Chapter 945: Reverse War (II)
Due to the rapid development of the situation, the Germans did not understand the true intentions of the Soviet army, under the heavy artillery fire, they could only choose to retreat to avoid the Soviet front, and the Soviet army took advantage of this opportunity to regain many key positions, but it was still difficult to drive the German army back to the other end of the passage. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
And now that the major has given the order to use all weapons, then the Soviet troops responsible for holding on have no reason to make any reservations, except for ensuring the basic sustainable strike, all weapons are almost all at the same time to the heads of the German army, especially in the long-range firepower This is a great advantage, which is unexpected by the German army.
In addition to the main long-range firepower, the Soviet fighters did not really have anti-tank weapons in their hands, the most important of which was the 76.2 mm anti-tank gun. This is an extremely common anti-tank gun model, although its caliber is similar to the German PAK40, or even a little higher, but in fact, the actual performance of this anti-tank gun is really not as good as the PAK40, especially after the German army began to focus on upgrading the armor performance of the tank, this 76.2 mm anti-tank gun is a bit outdated, in addition to relying on the advantage of the rate of fire on the side for a quick sneak attack, it will become weaker when confronting the German army head-on.
However, even so, because the German army's display has not yet been fully spread, and only a few tanks can really exert their firepower, so they can only choose to retreat to avoid the sudden anti-tank fire of the Soviet army.
In fact, the arrangement of these anti-tank guns was originally used to deal with other armored units of the German army when Natalia and the others were attacking the Leopard squad, and now that the two units are separated, these infantry have no weapon restrictions, and this anti-tank gun can finally show its skills.
But just when the Soviets were glad that the Germans were beginning to retreat, they suddenly suffered an unknown fire attack, although the density was far less than that of the Soviets themselves, but it also caught them by surprise, and the defense line that had just been established almost collapsed.
And the source of this firepower is the assault gun that the German army has not used - Grizzly Bear!
Unlike ordinary self-propelled guns, assault guns are designed to support infantry operations, and sometimes they will cooperate with infantry in advance operations, so there are certain requirements for armor defense performance. The Grizzly Bear assault gun is a new type of assault gun designed based on the chassis of the No. 4 tank, which is used to carry out artillery fire on infantry fortifications.
The Grizzly assault gun uses a 150mm SYUH43L/12 short-barreled howitzer, while the hull is mostly based on the chassis of the No. 4G medium tank, with a few E and F chassis. Compared with the 'Cricket' self-propelled gun of the same caliber, the 'Grizzly' does not have much advantage in firepower, and even lacks accuracy compared to the 'Cricket' because of the short barrel of the gun. However, the Grizzly Bear is positioned as an assault gun, a support weapon that has a relatively close attack range compared to most self-propelled guns, and its reliable armor can ensure that it is difficult to destroy on the front line of the battlefield.
However, the Grizzly Bear has a disadvantage that does not match what it seems, that is, although the Grizzly Bear looks quite small on the outside, due to the limitations of the enclosed space, the five members and nearly forty rounds of 150mm shells must all be crammed into a small fighting room, which makes the soldiers operating the Grizzly not as smooth as the members of other vehicles. However, compared to a Soviet tank with little room to maneuver, the Grizzly Bear's problem is hardly a big deal.
On the other hand, although the Grizzly Bear gave the Soviet troops a sudden and heavy blow, in fact, the Grizzly Bear was designed for street warfare and close conflict stations, such as this kind of battle that can be slightly distanced, and the disadvantage of the Grizzly Bear's shooting accuracy inevitably began to appear.
However, the Soviets had no idea what weapons were attacking them, and the Grizzly Bear's powerful attack did cause a certain amount of confusion in an instant, which became an excellent opportunity for the Germans to counterattack. And perhaps intending to take advantage of this opportunity to score a point with the Soviet army, the Germans even took advantage of this not long counterattack time to pull out their rocket artillery and carry out a series of indiscriminate bombardments on the Soviet positions with the maximum firing distance. Compared with the 150 mm howitzer, the rocket artillery is slightly lacking in power, but the firing speed is not known how many times faster, under such firepower, the Germans almost equalized their disadvantage in long-range firepower.
Although the caliber of the Grizzly is larger than the Soviet army's 122mm howitzers, and the instantaneous explosive power of rocket artillery is also stronger than that of 122mm howitzers, none of them are more durable than 122mm howitzers. Although the front line was heavily bombarded, the artillery positions in the rear were unscathed, and they aimed at the positions where the rockets were fired, and immediately carried out a counter-suppression of fire, and the rain of bullets fell directly on the German positions.
The violent explosions even detonated some of the German ammunition, especially rockets, and although the serial explosions did not cause damage to too many German soldiers, they also interfered with the German counteroffensive. Due to the suppressed range, even though the power of the rockets is high, it is still no match for the older 122mm howitzers in this situation. And under the frantic bombardment of the artillery on both sides, this battle almost turned into a hell of pure firepower.
However, the two sides still knew very well that this was a battle for each other, so just a moment after the artillery fire stopped, they rushed to each other's positions, one side wanted to occupy this hard-won passage, and the other side wanted to drive the enemy back to the other end of the passage.
The gunfire continued, the cannon did not stop, and the fluttering flags continued to move forward with the shouts. This is a duel between fate, and there is no reason for the two sides to stop, unless the person who is now opposite them falls first...... (To be continued.) )