"The size of a strengthened artillery regiment, Comrade Division Commander."
"The telegram said that they currently have a total of 18 122 cannons and 12 152 howitzers. Oh, by the way, I don't know how they did it. They actually have four additional 203mm B-4 heavy howitzers. Because it's condescending.
With the enhanced range, these artillery pieces can cover most areas where the German troops are located."
"It's just that there were no specific artillery coordinates for Highland 239 before. In addition, the Germans continued to attack like mad dogs. The previous artillery support was used to break up the Germans' troop buildup and cut off the military line. Now as long as we can
Provide the bombardment coordinates, and all these long-range artillery will pour on the Germans' heads, it's that simple."
Many things in this world are of the "you respect me a foot, I respect you a foot" type, even if it is done unintentionally, it is the same.
Malashenko's timely support saved the danger of Hill 239. Now, Hill 239, which reciprocated the favor, can also be freed up, allowing the long-range artillery that had been busy blocking the frontal attack of the Germans to directly support Malashenko's battle.
The effective range of the Soviet-made 122-gun, 152-gun, and 203-gun guns is quite far, and they are among the absolute best among artillery of the same caliber in the world at the same time, ranking at the forefront.
Now, with the advantage of extended range derived from the height difference between high and low, there is no problem in throwing the hot projectiles of these large-caliber heavy artillery across the battlefield and onto the heads of the Germans.
There are a total of 34 large-caliber heavy artillery pieces ranging from 122 to 203. This is not only enough for the Germans to drink a pot, but they can also carry the Germans away without any problem!
Malashenko had always been curious about how Hill 239 was able to survive under the fierce attack of an entire armored corps of the Wehrmacht and an elite armored division of the SS, with only infantry defensive positions and no tank troops.
, standing tenaciously.
Now it seems that the result is obvious.
With such a powerful long-range artillery unit at hand, as long as the Red Army commander on Highland 239 has nothing in his head, he will have no problem holding his position against the Germans.
From the time the Germans got up in the morning to urinate in the morning, until they finished defecating and went to bed at night, everything they did was completely covered by artillery fire. Even the Red Army commander on the high ground felt a little unhappy and ordered a few random bombardments.
The cannons and the whizzing shells can destroy several German camps and knock people off their feet on the spot.
In fact, this is the saddest, most helpless, and most embarrassing situation faced by the German troops in the highlands and underground.
On Highland 239, the effective range of the Soviet artillery position with enhanced range started at 20 kilometers.
To put it more concretely, if the German army wanted to avoid being bombed, sleep peacefully in the middle of the night, and urinate comfortably in the morning to vent its anger, it was necessary to place the assembly and offensive point where the troops camped 20 kilometers away.
But anyone with a little bit of field knowledge knows, how the hell is it possible to do this?
The 20-kilometer cross-country journey, not counting the poor road conditions in the mud after melting snow, would take half an hour even for a high-speed maneuvering medium tank, and it would have to be done without mechanical failure.
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Besides, at this 20-kilometer attack range, you know that they won’t hit you with heavy artillery? Not to mention that the German tanks are thick-skinned and very resistant to beatings. Even a 122 high-explosive bomb will hit the head of the King Tiger.
It spiraled into the sky on the spot.
The huge height difference caused the Soviet artillery's incoming ballistics to be more curved and the impact angle to be larger. As long as the tank was hit, it would definitely be on the body dome or the turret top armor. In this case, heavy tanks and light tanks would not be hit.
Any essential difference is the tragic death of being knocked down by one shot. At most, the heavy tank will blow away more parts and debris.
If the German army encountered this situation in the past, it was not that there was no way to solve it. On the contrary, it was very simple and easy to do.
Make a phone call or send a telegram to Marshal Meyer's air force support, and the Stuka on call will easily blow up the Russian cannon into parts for the army boys.
But now, in this desperate steel encirclement of Cherkasy, calling for air support has become a luxury for the besieged Germans.
The Soviet army, aware of the German army's intention to break out from Hill 239, made rapid response actions. Fighter aviation units in the airspace around the theater were quickly assembled and mobilized to focus on protecting the absolute air supremacy over Hill 239 from being destroyed.
Since the German army arrived below Hill 239, the only ones circling and patrolling in the sky overhead, waiting for opportunities to hunt, were the fighter planes with red five-pointed stars painted on their wings and tails.
Sometimes, the Soviet fighter pilots, unable to wait for prey and unbearably lonely, would even improvise and lower their altitude to a low altitude as a prank, firing two cannons at the Germans running around on the ground.
After a crackling burst of bloody wind and flying sand and rocks, the unlucky German army was able to harvest a pile of smashed limbs, broken arms and human body fragments.
Fighters that deliberately cause evil and disgusting people are actually not a big problem. Those "flying tanks" that specially come to support Hill 239: Il-2 attack aircraft are the real nightmare for the Germans on the ground.
Rockets, aircraft artillery shells, unguided iron bombs, and Il-2 attack aircraft all threw all the ground attack weapons they could carry onto the top of the German army's heads, blowing up anything visible within their field of vision.
The people fell on their backs and were extremely miserable.
The German troops on the high ground never thought that they would one day face such a desperate battle situation.
Sitting still and waiting for death is death, but advancing to break out seems to lead to death faster.
The cruel and ruthless Russian war machine was like a fast-moving meat grinder, rapidly harvesting the lives of the German troops in a one-stop assembly line mode. The German troops attacking Highland 239 had to pay an extremely heavy price for every step they took. It was said that they were walking on corpses.
It's not an exaggeration to say that we have to go through mountains and seas of blood all the way.
Malashenko, who was not very clear about what happened not long ago, soon waited for the first wave of German troops to come to visit: a force mainly composed of Panthers and Panzer IV medium tanks, supplemented by three
The German mechanized battle group with four Tuzi assault guns, which were even rarer, appeared in front of the position with the speed of a sudden attack as if they were anxious to reincarnate.
Without any extra movement or even artillery support, the non-stop German troops did not even have time to take a breath or take a break. Without saying a word, they launched a strong attack on the most strongly defended main frontal position.