Although he is about to face a surging wave of German attacks, fortunately not all conditions are extremely unfavorable to Malashenko. For example, the advantage in the defensive terrain is on Malashenko's side.
The entire Nibotrikaya village has a typical highland distribution pattern of high in the center and low on both sides. Standing at the entrance of the village, you can have a clear view of the surrounding low-lying areas. This was specifically chosen based on the initial site selection of the village to prevent it from being flooded by rainwater.
The higher terrain has now become a natural defensive position for Malashenko and his party.
The reason why the German troops stationed in the village were completely destroyed by Malashenko's leadership was mainly related to the time Malashenko chose to launch the attack and the lack of preparedness of the German troops.
Four or five o'clock in the morning is exactly the time when people's vigilance is at its lowest.
The German sentry who had been standing guard all night dozed off behind the bunker, and the other German soldiers who were sleeping soundly under the covers were sleeping at the very moment when they least wanted to get up.
In addition, the German army in the offensive deployment state did not establish an effective defense in depth at all, and concentrated all its troops on one point in order to launch the most lethal single-point breakthrough attack against the Soviet army.
A slap in the face can't make a difference. If there were no objective factors on the German side, it would have been impossible for Malashenko to take the heavily fortified village of Nibotrikaya in less than a morning without launching artillery fire.
The preparations and air strikes did not want to give the Germans time to react and a chance to breathe. This village tank raid was a textbook example of a battle.
In addition to the fact that the village itself is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Malashenko, who has withstood the most difficult year of 1941, also has some advantages that he could not even think of last year.
The aviation liaison officer assigned by the front army headquarters is stationed at his regiment headquarters. A field airport 160 kilometers away sounds very far away, but for an aircraft, it only takes ten or twenty minutes to push the throttle valve hard.
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The IL-2 attack aircraft formation and the MiG-3 and LaG-3 fighter formations are on call. At the same time, Malashenko, who is surrounded by six friendly infantry divisions to assist in the battle, can also call for artillery fire from the powerful Soviet field artillery group.
support.
All in all, compared to 1941 when he was fighting alone, Malashenko today can be said to be like a wealthy landlord who spends freely and can go out and fight.
"After the war starts, we should try to be more conservative. Otherwise, if the Germans really drive them into Stalingrad, they will really be blinded. Even if there are tanks waiting to be sent over there, it will be difficult to replenish them. Try to conserve your strength...
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Malashenko, who was silently thinking about his own little calculation, was about to call Commissar Petrov and Lavrinenko to discuss the deployment of defenses and cooperation with friendly forces. Unexpectedly, a shrill scream suddenly sounded in the sky.
At this time, everything comes from far and near.
"Damn it! The air raid is coming faster than a rabbit!"
Judging from the dense roar coming from the west, it can be judged that there are definitely not one or two planes. The only possibility is that the Soviet fighter planes that can come to disrupt the battle just after a victory are definitely not the Soviet army's own.
The remaining damn Germans called for air support before dying.
With no time to think, Malashenko pushed open the wooden door of the regimental hut and rushed out. The soldiers in the yard who were busy setting up antennas and moving things had already begun to evacuate the yard to avoid air strikes. The soldiers who had just given the order to evade
Political Commissar Petrov saw Malashenko walking out of the house, and immediately stepped forward, picked up Malashenko and left.
"Comrade leader, this way! The German plane is coming!"
Woo——
boom--
Before Commissar Petrov finished speaking, a 500-kilogram aerial bomb was decoupled from the Stuka's pylon and flung straight towards the village.
The explosion smoke and dust that shot up into the sky instantly tore up several surrounding houses, and carried the debris straight into the sky.
Before a captured German Panzer III tank could be driven away in time, a 500-kilogram aerial bomb exploded less than ten meters away from it. In the blink of an eye, the poor tank that had not been destroyed by the Soviet army was destroyed.
The Panzer III tank was restored to its parts state.
"Damn it! These German air forces probably know that their armored regiment has been completely wiped out. They are obviously here to massacre the village for revenge."
Due to the rush of just taking over the village, the field air defense battalion attached to the First Malashenko Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment had not yet had time to deploy the towed anti-aircraft guns into combat status.
As if they were in no man's land, the German fighter planes rolled up and down, unleashing maximum ferocious firepower. Violent explosions resounded in every corner of the village, releasing astonishing destructive energy.
After the Stuka wreaked havoc for two or three minutes, it was discovered that there were no Soviet fighter jets ambushing nearby. The bold German BF109 fighter jets also joined the carnival. 20mm aircraft cannons and 7.92mm machine guns fired in unison on the main road in the village.
There was a dance of blood and corpses strewn across the land.
Originally, he was complacent because he caught the Germans by surprise and suffered heavy losses. Malashenko, who was a little proud, never expected that the revenge of these German troops would come so fast and extremely strong.
If it were the German troops on the ground, it would be okay. Even if there were more troops, I would be able to hold on for a few hours and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
But these flies buzzing above his head left Malashenko with no choice but to passively dodge. Even if the tank could fight, it could not erect its gun barrel for air defense. The natural strike advantage of aircraft against tanks always made it difficult for them to do so.
Malashenko felt helpless.
"Damn it! You need to talk to Ke Jing later about setting up a field self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. How long will it take for this fucking naked chicken to be so useless after being bombed!?"
He was almost running like a mouse in front of the ferocious German air raids. Malashenko, who was in an awkward state, thought of the German self-propelled anti-aircraft guns such as Dongfeng and Cyclone, and suddenly had the idea to let Kotin also
The idea of producing similar products, Malashenko is really fed up with this kind of humiliating and useless life of being bombed without being able to fight back.
Fortunately, this wave of hurried German air raids came and went faster.
A dozen aircraft were hastily assembled and rushed towards the front line of the battlefield to provide support. The German pilots who were flying halfway suddenly learned that the ground troops they were going to support were likely to be wiped out. Currently, contact has been interrupted and there is no response.
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The German pilots who were really angry that they turned back halfway decided to fly over to take a look for themselves. However, as soon as they entered the airspace of the combat zone, they saw those small ant-like Soviet soldiers cleaning the battlefield below.