TOS-1 has finished its work, and now it's time for the siege team to continue their performance.
The IS7 heavy tank with a malfunctioning main gun was sent back on the road. The turret, which was originally lifeless and busy with repairs, also regained its vitality and began to rotate again, constantly looking for any high-threat, valuable targets and opportunities to fire.
However, this is not the point.
The key point is that Alsim and his company mate had just emerged from under the tank. They were currently lying there behind the huge IS7 heavy tank. "Holy shit." What they saw with the naked eye was real to the two of them.
It was too shocking.
"How many rounds did that thing just fire?"
"I didn't count carefully, maybe it was three rounds, it should be."
Alsim blinked after hearing this, feeling as if he was listening to some fairy tale.
But the reality seen with the naked eye tells Alsim every moment how damn real all of this is.
"Damn it, you mean that thing destroyed the whole building with three shots? That's a four-story building! Not a fucking small bungalow on the second floor."
The broken building that housed the resurrection firepower point just now, Alsim can say with certainty that it is a complete four-story building with a brick-concrete structure. And judging from the shooting effect of the infantry fighting vehicle and the surface condition of the building, this much
They were more or less reinforced by German engineers.
Apart from anything else, at least the main shooting holes are covered with military-standard concrete. Yes, it is the same material as those steel-concrete fortresses built by the Germans on the beaches of Normandy. The quality is second to none and it will definitely withstand beatings.
But now, the entire building, along with the concrete-reinforced shooting holes, has been turned into rubble by a single shot. Construction waste visible to the naked eye is piled up in random directions everywhere, like an untouched tomb in the wilderness.
mass graves.
The entire building has completely ceased to exist, and the original four-story building is now reduced to one level of ruins.
No one knows how many people were alive in the building when it was still alive.
Maybe those living people include not only the stubborn Nazis, but also ordinary people living in Berlin, the elderly, women and children, and maybe even babies a few months old.
But the TOS-1 gunner who is responsible for firing the gun will not care, nor will the TOS-1 commander who ordered the fire.
Not to mention that Malashenko doesn't know about this yet, even if he does, he still doesn't care.
People have to pay the price for their choices. Many times these prices have collateral damage, not just for themselves. And the time has come to pay the price for what you have done.
As for collateral damage?
Sorry, that is not an issue that the leader and Malashenko should consider.
Who the fuck do you love the Holy Mother Bitch or the Holy Mother Bitch? It’s none of my business to flatter you? As long as I sit in the position of division commander for one day, there is absolutely no way I would trade the life of a German for the life of one of my own soldiers, regardless of whether you German is a civilian.
It doesn't matter if you are a naughty person or not. If you are dissatisfied, then come and beat me. The prerequisite is that you have this ability.
As a division commander, Malashenko shoulders many responsibilities that must be fulfilled, and never betraying the life-and-death trust of his comrades who entrust their lives to his hands is the most important one.
"Latest report from the front line, Comrade Division Commander, the two siege teams have joined the Rocket Assault Battalion team sent for support, and have just conducted the first round of direct targeting support."
"Oh, really? What was the result of the blow? Was it effective?"
Malashenko, who was standing by the window with a telescope observing the battlefield situation, was in a good mood. He even turned around and spoke in a comfortable tone after hearing Kulbalov's report.
Of course, this also shows that the division commander is very concerned about the most devastating land warfare weapons under his command.
"The effect is very good, Comrade Division Commander. Both siege teams reported that they achieved destructive strike effects. They physically wiped out the buildings guarded by the enemy's stubborn firepower points in one go, which saved us a lot of attack time and eliminated many unnecessary tasks."
The necessary casualties are indeed as effective as you expected."
"But. But there is still a little problem."
"Small question?"
Seeing Kurbalov's change of subject, he hesitated to speak. His brows furrowed slightly and then relaxed, and then he opened his mouth to ask questions.
"There's nothing to be hesitant about. If you have something to say, say it directly and show your usual style."
"Yes, Comrade Commander. But why don't you take a look at this first? It was just delivered a few minutes ago."
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The silent Malashenko thought that what was going on here might not be simple. Looking at what Kulbalov reached out and handed over, he felt something was wrong. But he couldn't tell what was wrong.
, as if there is an ominous omen that always lingers in my mind and cannot go away.
It is impossible to escape reality, and Malashenko is not a coward. Not to this extent, he must read the written document no matter how ugly it is.
However, Malashenko did not expect that the things recorded in writing were actually surprising to him, and he felt that the development of the situation was slightly unexpected.
"It's these stupid Western reporters again, and this time there are only Americans. What? Are the British afraid of death and dare not come?"
Malashenko's tone made him a little angry, but it was not serious.
As for why.
Think about it, if you are sitting in the position of Lao Ma, you are busy commanding and leading troops to fight, and the front-line combat troops are also busy fighting bravely against the enemy and fighting the Germans. No matter the front or rear, you will be extremely busy.
Then, suddenly someone tells you that a group of foreign media reporters are about to come to your department for field interviews. You can only provide limited cooperation and only agree to part of the interviews, but you have no right to refuse directly from the source. Anyway, that is
No matter what, even if it is just a formality, I have to deal with this matter as if it were an errand.
The document was signed by Army Group Headquarters, and the issuer was directly Chuikov himself.
Disobedience on the battlefield?
To avoid committing such a trivial matter, Malashenko is not so subjective, but he is not stupid either.
If you want to say that Chuikov deliberately stuffed this into his disgusting person, then it depends on Malashenko’s understanding of Chuikov, and the friendship between the two of them, although not a good one, is at least reasonable.
Malashenko felt that Chuikov was not the person to do such a thing, especially at this time.
After assuming this premise, the remaining possibilities are easy to guess.
The most likely possibility is that Chuikov also carried out the order, and his superiors asked him to carry out this matter at the group army level.
Chuikov glanced at the troops that were already in place, deployed and still fighting, and found that the only one who met the conditions was the leader division. He had no choice but to pack up a bunch of Western reporters and throw them to Malashenko.
As for Chuikov’s superiors, who issued this document and asked for cooperation in its execution, then need we say more?
Malashenko, who had a wry smile on his face, knew it without even thinking about it.
Although he didn't say it clearly, Malashenko felt that this was just the military serving politics.