Chapter 440: Keep Going
More than half of the original eighty-seven shells had been knocked out, and there was still no end in sight to the battle in front of him, which made Vincent's scalp tingle. However, this is not the worst-case scenario, because compared to Vincent's crew, the squads that arrived here first to support were only about 20 rounds of ammunition due to the fierce defensive battle at the beginning, and it was difficult for them to maintain the offensive below.
However, the Germans did not give up the offensive because of this, but continued to advance steadily, because they knew that compared with the IV. and III. tanks with more ammunition, the remaining ammunition of the Soviet tanks was even more stretched, coupled with their use of HE shooting all over the world, a rough estimate of the ammunition of many Soviet tanks should have bottomed out, if it were not for some tanks that came up later to support the front, the Germans should have been able to make a further breakthrough.
However, the ammunition problem is not the only problem that the German tank troops are worried about, take Vincent's crew as an example, in addition to the hull machine gun that was destroyed before, their main gun also suffered a lot of shells, the external structure of the gunner's observation scope has been damaged, although the simple aiming steps can still be completed after simple processing, but the accuracy has decreased; In addition to the gunner's scope, the main gun itself was already a little overwhelmed, and although the continuous explosion failed to penetrate the hull, it still had a certain degree of impact on it, combined with the destruction of the sight scope, Vincent's accuracy had dropped significantly. Not only that, but even the turret, the machine gun on the top, and the viewing holes were damaged, although they could not be seen, but there seemed to be a little problem with the tracks, and the only thing that made Vincent feel fortunate was that the tank's power system was still intact and did not suffer from the Soviet grenade.
"Whew......" Vincent let out a long sigh. Because he had heard the command to attack again from his headset, he could barely count the first time he had heard the same thing. Because the resistance of the Soviet army was stronger than the budget, Vincent and their attacks were also much more than the budget, and sometimes a group charge could only advance a distance of more than a kilometer before they had to stop to organize the team and suppress the Soviet army with firepower.
Vincent mentally estimated the amount of shells used, and at the same time compared the number of Soviet troops in front of him. This couldn't help but make him staggered. Because the result was that they would definitely run out of ammunition before they could push the Soviets back, but they had no intention of stopping to resupply them now. This kind of situation, as their captain, must be quite clear, but the fact that he can continue to carry out the orders in front of him proves that some relevant orders have been issued from above, and he does not doubt that Anselm will give a complete fight tactic, because he cherishes his own soldiers, not only in the 47th Division, but also in other friendly units, they have also heard of it. But that's the case. What exactly is their purpose? Vincent shook his head, feeling that his experience at the grassroots level was not enough to understand the macro strategies commanded by the upper echelons, and swept away these useless thoughts with his hands, Vincent and his team immediately plunged into this offensive battle again.
"Aim at BT-7 at 12 o'clock." Vincent calmly gave the order, although not being able to stop and fire somewhat affected the accuracy, but in the face of such a large force situation, it is not uncommon to hit other targets than the target, what they need now is a huge firepower to cover the Soviet defense line. Shoot back the dense artillery fire with high-piercing shells.
Since Vincent's tank was in the second row, it received less attack. And they didn't have to cover the infantry in the back, which was a lucky thing, but at the same time their firing range was also limited, although the gap left by their teammates in front was relatively large, but in order to prevent emergencies, they were ordered to only aim at the enemy within 30 degrees from eleven o'clock to one o'clock in front of them. But even so. There are still a considerable number of Soviet tanks for them to aim and shoot, and Vincent naturally has to choose the most suitable target for his team from among them, like all commanders.
"Fire!"
At Vincent's orders, an HE warhead burst through the chamber, tearing through the still cold air of the Nordic spring. In the surrounding space, a strong wind was driven, and a golden light was streaked, and at a speed that could be captured by the line of sight, but it was completely impossible for the body to dodge, it hit the upper armor of a Soviet-made BT-7 fast tank.
"Bell!"
Since this part is the location of the BT-7 pilot's observation hole, the armor that is not completely welded into a whole is naturally weaker than the surrounding armor, and the incidence angle of this HE warhead is quite positive, almost vertically hitting the surface of the armor, so the breakdown is not a problem.
"Boom!"
Since the HE can be allowed to penetrate the hull, the consequences can naturally be imagined, not to mention this fragile Soviet-made tank, that is, the German tank that prides itself on armor, if there is an HE explosion inside it, the consequences will be absolutely devastating. Under the action of the explosive charge of the 75mm high-explosive grenade, the BT-7 tank instantly produced a violent explosion, the flames seeped out from the cracks of the tank, and even a lot of flames drilled directly through the observation hole in front of the tank and the hatch on the top, and this was only half of the explosion......
"Boom!"
This HE not only made the BT-7 incapacitated at that time, but also directly detonated its remaining ammunition, causing it to explode a second time immediately after the first explosion. Although the explosion effect of 45mmHE is much worse, this time there are enough of them, and the violent shock wave generated by the explosion is locked in the semi-enclosed place of the tank and cannot be vented. Eventually, they let out their strength on the weak point of the tank's link - the turret mount. Under the effect of the shock wave, the entire turret soared into the air, flew almost a meter high, and then fell heavily on the ground on the side, with the remnants of the flames kept rolling on the ground where there was still a lot of snow, and everywhere it passed, it was dyed the same jet black by the black iron plate that had been burned...... (To be continued.) )