"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, the Germans are retreating! They are starting to retreat!"
"I saw it! The whole crew moved forward and rushed to bite the Germans. We can't let them just..."
Woo——
"... Damn bombardment! Everyone..."
boom--
Before Lavrinenko could finish what he said, the German cannon shells roared straight from the distant horizon and hit the ground with a loud bang.
This sudden artillery attack came without warning. Lavrinenko didn't even understand for a moment why the Germans retreated so hastily after holding such a powerful field artillery.
Wouldn't it be better to take the opportunity to rush forward and tear apart our own formation to engage in close combat?
But at the moment, the horrific sounds of violent explosions ringing out one after another outside the car no longer leave Lavrinenko any more time to think. Under the cover of the enemy's large-caliber artillery barrage, even if he stays longer
Every second is an act of courting death, even if you are driving a heavy tank with strong armor and powerful guns.
As long as the caliber of the artillery is large enough, the powerful charge of the warhead of the projectile can blow you up equally regardless of whether you are an armored target or a soft target, whether it is the skull of a heavy tank or a mortal body of flesh and blood.
Crushing is no problem.
How our own field artillery group used to bombard German tanks, now this German field artillery unit will bombard our own.
If a cannon hits Tian Ling Gai's head, the death methods of is6 and is4 will not be fundamentally different from Tiger King.
If the ammunition rack full of 122mm projectiles on the back of the head of our own heavy tank is exploded, the violent noise caused by it will probably be much more exciting than the 88-gun shells on the head of the German King Tiger.
Not to mention that our side was not fighting purely in clusters of tanks, and there were also a large number of infantry accompanying the battle. Lavrinenko did not even dare to think about the horrific casualties suffered by the accompanying infantry outside at this moment.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly. All vehicle crews and infantry must retreat! Get out of the German barrage! Hurry!"
By the standards of encountering such a sudden bombardment, Lavrinenko's reaction speed was indeed fast enough and fully qualified. He fulfilled his responsibility as a field commander and remained calm in the face of danger.
The Red Army vehicle crews and infantrymen who were suddenly insulted by the Germans immediately began to retreat. Fortunately, the German field artillery did not seem to be too numerous, and their firepower was far less "full of military virtue" than the Red Army's field artillery group.
Judging from the formation of the continuous falling artillery shells, although the continuous explosions are not small, the number of these artillery pieces is estimated to be only thirty or forty at most, which is probably an artillery battalion or half an artillery regiment.
scale?
Maybe, anyway, it’s hard to say that the situation is so urgent now. Who has the time to think about this at this urgent moment? It’s better to evacuate as soon as possible. It’s too big a problem. I’ve already greeted the German’s eight generations of ancestors dozens of times in my heart.
Lavrinenko now only hopes that the losses suffered by his side can be as small as possible.
Furthermore, it’s the feeling of not being able to stop being beaten, but it’s so damn frustrating.
The speed at which Lavrinenko commanded the troops to retreat was indeed fast enough. This is inevitably related to the relatively good mobility of the Stalin series of heavy tanks. Even if it is a huge and heavy tank like the is4, it is only compared with the is6.
Poor maneuverability.
If compared with the German King Tiger, the maneuverability of the IS4 will undoubtedly have the upper hand.
Another potential factor is that the German field artillery did not seem to have much inclination to fight. After a dozen short rounds of firing, there was no movement.
Lavrinenko, who had some knowledge of artillery due to his own hobbies, made a little analysis of the maximum firepower density of the Germans combined with the duration of the bombardment, and estimated that each of the German cannons might not even fire twenty rounds.
When they arrived, they stopped and stopped for the time being.
This may be because the German artillery really has no intention of fighting and just wants to push its own side back. But if you think about it from another angle, is this also caused by the Germans' insufficient artillery shell reserves, or the inability of the artillery supply to maintain high-intensity continuous fire?
No matter what the reason was, Lavrinenko felt that the German artillery must have something up its sleeve.
It was not used to assist the attack, but it was used to cover the retreat. The artillery bombardment was still so stingy and there was no movement in less than ten minutes. It would be strange to say that there was no problem at all, but I couldn't handle it at the moment.
Just know the truth.
"These bastard fascists actually set us up against each other! Damn bastards!"
Lavrinenko, who led the troops to retreat to a safe distance, was holding a telescope to observe the battlefield situation that was still warm. Next to him, cursing and complaining, was the 3rd Tank Regiment who had also just got off the vehicle.
Head of the group.
"What are the casualties of your regiment? Have you roughly calculated them?"
What Lavrinenko cares about most at the moment is the casualties of the troops. If the casualties are too big, it will definitely not be easy to explain to Malashenko.
It would be the most maddening bad thing if it affected the entire battle plan.
"The losses were not big. According to preliminary statistics, about 6 IS6s and 9 T-43s were left on the battlefield and did not come back. Half of the crews of these vehicles were withdrawn, and the remaining half were...
....."
The commander of the third regiment stopped talking and did not continue. Of course, Lavrinenko also understood what it meant if the tank was left on the battlefield and the people had not been evacuated. The term "bad luck" describes this situation.
Condition.
"We lack artillery and cannot take out those German artillery positions, Comrade Deputy Division Commander. We should immediately call for aviation support and let them take care of the German cannons and clear the way for us. We can still crush these gangs.
The troops of the Fascist gangsters still have this strength!"
The commander of the third regiment, whose losses were not too great, was in high spirits and wanted to fight again, but Lavrinenko was obviously still thinking about other issues.
"Just considering the loss of tanks is not enough. The infantry we brought is small, and we suddenly suffered like this. If the infantry casualties are too great, we will not be able to continue the attack. What can tanks alone do? The German infantry
Are they going to line up and wait for you to run over them? Let’s wait for the approximate statistics of infantry casualties to be determined and then decide based on the situation.”
"...."
The Third Regiment Commander, who was speechless after being reasoned with by Lavrinenko, also knew that his blood was rising and he was impulsive, so he just thought about rushing forward for revenge, just to have fun.
Just when the third regiment commander was about to say something to Lavrinenko, a regimental staff officer suddenly hurried forward and saluted and reported.
"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, Comrade Division Commander is waiting for you online and wants you to answer the radio immediately."