"You all saw it, right? Just do it! Aim at the vertical armor behind the side tracks of those Soviet T34 tanks, where the defense is weakest!"
Following Wittmann's loud orders, several other No. 3A assault guns that were ambushed on the hillside began to follow suit, lowering their barrels and firing at the weakest armored sides of the T34 tanks.
attack.
For a time, the Soviet offensive group, which was advancing smoothly, fell from the peak to the trough like a roller coaster in just a blink of an eye.
The newly arrived 88mm anti-aircraft guns on the position were rushed to the rescue, the JUB7B-2 Stuka dive bombers and BF109E3 fighter jets were roaring and circling in the sky, and Wittmann's assault gun group was pouring out the maximum firepower on the hillside on the flanks.
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The Germans, who were already red-eyed, were holding on to their positions and using all the weapons in their hands that could fire at the Soviets to attack them frantically. These young SS soldiers had an almost crazy belief in the German leader Hitler.
They have transformed into a group of the most bloodthirsty beasts.
Unless the last Soviet soldier in front of the position falls, it is impossible for these murderous and almost crazy SS soldiers to stop here.
Standing in his forward observation post, holding a telescope and gritting his teeth, he stared at the almost one-sided massacre-like battle ahead. Commander Chernyev, who refused to give up and admit defeat, did not need to say anything from Commissar Petrov this time.
It is recommended that you immediately turn your head and speak loudly to the communications officer next to you.
"Tell the artillery group in the rear that I don't want to see even one German anti-tank gun continue to fire on that damn position! Unless all the ammunition is used up, even if all the barrels are shot
Even if it’s scrapped, keep firing!”
"Yes! Comrade Commander!"
Standing aside and listening quietly to the terrible roar from his partner's mouth, Political Commissar Petrov, who was also worried about the war on the front line, always had an unspeakable worry in his heart, but this inexplicable and unexplainable feeling finally made him
Political Commissar Petrov chose to remain silent.
"Hey, let's do our best. If everything really has to end here, then at least we can die a worthy death."
After Division Commander Chernyev gave the order to continue approaching for artillery cover, the A19 122mm cannon and ML20 152mm heavy howitzer of the divisional artillery regiment under the 20th Tank Division immediately raised their muzzles again and fired.
Dozens of artillery shells, filled with the hope of finally turning defeat into victory, were fired straight into the distant sky.
Boo hoo hoo——
"Damn it, Ivan's bombardment, get down!!!"
The astonishingly powerful 122 mm and 152 mm high-explosive grenades had already landed on the ground before the SS soldiers on the position who had just heard the terrifying whistling of the shells had completely fallen down. The scattered shrapnel and explosion shock waves were taken away almost in the blink of an eye.
The vast majority of people present had no time to react, and the balance of victory that had begun to tilt towards the German army once again swung violently because of the Soviet artillery joining the battle.
When the German defensive position outside the town of Broad below was instantly filled with flying sand and rocks, after taking a panoramic view of the smoke and dust scene directly below them, the German troops who were originally flying a plane hovering at high altitude looked down at the battlefield situation and were waiting for an opportunity to dispatch.
The Stuka bombers immediately swooped toward the Soviet artillery position that was not far away and was still spitting out flames, like a group of vultures smelling the smell of blood.
"Over there, the German planes are coming. The artillery crews are in position! Open fire and shoot them down!"
When the roar of the huge engines of the Stuka dive bombers filled the sky, the Soviet artillery positions that had long expected to be attacked by German air attacks were actually well prepared and deployed at the outermost edge of the artillery positions to take charge.
The Soviet anti-aircraft artillery units guarding the safety of the sky above them immediately began step-by-step anti-aircraft shooting.
Bang-bang-bang——
Da da--
The high-low anti-aircraft firepower network composed of the 37mm 61-K fully automatic anti-aircraft gun and the 76mm 3-K anti-aircraft gun immediately filled the sky with the dazzling river of tracer fire and scattered explosion clouds of anti-aircraft shells before the German aircraft fleet made its final dive.
After being blocked by the Soviet anti-aircraft artillery units, the German Stuka dive bombers did not rush to continue the attack. Instead, they followed closely and swung the control sticks to dodge the incoming anti-aircraft bombs as planned in advance.
At the same time, it made way for the BF109E3 fighter jets behind it who were responsible for opening an attack channel for it.
These BF109E3 fighter jets, which are tasked with escorting Stuka dive bombers that are bulky and do not have air combat capabilities, can be said to be full-time. In addition to being able to carry aerial bombs and carry out ground attacks with the Stukas,
In addition to the task of seizing air supremacy, these flexible and lightweight battlefield flying swallows are also responsible for clearing ground anti-aircraft firepower for the Stukas.
The anti-aircraft barrage that is enough to pose a serious threat to the cumbersome and slow Stukas is indeed somewhat unusable on these BF109E3 fighters. These nimble flying swallows, which are specially designed for air combat, have unimaginable ultra-high maneuverability.
As well as a very small turning radius in the air, it can be said that it is very easy to fly up and down when dealing with these hand-cranked anti-aircraft guns without proximity fuses of the Soviet army.
The 20 German BF109E3 fighter jets dispatched in today's air raid escort mission against the Soviet Army are not only the most advanced type at the moment, but the pilots sitting in the cockpit driving these war eagles soaring into the sky are also under the command of Colonel Fernando
The most elite aviation force.
The pilots operating these twenty BF109E3 fighters are without exception elite veterans who have survived the air war against Britain. Compared with those of the Royal Air Force, the performance is as good as or even better than that of the BF109.
Spitfire fighter jets, these Soviet anti-aircraft guns that have little actual combat air defense experience and are firing unscrupulously are not easy for these German ace pilots to deal with.
The dexterous and gorgeous flying posture of flying up and down was like a work of art, playfully dodging the anti-aircraft barrage that followed all the way. The Soviet anti-aircraft artillery positions, played by these highly experienced German ace pilots to the applause, soon became clear.
There is uneven firepower.
After seizing the opportunity in front of them, the remaining BF109E3 fighter jets of the German army, which were only waiting for this moment to arrive, said nothing, and swooped down at full speed towards the Soviet anti-aircraft artillery position like arrows.
The two MGFF 20mm aviation cannons on the wings were flashing with their dark muzzle light.