After suffering a round of bombardment, he immediately threw down his weapons and surrendered. This was what Malashenko wanted to see the most. If this was the case, he would have saved himself a lot of trouble of taking off his pants and farting.
But some things can only be limited to thinking about. The scene that Malashenko hoped to see the Germans realize and surrender immediately did not happen. Instead, those Germans picked up the things in their hands and were ready to fight to the end.
Germans came into view, although many Germans had panicked expressions on their faces.
But...actual actions are more important than your expressions. As long as you have not laid down your weapons, you will be destroyed. Malashenko will not show mercy to these Germans.
"Kurbalov, the Germans are ready to fight us to the death. Lead your people to rush up and kill these fascists for me! Let these stupid pigs know who is the boss!"
Almost at the same time as the First Regiment's charge, Comrade Lao Ma, who couldn't bear the loneliness when he heard the sound of cannons, also boarded his command vehicle, led his guard company to charge with a wave of his hand, and joined the First Regiment.
this battle.
Different from the previous pursuit and annihilation battles...
This time, facing the Germans who were in a defensive posture and had no solid positions available, Malashenko did not send medium tank troops to the front. It is obvious that there is no need to win with speed to chase the enemy. Strong armor and powerful guns
The heavy tanks finally ushered in the most suitable moment for them to take the stage. Directly sending heavy tank troops to attack was an order Malashenko had given.
The regiment has already completed the re-equipment and is now a powerful armored force equipped entirely with IS6 heavy tanks.
The high power-to-weight ratio and large-diameter road wheels give the IS6 heavy tank strong cross-country mobility that is close to that of a medium tank. This final charging distance progresses particularly quickly.
It took less than a minute from the time when the German army saw the enemy tank group charging, until the German army, which had just endured an indiscriminate bombardment, entered the fighting position, picked up the weapons in their hands and prepared to fight.
The IS6 heavy tank group galloping on the muddy off-road road was almost in the face. Such a fast attack speed was incomparable with any Red Army heavy tank unit that the German army had encountered in the past.
In addition, the IS6 heavy tank, which has a more ferocious shape and is larger than the IS2 heavy tank, is extremely visually impactful. Dozens of these mighty steel behemoths roared with black smoke and rushed toward their faces like a rainbow.
It was enough to scare many German infantrymen who had just entered the fighting position.
"Anti-tank gun! Do we still have any usable anti-tank gun?!"
"Tanks, let our tanks open fire! Kill those Russians, quickly!"
Creatures like humans always want to struggle before being completely destroyed, even if the struggle may be useless in the end, they will still do it.
boom--
The German army, driven by a strong desire for survival, started to attack. The few remaining tanks and the few surviving anti-tank guns parked on the position as anti-tank firepower points finally opened fire and roared before the enemy tanks rolled onto the position.
But just like any previous battle that took place in the Cherkasy encirclement, the German tank guns, anti-tank guns and armor-piercing projectiles were like scratching an itch in front of those new thick-skinned Stalin heavy tanks.
of useless work.
The armor-piercing projectile that came out of the barrel with extremely high muzzle velocity hit the main armor belt on the front of the tank. Apart from leaving a few scratch marks and breaking through layers of paint on the Soviet tank, what was left of it?
It can't be done. It's not even qualified to break through the strong and thick front main armor belt of the IS6 heavy tank, and it can't even achieve semi-penetration caused by shells stuck in the armor.
2 Panzer IVs, 3 Panthers I, 4 50mm anti-tank guns and 2 75mm anti-tank guns. This is the only surviving force on the German position after a round of heavy artillery.
Anti-tank force.
Unfortunately, none of the above-mentioned ones can pose any effective threat to the Russian tanks. The shells fired have no substantive effect except for the sound.
Real-life tank battles are not like the blood grinding bar in games. If you can't hit the armor with one shot, the actual damage caused to the enemy tank will be infinitely close to zero. You just fire four or five more shots.
, the same is true for even more than a dozen guns, whether it should be able to penetrate or not, there will be no substantial qualitative change due to the accumulation of quantitative changes.
The tank guns and anti-tank guns on the position kept firing, and the expressions of the already desperate German soldiers were almost frozen.
"My God! What monsters has Stalin created for himself? Are those Russian tractors invincible?"
"It's over, we all have to die here! There's no way we can stop those Russian monsters!"
Before the truly brutal close-quarters fighting officially began, the morale of the German infantry dropped by half.
In fact, the German infantry cannot be entirely blamed for such an incident. Just imagine that an army without a position has just been subjected to a round of crazy artillery baptism, and a vast sea of enemy tanks is attacking you with this indestructible attitude.
Come at you. Any anti-tank firepower behind you is in vain. No matter how hard you try, you can't stop the crazy enemy at all.
There is a saying that the German infantrymen did not throw away their guns on the spot, but turned around and ran away. This is not bad. Looking at the whole world, there are not many armies that can withstand such a terrifying thing.
"Slow down the whole crew! The distance is almost there, let the infantry dismount! The main gun and coaxial machine gun start firing to suppress the German firepower!"
The tank that was originally charging at full speed began to slow down. This was not only to put down the tank knights hanging on the vehicle, but also to complete the assault attack of the last 100 meters of sprint distance in a coordinated posture of infantry and tanks. It was also an assault that could use the main gun and coaxial
The ferocious firepower of the machine guns suppressed the German small arms firepower on the position, reducing the pressure on the infantry and creating an excellent opportunity for charge.
Originally, they were only attacked by small weapons from the tank knights, and at most they were shot by the advancing tanks' coaxial machine guns, which lacked accuracy. The German infantry on the position could barely poke their heads out and fire back twice, proving that the people on the position were not dead yet.
Light.
But as he led the attack, Kulbalov, who was charging ahead, gave an order. Stalin's heavy tanks immediately began to stop and slow down. Not only were they putting down the tank knights hanging on them, but they had already pointed at the target and completed rough aiming.
The 122mm main gun also opened fire together.
The high-explosive grenades that had been loaded in the gun barrel and ready to go were prepared in advance for this moment.