Just as Alsim cursed angrily, things like armored trains are actually divided into strong and weak ones, with rankings in terms of combat effectiveness.
If you want to say that under normal circumstances we only require armored trains that can defend against guerrillas, that's obviously not worth mentioning.
This kind of thing only has armor that can withstand light weapons fire and some vehicle-mounted machine guns. It is not possible to install a mortar or a small-caliber high-level dual-purpose machine gun on a few carriages. If you encounter a more powerful person, you have infantry heavy weapons on hand.
All the guerrillas had to suffer disaster, let alone the regular field troops of the Red Army. Even an infantry unit could handle it in minutes.
But if you encounter those heavy armored trains, then the trouble will not be as big as the general gap, but "very big trouble".
In fact, when it comes to what the heavy armored trains in the hands of the Germans look like, to be honest, even Alsim himself has never seen it with his own eyes, he has only heard others talk about it.
It is said that these "strong" steel dragons are covered with dense firepower, not to mention light weapons, just talking about heavy weapons, ranging from 20mm machine guns to 75mm Panzer IV main guns.
It's just direct firepower, not a vehicle-mounted large-caliber mortar capable of direct fire.
With such abnormal firepower, it also has extremely exaggerated protection capabilities. Needless to say, the Panzer IV tank turrets on those heavily protected combat compartments. What kind of armor protection does the Panzer IV tank have? What kind of armor protection does this thing have?
, a direct copy of the original product without any defensive discounts.
What’s even more exaggerated is that the Germans will also install impressive armor plates on the carriages. No one can tell exactly how thick the armor plates are. There is no way to actually measure the armored trains that have never been captured by the Germans. All I can say is this
The thing's rough skin and thick flesh are already at a level that even an anti-tank rifle cannot penetrate at a regular combat distance.
Shooting at close range may be able to penetrate it, but in a real battle, it is impossible to get close to such a scary monster with thick skin and thick flesh and a body covered with guns. You can even try with a shot.
There won't be any chance.
But now, judging from the constant crackling noises behind him and the increasingly dense sounds of various firings, what he encountered was definitely a German heavy armored train carrying many heavy weapons! It was far from those guerrillas.
It is a monster comparable to the light armored train that the team encounters under normal circumstances.
Alsim really didn't expect that his first encounter with a German heavy armored train in his life would be in such a bloody situation.
Seeing that the stubborn SS scum had been wiped out, all he had to do was lead his men to the platform to grab an easy victory. But at this most critical moment, something went wrong in such a big way, and he was about to fail.
.
"We must not let the German guy escape! I have to call for support from the large forces outside! The firepower of the infantry alone cannot deal with this guy!"
While he was still running downstairs in the stairwell corridor, Alsim had already made up his mind and decided that only the heavy tanks under the command of the division commander, which were also huge and carried large-caliber heavy artillery, could deal with this.
Guy.
Moreover, if you can't even break through the obstruction of this thing, then how can you complete the mission? How can you attack the platform? What is left for you is the miserable and absolutely unacceptable ending of the German guy running away with the treasure.
No, we absolutely cannot let this happen!
After rushing out of the stairwell, Alsim felt that he had underestimated the terrifying firepower of this steel monster in the hands of the Germans.
The two huge load-bearing pillars supporting the waiting stand on the second floor had been shattered to pieces and were on the verge of collapse by the Germans' armor-piercing shells from the main gun fired directly through the first-floor window glass.
The small-caliber high-level and flat dual-purpose machine guns densely arranged on the train body were also firing wildly. Large-caliber bullet chains that far exceeded the power of heavy machine gun bullets were sprayed wildly, creating a wall-penetrating shooting effect.
The relatively thick outer wall of the waiting hall can block bullets but not machine gun shells. Those deformed warheads that still retain huge impact kinetic energy after penetrating the wall continue to fly forward.
Many Red Army soldiers who were unable to dodge in the waiting hall on the first floor were knocked to the ground after being shot through the wall by the terrifying machine gun shells. What Alsim saw at a glance were all pieces of gunpowder and burnt German soldiers.
The corpses were mixed together in random directions. They were either missing arms or legs, or they were comrades of our own combat engineers who had been cut in half.
The sn-42 plate armor body armor, which is enough to withstand direct fire from ordinary submachine guns and pistols, is of no use at this moment. It is useless in front of machine gun shells. It is as thin as paper and will not have even the slightest defensive effect.
Breakdown on the spot.
The sharp increase in casualties was unavoidable. Alsim, who even frowned at the sight, immediately ordered the soldiers following him not to rush out and to hide in the stairwell if they could.
It's better than rushing out and dying.
As for himself, he saw the opportunity and rushed out with a single stride, regardless of the random shots behind him, which scattered debris on the surrounding walls and ground, and the crackling German machine gun shells, and stepped out with two long legs that were as fast as flying.
Constantly changing positions, moving from one bunker to the next, almost without stopping, he rushed straight towards the direction when he came out of the waiting hall.
"Alsim! What are you doing!? Come back quickly! Danger!!!"
The deputy company commander's loud roar was drowned in the sound of intensive fire like a downpour. He only had the goal that must be accomplished in his mind. Alsim, who didn't care about anything else, was focused on nothing else. He just concentrated on planning and considering the movements of his steps, and continued
He walked swiftly and gracefully, regardless of the loud calls of his comrades behind him.
Alsim's desperate behavior brought success. He basically had no vision of firing. He simply saw his own people jumping off the building and running away, but the German truck-mounted cannon that fired randomly did not hit him. Alsim, who was running all the way, finally got what he wanted.
He ran out of the waiting hall and came outside the gate.
He took out the loaded and ready-to-fire flare gun from his waist, raised his right arm high, pointed straight into the sky, and after a "bang" sound, there was a bright and dazzling red star dragging
A slender wake lifts off into the sky.
"Comrade division commander! Signal flare! Signal flare was raised in the station, I saw it clearly!"
Alsim couldn't hear the tank radio chat outside the station, but at this moment he could clearly hear another kind of unique and sharp sound coming from the direction of the platform behind him, a unique and sharp sound that could temporarily suppress even the sound of intensive fire.
Voice.
Woo——
Woo——woo——
"It's broken! The Kraut's train is about to run! It's already started!!!"