Smoke filled the battlefield.

However, the smoke was more of a distraction from the tank gunner's vision...... It is already difficult for a tank crew to observe a target with a periscope or viewing hole inside the tank, and it is difficult to aim or even judge the distance of the target when disturbed by smoke.

For infantry, tanks are tall and large, so they can be seen even if there is smoke interference.

The Germans seemed to want that, because they wanted to engage the Soviets in close combat.

It's just that what they don't know is that for the Soviet troops in front of them, they should be more guarded against infantry......

The tanks on both sides opened fire as they advanced, but ironically both sides were helpless against each other's armor.

The German tanks had a firepower advantage, and the problem was that the frontal armor of the "Matilda" was too thick for its tank guns to penetrate.

The Matilda had an advantage in armor, but it was precisely because of its heavy armor that the artillery could not increase the caliber, so it was also unable to penetrate the German tank No. 3.

Historically, the "Matilda" tank was called the "Four Hero Tanks" by the Soviet Army.

"Four Heroes" is a positive term, but it is actually determinative...... Because the Soviets usually use it to cover infantry attacks, that is, thicken the armor and use it as a shield in front of the infantry.

YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW TERRIFYING IT IS FOR A TANK CREW TO DRIVE IT: THE TANK DRIVES FORWARD SLOWLY, EVEN IF THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ENEMY ANTI-TANK OR EVEN AN 88MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN THAT CAN DESTROY IT, THEY CAN ONLY BITE THE BULLET AND PUSH FORWARD.

They even had to go in a straight line, as the tanks avoided it would expose large groups of infantry in the rear to enemy fire.

Therefore, the Soviet infantry naturally called the four tank men driving the "Matilda" "Four Heroes", and the "Matilda" became the "Four Hero Tanks".

"They thickened their armor!" The subordinates reported to Major General Kubil: "We can't penetrate them at close range!" ”

"Of course!" Major General Kubil replied: "As I said, it is not the 'Matilda' that you met in France, it is an improved type!" ”

"No, Major General!" The subordinate replied: "I mean, the Soviets have added armor to them again!" ”

Rear Admiral Kubil looked through the periscope and found that a layer of armor had been added to the front of the "Matilda" tank, which made the German tanks fail to use the armor shells fired at each shot, and some of the armor shells were even embedded in those additional armor, making those tanks look like wounded soldiers.

"I saw it!" "But this will not affect our plans, we are going to attack their side and rear armor!" Speed up and get in the middle of them! ”

"Yes, General!" The German tank crew responded, simply stopped firing the gun, and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and rushed straight towards the Soviet tank group.

However, at this moment, suddenly a "three" tank burst into flames, and then black smoke rose and paralyzed in place.

"No. 391 is wrecked!" The subordinates reported to Kubil.

"What did they use to destroy it?" Major General Kubil asked.

"I don't know!" The subordinate replied: "Maybe it's an anti-tank gun, but I don't see anything......"

"Keep going!" Kubil ordered.

He didn't take the destruction of the tank to heart, because he thought it was just a coincidence...... There are many such coincidences on the battlefield, such as the fact that a shell hits the tank's observation hole or even an anti-tank gun that hits a weak part can also paralyze the tank.

But what Kubil didn't know, the Soviet troops on the other side were already cheering loudly.

The tank was pierced by a bazooka.

This can be described as an attempt, the first eight rocket launchers were launched at the same time to attack the same target, and as a result, two shots hit the target at a distance of about 100 meters.

The Soviets did not know which of the two rockets worked, or whether both of them worked at the same time, they only knew that the tank was indeed disabled, which also meant that the rocket launcher was effective in actual combat.

If the German tanks were able to retreat in the rapids at this point, there might be a way to survive, and they could use the smoke and high mobility to escape.

However, the German tanks did not notice anything unusual at all, and continued to advance towards the Soviets as before, and the result was naturally to fall into a trap laid by the Soviets by bazookas.

The bazooka shooters quickly dispersed, some hiding behind tanks and others in craters, waiting for orders from the company commanders.

They were all commanded by the company commander in a decentralized manner...... This is determined by the different speed of the tanks, some German tanks are advancing fast and others are slow, which will lead to different opportunities for enemy and enemy contact in each position.

So at this time, there is nothing to do with Shulka, and the company commanders and even the platoon commanders can just follow the steps during training.

Then, first the mortar gunner fired a volley of mortars, and then submachine guns and rifles popped out from behind the tanks and hit the open space between the German tanks...... Many times the soldiers did not find the target, and did so by using a rain of bullets to suppress it.

The 1st Guards Tank Brigade had two or three Bobosha submachine guns per squad, plus a squad machine gun and a sniper team, and at that moment the dense bullets "swished" straight down on the heads of the Germans, so that the Germans could only follow the tanks tightly and did not even dare to poke their heads.

At this moment, the bazooka shooters leaned out of their hiding places......

The disadvantage of the Bazooka is that it must be launched at close range, and it must also lean out.

Even since it is shoulder-mounted, the entire upper body must be leaned out of cover.

To make matters worse, it has to have a secondary shooter reload and then aim.

This firing action is almost suicidal on the battlefield, and the bazooka shooter will be a good target for enemy infantry or snipers.

However, at this time, the German army was basically suppressed, and even if some Germans found the Soviet troops leaning out, they didn't know what it was, so they didn't stop it in time.

So, just listening to a "whoosh" scream, one rocket after another was launched from the bazooka with a long trail.

After a burst of explosions, the tanks were paralyzed in their positions and did not move.

"General, we are under enemy fire!" The Germans reported to Major General Kubil: "A group of my tanks was destroyed by the enemy!" ”

The Germans did not know what it was, and even in the smoke they did not know that they had been destroyed by the bazookas, so they immediately judged that they were under enemy artillery fire.

Therefore, Rear Admiral Kubil ordered without thinking about it: "Keep going!" Rush into their ranks, and the artillery fire is useless! ”