The entry of the independent 1st heavy tank breakthrough battalion led by Malashenko into the battle was enough to make the German army, which did not have suitable equipment on hand to pose an effective threat to it, despair. The reserve force that had finally arrived on the battlefield was belatedly
The 10th Infantry Division is like a bolt from the blue to the current German army.
The battle has reached this point, and the Soviet and German armies that are fighting each other are already inextricably linked. Unless one side admits defeat and retreats first, this cruel battle for position will be like a speeding battle.
The meat grinder generally goes on forever.
Machine guns, rifles, submachine guns, pistols, grenades, bayonets, shovels, even fists and teeth...
The Soviet and German soldiers in this bloody purgatory refused to give in to each other. The soldiers who were completely red-eyed were doing their best to kill as many enemies as possible before they fell to save their lives and exchange for
victory.
The corpses of fallen soldiers from the Soviet and German armies were piled up layer upon layer on top of the broken positions, and their teeth were intertwined.
The warm blood flowing out from the still-warm corpses soaked the entire earth into a scarlet color and was even close to saturation. One after another, blood puddles and small pits were like puddles that clear up after the rain, covering the entire battlefield.
yes.
The soldiers, shouting hoarsely, stepped forward one after another, stepping over the blood puddle that symbolized the loss of life, and continued to stab the enemy's chest with their bayonets.
Such a terrifying and bloody purgatory-like scene, even Malashenko, who is used to seeing life and death, can't help but be shocked. The close-quarters fighting scene of tens of thousands of people fighting for a small position is definitely a sight to behold.
unimaginable.
The only way to crawl out alive from this mountain of corpses and sea of blood is to eliminate the enemy, keep killing people, and kill until your opponent cannot hold on any longer and retreats first, otherwise there is no chance of leaving alive.
The emergence of gunpowder weapons has already shattered that shitty chivalry together with the Gothic plate armor. In the cruel modern war, there is no fair duel, no benevolence, and you will try to kill all your enemies regardless of the consequences.
This is the most critical factor related to victory.
He commanded his own vehicle and several battalion escort tanks to form a temporary tank position to provide direct fire support. Malashenko, who could no longer hear the low-decibel sounds clearly, could only hear the roar of the vehicle-mounted light machine gun.
, the gunner Iushkin, whose ears are also not very good, and Malashenko even reached the point where they could only communicate with gestures and movements.
"No way, Comrade Commander! The machine gun is overheated and I can't continue to fire!"
I couldn't hear clearly what Nikolai, the electromechanical engineer who was sitting in the co-pilot position at the front of the car, was mumbling. I could only see the anxious face of the other person, lying in front of his commander's periscope and constantly observing the surrounding enemy situation.
Malashenko then bent down and poked his head towards where Nikolai was in the chassis of the car.
"What did you say!? Repeat it! I can't hear you, please speak louder!"
Nikolai, who had already polished off who knows which reel, was more severely hearing-impaired than Malashenko. Nikolai, who could barely hear what Malashenko was yelling at, then continued with an equally loud roar.
Open your mouth.
"Comrade in the car! I say! The barrel of the machine gun is overheated! I can't continue to fire!"
After repeating it again at an extremely close distance, almost face to face, it was finally clear what Nikolai was shouting. Malashenko raised his head and looked in the direction of Nikolai's finger. He saw only his mechanical and electrical personnel.
The front end of the light machine gun responsible for controlling the vehicle body's heading was already white smoke and turned slightly red. It was obviously impossible to continue firing under such circumstances.
In such a battle for position at extremely close range, the importance of a tank's on-board machine gun is often more important than the role of a main gun that appears to be overpowered and may injure friendly forces.
If the KV1 heavy tank, which plays the role of a mobile machine gun bunker, loses its machine gun fire suppression, the German soldiers who are much less stressed and relaxed will surround and throw all kinds of bottles and cans at them.
By that time, Malashenko, let alone supporting the friendly infantry, was already doing well if he could save himself even when the Ni Bodhisattva was crossing the river.
As a traditional air-cooled machine gun, the Soviet 7.62mm vehicle-mounted light machine gun is an old-fashioned weapon with a relatively outdated design. The standard anti-infantry firepower light machine gun of this type of Soviet tank cannot be as convenient and fast as the German mg34 general-purpose machine gun.
The long time it takes to replace the barrel of the gun after it is overheated to the point of smoking is obviously unacceptable to Malashenko, who is currently in an anxious battle situation.
"Take it off! Quick! If the barrel is overheated, there will be no need for it. If you stick Somi out of the machine gun hole and fire, you can't let those German guys have a chance to breathe!"
As early as the design of the KV1 heavy tank was finalized, Soviet tank designers, taking into account battlefield versatility and diversified uses, designed all three vehicle-mounted machine guns of the KV1 heavy tank to be detachable and can be used directly as handheld guns.
Non-integrated mode of light machine gun.
The original design consideration of this design was to allow the crew members to easily disassemble the vehicle-mounted machine gun and take it away after abandoning the vehicle, so as to provide sufficient self-defense firepower after getting off the vehicle.
However, the Soviet tank soldiers who were either killed or injured after their armor was penetrated often had no chance and did not bother to disassemble these vehicle-mounted light machine guns and take them with them. The time-consuming disassembly work was often criticized by the Soviet tank soldiers. However, this
A type of detachable and movable machine gun mount actually provided some possibilities for self-inflicted self-inflicted attacks on Soviet tank soldiers.
Soviet tank soldiers who captured better weapons such as the German universal machine gun during the battle would sometimes remove the T light machine gun from their vehicle to upgrade their firepower and replace it with a powerful German machine gun to enhance their combat effectiveness. Of course,
When enough ammunition can be seized to squander it as much as you want.
Similarly, Malashenko, who overheated the machine gun during the battle and was unable to continue firing, could also order the machine gun to be removed and the Somi submachine gun, which was originally used for self-defense after the crew members abandoned the vehicle, was inserted into the machine gun hole.
Go out and fire.
House seemingly endless rain.
Malashenko's front foot had just ordered Nikolai to remove the directional machine gun from the car body and replace it with Somi to fire. Iushkin, who was in the gunner's position and was responsible for controlling the main gun's coaxial machine gun to fire, also followed closely behind.
"Mine is no longer working, comrade commander. The coaxial machine gun is overheated and cannot continue to fire!"
After listening to Iushkin's report, Malashenko frowned for a moment. The main coaxial machine gun was far more difficult to serve than the hull heading machine gun.