Chapter 166: Tank Ambush
And sure enough, the strikers began to accelerate, not only to accelerate but also to fire in all directions, even tank guns.
But of course, the firing of tank guns on the march can only serve as a deterrent.
The situation was constantly transmitted by radio from the front to Daniel's command car:
"We have rushed into the enemy's line of defense and have not been stopped!"
"Destroy a machine-gun position! The enemy infantry is retreating! ”
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"Keep going!" Captain Daniel ordered: "Give us the rear!" ”
"Yes, Captain!"
Captain Daniel sensed that victory was already beckoning him, and as soon as the tank could pass through the enemy line and tear a gap open, the rest of the infantry would follow and widen the gap.
Then, as usual, the Germans would split the enemy in two parts and then encircle and annihilate them.
At this moment, the exclamation of a company commander was suddenly heard: "Anti-tank guns, car No. 5 destroyed, poor Ellen!" ”
Ellen was a good tank repairer in the tank battalion, and he was also the commander of car No. 5, and his loss made Daniel feel a little sorry.
But Daniel didn't feel anything, there were always casualties on the battlefield, and these casualties were nothing compared to the upcoming victory.
"Keep going!" Daniel ordered.
"Yes, Captain!"
But soon the first company commander reported again: "Car No. 1 was destroyed, they blocked the way forward, we could not move forward!" ”
"Push them away!" Daniel responded without thinking about it.
"That's exactly what we did, but ......"
But after that there was no but.
"Ensign! Ensign Detrich? ”
"The second lieutenant is sacrificed!" Another voice replied, "I am Sergeant Hans, taking over the command of the second lieutenant." Captain, the enemy gunners hit it accurately, and the tanks we went up were destroyed one after another, and the way forward was blocked! ”
Only then did Daniel realize that there was a problem: if the enemy anti-tank guns were so accurate, then the tank battalion would not have been able to advance here at all.
"Retreat!" In the next second, Captain Daniel shouted an order: "All retreat!" ”
"We can't retreat!" Another report almost made Daniel despair: "The enemy anti-tank guns are firing at the tail of the line, and our rear is also blocked!" ”
So, what was originally a nail that penetrated the Soviet defense line, a sharp sword that opened the gap, was to cut the Soviet army into two parts...... But it became a fish that was surrounded in the defense line and could not move to be slaughtered.
With the sound of cannons, the German tanks blocked on the railway were destroyed one after another.
This was not only because the German tanks were located on the higher railway embankment, and not only because the German tanks were immobile and waiting to be beaten, but also because the Soviet anti-tank guns were fired in groups of three with each other's offset corrected.
These anti-tank guns were located 60 meters from each other...... It's too close, and it's easy to be covered by enemy fire.
Then they were connected by telephone, and the No. 1 gun was the commander, and the data and information were transmitted to the No. 2 and No. 3 guns through the telephone while the guns were being operated.
"Direction 4510 (artillery position, Su-6000 position), distance 530...... Fire! ”
At this time, guns No. 2 and No. 3 did not fire, and their observers were holding binoculars and observing the target, and if the shell hit the target, it was just that, and the next target could be found.
If the shell fails to hit the target, then the No. 2 gun immediately makes a judgment based on the impact point, whether it is high or low, left or right, and by how much...... After a few seconds of quick calculations, aim at the same target with the corrected elements, and "fire!" ”
Immediately after the miss, there was the No. 3 gun.
If the three guns are fired in this way and do not hit in turn, it can basically be said that the artillery observer has a problem with the calculation power or bad luck.
Bad luck does exist, as the wind direction may change at short notice and the shells may not be accurate.
However, this is rare, as long as the artillery observers are quick enough to calculate, the three guns can almost be said to be fired at the same target one after the other.
This allowed the anti-tank gunners to successfully cripple a heavy tank battalion of the enemy...... First, the two ends were tightly blocked, and then one after another annihilated the tanks in the middle.
The German infantry, who followed the tanks and interspersed them, hoped to save the tanks with their firepower, but it was all in vain: the Soviet fire on both flanks quickly overwhelmed them.
Some tanks drove off the railroad in the hope of going around the side, but it is needless to say what happens when they do so...... There are complete traps dug on both sides of the railway, and it doesn't even have a gap.
In a short time, more than 40 medium tanks of a heavy tank battalion of the German army collapsed on the railway, some on fire, some smoking, some caught traps, and some exploded into pieces.
Next to the tank, there is the corpse of a German soldier.
They were originally interspersed, but they didn't expect to be wrapped in dumplings.
Seeing this tragic scene in the telescope, Admiral Schwebenburg couldn't help but grit his teeth, and then asked the adjutant: "Do you see the Russian anti-tank gun position?" ”
"Yes, General!" The adjutant replied.
"So what are you waiting for?" Admiral Schwebenburg said: "Immediately order the artillery to blow them up!" ”
"Yes, General!"
As mentioned earlier, tank ambush warfare also has its flaws...... Anti-tank fire ambushed on the side of the road was inconvenient to divert.
In particular, Shulka also made extensive use of traps in the positions, so that the anti-tank guns seemed to be in only one position, and quite regularly: groups of three were separated from each other at the same distance.
If you don't fire, you don't have to deal with it, because they are hidden and camouflaged in the artillery fortifications, but firing means that the position is exposed, so they are vulnerable to enemy fire.
After a while, only the whistling of a shell was heard, followed by a burst of shells on both sides of the tracks, and several anti-tank gun positions were leveled in an instant.
However, Shulka had already withdrawn all the gunners first...... There was no need for them to stay where they were and be blown up with those anti-tank guns.
If you dig deeper, you may be afraid that it will violate Order No. 270 again.
Because there is one thing in Order No. 270: every soldier must protect his equipment with his life and use this equipment to fight the enemy until the last moment.
Of course, this includes anti-tank guns.
Shulka had learned this command more than once, so he knew it.
As for the instructors......
"Don't look at me like that, Comrade Shulka!" The instructor said, "I didn't see anything!" ”
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