Malashenko often did things like eating more with less or defeating the weak with the weak in the past, especially from 1941 to 1943 when the overall environment was unfavorable to the Soviet army.
Homely meals.
Although this kind of thing became rare after 1944, when the Soviet army entered the stage of strategic counterattack and began to push the German sticks all the way. It is considered rare, but this does not mean that Malashenko has lost his job.
ability.
If you want to surround and eat a bunch of Germans with inferior quality, it will still be the same as before for Malashenko. Even if the Germans have a slight advantage in quantity, it will still be easy.
No help.
"Assault formation, each vehicle crew should pay attention to the distance between vehicles. Wait for the German's broken vehicle to approach the infantry position and then outflank it from the right wing. Control the speed and don't scare the German away!"
In order to achieve the goal of surrounding and eating the Germans in front of the position, Malashenko must pay special attention to one thing: he must not scare these Germans away.
As for how to avoid scaring away, it is very simple. Just like a magnet, attract the Germans to the front of the position and not let them go. First, make the Germans not want to leave, and then make them unable to leave even if they want to. Specifically,
It's just a fishing operation.
It may sound unfair, but the defensive position of the 267th Infantry Division is Malashenko's "bait".
Of course, Malashenko will not allow the Germans to swallow the bait, and let these bastards smell the fishy smell and can't help but come closer, even if the goal is achieved. It is Vatutin who keeps the 267th Infantry Division to assist in the defense.
Malashenko’s mission, and eating the Germans who came to die was Malashenko’s own mission. There is no conflict between the two tasks. Malashenko has the confidence and ability to do it.
completed at the same time.
The Kurbalov Brigade is still some distance away from the 267th Infantry Division's defense area. It will take some time to bypass the friendly forces' defense area at high speed and complete the penetration behind the German side, and this time is in Marashen.
In Co's view, it was enough for the German who was anxious to die to put himself in a situation of no return. There was almost no suspense.
"Reload! Reload quickly! The German tanks are coming up, take aim! Get ready to fire!"
The 267th Infantry Division, which is neither a guard nor an elite, is just an ordinary reserve infantry division that was newly formed in early 1944. It participated in the battle for the first time during Operation Bagration and proved itself slightly, withstanding the Germans' attacks.
They made a partial counterattack and defended their position. Although they were unable to pursue the enemy, they still accomplished the mission, but suffered considerable losses.
After being replenished to full strength, the 267th Infantry Division has become a front-line force and is no longer a reserve infantry division. This can be regarded as an honorary upgrade. Perhaps with a few more tough battles and performance, you can earn the title of Guards.
Not sure.
But this time, the 267th Infantry Division, which had high morale but mediocre equipment and average-to-average soldier quality, clearly encountered a tough situation that was extremely difficult to deal with.
The Germans who rushed over like wild beasts from the cage were by no means ordinary people. Just look at the two black Panthers rushing at the front and you will know that this is an elite group with high-level equipment rights and excellent combat power.
Let's talk about it if it's not elite, but at least this equipment is absolutely top-notch elite.
The two Black Panthers alone are not the end. The number fours who charge together with these Black Panther Twos cannot be said to be very stressful. The main reason is that the big guys behind these Mavericks are very uncomfortable.
Simple.
As a limited-edition rare item with a pitifully small production quantity, the "Scrap Man" heavy tank destroyer, first called Ferdinand and later renamed the Elephant, is definitely one of the rare items among the German armored forces.
, is also very powerful in combat, and is a completely terrifying steel monster, especially for ordinary Red Army troops, it is even more difficult to deal with.
Although the scrap metal men with less than ten vehicles are relatively scary, they are few in number after all. What really makes these huge scrap metal men appear more visually oppressive are the ones next to them, which are more numerous and obviously different in appearance.
Another giant of steel warfare: the Jaguar tank destroyer.
It's quite a coincidence. I don't know if it's luck or something that really arranged it. In short, in the battle so far, this is the first time that Malashenko has dealt with such a thing as a cheetah.
See. Even though there are precedents of sightings of other friendly forces on the battlefield, combat records, and even actual Cheetah vehicles, a lot of them were confiscated by the Red Army and transported back to the rear for study.
But every time Malashenko meets little things like Santuzi, Fourth Sister, and Stalker, they are fat and fat. They are even fatter than Tiger King and weigh more than 70 tons.
Thing: Tiger hunting.
This is the first time that Malashenko has seen and fought against the Cheetah, a turretless tank destroyer of moderate size and balanced performance, on the battlefield.
Putting aside the fact that the distance was getting closer and the field of vision gradually became clearer, and how Malashenko felt after capturing and confirming the specific car model of his opponent, being attacked by such a hodgepodge of German monsters, the pressure first fell.
When it comes to the 267th Infantry Division, which has poor equipment and personnel quality, but no high morale.
boom--
Even though the German tanks were still one kilometer away, the heavy anti-tank guns on the 267th Infantry Division position still spoke first and began to fire directly at the oncoming enemy armored units.
Well, it is actually a bit inappropriate to say it is a heavy anti-tank gun, because this is a 122mm divisional field cannon. The 267th Infantry Division, which lacks anti-armor firepower, just pulled this thing over to make up the number, which is relatively low-level.
The ballistic trajectory and the longer artillery barrel than the howitzer give the projectile a higher muzzle velocity, so you can really use this thing as an anti-tank gun.
The 122mm full-caliber projectile roared out from the huge muzzle in the breaking wind. After crossing a distance of more than one kilometer at top speed, it finally landed on the edge of the track of a Panzer IV tank. Obviously, it failed to hit the target accurately.
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But if you think there is no harm from this, you are obviously wrong.
Because what was loaded in the barrel was not an armor-piercing projectile at all, but a standard 122mm full-caliber high-explosive grenade.
The late model No. 4's constant weight gain has put an increasing strain on the running mechanism of the entire vehicle. After all, when this vehicle was first designed, who the hell could have imagined that it would one day gain weight like this.
The further No. 4 is modified and upgraded, the mean time between failures, especially the mean time between propulsion mechanism and power system, keeps falling, and the failure rate continues to soar, making it more and more difficult.
Serve.
This 122mm high-explosive grenade, which exploded directly in front of the track at a very close distance, did not penetrate No. 4's armor and did not cause any overpressure damage. However, after a loud bang, it directly hit No. 4's armor.
One leg was removed, and the entire track, with the track shoe latch broken, slid out like a winch that had lost its chain.
When the forward inertia could not brake the car, the unlucky No. 4 car drifted on the spot and swung its tail laterally.
No. 4, which originally stepped on the accelerator and rushed forward, had its running gear disabled and rested on the spot. Strictly speaking, it became a fixed fort that had lost the ability to continue fighting. Several panicked and shouting armored soldiers of the National Defense Force quickly
He quickly opened the hatch cover and jumped out of the car to escape.