Chapter 430

If you ask the German army what is the most fascinating force, some people may say that it is the heavy hammer armored forces; Some people may say that they are invincible panzergrenadiers; Some people will think of the ruthless snipers.

Even if some people think of the unknown infantry and artillery, they never think that there are such a group of people in the German infantry division who support the sky of the German infantry with their own obscurity.

Unlike other countries, which have a large number of infantry tanks scattered in infantry units, German tanks, from No. 3 to leopard and tiger, are tailored for the centralized use of armored forces. These tanks have never been allocated to infantry units, because German commanders think it is a waste to do so.

So all along, the ordinary infantry of Germany is the first World War level infantry without armor cover. All they can rely on is the gun in the palm of their hand. What changed this situation was the armored self-propelled artillery units under the jurisdiction of the infantry division.

In the process of developing No.3 tank, Germany encountered the technical problem of lightweight artillery. Around 1923, there was no way to install the short tube 75mm cannon favored by akkado on No.3 tank. However, the weight of No.3 tank with turret exceeded the standard, which could not meet the weight requirements of German tanks in the new Treaty of Versailles.

So the No.3 assault gun came into being. This kind of armored self-propelled gun has no turret and doesn't need to shoot from the side, so it can bear more recoil and has a low profile. It is equipped with the 75mm caliber combat vehicle gun with the largest caliber in the world at that time, and can fully take on the role of "front-line support artillery" to support infantry operations. This kind of cheap No.3 tank without turret is a new improved combat vehicle, which was named No.3 assault gun by the Fuehrer. In fact, it was also the first large-scale "tank" in the era of the national defense forces, which replaced the No. 2 tank and became the backbone of the armored forces of the national defense forces.

However, with the service of No. 3 tank, this kind of cheap assault gun without turret was gradually eliminated by the armored forces. But who would have thought that the leopard tank became the new favorite of the German armored forces later, and the output of No. 3 tank gradually declined, or even nearly stopped production. However, the older No. 3 assault gun gave full play to its vitality in the infantry.

Facts have proved that this kind of assault gun can fully meet the task of covering infantry and providing close artillery support. As time goes on, this kind of old equipment with low shape and strong firepower has become the favorite weapon of infantry commanders because of its cheap price, rapid production, mature technology, reliability and durability.

Of course, the original 75mm caliber short barrel artillery has been replaced by the 75mm caliber artillery with long barrel. The original infantry support weapons have gradually developed into a multi-functional fire support platform, and the annual output is even comparable to that of leopard tanks.

Under the control of the elite assault gun members of the infantry, this weapon became a deadly killer, which made the enemy of the German infantry pay a heavy price.

There is a famous saying in each team: "recruits are afraid of guns, veterans are afraid of light machine guns." That is to say, although the shelling is fierce, the light machine gun position hidden and moving at any time is the more lethal threat. The British veterans who really fought with the German army found that the more common No. 3 assault gun was the more troublesome role than the German tank and armored forces.

At this moment, behind a pile of debris, a No. 3 assault gun, which had lifted all the armor shields above and leaked out of the whole combat cabin, was standing on the hood of the engine, staring into the distance with a telescope.

The assault gun had just fired a shell at a high angle, hitting the British attack area about two kilometers away. The company commander defending that direction on the radio is reporting the results of the shelling.

"Hit the target! The enemy infantry was repulsed The news of the front-line garrison came from the earphone: "the second shell hit the attacking crowd. About 20 people of the enemy were killed. It was a beautiful fight."

"Five more meters forward! The next round will be right around the corner of the building, and it is estimated that it will kill a big fish next time. " Holding a telescope to see the black smoke rising after his artillery, the commander of the car gave a loud command to the gunner at his feet.

After he finished his command, he adjusted the channel and said to the infantry company at the front line, "call company commander Kyle. The next time the other party attacks the corner, you give a signal and we'll fire!"

"No problem!" "If you don't mind, it's time to fire," he said with a smile

"Fire!" The conductor put down his telescope and gave a loud command“ Boom The chariot at his feet trembled backward, and the long barrel 75mm cannon fired again. The smoke made the captain frown, reach out and fan the dust in front of his face, and then spit under the chariot.

Then he put up his telescope and looked at the target in the distance. As expected, a thick black smoke rose in the position he expected. Half of the buildings on the side also collapsed, making a loud bang. More dust and smoke rose at the landing point of the shell, which looked magnificent.

"Beautiful! Good fight In the earphone, the German company commander on the front line gave a sigh of admiration, accompanied by the roar of machine guns. The fighting on the front line seemed very fierce. You can feel it from the frequency of artillery support on their side. The British also seemed to be fighting hard.

"Hey! Lard More than a dozen grenadiers with various weapons passed by the ruins. The dust on their bodies made them look a little sloppy. The German soldiers stopped in front of the assault guns, and a platoon leader climbed up the rubble and yelled to the commander standing on the car, "is there any smoke? Give me two... "" to the front? Didn't you just withdraw? " Asked lard's conductor, putting down his telescope and frowning“ There's no way. There's something wrong with the third company. The reserve team of the battalion has gone to the front. We're the only ones left. Who's going if we don't go The platoon leader gave a wry smile and pointed to his subordinates behind him: "if any of these people can come back and ask you for cigarettes, you can't help it!"“ All right The conductor nodded his head, threw most of the cigarettes to the young platoon leader, and answered in a loud voice: "if you don't have them, you come and I'll give you more!"“ It depends on luck! It's said that the British are very aggressive over there. There are not many people left after three fights. " The platoon leader took the cigarette with a smile and shook it in his hand. Then he took one out and put it in his mouth and waved: "goodbye!" It's not just that there are not many people left in the fight. When the young platoon leader arrives at the position smoking, he will know how miserable the fight is. There are less than 60 people alive in the company of 120 people. There are hundreds of British soldiers' bodies lying in front of the position, and there are two m3 tanks destroyed. On a machine gun position not far away, a G42 machine gun was firing against the British machine gun position 100 meters away. The tracer bullets swept straight on the breast wall piled up with soil, making the black soil splash everywhere“ Corporal! Where's your company commander? I've been ordered to bring people to support him He found a Grenadier shooting at the British in a crater and asked“ I beg your pardon? Speak up! My ears are damaged by the cannonball! I can't hear you The other side yelled“ I! Ask you! Where's your company commander? " The platoon leader continued to ask aloud“ rearwards! See the collapsed villa? There's a crater over there The corporal replied loudly as he continued to fire his G43“ Wells! You stay with people to help! Cook! Follow me The young platoon leader yelled loudly, then jumped out of the crater, bent over and ran toward the position of the three consecutive departments. Behind him, cook, who had not run a few steps, was hit by a bullet and fell to the ground without moving. Running to the side of the crater, the young platoon leader jumped into the crater with a sliding shovel, then held his helmet with his hand and yelled, "three consecutive units?"“ Yes A second lieutenant company commander replied loudly: "I have asked for reinforcements three times, and you are finally sent here alone?"“ My people have started to fight back over there. Who said I was alone? Cook? Cook... "The young platoon leader looked back and yelled. Then he looked out at the direction of his running and saw the body lying on the ground. He retracted his head and regretfully said to the company commander of company 3: "I brought 13 people here, and now there are 12 left."“ In a moment, you take five people to the left wing! The machine gun position over there has been destroyed. They need help. " The company commander pointed to a smoky position not far away and said in a loud voice, "a few minutes ago, they were hit by British artillery!"“ no problem! I'll deal with it now! But you'd better think again! " The young platoon leader, who was lying in the front of the position, raised his eyebrows and said, "are you sure you can fix the guy on the opposite side?" Following his eyes, the commander of the third company saw a British tank coming under the cover of infantry. It was not a huge number of M3 tanks made in the United States, but a British giant, the heavily armored Matilda tank“ Anti Tank Man! Prepare to fight The commander of company 3 yelled: "the British tank! Watch out! Machine gun team... Move“ It's not very easy to open the way without armored forces in front of us. " With a sigh, the young platoon leader grabbed his mp-44 assault rifle and said with a bitter smile, "don't you call for support? It's not that easy to deal with that. "“ You've already come, and it's already pretty good. " The commander of the third company said with a smile: "besides, although we are not noticed, we infantry still have our own pride!"