Chapter 1139: The Infantry in the Back
There used to be tank armies in the Soviets, but because of mistakes in decision-making, the tanks were scattered and organized, and it was not until 39 that tank divisions began to be formed.
According to the plan, the tank division consisted of two tank regiments, one motorized infantry regiment, one artillery regiment, and a number of logistics support units. The strength of the division is 11,343 people, about 60 artillery pieces and mortars of various kinds, and 375 tanks, including 63 KV heavy tanks, 210 T-34 medium tanks, and 102 T-26 and BT tanks.
Similarly, because of the backwardness of Soviet military production and the expansion of troops, many units are dissatisfied, such as the current 35th Tank Division, which has no heavy tanks at all.
Of course, it can also be seen that tank divisions are definitely not all tank units, they also have infantry, and the German armored divisions also have the same infantry formation.
In the process of marching, the infantry of the tank division can be carried on the tank to advance, arrive at the battlefield synchronously, and when the tank assembles and charges, the infantry also follows behind to launch an attack, although it is not good to rush to the front line, clean up the battlefield, and solve the remnants of the enemy of the other side or something.
And now, they are such a plan of action, they do not know, danger is coming.
The German tank troops, staggered with the Soviet tank troops, and swooped down on the infantry behind!
Tanks with machine guns can bring damage to the infantry, but tanks are not cost-effective to fight infantry after all, infantry fighting vehicles, rushing into the infantry of the Soviet Union, it is simply a wolf into the flock!
Tanks have only one or two machine guns, while infantry fighting vehicles, each of them is armed with repeating weapons, and at the same time, the 40mm Bofors tank gun is definitely a nightmare for the opposing infantry!
For the mechanized infantry regiment under the jurisdiction of the 35 Tank Division, today is definitely a day they will never forget.
They are following the tanks, they can't see the other side, they can only see their own tank units advancing, advancing, so they follow along, advance.
As a result, when their tanks passed, in the gap of their tank troops, the German tanks were killed, which made them stunned for a moment, they are not now on the position, but in the attack, there is no cover around them to block the German tanks!
Finding the German tanks rushing over, they immediately stopped advancing, and before the order to retreat was given, they saw that in the opposing attacking queue, some wheeled vehicles suddenly appeared, at a higher speed, and began to charge towards them!
"Tom tom!" During the march, the 40-mm Bofors tank guns rang out furiously, and with the sound of the cannons, one after another 40-mm shells flew towards the Soviet infantry.
"Boom!" The 40-mm high-explosive grenade hit a tall Russian soldier, and in the explosion, the upper half of his body was suddenly blown away, and the lower half was splashed with blood.
The recruits around suddenly weakened their legs, this is the battlefield, the cruel and terrible battlefield, the battlefield that makes everyone feel like they want to vomit!
Some veterans, who have experienced this kind of scene, know that they can't stand it anymore, and immediately run backwards.
The wheeled infantry fighting vehicle can soar up to 100 km/h on the road, and at 40 km/h in such flat fields.
For it, it was a one-sided massacre, and it was in high spirits.
The infantry carrying it also opened the rifle safety and prepared to shoot out from the shooting hole, and when they entered the ranks of Soviet deserters, they would be like hedgehogs, and they could fire in all directions!
At this time, the Soviet light tanks that had rushed in front of them were already in a dilemma, they were divided into two waves, one wave turned around and chased in the direction of the German tanks, and the other wave began to attack the German encirclement line, they wanted to open the opening and rescue the infantry inside.
In 1930, the Soviet Union purchased two Christie tanks from the United States, which were copied by reverse mapping and successfully trial-produced at the Kharkov plant, called the BT-1 fast tank.
After that, after several improvements, by the time of the 35 years, the current BT-7 fast tank was developed.
The hull of this tank was changed to welded armor, and at the same time, the armor inclination angle was increased, and the performance was significantly enhanced with a newly designed turret and a new engine.
This enhancement mainly refers to mobility, and the speed of this latest tank reaches 80 kilometers per hour!
From 35 to the present, this tank has been mass-produced and widely equipped to various units.
It's a pity that Soviet tank designers did not know the needs of front-line tank crews, and for the design indicators of tanks, firepower should be put in the first element! The speed is not fast enough, the armor is not thick enough, they are all secondary, if you can't penetrate the opponent at zero distance, then how can the tank crew play?
The BT-7 tank uses a 45 mm gun with 188 rounds of ammunition, which can be used as a machine gun.
Now, this kind of thin-skinned and stuffed fast tanks, rushing towards the German position, they play the same role as the German infantry fighting vehicles, using armored power to impact the opposing infantry and open the gap.
It's a pity that they met German infantry, and moreover, the infantry of the Viking division!
"Recoilless guns, all ready, let the Soviets know how good we are!" Sitting next to a Tiger tank and looking through his binoculars at the thirty or so fast tanks rushing up in front of him, Felix said loudly.
In fact, they also reserved some tanks on their side, if they go up now, they can easily destroy these light tanks of the Soviets, but Felix did not do this, those reserves are to prevent the enemy in the encirclement from breaking through, and they are used to plug the gap at any time, especially now, there is the impact of the Soviet tank forces outside, and the Soviets inside the encirclement must want to break through.
There is no need for tanks at all, this light tank can be dealt with a recoilless gun!
Just after their tanks were sent out, at the front of the position, recoilless guns were deployed.
The LG40 recoilless gun is relatively lightweight, mainly used by airborne troops, etc., and for the Panzergrenadiers of the Panzer Division, the 105 mm recoilless gun is the king.
These recoilless guns are almost always deployed on lightweight four-wheeled mobile launchers, that is, the famous 82-barrel trucks, and the tubes protruding from the middle of the open top are such weapons.
At this time, these barrel trucks were hidden at the front of the position, and after receiving the order, they prepared in an orderly manner.