USSR 1941

Chapter 166 Tank Ambush

Then the striker really started to accelerate, not only accelerating but also firing around, even tank guns were no exception.

But of course, tank guns firing on the move can only serve as a deterrent.

The situation was continuously transmitted from the front to Daniel's command vehicle via radio:

"We have rushed into the enemy's line of defense and have not been stopped!"

"Destroy a machine gun emplacement! Enemy infantry is retreating!"

...

"Go ahead!" Captain Daniel ordered: "Leave the rear to us!"

"Yes, Captain!"

Captain Daniel felt that victory was upon him. As long as the tanks could penetrate the enemy line and tear a gap in it, other infantry would follow and widen the gap.

Then, as usual, the Germans would divide the enemy in two and encircle and annihilate them.

At this moment, the company commander suddenly screamed: "Anti-tank gun, No. 5 vehicle has been destroyed, poor Ellen!"

Ellen is a good tank repairer in the tank battalion, and he is also the commander of the No. 5 vehicle. His loss made Daniel feel a little sorry.

But Daniel didn't feel that it was a big deal, there would always be casualties on the battlefield, and these casualties were nothing compared to the upcoming victory.

"Keep going!" Daniel ordered.

"Yes, Captain!"

But soon the first company commander reported again: "Car No. 1 was destroyed, they blocked the way forward, we can't move forward!"

"Push them away!" Daniel responded without thinking.

"That's exactly what we do, but..."

But then there is no but.

"Second Lieutenant! Second Lieutenant Detrich?"

"The second lieutenant died!" Another voice replied: "I am Sergeant Hans,

Take over the command of the second lieutenant. Captain, the enemy gunners fired very accurately. The tanks we went up were destroyed one after another. The way forward has been blocked! "

Only then did Daniel realize that there was a problem: if the enemy's anti-tank guns were so accurate, the tank battalion would not be able to advance here at all.

"Retreat!" Captain Daniel ordered loudly in the next second: "All retreat!"

"We can't retreat!" Another report almost made Daniel despair: "The enemy's anti-tank guns are firing at the rear of the line, and our rear is also blocked!"

So, what was originally a nail penetrating the Soviet army's defense line, a sharp sword that opened the gap, and a sharp knife that wanted to cut the Soviet army into two parts... turned into a fish surrounded by the defense line that could not move and was slaughtered.

With the sound of gunfire, the German tanks blocked on the railway were destroyed one after another.

This is not only because the German tanks are located on a higher railway embankment, and the target is obvious, but also because the German tanks cannot move and just wait to be beaten, but also because the Soviet anti-tank guns are fired in groups of three to correct each other. of.

These anti-tank guns are 60 meters away from each other... too close to be covered by enemy fire.

Then they are connected with each other by telephone, and the No. 1 cannon is used as the command. While operating the cannon, the data and information are transmitted to the No. 2 and No. 3 cannons by phone.

"Direction 4510 (cannon secret position, Su 6000 secret position system), distance 530...fire!"

At this time, the No. 2 and No. 3 guns did not fire, and the observers observed the target with a telescope. If the shell hit the target, it would be fine, and the next target could be found.

If the shell fails to hit the target, then the No. 2 cannon will immediately make a judgment based on the point of impact, whether it is high or low, left or right, how much... After a quick calculation in a few seconds, use the corrected All of them aim at the same target, and then "Fire!"

If you miss it, there will be the No. 3 gun immediately.

If the three cannons are fired sequentially like this, it can basically be said that there is a problem with the calculation ability of the artillery observer or bad luck.

Bad luck does exist, because the wind direction may change in a short period of time, making the shells inaccurate.

However, this is rarely the case. As long as the calculation speed of the artillery observer is fast enough, the three cannons can almost be said to be fired at the same target one after another.

This enabled the anti-tank gunners to successfully maim a heavy tank battalion of the enemy... first they blocked the two ends tightly, and then wiped out the tanks in the middle one after another.

The German infantry who followed behind the tanks tried to rescue the tanks with their firepower, but it was all in vain: the Soviet firepower on the two flanks quickly overwhelmed them.

Some tanks drive down the railway hoping to go back around, but it goes without saying what happens when they do so... There are complete traps dug on both sides of the railway, and it doesn't even have a gap.

So in a short while, more than forty medium tanks from a heavy tank battalion of the German army were paralyzed on the railway, some caught fire, some smoked, some fell into traps, and some were blown to pieces.

Beside the tanks were the corpses of German soldiers.

They were originally interspersed, but unexpectedly they were wrapped in dumplings.

Seeing this tragic scene through the telescope, Admiral Schweppenburg couldn't help but gritted his teeth, and then asked his adjutant, "Did you see the Russian anti-tank gun positions?"

"Yes, General!" replied the adjutant.

"Then what are you waiting for?" Admiral Schweppenburg said: "Order the artillery to blow them up immediately!"

"Yes, General!"

As mentioned before, tank ambushes also have their drawbacks... The anti-tank firepower ambushed by the roadside is inconvenient to transfer.

In particular, Shulka still used a large number of traps in the position, so it seemed that the anti-tank guns could only be in that position, and it was quite regular: groups of three were spaced at the same distance from each other.

It's okay if you don't fire, because they are all hidden and camouflaged in the artillery fortifications, but firing means that the position is exposed, so it is easy to be hit by enemy artillery.

After a while, only the whistling of shells was heard, and then shells exploded on both sides of the railroad track, and several anti-tank artillery positions were instantly razed to the ground.

But Shulka has already withdrawn the gunners first... There is no need for them to stay where they are and get blown up with the anti-tank guns.

If it is to get to the bottom of it, I am afraid that this is another violation of Order No. 270.

Because there is one point in Order No. 270: Every soldier must protect his equipment with his life and use these equipment to fight the enemy to the last moment.

The equipment, of course, includes anti-tank guns.

Shulka had learned the command more than once, so he knew it.

As for the instructors...

"Don't look at me like that, Comrade Shulka!" said the instructor. "I don't see anything!"

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