There was no telephone line, and the radio communication distance was out of reach. Communication with Hill 239 could only be carried out by telegraph. Therefore, even if the telegram that had been prepared was sent directly, there would still be a certain time delay until the actual bombardment fell.
Not only Malashenko, but even the current political commissar Petrov himself was really unsure whether the artillery position on Heights 239 could respond in time.
The enemy only had a final charging distance of less than three kilometers, and it was a highly mechanized battle group that was advancing extremely fast. With wheels and tracks for transportation, it didn't take much time to travel.
If the response speed of Highland 239 is fast enough, in the scheduled bombardment plan of No. 2, the shelling area in front of the position that has been marked in advance is one kilometer to two kilometers in length and two kilometers in width, which is the absolute death zone for the Germans!
No matter how tough the German tanks are and how strong they are, they have no chance of surviving in the face of the 122mm Red Army field artillery groups. High-explosive projectiles falling from the sky will directly blow up these German troops.
The tank's Tianling Cap was taken away with one shot and spiraled into the sky.
If the German guy is a bit unlucky and is hit by a shot from the 203mm B-4 howitzer...
Then just save some trouble and don't have to go there to collect the corpses and save people. Even the people and the designated vehicles were bombed into rubble, and there was absolutely no chance of survival.
But if the artillery position on Hill 239 reacts half a beat too late and waits until the Germans have already rushed to the position before running away, the most it will do is kill a group of German infantry hanging behind their butts, nothing more, nothing more.
Don't expect any actual qualitative changes.
Is the result good or bad?
Don't wait long, the answer will be revealed soon.
That is to say, when Malashenko watched helplessly as the Germans rushed forward and were about to break through the position and run into the face of the infantry commanded by Varosha, a roar of mountains and a tsunami with thunderclap sound effects came from the sky.
The sound of thunder falling straight down came to the earth almost at the same moment.
Boom boom boom boom——
Rumble——
Words like "earthquake and mountains shaking" can not only be used to describe the scene during an earthquake, but are also more suitable to describe the scene Malashenko saw with his own eyes. Alternatively, it can also be said to be an artificial earthquake.
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The first to fall is the 122mm full-caliber high-explosive grenade with the highest muzzle velocity. After the bullet velocity is attenuated by air resistance and friction, it is the fastest.
These high-explosive grenades fired according to the predetermined bombardment coordinates were not inaccurate. They landed directly in the center of the German advance column, right behind the tanks rushing in front. The half-track armored vehicles were weakly armored and vulnerable.
Flowers exploded in between.
Among the Red Army field artillery units, the 122 cannon can only be regarded as quite satisfactory. It is not the largest in caliber and not the most powerful. But even so, the power of the 122 cannon follows the truth of "caliber is king" and is better than the average 105mm howitzer.
A whole length taller.
The overwhelming explosion impact and projectile fragments took out the German armored vehicles, so there was no problem at all.
Wrecks and pieces of meat flew together, and shrapnel exploded in the wind.
The Germans, who were caught off guard and stunned by the explosion, had no time to react. This shelling without any warning came too suddenly and too violently!
But before the Germans, who were already bathed in shelling, had the simple idea of escape, the second wave of artillery shells, which were slightly slower and spanned a straight line distance of nearly 20 kilometers, followed.
Boom boom boom——
There was another even more violent earthquake, as if Pangu created the world and shook violently when his feet stepped on the earth to exert force.
All the Germans who doubted the terrifying power of the 152 cult have already gone to another world, see their Kaiser.
The smoke, dust and flames that had not completely stopped after the previous wave of 122 high-explosive grenades fell were then lifted higher by the more powerful and more powerful 152 grenades, straight into the sky.
The flaming storm rising in the rain, supported by the howling of a sudden strong wind, was connected together almost instantly, burning the entire camp. The number of German troops swallowed up further expanded, and it was no longer limited to the ones just now.
The half-track armored vehicle, even the Black Panther who was rushing at the front, was trapped in it and became the target of the 152 Theological Cult.
Violent explosions and rising flames were heard continuously. In less than half a minute, the German troops, who were already one kilometer away from the position, were blown up to the point of almost disappearing, and were completely hidden in the fire and smoke.
But even so, this horrific nightmare that the German army had never dreamed of had just begun.
Woo——
At the end of the flight stage of the curved trajectory, the flight speed of the artillery shell has been severely attenuated due to air friction, which is slower than the speed of sound in the air at 340 meters per second. Therefore, the whistling sound of the artillery shell is heard first on the battlefield.
It is normal to be bombarded again.
But even so, the whistling sounds at the ends of different caliber shells are obviously different. The lucky Germans who survived many shellings also have some conclusions about this.
For example, the roar of the 122-gun is like a lot of trucks honking their horns, and the roar of the 152-gun is like a train whistle, but...but now this terrible roar that many people have never heard, cannot
To use words to describe it accurately, it is different and different from any Russian artillery roar I have heard before.
It sounded like... well, like the roar of some kind of prehistoric monster that had awakened from its slumber. It was even higher in decibels and more shocking than the visual roar of a certain ancestor in Shimokitazawa.
Boom——
The frightened thoughts of the German army ended here. They were annihilated by dust and torn into pieces in a huge explosion that was comparable to a volcanic eruption.
The caliber of the 203mm B-4 heavy howitzer is comparable to that of a heavy cruiser. The caliber of the secondary guns on the dock-pressing battleship that the Japanese are proud of is not as large as this thing. It is natural to imagine how terrifying the power is.
The number of B-4 heavy howitzers is not large, only 4 "just".
But the terrifying power that these four B-4 heavy howitzers erupted the moment the shells all landed on the ground was more powerful and shocking than the previous 122 cannons and 152 cannons.
The flaming storm that shot straight into the sky was connected into a ball, and the momentum was terrifying. One car was extremely unlucky, and the King Tiger was the most miserable. The 203 heavy hammer directly hit the top of the turret's head.
When the smoke and fire from the huge explosion were washed away by the rain, the only "relic" that could be found at the center of the huge explosion was the front half of the King Tiger turret, and the twisted and deformed parts of the King Tiger turret.
, the torn apart car body remains.
As for where the rear part of the turret and the staggered road wheels went...
Well, it's better to let those dead Germans ask God about this matter.