It was another sleepless night for the soldiers on the front lines, tracer bullets trailing through the darkness and then drowning in the silent darkness. The Soviet soldiers fired back desperately, and the Germans also stormed the Soviet positions under the cover of heavy firepower, and the two hours passed quickly, and the gunfire gradually subsided when the sky was white.

When the sun shone on the land again, the smoke from the crater had not completely cleared, and the brief exchange of fire left the land covered with the corpses of soldiers on both sides. And behind this corpse, behind a lush wood, there are already houses and fences on the outskirts of Moscow.

The buildings had been damaged by shells and collapsed into ruins, and among the ruins of the collapsed houses was a new line of defense for the Soviet defenders. There are also hidden anti-tank guns for mines, machine guns for cross-fire, and snipers hiding in the shadows...... The Soviet soldiers, who had already withstood the test on the outskirts, were no longer the recruits who had just been gathered.

In the hidden trenches, some engineers in the German technical department were discussing with some soldiers who had just returned from the front line how their new equipment would perform on the battlefield. In the trenches not far away, some observers of the artillery unit were using the artillery scope to search and record the targets they were going to attack.

"This kind of night vision system for individual soldiers is very unstable, and I personally don't think that using it on the battlefield can play a special role. A German officer was scathing at the bulky new equipment at his feet. This is the latest one-soldier night vision system developed by Germany, which uses an infrared light source to find targets at night, but as the first generation of night vision combat systems, this thing does have great limitations.

First of all, because of the battlefield conditions, this expensive set of equipment is very unstable, and this is also the most criticized point of soldiers on the battlefield. With a hint of dissatisfaction, the officer complained to the staff in charge of the record: "A total of 20 pieces of equipment were involved in yesterday's attack, but 3 of them had various malfunctions. And the battery is so big that it's as cumbersome as carrying two radios on your back. ”

"Major, I want you to be clear that even if you carry three radios on your back, you will not be able to see the enemy at night. One engineer documented the problems and said, "Nothing else is wrong with these devices except reliability and size?"

"The image of this thing is not particularly clear, we have no way to distinguish some small things, and the night battle just now attracted the attention of the Soviets because the soldiers who led the way did not find the cans and bottles under their feet, and the sound was triggered. "This major was the commander who had just led a raid on a Soviet position, and another purpose of that battle was to experiment with this new weapon that had been put into the battlefield.

A night vision system called the "Vampire", a powerful weapon that the Germans were preparing to dominate the night on the battlefield of the future. However, the performance of this weapon in the battle just now was very ordinary, and there were other problems with the visual distance, which made it quite difficult for this weapon to be popularized.

"The visual distance of a few tens of meters is really insufficient, and at this distance the enemy can even detect our traces by moonlight. Although they can't shoot directly like us, it is enough to provide early warning. The major continued: "In this case, the flares and all the weapons fired together were enough to compensate for their disadvantage in aiming at night. ”

Several engineers nodded when they heard this, and continued to record the questions in their notebooks. They know that after the development of this night vision device, it will definitely be able to dominate the night battlefield in the future, but the current technical means are not enough for them to make the vampire night vision device satisfactory to everyone.

It is impossible for this kind of equipment to be directly brought to the battlefield without testing, but in the experiments carried out in the rear and in several local operations of the special forces, it is true that many problems encountered on the regular battlefield have not been encountered. For example, the problem of flares and intensive fire suppression has just been discovered.

"What if, what if it is used for night defensive operations?" a staff member at the head suddenly raised his head and asked, "If you deal with the enemy's counterattack at night, will this thing be effective?"

"Of course, it would be a very good idea if the sentries were equipped with such a device to carry out the task of standing guard. The major thought for a moment, then nodded, acknowledging that this device was a good use: "If the enemy attacks first, we can detect the opponent more accurately, and we can fire the enemy first." ”

None of the others spoke, and continued to write down the combat experience summed up by these front-line troops. While they were still recording, the four 75 mm caliber infantry guns directly under the regimental headquarters over there began to fire fiercely, and the roar of the cannons drowned out many sounds, making everyone's attention here turn to the side of the artillery position.

The glow of the morning sun had not yet completely dissipated, and the harsh sunlight still reflected the sharp silhouettes of the buildings in the distance of Moscow. But soon everything became agitated, and howitzer shells fell on the ruins of collapsed buildings on the outskirts of Moscow, once again splashing rubble and rubble.

"What's going on, suddenly fire without a warning. The sound of the cannons apparently startled a few of the engineers, and as the shelling began, some German grenadiers began to move quickly through the trenches with their weapons. The battle seemed to break out very suddenly, and everything happened in an instant.

"What's going on?" the major, who had just answered the engineer's question, stopped an officer passing by him, frowned, and asked, "Why did the regimental headquarters support fire suddenly open fire?"

"A platoon commander of the 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion was attacked by the enemy's snipers while observing the enemy's position, and his marksmanship was very accurate, and he was directly hit in the head, and the paramedics were already helpless when they arrived...... The 2nd Battalion requested artillery support, so the artillery at the regimental headquarters opened fire. The officer was grabbed by his commander, and his neck was hunched over his steel helmet, and he replied as quickly as he could.

Sudden firing from such positions is very common, and generally speaking, the commander only confirms the reason for the firing, and does not inquire whether the reason for the battle is appropriate or not. Because after all, this is a battlefield where all the rumors and trees are soldiers, and no one can investigate everything clearly before making a judgment.

It is possible that the two sides used tanks and artillery to fight for three hours, and finally killed hundreds of people, and the initial cause was that a soldier was overly nervous and shot at a haystack in the distance.

"What the hell. The major frowned for a moment, and then said to a few engineers who came to investigate: "I'm very sorry, I can only accompany you to this point, the battle has begun, and my unit has lost a platoon commander, which is not a trivial matter." ”

With that, he ran to the hidden observation post, and the engineers and their assistants, escorted by several soldiers, left the already battle-torn position from the other side of the trench. Bullets flew everywhere and crackled on the dirt, and the Soviet troops desperately returned fire, and some 122 mm shells also fell on the German positions.

Obviously, these 122 mm caliber shells belonged to a higher level of support units of the Soviet Union, and it was possible that it was a division headquarters or an army headquarters, in short, these heavy fire support were not something that this small German infantry regiment could handle. However, it was only a few seconds before the artillery fire of German retaliation escalated again.

105 mm cannons began to join the artillery battle, the German towed artillery roared and sang in harmony, the shells falling from the German positions were sparse, and the Soviet positions were already drowned in a thick smoke from the explosion. Although the Soviet support artillery had a certain advantage in caliber, in terms of numbers, they were no longer able to overwhelm their German opponents, who could be completely crushed.

Although the Soviet artillery was destined to be suppressed, they still stubbornly opened fire, trying to find some memories of their former glory. The Soviet artillerymen were hiding in the city of Moscow, desperately firing their shells at German positions. But only two or three minutes later, the artillery fire of the German army group began to join the fire feast, and at this time the Soviet artillery fire was not so much a return fire as a respite.

The 150 mm heavy artillery had completely suppressed the Soviet 122 mm guns in caliber, while the 152 guns in Moscow were already small, and there was simply no way to carry out effective suppressive fire on the German 150 mm gun group.

After two rounds of German artillery fire, the Soviet artillery positions had given up resistance, and the scene in front of them had been repeated countless times in the countless previous encounters. The Germans fired first, the Soviets immediately returned fire, and then more artillery joined in, and finally the Soviet artillery was dumbfounded, and the Germans shelled for a while, and then gradually stopped.

Despite numerous failures, the Soviet artillery would still return fire the next time - they never seemed to care about their weakness or fear the strength of the German army. They used to be the largest artillery in the world, so they never gave up. Even though they have lost countless times in this kind of artillery battle, they still dare to fight back when the next time they start, and this is the Soviet artillery.

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