Interludes on the battlefield are short-lived, just like good times always slip away quickly and inadvertently. All members of the No. 177 crew understand that there is still business to do next.
"Kurbalov, can your people see the situation clearly? Give me a report."
The cars of Malashenko and Kulbalov were very close to each other, not too far apart. At this distance, there was no need to use a relay communication vehicle to transmit messages. They could just pick up the radio transmitter at hand and call it out.
"I haven't noticed yet, comrade division commander, those Germans... wait, something is not right."
Before Kurbalov could finish his words, Malashenko's heart suddenly stopped when his voice suddenly stopped, and he immediately kept asking questions.
"What's wrong? What happened? Did you find anything?"
"Wait a moment, let me confirm again..."
Kulbalov seemed not sure about what he saw, but Malashenko soon received a reply.
"The tanks are German tanks! Comrade Division Commander! I saw the German tanks rushing toward us, not far away. They had just crossed a low ground, and they had been in a blind spot before."
"tank?!"
Upon hearing this, Malashenko's eyes instantly shone, and a strong premonition surged into his heart like a fountain.
"How many vehicles are there? A rough number will do."
"...Many, Comrade Division Commander, a lot of them! I can see at least forty or fifty of them. Wait a minute, I have to use a telescope to confirm."
The captain's periscope with low magnification and wide viewing angle was unable to see more detailed things. Kulbalov, who was determined to figure out the specific situation, directly raised his hand to lift the turret hatch above his head and leaned out.
Go, raise the telescope hanging around your neck and look forward.
Before long, Malashenko, who had been holding on to the radio transmitter tightly, received a reply.
"Confirmed, Comrade Division Commander! These Germans have a lot of tanks, at least no less than forty! There are also other auxiliary vehicles accompanying them, including assault guns and half-tracks. Wait...this is
What are you doing? Comrade division commander, these Germans have stopped the car! They must have noticed us too!"
Just as Kulbalov, who had a telescope in one hand and a radio transmitter in the other, said, the German armored troops that were still marching in formation suddenly stopped without warning and seemed to be preparing for someone.
Prepare some things in advance.
Due to the classic truth "when you stare into the abyss, the abyss is also staring into you", it is no surprise that Kulbalov's troops, which are only much larger in number than the German armored forces, were seen by the Germans.
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Based on such a simple principle, it is obvious why the driver on the opposite side suddenly stopped.
What else could you do besides getting ready to do it?
For the German armored soldiers who hold high-precision optical seconds and a long, high-magnification gun, it is a common tactic to take advantage of the effective range to attack the opponent. It is normal to start preparations at a straight-line distance of more than two kilometers.
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"Comrade Commander, do you want to attack?"
Kulbalov didn't think that with Malashenko's temperament, he would choose to retreat when such an arrow was on the string.
In fact, just as Kulbalov expected, Malashenko was quite excited when he heard the appearance of a large-scale German armored force.
All intelligence and information show that the last remaining organic armored force of the German breakout army is the SS Viking Panzer Division.
Malashenko took great pains to catch and put to death these scumbags who had committed such heinous crimes. After waiting for too long, the appearance of a large-scale armored force was equivalent to the bastards of the Viking Division, and he finally caught him.
As the saying goes, enemies are extremely jealous when they meet each other. Now that Malashenko is in this position, he has no shortage of men, no shortage of equipment, and third, he still has a smooth battle and has a huge advantage on the battlefield. If he doesn't rush forward and kill these gangs,
The German stick is really unreasonable.
"Kurbalov, assault formation! Take your people and charge up! I will lead the large troops and I will arrive soon. I will at least get rid of these bastards before dark! I have 90% of them.
I’m pretty sure these bastards are the Viking division, the last remaining organic armored force of the Germans.”
Malashenko's tone was exciting and ferocious at the same time, just like the feeling of a hungry and red-eyed giant bear that had just finished hibernation and saw an overly fat prey. Ku could hear this smell.
It goes without saying what choice Erbalov will make.
"Yes, Comrade Division Commander! These SS bastards are dead today!"
The final distance in the charge was getting closer and closer. Kulbalov, who stuck half of his head out of the turret and could only observe with his telescope, could already clearly see the general outline of the German tank on the opposite side.
The difference between the model and model is that if you get closer, you can see clearly whether it is a bastard of the SS or a bastard of the Wehrmacht.
But at this most critical moment when the enemy's situation was about to be determined, before the German tanks actually opened fire, an unexpected emergency suddenly fell from the sky like rolling thunder.
Woo——woo——
"Huh? This...is this?"
"Bombardment! Bombardment by the Krauts!"
Boom boom boom——
Kulbalov, who had just figured out what the sound coming from the direction of the German army meant, didn't even have time to press the button on the radio transmitter to give an order, and loud explosions were heard from all around.
"Don't be stupid! Speed up and rush forward. If you stay there, you will only get bombed! Step on the accelerator and rush forward! Don't worry about anything else!"
Although the accident happened in an instant, Kurbalov, who was calm-minded and able to maintain rational thinking at all times, still issued the most correct order.
Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division has done this more than once, using large-caliber heavy artillery and rocket launchers to fire straight at the German armored forces. A wave of 152 God and 132mm Katyusha rockets covered them.
, relying on intensive attacks in terms of numbers, you can always draw more or less unlucky German tanks.
Because the ballistic trajectory is straight down, most of the time the impact point of the hit is either the fragile body dome armor or the equally weak turret roof armor.
Under the bombardment of an absolutely large-caliber charge, the German Tigers and Leopards and all other tanks had no other possible outcome other than their heads being smashed and their armors bursting.
The German armored soldiers, who were completely stunned by the sudden bombardment of the Red Army artillery group, had almost no chance of running out. Once the coordinates of the artillery attack were marked, they basically had to wait for death.
Kulbalov, who still remembered these things not long ago, had only a very simple thought flash through his mind the moment the explosion sounded: before being completely covered by the German artillery barrage, from here
Rush out of the marked bombardment coordinates. As long as you can rush up and get entangled with the Germans, you can definitely avoid the bombardment.