At this moment, Alsim, who was sitting around the fire, gnawing on dry bread to regain his strength, didn't know how much commotion the "harsh work" he had just led people to perform on the ground had caused.
At that time, the ground battle was still in an extremely fierce and intense stage, and the German garrison troops who were fighting to the death refused to give up every building, every street, and every block they held.
Even though the Red Army's siege force had an absolutely overwhelming advantage, and the roaring firepower of ground bomber formations destroyed one building after another, the remaining fanatics fighting among the ruins still regarded death as if they were home.
call out--
Ding-ding——
"Sokka! Ricochet!"
There was a burst of fire from the muzzle, and the powerful and heavy 122mm full-caliber armor-piercing grenade hit the thick frontal armor plate. The result was like a BB gun hitting a pan with a crisp sound and then ruthlessly bounced away.
The Tiger King's turret took a heavy hit, leaving a huge dent in its face. Knowing that it had not been penetrated and could still fight, the Tiger King was slowly turning the turret, and the main gun with an extra-long fishing rod
Then he aimed at the direction where the enemy attack was coming.
"That Sokka is targeting us! It's too late, prepare to attack!"
boom--
call out--
Comrade the commander shouted for the crew members to sit tight and be ready to withstand the impact. Before he finished speaking, the King Tiger on the opposite side, which had reacted very quickly after being hit, roared and opened fire. The muzzle velocity exceeded one kilometer per second.
Guan's armor-piercing projectile immediately roared towards the direction of the IS6 at three times the speed of sound.
The commander of the IS6 originally thought that he would be the revenge target of the King Tiger, but after the artillery shells whizzed past the turret of the IS6 with call sign 232 at an almost passing distance.
There was no huge impact sound of the shells hitting the armor plate and being bounced off, nor was there the maddening sound of metal tearing when the armor was penetrated.
Boom——
Accompanied by a loud explosion at the five o'clock position on the rear side, the commander suddenly realized that he had made a mistake and immediately held the periscope in his hand, turned sharply towards the place where the explosion sounded, and looked back.
I saw a BMP43 infantry fighter immediately behind my car, which had been turned into a pile of blazing torches at this moment.
After penetrating the main armor plate of the car body, the 88mm armor-piercing projectile exploded in the central fighting compartment, which immediately triggered a chain explosion of the fuel tank and ammunition, causing the entire turret to fly apart. The 25mm cannon magazine filled with ammunition racks looked like
It was like a pile of fireworks that had caught fire, exploding incessantly as it crackled and was engulfed in flames.
"These naughty bastards!"
Obviously, knowing that there is a high probability that there is nothing that can be done about the IS6, the King Tiger with its rough skin and thick flesh, is already in ruins.
Since I can't shoot through you, I won't shoot you at all, so as not to waste shells and precious firing opportunities.
Just behind the IS6, the BMP43, which is smaller than the IS6 and only has a mid-tank build, looks easy to bully, and naturally becomes the first choice target of the King Tiger.
The cannons kept firing at intervals. As soon as the BMP43 that kept firing was destroyed, the anti-personnel suppressive firepower was immediately cut off in half, leaving a large portion missing on the spot.
The German soldiers who were originally suppressed in the street buildings without even daring to show their heads, now had a chance to breathe, and they saw the opportunity and immediately dug out their burrows like field mice.
The two of them swarmed out of the building, seized the possibly fleeting opportunity, and began to change positions, alternately covering and advancing forward.
"Target, Russian heavy tanks! Anti-tank crews prepare!"
"Fire!"
The ever-increasing German army not only wanted to defend the block, but also wanted to take this opportunity to suppress the Russian offensive momentum in one go and resolve the crisis. At this time, they did not forget to say "offense is the best defense."
Translate into practical actions.
The German anti-tank team that quickly moved to the bomb crater on the street moved very quickly. When the IS6, which had not yet retreated, was facing the German infantry running around the street and was trying to block it with a coaxial machine gun, it had already found the opportunity to lie down.
A tank-killing bazooka was set up in the crater, ammunition was stuffed into the barrel, and an attack spraying thick smoke and flames went straight towards the target.
Whoosh——
Boom——
"Sokka!"
"The front of the car was hit by a bullet! It didn't penetrate! The Germans wanted to break our tracks!"
The solid frontal defense of IS6, like a wall of sighs, once again saved the lives of all the comrades in the vehicle and held the last line of defense.
But this attack is not simple. The driver responsible for operating the tank in the center of the front end of the vehicle can clearly feel that the final impact point of the bullet is right next to his left foot through a layer of rolled uniform steel armor plate.
Not far away, if you go a little further 20 centimeters to the left, it will hit the track directly.
The Germans used their precious heavy mobile anti-armor firepower to destroy enemy anti-infantry firepower, and then directly handed over the task of anti-heavy armor vehicles to the large and well-managed anti-tank infantry.
Maybe the Germans' tactics are simple and mindless, using infantry as consumable cannon fodder, but you have to admit that this method is still effective.
Without the BMP43 as a mobile anti-infantry fire stopper, the Red Army infantry firepower, which could no longer suppress the German infantry, was very busy at the moment.
On the one hand, we have to compete with the firepower of the German infantry who occupy the commanding heights in the buildings on both sides of the street. On the other hand, we must be careful of the German infantry running around on the street to cause chaos to our own side. We must use as much firepower as possible to try to defeat the enemy.
He went down and suppressed it, but after several attempts at shooting, he still had little effect.
"Damn it! There are too many Germans running around on the streets upstairs and downstairs! There are many more people than us!"
"Stop talking nonsense and keep firing! Keep the tanks and shoot the ones closest to you first!"
It was no longer possible to continue to move forward. The platoon leader, who understood the current situation, began to push the second phase and focused his firepower on priority to destroy the German infantry who tried to counterattack and approached his own side, especially those with hands and shoulders.
German anti-tank teams running around with various cannon barrels and mop sticks.
If these cockroaches and bedbugs crawling all over the ground are not dealt with, IS6 will sooner or later be left here by the Nazis who come one after another.
And once the IS6's legs are broken, there is no hope at all.
Even if the attack continues, how to remove this huge immovable obstacle is an extremely troublesome problem. This is probably why the Germans want to kill this IS6, which is the backbone of the attack, at all costs and block the enemy.
Attacking the passage and creating favorable conditions for the subsequent defense is probably what the Germans really want to achieve.
Enemies may be weak but they are not stupid, and enemies with online IQ, even if they are weak, can still cause you some big or small troubles, such as now.
Seeing that their advance was blocked, the siege team could only retreat temporarily. The temporary retreat does not mean the defeat of the battle. After quickly replenishing the missing strength and strengthening the firepower, the siege team will return soon. IS6 has switched to reverse gear.
The slow reversing represents the beginning of it all.
However, before the group of German soldiers on the opposite side, who had just looked happy, could shout out in joy, an unexpected disaster had already hit their heads.