rear armor of the tank followed the infantry...... They were all shocked and bleeding, their eyes widened, and they died in a very terrifying state.

"What happened?" The instructor came up from the rear and asked.

"I don't know!" Shulka replied: "But they wrecked the T34!" ”

"Anti-tank guns?" The instructor asked.

It seems that this is possible only with close anti-tank.

The way to deal with it is simple, that is, to suppress it with light mortars.

But Shulka soon discovered that things were not as simple as they had been thought.

Shulka poked his head out quickly and then retracted, and at a glance it saw that there were no enemies at close range, but a large guy at the end of the street......

"No!" Shulka stops the light shooter who is called in by the instructor.

"Not an anti-tank gun!" Shulka said: "It's anti-aircraft guns!" ”

"Anti-aircraft guns?" The instructor's eyes widened.

"Yes, anti-aircraft guns!" Shulka replied: "The distance is about seven hundred meters!" ”

"Seven hundred meters? Can it penetrate our tank at a distance of seven hundred meters? "The instructor was a little surprised by this.

But Shulka knew that there was nothing strange about this, and the Germans even used this kind of gun to punch a hole the size of a blue ball in the heavy armor of the British "Matilda" tank at a distance of a thousand meters.

In the near future, this gun will also be modified by the Germans and moved to the "Tiger" tank as the main gun.

"What are we supposed to do?" The instructor asked, "Rush up?" ”

"No ......"

Just as Shulka was saying this, another T34 "rumbled" drove up.

Shulka tried to stop it but was unsuccessful.

This is not because the T34 motor is loud and inaudible, and the followers on the rear armor can clearly see the infantry's gestures and inform the tank crew of the meaning.

Shulka believes that this is another tank crew hero...... There were a lot of this in the Soviet troops, and it was associated with the education they received in peacetime.

Then, not surprisingly, there was another "boom", and the T34 became a fireball again in the blink of an eye.

The straight streets gave the German anti-aircraft guns a very advantageous firing position...... Tanks could only advance along the street tens of meters wide, and the buildings on both sides even allowed the gunner to accurately calculate the distance between the tank and the anti-aircraft gun.

"Maybe we can switch to an infantry charge!" Said the instructor.

There is some truth to this idea, after all, there is only one anti-aircraft gun, it is difficult to deal with tanks and infantry at the same time, and if the infantry and tanks disperse and cover each other to launch a charge, it is indeed possible to succeed.

But Shulka was quick to dismiss the idea.

"They'll deploy fire on both sides of the building!" "And it's going to be a condescending crossfire on the street," Shulka said. ”

As soon as Shulka said this, the instructor stopped talking.

Because if this is the case, only two machine guns, one on the left and one on the right, can block the charging infantry to the death.

At this moment another tank drove up in the rear, it stopped under the help of the infantrymen, and then Kalashnikov poked his head out and asked Shulka: "What is happening ahead?" ”

"We're blocked!" Shulka said: "Anti-aircraft guns, they can penetrate our tanks at great distances!" ”

"But the Colonel ordered us to move on!" Kalashnikov had fear in his eyes: "We must quickly take Klin, otherwise there is a risk of street fighting!" ”

Katukov was right, if the Germans had been allowed to hold their ground and place their firepower on one building after another, it would have been a very troublesome street battle!