Malashenko also had a premonition, a very strong one.
Those Germans who gave people a strong sense of uneasiness would never hide their artillery so easily. Malashenko didn't think the Germans would be like idiots and install bayonets on fragile self-propelled artillery that can fire directly and drive it so close to the front line.
position for direct-aimed bombardment.
There must be a reason why the Germans dared to do this. At least the Germans themselves felt that this cannon could withstand fierce crossfire on the front line and provide powerful direct fire support.
In this case, Malashenko thinks that there is a high probability that this will be a self-propelled artillery with omnidirectional armor protection, or something else that he has not yet guessed, such as an assault gun or even a large-tube tank gun.
possible.
We can only tell the truth after we capture the German position and then witness it with our own eyes.
Before that, Malashenko reminded himself that he must not take it lightly and underestimate the enemy. He must be prepared in advance for unexpected situations that may suddenly occur at any time, and keep his trump cards. And of course Malashenko, who thinks like this, actually
Did this.
The Katyushas, who had exhausted their ammunition in the early salvos, had been ordered by Malashenko to replenish their ammunition as quickly as possible and be ready to fire again.
Once the unknown German artillery dares to show up again and continue to fire, Malashenko will not hesitate to let the Katyusha rain death fire towards the newly determined bombardment coordinate point. No matter what the Germans have in their hands
The artillery firepower is nothing compared to Katyusha, whose explosive power has reached the Zenith star level of World War II.
Do you dare to play artillery with me? Then I will let you see what a real artillery is. Go to hell and regret how your mother made you, a bastard, so stupid.
When the last 152 mm high-explosive grenade fell on the German position and exploded, the main force of the division led by Malashenko was already rushing forward on the charge.
The assault group led by heavy tanks did not follow a large number of infantry. This was a special arrangement made by Malashenko.
He rashly dispatched a large number of infantry to follow the charge on foot. If the Germans' big cannons suddenly took advantage of him, Malashenko would have to add a lot of disgrace to his combat command resume. At least Malashenko himself would feel embarrassed.
A case of "command error".
The first wave of infantry tanks to coordinate the charge can be left to his own infantry. Malashenko has already clearly explained to Varosha all the matters that need attention and the specific situation, and his own troops have become more comfortable in using them.
The important thing is that Malashenko is full of confidence in his soldiers who are known as leaders and the most elite in the army.
"Attention, all crews, maintain formation and pay attention to the spacing between crews! Don't be too dense!"
Malashenko, who was always worried about the Germans' tricks, held his hand on the commander's periscope and emphasized the order again. The inter-train radio transmitted Malashenko's order along the radio channel to the ears of every commander, which was extremely clear.
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That is to say, before Malashenko finished speaking and was about to press the call button to say something else, the leading vanguard vehicle crew already sent an alarm that war was imminent.
"The Germans are out! The infantry is moving on the position. There is an anti-tank weapon surviving. It's an anti-tank gun! One o'clock direction!"
With the warning words clearly echoing in his ears, Malashenko quickly turned the commander's periscope in his hand to confirm the target, and immediately found the anti-tank gun that was being cleaned by seven or eight German soldiers.
The order was immediately blurted out.
"pak 43, it's Chang 88! High threat target, suppress it with machine gun and focus fire to kill it!"
Among all the infantry anti-tank guns currently in service in the German army, the Pak 43 is definitely the most powerful and threatening one, bar none.
This kind of power is equivalent to the power of King Tiger's heavy infantry anti-tank gun. As long as the aim is accurate, it is not a problem to destroy the IS6 head-on. Although this is a job with extremely high technical difficulty and a certain amount of luck, but let it be so
It's definitely impossible for a piece of trash to open fire randomly and cause trouble.
After receiving the order, the two IS6 heavy tanks of the forward troops immediately slowed down. The black turrets simultaneously turned their muzzles to point. The firepower of the coaxial machine guns was the first to hit them all, surrounding the door that was half buried in the floating soil.
When pak 43 tried to clean up the German infantry, several of them screamed and were swept to the ground.
The remaining German infantry also subconsciously threw them down without daring to stand. However, dodging machine gun bullets did not mean that they survived the catastrophe. More horrific destruction was about to follow.
"High explosive bombs are good!"
"Target! Kraut's anti-tank gun!"
"Fire!"
Boom boom——
Two rounds of 122 mm high-explosive grenades that used surface-based killing methods rushed out of the gun barrel and roared away. The power of this thing was completely different from that of machine gun bullets that used point-based killing methods.
Two consecutive explosions, almost indistinguishable, raised large amounts of dust, accompanied by dazzling sparks like flying lightning, and tracer tracks scattered like meteor showers.
Break the sky.
"Beautiful, the cannon is finished! The ammunition exploded, hahaha!"
Even the gunners and their men, as well as the ready-to-fire ammunition stored on the spot next to the gun emplacement, were all raised into the sky. There was no need to aim accurately, just a 122mm high-explosive grenade that was quite accurate. It was obviously very powerful and extremely sturdy.
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The huge advantage of large-caliber artillery shells when targeting soft targets and fortification targets is fully demonstrated at this time, wild and rough, without giving the enemy any chance to reason or regret.
"Is this the hidden cannon of those Germans? It's difficult for the comrades of the infantry to charge against this thing. It is the right choice to leave it to us."
As soon as the brisk-toned Iushkin finished speaking, before he even finished speaking, and even before Malashenko had a chance to reply, an unexpected emergency ensued at this moment.
Boom—Boom—
"Damn it! The Kraut's big-barreled artillery, where are they!? I can't see them!"
Huge explosions bloomed in the center of the charge formation, one after another. The rapidly spreading waves of flames and the dust raised into the sky during the explosions, coupled with this deafening huge movement, no one at this moment would have any doubts about the Germans on the opposite side.
What level of artillery did you use? Only a fool would believe that a small water pipe can make such a big noise.
But the scary thing is that even though Iushkin has keen vision and hearing, and was praised by Lavrinenko as "the best gunner in the division, better than me", at this moment, his face was blown up.
Confused, with questions all over his face.
In his impatience, he had no idea where the German shells from the opposite side came from. There was no sign of firing. There was no gunfire and no smoke from the muzzle, let alone finding the specific gun emplacement.
It was no different than seeing a ghost in broad daylight.
"Comrade Commander, I can't find the target, can you tell me where it is?!"
Iushkin, who had always been excellent at detecting enemies, became blind, but at this moment Malashenko was no better. Holding the commander's periscope in his hand, he quickly turned his head into a 360-degree camera, but
I still couldn't figure out where this stupid German guy's shells came from. No matter how calm I was, I could only barely hear the general direction of the sound of the cannon fire.
"Two o'clock direction! The sound of firing came from there, but there is no target within visual distance! What the hell!"